2016 Northeast Kansas League Legion Baseball Standings - click here

2016 McDonald's "Players of the Game" on KNZA - click here

2016 Zone Tournament Assignments - click here

2016 AA Zone Tournament Bracket (at Sabetha) - click here
    (Doniphan County, Seneca, Sabetha, Silver Lake, Corning, Marysville, Linn)

2016 AAA Zone Tournament Bracket (at Ottawa) - click here 
     (Atchison, Leavenworth, Oskaloosa)

2016 A State Tournament Bracket (at Great Bend) - click here (Doniphan County) 

The postseason rolled along on Monday in Sabetha for the AA Zone, while in Ottawa the AAA Zone got underway involving three Northeast Kansas League teams. 

In Sabetha the night started with the first round wrapping up as Seneca routed Corning 15-0 in four innings and then to cap of the night Doniphan County won 11-1 in four innings over Silver Lake in the Semifinals. 

Ottawa is the host site for Atchison, Oskaloosa and Leavenworth out of the NEKL for Zone action at the AAA level. The Zone started on Monday with first round wins for Oskaloosa and Ottawa, as Oskaloosa topped Atchison 9-1 in six innings and Ottawa won 13-1 in four innings. 

The action continues in both Zone tournaments on Tuesday night as Seneca will take on Marysville in the Semifinals in the AA Zone at Sabetha at 6:00pm (game will be on 103.9 KNZA) and the first consolation/elimination game will take place in the Zone as Linn will face off with Corning at 8:00pm. In Ottawa both Atchison and Leavenworth will look to stay alive in the postseason as they face each other in a consolation/elimination game at 6:00pm, while Ottawa and Oskaloosa will play for the Zone tournament title at 8:00pm. 

Seneca and Doniphan County Win In Routing Fashion in Zone Play

Night two of the AA legion baseball Zone tournament play in Sabetha proved to be dominated by two teams with a pair of lopsided contests in the first round and Semifinals. Seneca started the night with a 15-0 four inning win over Corning in the first round, while Doniphan County capped the night with an 11-1 four inning win over Silver Lake. 

To finish off the first round Seneca squared off with Corning and picked up their 21st win of the season as they struck early with a run in the first to take the initial lead and didn't look back. Seneca added three runs in the third highlighted by a solo home run from Kurtis Niehues, while then batting around again in the fourth and scoring 10 runs in the inning to balloon their lead to 15-0. Corning had scoring opportunities but spoiled them on the night as a runner was caught stealing and another picked off in the first after having two on with nobody out, the bases were left loaded in the second and another runner stranded at third in the third. 

Seneca partnered eight hits with seven Corning errors and five walks to secure the 15-0 four inning win as Dylan Schraad earned the win on the mound going four innings giving up no runs on seven hits, a walk and struck out six. Cody Rottinghaus led the offense with a 2-3 night including a two-run homer with a walk, three runs score and three RBI's to earn McDonald's "Player of the Game" on KNZA. While, Niehues went 2-4 with a home run, three runs scored, two RBI's and reached on an error and Neil Sudbeck added two hits. Braden Deters led Corning at the plate in the loss going 2-2 with a double. 

In the nightcap a spot in the Zone Championship was up for grabs as Doniphan County took to the field for the first time in Zone play this season against Silver Lake who topped Sabetha in the first round. After an early run by Silver Lake it was all Doniphan County taking the 11-1 win in four innings. 

Silver Lake snatched the early lead as Drake McMillian led the top of the first off with a single and then came into score on an RBI double by Justin Keller making it 1-0 going into the bottom of the first. Doniphan County responded in a big way scoring five runs on four hits, two walks and a hit batter, as Doniphan had three doubles in the inning including a two RBI double from Wil Smith, while Cuttar Huss chipped in a two RBI single. After a one-two-three top of the third defensively Doniphan County put up five more runs in the bottom of the second using three walks, an error and three hits including a two RBI double from Brody Winder. Another run in the third by Doniphan assured Silver Lake would have to score in the top of the fourth to continue the game. Silver Lake managed a base runner via an error but he was ultimately strand at first as the game came to an end with Doniphan County claiming the 11-1 four inning win. 

Winder helped guide Doniphan County to the win tossing all four innings for the win giving up one run on two hits with six strikeouts, while going 1-2 at the plate with a double, two RBI's and two runs scored earning him McDonald's "Player of the Game" on KNZA. Wil Smith added a 2-2 game with a double, two runs scored and a walk, while Nathan Gaarder had two doubles on the night and Wyatt Huss chipped in a pair of hits. Silver Lake had Keller go 1-2 with his RBI double and also reaching on an error. 

The AA Zone continues in Sabetha on Tuesday night with Seneca taking on Marysville in Semifinal action at 6:00pm (game will be on 103.9 KNZA) and the first consolation/elimination game will take place in the Zone as Linn will face off with Corning at 8:00pm. While both Silver Lake and Sabetha will be in action again on Wednesday in the consolation/elimination bracket; as Sabetha awaits the loser of Seneca versus Marysville and Silver Lake will play the winner of Corning versus Linn. Doniphan County will hit the field next on Thursday at 8:00pm in the Zone Championship game against the winner of Seneca and Marysville. 

AAA Zone Tournament Play Starts in Ottawa For NEKL Teams

Only a four team Zone at the AAA level hosted by Ottawa assures that the NEKL will be represented at State as two teams make it out of each Zone. The Zone opened up in Ottawa on Monday night with Oskaloosa earning a 9-1 win in six innings in the first round over Atchison, while Ottawa routed Leavenworth 13-1 in four innings. 

Oskaloosa snagged the lead early against Atchison with a run in the top of the first and never relinquished it scoring three more runs in the second. The lead was 5-0 after four innings and Atchison finally broke through on the scoreboard with a run in the bottom of the fifth to make it 5-1, but in the top of the sixth Oskaloosa tallied four more runs making it 9-1. The eight run lead meant Atchison had to score a run in bottom of the sixth to push the game to the seventh but Oskaloosa held serve and earned the 9-1 win in six innings. 

To finish the night’s action in Ottawa the host Ottawa took down Leavenworth in the other first round game winning 13-1 in four innings. Teams traded runs in the first inning making it a 1-1 contest after one frame, but it was one-sided after that as Ottawa tallied two in the second, five in the third and five more in the fourth. 

The AAA Zone in Ottawa continues on Tuesday night with Atchison and Leavenworth will looking to stay alive in the postseason as they face each other in a consolation/elimination game at 6:00pm, while Ottawa and Oskaloosa will play for the Zone tournament title at 8:00pm.