MARSHALL -- On a steamy Sunday at Legion Park, the Willmar Legion (13-9) outlasted Marshall 13-8 to earn the No. 1 seed in the district.
The Division II District 7 American Legion Tournament starts Thursday in Alexandria.
Players, coaches and umpires suffered in the heavy air and intense heat, but all made it through nine innings.
Play suffered. There were 12 errors charged, seven against Willmar.
Andrew Bangen and Jake Damhof led Willmar's 17-hit production. Each went 4-for-5 and combined for five RBI.
ADVERTISEMENT
Marshall got 12 hits, three by Masen Schniable.
Winning pitcher Nathanial Swoyer gave up seven hits over six innings.
Willmar 13, Marshall 8
Willmar 032 006 101 --13 17 7
Marshall 102 011 030 -- 8 12 4
HITTING - Willmar: Andrew Bangen 4-for-5, 2b, 2 rbi; Austin Adamson 2-for-4, rbi; Jake Rambow 1-for-4,rbi; Nate Swoyer 2-for-4, Jason Gunvalson 1 for-4, 3 rbi; Jake Damhof 4-for-5, 3 rbi; Bryce Enstad 1-for-1, Derrick Loiselle 1-for-3, rbi ... Marshall: Ben Sanders 1-for-5, Masen Schniable 3-for-5, 2b; Matt Campion 1-or-4, 2b; Nathan Werner 2-for-5, 2b; Riley Carpenter 1-for-5; Aaron Anteny 2-for-5; Michael Dannaho 1-for-2
PITCHING (ip-h-r-er-bb-so) -- Willmar: Nathanial Swoyer 6-7-5-4-1-3, Andrew Bangen 1-1-0-0-0-2, Damon Ruter 1-2-3-1-1-2, Jake Rambow 1-2-0-0-0-1 ... Marshall: Riley Carpenter 5-10-6-6-1-4, Nathan Schiner 2/3-1-5-3-4-0, Ty Alcorn 11/3-2-1-0-2-0, Ben Anteny 11/3-3-1-1-2-1
