Baseball: Persistent Alexandria Black lineup topples Bemidji to reach state junior Legion title round

Baseball: Persistent Alexandria Black lineup topples Bemidji to reach state junior Legion title round

ALEXANDRIA — Persistence at the plate has the Alexandria Post 87 junior Legion Black squad on the cusp of a state championship. Pushing across runs in six of the seven innings played on Saturday, Aug. 1, Alexandria toppled Bemidji Post 14 15-3 in the Division I state junior American Legion baseball semifinal game at Knute Nelson Memorial Park, advancing to the championship round on Sunday, Aug. 2. As a team, Black posted 16 total hits while also…