The American Legion Post 20 Twins defeated South Post 4 10-6 on Friday in the Alaska 529 Midseason Classic at Mulcahy Stadium in Anchorage.

The prestigious midseason tournament features eight teams divided into two pools.

The Twins are in Pool B with South, Chugiak Post 33 and Klamath Falls (Oregon) Post 6.

The top two teams from each pool advance to Sunday’s semifinals, while the last place team from each pool plays for fifth place Sunday.

The Twins finish up pool play Saturday by facing Chugiak at 11:45 a.m. and Klamath Falls at 2:15 p.m.

Friday, the Twins (8-4) got the job done with solid defense.

The Wolverines outhit the Twins 11-7. However, South committed seven errors, while Post 20 did not commit an error.

South also was able to steal three bases while getting caught once. The Twins stole five bases and did not get caught.

Also, according to Van Williams, media director for Alaska Legion Baseball, the Twins turned three double plays. The tournament record is four.

South, the home team, led 4-1 after the first inning, but the Twins would score the next seven runs in the game, including five in the fourth inning.

Matthew Schilling won by getting the Twins through six innings, giving up six runs — five earned — on 11 hits. Malakai BeDunnah pitched a perfect final inning for Post 20.

Wolverines pitchers Landon Gasser and Jack Zuspan each pitched about half the game. Just three of their runs were earned.

Schilling helped himself at the plate by going 2 for 3 with two runs and an RBI, while Daniel Steffensen was 2 for 2 with two runs and three RBIs.

Gavin Peterson had a pair of RBIs for the Twins, while Clyde Clemens scored twice.

For South, Logan Hultquist was 3 for 4 with two runs, while Zuspan was 3 for 3 with a run and two RBIs.