District Tournament starts Wednesday

This week's District V American Legion baseball tournament schedule is set. All games in the four-team tourney will be played at DeLutis Field in Rome with the winner earning a berth in next week's New York State championship tournament in Newburgh.

Oneida County is represented by two teams, league champion Smith Post (22-0) and league runner-up New Hartford Post (15-7). Herkimer County champion Ilion Post and Jefferson County's Sackets Harbor round out the tournament field.

Here's a look at the complete schedule for the series-style tournament:

Wednesday, July 30
Game 1A: Sackets Harbor vs. New Hartford, 4 p.m.
Game 1B: Smith vs. Ilion, 7 p.m.

Thursday, July 31
Game 2A: Sackets Harbor vs. New Hartford, 4 p.m.
Game 2B: Smith vs. Ilion, 7 p.m.

Friday, August 1
Game 3A (if necessary): Sackets Harbor vs. New Hartford, 4 p.m.
Game 3B (if necessary): Smith vs. Ilion, 7 p.m.
If Games 3A and 3B are not needed, the championship series (Game 1C) will begin Friday at 7 p.m.

Saturday, August 2
Game 1C/2C: Winner of Series A vs. Winner of Series B, 4 p.m.

Sunday, August 3
Game 2C/3C: Winner of Series A vs. Winner of Series B, 1 p.m.
Game 3C (if necessary): Winner of Series A vs. Winner of Series B, 4 p.m.

*So what do you guys think? Are we in store for a Smith-New Hartford three-game series to decide who moves on to Newburgh? Or, will Ilion and Sackets Harbor come in and make some noise? Let's hear what you think...