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Eagles win KC Legends Wood Bat Tournament

KANSAS CITY, Kan. – Despite being down four starters for the weekend, the Hays Eagles Senior American Legion went 5-0 and won the KC Legends Wood Bat Tournament.

The Eagles went 3-0 in bracket play Sunday, beating the Buhler Nationals 5-2, the Shawnee Rockets 7-4 and the Missouri Nationals 9-8 in the title game.

Brett Herrman’s single in the bottom of the ninth inning drove in the winning run in the championship game. They led 5-0 after three but had to rally with two runs in the fifth to tie. Both teams scored in the seventh.

Palmer Hutchison allowed five runs on five hits with seven strikeouts over 5 2/3 innings of relief for the win.

The Senior Eagles are now 11-1-1 on the season.

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