(Lander, WY) – Lander Legion C swept Jackson and Evanston in conference play this past week to earn a trip to the State Tournament.
Lander Legends completed conference play with a strong showing against the Evanston Renegades. William Oland threw just 55 pitches in 5 innings and kept the Evanston players on their heels. Lander came out swinging and scored 17 runs to dominate and invoke the 10-run rule after 5 innings. Gage Toups had a base clearing triple to seal the win for the Lander Legends.
Game 2 had Gage Toups throwing a complete game in another 5-inning 10-run rule game. Dane Kramer went 3 for 3, William Oland went 4 for 4, and Lander’s Dayne Young had a big 2-RBI single. Lander spotted Evanston two runs in top of the first inning but came out strong to score 5 runs in the bottom of the first. A key two out, two RBI double by William Oland forced Evanston to make an early pitching change and Lander never looked back.
Head Coach Brian Oland was very happy with the final conference doubleheader. “We finally came out and played our game, making the routine plays and not letting our opponent get back in the game. Our hitting has been strong all through the lineup so the key to winning for us is minimizing errors in the field. We did that today. I think we can compete with any team in the state, and I’m proud of our team this season.”
The State Tournament will be held in Lovell, WY, July 18th – 21st. If you’d like to support their State Tournament run, please email wyolanderlegion@gmail.com. You can also donate to their GoFundMe, which can be found here.
