The bracket has been set for the Class B Area 6 Nebraska American Legion juniors baseball tournament which begins Friday in Minden. Gothenburg is the tournament’s top seed entering with an 18-3 record. Gothenburg will face Broken Bow in the opening round of the double elimination tournament. The two teams met once during the regular season with Gothenburg winning 11-3. The game is scheduled to start at 1 p.m. and will be the first game of three on Friday.
Other opening round games on Friday include #2 seed Holdrege vs Ogallala at 4 p.m. followed by the host team and #3 seed Minden vs Valparaiso at 7 p.m.
The Gothenburg / Broken Bow winner will play the loser of the Minden / Valparaiso game on Saturday in round two while the loser will face the loser of Holdrege vs Ogallala in an elimination game on Saturday. The winners of the Holdrege / Ogallala and Minden / Valparaiso games will face each other in the winner’s bracket on Saturday.
The tournament will conclude on Tuesday (7/14). The area tournament champion will advance to the juniors state tournament to be hosted by Wayne Post 43.
