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.

Box - http://shusaints.com/sports/bsb/2015-16/7311lg16.htm

Media coverage -

Siena Heights Baseball - http://shusaints.com/sports/bsb/2016-17/releases/20160727hxz5l2

(box scores available here)

Adrian Daily Telegram - http://www.lenconnect.com/sports/20160731/hudson-post-180-legion-baseball-team-wins-class-state-championship

RRN Sports - http://www.rrnsports.com/story.cfm?story=2282

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) -

link - http://www.michiganlegion.org/assets/halnewhousermvpaward.pdf

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

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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