Legion Seniors Fourth at PVCC Tourney

Sidney's American Legion Post 17 Senior baseball team traveled to Gering to compete in the Platte Valley Companies Classic baseball tournament over the weekend, and the Sidney squad had to settle for fourth place after losing the consolation game on Sunday to Gering, 9-to-1.

Pool play started on Friday, with Sidney facing a familiar opponent in Bridgeport for the opening contest of the tournament. Again, Sidney had little difficulty with the Bombers, winning 9-to-1 with Sam Hashman striking out six over four and two-thirds innings. Sidney had a big first inning, plating four runs to get off to a fast start. Another four run inning in the sixth sealed the win for the Seniors, and Tommy Ellwanger, Kyler Lenzen, and Isaak Glanz each had two RBI in the win. The defense played a clean game with no errors recorded.

Sidney next faced Alliance, and could not muster any offense against four different Alliance pitchers and only collected two hits in a 7-to-0 loss. Sidney's batters struck out 10 times and Jackson Witt took the loss for the Seniors.

Sidney faced Gering on Sunday afternoon in the consolation game for third place, and a tight game was broken open in the fourth inning, when Gering scored five runs in the frame, powered by a single, double, then a triple in succession to start the rally. Gering was able to add a run in the fifth and two more in the six while shutting down the Sidney offense. Sidney again struck out 10 times, uanable to mount any type of rally and Gering cruised to a 9-to-1 victory, taking third place in the PVCC Tournament. Jackson Witt had a double and an RBI while Kyler Lenzen took the loss for Sidney.