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American Legion baseball playoffs start Monday

From staff reports
Clover's #16 Kyle Kalick crosses first base past an overthrown ball as Rock Hill Post 34 host the Clover Post 38 Lightning in American Legion Baseball 7-1-2015.
Clover's #16 Kyle Kalick crosses first base past an overthrown ball as Rock Hill Post 34 host the Clover Post 38 Lightning in American Legion Baseball 7-1-2015. Jeff Sochko Special to The Herald

Rock Hill Post 34 opens the American Legion baseball playoffs Monday night against Greer.

Post 34 is one of four League 5 teams that will host in the first round, with a 7 p.m. opening pitch at South Pointe High School. The same night, Rock Hill Post 34’s junior legion team is hosting Williamson at 7:30 p.m., at Rock Hill High School.

All five of the teams in American Legion baseball’s League 5 made the postseason and will be playing Monday night. York hosts Greenville, Lancaster hosts Walhalla, while Clover travels to Greenwood. Fort Mill, which won the League 5 regular season championship, hosts Spartanburg.

Senior legion series are best-of-five; junior legion series are best-of-three.

This story was originally published July 5, 2015 at 4:50 PM with the headline "American Legion baseball playoffs start Monday."

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