OSAWATOMIE — Iola’s American Legion squad has parlayed its sterling regular season record into the top seed of the upcoming Kansas Amateur Baseball Association League Tournament.
The KABA tournament begins Saturday morning at Osawatomie’s Karl E. Cole Sports Complex at the intersection of 12th and Walnut streets.
The Post 15 Indians (32-2 overall) earned the top KABA seed, courtesy of their 18-0 league record. They’ll take on either eighth seed Burlington (4-12 in KABA and 7-17 overall) or ninth seed Louisburg (0-17, 5-17) at 1:30 p.m. Saturday.
Win or lose, the tournament continues Sunday with each team guaranteed two more games. The winner of Iola’s first-round game will play at 10 a.m. Sunday against either fourth seed Fort Scott (10-6, 13-7) or fifth seed Chanute (6-8, 13-13). From there, another win puts the Indians in the championship game at 4:45 p.m. Sunday, while a loss puts them in the third-place game at 2:30 p.m.
The other side of the bracket includes second seed Ottawa (9-3, 18-9) against seventh seed Osawatomie (6-9, 7-11) and third seed Wellsville (9-3, 12-3) against sixth seed Garnett (6-8, 7-16).
The losers of the first-round games will play a series of contests starting at 9 a.m. Sunday on Field 1. All winner’s bracket games, including the championship contest, will be on Field 2.
Iola’s cumulative statistics and the KABA tournament bracket appears on B2.
The defending AA state champion Indians will serve as the host team for the AA zone tournament, which begins the week of July 22 at Allen Community College. The zone winner will head to the state tournament in Pratt July 31-Aug. 4.
Iola squad hits postseason on a roll
