Third-seeded Service posted six runs in the seventh inning -- including a two-RBI homer by Bryan Beard -- to handily defeat sixth-seeded Wasilla in the first round of the American Legion State Baseball Tournament.

In other tournament action:

• Outfielder Braden Price recorded two runs, two hits and a pair of RBIs to help the eighth-seeded Kardinals dominate ninth-seeded West 11-2 at Mulcahy Stadium.

Kenai infielder Jake Darrow contributed two hits and two RBIs.

Today the Kardinals face top-seeded Chugiak at 5 p.m. at Hermon Brothers Field in the Mustangs' first tournament appearance.

• Luke Schnellbaecher tripled in the second inning, doubled in the fifth and scored two runs to propel No. 7 seed East past 10th-seeded Bartlett 17-7 at Hermon Brother's Field.

Today the T-Birds face second-seeded South at 1:30 p.m.

• Also at Hermon Brothers Field, Fairbanks pitcher Torgen Soderlund struck out six batters and singled to help Fairbanks to a 8-5 victory over fourth seed Dimond.

Michael McAllister contributed a third-inning homer to center field for fifth-seeded Fairbanks.

Service Post 28 001 300 6 -- 10 14 0

Wasilla Post 35 000 100 1 -- 2 7 2

Kenai Post 20 140 311 1 -- 11 8 1

West Post 1 200 000 0 -- 2 4 3

East Post 34 120 430 61 -- 17 16 4

Bartlett Post 29 030 004 00 -- 7 7 6

East -- Tuck, Campos (6) and Pohl. Bartlett -- L. Stonerock, Scott (5) and Pasquale. W -- Tuck. L -- L. Stonerock. 2B -- East: Raiter, Santos, Schnellebaecher. Bartlett: C. Stonerock, Gephardt. 3B -- East: Schnellbaecher.

Fairbanks Post 11/30/57 022 000 130 -- 8 13 2

Dimond Post 21 002 001 020 -- 5 11 2

Fairbanks -- Soderlund, Hall (6) and Brooks. Dimond -- C. Lauwers and Olson. W -- Soderlund. L -- C. Lauwers. 2B -- Dimond: Serafin. Fairbanks: Lester. 3B -- Dimond: Demoss. HR -- Fairbanks: McAllister.

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