Retif Oil Seeded #1 as American Legion District Tournament Tries to Dodge the Rain

Posted June 26, 2014 / Last updated June 27, 2014

: Ben Hess recently returned to the Retif Oil lineup playing right field and batting in the middle of the order.

Thunderstorms Could Wreak Havoc on the Double-Elimination Tournament that Begins Friday, June 27

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The regular season for Retif Oil and the three other teams in American Legion’s District 1 was declared over on Wednesday evening, June 25. After two dates were rained out, Retif was scheduled to finally play Ponstein’s (Holy Cross) at Kirsch-Rooney Stadium, but thunderstorms canceled the match-up once again. With the American Legion’s District Tournament set to start Friday, June 27, Legion officials decided to simply call an end to the regular season and get on with the playoffs.

Legion officials declared Retif as the #1 seed in the double elimination tourney that is expected to take the entire weekend to complete. It is also possible that if rain delays kick in, the tournament may not finish until Monday, June 30.The games are scheduled to be played at Kirsch-Rooney but the “Rags” Scheuermann field is delicate and soggy from the near-constant rain.

Retif Oil brings an 11-4 record to the tournament and the team’s first opponent will be Ray Brandt Auto Group (DeLaSalle). The game is scheduled on Friday at Kirsch-Rooney Stadium with first pitch at 7 p.m.

Tournament games are nine innings with a 10-run rule effective beginning in the 7th inning.

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American Legion Baseball: Retif Oil vs. Refuel, Tuesday, June 24, 2014

Sean Bretz pitched one inning and picked up the win to improve his record to 2-0.
Nick Ray fields a grounder at shortstop.
Alex Galy keeps running past first base on this error...
... He almost makes it to 2nd base but the ball above him reached the mitt of the Refuel player first and Galy was tagged.
Nick Ray hits this pitch for a stand-up triple in the bottom of the 3rd inning.
Logan Hornung pitched only one inning and got the win to improve his record to 2-0.
Harrison Daste fields this base hit on one bounce.
Josh Schmidt hits this pitch for a single.
Harrison Daste steals second base and would have been tagged except that the Refuel player couldn't hold on to the ball.
Ben Hess recently returned to the Retif Oil lineup playing right field and batting in the middle of the order.
Brandon Briuglio pitches two innings...
... and shows he can handle a bat. Briuglio hits a hard grounder that Refuel's 2nd baseman muffs throwing to 1st. Briuglio ends up on 2nd base.
A small crowd of Retif and Refuel fans mix easily under the grandstand at John Ryan Stadium.
Retif and Refuel players meet on the field after the game.