2023 Department of Michigan Champions / awards

Midland Berryhill Post 165 - Class AA Champion
Trenton, MI Post 426 - Class A Champion
Michigan Player of the Year - Caden Oliver (Adrian Post 275)
Robert Turner Memorial Scholarship - Jack Wyatt Bakus (Midland Berryhill Post 165)
Kiki Cuyler Award (AA) - Tanner Sonntag (Midland Berryhill Post 165)
Hal Newhouser Award (A) - Brock Beaudrie (Trenton Post 426)
Michigan American Legion Baseball site - https://michiganlegion.org/baseball/

Michigan Zone 2 American Legion Baseball programs - 2023

Adrian Post 275 "G. Chandler Bond"
Blissfield Post 325 "Robert Meachen"
Hudson Post 180 "Hannan-Colvin"
Stevensville Post 586
Three Oaks Post 204
Ypsilanti Post 282
Stevensville Post 586 (Junior)

Friday, November 22, 2013

Some of the 2013 American Legion Baseball awards


Some of the 2013 American Legion Baseball awards 

#2013 American Legion World Series awards
+2013 All-Academic team - link - http://www.legion.org/baseball/academic
*Matthew R. Attig (Team Captain) York, PA Post 605
*Dylan G. Morris (Region 1) West Barnstable, MA Post 206
*Steven R. Seifert (Region 2) Owings, MD Post 10
*Daniel J. Schoon (Region 3) Tyrone, GA Post 50
*Garrett J. Alexander (Region 4) Gallatin, TN Post 17
*Caleb Fernholz (Region 5) Cashton, WI Post 155
*Nathan Pflueger (Region 6) Staplehurst, NE Post 33
*Jeremy Brockman (Region 7) Lynden, WA Post 7
*Cameron Wallace (Region 8) McKinleyville, CA Post 274
+2013 Graduate (former American legion player) of the Year - Chad Billinglsy
+2013 George W. Rulon Player of the Year - Anthony Harrold, Brooklawn, NJ Post 72
+2013 Louisville Slugger Batting Champion - Anthony Harrold, Brooklawn, NJ Post 72 (.529 avg)
+2013 Baseball Big Stick Award - Anthony Bender, Petaluma, CA Post 28 (28 total bases)
+2013 Dr. Irvin L. "Click" Cowger RBI Memorial Award - Robert Busse, Petaluma, CA Post 28 (14 RBIs)
+2013 Bob Feller Pitching Award - Mike Shawaryn, Brooklawn, NJ Post 72 (33 strikeouts)
+2013 James F. Daniel Jr. Memorial Sportsmanship Award - Robbie Podorsky, Gonzales, LA Post 81
+2013 Jack Williams Memorial Leadership Award (Manager Joe Barth and coaches Dennis Barth, Michael Brown, Josk Copskey, William Gore, Steve Mondile and Michael Rucci, Brooklawn, NJ Post 72)
American Legion 2013 World Series All-Tournament Team
DH: Weston Bryan, Petaluma, Calif.
UT: Anthony Bender, Petaluma, Calif.
C: Austin Nagamine, Waipahu, Hawaii
1B: Anthony Harrold, Brooklawn, N.J.
2B: Robert Podorsky, Gonzales, La.
3B: Nick Cieri, Brooklawn, N.J.
SS: Steven Linkous, Wilmington
OF: Collin Delaune, Gonzales, La.
OF: Tanner Tokunaga, Waipahu, Hawaii
OF: Ryan Walsh, Petaluma, Calif.
P: Joe O’Donnell, Wilmington
P: Mike Shawaryn, Brooklawn, N.J.
P: Jimmy Flatt, Petaluma, Calif.

