Cannons bounced at state in quirky tiebreaker

American Legion officials tweaking of rules leaves team angry, confused

The Spokane Cannons are still wondering what hit them at the Washington State American Legion state tournament in Selah.

Strong pitching from their two best arms led the team to what they thought was going to be the final rounds of play that began July 26 at Parker Field in Yakima.

But a tiebreaker that had to go to two levels, and apparently favored the Spokane AAA American Legion league champs, suddenly had a rule that allowed Centralia to leapfrog over them.

"The most frustrating part about it is our kids earned it on the field," head coach Chad Ripke said. "Basically what I was told going...

 

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