07/26 - American Legion Michigan Class AA State Tournament - unofficial day 1

07/26 - 2019 American Legion Baseball Department of Michigan Class AA State Tournament

July 25-28 at Stevensville Lakeshore HS; Stevensville, MI

Department of Michigan American Legion Baseball - https://michiganlegion.org/baseball/

American Legion Baseball - https://www.legion.org/baseball

UNOFFICIAL

*Housing and meals provided for by the host team and the Department of Michigan;

*Double elimination

*Teams will not play more than 2 games a day

*The Department (state) champion advances to the Great Lakes Regioal at Charleston, IL (August 7-11 - https://americanlegion.sportngin.com/2019region5) - team travel, room and meals provided by the host team and the American Legion;

*rosters sourced from https://www.legion.org/baseball/teams/2019/mi

Name and graduation year from the above site

Unifoem numbers subject to change

High schools are from my own research and may not be accurate!!

Teams -

Host - Stevensville/MI Post 568 (also Zone 2 champion)

Zone 1 - Allen Park/MI Post 409 (Zone 1 champion)

Zone 2 - Blissfield/MI Post 325 (runnerup Zone 2)

Zone 3 - Chief Pontiac/MI Post 377 (Zone 3 champion)

Zone 4 - Gladwin/MI Post 171/AA (Zone 4 champion)

Zone 5 - Bay City/MI Post 18 - there is no Class AA team from Zone 5, so the runnerup from Zone 4 is selected;

Schedule (unofficial!) -

Thursday 07/25 -

+G1 - Gladwin/MI Post 171-3 (34-4-1), Chief Pointiac/MI Post 377-2 (12-10) - 9in - Jim's EyeBall unofficial stats

*Chief Pontiac/377 (2-4-2; 6LOB); SP/nd-Steven Wessel (Lake Orion/18; 7.1ip, 33bf, 2R/2er, 8H, 1BB, 2K, 1-HBP); 2P/LP-Joshua Luther (Clarkston/19; 1ip, 5bf, 1R/1er, 2H, 1K); Team Intentional BB (2); 2B (Jack Anderson (Clarkston/19 - Case Western Reserve));

*Gladwin/171 (3-10-1-12LOB); SP/nd-Garhet Metiva (Freeland/18; 6ip, 23bf, 2R/2er, 4H, 2BB, 5K); 2P-Reed Raymond (Standish-Sterling/20; 2.1ip, 10bf, 0R, 0H, 2BB, 4K); 3P/WP-John Cogswell (Farwell/20; 2/3ip, 2bf, 0R, 0H); 2H (Garrett Stockford (Meridian/18 - Delta); Carson Longstreth (Beaverton/18 - Delta); Hunter Merillat-3 (Meridian/19 - Saginaw Valley); Jarrett Inscho (Beaverton/20)); GWRBI (Merillat - Sac Fly); 2B (Stockford; Merillat; Inscho);

Midland Daily News (07/26) "Gladwin opens state tourney with pair of wins" - https://www.ourmidland.com/sports/article/Gladwin-opens-state-tourney-with-pair-of-wins-14164401.php

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+G2 - Blissfield/MI Post 325-12 (27-10-1), Bay City/MI Post 18-4 (13-11-1) - Jim's EyeBall / Bay City

*Blissfield/325 (12-18-1-11LOB); SP/WP-Justin Gelso (Ida/18 - Jackson; 4.1ip, 24bf, 4R/3er?, 7H, 3BB, 3K); 2P-Kendall Duval (Blissfield/18 - Defiance; 2.2ip, 7bf, 0R, 1H); 2H (Luke Goins-3 (Cartone Airport/19 - Hentry Ford); T.J. Potcova (Carleton Airport/19 - Henry Ford); Jarrett Batanian-3 (Sylvania Northview, OH/18 - Owens CC); Karter Fitzpatrick (Carleton Airport/19 - Wayne State); Casey Jones (Carleton Airport/19 - Northwood); Daniel Jackson-3 (Blissfield/19)); 2RBI (Goins-3; Batanian; Jackson); 2B (Batanian-2; Samuel Brettschneider (Ida/19); Jones);

