Montana Class AA Chairman
*A typical flow-style of bracket does not translate accurately into the American Legion Baseball State Tournament because of the pairings for Games 12 and 13 on Day 4 are to be determined. See Note 1.
Wednesday, July 26
9 a.m.--No. 3 Missoula vs. No. 6 Great Falls
noon--No. 4 Helena vs. No. 5 Kalispell
3 p.m.--No. 2 Billings Royals vs. No. 7 Lethbridge
7:30 p.m.--No. 1 Bozeman vs. No. 8 Billings Scarlets
Thursday, July 27
9:30 a.m.--Game 1 loser vs. Game 3 loser
12:30 p.m.--Game 2 loser vs. Game 4 loser
4 p.m.--Game 1 winner vs. Game 3 winner
7 p.m.--Game 2 winner vs. Game 4 winner
Friday
noon--Game 6 winner vs. Game 7 loser
3:30 p.m.--Game 5 winner vs. Game 8 loser
7 p.m.--Game 7 winner vs. Game 8 winner
Saturday
TBD, game times 3:30 p.m. and 7 p.m.
Sunday
11 a.m.--State AA Championship Game
*Missoula swept Helena during their two regular-season meetings to earn the Nos. 3-4 tiebreaker
With 10 teams in the Montana-Alberta Class AA division, eight teams vye for berths into the state tournament by playing the nine other teams twice. After the 18-game regular season schedule, the top 8 teams advance to the state tournament in Bozeman from July 26-30. In the opening round, the No. 1 team with play No. 8; No. 2 will play No. 7; No. 3 will play No. 6; and the Nos. 4-5 teams will play each other.
No. 1 Bozeman (14-4)
No. 2 Billings Royals (13-5)
No. 3 Missoula (12-6, won tiebreaker by sweeping Helena during regular season)
Nov. 4 Helena (12-6, lost tiebreaker)
No. 5 Kalispell (11-7)
No. 6 Great Falls (9-9)
No. 7 Lethbridge (7-11)
No. 8 Billings Scarlets (6-12)
The state champion and Missoula will advance to the 2017 Northwest Regional in Missoula, starting on Aug. 2. The regional champion will advance to the World Series in Shelby, N.C., the following week. The World Series will be broadcast on the ESPN network of channels.
May 30
Lethbridge 14, Med Hat 13
June 2
Blgs Royals 4, Blgs Scarlets 0
June 6
Kalispell 5, Blgs Royals 4
Kalispell 8, Blgs Royals 4
June 7
Blgs Royals 2, Lethbridge 0
Blgs Royals 10, Lethbridge 2
Blgs Scarlets 10, Med Hat 7
Med Hat 6, Blgs Scarlets 4
June 8
Helena 7, Bozeman 4
June 9
Blgs Royals 1, GF 0
GF 11, Blgs Royals 4
Bozeman 10, Helena 0
June 10
Missoula 9, Blgs Royals 4
Blgs Royals 10, Missoula 4
GF 16, Med Hat 15
June 11
GF 11, Med Hat 6
Bozeman 3, Lethbridge 0
Bozeman 7, Lethbridge 2
Blgs Scarlets 3, Butte 1
Blgs Scarlets 10, Butte 0
June 12
Missoula @ Helena (rain out)
June 13
Missoula @ Helena (rain out)
Kalispell @ Blgs Scarlets x2 (rain out)
June 14
Missoula 2, Helena 0
Missoula 7, Helena 3
Blgs Scarlets 5, Kalispell 2
Kalispell 15, Blgs Scarlets 1
Bozeman @ Butte (rain out)
June 16
Helena 5, Blgs Scarlets 1
June 17
Helena 15, Blgs Scarlets 2
June 18
Great Falls 11, Kalispell 1 (5 innings)
Great Falls 7, Kalispell 6 (11 innings)
June 20
Helena 4, Lethbridge 2
Helena 10, Lethbridge 3
Blgs Royals 8, Bozeman 3
Bozeman 6, Blgs Royals 3
Missoula 3, Blgs Scarlets 1
Missoula 6, Blgs Scarlets 0
June 22
Kalispell 10, Med Hat 0 (5 innings)
Kalispell 6, Med Hat 5 (12 innings)
Bozeman 15, Butte 4 (7 innings)
June 23
Lethbridge 5, Great Falls 1
Lethbridge 7, Great Falls 2
June 24
Great Falls 9, Butte 2
Great Falls 9, Butte 4
June 26
Med Hat 10, Butte 0 (5 innings)
Med Hat 6, Butte 1
June 27
Helena 4, Kalispell 3
Kalispell 9, Helena 3
July 5
Blgs Royals 6, Butte 4
Blgs Royals 6, Butte 4
July 7
Bozeman 8, Missoula 7 (10 innings)
Blgs Royals 4 Blgs Scarlets 3
July 8
Bozeman 12, Missoula 9
Blgs Royals 5, Medicine Hat 1
Blgs Royals 13, Medicine Hat 2 (5)
July 9
Medicine Hat 4, Bozeman 2
Bozeman, 6, Medicine Hat 3
July 11
Bozeman 7, Great Falls 6
Missoula 13, Kalispell 10
Lethbridge 9, Billings Scarlets 2
Lethbridge 4, Billings Scarlets 0
July 12
Bozeman 13, Great Falls 3
Helena 10, Medicine Hat 0 (5)
Helena 12, Medicine Hat 1 (5)
Butte 4, Lethbridge 3
Lethbridge 9, Butte 3
Missoula 9, Kalispell 8
July 14
Helena 5, Great Falls 3
Bozeman 12, Butte 10
July 15
Great Falls @ Helena (rained out)
Missoula 16, Medicine Hat 1
July 16
Kalispell 8, Lethbridge 1
Kalispell 7, Lethbridge 3
Medicine Hat 6, Missoula 4
Helena 13, Great Falls 3 (8)
July 17
Missoula 4, Butte 3
Missoula 12, Butte 2
July 18
Helena 11, Butte 1 (7)
Bozeman 6, Billings Scarlets 5
Bozeman 6, Billings Scarlets 4
July 19
Great Falls 7, Missoula 6
Helena 9, Butte 6
Lethbridge 18, Medicine Hat 10
July 20
Great Falls 3, Missoula 2 (11)
Kalispell 4, Bozeman 2
Blgs Royals 14, Helena 9
July 21
Bozeman 6, Kalispell 1
Missoula 12, Lethbridge 4
Billings Royals 7, Helena 4
July 22
Kalispell 12, Butte 3
Kalispell 10, Butte 9
Missoula 7, Lethbridge 6
July 23
Blgs Scarlets 3, Great Falls 0
Blgs Scarlets 16, Great Falls 5 (5)
July 25
Class AA Baquet in Bozeman
July 26-30
Montana State Tournament in Bozeman
Wednesday, July 26
Wednesday, July 26
9 a.m.--No. 3 Missoula vs. No. 6 Great Falls
noon--No. 4 Helena vs. No. 5 Kalispell
3 p.m.--No. 2 Billings Royals vs. No. 7 Lethbridge
7:30 p.m.--No. 1 Bozeman vs. No. 8 Billings Scarlets
Aug. 2-6
Northwest Regional in Missoula
Aug. 9-13
World Series in Shelby, N.C.