Carpet Land headed to American Legion World Series

LINCOLN, Neb. (KLKN) –  The Carpet Land Spartans (Lincoln East) are headed to the American Legion World Series after defeating the St. Michael Mikes 8-7 in the Central Plains Regional Championship.

After a scoreless top of the 1st, the Spartans got things going thanks to an RBI double by Mason Gaines to put them up 1-0.

Lincoln would add to their lead in the second inning courtesy an RBI double by Landon Sandy followed by an RBI triple from Owen Laessig making it a 3-0 ballgame.

The Mikes would eventually bring a run around in the 3rd inning as Grant Riedel delivered a run to cut into the lead.

In the top of the 4th, St. Michael would claim the lead by scoring 3 runs in the inning to make this a 4-3 game.

An RBI double by Matthew Maulik and a sacrifice fly from Landon Sandy would help Lincoln reclaim the lead in the 4th.

The Spartans would add to their lead in the 5th thanks to a two run RBI triple by Gaines, 7-4 after 5 innings.

However, a three-run homer by Riedel would tie this game up at 7, sending this game into extra innings.

With 2 outs in the bottom of the 8th inning, a Landon Sandy single would seal the victory for the Spartans as they walk it off and win 8-7.

The Spartans will now head to Keeter Stadium in Shelby, North Carolina to compete for an American Legion World Series title beginning August 10th.

More information about tournament times can be found here.