Legion teams descend on community for three-day tourneyAmerican Legion baseball teams from Douglas, Lovell, Newcastle and Billings arrive in Powell this weekend for the second-annual Heavy Metal Classic Legion baseball tournament. The event opens at 10 a.m. on Friday and continues through Sunday's 4 p.m. championship contest. The eight-team tournament features 16 games spread across three days. Games will take place on both Ed Lynn Field and the Powell Babe Ruth Field. Teams have been divided into four-team pools and will play each of the other three teams in their pool on either Friday or Saturday. Preliminary round action starts at 10 a.m. on both days. Additional games will take place at 1 p.m., 4 p.m. and 7 p.m. on both days. Based on the results of those games, teams will be ranked first through fourth within their pool. They will face the corresponding team from the opposite pool on Sunday for the tournament's final games. Consolation games on Sunday will start at 10 a.m. The third-place game will begin at 1 p.m. on Ed Lynn Field with the tournament championship following at 4 p.m.The Pioneers, 21-9 after a Tuesday night sweep of Cody, will play in Pool A alongside the Billings Cardinals, Big League Baseball, also from Billings, and Newcastle. Pool B is comprised of Lovell, the Billings Blue Jays, the Billings Halos and Douglas. Powell opens tournament play at 10 a.m. on Friday against Big League Baseball. The team will face the Billings Cardinals at 7 p.m. that same night.Powell wraps up pool play with a 7 p.m. game against Newcastle, the only team in the eight-team field which they have not already played this summer. “This is a great opportunity for us to hold a tournament in Powell,” said Pioneers coach Jeff Young. “We used to hold a wood bat tournament over Memorial Day weekend, but so many teams started holding their own events at that time of the summer that it was difficult to find teams. This tournament allows us to bring in an eight-team field and get some quality games in for everyone who attends.”

Legion teams descend on community for three-day tourney

American Legion baseball teams from Douglas, Lovell, Newcastle and Billings arrive in Powell this weekend for the second-annual Heavy Metal Classic Legion baseball tournament. The event opens at 10 a.m. on Friday and continues through Sunday's 4 p.m. championship contest.

The eight-team tournament features 16 games spread across three days. Games will take place on both Ed Lynn Field and the Powell Babe Ruth Field.

Teams have been divided into four-team pools and will play each of the other three teams in their pool on either Friday or Saturday.

Preliminary round action starts at 10 a.m. on both days. Additional games will take place at 1 p.m., 4 p.m. and 7 p.m. on both days.

Based on the results of those games, teams will be ranked first through fourth within their pool. They will face the corresponding team from the opposite pool on Sunday for the tournament's final games.

Consolation games on Sunday will start at 10 a.m. The third-place game will begin at 1 p.m. on Ed Lynn Field with the tournament championship following at 4 p.m.

The Pioneers, 21-9 after a Tuesday night sweep of Cody, will play in Pool A alongside the Billings Cardinals, Big League Baseball, also from Billings, and Newcastle. Pool B is comprised of Lovell, the Billings Blue Jays, the Billings Halos and Douglas.

Powell opens tournament play at 10 a.m. on Friday against Big League Baseball. The team will face the Billings Cardinals at 7 p.m. that same night.

Powell wraps up pool play with a 7 p.m. game against Newcastle, the only team in the eight-team field which they have not already played this summer.

“This is a great opportunity for us to hold a tournament in Powell,” said Pioneers coach Jeff Young. “We used to hold a wood bat tournament over Memorial Day weekend, but so many teams started holding their own events at that time of the summer that it was difficult to find teams. This tournament allows us to bring in an eight-team field and get some quality games in for everyone who attends.”