The 2018 American Legion Baseball
Great Lakes Regional begins on Wednesday (August 8) at Mercy Field in
Toledo, OH. The winner advances to the American Legion World Series
in Shelby, NC joining seven other Regional Champions in an eight team
series.
Below
are some (unofficial) notes on the Great Lakes Regional and the other
regionals. Most - if not all - regional games should have "on-line"
coverage, while the World Series will be carried by ESPNU / ESPN3
live.
2018 American Legion Baseball
Regionals (August 8-12) - the eight winners advance to the 2018
American Legion World Series in Shelby, NC (August 16-12)
American Legion Baseball -
History - https://www.legion.org/baseball/history
*Recent Champions -
https://www.legion.org/documents/baseball/national_champions.pdf
2017 - Henderson, NV Post 40
2016 - Texarkana, AR Post 58
2015 - Chapin-Newberry, SC Post 193
2014 - Brooklawn, NJ Post 72 (Midland,
MI Post 165 was runner-up)
2013 - Brooklawn, NJ Post 72
2012 - New Orleans, LA Post 125
2011 - Eden Prairie, MN (OS)
2010 - Midwest City, OK Post 170
2009 - Midland, MI Post 165
2008 - Las Vegas, NV Post 76
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2018 American Legion World Series
- https://americanlegion.sportngin.com/2018alws
Live television coverage by ESPNU and
ESPN3
Format - two four team brackets play
round robin; top four play single elimination games;
The host - Shelby, NC Post 82 - covers
most of the costs of the American Legion World Series;
2018 American Lerion Regional "hub"
- https://americanlegion.sportngin.com/
Each Region has eight teams -
*Host team (who covers most of the
expenses including team housing and meals)
*State champions or state runner-ups (6
"runner-up" teams (Connecticut, Illinois, Pennsylvania,
Minnesota, Nebraska and Wisconsin) - states with the most
participation).
*The Regional is double elimination.
*Team rosters (a maximum of 18 players
each) were frozen in late June - there are no "pick-up"
players. Team rosters may be viewed at
https://www.legion.org/baseball/teams
(select the state and then the post). This site also indicates the
number of registered teams by state.
*Region 5: Great Lakes Region
(IL - 2 teams, IN, MI, OH - 2 teams, WI - 2 teams)
Host - Napoleon, OH - Post 300
Location - Mercy Field in Toledo, OH
(525 S Holland Sylvania Rd, Toledo, OH 43615)
Michigan - Midland Post 165
Illinois - Mt. Prospect Post 525 and
Danville Post 210
Indiana - Terre Haute Post 346
Ohio - Circleville Post 134 and host
Napoleon Post 300
Wisconsin - Sheboygan Post 83 and
runner-up Eau Claire Post 53
*
Concessions - Mercy Field concessions are (in my experience) outstanding
Coffee stop - Strachn Bakery (759 S
Holland Sylvania Rd, Toledo, OH 43615)
*
Wednesday 08/12 opening day schedule
-
+G1 / 11am - Wisconsin runner-up (Eau
Claire Post 53) vs Michigan Champion (Midland Berryhill Post 165)
+G2 / after - Illinois Champion (Mt
Prospect Post 525) vs Indiana Champion (Terre Haute Post 346)
+G3 / 4pm - Wisconsin Champion
(Sheboygan Post 83) vs Ohio Champion (Centerville Post 134)
+G4 / after - Illinois runner-up
(Danville Post 210) vs Host (Napoleon Post 300)
*
*Region 1: Northeast Region
(CT - 2 teams, MA - 2 teams, ME, NH, RI, VT)
Host - Shrewsbury, MA - Post 397
Connecticut - Southington Post 72 and
runner-up Ellington Post 62
Maine - Portland
Massachusetts - Braintree Post 86 and
host Shrewsbury Post 397
New Hampshire - Rochester Post 7
Rhode Island - Cumberland Post 14
Vermont - Essex Post 91
*
*Region 2: Mid-Atlantic Region
(DE, MD, NJ, NY, PA - 2 teams, VA - 2 teams)
Host - Leesburg, VA - Post 34
Delaware - Wilmington Post 1
New Jersey - Broad Street Park Post 313
New York - Rockland Post 130
Maryland - Severna Park Post 175
Pennsylvania - Spring City Post 602 and
runner-up Souderton Post 234
Virginia - Vienna Post 180 and host
Leesburg Post 34
*
*Region 3: Southeast Region
(AL, FL, GA, KY, NC, SC - 2 teams, WV)
Host - Asheboro, NC - Dixon Post 45
Alabama - Troy Post 70
Florida - Tallahassee Post 13
North Carolina - Wilmington Post 10 and
host Randolph Post 45
South Carolina - Chapin/Newberry Post
193/24 and runner-up Sumter Post 15
Kentucky - Lyon County Post 68
West Virginia Parkersburg Post 15
*
*Region 4: Mid-South Region
(AR, KS, LA - 2 teams, MS, MO - 2 teams, TN)
Host - New Orleans, LA - Post 285
Missouri - Jefferson City Post 5 and
runner-up Cape Girardeau Post 63
Arkansas - Bryant Post 298
Mississippi - Tupelo Post 49
Tennessee - Columbia Post 19
Kansas Salina Post 62
Louisiana - Gonzales Post 81 and host
New Orleans Post 285
*
*Region 6: Central Plains Region
(IA, MN - 2 teams, ND - 2 teams, NE - 2 teams, SD)
Host - Dickinson, ND - Dickinson Parks
& Recreation / Dickinson Baseball Club
Iowa - Dubuque County Post 137
Minnesota - New Brighton Post 513 and
runner-up Wayzata Post 118
Nebraska - Omaha Post 1, Burke H.S. and
runner-up Millard West Post 374
North Dakota - West Fargo Post 308 and
host Dickinson Post 3
South Dakota - Rapid City Post 22
*
*Region 7: Northwest Region
(AK, HI, ID, MT - 2 teams, OR, WA, WY)
Host - Missoula, MT - Missoula
Mavericks Baseball
Washington - Yakima Post 36
Idaho - Meridian Post 113
Wyoming - Cheyenne Post 6
Montana - Billings Post 4 and host
Missoula Post 27
Oregon - Medford Post 15
Alaska - Juneau Post 25
Hawaii - Waipahu
*
*Region 8: Western Region
(AZ, CA, CO - 2 teams, NV, NM, TX, UT)
Host - Denver, CO - Colorado ALB
Association
Arizona - Tucson Post 7
California - Petaluma Post 28
Nevada - Henderson Post 40
Colorado - Fort Collins Post 1879 and
host Greenley Legion Baseball
New Mexico - Albuquerque Post 13
Utah - Pleasant Grove Post 72
Texas - League City Post 554
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