GALLERY: Hopkins Legion Baseball Downs Eagan 6-4

The Hopkins American Legion baseball team finished up play at the Gopher Classic on Sunday at Eagan High School.

Hopkins ended the tournament with a 1-4 record. Fergus Falls won the pool and advanced to Monday’s round of 16. Fergus Falls will face Eden Prairie at noon at Round Lake Stadium in Eden Prairie, with the winner advancing to Monday’s quarterfinals. The semifinals and finals take place Tuesday at Minnetonka’s Veterans Field.

Hopkins opened up play on Friday with a 10-7 loss to Fergus Falls. On Saturday, Hopkins lost 20-12 to the Rochester Patriots, then bounced back to in a 6-5 decision over Eagan to end the day.

Against Eagan, Hopkins rode on the back of Jay Homan's pitching, as he held the Eagan team to four runs Saturday evening.

Homan kept Eagan batters guessing and created many easy outs for the defense. At times, the Hopkins offense was overaggressive in its base running, creating a triple play for Eagan in the first inning. But Hopkins was able to jump out into the lead and scored six runs in the game, just enough to defeat Eagan.

But on Sunday, Hopkins lost twice to end the tournament. The Legion squad fell to Grand Forks, ND, 9-6 before losing to Kenosha, WI, 15-7.