08/08 - final notes from Great Lakes Region - Midland Berryhill Post 165 Champions

08/08 - Jim's Baseball notes, scores, etc. - Tuesday August 8 - UNOFFICIAL!

also posted at http://baseballlmw.blogspot.com/ 

unofficial American Legion District 2 (MI) - http://albdistrict2mi.blogspot.com/

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ALWAYS unofficial and normally unaudited - check dates, times, locations - things change (and I do make typos) - feel free to send me corrections, complaints and information;

American Legion Awards (as available) -

*American Legion Great Lakes Regional MVP - Jordan Petty (Midland Berryhill Post 165 / Midland HS);

*Kiki Cuyler Award (Class AA State MVP) - Martin Money (Midland Berryhill Post 165 / Midland HS) -

Description - http://www.michiganlegion.org/assets/kikicuyler.pdf

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

*Hal Newhouser Award (Class A State MVP) - Ben Schwalbach (Gladstone Post 71 / Gladstone HS) -

Prior winners - http://www.michiganlegion.org/assets/halnewhousermvpaward.pdf

*American Legion Baseball / Robert Turner Scholarship - Kyle Staelgraeve (Adrian Post 275 / Clinton HS - Goshen College) -

Description and Prior winners - http://www.michiganlegion.org/assets/turner-scholarship-list.pdf

*American Legion Baseball / Diamond Scholarship (Michigan) - Kyle Staelgraeve (Adrian Post 275 / Clinton HS - Goshen College);

Deacription - http://usascholarships.com/american-legion-baseball-scholarship/

2016 winners - https://www.legion.org/documents/legion/pdf/baseball2016_alb_state_scholarship_winners.pdf

*American Legion Adrian Post 275 Frank & Shirley Dick Scholarship - Ty Peck (Adrian Post 275 / Adrian HS - Jackson College);

*American Legion Adrian Post 275 G. Chandler Bond Scholarship - Kyle Staelgraeve (Adrian Post 275 / Clinton HS - Goshen College);

Champions -

ALBB / American Legion World Series Champion - tbd

ALBB / Northeast (1) Region Champion - Shrewsbury Post 397 (MA) -

ALBB / Mid-Atlantic (2) Region Champion - Hopewell Post 339 (NJ) - 38-10

ALBB / Southeast (3) Region Champion - Randolph County Post 45 (NC) - 38-8

ALBB / Mid-South (4) Region Champion - Bryant Post 298 (AR) -

ALBB / Great Lakes (5) Region Champion - Midland Berryhill Post 175 (MI) - 40-2

ALBB / Central Plains (6) Region Champion - Creighton Prep (Omaha, NE) -

ALBB / Northwest (7) Region Champion - Lewiston Post 13 (ID) - 39-11

ALBB / West (8) Region Champion - Henderson Post 40 (NV)

ALBB / Illinois State Champion (A) - Edwardsville Post 165, IL

ALBB / Illinois State Runnerup (B) - Danville Post 210, IL (2nd most registered teams in Region)

ALBB / Indiana State Champion - Rockpost Post 254

ALBB / Kentucky State Champion - Shelbyville Post 39 (not in Great Lakes Region)

ALBB / Michigan Class AA State Champion - Midland Berryhill Post 165

ALBB / Michigan Class A State Champion - Gladstone Post 71

ALBB / Michigan Zone 2 Class AA Champion - Blissfield Post 325

ALBB / Michigan Zone 2 Class A Champion - Hudson Post 180

ALBB / Michigan Zone 4 Class AA Champion - Midland Berryhill Post 165

ALBB / Michigan Zone 4 Class A Champion - Gaylord Baseball Club

ALBB / Michigan Zone 5 Class A Champion - Gladstone Post 71

ALBB / Michigan Zone 1 AA - Fort Dearborn Post 364 is the only participating team

ALBB / Michigan Zone 3 AA - no participating teams

ALBB / Michigan Zone 5 AA - Sault Ste Marie Post 3 / AA is the only partiipating team

ALBB / Ohio Senior State Champion / Host - Napoleon Post 300 / River Bandits

ALBB / Ohio Senior State Runnerup - Beverly / Lowell Post 389 / 750

ALBB / Ohio Junior State Champion - Conneaut Post 151

ALBB / Ohio Region 1 - Napoleon Post 300 / River Bandits

ALBB / Ohio Region 2 - Sidney Post 217

ALBB / Ohio Region 3 - Sandusky Post 83

ALBB / Ohio Region 4 - Utica Post 92

ALBB / Ohio Region 5 - Circleville Post 134

ALBB / Ohio Region 6 - Lancaster Post 11

ALBB / Ohio Region 7 - Steubenville Post 33

ALBB / Ohio Region 8 - Beverly / Lowell Post 389/750

ALBB / Wisconsin State Champion (A) - Eau Claire Post 53

ALBB / Wisconsin State Runnerup (B) - Oshkosh (most registered teams in Region)

