07/07/2021 - Jim's unofficial American Legion Baseball scores / notes for Wednesday 07/07/2021

07/07/2021 - Jim's unofficial American Legion Baseball scores / notes for Wednesday 07/07/2021 -

Don't expect much Friday am - early start for Adrian, weather permitting!

REMINDER - this is all unofficial and subject to my age, eyesight, typing and information availability

Some notes -

Adrian/MI Post 275's 2020 scholarship awards (no season but scholarships were awarded) -

*Logan Miller received the Frank & Shirley Dick Memorial Scholarship (Parma Western HS/20 - Spring Arbor University);

*Joe Kane received the G. Chandler Bond Post 275 Scholarship (Tecumseh HS/20 - Jackson College);

Ty Rhodes received the Frank & Shirley Dick Memorial Scholarship (Tecumseh HS - Jackson College);

*Devon Roberts received the Frank & Shirley Dick Memorial Scholarship (Adrian HS/20 - Adrian College);

07/09-07/11/2021 - Adrian Post 275 Round-Robin at Nicolay Field (Adrian College)

(Adrian/MI Post 275, Hudson/MI Post 180, Stevensville/MI Post 568, Ottawa/OH Post 63, Sandusky/OH Post 83, Adrian Dirt Bags)

07/09-07/11/2021 - Tiffin Post 169 Sasquatch Round Robin at Heidelberg University's Peaceful Valley; teams (Findlay/OH Post 3;Troy/OH Post 43; Marietta/OH Post 64; Tiffin/OH Post 169; Pemberville/OH Post 183)

07/09 - 07/13/2021 - 2021 Gopher Classic - https://www.excelsiorlegionbaseball.org/page/show/6299379-gopher-classic-american-legion-baseball-tournament

(5 games ($775) greater Minneapolis area - 96 teams in 16 pools (each pool plays at one site) - 16 pool winners play for championship) - some teams of note:

Chillicothe/OH Post 757

Napoloeon/OH Post 300

Teams from (Minnesota, Wisconsin, Nebraska, Ohio, South Dakota, North Dakota, Wyoming, Montana)

07/11 - 07/18/2021 - Ohio American Legion Zone 3 tournament (tbd)

#Media items of interest (my selection) -

*Adrian Daily Telegram (07/02/2021) "One last run: Blissfield's Jackson helping Post 275 to close baseball career" by Matt Sisoler - https://www.lenconnect.com/story/sports/high-school/baseball/2021/07/02/blissfields-jackson-helping-post-275-close-baseball-career/7823341002/ (Scott Jackson (Blissfield/MI HS))

*Adrian Daily Telegram (07/08/2021) "Golden Season: Adrian College, Madison High School standout Gunner Rainey begins professional career" by Matt Sisoler - https://www.lenconnect.com/story/sports/college/baseball/2021/07/01/adrian-college-madison-high-school-standout-gunner-rainey-begins-professional-career/7799290002/

*Adrian Daily Telegram (07/08/2021) "Climbing the ranks: Adrian College graduates, Dorow and Darnell, receive minor league promotions" by Kristopher Lodes - https://www.lenconnect.com/story/sports/2021/07/03/adrian-college-graduates-dorow-and-darnell-receive-minor-league-promotions/7836427002/ (Ryan Dorow (South Haven/MI HS) Dugan Darnell (Northville/MI HS));

*RRN Sports (07/08/2021) "GAHHLLEE! 'Opie' Clubs Two HR In Cubs Victory" - http://www.rrnsports.com/story.cfm?story=4782 (Escanaba LegionCubs defeat FGladstone Post 71)

*Daily Jeff (07/08/2021) "Cambridge Post 84 rallies past visiting Coshocton for 7-6 victory" - https://www.daily-jeff.com/story/sports/2021/07/07/post-84-improves-17-8-season-7-6-comeback-victory-over-visiting-coshocton-post-65/7897828002/

*Gladwin Record & Clarion

*Crescent News

*Sandusky Register

*Lancaster Eagle-Gazette

*Findlay Courier

*Midland Daily News

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Game scores -

Wednesday July 7, 2021 -

+Stevensville/MI Post 568-4 (12-4), Valparaiso/IN Post 94-1 (5-6-1)

+Escanaba/MI Legion Cubs-8 (4-7), Gladstone/MI Post 71-5 (4-6)

