GI Home Federal Wins Bellevue East Tournament
(Bellevue, NE) - The Grand Island Home Federal senior American Legion baseball team claimed the 2024 Bellevue East/Brickyard Tournament championship defeating Fremont by a final score of 8-7.
Grand Island would drop their first game of the tournament to Omaha Gross on Friday by a final score of 5-1 but would then bounce back with three straight wins defeating Elkhorn Mt Michael 2-0, Bellevue East 9-0, and Fremont in the championship 8-7.
In the win vs Mt Michael GI would get a combined shutout from Grayson Sack and Gabe Ruiz giving up only two hits in the game. Grand Island vs Bellevue East would jump out to an early 1-0 lead and hang on to the one-run lead until the top of the ninth as Home Federal would explode for 8 runs in the top of the sixth inning. Sunday vs Fremont would be a back-and-forth affair. GI would trail 4-2 after the fourth inning, but then answer with a four-run fifth inning to take the lead for good in route to the victory.
Home Federal is now 10-2 on the season and will be back in action on Tuesday, June 11th at Columbus. First pitch is set for 7:30 pm. GI will then travel to North Platte on Wednesday, June 12th for a doubleheader at 4:00 pm and 6:30 pm. Both Tuesday and Wednesday's games will air live on KRGI 1430/105.5 & krgi.com.
Final: Omaha Gross 5 Home Federal 1.@BroxtonB_23 2H, 2B R@samdinkelman19 2H, RBI@sack_grayson 1H, BB@ethanbrett_5 1H@Gavin_Haubold BB
— GI Legion Baseball (@LegionGi) June 8, 2024
Home Federal’s game vs Bellevue East will be rescheduled to Sunday morning at 9:00 AM. Feds will play tomorrow vs Elkhorn MM at 3:30 PM. pic.twitter.com/veWH4SxTcy
Final: Home Federal 2 Elkhorn MM 0
— GI Legion Baseball (@LegionGi) June 9, 2024
WP: @sack_grayson 5.2 IP 2H 7K’s
S: @Gabriel151516 1.1 IP 2K’s@Gavin_Haubold 2H R@CoslorRyan 2H, 2B@Gabriel151516 1H 2B, R, BB@verplank_9 1H@CohenNelson02 RBI, SB@mader2_zach HBP pic.twitter.com/ftiSIHhTBY
Final: Feds 9 Bellevue East 0
— GI Legion Baseball (@LegionGi) June 9, 2024
WP: @ecoslor8 6.0 IP CG 7K’s@BroxtonB_23 3H, 2 RBI’s, R@ethanbrett_5 2H, RBI, R@samdinkelman19 1H, 2RBI’s, R, BB@CoslorRyan 1H, 2RBI’s, R@sack_grayson 1H, R@GageGannon1 1H, RBI, R@verplank_9 1H, R @Gabriel151516 2BB@IanArends_2 2BB, R pic.twitter.com/wBbkuTJUZ4
Final: Home Federal 8 Fremont 7
— GI Legion Baseball (@LegionGi) June 10, 2024
WP: @Gabriel151516 2.0 IP 3K’s@BroxtonB_23 2B, 3 RBI’s,R@Gavin_Haubold 1H 2RBI’s@ecoslor8 1H, R, BB@Gabriel151516 1H, 2BB@GageGannon1 1H, R@verplank_9 1H@ethanbrett_5 2BB, 2R@IanArends_2 BB, R pic.twitter.com/0o6TKnt46M
