• MILBANK - Monday July 23 - Dan Sudbeck of Dimock, Chairman of The State Athletic Commission for The American Legion, Department of South Dakota, announced the first round pairings for the South Dakota American Legion State B Baseball Tournament which will be held in Milbank, SD, July 27-31, 2012. The first round pairings of those teams which emerged victorious from their respective Regional Tournaments and the schedule for games in this five-day, eight-team, double-elimination tournament is as follows:
• Friday, July 27
• Game #1: 10 a.m.: Region 5B champion McCook Miners vs. Region 2B champion Flandreau.
• Game #2: DH: Region 4B champion Corsica vs. Region 3B champion Vermillion
• Game #3: 5 p.m.: Region 1B champion Webster vs. Region 7B champion, Winner-Colome
• Game #4: DH: Region 6B champion Groton vs. the host team, Milbank
• Saturday, July 28
• Game #5: 10 a.m.: Loser of Game #1 vs. Loser of Game #3
• Game #6: DH: Loser of Game #2 vs. Loser of Game #4
• Game #7: 5 p.m.: Winner of Game #1 vs. Winner of Game #3
• Game #8: DH: Winner of Game #2 vs. Winner of Game #4
• Sunday, July 29
• Game #9: 1 p.m.: Winner of Game #6 vs. Loser of Game #7
• Game #10: DH: Winner of Game #5 vs. Loser of Game #8
• Game #11: 7 p.m.: Winner of Game #7 vs. Winner of Game #8
• Monday, July 30
• Game #12: 5 p.m.: Winner of Game #9 vs. Loser of Game #11 (could change)
• Game #13: DH: Winner of Game #10 vs. Winner of Game #11 (could change)
• Tuesday, July 31
• Game #14: 1 p.m.: Winner of Game #12 vs. Winner of Game #13
• Game #15: 5 p.m. (If necessary, Game 15 will be needed if winner of Game 11 loses Game 13 or winner of Game 12 wins Game 14)
• The State B Championship team advances to Division 2 Senior Tournament in Wahpeton, ND, August 9-August 13, 2012.