SIOUX FALLS – Post 8 Legion Baseball was shutout Sunday by Shakopee (MN) 9-0 and eliminated in the quarterfinal round of the Dakota Classic.
Shakopee scored a run in the first off Matthew Hanson, then five runs in the second inning and three in the third off Cade Hinkle.
Post 8 (13-8) was held to two hits, a Jack Merkwan triple and a single by Andy Gordon.
Earlier Sunday, the Eights lost 4-3 in eight innings to Jackson (MN) in the final game of pool play. Post 8 had taken a 3-2 lead in the top of the eighth on an Aaron Booth RBI double before Jackson rallied. Gordon also drove in a run. Gary Nedved pitched a complete game four-hitter, but lost.
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