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#American Legion Great Lakes Regional - August 3-8

Location - Mercy Field / Napoleon Post 300 - Toledo, OH

*American Legion Baseball Great Lakes Region (Region 5) - http://americanlegion.sportngin.com/region5

*Local Region link - http://greatlakesalbb.wixsite.com/home

*ALBB Regional link - https://www.legion.org/baseball/tournaments/regional

*ALBB National preview - https://www.legion.org/baseball/238629/legion-baseball-64-team-regional-tournament-field-announced

Teams -

Host - Napoleon, OH Post 300 / RiverBandits

Illinois/A Champion - Edwardsville Post 165-99 / Metro East Bears

Illinois/B Runner-up - Danville Post 210 (2nd most registered teams in region)

Indiana - Rockport, IN Post 254

Michigan Champion - Midland Berryhill Post 165

Ohio Runner-up - Beverly/Lowell Post 359/750

Wisconsin/A Champion - Eau Claire Post 53

Wisconsin/B Runnerup - Oshkosh Baseball (most registered teams in region)

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Schedule -

*Wednesday August 2 -

ALBB Day 1 recap - https://www.legion.org/baseball/238668/legion-baseball-regionals-day-1-recap

Game 1 - Edwardsville Post 199-3 (1-0 / 41-8), Rockport Post 254-0 (0-1 / 19-6)

Game 2 - Midland Berryhill Post 165-15 (1-0 / 37-1), Oshkosh Post 70-7 (0-1 / 29-6)

Game 3 - Danville Post 210-11 (1-0 / 37-5), Beverly/Lowell Post 359/750-5 (0-1 / 27-15)

Game 4 - Eau Claire Post 53-3 (1-0 / 29-5), Napoleon, OH Post 300-1 (0-1 / 32-14)

*Thursday August 3 -

ALBB Day 2 recap - https://www.legion.org/baseball/238691/legion-baseball-regionals-day-2-recap

Game 5 - Rockport Post 254-11 (1-1 / 20-6), Beverly/Lowell Post 359/750-2 (0-2 / 27-16)

Game 6 - Oshkosh Post 70-9 (1-1 / 30-6), Napoleon, OH Post 300-8 (0-2 / 32-15)

Game 7 - Edwardsville Post 199-11 (2-0 / 42-8), Danville Post 210-8 (1-1 / 37-6)

Game 8 - Midland Berryhill Post 165-7 (2-0 / 38-1), Eau Claire Post 53-3 (1-1 / 29-6)

*Friday August 4 -

ALBB Day 3 recap - https://www.legion.org/baseball/238707/legion-baseball-regionals-day-3-recap

Game 9 - Danville Post 210-15 (2-1 / 38-6), Oshkosh Post 70-11 (1-2 / 30-7)

Game 10 - Rockport Post 254-9 (2-1 / 21-6), Eau Claire Post 53-8 (1-2 / 29-7)

Game 11 - Midland Berryhill Post 165-10 (3-0 / 39-1), Edwardsville Post 199-2 (2-1 / 42-9)

*Saturday August 5 -

ALBB Day 4 recap - https://www.legion.org/baseball/238714/legion-baseball-regionals-day-4-recap

Game 12 - Rockport Post 254-8 (3-1 / 22-6), Edwardsville Post 199-1 (2-1 / 42-9)

Game 13 - Danville Post 210-8 (3-1 / 39-6), Midland Berryhill Post 165-4 (3-1 / 39-2)

*Sunday August 6 -

*ALBB - World Series Field set - https://www.legion.org/baseball/238724/2017-american-legion-world-series-field-set

(Midland Berryhill Post 165 draws the Bye for Game 14);

Game 14 - Danville Post 210 (4-1 / 40-6), Rockport Post 254 (3-2 / 22-7)

*Courier Press - http://www.courierpress.com/story/sports/baseball/2017/08/06/rockport-falls-great-lakes-regional-semifinals/104357562/

Game 15 - Midland Berryhill Post 165-13 (4-1 / 40-2), Danville Post 210-1 (4-2 / 40-7) - 7in

*Midland Daily News - http://www.ourmidland.com/sports/article/Berryhill-makes-American-Legion-World-Series-for-11738251.php

*News Gazette - http://www.news-gazette.com/sports/prep-sports/baseball/2017-08-07/memorable-run-comes-end.html

*Commecial News - http://www.commercial-news.com/sports/local_sports/sweet-for-speakers/article_96d7423c-fd40-5e90-a32f-0e06ce0141f2.html

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