The American Legion Sixth District East seeding playoffs are on tap tomorrow. In the East Division, Laneco Construction (Pope John Paul II) is hosting Anytime Fitness (Pearl River High), tomorrow night at 6 o’clock in the playoff seeding game.

Lanecon Construction 9-6 overall, which finished second in the East Division with a 7-3 record, squares off with Anytime Fitness.

Laneco Construction’s Bobby Mayfield, who has posted a 5-1 record during the summer, leads the pitching staff. Laneco Construction’s leadoff hitter Ross Macaluso and two-hole hitter Blake Bonnaffons will be counted on to set the table. Pitcher Andre Damiens, who posted a 2-2 record can provide depth with Tim Turner behind the plate. First baseman Alex Ramirez, who has belted two walk-off homers, provides power. Second baseman Zack Pohto gives Laneco solid defense and a wealth of experience as he is playing his fifth season of legion ball.

Capital One Bank (Fontainebleau High) coach Mo Altazan talks with hitter James Cousin during a pitching change in a recent American Legion game. (File Photo by Mike Pervel)

The winner of tomorrow’s game advances and will travel to the East Division champion Capital One Bank (Fontainebleau High), which finished the regular season 14-4 overall and 9-1 in district play. Tuesday’s game at the Bone Yard is scheduled for 6 p.m.

Capital One is hitting .315 as a team with Klay Galloway batting .476 and Logan Peterson hitting .440. Third baseman James Cousin, batting .326, tops the team with 17 runs batted in. Center fielder David Fiegel (.383) leads the team with 18 runs scored and with 10 steals in 13 attempts, while Andrew Patin (.333) has driven in 12 runs, second best on the club. Jacob Palmisano (.378) has seven runs batted in and has scored 11 times, while Addison Melancon (.356) has seven runs batted in with six runs scored. Ryan Casassa, hitting .346, is Capital One’s top pitcher with a 4-0 record to go with a stingy 0.78 earned run average. Anthony LaGuardia (.321) has produced eight runs batted in with 16 runs scored. LaGuardia (3-1) has posted a 1.56 ERA on the mound. Pitcher Shane Mullen (2-1) tops the staff with three saves, while registering a 1.67 ERA. Harrison Little (2-1) has earned a save with a 1.29 ERA. Capital One’s combined ERA is 1.67.

The American Legion Sixth District East West Division champion Pevey Realtors (Ponchatoula High) hosts Post 16 (Archbishop Hannan) tomorrow at Athletic Park in Ponchatoula with the game starting at 6 p.m. Post 16 (6-10) registered a 3-7 mark in district play and at press time was participating in a tournament in Pensacola, Fla.

Catcher Logan Booksh, left fielder Ben Condon and shortstop Dylan Manichia lead Post 16 offensively. Manichia leads the club’s pitchers with a 2-2 record.

The Southeast American Legion Regional Tournament is scheduled for July 11-15 at Athletic Park in Ponchatoula. The double elimination tournament will feature eight teams including two teams each representing the Sixth District East and West, the First District out of New Orleans and the Second District East from the West Bank rounding out the field.