Big changes at State AA Baseball for weather
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Glacier catcher Brady Buckmaster (18) tags out Missoula Hellgate's Owen Felton (9) on a throw from center fielder Teagan Dixon to preserve a 7-6 lead in the seventh inning at Griffin Field on Friday, May 22. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
Casey Kreider
The heavy threat of inclement weather in Butte on Saturday has caused tournament officials to compact the State AA baseball schedule, with the championship game set for Friday at 7 p.m. at 3 Legends Stadium.
The adjusted bracket at the Montana High School Association website, mhsa.org, has the semifinal games taking place at 11 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. Friday. Thursday’s bracket was flipped, putting host Butte in a 4 p.m. game while Glacier played Great Falls Russell at 10 a.m.
The game times for the third-place game and championship are listed as “to be determined,” but an announcement from Butte Superintendent of Schools Jim O’Neill announced there will be no third-place game and the championship will be played at 7 p.m. Friday.
State AA Pairings
March 28-30, 3 Legends Stadium
Butte
Thursday
Game 1: Great Falls CMR (13-6) vs. Glacier (13-6), 10 a.m.
Game 2: Missoula Sentinel (10-8) vs. Bozeman (11-8) 12:30 p.m.
Game 3: Gallatin (15-1) vs. Butte (7-9), 4 a.m.
Game 4: Missoula Big Sky (11-4) vs. Billings West (11-7), 6:30 p.m.
Friday
Game 5: Loser Game 1 vs. Loser Game 2, 8:30 a.m., loser out
Game 6: Loser Game 3 vs. Loser Game 4, 8:30 p.m., loser out
Game 7: Winner Game 1 vs. Winner Game 2, 11 a.m., semifinal
Game 8: Winner Game 3 vs. Winner Game 4, 1:30 p.m., semifinal
Game 9: Winner Game 6 vs. Loser Game 7, 4 p.m., loser out
Game 10: Winner Game 5 vs. Loser Game 8, 4 p.m., loser out
Game 11: Winner Game 7 vs. Winner Game 8, 7 p.m., championship