Louisiana champion Gauthier Amedee begins American Legion World Series play Thursday
Louisiana and Mid-South Regional champion Gauthier Amedee will open play in the American Legion World Series Thursday at noon CDT against Braintree, Massachusetts.
Gauthier Amedee, which won a doubleheader to come out of the loser’s bracket and claim the Mid-South title Sunday at Kirsch-Rooney Stadium, is in the “Stripes” pool with Braintree, Dubuque (Iowa) and Wilmington (Delaware).
The Gonzales-based team, which features players from several Ascension Parish schools and is led by former Destrehan head coach Marty Luquet, will face Delaware at 3 p.m. CDT Friday and Iowa at 6:30 p.m. Saturday.
The “Stars” pool features Meridian, Idaho; Randolph County, North Carolina; Midland, Michigan, and Las Vegas.
The top two teams in each pool advance to next Monday’s semifinals. The semifinal winners meet the following night for the World Series title.
Games on Thursday and Friday will be broadcast on ESPN3. Beginning Saturday, all tournament games will be televised by ESPNU.
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