08/02 - Bay City Post 18 is Class AA State Champion

08/02 - Bay City Post 18 is Class AA State Champion

August 2, 2016 - UNOFFICIAL and only as accurate as my fingers

On Saturday July 30 Bay City Post 18 defeated Midland Berryhill Post 165 4-2 to win the 2016 Department of Michigan American Legion Class AA championship at Adrin College's Nicolay Field. Bay City Post 18 advances to the Great Lakes Regional in Edwardsville, IL - link - http://www.legion.org/baseball/tournaments/greatlakes

Box - http://www.adrianbulldogs.com/sports/m-basebl/american_legion_2016/baymid10.htm

Great Lakes Regional schedule for Wednesday August 3 -
+(1) Madison,WI Post 501 (33-3) vs Bay City, MI Post 18 (32-1)

+(2) Beloit, WI Post 48 (29-7) vs Shelbyville, KY Post 37 (23-7)

+(3) Rockport, IN Post 254 (27-1) vs Danville, IL Post 210 (35-4-1)

+(4) Pickerington, OH Post 283 (39-11) vs Edwardsville/Alton, IL Post 199/126 (17-6)

Registered teams (Illinois-157; Indiana-48; Kentucky-20; Michigan-32; Ohio-54; Wisconsin-226);

Media coverage -

Adrian College Baseball - http://www.adrianbulldogs.com/sports/m-basebl/2015-16/releases/hosting_michigan_american_legion_state_tournament

(box scores available here)

Midland Daily News - http://www.ourmidland.com/sports/article/Bay-City-beats-Berryhill-for-American-Legion-8781550.php

MLive / Bay City - http://www.mlive.com/sports/bay-city/index.ssf/2016/08/bay_city_post_18_captures_firs.html#incart_river_index

Recent Department of Michigan Class AA Champions -

2016 - Bay City Post 18

2015 - Midland Berryhill Post 165

2014 - Midland Berryhill Post 165

2013 - Midland Berryhill Post 165

2012 - Adrian Post 275

2011 - Midland Berryhill Post 165

2010 - Midland Berryhill Post 165

2009- Midland Berryhill Post 165

2008 - Midland Berryhill Post 165

2007 - Blissfield Post 325

2006 - Midland Berryhill Post 165

2005 - Midland Berryhill Post 1654

2004 - Midland Berryhill Post 165

2003 - Blissfield Post 325

2002 - Midland Berryhill Post 165

2001 - Adrian Post 275

2000 - Midland Berryhill Post 165

1962 - Bay City Post 18

1960 - Bay City Post 18

KiKi Cuyler award winners (Class AA State tournament MVP - first awarded in 1929) -

link for description - http://www.michiganlegion.org/assets/kikicuyler.pdf

link past winners - http://www.michiganlegion.org/assets/kikicuyler_winners.pdf

2016 - Brady Wood - Bay City Post 18

2015 - Derek Clyde - Midland Berryhill Post 165

2014 - Adam Fitzgibbon - Midland Berryhill Post 165

2013 - Adam Fitzgibbon - Midland Berryhill Post 165

2012 - Phil Carey - Adrian Post 275

2011 - Colton Loomis - Midland Berryhill Post 165

2010 - Shayne Shroyer - Ida Post 514

2009 - Jordan Dean - Midland Berryhill Post 165

2008 - Matt Skiriving - Midland Berryhill Post 165

2007 - Tim Duffy - Robert Meachen Post 325 (Blissfield)

2006 - Josh Peterson - Midland Berryhill Post 165

2005 - Cody Allen - Midland Berryhill Post 165

2004 - Kenneth Hoffman - Midland Berryhill Post 165

2003 - Eric Rose - Robert Meachen Post 325 (Blissfield)

2002 - Brian Mitzel - Midland Berryhill Post 165

2001 - Brent Coudron - G. Chandler Bond Post 275 (Adrian)

2000 - Christopher Cohoon - Midland Berryhill Post 165

1960 - Walter D. Szczepanski - Harding / Oak / Craidge Post 18 (Bay City)

1958 - Henry Townsend - Harding / Oak / Craidge Post 18 (Bay City)

1931 - Steve Glazo - Bay City Post 18

Bay City Post 18 - 2016 Department of Michigan Class AA Champion

(Champion in Zone 4)

Sponsored by HARDING-OAK-CRAIDGE

Manager - Aaron Koin

Coaches - Gilbert Garcia; Matt Koin; John O'Keefe; Sam Raminez;

*Players -

2 - Brady Wood - Frankenmuth/16 - 2016 KiKiCuyler Award Winner (Class AA MVP)

