Legion teams ready for state

The McCook National Bank Seniors will be taking the baseball field in Blair at 5 p.m. on Friday to compete against the Lincoln Amigos in the first-round of the American Legion State Tournament.

The Amigos consist of players from Lincoln Lutheran and Lincoln Christian High Schools.

The Amigos have compiled a record of 30-12 during their season.

MNB has a 27-24 record after capturing the Area 6 district championship.

MNB coach Tye Hallowell said he hasn't heard much about the Lincoln Amigos, but he knows that they will be throwing their best stuff at his team.

"It's the first round of the state tournament and so we'll be facing their best pitcher. They'll be at their best, but so will we. So we feel really confident," Hallowell said.

MNB will be throwing ace Matt Serbousek against the Amigos. Serbousek is coming off a pair of dominating performances during district action.

Included in the efforts is the district final in which he threw with second degree burns on his throwing arm.

Serbousek was not in the batting order in that game, but after some impressive performances in the batting cages, Hallowell said Serbousek will be reinserted in the batting order.

The Lincoln Amigos matchup and the rest of the MNB Seniors state baseball games will be aired on 93.9 The Prairie.

Statistical leaders courtesy of Steve Stein

93.9 The Prarie (Stats as of District Championship)

Batting Average - .292 Team

.402 - Al Shiers

.372 - Jared Muehlenkamp

.368 - Matt Serbousek

.364 - Jeff Holthus Runs -- 330 Team

(6.47 per game)

51 -- Matt Serbousek

37 -- Jeff Holthus

37 -- Adam Kotschwar

31 -- Spencer Walter

31 -- Jared Muehlenkamp

Hits -- 416 Team

63 -- Jeff Holthus

53 -- Matt Serbousek

41 -- Derick Lorentz 41 -- Adam Kotschwar RBI -- 196 Team

34 -- Jeff Holthus

27 -- Derick Lorentz

25 -- Matt Serbousek

21 -- Spencer Walter

Doubles -- 89 Team

20 -- Matt Serbousek

18 -- Jeff Holthus

12 -- Quinton Pohl

Triples -- 9 Team

3 -- Jeff Holthus

2 -- Jared Muehlenkamp

2 -- Derick Lorentz

Home Runs -- 21 Team

6 -- Matt Serbousek

5 -- Jeff Holthus

4 -- Derick Lorentz

3 -- Jared Muehlenkamp

2 -- Eric Anderson

1 -- Spencer Walter Stolen Bases -- 100 Team

30 -- Adam Kotschwar

20 -- Matt Serbousek

16 -- Jeff Holthus

Multihit Games -- 98 Team

17 -- Matt Serbousek

16 -- Jeff Holthus

11 -- Derick Lorentz

11 -- Jared Muehlenkamp

Wins -- 27 Team

5 -- Matt Serbousek

5 -- Derick Lorentz

4 -- Matt Beckenhauer

4 -- Jason Eder

4 -- Jeff Holthus

ERA -- 4.13 Team

2.97 -- Jason Eder

3.12 --Matt Serbousek

3.98 -- Jeff Holthus

4.13 -- Derick Lorentz

4.14 --Matt Beckenhauer

Innings Pitched -- 335 Team

69 1/3 -- Matt Beckenhauer

65 -- Matt Serbousek

59 1/3 -- Derick Lorentz

56 1/3 -- Jeff Holthus

Strikeouts -- 294 Team

76 -- Matt Serbousek

52 -- Derick Lorentz

47 -- Matt Beckenhauer

46 -- Jeff Holthus

Class B State @ Blair

8/1

Game 1 Nebraska City vs Skutt 11 a.m.

Game 2 Alliance vs Roncalli 2 p.m.

*Game 3 MNB vs Lincoln Amigos 5 p.m.

Game 4 Blair vs O'Neil 8 p.m.

8/2

Game 5 Loser G1 vs Loser G3 11 a.m.

Game 6 Loser G2 vs Loser G4 2 p.m.

Game 7 Winner G1 vs Winner G3 5 p.m.

Game 8 Winner G2 vs Winner G4 8 p.m.

8/3

Game 9 Winner G6 vs Loser G7 2 p.m.

Game 10 Winner G5 vs Loser G8 5 p.m.

Game 11 Winner G7 vs Winner G8 8 p.m.

8/4

Game 12 Loser G11 vs Winner G9 or G10 5 p.m.

Game 13 Winner G11 vs Winner G9 or G10 8 p.m.

Official Pairings Determined after Sunday's games

8/5

Game 14 3 p.m.

Game 15 (if necessary) 6 p.m.

If there are two teams left after Monday, they play at 3 p.m. If there are three teams, Winner of Game 11 will be in the title game at 6 p.m.

The other two teams play the early game with the winner moving on to the title game.