Eagles open Phil Brown Classic with two wins at Jack Brown Stadium
Jamestown’s 9-7 and 13-8 wins at Jack Brown Stadium gave the Eagles a fast Phil Brown Classic start, with Braxton Perkins homering in a night that set up a championship run.
Jamestown Post 14 turned the Phil Brown Classic’s opening night into a doubleheader statement at Jack Brown Stadium, beating Midway-Minto 9-7 before handling the Jamestown Blues 13-8. Braxton Perkins delivered the biggest swing of the first game, launching a home run and driving in three runs as the Eagles built an 8-0 lead through two innings and then had to withstand a Midway-Minto push that made the finish tighter than the start suggested.
The two victories gave local fans an immediate reason to stay engaged through the weekend at one of the city’s best-known baseball settings. The Phil Brown Classic ran July 10-12 as a four-team, 19U American Legion tournament in Jamestown, with pool play that also included the Elmwood Giants of Winnipeg and the Bonivital Black Sox of Winnipeg. The American Legion listed the event as sponsored by the North Dakota National Guard, and Jamestown Area Youth Baseball has described the tournament as a showcase for some of the region’s best Legion talent.
The setting matters as much as the standings. Jack Brown Stadium began in 1917 as McElroy Park, and the original wooden stands burned in 1991 before the ballpark was rebuilt by 1992 to resemble the old structure. The dugouts were renovated again in 2017, and the field now hosts the Jamestown Jimmies, Jamestown High School Blue Jays and area Legion teams. That history gives the Phil Brown Classic a familiar feel for Jamestown families who treat the weekend as part of the city’s summer baseball calendar, not just another tournament.
The name on the trophy carries its own weight. Phil Brown was a 21-year-old Jamestown native and North Dakota Army National Guard specialist who died in Iraq on May 8, 2004, and the classic is held in his memory. Jamestown’s opening-night sweep ultimately became the first chapter in a full weekend surge, as the Eagles later rallied from a four-run deficit to beat the Elmwood Giants 9-7 in the championship game and claim their first Phil Brown Classic title since 2023.
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