Hopkins Legion Baseball Advances To State Tourney

The Hopkins American Legion baseball team is headed to the state tournament.

Hopkins earned one of District 10’s four state berths on Monday at Wintercrest Fields in Coon Rapids. With Osseo and Centennial securing their places at state, and Eden Prairie moving on as the host of the state tournament, Hopkins advanced due to its 7-2 win over Wayzata on Saturday.

Hopkins will face Fergus Falls at 1 p.m. on Friday in its first state tournament game at Eden Prairie’s Miller 8 Field.

Hopkins opened up the district tournament with an 8-2 win over Osseo on Thursday, then beat Monticello 12-0 on Friday. That set up the 7-2 win over Wayzata on Saturday.

On Sunday, Hopkins fell 12-9 to Eden Prairie, then on Monday the squad fell to Centennial 10-4. Since Hopkins had beaten Wayzata on Saturday, Hopkins held a tie-break and earned the trip to state. Had Hopkins beaten Eden Prairie on Sunday, it would advanced as the No. 1 seed from District 10.

Eden Prairie opens up the state tournament against Maplewood Green on Friday at 1 p.m., Osseo faces Willmar at 10 a.m. and Centennial faces Bemidji at 10:30 a.m.