+Gladstone/MI Post 71/JR-12, Escanaba/MI Legion/JR-2

? - EUP Travelers/MI Legion at Gaylord/MI GBC Legion DH - 5pm

? - Iron Mountain/MI Legion/JR at Marquette/MI Legion/JR DH - 5pm at Marquette, MI

? - Negaunee/MI Legion at Marquette/MI Legion - 6pm at Marquette, MI

+Sandusky/OH Post 83-7 (), Ottawa /OH Post 63-3 (15-11)

+Van Wert/OH Post 178-9 (5-2), Sidney/OH Post 217/White-6 (9-3)

+Yeager-Benson/OH Post 199-12 (16-4), Dirty Sports/MI-5

+Cambridge/OH Post 84-7 (17-8), Coshocton/OH Post 65-6 (15-7-1)

+Marietta/OH Post 64-11 (9-16), Moundsville/WV Legion-1

? - Pemberville/OH Post 183 at Napoleon/OH Post 300

? - New Philadelphia/OH Post 139 at Wayne County/OH Post 68 - 6pm at Wooster HS

? - St Clairsville/OH Post 159 at Jefferson County/OH Post 33 - 6pm

? - Beverly/Lowell/OH Post 389/750 at Brilliant/OH Post 573 - Brilliant, OH

+Terre Haute/IN Post 346-10 9), Danville/IL Post 210-7 (11-3)

+Crawfordsville/IN Post 72-9 (), Lafayette/IN Post 11-1 (12-8-1)

? - Muncie/IN Post 19 vs Portland Rockets - 7pm at Runkle Field

Thursday July 8, 2021 -

+Yeager-Benson/OH Post 199-2 (17-4), Kentucky Blaze-0 - already in!

+Blissfield/MI Post 325-10, Rogos Warriors-1 - already in! - Spring Arbor / Pinckney

+Midland Berryhill/MI Post 165 vs Saginaw Golds/18 - 1:30pm at George Olsen Recreation Complex, Saginaw, MI (Ultimate Strike Zone)

+Midland Berryhill/MI Post 165 vs Palacios-Tailors - 3:45pm at George Olsen Recreation Complex, Saginaw, MI (Ultimate Strike Zone)

+Gladwin/MI Post 171 vs East Coast Michigan/18 - 1:30pm at Bay City John Glenn HS / Hartt Field (Ultimate Strike Zone)

+Gladwin/MI Post 171 vs Capital City Kings/McDonald 3:45 at Bay City John Glenn HS / Hartt Field (Ultimate Strike Zone)

+Bark River/MI Legion at Marquette/MI Legion Blues - 6pm at Marquette, MI

+Pemberville/OH Post 183 at Ottawa/OH Post 63 - 7pm at Ottawa Memorial Field

+Piqua/OH Post 184 at Greenville/OH Post 140 - 7pm at GTI Field, Greenville, OH

+Yeager-Benson/OH Post 199 vs Flash - 4:45pm at Bellvue Vets

+Meigs/OH Post 39 at Glouster/OH Post 414 - 6pm

+Jefferson County/OH Post 33 at Wheeling/WV Post 1 - 6pm

+Utica/OH Post 92 at Coshocton/OH Post 65 - 6pm at Lake Park

+Waverly/OH Post 142 at Marietta/OH Post 64 - 6pm

+Marshal, Il at Sullivan/IN Post 139 - 6:30pm at Sullivan HS

+Kokomo/IN Post 6 at Muncie/IN Post 19 - 7pm at McCullock Park

Friday July 9, 2021 - also see tournaments below -

+Marquette/MI Legion/JR vs Gladstone/MI Post 71/JR - 11am at Escanaba, MI

+Marquette/MI Legion/JR vs Escanaba/MI Legion/JR 5pm at Escanaba, MI

+Escanaba/MI Legion at Marquette/MI Legion DH - 5pm at Marquette, MI

+Gladwin/MI Post 171 vs GR Diamonds/Gillies - 9am at Bay City John Glenn HS / Hartt Field (Ultimate Strike Zone)

+Midland Berryhill/MI Post 165 vs Detroit PAL RBI -11:15am at George Olsen Recreation Complex, Saginaw, MI (Ultimate Strike Zone)

+Gladwin/MI Post 171 vs Athletes HQ - 1:30pm at Saginaw Valley State University (Ultimate Strike Zone)

+Midland Berryhill/MI Post 165 vs Metro Detroit Athletics/18 - 3:45pm at Saginaw Valley State University (Ultimate Strike Zone)

