07/25/2021 - Jim's unofficial American Legion Baseball scores / notes from Saturday 07/24/2021

07/25/2021 - Jim's unofficial American Legion Baseball scores / notes from Saturday 07/24/2021 -

Indiana State Tournament

Michigan Zone tournaments

Ohio Region tournaments - all set

Kentucky State will be added tomorrow!

(West Virginia when I find it)

Connie Mack World Series

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

2021 Champions -

American Legion World Series Champion -

American Legion Great Lakes Regional (Region 5) -

American Legion Department of Michigan Class AA -

American Legion Department of Michigan Class A -

American Legion Department of Ohio Senior Division -

American Legion Department of Ohio Junior Division - Sylvania/OH Post 468

American Legion Michigan Zone 2 AA - Stevensville/MI Post 568

American Legion Michigan Zone 2 A - Blissfield/MI Post 325

American Legion Michigan Zone 4 AA - Midland Berryhill/MI Post 165

American Legion Michigan Zone 4 A - Rosebush/MI Post 383

American Legion Michigan Zone 5 A -

American Legion Ohio Region 1 - Napoleon/OH Post 300 (River Bandits)

American Legion Ohio Region 2 - Sidney/OH Post 217/White

American Legion Ohio Region 3 - Conneaut/OH Post 151 (Bruisers)

American Legion Ohio Region 4 - Utica/OH Post 92

American Legion Ohio Region 5 - Harrison/OH Post 199 (Yeager Benson)

American Legion Ohio Region 6 - Lancaster/OH Post 11 (Legends)

American Legion Ohio Region 7 - Jefferson County/OH Post 33

American Legion Ohio Region 8 - TBD

American Legion Illinois -

American Legion Indiana -

American Legion Kentucky -Owensboro/KY Post 9

American Legion West Virginia -

Little League / Senior League Michigan - Midland/MI NE District 1

Little League / Senior League Ohio - Ironton/OH District 11

ACME Baseball Ohio Senior - Defiance, OH

ACME Baseball Ohio Junior - Defiance, OH

Connie Mack World Series -

PONY Palomino World Series -

Amereican Legion Regionals (winners to American Legion World Series) -

American Legion Northeast Regional (1 - CT, MA, ME, NH, NY, RI, VT) - Shrewsbury, MA - https://americanlegion.sportngin.com/2021region1

American Legion Mid-Atlantic Regional (2 - DE, MD, NC, NJ, PA, VA) - Asheboro, NC - https://americanlegion.sportngin.com/2021region2

American Legion Southeast Regional (3 - AL, FL, GA, LA, MS, SC, TN) - Pelham, AL - https://americanlegion.sportngin.com/2021region3

American Legion Mid-South Regional (4 - AR, CO, IA, KS, MO, NE) - Hastings, NE - https://americanlegion.sportngin.com/2021region4

American Legion Great Lakes Regional (5 - IL, IN, KY, MI, OH, WV) - Morgantown, WV - https://americanlegion.sportngin.com/2021region5

American Legion Central Plains Regional (6 - MN, ND, SD, WI) - Sioux Falls, SD - https://americanlegion.sportngin.com/2021region6

American Legion Northwest Regional (7 - AK, ID, MT, OR, WA, WY) - Gillette, WY - https://americanlegion.sportngin.com/2021region7

American Legion Western Regional (8 - AZ, CA, HI, NM, NV, TX, UT) - Fairfield, CA - https://americanlegion.sportngin.com/2021region8

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#Media items of interest (my selection) -

*American Legion (07/07/2021) "Louisiana baseball director (Sidney Parfait) ‘humbled’ by Eddie Robinson Award" - https://www.legion.org/baseball/252946/louisiana-baseball-director-%E2%80%98humbled%E2%80%99-eddie-robinson-award (Sidney Parfait - director of American Legion Baseball in Louisiana - receives the Eddie Robinson Award presented by the Greater New Orleans Sports Awards Committee)

*RRN Sports (09/25/2021) "Dickinson County (Iron Mountain) Boys Disqualified From Tourney" - http://www.rrnsports.com/story.cfm?story=4806 (A player turned 20 years old this week - cannot participate past 19)

*Times Leader (07/25/2021) "St. Clairsville stuns Cambridge for Region 8 title

Post 159 headed to state tournament Tuesday in Lancaster" by Kim North - https://www.timesleaderonline.com/sports/local-sports/2021/07/st-clairsville-stuns-cambridge-for-region-8-title/

*Journal Review (07/24/2021) "Post 72 advances in state finals tourney" by Jared McMurray - https://www.journalreview.com/stories/post-72-advances-in-state-finals-tourney,162645

