The Kenai Post 20 Twins scored four runs in the top of the seventh inning surpassing Chugiak Post 33 in the final inning for a 6-4 victory in pool play at the Alaska Legion State Baseball Tournament at Mulcahy Stadium.
Trailing 4-2 in the top of the seventh, Jacob Belger, Andrew Pieh and Simon Grenier each had RBI scoring Pieh, Gabe Smith, Williams and Gibson.
On the mound, Atticus Gibson pitched a complete game striking out four. Gibson tied the tournament record with a three-pitch seventh inning, getting a flyout and two groundouts in the span of about 30 seconds.
A must win for the Twins having dropped their first pool play game to South 3-2. The Twins must defeat Bartlett on Sunday to advance to the state tournament bracket round; Bartlett has recorded a pair of victories over higher seeded teams Chugiak and South.
The Twins face Bartlett in the 2 p.m. game at Mulcahy Park on Sunday.
Tournament Format & Schedule
Denali Pool
Eagle River, Dimond, Service, Palmer
Alyeska Pool
Chugiak, South, Bartlett, Kenai
SUN July 24 @ Mulcahy Stadium
2:00pm – (7) Kenai vs. (6) Bartlett
5:15pm – (8) Palmer vs. (5) Service
OFF DAY Eagle River, Chugiak, South, Dimond
MON July 25 @ Mulcahy Stadium
2:15pm – Denali 2 vs. Alyeska 1
5:30pm – Alyeska 2 vs. Denali 1
TUE July 26 @ Mulcahy Stadium
5:30 pm – Title Game