Tuesday, July 30, 2013

American Legion State Tournaments


Some recent American Legion Baseball (including Ohio) activity-

*Feel free to send me scores or tournament assignments -


4pm Tuesday at Chelsea/JV - Hudson Post 180 vs Ann Arbor 46 (2 games)

#Michigan American Legion Baseball AA State Tournament (August 1-4)
Chief Pontiac Post 377 / Shufer Burns Memorial Field - Clarkston, MI
*Thursday, August 1, 2013
(1) 9:00 Adrian Post 275 vs Midland Berryhill Post 165
(2) noon Clare Burt Post 248** (Laingsburg) vs Sanford Post 443*
(3) 3:00 Winner G 1 vs Fort Dearborn Post 384
(4) 6:00 Winner G 2 vs. Host (Chief Pontiac Post 377)
*Zone 4 2nd place fills Zone 5 slot - no AA teams in Zone 5 (UP)
**Zone 3 2nd place fills Zone 3 slot - Chief Pontiac Post 377 is host team
*Friday, August 2, 2013 (9am start)
*Saturday, August 3, 2013 (10am start)
*Sunday August 4, 2013

#Michigan American Legion Baseball A State Tournament (August 1-4)
Hudson Post 180 / Nicolay Field at Adrian College
Link -
*Thursday, August 1, 2013
9:00am    - Game 1 - Ida Post 514/A (Z2) vs Gladwin Post 171/A (Z4)
12:00pm  - Game 2 - Hancock Post 186 (Z3*) vs Gladstone Post 71 (Z5)
3:00pm    - Game 3 - Escanaba Post 82 (Z1*) vs winner G1
6:00pm    - Game 4 - Hudson Post 180 (host) vs winner G2
* - Zone 5 teams filling spots because Z1 and Z3 had no Class A teams
*Friday, August 2, 2013 (9am start)
*Saturday, August 3, 2013 (10am start)
*Sunday August 4, 2013


American Legion Zone 1 Champion - Fort Dearborn Post 36
American Legion Zone 2 Champion - Adrian Post 275

American Legion Zone 3 Champion - Chief Pontiac Post 377
American Legion Zone 4 Champion - Midland Berryhill Post 165
American Legion Zone 5 Champion - Gladstone Post 71
American Legion Baseball District 2 Champion - Adrian Post 275
American Legion Baseball District 3 Champion - Three Oaks Post 204

2013 American Legion Zone Tournaments - double elimination, 9 innings (10 after 7 mercy);

*Zone 2 (southern Michigan) - July 26 and 27 at Siena Heights University -
Saturday July 27, 2013 - Michigan American Legion Baseball - Zone 2 Tournament
Championship - (4 / 10am-11:50) - Adrian Post 275-7, Three Oaks Post 204-2;
*Adrian/275 - 7 Runs; 10 Hits; 0 Errors; 11 LOB; WP-9/Lolley (RHP, Adrian-12/Jackson; 7ip, 2R/2er, 7H, 4-BB, 2-HBP, 3K); HR (20/Hayes (RF, Adrian-13/Saginaw Valley)); 3B (22/Britt (LF, Tecumseh/13-Toledo)); 2B (16/Vannatter (2B, Tecumseh/14); 20/Hayes); 2Hits (16/Vannatter; 20/Hayes; 13/Cowen (DH, Tecumseh/14); 1/Eldred (C, Tecumseh/13-Case Western Reserve)); 2RBI (1/Eldred); POG (22/Britt (LF - 2-out triple in 3rd when Adrian seemed down) and 1/Elfred (C - 2-for-4, 2-RBI single in the 4th for the lead));
*Three Oaks/204 - 2 Runs; 6 Hits; 3 Errors; 12 LOB; LP-20/Lemon (RHP, Lakeshore/13; 5ip, 5R/4er, 7H, 3-BB, 1-HBP, 5K); 2Hits (6/Zach Schultz (LF, Lakeshore/16)); POG (6/Zach Schultz (LF - 2-for-5, 2out RBI single in first, leadoff single in third));
Friday July 26, 2013 – Michigan American Legion Baseball - Zone 2 Tournament
Game (1 / 10am-11:40) - Adrian Post 275-3, Three Oaks Post 204-1;
Game (2 - 12:45-2:30) - Adrian Post 275-11, Brooklyn Post 315-0; (7in / 10 run mercy rule)
Game (3 - 3:30-6pm) - Three Oaks Post 204-8, Brooklyn Post 315-3;