4 - Brandon Wise - Bay City Western/16 - Saginaw Valley

5 - Monte Petre - Sanford-Meridian/16

6 - Derek Willis - Boyne City/16

7 - Austin Koin - Standish-Sterling/16 - Saginaw Valley

8 - Clay Crouterfield - Standish-Sterling/18

9 - Jaret Koin - Standish-Sterling/16 - Alma

10 - Jack Tagget - Frankenmuth/16 - Kalamazoo

11 - Aaron Rodriguez - Bay City Western/15

12 - Cheyne Maier - Midland/16

14 - Ethan Lesperance - Essexville-Garber/16 - Delta College

15 - Jason Clark - Bay City Western/16 - Saginaw Valley

15 - Connor Sonnier - Bay City Western/16 - Saginaw Valley

20 - Zean O'Keefe - Standish-Sterling/17

22 - Christian Petre - Sanford-Meridian/16

23 - Jacob Wright - Owendale-Gagetown/16

28 - Mason Erla - Cass City/16 - Michigan State

30 - Tyler Wiechec - Bay City Central/15

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State Class AA Tournament -

+Saturday 07/30 - Bay City Post 18-4, Midland Berryhill Post 165-2 - championship game

+Friday 07/29 - Bay City Post 18-5, Adrian Post 275-4 - 12 innings

+Thursday 07/28 - Bay City Post 18-13, Sault Ste Marie Post 3-2, 8 innings/10-run rule

+Thursday 07/28 - Bay City Post 18-7, Midland Berryhill Post 165-4

Zone 4 Class AA Tournament -

+Saturday July 23 - Bay City Post 18-7, Midland Berryhill-4 - championship

+Friday July 22 - Bay City Post 18-9, Sault Ste. Marie Post 3 / EUP Travelers-5

+Thursday July 21 - Bay City Post 18-11, Gladwin Post 171/SR-1

+Wednesday July 20 - Bay City Post 18-8, Midland Berryhill Post 165-4

Midland Post 165 - 2016 Department of Michigan Class AA Runner-up

(awarded empty Zone 3 position)

Sponsored by BERRYHILL

Team manager - Steve Cronkright

Coaches - Dan Cronkwright; Adam Goodwin; Deron Gross; Bill McDonald; Ben Wright

Visit team website - http://midlandberryhill.wix.com/midlandberryhill

Team Roster -

#1 Zach Schirner - Second Base - Bay CityWestern (16) / Lansing CC

#3 Matthew Fisher - Second Base - Bay City John Glenn (17)

#4 Noah Ingram - Second Base - Mount Pleasant (17)

#5 Gabriel Denton - Catcher - Clare (17)

#6 Jordan Patty - Shortstop - Midland (17)

#7 Jordan Jachens - First Base - Midland (15) / Delta College

#8 Colton Brooks - Right Field - Bay City John Glenn (16) / Saginaw Valley

#9 Jordan Dopp - Center Field - Bullock Creek (15) / Delta College

#10 Tyler Jones - Third Base - Hillman (15) / Delta College

#11 Garrett Willis - Pitcher - Mildland (18)

#12 Cody Freed - Pitcher - Bay City Western (17)

#13 Anthony Robbins - Pitcher - Bay City Western (16)

#15 Alec Justin - Pitcher - Bay City Western (15) / Florence-Darlington JC

#16 Cameron Schneider - Pitcher - Beaverton (17)

#17 d'Artagnan Booth - Pitcher - Midland (16)

#18 Logan Buczkowski - Right Field - Mount Pleasant (17) / Central Michigan

#21 Martin Money - Left Field - Midland (18)

#22 Hunter Buczkowski - Pitcher - Mount Pleasant (16) / Central Michigan

State Class AA Tournament -

+Saturday 07/30 - Bay City Post 18-4, Midland Berryhill Post 165-2 - championship game

+Saturday 07/30 - Midland Berryhill Post 165-7, Adrian Post 275-0

+Friday 07/29 - Midland Berryhill Post 165-6, Sault Ste Marie Post 3-5 - 10 innings

+Friday 07/29 - Midland Post 165-14, Fort Dearborn Post 364-2 - 7 innings/10-run rule

+Thursday 07/28 - Bay City Post 18-7, Midland Berryhill Post 165-4

Zone 4 Class AA Tournament -

+Saturday July 23 - Bay City Post 18-7, Midland Berryhill-4 - championship

+Friday July 22 - Midland Berryhill Post 165-13, Gladwin Post 171/SR-3

+Friday July 22 - Midland Berryhill Post 165-9, Sault Ste. Marie Post 3 / EUP Travelers-4

+Thursday July 21 - Midland Berryhill Post 165-7, Mount Pleasant Post 110-1

+Wednesday July 20 - Bay City Post 18-8, Midland Berryhill Post 165-4

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Michigan American Legion Baseball site - http://www.michiganlegion.org/baseball.html

National Americn Legion Baseball site - http://www.legion.org/baseball

2016 Michigan Department Baseball Rules (includes Zone and District contacts) - http://www.michiganlegion.org/assets/finalmirulesbook2016.pdf

List of American Legion Posts in Michigan (by Post #) - http://www.michiganlegion.org/assets/locate_number.pdf

Post Finder "search" by location - http://www.members.legion.org/CGI-BIN/lansaweb?webapp=MYLEPOST+webrtn=wr_dsplcr+ml=LANSA:XHTML+part=TAL+lang=ENG

Disclaimer - As always - none of this is official; it is my own interpretation, spellings and all the mistakes are also mine!

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