Some brilliant pitching performances were enough to overcome a shaky weekend in the field, and Ely's Legion baseball team managed to win three times in four games and finish third in the nine-team Sir G's Midsummer Classic.
Post 248 made eight errors in a 15-4 loss to Virgnia on Saturday, and had shaky defensive outings in two of its three wins, including a seven-error performance in Sunday's 4-2 victory over Brookston.
But Ely still managed to gain three wins, largely on the strength of its pitching staff. Alex Koschak gave up only four hits in an opening-round 6-5 victory over Cloquet. Trevor Bernsdorf held down West Duluth in a 12-2 destruction on Saturday night, while Wes Snyder had an even better outing on Sunday.
The lefty tossed a two-hitter and had 12 strikeouts while keeping Brookston at bay in a game that doubled as an Eighth District Division II league contest.
In the opening round, Cloquet's running game gave Ely fits and the visitors took a 5-3 lead into the seventh. But the hosts managed a big rally, one that was started by Sean Fisher's double to left. A bunt single by Greg Helget, sandwiched between two walks, set the stage for Nick Mathews' walk-off two-run single.
Ely couldn't sustain its momentum against Virginia, which took an early 3-0 lead on Gavin Nichols' three-run homer, then put the hosts away with a seven-run sixth inning.
Post 248 bounced right back against West Duluth, with Bernsdorf helping his own cause with a two-run homer and Mathews following up with a three-run bomb. Fisher had three hits and Koschak finished with two for the winners.
Riley Bernsdorf drove in two runs and Koschak went three-for-three in the win over Brookston.
* Duluth Lakeview won the tournament for a second straight year, going a perfect 4-0. Virginia also won all four of its games, but was edged out by Lakeview in a tiebreaker system. Marble went 2-2 to take fourth.
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