*Midland Daily News (07/25/2021) "Berryhill beats Gladwin in Legion zone final" by Fred Kelly - https://www.ourmidland.com/sports/article/Berryhill-beats-Gladwin-in-Legion-zone-final-16337627.php

*Adrian Daily Telegram (07/25/2021) "Blissfield Post 325 wins zone championship" by Kristopher Lodes - https://www.lenconnect.com/story/sports/2021/07/24/blissfield-post-325-wins-zone-championship/8083028002/ (Blissfield/MI Post 325 wins the Michigan Class A Zone title)

*Daily Jeff (07/25/2021) "Cambridge Post 84 suffers heartbreaking seventh inning loss to St. Clairsville in district title game" by - https://www.daily-jeff.com/story/sports/2021/07/25/walk-off-seals-3-2-win-st-clairsville-over-stunned-cambridge-post-84/8066691002/ (subscribers!)

*Mayfield Messenger "Kentucky Legion "1st pitch"" - https://www.mayfield-messenger.com/news/america-baseball/article_29f1024b-546b-543d-bc07-319063d1856a.html (subscribers)

*Kokomo Tribune

*Crescent News

*Lancaster Eagle-Gazette

*Sandusky Register

*Gladwin Record & Clarion

*Findlay Courierx

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Post-Season Baseball -

#Michigan American Legion Zone 5 Class A Tournament - Escanaba, MI & Gladstone, MI

primary coverage -by RRN sports - http://www.rrnsports.com/

Location -

Escanaba Al Ness Field

Gladstone Don Olsen Field

Teams -

Bark River/MI Legion (Post 438)

Copper Country/MI Legion (Hancock Post 186)

EUP/MI Legion (Sault Ste. Marie, MI)

Escanaba/MI Legion

Gladstone/MI Post 71

Iron Mountain/MI Legion (Dickinson County Post 50 Uren-Cooper-Johnson)

Marquette/MI Legion (Post 44 Richard M. Jopling)

Menominee/MI Legion (Post 146)

Neguanee/MI Legion

Thursday, July 22 -

+07/22 - Escanaba/MI Legion-1, Marquette/MI Legion-0

+07/22 - Iron Mountain/MI (Dickinson County)-6, Gladstone/MI Post 71-5

+07/22 - Bark River/MI Legion-17, Negaunee/MI Legion-3

Friday, July 23 -

+Bark River/MI Legion-2, Escanaba Legion/Cubs-1

+Menominee/MILegion-5, Eastern UP/MI Legion-4

+Marquette/MI Legion-8, Copper Country/Hancock/MI Legion-0

+Eastern UP/MI Legion-14, Gladstone/MIPost 171-4

+Copper Country Hancock Legion-10, Negaunee Legion-2

+Iron Mountain/Dickinson County/MI Legion-8, Menominee/MI Legion-7

+Marquette/MI-14, Bark River/MI-2

Saturday, July 24 -

+Copper Country Hancock/MI Legion-3, Bark River/MI Legion-0 - 9 innings

+Eastern UP/MI Legion-1, Gladstone/MI Post 71-0

xCancelled - Escanaba vs Negaunee

+Iron Mountain/MI (Dickinson County)-14, Menominee/MI Legion-4

+Marquette/MI Legion-14, Negaunee/MI Legion-0

+Eastern UP/MI Legion-7, Iron Mountain (Dickinson County)-2

+Copper Country Hancock/MI Legion-15, Escanaba/MI Legion-14

+Gladstone/MI Post 71-13, Menominee/MI Legion-8

Sunday, July 25 -

+Semi - 10:30 a.m. Menominee/MI Legion vs Copper Country Hancock/MI Legion at Gladstone / Don Olsen Field

+Semi - 10:30 a.m. Marquette/MI Legion vs Eastern UP/MI Legion at Escanaba Al Ness Field

+Championship 2pm - at Gladstone / Don Olsen Field - LIVE on FM-93.5, AM-600, FM-100.3, AM-1450

+3rd/4th place 2pm - at Escanaba / Al Ness Field - IF NECESSARY

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#Michigan American Legion Zone 2 Class AA Tournament - Three Oaks, MI (River Valley HS)

Teams -

Three Oaks/MI Post 204 - advances to Department Championship as Zone 3rd place*

Adrian/MI Post 275 - advances to Department Championship as Zone 2 representive

Stevensville/MI Post 568 - advances to Department Championship as Host team

Friday 07/23 -

+G1 - Stevensville/MI Post 568-10, Three Oaks/MI Post 204-4

Saturday 07/24 -

+G2 - Stevensville/MI Post 568-8, Adrian/MI Post 275-0

+G3 - Adrian/MI Post 275-11, Three Oaks/MI Post 204-8

(* Zones 1, 3, and 5 had no AA teams in 2021)

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#Michigan American Legion Zone 2 Class A Tournament - Clinton, MI (Clinton HS)

