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MARSHFIELD – A thunderstorm rolled through Marshfield late Wednesday morning, postponing play at the Class AAA American Legion Baseball Regional.
Games resumed at 4 p.m. and Stevens Point defeated Plover 9-5 in an elimination game in the five-team, double-elimination tournament at Jack Hackman Field.
Wausau went on to beat D.C. Everest 10-2 in a winner’s bracket game at 7 p.m. Wednesday, with the Wausau moving on to the championship round on Friday.
Marshfield, which had been scheduled to play at 7 p.m. Wednesday, will now play Stevens Point in an elimination game at 4 p.m. Thursday. The winner will play D.C. Everest at 7 p.m. in another elimination game. The survivor moves on to play in the championship round against Wausau beginning at 1 p.m. Friday. Should Wausau lose, thus suffering its first loss of the tournament, the two teams will play again immediately afterward at approximately 4 p.m.
The winner of the regional tournament earns a spot in next week’s Wisconsin American Legion Baseball Class AAA State Tournament, which will also be held at Jack Hackman Field in Marshfield. Should Marshfield win the tournament, the second-place team would earn a spot in the state tournament, as Marshfield automatically qualifies as the host team.
2016 Class AAA Legion Baseball Regional
July 19-22 at Jack Hackman Field, Marshfield
Double Elimination
Tuesday, July 19
Game 1 – Marshfield 15, Stevens Point 3
Game 2 – D.C. Everest 11, Plover 1
Game 3 – Wausau 9, Marshfield 3
Wednesday, July 20
Game 4 – Stevens Point 9, Plover 5
Game 5 – Wausau 10, D.C. Everest 2
Thursday, July 21
Game 6 – Stevens Point vs. Marshfield, 4 p.m.
Game 7 – Game 6 winner vs. D.C. Everest, 7 p.m.
Friday, July 22
Game 8 – Wausau vs. Game 7 winner, 1 p.m.
*Game 9 – two teams will play again if Wausau loses, thus suffering its first loss of the tournament