Essex Post 91 relied on its offense to return to the top, combining for 20 runs over two games on the final day of the 2026 Vermont American Legion baseball tournament at St. Peter's Field in Rutland on Friday, July 31.
Essex Post 91 bested Ludlow Post 36, 9-5, in an elimination earlier in the day before hanging on for an 11-6 triumph over Lyndon Post 30 to claim the championship. It's Essex Post 91's first state ****** le since wrapping a three-peat in 2023, and the program's 14th overall.
Essex, which moves to 22-7 on the summer, advances to the Northeast Regionals, which will take place Aug. 5-9 in Worcester, Massachusetts.
For how Essex carved out two wins to secure the legion crown on July 31, see below:
Trailing 3-2 in the bottom of the fifth inning, Essex pushed across three runs, with Jake Philbrick's two-run single breaking a 3-all tie. Ludlow drew level in the next frame before Essex countered with a four-run outburst in the home half of the sixth. During the rally, Chris Morgan (RBI single), Garret Carter (two-run double) and Owen Labor (RBI single) produced run-scoring hits.
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Essex Post 91 bested Ludlow Post 36, 9-5, in an elimination earlier in the day before hanging on for an 11-6 triumph over Lyndon Post 30 to claim the championship. It's Essex Post 91's first state ****** le since wrapping a three-peat in 2023, and the program's 14th overall.
Essex, which moves to 22-7 on the summer, advances to the Northeast Regionals, which will take place Aug. 5-9 in Worcester, Massachusetts.
For how Essex carved out two wins to secure the legion crown on July 31, see below:
Trailing 3-2 in the bottom of the fifth inning, Essex pushed across three runs, with Jake Philbrick's two-run single breaking a 3-all tie. Ludlow drew level in the next frame before Essex countered with a four-run outburst in the home half of the sixth. During the rally, Chris Morgan (RBI single), Garret Carter (two-run double) and Owen Labor (RBI single) produced run-scoring hits.
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