Vs Marietta Legion Post 64Â doubleheader (6/23)
In game one of the doubleheader at Gant Stadium Marietta opened the game with a run in the top of the first inning taking the lead and holding onto it until the top of the third inning when they padded it with a second taking a 2 – 0 lead. Marietta had a third run in the top of the fourth inning, but the Zanesville Legion answered back in the bottom of the inning with a single from Wiseman to drive in McClellan followed by a single by King to drive in Huffman narrowing the gap to 3 – 2. In the bottom of the fifth inning, the Legion Post 29 team grabbed a run off of a single by Grandstaff that scored Better, and a single from McClellan that scored Grandstaff taking the lead at 4 – 3. The Legion held their lead til the seventh inning and walked away with the win.
The next matchup for the Senior Legion Post 29 team will be at Gant Stadium on Friday, June 28th for a 12:30 pm match against Marietta and a 5:30 pm match against Findlay Post 3 19U be sure to get your tickets!
Vs Wheeling Post 1 15U (6/16)
Wheeling Post 1 made the trip to Gant Stadium on Saturday to face the Legion, but Zanesville was ready for them, taking a single run in both the third and fourth inning to lead the game 2 – 0 until Wheeling tied everything up at 2 in the top of the fifth inning. Wheeling went on to add two more runs and take the lead 4 – 2 in the top of the seventh inning. Zanesville tried to come back but fell one run shy of a tie and lost the game to Wheeling 4 – 3.
Vs Wheeling Post 1 15U (6/15)
On the road to Wheeling on Sunday, the Legion Post 29 team was hoping to grab a win after losing to Post 1 the day before. With the game starting off with neither pitcher willing to give up a run, Zanesville finally broke through to light up the scoreboard in the top of the third inning off of a Grandstaff single and a sacrifice fly by Hindel to gain a 2 – 0 lead. In the top of the fourth inning, the Legion Post 29 team laid down four more runs to take a commanding 6 – 0 edge. Wheeling answered back with one run but was not able to get any more than that and with an additional run in the top of the fifth, Zanesville walked away with a 7 – 1 victory.
