MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — The double-elimination American Legion state baseball tournament will be hosted by Potomac State College in Keyser. The West Virginia state champion will advance to the Mid-Atlantic Regional in Asheboro, N.C.. Regional competition begins Aug. 7.
West Virginia will crown a new champion this year as defending champion Parkersburg was eliminated in the Area 3 tournament. Elkins has the longest streak of consecutive state tournament appearances. Post 29 has qualified for states in each of the last 17 years.
Participating Teams:
Area 1 champion – Wheeling (25-8)
Area 2 champion – Morgantown (29-7)
Area 3 champion – South Charleston (27-9-1)
Area 4 champion/host – Romney (28-8)
Area 4 runner-up – Berkeley County (19-8)
Area 5 champion – Elkins (26-15)
Day 1 Schedule (Wednesday)
Game 1 — Berkeley County vs. South Charleston, 10 a.m.
Game 2 — Morgantown vs. Elkins, 1 p.m.
Game 3 — Wheeling vs. Romney, 4 p.m.
Day 2 Schedule (Thursday)
Game 4 — Loser of Game 1 vs. Loser of Game 2, 10 a.m.
Game 5 — Winner of Game 1 vs. Loser of Game 3, 1 p.m.
Game 6 — Winner of Game 2 vs. Winner of Game 3, 4 p.m.
Day 3 Schedule (Friday)
Game 7 — 10 a.m.
Game 8 — 1 p.m.
Game 9 — 4 p.m.
Day 4 Schedule (Saturday)
Game 10 — Championship, Noon