+Sandusky/OH Post 83 vs Stevensville/MI Post 568 - 3pm at Nicolay Field / Adrian College (Adrian Post 275 round robin)

+Adrian/MI Dirt Bags vs Stevensville Legion Post 568 - 5pm at Nicolay Field / Adrian College (Adrian Post 275 round robin)

+Northern Michigan ICE at Gaylord/MI GBC Legion - 6pm at Gaylord St. Mary HS

+10am - Pemberville/OH Post 183 vs Tiffin/OH Post 169 - Tiffin/OH Post 169 Sasquatch RR

+12:30pm - Pemberville/OH Post 183 vs Findlay/OH Post 3 - Tiffin/OH Post 169 Sasquatch RR

+3pm - Troy/OH Post 43 vs Tiffin/OH Post 169 - Tiffin/OH Post 169 Sasquatch RR

+5:30pm - Marietta/OH Post 64 vs Findlay/OH Post 3 - Tiffin/OH Post 169 Sasquatch RR

+Napoleon/OH Post 300 vs Excelsior/MN Post 259 - 9am at Minnetonka HS (Gopher Classic)

+Napoleon/OH Post 300 vs East Ridge/MN Post 501 - 11:30 at Minnetonka HS (Gopher Classic)

+Bloomington/MN Post 550/Blue vs Chillicothe/OH Post 757 - 10am at Red Haddox Field, Bloomington, MN (Gopher Classic)

+Chillicothe/OH Post 757 vs Renner/SD Post 307 - 3pm at at Red Haddox Field, Bloomington, MN

+Yeager-Benson/OH Post 199 vs Premier Academy/MO - 2:30pm at Meinken

+Glouster/OH Post 414 at Athens/OH Post 21 - 6pm

+Beverly/Lowell/OH Post 389/750 at Coshocton/OH Post 65 DH - 5pm at Lake Park

+Jefferson County/OH Post 33 at Wheeling/WV Post 1 - 6pm

+Cambridge/OH Post 84 at Barnesville/OH Post 168 DH - 5:30pm at Barnesville City Park

+Valparaiso/IN Post 94 vs RLE/IN Post 100/369 - 6:30pm at Block Stadium (East Chicago)

+Harrisburg,/IL Legion at Sullivan/IN Post 139 - 7:30pm at Sullivan HS

Weekend Tournaments -

*Adrian Post 275 Round-Robin at Nicolay Field (Adrian College) -

Cost ($650 - baseball provided by Adrian/MI Post 275 - 4 games (Sandusky has prior commitments) - Infield prior to each team's first game on Friday; No new inning after two hours)

*Location -

all games at Nicolay Field (Adrian College) - Village Green Drive; Adrian, MI 49221 - https://adrianbulldogs.com/facilities/nicolay (concessions, restrooms, turf, lights)

*Teams -

Adrian/MI Post 275

Hudson/MI Post 180

Stevensville/MI Post 568

Adrian/MI Dirt Bags

Ottawa/OH Post 63

Sandusky/OH Post 83

*Schedule -

Friday July 9, 2021 - Nicolay Field - pregame infield allowed for first game for a team

+9am - Adrian/275 vs Hudson/180

+11am - Adrian/275 vs Ottawa/63

+1pm - Hudson/180 vs Ottawa/63

+3pm - Stevensville/MI Post 568 vs Sandusky/OH Post 83

+5pm - Stevensville/MI Post 568 vs Adrian/MI Dirt Bags

+7pm - Adrian/MI Dirt Bags vs Sandusky/OH Post 83

Saturday July 10, 2021 - Nicolay Field

+9am - Stevensville/MI Post 568 vs Hudson/180

+11am - Ottawa/63 vs Stevensville/MI Post 568

+1pm - Ottawa/63 vs Adrian/MI Dirt Bags

+3pm - Adrian/275 vs Adrian/MI Dirt Bags

Sunday July 11, 2021 - Nicolay Field

9am - Adrian/275 vs Stevensville/MI Post 568

11am - Hudson/180 vs Adrian/MI Dirt Bags

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2021 Tiffin Post 169 Sasquatch Round Robin Tournament (July 9-11, 2021) Tiffin, OH

Location -

Heidelberg University's Peaceful Valley (180 Prospect St, Tiffin, OH 44883) - https://bergathletics.com/facilities/peaceful-valley/5

Teams -

Findlay/OH Post 3

Troy/OH Post 43 (Legends)

