Ely's Legion baseball team makes its 2011 debut Wednesday with a home doubleheader against Marble.
The Eighth District Division II twinbills starts at 5:30 p.m. at Veterans Memorial Field. It was originally scheduled for a single-game but later switched to a doubleheader.
Trevor Bernsdorf gets the opening day call on the mound for Post 248, which is assured of its 10th Division II state tournament berth in 15 seasons. The state tournament is set for Ely from July 28-30.
The bulk of last year's starting lineup also returns for Ely, which went 22-7 last season and amassed a 22-5 record this spring en route to a second-place finish in Section 7A.
• In VFW action over the weekend, Ely won four of five games at its own G Men Ely VFW Classic.
The only blemish was a 7-0 loss to International Falls on Saturday, but Post 2717 rebounded with a 6-2 win over the same team on Sunday as Soudan native Bradley Roy tossed a complete-game five-hitter and was helped by a defense that turned two double plays.
Trevor Bernsdorf's two-run double in the fifth broke a two-all deadlock. Bernsdorf also had two home runs Saturday night, both two-run shots, in a 12-2, six-inning win over Esko. Will Gustafson was the winning pitcher.
Bernsdorf struck out 12 and fired a two-hitter in Ely's 5-0 Friday night win over Ordean B. Bobby Shusta had a two-run triple for the winners. Ely also beat Esko 12-5 Friday as Louie Gerzin struck out nine and went three-for-four at the plate. Sean Jordan had three hits and three runs batted in, while Max Gantt and Gustafson both had two hits.
The VFW team is at Silver Bay Thursday.
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