**Live State Tournament Updates**
The North Platte First Nationals Junior Legion completed a comeback for the ages on Tuesday night at the Junior Legion State Tournament in Fremont. Trailing Grand Island 7-1 heading into their final at-bat of the night, North Platte rallied for 6 runs in the bottom of the 7th inning to tie the game at 7-7. After scrambling out of a bases loaded no-out jam in the bottom of the 7th, North Platte forced the game into extra innings. Following a scoreless 8th inning for both teams, North Platte scored four runs in the top of the 9th inning to complete the improbable comeback and advance with an 11-7 win. Since the loss was Grand Island’s first of the tournament, both teams are still alive for the state title. North Platte will face Millard South on Wednesday night at 5:30 pm, with the winner of that game advancing to play Grand Island in the state championship game, which will be played following Wednesday’s 5:30 pm game.
Game 4 – Final Box Score – Elimination Game (Tuesday)
North Platte 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 4 – 11 R, 10 H, 6 E
Grand Island 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 – 7 R, 5 H, 6 E
WP: Comer
LP: Sextro
Notes: Caden Comer pitched 3 shutout innings in relief allowing 0 runs and giving up 1 hit and striking out 1 to earn the win. He also had a hit with an RBI and scored twice. Braiden Ruffin was 3 for 5 and scored 3 runs, Austin Orr was 2 for 5 with 2 RBI and scored 2 runs, Trev Chase was 2 for 4 with a run scored. For Grand Island Casey Burnham was 2 for 5 with an RBI and scored 2 runs, Cole Evans added a hit with 2 RBI.
Game 3 – Final Box Score – Elimination Game (Monday)
North Platte 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 – 3 R, 5 H, 1 E
Lincoln Southeast 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 – 1 R, 5 H, 0 E
WP: Comer
LP: Jurgens
Notes: North Platte’s Caden Comer pitched 6 1/3 innings allowing 1 run on 5 hits and 3 strike outs. Cade Wroot threw the final 2/3 of an inning to get the save. For North Platte Trev Chase was 2 for 2 with 1 RBI and Austin Orr was 1 for 2 and scored twice. For Lincoln Southeast Aiden Bennett was 1 for 3 with an RBI and Crew Charlton was 1 for 3 and scored the only run.
Game 2 – Final Box Score – Elimination Game (Sunday)
Omaha Central 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 – 0 R, 4 H, 1 E
North Platte 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 – 3 R, 5 H, 2 E
WP: Sawyer
LP: Eubanks
Alec Sawyer pitched a complete game allowing 4 hits, 0 runs and striking out 5. Austin Orr was 1 for 1 with an RBI, scored a run and walked once. Jacob Harvey had 2 RBI. For Omaha Central, Yogi Eubanks pitched a complete game allowing 3 runs of which only 2 were earned and struck out 1.
Game 1 – Box Score – First Round (Saturday)
Millard North 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 – 3 R, 5 H, 2 E
North Platte 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 – 1 R, 2 H, 2 E
WP: Ritzdorf
LP: Wroot
Notes: For Millard North Jordan Ritzdorf threw a complete game 2 hitter to get the win. He gave up 1 unearned run, with 10 strikeouts. At the plate for Millard North Josh Heller was 2 for 2 with a solo home run. For North Platte, Kade Wroot threw 4 and 2/3 innings gave up 2 earned runs struck out 5 and suffered the loss. At the plate Trev Chase was 1 for 3 with a run scored.