*Bay City/18 (4-8-1-6LOB); SP/LP-4/Steven Hecht (Vassar/18 - Saginaw Valley; 2.2ip, 20bf, 7R/6er?, 8H, 3BB, 5K); 2P-Scott Helton (?/19; 1.1ip, 6bf, 0R, 0H, 2BB, 1K); 3P-David Riskey (Unionville-Sebewaing/18 - Cleary; 1ip, 5bf, 1R/1er, 3H); 4P-Clayton Vallad (Standish-Serling/20; 2ip, 13bf, 4R/4er, 7H, 2K); 2H (Nick Birdsall (Bay City Central/19); Garret Glysz (Bay City Central/19 - Delta));

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+G3 - Gladwin/MI Post 171-15 (35-4-1), Allen Park/MI Post 409-0 (14-8-1) - 5in - Gladwin / Allen Park

*Gladwin/171 (15-12-0); SP/WP-Lane Peters (Midland Dow/19; 2.2ip, 9bf, 0R, 1H, 4K); 2P-Jarrett Inscho (Beverton/20; 2.1ip, 9bf, 0R, 2H, 1BB, 3K); 2H (Reed Raymond (Standish-Serling/20); Jonas Kanouse (Hemlock/19); Chase Raymond (Standish-Sterlings/22); Dane Smitz (Roscommon/19)); 2RBI (Reed Raymond-3; Hunter Merillat (Meridian/19 - Saginaw Valley); Smitz); 2B (Carson Longstreth (Beaverton/18 - Delta); Reed Raymond-2; Smitz-2);

*Allen Park/409 (0-3-3); SP/LP-Max Kilander (Allen Park/21; 2ip, 13bf, 6R/4er, 3H, 3-HBP); 2P-Noah Gatt (Allen Park/20; 2ip, 14bf, 4R/3er, 3H, 4BB, 1K); 3P-Eman Rigattini (?; 1ip, 10bf, 5R/5er, 6H, 1BB);

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+G4 - Stevensville/MI Post 568-12 (24-10), Blissfield/MI Post 325-2 (27-11-1) - 5in - Stevensville

*Blissfield/325 (2-4-0); SP/LP-19/Karter Fitzpatrick (Carleton Airport/19 - Wayne State; 1.2ip, 13bf, 6R/6er, 7H, 1BB, 1K); 2P-2/Kendall Duval (Blissfield/18 - Defiance; 3ip, 16bf, 6R/6er, 8H, 1BB, 1K);

*Stevensville/568 (12-15-0); SP/WP-Jaidyn Morris (Stevensville Lakeshore/20; 5ip, 20bf, 2R/2er, 4H, 1BB, 4K); 2H (Cam Dalrymple-3 (Stevensville Lakeshore/19 - Lake Michigan College); Austin Hurt-3 (Edwardsburg/18 - Cornerstone); Cubby Aldrich-3 (Watervliet/19); Nate Turner (Stevensville Lakeshore/19)); 2RBI (Hurt-5; Devin Pulling (Edwardsburg/18 - Lake Michigan College); Garett Matthews (Watervliet/19)); HR (Hurt/3R); 2B (Aldrich; Dalrymple; Jonah Sibley Edwaedsburg/19 - Lake Michigan College));

Herald Palladium (07/26) "An ideal start" - https://www.heraldpalladium.com/sports/local/an-ideal-start/article_210680c5-ab89-516c-bce7-c8bcea05b659.html

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Friday 07/26 -

+G5 - Bay City/MI Post 18 (1 loss) vs Allen Park/MI Post 409 (1 loss) - 10am - elimination game

+G6 - Chief Pontiac/MI Post 377 (1 loss) vs Blissfield/MI Post 325 (1 loss) - 12:30 - elimination game

+G7 - Winner G5 (1 loss) vs Winner G6 (1 loss) - 3pm - elimination game

+G8 - Gladwin/MI Post 171 (no losses) vs Stevensville/MI Post 568 (no losses) - 5:30

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Saturday 07/27 -

+G9 - Loser G8 (1 loss) vs Winner G7 (1 loss) - 10am - elimination game

+G10 - Winner G8 (no losses) vs Winner G9 (1 loss) - 1pm - championship/1

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Sunday 07/28 - IF NECESSARY -

+G11 - Winner G10 (1 loss) vs Loser G10 (1 loss) - 10am

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Rosters (unofficial!) -

Host - Stevensville Post 568 AA 2019 Baseball Team (host team / Zone 2 champion)

Stevensville, MI - Sponsored by STEVENSVILLE, INC.

