GI Home Federal Falls In Mike Peterson Semi-Finals
(Lincoln, NE) - The Grand Island Home Federal baseball team would drop a one-run game in the Mike Peterson semi-finals vs Papillion Pinnacle Bank on Sunday afternoon with a final score of 7-6. GI would trail in the game 6-3 until the top of the 6th inning. A Haubold double to start the half-inning got GI off to a great start in the effort to tie the game. Verplank would ground out to advance Haubold to third base. Dinkleman would follow things up with an RBI single, a pitch then hit Sack, Barrientos then singled to center field bringing in another run to make it 6-5. The tying run would come off the bat of Gabe Ruiz on an RBI single to right field scoring Sack.
Pappillon would then answer right away in the bottom of the sixth inning take the lead 7-6 and give Pinnacle Bank the win. Grand Island is now 23-8 on the season and will be back in action on Wednesday, July 3rd hosting Pius X Union Bank & Trust for a doubleheader starting at Noon. Game two will follow at 2:30 pm. Game two will be broadcast live on KRGI 1430/105.5 & krgi.com
Schedule Update: July 2nd Lexington at Grand Island has been cancelled.
Mike Peterson Tournament - GI Home Federal Scores
Friday - Westside 6 - GI Home Federal 2
Friday - GI Home Federal 11 - Pius X 2
Saturday - GI Home Federal 10 - Lincoln NW 0
Saturday - GI Home Federal 9 - Sioux Falls West 1
Sunday - Papillion 7 - GI Home Federal 6
Final: Papillion 7 Feds 6@BroxtonB_23 4H RBI, 2R, SB@samdinkelman19 1H, RBI, R@Gabriel151516 1H, RBI@Gavin_Haubold 1H 2B, R l@ethanbrett_5 1H, BB, R@IanArends_2 1H, 2BB, R@verplank_9 1H, RBI@sack_grayson BB, HBP R
— GI Legion Baseball (@LegionGi) July 1, 2024
Home Federal finishes the Mike Peterson tourney 3-2. pic.twitter.com/ssY9eKkSPt