The American Legion Post 70 baseball team claimed the 2D Sports Tournament on Sunday with a 3-1 win in the third game of the day.

Post 70 went a combined 5-1 in the tournament and on Sunday they won their final three games of the day to clinch the championship.

“Overall, I was really proud of the guys,” said head coach Rush Hixon. “I was proud of the fact that we won three games on the final day to win the championship. It meant a lot to our group of guys to get the first championship under our belt this summer.”

After defeating West Georgia 13-4, Post 70 knocked off Post 158 6-3 to claim a spot in the championship where they defeated Montgomery RBI.

JC Ceman pitched a complete game for Post 70. He allowed one run on four hits. He struck out seven batters.

Both teams combined for eight hits. Post 70 picked up four by Wood Jinright, Bryce Peavy, Joey Wozniak and Will Aaron.

Down by one entering the bottom of the fifth inning, Post 70 fought back to tie the game when Dalton Grider reached safely on a fielder’s choice that allowed Parker Collier to score from third.. Jinright broke the ice with a RBI ground out and Will Aaron followed up with an RBI single.

Troy lost to Panhandle Athletics 3-2 on Saturday, but bounced back to win their final three games.

“It’s not an easy feat at all,” Hixon said. “Our guys were not only mentally, but physically drained. I thought in our last game we had as much energy as we had the entire tournament. It’s a lot of credit to our guys.”

Post 70 is scheduled to get back in action on Tuesday when they take on Ozark at 5:30 at Charles Henderson High School.

“These guys are finally starting to gel together,” Hixon said. “To finally win and reach that goal you are going for, just means more.”