The Rochester A's had a strong start to the annual Firecracker 92 American Legion baseball tournament in Rochester on Friday.
The A's won both of their games at Century High School on the opening day of the event, beating Austin 4-3 and Plover, Wis., 8-3.
The A's are one of two teams in the 15-team tournament to hold a 2-0 record after the first day, along with Coon Rapids.
Four teams are 1-0 going into today's games — Viroqua (Wis.), Maple Plain, Madison (Wis.) and Ottawa (Ohio).
The Rochester Redhawks and Rochester Patriots each split two games Friday.
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The Redhawks beat Tri-City 1-0, then lost to Ottawa 11-3.
The Patriots lost to Viroqua 4-1 and defeated Oconomowoc (WIs.) 4-1.
Pool play continues through Sunday morning, with the championship game scheduled for 2 p.m. Sunday.
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FRIDAY'S GAMES
POOL A
Viroqua (Wis.) 4, Rochester Patriots 1
Coon Rapids 3, Excelsior 2
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Coon Rapids 9, Oconomowoc (Wis.) 1
Patriots 4, Oconomowoc 1
POOL B
Rochester Redhawks 1, Tri-City 0
Madison (Wis.) 12, Mitchell (S.D.) 0
Ottawa (Ohio) 11, Redhawks 3
Mitchell 6, Tri-City 0
POOL C
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Rochester A's 4, Austin 3
Austin 4, Omaha (Neb.) 1
Maple Plain 7, Plover (Wis.) 0
Rochester A's 8, Plover 3
TODAY'S GAMES
POOL A
(At John Adams Middle School)
Excelsior vs. Viroqua, 9:30 a.m.
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Patriots vs. Coon Rapids, noon
Viroqua vs. Oconomowoc, 2:30 p.m.
Patriots vs. Excelsior, 5 p.m.
POOL B
(At Dale Massey Field, Mayo H.S.)
Ottawa vs. Madison, 9:30 a.m.
Redhawks vs. Mitchell, noon
Tri-City vs. Ottawa, 2:30 p.m.
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Redhawks vs. Madison, 5 p.m.
POOL C
(At Century High School)
Omaha vs. Maple Plain, 9:30 a.m.
Rochester A's vs. Omaha, noon
Austin vs. Plover, 2:30 p.m.
Rochester A's vs. Maple Plain, 5 p.m.
SUNDAY'S GAMES
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POOL A
(At John Adams Middle School)
Oconomowoc vs. Excelsior, 9 a.m.
Coon Rapids vs. Viroqua, 11:30 a.m.
POOL B
(At Dale Massey Field, Mayo H.S.)
Ottawa vs. Mitchell, 9 a.m.
Madison vs. Tri-City, 11:30 a.m.
POOL C
(At Century High School)
Omaha vs. Plover, 9 a.m.
Maple Plain vs. Austin, 11:30 a.m.
CHAMPIONSHIP GAME
(Site TBD)
Top two pool winners, as determined by tie-breakers, 2 p.m.
