The American Legion Post 20 Twins lost 14-1 in five innings to Madisonville (Kentucky) Post 6 on Sunday in the semifinals of the Alaska 529 Midseason Classic at Mulcahy Stadium in Anchorage.

The Rangers would go on to defeat Klamath Falls (Oregon) for the championship 1-0. Jax Lee, who shut the Twins out with a complete game in the championship of the Lance Coz Wood Bat Tournament, was at it again with a two-hit shutout of the Falcons.

The Twins (8-5-2) had played to a pair of nine-inning ties against Klamath Falls and Chugiak Post 33, which took fifth at the tourney, on Saturday.

Post 20 and Madisonville had split two games at the Coz tourney, but the Rangers led 5-0 after the first, 9-0 after the second and 14-0 after the third inning Sunday.

That kept the Twins from making the second Midseason Classic championship game in program history.

Layden Bozarth went the distance for Madisonville, giving up an unearned run on six hits while walking one and striking out six.

Bozarth was 3 for 4 with three runs, while Hayden Hudson was 2 for 2, Connor Mitchuson was 2 for 4, Micah Austin was 2 for 3 with three runs, and Jaelin Groves scored three runs.

For the Twins, Jayden Stuyvesant was 2 for 2 and Daniel Steffensen was 2 for 3.

Tristen Roberts gave up nine runs on nine hits in 1 2-3 innings for Post 20, while Dwight Brown gave up five runs — one earned — on four hits in 2 1-3 innings.

Saturday

With two ties Saturday, the American Legion Post 20 Twins moved into the semifinals of the Alaska 529 Midseason Classic at Mulcahy Stadium in Anchorage.

The eight-team tournament has two pools. In order to make the semis, a team must finish in the top two of its pool in round-robin play.

After defeating South on Friday, Saturday the Twins tied Chugiak Post 33 5-5 and tied Klamath Falls (Oregon) Post 6 4-4 to earn a spot in the semifinals.

Both games went nine innings before being called due to the time limit of 2 hours, 15 minutes. The tournament record of 10 innings in 2:15 has happened twice.

The Twins, who have won four state titles, are chasing their second championship appearance in program history in the prestigious Midseason Classic. In 2016, Post 20 lost to Columbia (Tennessee) in the title game.

Post 20 defeated Madisonville in round-robin play in the Lance Coz Wood Bat Tournament, but then lost to the Rangers in that tournament’s championship game.

The Twins (8-4-2) started the day with a dramatic game against the Mustangs, who are 12-2-1 overall and also have the top record in league play.

Post 20 trailed 5-1 after the top of the fourth, but battled back to tie it with a run in the fourth, two runs in the fifth and a run in the seventh.

The Twins tied it in the seventh when Matthew Schilling led off with a walk, stole second and eventually scored on a grounder by Gavin Peterson.

In both the eighth and ninth innings, Chugiak led off with a single, forcing Jayden Stuyvesant to perform escape jobs.

In the ninth, the Mustangs had the bases loaded with one out, but Stuyvesant was able to coax a double play to escape the jam.

In the bottom of the ninth, the Twins had runners on first and second with one out but couldn’t break the tie.

Schilling finished 3 for 3 with two runs and an RBI, while Stuyvesant was 2 for 4 with a run and an RBI. Peterson added two RBIs.

Jack Harper started for the Twins and gave up five runs — four earned — on five hits in four innings. Malakai BeDunnah pitched a scoreless 2 1-3 innings, allowing just a hit, while Stuyvesant kept the Mustangs off the board for 2 2-3 innings, yielding three hits.

Against Klamath Falls, it was the Falcons scoring a run in the bottom of the seventh to extend the game.

Stuyvesant escaped a jam in the bottom of the ninth. Klamath Falls had a runner on second with one out and a runner on third with two outs, but Stuyvesant prevailed.

Peterson started for the Twins and went 5 2-3 innings, giving up three runs — two earned — on six hits. Stuyvesant gave up an unearned run on three hits in 3 1-3 innings.

Jackson Koetitz led the Twins at the plate by going 3 for 5 with a run and an RBI, while Daniel Steffensen was 2 for 4 with a run and an RBI, and Jett Brophy was 2 for 5.

Friday

The American Legion Post 20 Twins defeated South Post 4 10-6 on Friday in the Alaska 529 Midseason Classic at Mulcahy Stadium in Anchorage.

The prestigious midseason tournament features eight teams divided into two pools.

Friday, the Twins (8-4) got the job done with solid defense.

The Wolverines outhit the Twins 11-7. However, South committed seven errors, while Post 20 did not commit an error.

South also was able to steal three bases while getting caught once. The Twins stole five bases and did not get caught.

Also, according to Van Williams, media director for Alaska Legion Baseball, the Twins turned three double plays. The tournament record is four.

South, the home team, led 4-1 after the first inning, but the Twins would score the next seven runs in the game, including five in the fourth inning.

Matthew Schilling won by getting the Twins through six innings, giving up six runs — five earned — on 11 hits. Malakai BeDunnah pitched a perfect final inning for Post 20.

Wolverines pitchers Landon Gasser and Jack Zuspan each pitched about half the game. Just three of their runs were earned.

Schilling helped himself at the plate by going 2 for 3 with two runs and an RBI, while Daniel Steffensen was 2 for 2 with two runs and three RBIs.

Gavin Peterson had a pair of RBIs for the Twins, while Clyde Clemens scored twice.

For South, Logan Hultquist was 3 for 4 with two runs, while Zuspan was 3 for 3 with a run and two RBIs.