Legion team gets come-from-behind win

Angel Cortes hit a two-run single in the sixth inning to give New Prague Post 45 a 6-5 win over Rosemount in the Sub-State American Legion baseball tournament Thursday, July 25. Rosemount had jumped to a 5-1 lead, but New Prague chipped away at the lead before getting the winning run in the sixth. Nate Picka pitched 5-1/3 innings of scoreless relief to get the win.
New Prague is now 1-1 in the double-elimination tournament. They will face St. Paul Park at 3:30 p.m. Friday, July 26, at Alimagnet Park in Burnsville. If they win, they play at noon on Saturday, July 27