Marietta/OH Post 64

Tiffin/OH Post 169 (Sasquatch)

Pemberville/OH Post 183 (Freedom)

Schedule -

Friday July 9, 2021 -

+10am - Pemberville/OH Post 183 vs Tiffin/OH Post 169

+12:30pm - Pemberville/OH Post 183 vs Findlay/OH Post 3

+3pm - Troy/OH Post 43 vs Tiffin/OH Post 169

+5:30pm - Marietta/OH Post 64 vs Findlay/OH Post 3

Saturday July 10, 2021 -

+9am - Troy/OH Post 43 vs Pemberville/OH Post 183

+11:30am - Tiffin/OH Post 169 vs Marietta/OH Post 64

+2pm - Marietta/OH Post 64 vs Pemberville/OH Post 183

+5:30pm - Troy/OH Post 43 vs Findlay/OH Post 3

Sunday July 11, 2021 -

+9am - Marietta/OH Post 64 vs Troy/OH Post 43

+11:30am - Findlay/OH Post 3 vs Tiffin/OH Post 169

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*2021 Jim Hanus Gopher Classic - https://www.excelsiorlegionbaseball.org/page/show/6299379-gopher-classic-american-legion-baseball-tournament (5 games ($775) greater Minneapolis area - 96 teams in 16 pools (each pool plays at one site) - 16 pool winners play for championship) - some teams of note: Chillicothe/OH Post 757; Napoloeon/OH Post 300 - Teams from (Minnesota, Wisconsin, Nebraska, Ohio, South Dakota, North Dakota, Wyoming, Montana)

Brackets / schedule - https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1bLM0P-8ybG9adVYOaDj4hxOCoL9VEg0-pw4b1-1kd1I/edit#gid=0

*Chillicothe/OH Post 757's bracket - "Bloomington Blue" at Red Haddox Field 9000 Portand Ave. South Bloomington MN 55420;

+07/09 9am - Bloomington/MN Post 550 Blue vs Chillicothe/OH Post 757

+07/09 2pm - Chillicothe/OH Post 757 vs Renner/SD Post 307

+07/10 11:30am - DuluthMN Post 28 Lakeview vs Chillicothe/OH Post 757

+07/10 2pm - Lincoln East/NE vs Chillicothe/OH Post 757 (NE is Nebraska)

+07/11 2pm - Chillicothe/OH Post 757 vs Elk River/MN Post 112

additional games if qualified

*Napoleon/OH Post 300's bracket - "Excelsior" at Veterans Field (Minnetonka High School) 18301 Highway 7 Minnetonka, MN 55345;

+07/09 9am - Excelsior/MN Post 259 vs Napoleon/OH Post 300

+07/09 11:30am - Napoleon/OH Post 300 vs Woodbury/MN Post 501 East Ridge

+07/10 2pm - Napoleon/OH Post 300 vs Brainerd/MN Post 255

+07/10 4:30pm - Wausau/WI Post 10 vs Napoleon/OH Post 300

+07/11 9am - Gillette/WY Legion vs Napoleon/OH Post 300

additional games if qualified

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*Ultimate Strike Zone (Saginaw / Bay City area) - https://fa28042e-ff5f-4f2b-89a2-4eda27dc30da.filesusr.com/ugd/427ad5_6656c9b01d4a420db37f429896738acf.pdf

Midland Berryhill/MI Post 165

Gladwin/MI Post 171

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*Michigan Elite Baseball Tournament / 16U (Spring Arbor / Jackson MI area) - https://baseball.exposureevents.com/157814/championship-tourneys-2021-michigander-elite-16u-17-18u/divisions/schedulestandingsbrackets/484256 (4 games / $900)

Selected games -

Thursday July 8, 2021 -

+Blissfield/MI Post 325-10, Rogos Warriors-1

Friday July 9, 2021 -

+Blissfield/MI Post 325 vs Northern Ohio Elite/16 - noon at Pinckney HS Varsity Field

+Blissfield/MI Post 325 vs West Michigan Mavericks/16 - 4pm at Pinckney HS JV Field

Saturday July 10, 2021 -

+Motor City Bulldogs/16 vs Blissfield/MI Post 325 - 10am at Pinckney Pathfinder school

Sunday July 11, 2021 -

+semifinal/1 - 10am at Pinckney HS

+semifinal/2 - noon at Pinckney HS

+Championshp - 2pm at Pinckney HS

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