Four of the 12 Cornbelt League teams have qualified for the State B Amateur Baseball Tournament in Mitchell on August 1st – 12th already. The Canova Gang, Dell Rapids Mudcats, Colman A’s and Madison Broncos all won quarterfinal games over the weekend in the District 4B Tournament in Salem. Canova defeated Lennox 9-2, Colman defeated Harrisburg 6-4, Madison beat Salem 6-1, and the Mudcats beat PBR 9-7 to qualify. These four teams will play out the winner’s half of the bracket to determine who will go in as the District 4B Champion, Rep #1, Rep #2 and Rep #3. Those games will be held Thursday and Saturday.
The rest of the eight teams are playing out the loser’s half of the bracket for the final three spots in the state tournament from the Cornbelt League. Those games will pick up again Tuesday evening and will also be played Wednesday and Friday evenings along with Saturday afternoon.
A complete list of games and the bracket can be found here: https://bigsiouxmedia.com/cornbelt-league-scoresstandings/