Escanaba Junior Cubs Beat Sault To Win Tourney
The Escanaba Junior Cubs went undefeated and won the championship of their own tournament this weekend at Al Ness Field. Escanaba beat Sault Ste. Marie, 15-6, in Sunday's championship game. It was a four-team, triple-elimination tournament. On Saturday, the day's first game took more than three hours as the Marquette Reds beat the Gladstone Junior Indians, 7-5, in 12 innings. Then, Mid County beat Marquette, 13-2, in a loser's bracket game. The Escanaba Junior Cubs shut out Sault Ste. Marie, 4-0, to advance to Sunday's championship game. In Saturday night's loser's bracket, Gladstone beat Marquette, but Mid County later eliminated the Junior Indians. In Sunday morning's game, the Sault beat Mid County, setting up the Escanaba-Sault Ste. Marie rematch. The Junior Cubs beat the Soo Sluggers, 15-6 in the final. Click the thumbnails in the ARTICLE HIGHLIGHTS box to see photos. |