*Zone 4 - (upper portion of the lower peninsula) - July 26-28 at Midland Berryhill Post 165 (Northwood University - Gerace Field)
All games are at Northwood University (Gerace Field) - Double-elimination
Champion and runner-up advance to state tournament
Sunday July 28
Game 12 - Midland Berryhill Post 165-W, Sanford Post 443-L (no details yet)
Saturday July 27
Game 9 - Gladwin Post 171-13 (31-19-1), Bay City Post 18-12 - Bay City eliminated - Gladwin GameChanger - https://www.gamechanger.io/game-51f2fedcd72f35ee5d0005be/recap-story
Game 10 - Berryhill Post 165-18, Sanford Post 443-2
Game 11 - Sanford Post 443-5, Gladwin Post 171-3 (31-20-1) - Gladwin eliminated -
Friday July 26
Game 5 - Sanford Post 443-4, Mt Pleasant Post 110-1 -
Game 6 - Berryhill Post 165-10, Lewsiston Post 198-0 -
Game 7 - Gladwin Post 171-7, Mt Pleasant Post 110-4 - Mt Pleasant eliminated -
Game 8 - Bay City Post 18-W, Lewsiston Post 198-L - Lewiston eliminated
Thursday July 25
Game 1 - Mount Pleasant Post 110-15 vs. Bay City Post 18-3
Game 2 - Berryhill Post 165-12, Newaygo Post 381-0
Game 3 - Lewiston Post 198-11, Gladwin Post 171-8
Game 4 - Gladwin Post 171-12, Newaygo Post 381-2

*Zone 5 - Upper Peninsula - July 26-28 at Menominee / Spiess Field
*Sunday July 28 - if necessary
Championship - Gladstone 15, Escanaba 0; called by rain; Gladstone wins tournament.
(Gladstone Post 71, Sccanaba Post 82 and Hancock Post 384 all advance to the the Class A State Finals in Adrian - Gladstone as Zone 5 champion, Escanaba and Hancock filling open slots from Zones 1 and 3);
*Saturday July 27
Escanaba 7, Marquette 5 (Marquette eliminated)
Kingsford 3, Menominee 1 (Menominee eliminated)
Gladstone 10, Hancock 0
Escanaba 4, Kigsford 1 (Kingsford eliminated)
Escanaba 5, Hancock 2 (Hancock eliminated)
*Friday July 26
all games suspended or postponed to Saturday (rain)
*Thursday July 25
Kingsford 11, Ishpeming 0 (Ishpeming eliminated)
Escanaba 2, Sault Ste. Marie 1 (SS Marie eliminated)
Kingsford 13, Channing 1 (Channing eliminated)
Hancock 5, Marquette 1
Gladstone 5, Menominee 4 (9 Innings)
*Wednesday July 24
Escanaba 5, Ishpeming 3
Marquette 4, Kingsford 3
Hancock 4, Channing 2
Gladstone 6, Sault Ste. Marie 4
Menominee 2, Escanaba 1 (8 Innings)

#Ohio American Legion Baseball State Tournament
Tuesday's games (07/30)
(5) Piqua Post 184 vs Ashley Mt. Vernon Posts 518/136   10am - elimination game
(6) Cambridge Post 84 vs Circleville Post 134   1pm - elimination game
(7) Steubenville Post 33 vs Napoleon Post 300   4pm
(8) Sandusky Post 83 vs Pickerington Post 283   7pm
Monday's results (07/29)
(1) Steubenville Post 33-6 (31-10),  Piqua Post 184-3 (22-11)
(2) Sandusky Post 83-9 (35-10), Cambridge Post 84-7 (27-11)
(3) Napoleon Post 300-16 (37-17), Ashley Mt. Vernon Posts 518/136-1 (18-16)
(4) Pickerington Post 283-9 (36-9), Circleville Post 134-0 (33-10)

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