
Matt Minckler collected three hits and Jason Pinsonnault tossed a complete game to lead the Portsmouth Post 6 American Legion Baseball team to a 4-0 triumph over South Burlington, Vt., Wednesday in the opening round of the Northeast Regional at Gill Stadium.
Portsmouth scored a run in the first, one in the fourth and two in the fifth. Tim Avery added two hits for Portsmouth, which had six hits in the game. Elliot Miles drove in two runs.
Pinsonnault limited Vermont to two hits, walked one and struck out five.
Portsmouth will face Hudson, Mass., today at 4:30 p.m. Hudson opened the tournament with a 6-5 victory over Hampden, Maine, on Wednesday.
AMERICAN LEGION BASEBALL
Northeast Regional
Wednesday
Game 1: Hudson (Mass.) 6, Hampden (Maine) 5
Game 2: Cumberland (R.I.) 5, West Hartford (Conn.) 4
Game 3: Portsmouth (N.H.) 4, South Burlington, Vt. 0
Game 4: Shrewsbury (Mass.) 10, Sweeney Post (N.H.) 5
Thursday
Game 5: Hampden (Maine) vs. South Burlington (Vt.), 9:30 a.m.
Game 6: West Hartford (Conn.) vs. Sweeney Post (NH)
Game 7: Hudson (Mass.) vs. Portsmouth (N.H.), 4:30 p.m.
Game 8: Cumberland (R.I.) vs. Winner Game 4, doubleheader
Friday
Game 9: Winner Game 6 vs. Loser Game 7, 9:30 a.m.
Game 10: Winner Game 5 vs. Loser Game 8, 3:30 p.m.
Game 11 Winner Game 7 vs. Winner Game 8, doubleheader
Saturday
Game 12: Winner Game 9 vs. Loser Game 11, 1 p.m.
Game 13: Winner Game 10 vs. Winner Game 11, 4 p.m.
Sunday
Game 14: Winner Game 12 vs. Winner Game 13, 1 p.m.
Game 15: If Necessary, 4 p.m.
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