2024 Department of Michigan Champions / awards

Midland Berryhill Post 165 - Class AA Champion
Marquette Post 44 - Class A Champion
George W. Rulon Player of the Year* - Cayden Smith (Midland Berryhill Post 165)
Michigan Player of the Year - Sean Parker (Adrian Post 275)
Robert Turner Memorial Scholarship - Nicklas Pantti (Marquette/MI Post 44)
Kiki Cuyler Award (AA) - Luke Lacourse (Midland/MI Berryhill Post 165)
Hal Newhouser Award (A) - Blake Walther (Marquette/MI Post 44)
Dr. Irvin L. Cowger RBI Memorial Award* - Nathan Ball (Midland Berryhill Post 165)
* = American Legion National Award
Michigan American Legion Baseball site - https://michiganlegion.org/baseball/

Michigan Zone 1 & 2 American Legion Baseball programs - 2024

Adrian Post 275 "G. Chandler Bond" (Zone 1)
Blissfield Post 325 "Robert Meachen" (Zone 1)
Hudson Post 180 "Hannan-Colvin" (Zone 1)
Stevensville Post 586 (Zone 2)
Three Oaks Post 204 “Randall Couchman” (Zone 2)
Trenton Post 426 “Harold J Chatell” (Zone 1)

Tuesday, August 2, 2016

08/02 - Hudson Post 180 is 2016 Michigan American Legion Class A Champion

08/02 - Hudson Post 180 is 2016 Michigan American Legion Class A Champion
UNOFFICIAL and only as accurate as my fingers

On Sunday July 31 Hudson Post 180 defeated Menominee Post 146 2-1 at Siena Heights University to win the 2016 Department of Michigan American Legion Class A championship.

Media coverage -
(box scores available here)

Department of Michigan Class A Champions (first year was 2011) -
2016 - Hudson Post 180
2015 - Marquette Post 44
2014 - Gladstone Post 71
2013 - Hudson Post 180
2012 - Kingsford Post 363
2011 - Hudson Post 180

Hal Newhouser award winners (Class A State tournament MVP) -
2016 - Scott Boden - Hudson Post 180
2015 - McKinley Larson - Marquette Post 44
2014 - Samuel Pouliot - Gladstone Post 71
2013 - David Falish - Escanaba Post 82
2012 - Kyle Sexton - Kingsford Post 363
2011 - Cory Larson - Negaunee Post 114

Hudson Post 180/SR - 2016 Department of Michigan Class A Champion
(Host / champion in Zone 2; Hudson Post 180 also sponsored a "junior" team)
Sponsored by HANNAN-COLVIN
Team manager - Wayne Perry
Coaches - Cody Nelson
Team Roster -
#1 Parker Randall - Third Base - Sand Creek/2017
#4 Charles Ropp - Second Base - Concord/2016
#5 Scott Boden - Shortstop - Hanover Horton/2017 -2016 Hal Newhouser award winner
#7 Austin Hinkle - Pitcher - Michigan Center/2017
#8 Matthew Rogers - Third Base - Pittsford/2016 - Glen Oaks CC
#9 Travis Carson - Second Base - Sand Creek/2018
#11 Gunnar Snyder - Pitcher - Hanover Horton/2016 - Milwaukee School of Engineering
#17 Jared Mains - Pitcher - Jonesville/2016
#18 Jacob Randall - Pitcher - Concord/2017
#19 Spencer Hawkins - Left Field - Sand Creek/2016
#20 Trenden Peacock - Center Field - Sand Creek/2016
#21 Tony Brooks - Catcher - Concord/2017
#24 Dylan Roddy - Catcher - Sand Creek/2017
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State Class A Tournament -
+Sunday 07/31 - Hudson Post 180/SR-2, Menominee Post 146-1 - championship game
+Saturday 07/30 - Hudson Post 180/SR-4, Escanaba Post 82-1
+Saturday 07/30 - Hudson Post 180/SR-3, Menominee Post 146-1
+Friday 07/29 - Menominee Post 146-5, Hudson Post 180/SR-3
+Thursday 07/28 - Hudson Post 180/SR-3, Escanaba Post 82-0

Zone 2 Class A Tournament -
+Saturday 07/23 - Hudson Post 180/SR-5, Ida Post 514/JR-1 - championship
+Friday 07/22 - Hudson Post 180/SR-17, Gladwin Post 171/JR-0

Menoninee Post 146 - 2016 Department of Michigan Class A Runner-up
(awarded empty Zone 3 position)
Sponsored by MENOMINEE
Team manager - John Lauzer
Coaches - Kyle Durow, Chris Janquart
Team Roster -
#1 Caleb Kleiman - Second Base - Menominee/2016
#2 Gage Furmanski - Second Base - Menominee/2017
#3 William Poquette - Right Field - Menominee/2018
#4 Jacob Rivard - Right Field - Menominee/2018
#5 Coleton Kotecki - Left Field - Menominee/2018
#6 Brayden Wickstrom - First Base - Menominee/2017
#7 Levi Kempka - Catcher - Menominee/2017
#8 Mark Pulver - Third Base - Menominee/2015
#9 Andrew Leinonen - First Base - Menominee/2016
#11 Tyler Bray - Left Field - North Central Area/2017
#12 Jacob Anglehart - Center Field - Menominee/2017
#21 Adam Nolde - Shortstop - Menominee/2016
#25 Sam Larson - Center Field - Menominee/2017
#26 Jason Janquart - Third Base - Menominee/2018
#26 Spencer Howell - Center Field - Menominee/2016
#36 Nathan Nowack - Pitcher - Menominee/2016

State Class A Tournament -
+Sunday 07/31 - Hudson Post 180-2, Menominee Post 146-1 - championship game
+Saturday 07/30 - Hudson Post 180-3, Menominee Post 146-1
+Friday 07/29 - Menominee Post 146-5, Hudson Post 180-3
+Thursday 07/28 - Menominee Post 146-7, Kingsford Post 363-5 - 9 innings (scheduled 7)
+Thursday 07/28 - Menominee Post 146-9, Gladwin Post 171-2

Zone 5 Class A Tournament -
+Sat 07/23 - Escanaba Post 82-4, Menoninee Post 146-3 (9 Innings)
+Friday 07/22 - Menominee Post 146-9, Marquette Post 44-5
+Friday 07/22 - Menominee Post 146-14, Hancock Post 186-4
+Thursday 07/21 - Gladstone Post 71-6, Menominee-0
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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


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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