Legion Tourney: St. Peters Rallies to Upend Top-Seed West O’Fallon
St. Peters Post 313 beats West O'Fallon, 6-2, in the District 9 North Division Championship Tournament at Westhoff Park.
O’FALLON—One of the great old adages in baseball is two-out hits will get you into heaven. If that turns out to be true, then several members of the St. Peters Post #313 American Legion team earned their wings on Friday in a 6-2 upset over top-seeded West O’Fallon in a District 9 North Division Championship Tournament game at Westhoff Park. “I’ve been telling these guys since the beginning of the year, ‘you’re the best team I’ve coached’,” Post 313 head coach Marty Clements said. “I’ve only been doing it three years here, but up and down the lineup, we’re (tough).” The victory allowed fifth-seeded St. Peters to advance to the winner’s bracket championship game on Saturday evening at Westhoff Park in O’Fallon where it will play rival St. …
