Fayetteville Falls In American Legion State Finals
Friday, July 30, 2010
Northwest Arkansas’ Brandon Jansen looks to make a double play Thursday after tagging out Rawlings Wheeler’s Jackson Burns during the Premier Baseball National Sophomore Championship at
Tyson Sports Complex in Springdale.
Photo by Sarah Bentham
Fayetteville Lindsey & Associates battled all the way back to the championship game in the Senior American Legion State Tournament on Wednesday night. But it fell just short of bringing home the title from Burns Park in North Little Rock. The Dodgers rallied to knock off Benton 7-5 to get another shot at Texarkana, which was tagged with its first loss in the double-elimination tournament by Fayetteville on Tuesday. Fayetteville grabbed a 6-4 seventh-inning lead thanks to Gordon Miller’s two-run homer, but Texarkana scored two in the seventh and another in the eighth to claim the 7-6 victory and the state championship. Fayetteville coach Ashley Patrick acknowledged being disappointed with the loss, but praised his team’s effort in playing ...
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