The highly anticipated matchup between unbeatens Oak Grove Post 379 and Moline (Ill.) Post 246 lived up to the hype for five innings in the 33rd annual American Legion Wood Bat Invitational. Oak Grove’s Dalton Chaney and Moline’s Braden Thatcher came up with an array of big pitches as the key pool play game was tied 3-3 through five innings at Hidden Valley Park.
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American Legion Wood Bat Invitational (Standings through late Thursday) Pool A Topeka (Kan.) Midwest Prospects 2-0 Springfield (Neb.) Post 143 2-1 Moberly (Mo.) NEMO Sixers 1-1 Blue Springs Post 499 Fike 0-3 Pool B St. Joseph (Mo.) Post 11 3-0 Crawfordsville (Ind.) Post 72 2-1 Topeka (Kan.) Post 421 Senators 1-2 Omaha (Neb.) Taylor Made Huskies 0-3 Pool C Omaha (Neb.) Millard Sox Black 1-0 Elsberry (Mo.) Post 226 2-1 Sedalia (Mo.) Post 642 Travelers 1-1 St.
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A problem that has plagued Blue Springs Post 499 Fike all season reared its ugly head in the team’s opening game of the 33rd annual American Legion Wood Bat Invitational Wednesday. St.