The Hays Eagles Senior American Legion will take on Salina Wednesday morning at 11am in the opening game of the “AAA” State American Legion baseball tournament at Jaycee Park in Pittsburg. The Eagles (30-8) are making their third straight state tournament appearance and are looking for their third straight state title.

If Hays wins their opener, they will play Thursday at 5pm against either Newton or Dodge City. A loss has them playing at 10am Thursday.

Ellis will face Ottawa at 6:30 Wednesday at the “AA” State American Legion tournament in Wathena. Ellis advanced for the third straight year after defeating Goodland 10-6 Friday in the Colby Zone tournament finals.

Ellis coach Casey McCoy is excited to see how his team fares at the state tournament after collecting 30 hits in their three games at the zone tournament “We have been hitting the ball very good here late in the season.  I think seeing some very strong competition in the tournaments we played in this year has really paid off.”

If Ellis wins their opener, they will play Thursday  around 8pm. A loss has them back in action Thursday around noon.