2016 American Legion Baseball - The
way to Adrian, MI - Michigan Class A
(Unofficial - what I could find, and, as always, subject to errors by me, myself and I)
State Tournament listed first, then the Zone tournaments
Department of
Michigan American Legion Baseball site -
http://www.michiganlegion.org/baseball.html
Michigan
Department American Legion Baseball Rules defines the Class A program
- http://www.michiganlegion.org/assets/finalmirulesbook2016.pdf
- rule #32
Michigan
Department Class A American Legion Baseball Awards -
*State Champion
team
*Hal
Newhouser award (state tournament MVP)
Also eligible (along with Class AA
players) for
Michigan American Legion Baseball
State Tournament (Class A) (July 28-31)
*Note 1 - modified American League
rules (7 inning games);
*Note 2 - double elimination - with the
championship game "single elimination";
*Note 3- Rosters (maximum 18 players)
are submitted in June and there are no substitutions / additions (so
commitment to the "team" is important);
*Note 4 - There is no further
American Legion sponsored post-season play for the Class A champion;
*Note 5 - There may be some
reimbursment for participating teams for housing and food;
*Note 6 - Enrollment cap (10, 11, 12
grades) of high schools of participating players is 1,500;
*Host team and five zone champions /
qualifiers play to determine the Class A State Champion;
*Location - Siena Height University
(Adrian, MI)
Teams -
Host - Hudson Post 180
Zone 1 (Metro Detroit) - tbd (runnerup
from Zone 2 or 5)
Zone 2 (South and West Michigan) -
Champion of Zone 2 Class A tournament
Zone 3 (Oakland, Macomb, Thumb) - tbd
(runnerup from Zone 2 or 5)
Zone 4 (Upper half of the "Lower
Peninsula") - Gladwin Post 171/A
(the only Class A participant from Zone 4)
Zone 5 (The "Upper Peninsula")
- Champion of Zone 5 Class A tournament
*Schedule (State Class A
Tournament) -
Thursday July 28 -
+(1) tba - Zone 3 (from Zone 2 or 5) vs
Zone 4 (Gladwin Post 171/A)
+(2) tba - Zone 2 (champion) vs Zone 1
(from Zone 2 or 5)
+(3) tba - Zone 5 (champion) vs Winner
G1
+(4) tba - Host (Hudson Post 180/SR) vs
Winner G2
Friday July 29 -
+(5) tba - Loser G2 (1 loss) vs Loser
G3 (1 loss) - Elimination game
+(6) tba - Loser G1 (1 loss) vs Loser
G4 (1 loss) - Elimination game
+(7) tba - Winner
G5 (1 loss) vs Winner G6 (1 loss) - Elimination game
+(8) tba - Winner
G3 (no losses) vs Winner G4 (no losses)
Saturday July 30 -
+(9) tba - Winner G7 (1 loss) vs Loser
G8 (1 loss) - Elimination game
+(10) tba - Winner G8 (no losses) vs
Winner G9 (1 loss) - Championship game #1
Sunday July 31 -
+(11) if necessary - Winner G10 (1
loss) vs Loser G10 (1 loss)
*
Michigan American Legion Baseball
Zone Tournaments (Class A)
*Note 1 - modified American League
rules (7 inning games);
*Note 2 - double elimination - with the
championship game "single elimination";
*Note 3 - Rosters (18 players) are
submitted in June and there are no substitutions / additions (so
commitment to the "team" is important);
Zone 1 (Metro Detroit) -
*Note - Zone 1 did not register any
teams, so their "slot" will be filled by one of the second
place teams from Zone 2 or Zone 5;
*
Zone 2 (South and West Michigan)
- Friday July 22 - Sunday July 24 at Hudson HS
Teams (Hudson Post 180/SR; Hudson Post
180/JR; Blissfield Post 325/A; Ida Post 514/A + Gladwin Post 171/A)
Friday, July 22
+(1) 9:30am -
Blissfield Post 325/A vs Ida Post 514
+(2) 12:30am -
Hudson Post 180/SR vs Gladwin Post 171/A
+(3) 3pm -
Winner G1 (no losses) vs Hudson Post 180/JR
+(4)
5pm - Loser G1 (1 loss) vs Loser G2 (1 loss) - Elimination
game
Saturday, July 23
Saturday, July 23
+(5) 9:30am -
Winner G2 (no losses) vs Winner G3 (no losses)
+(6) 12:30 -
Winner G4 (1 loss) vs Loser G3 (1 loss) - Elimination game
+(7) 3pm -
Winner G6 (1 loss) vs Loser G5 (1 loss) - Elimination game
+(8)
5pm* - Winner G5 (no losses) vs Winner G7 (1 loss) - possibly on
Sunday
Sunday, July 24
Sunday, July 24
+(8) 10am* -
Winner G5 (no losses) vs Winner G7 (1 loss) - tentative for Saturday
PM
+(9) if
necessary - Winner G8 (1 loss) vs Loser G8 (1 loss)
*
Zone 3 (Oakland, Macomb, Thumb)
-
*Note - Zone 3 did not register any
teams, so their "slot" will be filled by one of the second
place teams from Zone 2 or Zone 5;
*
Zone 4 (Upper half of the "Lower
Peninsula") -
*Gladwin Post 171/A - will participate
in the Zone 2 tournament and will advance to the Class A State
tournment;
*
Zone 5 (The "Upper Peninsula")
- Thursday July 21 - Saturday July 23 at Ness Field, Escanaba, MI
*Teams -
Marquette Post 44/Blues
Gladstone Indians Post 71
Escanaba Cubs Post 82
Menominee Red Wave Post 146
Copper Country Flames Hancock Post 186
Kingsford Blues Post 363
*Schedule as I could find it
(subject to change!) -
Sunday July 24 - if
necessary!
+(11) Winner game
10 (1 loss) vs Loser game 10 (1 loss) - Championship/2
Saturday
July 23 - more
guesswork!
+(9)
Loser game 8 (1 loss) vs Winner game 7 (1 loss) - elimination game
+(10)
Winner game 8 (no losses) vs Winner game 9 (1 loss) - Championship/1
Friday
July 22 - guesses only!!
+(5)
Loser game 2 vs Loser game 3 - elimination game
+(6)
Loser game 1 vs Loser game 4 - elimination game
+(7)
Winner game 5 (1 loss) vs Winner game 6 (1 loss) - elimination game
+(8)
Winner game 3 (no losses) vs Winner game 4 (no losses)
Thursday
July 21 -
+(1)
10am - Kingsford Post 363 / Blues vs Marquette Post 44
+(2)
1pm - Menominee Post 146 / Red Wave vs Gladstone Post 71 / Indians
+(3)
4pm - Hancock Post 186 / Copper Country vs Winner game 1
+(4)
7pm - Escanaba Post 82 / Cubs vs Winner game 2
*
