Kirt Manion
kmanion@cherryroad.com

The Nebraska City American Legion Juniors baseball team competed in the 2025 area tournament at Plattsmouth on Friday, July 11, through Tuesday, July 15. Below are box scores from the games.

Juniors 8, Auburn 0
Hit leaders were Cash Hoy, two singles; Derek Van Arsdol, double; Trevor Flash, single; Alec Schnitzer, single; Carter Hoyle, single; and Landon Ferguson, single. Ferguson pitched five innings, struck out three, walked none and allowed no runs on two hits.

Juniors 8, Plattsmouth 3
Hit leaders were Alec Schnitzer, single and double; Cash Hoy, single and double; Derek Van Arsdol, single and double; Landon Ferguson, double; Kade Bossung, two singles; Trevor Flash, single; and Carter Hoyle, single. Derek Van Arsdol pitched seven innings, struck out six, walked four and allowed three earned runs on seven hits.

Blair 13, Juniors 5
Hit leaders were Alec Schnitzer, 3-for-4 with a double; Derek Van Arsdol, single and double; Landon Ferguson, two singles; Kade Bossung, two singles; Carter Hoyle, single; and Caleb Hodges, single. Carter Hoyle pitched four innings, struck out four, walked six and allowed eight runs, six earned, on eight hits. Braylon Fletcher pitched 2.1 innings, struck out none, walked one and allowed four earned runs on four hits. Isaac Stidd pitched two outs, one of them being a strike out, walked none and allowed one earned run on one hit.

Juniors 8, Plattsmouth 5
Hit leaders were Trevor Flash, two singles; Alec Schnitzer, two singles; Brayden Brown, double; Derek Van Arsdol, double; Landon Ferguson, double; and Carter Hoyle, single. Landon Ferguson pitched 5.2 innings, struck out 13, walked one, and allowed five unearned runs on five hits. Cash Hoy pitched 1.1 innings and allowed no runs on two hits.

Blair 9, Juniors 4
Carter Hoyle hit two doubles and a single and Alec Schnitzer had a double and two singles. Landon Ferguson had a single. Isaac Stidd pitched six innings, struck out three, walked four and allowed nine runs, one earned, on five hits.