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MARSHFIELD – Madison Impact defeated Beloit 7-4 in the championship game of the Wisconsin Class AAA State American Legion Baseball Tournament at Jack Hackman Field on Saturday night.
Madison (33-3) repeats as state champions and moves on to the Great Lakes Regional at Edwardsville, Ill., on Aug. 3-7, along with Beloit (29-7) as Wisconsin sends two teams to the tournament.
The regional, which also involves state champions from Michigan, Illinois, Indiana, Ohio and Kentucky, and the host team of Alton, Ill., will be played at the Simmons Baseball Complex on the campus of Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville. The winner of the double-elimination tournament moves on to the Class AAA American Legion Baseball World Series at Shelby, N.C. on Aug. 11-16.
Beloit and Madison reached the championship game with wins earlier in the day on Saturday. Beloit eliminated Eau Claire with a 12-6 win, and Madison edged De Pere 7-6.
Marshfield wrapped up its season on Friday night, losing 10-4 to De Pere. The Blue Devils end their season with a 23-9 record.
2016 Wisconsin American Legion Class AAA State Tournament
July 26-30, at Jack Hackman Field, Marshfield
Tuesday, July 26
Game 1 – Beloit (27-5) 14, Neenah (13-7) 2 (8 inn.)
Game 2 – Eau Claire (27-7) 10, Wausau (18-18) 0 (7 inn.)
Game 3 – Madison Impact (29-3) 5, De Pere (21-9) 2
Game 4 – Marshfield (23-7) 5, Sheboygan (19-19) 4
Wednesday, July 27
Game 5 –De Pere (22-9) 10, Neenah (13-8) 3
Game 6 – Wausau (19-18) 18, Sheboygan (19-20) 2
Thursday, July 28
All games postponed, rain.
Friday, July 29
Game 7 – Madison Impact (30-3) 7, Beloit (27-6) 4
Game 8 – Eau Claire (28-7) 3, Marshfield (23-8) 2
Game 9 – Beloit (28-6) 5, Wausau (19-19) 1
Game 10 – De Pere (23-9) 10, Marshfield (23-9) 4
Game 11 – Madison Impact (31-3) 17, Eau Claire (28-8) 0 (8 inn.)
Saturday, July 30
Game 12 – Beloit (29-6) 12, Eau Claire (28-9) 6
Game 13 – Madison (32-3) 7, De Pere (23-10) 6
Game 14 – Championship, Madison (33-3) 7, Beloit (29-7) 4
*Madison and Beloit qualify for Great Lakes regional at Edwardsville, Ill., on Aug. 3-7.