Political Quotes

“on August 25 Edwardsville American Legion Post 199 not only went into the history books by winning the American Legion World Series in Las Vegas, but they beat the 5,300 to 1 odds which were against them. During their remarkable run to the first national championship, Post 199 finished with a season record of 41 and 7 and won their regional state championships as well. After getting off to a solid start in the first inning, they briefly fell behind in the second inning. However, their character as a team pulled through. They rallied behind the pitching tandem of brothers James and Ben Hutton to begin a comeback in the fifth inning and to take the lead in the sixth inning. A pair of convincing runs in the ninth inning sealed their 9 to 4 victory, giving their coach and Edwardsville their first national championship. After the game, pitcher James Hutton said, "The whole team responded tonight. This is a team win, and it will always be a team win. The pitcher gets more of the glory, but I don't deserve more than anyone else on the team." Congratulations to Edwardsville.”