All-State Tournament: No. 4 New York vs. No. 13 Arkansas

Previously on The All-State Tournament …

Our battle-of-the-states baseball tournament (simulated by Strat-O-Matic!) so far, has been going (more or less) according to form. No. 1 California knew it was facing a true challenge against Nebraska and Bob Gibson, but squeaked out a 2-1 victory behind the power of Ted Williams.

And No. 2 Pennsylvania struggled for a while against No. 15 North Carolina and its surprise starting pitcher, Madison Bumgarner, but Reggie Jackson and Honus Wagner homers proved the difference in the Keystone State’s 4-2 triumph.

On Monday, No. 3 Maryland — a star-studded team with Baseball 100 legends Babe Ruth, Cal Ripken Jr., Jimmie Foxx, Lefty Grove and Al Kaline, among others — went up against upset-minded Louisiana. Spoiler alert: The game was wild. You can read about it below.