Team manager - Jeffrey Bradford

Team Roster

1 Jaidyn Morris Pitcher (Stevensville Lakeshore/20)

2 Nathaniel Turner Right Field (Stevensville Lakeshore/19)

3 Kaleb Parrett Pitcher (St Joseph/20)

4 Kristian Dalton Left Field (Bridgeman/20)

5 Garrett Matthews Center Field (Watervliet/19)

6 Caleb Schmitt Shortstop (PawPaw/19)

7 Devin Pulling Catcher (Edwardsburg/18 - Lake Michigan College)

9 Ethan Price Shortstop (Coloma/20)

11 Jakob (Cubby) Aldrich Third Base (Watervliet/19)

12 Logan MIller First Base (Stevensville Lakeshore/20)

13 Jonah Sibley Pitcher (Edwardsburg/19 - Lake Michigan College)

14 Nathaniel (Nate) Necas Pitcher (Bridgeman/22)

21 Cameron (Cam) Dalrymple Shortstop (Stevensville Lakeshore/19 - Lake Michigan College)

23 Donald (Donnie) Necas Shortstop (Bridgeman/20)

25 Austin Hurt Shortstop (Edwardsburg/18 - Cornerstone)

28 Andrew Chisek Shortstop (Watervliet/22)

32 Carter Vonk Catcher (St Joseph/21)

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Zone 1 - Allen Park Post 409 2019 Baseball Team (Zone 1 champion)

Allen Park, MI - Sponsored by ALLEN PARK

Team manager - Richard Slate

Team Roster

1 Marcus Smith Right Field (Allen Park HS/20)

2 Max Slate Center Field (Allen Park HS/21)

5 Brendan Flinn Right Field (Allen Park HS/21)

6 Nathanial Olechowski Pitcher (Allen Park HS/20)

8 Emanuel Gorduiz Second Base (Allen Park HS/21)

9 Nicholas Arnoldy Pitcher (Allen Park HS/19)

10 Noah Gatt Second Base (Allen Park/20)

11 Luis Salinas Third Base (Allen Park HS/20)

12 Gage Stewart Shortstop (Allen Park HS/21)

13 Caden Shopshear Pitcher (?/22)

14 Troy Picotte Third Base (Allen Park HS/21)

25 Aaron Price Pitcher (Allen Park HS/20)

29 Brendan Stephens Second Base (Allen Park HS/21)

34 Maxwell Kilander Pitcher (Allen Park HS/21)

66 Ian Watson Catcher (?/21)

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Zone 2 - Blissfield Post 325 AA 2019 Baseball Team (Zone 2 runner-up)

Blissfield, MI - Sponsored by ROBERT MEACHEN

Team manager - Larry Tuttle

Coaches (Jared Janssen; Jim Kohn; Matthew Jones; Tony Puente)

Team Roster

1 Ty Eitniear Center Field (Whiteford/19 - Owens CC)

2 Kendall Duval Pitcher (Blissfield/18 - Defiance)

3 Noah Bowles Third Base (Blissfield/20)

4 Lucas Goins Shortstop (Carleton Airport/19 - Henry Ford)

5 Michael Strzelewicz Second Base (Monroe SMCC/18 - Lourdes)

6 Daniel Jackson Catcher (Blissfield/19)

7 Carter Scott Second Base (Dundee/19)

8 Benjamin Sullivan Left Field (Blissfield/20)

9 Aaron (Casey) Jones Pitcher (Carleton Airport/19 - Northwood)

10 Justin Gelso Pitcher (Ida/18 - Jackson)

11 Thomas Potcova Pitcher (Carleton Airport/19 - Henry Ford)

13 Kyle Aponte Catcher (Bedford/18 - Trine)

14 Zachary Fruit Pitcher (Dundee/18 - Lansing CC)

15 Jarrett Batanian Right Field (Sylvania Northview, OH/18 - Owens CC)

16 Nathan Kujawa Pitcher (Bedford/19 - Northwood)

17 Zachary Bloom Pitcher (Swanton, OH/18 - Siena Heights)

19 Karter Fitzpatrick Pitcher (Carleton Airport/19 - Wayne State)

20 Samuel Brettschneider Left Field (Ida/19)

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Zone 3 - Chief Pontiac Baseball Club AA 2019 Baseball Team (zone 3 champion)

