Juneau’s American Legion team needs one more win

Auke Bay Post 25 can clinch a berth in state semifinals with a victory

The Gastineau Channel Little League Majors Baseball All-Stars and Alaska American Legion Auke Bay Post 25 players pose for a photo prior to a Legion game on July 11, 2026, at Adair-Kennedy Memorial Park field. The Majors play for the Little League District Championship Tuesday, July 28 against Ketchikan at Ketchikan. Auke Bay plays Kenai Tuesday in Anchorage to earn a berth in the Legion state semifinals. (Klas Stolpe / Juneau Independent)

By Klas Stolpe  

Juneau Independent

Juneau’s Auke Bay Post 25 American Legion baseball team needs a win Tuesday night against Kenai Post 20 to stay in the hunt for a berth in the 74th Alaska Legion State Tournament semifinals.

The winner of the state tournament advances to the Northwest Regionals, August 5-9 at Medford, Oregon. The Regional winner advances to the Legion World Series August 13-18 at Shelby, North Carolina.

After the regular season ended the top eight teams were placed in two divisions for pool play to begin the state tournament. After play, the top two teams from each pool advanced to the semifinals.

The Denali Pool is #1 Auke Bay (14-2 league / 18-4 overall),  #4 Palmer Pioneers Post 15 (10-6 / 12-12), #5 Kenai Twins Post 20 (10-6 / 19-8) and #8 Ketchikan Kings Post 3 (8-8 / 10-10).

Juneau is 1-1 in pool play, defeating Ketchikan 18-8 on Saturday and falling to Palmer 11-1 on Sunday. Kenai is 2-0, defeating Palmer 9-6 on Saturday and Ketchikan 13-4 on Sunday. Palmer is 1-1 and Ketchikan 0-2.

Juneau plays Kenai at 7 p.m. Palmer faces Ketchikan at 10 a.m.

The Alyeska Pool features #2 Service Cougars Post 28 (13-3 / 14-8), #3 South Wolverines Post 4 (11-5 / 11-10), #6 Chugiak Mustangs Post 33 (9-7 / 15-10) and #7 Wasilla Road Warriors Post 35 (9-7 / 10-15).

Service is 2-0 in Alyeska action, defeating Wasilla 4-0 on Saturday and South 5-0 on Monday. Chugiak defeated South 5-0 on Saturday and lost to Wasilla 11-7 on Monday. Chugiak is 1-1, Wasilla is 1-1 and South is 0-2.

Wasilla plays South at 1 p.m. and Service plays Chugiak at 4 p.m.

SEMIFINALS

Wednesday, July 29: 1 p.m. - Denali 2nd vs. Alyeska 1st; 4 p.m. - Alyeska 2nd vs. Denali 1st.

CHAMPIONSHIP

Thursday, July 30: 1 p.m. - Semifinal winners.

ALL-STAR GAME

Friday, July 31: 6 p.m. - Alaska Airlines Appreciation Night @ All-Star Game.

NORTHWEST REGIONALS

August 5-9 at Medford, Oregon.

LEGION WORLD SERIES

August 13-18 at Shelby, North Carolina.

• Contact Klas Stolpe at sports@juneauindependent.com