Randon Hostert allowed just two hits and struck out 8 in leading the Idaho Falls Bandits to a 5-0 shutout win over the Lewis-Clark Twins in the championship game of the Idaho State Double-A American Legion Baseball Tournament Tuesday at Harris Field.
Stockton Nelson delivered a 3-run triple as the Bandits improved to 51-5-1 and claimed the program’s fourth state title.
Blaine Acree and Mason Daniel recorded the only hits for LC, who dropped to 26-21.
Both teams advance to next week’s American Legion Northwest Regional Tournament at Harris Field. Teams from Washington, Oregon, Montana, Wyoming and Alaska will compete for a berth into the American Legion World Series in Shelby, North Carolina.
The tournament runs August 7-11 with live coverage of all games online at koze.com. (KOZE Sports)