Clarkston, MI - Sponsored by CHIEF PONTIAC

Team manager - Doug Brady

Team Roster

1 Ryan Barber Shortstop (Clarkston/18)

5 Alex Hunt Pitcher (Clarkston/19)

6 Austin Schemenauer Left Field (Corunna/18 - Mott CC)

7 David Tennis Pitcher (Holly/18 - Mott CC)

8 Luke Jacob Pitcher (?/18)

10 Jonathan Crockett Pitcher (Clarkston/20)

11 Jack Anderson Catcher (Clarkston/19)

12 Seth Bacon First Base (Clarkston/19)

13 Cameron Geigler Pitcher (Bloomfield Hills Christian/19)

16 Michael Porter Third Base (Pontiac Notre Dame Prep/19)

18 Nolan Boik Second Base (Lake Orion/19)

19 Jake Spicer Pitcher (Clarkston/18)

21 Joshua Luther Center Field (Clarkston/19)

24 Jeremy Janik Pitcher (Clarkston/18)

27 Steven Wessel Pitcher (Lake Orion/18)

77 Andrew Remer Left Field (Lake Orion/19)

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Zone 4 - Gladwin County, Post 171 AA 2019 Baseball Team (Zone 4 champion)

Gladwin, MI - Sponsored by GLADWIN COUNTY

Team manager - Terry Brokoff

Team Roster

2 Carson Longstreth Center Field (Beaverton/18 - Delta)

3 Garrett Stockford Second Base (Meridian/18 - Delta)

4 Reed Raymond Pitcher (Standish-Ster,ing/20)

5 Justin Greer Pitcher (Gladwin/18 - Mid-Michigan CC)

8 Drew Grove Pitcher (Beaverton/19)

9 Hunter Merillat Pitcher (Meridian/19 - Saginaw Valley)

10 Chase Raymond Right Field (Standish-Sterling/22)

12 Jonas Kanouse Pitcher (Hemlock/19)

13 Jarrett Inscho Pitcher (Beaverton/20)

14 Dexter Guentensberger Catcher (Midland Dow/19)

16 Dane Smitz Catcher (Roscommon/19)

17 Lane Peters Pitcher (Midland Dow/19)

27 Trent Reed Shortstop (Beaverton/20)

29 Lucas Schweinsberg Pitcher (Beaverton/20)

30 John Cogswell Pitcher (Farwell/20)

31 Nathan (Nate) Longstreth Second Base (Beaverton/19)

33 Garhet Metiva Pitcher (Freeland/18)

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Zone 5 - Bay City Post 18 2019 Baseball Team (Zone 4 runner-up - no Class AA teams in Zone 5)

Bay City, MI - Sponsored by HARDING-OLK-CRAIDGE, INC.

Team manager - Mike Pergande

Team Roster

1 Austin Mackenzie Center Field (Bay City John Glenn/20)

2 Ethan Dufresne Right Field (Bay City Central/19)

3 Nick Birdsall Center Field (Bay City Central/19)

4 Steven Hecht Shortstop (Vassar/18 - Delta College / Saginaw Valley)

5 Brendon Prime Pitcher (Unionville-Sebewaing HS/18 - Mott CC)

6 Max Kukulski Catcher (Vassar/19)

7 Cooper Kauffold Catcher (Unionville-Sebewaing HS/18 - Alma)

8 Mason Schumacher First Base (Bay City Central/19)

9 Garret Glysz Second Base (Bay City Central/19)

10 Myles Geiger Third Base (Unionville-Sebewaing HS/18 - Oliver)

11 Lucas Garcia First Base (Bay City Central/20)

15 Scott Helton Left Field (?/19)

16 Devin Riskey Pitcher (Unionville-Sebewaing HS/18 - Cleary)

20 Cameron Worden Center Field (Essexville-Garber/20)

22 Drew Charters Shortstop (Essexville-Garber/20)

23 Clayton Vallad Catcher (Standish-Sterling/20)

28 Tristan Swiderski Center Field (Cass City/20)

30 Grant Gehringer First Base (Bay City All Saints/20)

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