ROSEBURG – The Umpqua Lions American Legion baseball team finished the regular season Thursday night with a split at home against Grants Pass and a third place finish in the Area 4 North standings.

The Lions lost game one 5-2 against the Diggers, but rallied to win 14-7 in the nightcap. Umpqua finished the regular season with a 14-10 league record.

Up next for Umpqua is a trip to the Single-A Legion state tournament next week. The Lions were given the final spot in the tournament field after other teams in the running decided to drop out of the competition.

The Umpqua Lions will square off against North Willamette Valley, the host team, in the first round of the double-elimination tournament. The game is scheduled to begin at 8 p.m. on Wednesday at North Marion High School in Aurora, Oregon.

The Roseburg Pepsi Bottlecaps are also headed to the state tournament next week and will face South Medford at 2 p.m. on Wednesday. Pepsi was the Area 4 North league champions. South Medford finished second in the Area 4 South. The Bottlecaps lost 5-0 in their only previous match-up against South Medford this season.

LEGION AAA
The post season gets underway Friday for the AAA American Legion teams. The Doc Stewart’s did not make the Super Regional round, but out of Area 4, the Eugene Challengers will host Corvallis, the Grants Pass Nuggets will welcome in Portland Post 1, and the Willamette Valley Titans will visit the Alpenrose Red Sox. The Super Regionals are a best of three series with the winners advancing to the state tournament next week in Klamath Falls.