09/14 - 2018 American Legion
Baseball - Awards / Champions (unofficial)
Department of Michigan American legion
Baseball - https://www.michiganlegion.org/baseball
Department of Ohio American legion
Baseball - https://www.ohiolegion.com/programs/baseball/
American Legion Baseball -
https://www.legion.org/baseball
Index -
Department of Michigan Individual
Awards
Michigan American Legion Post
Individual Awards (as available)
National Champions
Great Lakes Region Department Champions
Michigan & Ohio State Champions
(Class A and Junior)
Michigan Class AA and Class A Zone
Champions
Ohio Region Champions
American Legion Baseball National
Awards
Department of Michigan American
Legion Awards -
*Department
of Michigan Player of the Year Scholastic Scholarship - Andrew
Hribar (Adrian Post 275 - Adrian HS/MI - Adrian College)
*Department
of Michigan Robert Turner Scholarship - Clark Nelson (Adrian Post
275 - Clinton HS/MI - Jackson College)
*Department
of Michigan KiKi Cuyler Award (MVP Class AA Tournament) - Tyler
David (Midland Berryhill Post 165 / Bay City Western/18 - Lansing CC)
*Department
of Michigan Hal Newhouser Award (MVP Class A Tournament) - Braeden
Lamberg (Gladstone Post 71 / Gladstone HS)
Michigan - Individual American
Legion Post Awards -
*Three Oaks Post 204 Butch Schwark
scholarship - Hunter Bedell (Three Oaks Post 204 / Edwardsburg/18
- Glen Oaks CC)
*Adrian
Post 275 G. Chandler Bond Post 275 Scholarship - Andrew Hribar
(Adrian Post 275 - Adrian HS/MI - Adrian College)
*Adrian
Post 275 Frank & Shirley Dick Memorial Scholarship - Clark
Nelson (Adrian Post 275 - Clinton HS/MI - Jackson College)
*Adrian
Post 275 Frank & Shirley Dick Memorial Scholarship - Cory
Knapp (Adrian Post 275 - Adrian HS/MI - Siena Heights University)
*Trenton
Post 446 2018 MVP - Matt Woolsey (Trenton HS/20);
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2018 American Legion Baseball
Champions / National Awards -
National Champions (past
National Champions 1926 - 2014) -
https://www.legion.org/documents/baseball/national_champions.pdf
American Legion World Series Champion -
Wilmington, DE Post 1
Great Lakes Region Champion - Midland
Berryhill, MI Post 165
*American Legion World Series Champions
2015-2017 -
2017 - Henderson, NV Post 40
2016 - Texarkana, AR Post 58
2015 - Newberry, SC Post 193
Great Lakes Region Department
Champions (past Department Champions 1926 - 2014) -
https://www.legion.org/documents/baseball/dept_champions.pdf
Department of Illinois Champion - Mount
Prospect Post 525
Department of Indiana Champion - Terre
Haute, IN Post 346
Department of Michigan Champion -
Midland Berryhill, MI Post 165 - Champion
Department of Ohio Champion -
Cirlcleville, OH Post 134
Department of Wisconsin Champion -
Sheboygan Post 83
Department of Michigan State
Champion Class A -
Gladstone Post 71
Department of Ohio State Champion
(Junior) -
Cirlcleville, OH Post 134 (Junior)
Department of Michigan Zone
Champions Class AA -
Zone 1 - Fort Dearborn Post 364
Zone 2 - Stevensville Post 568
Zone 3 - Chief Pointiac Post 377
Zone 4 - Midland Berryhill Post 165
Zone 5 - Sault Ste Marie Post 3
Department of Michigan Zone
Champions Class A -
Zone 1 - Trenton Post 426
Zone 2 - Hudson Post 180
Zone 3 - no entry
Zone 4 - Gaylord Baseball Club
Zone 5 - Gladstone Post 71
Department of Ohio Region Champions
(Senior) -
Region 1 - Pemberville
Post 183
Region 2 - Van
Wert Post 178
Region 3 - Sandusky
Post 83
Region 4 - Utica
Post 92
Region 5 - Circleville
Post 134
Region 6 - Lancaster
Post 11
Region 7 - Jefferson
County (Steubenville) Post 33
Region 8 - Beverly / Lowell/OH Post
389/750
2018 American Legion Baseball
National Awards
2018 World Series awards announcement -
https://www.legion.org/baseball/242955/2018-american-legion-world-series-awards-announced
*2018 All-Academic Team -
https://www.legion.org/baseball/242897/2018-american-legion-baseball-all-academic-team-announced
Braiden Ruffin, North Platte, Neb.,
Post 163 - team captain
Region 1: Eric Langley of Sweeny, N.H.,
Post 2
Region 2: Matthew Kohan of Newark,
Del., Post 10
Region 3: David Borges Jr., of Denver
Post 455
Region 4: Grayson Stevens of
Russellville, Ark., Post 20
Region 5: Luc Bressett of Barrington,
Ill., Post 158
Region 6: Stoene Spilde of
Stephen/Argyle, Minn., Post 353
Region 7: Blake Moore of Laramie, Wyo.,
Post 14
Region 8: David Kelch of Tucson, Ariz.,
Post 7
*Graduate of the Year - Brian
Duensing (Millard South Post 374; Omaha, NE) -
article -
https://www.legion.org/baseball/242778/cubs-brian-duensing-and-joe-maddon-honored-legion-baseball
*George W. Rulon Player of the Year -
Chris Ludman (Wilmington, DE Post 1)
*American Legion Baseball Slugger
(batting average) - Sam Link (Dubuque County, IA Post 137)
*American Legion Baseball Big Stick
Award (most bases) - Austin Colmery (Wilmington, DE Post 1)
*American Legion Baseball Dr. Irvin L.
"Click" Cowger RBI Memorial Award - Bryce Marsh
(Randolph County, N.C. Post 45)
*American Legion Baseball Bob Feller
Pitching Award - Jimmy Gambino (Las Vegas, NV Post 40)
*American Legion Baseball James F.
Daniel Jr. Memorial Sportsmanship Award - Sam Goodman (Dubuque
County, IA Post 137)
*American Legion Baseball Jack Williams
Memorial Leadership Award - Wilmington, DE Post 1 coaching staff
*STAT CREW All-Tournament Team -
1B - Jack Merrifield of Gonzales, La.,
Post 81
2B - Brayden Caskey of Gonzales, La.,
Post 81
3B - Edarian Williams of Las Vegas Post
40
SS - Nate Thomas of Wilmington, Del.,
Post 1
Catcher - Parker Schmidt of Las Vegas
Post 40
Utility – Sam Link of Dubuque County,
Iowa Post 137
Utility – Eric Ludman from Wilmington
Del., Post 1
OF – Austin Colmery from Wilmington
Del., Post 1
OF – Jason Sharman from Las Vegas
Nev., Post 40
OF – Trevor Marsh from Randolph
County, N.C., Post 45
P – Jimmy Gamboa from Las Vegas,
Nev., Post 40
P – Sam Goodman of Dubuque County,
Iowa Post 137
P – Chris Ludman of Wilmington Del.,
Post 1
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