Branford begins play in the American Legion Northeast Regional Thursday.

All games at Palmer Field in Middletown.

Here is the schedule below, and also a link to an information page for the tournament

Thursday

Game 1: Lewiston, Maine (24-4) vs. Gibbsboro, N.J. (31-11), 9:30 a.m.

Game 2: Warwick, R.I. (24-6) vs. East Longmeadow, Mass. (23-2), 1 p.m.

Game 3: Branford (24-6) vs. Essex, Vt. (28-2), 4:30 p.m.

Game 4: Goffstown, N.H. (17-2) vs. Middletown (20-9), 8 p.m.

Friday

Game 5: Game 1 loser vs. Game 3 loser, 9:30 a.m.

Game 6: Game 2 loser vs. Game 4 loser, 1 p.m.

Game 7: Game 1 winner vs. Game 3 winner, 4:30 p.m.

Game 8: Game 2 winner vs. Game 4 winner, 8 p.m.

Saturday

Game 9: Game 6 winner vs. Game 7 loser, 12:30 p.m.

Game 10: Game 5 winner vs. Game 8 loser, 4:30 p.m.

Game 11: Game 7 winner vs. Game 8 winner, 8 p.m.

Sunday

Game 12: Game 9 winner vs. Game 11 loser, 1 p.m.

Game 13: Game 11 winner vs. Game 10 winner, 7 p.m.

Monday

Game 14: Game 12 winner vs. Game 13 winner, 1 p.m.

Game 15: if necessary, 7 p.m.

The winner advances to the World Series in Spokane, Wash.