Teams -

Clinton/MI Post 176

Hudson/MI Post 180/A

Hudson/MI Post 180/B

Blissfield/MI Post 325

Stevensville/MI Post 568

Thursday 07/22 -

+07/22 G1 - Hudson/MI Post 180/A-5, Stevensville/MI Post 568-1

+07/22 G2 - Blissfield/MI Post 325-9, Hudson/MI Post 180/B-0

+07/22 G3 - Stevensville/MI Post 568-20 (1L), Hudson/MI Post 180/B-0 - elimination

+07/22 G4 - Clinton/MI Post 176-4 (0L), Hudson/MI Post 180/A-3 (1L)

Friday 07/23 -

+07/23 G5 - Blissfield/MI Post 325-14, Clinton/MI Post 176-5

+07/23 G6 - Stevensville/MI Post 568-10, Hudson/MI Post 180/A-7 - elimination

+07/23 G7 - postponed

Saturday 07/24 -

+07/24 G7 - Stevensville/MI Post 568-7, Clinton/MI Post 176-6 - elimination

+07/24 G8 - Blissfield/MI Post 325-5, Stevensville/MI Post 56-4 - Championship (Ethan Stines(Blissfield 2024)  winning pitcher complete game . Nick Purtruskus (Blissfield 2023) game winning infield hit . Trent Fuitenberg (Blissfield 2022) two hits  Gabe Jones

(Blissfield 2023 ) two hits 1 double. Jobe Benscoter( Tecumseh 2023) double two RBI)

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#Michigan American Legion Zone 4 Class AA Tournament - July 23-25 - Midland, MI

Location - Gerace Field at Northwood University, Midland, MI

Midland Daily News - Schedule - https://www.ourmidland.com/sports/article/American-Legion-Baseball-Zone-4-tournament-16326673.php

Teams -

Mt Pleasant/MI Post 110/AA - advances to Department Championship as Zone 4 third place*

Midland Berryhill/MI Post 165 - advances to Department Championship as Zone 4 champion

Gladwin/MI Post 171/AA - advances to Department Championship as Zone 4 runner-up*

Petoskey/MI Post 194

(* Zones 1, 3, and 5 had no AA teams in 2021)

Friday 07/23/2021 -

+07/23 G1 - Gladwin/MI Post 171-16, Mt Pleasant/MI Post 110-0

+07/23 G2 - Midland Berryhill/MI Post 165-21, Petoskey/MI Post 194-6

+07/23 G3 - Mt Pleasant/MI Post 110-12, Petoskey/MI Post 194-6 - elimination

+07/23 G4 - Midland Berryhill/MI Post 165-3, Gladwin/MI Post 171-1

Saturday 07/24/2021 -

+07/24 G5 - Gladwin/MI Post 171-13, Mt Pleasant/MI Post 110-1 - elimination

+07/24 G6 - Midland Berryhill/MI Post 165-4, Gladwin/MI Post 171-1 - Championship

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#Michigan American Legion Zone 4 Class A Tournament - July 23-25 - Mt Pleasant, MI

Location - Mt Pleasant Sacred Heart HS, Mt Pleasant, MI

(Note: Michigan ALB "Class A" has a lower enrollment cap and does not play in the national post-season tournaments)

Teams -

Mt Pleasant/MI Post 110 (A)

Gladwin/MI Post 171 (A)

Gaylord/MI Baseball Club (American Legion Baseball)

Rosebush/MI Post 383

Friday 07/23/2021 -

+07/23 G1 - Rosebush/MI Post 383-10, Gladwin/MI Post 171/Lighting-0

+07/23 G2 - Gaylord/MI Baseball Club-W, Mt Pleasant/MI Post 110/A-L

+07/23 G3 - Gladwin/MI Post 171/Lighnting-11, Mt Pleasant/MI Post 110/A-2 - elimination

+07/23 G4 - Rosebush/MI Post 383-13, Gaylord/MI Baseball Club-3

Saturday 07/24/2021 -

+07/24 G5 - Gaylord/MI Baseball Club (1L) vs Gladwin/MI Post 171/Lightning (1L) - noon

+07/24 G6 - Rosebush/MI Post 383 (0L) vs Winner/G5 (1L) - 3pm - Championship*

Sunday 07/25/2021 -

+07/25 G7* - Winner/G6 (1L) vs Loser/G6 (1L) - 1pm - if necessary game

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#Ohio American Legion Region 1 Tournament - Ottawa, OH & Defiance, OH (July 16-20)

Champion - Napoleon/OH Post 300 (River Bandits)

Teams -

Napoleon/OH Post 300

Findlay/OH Post 3

Toledo/OH Post 553

Ottawa/OH Post 63

Pemberville/OH Post 183

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#Ohio American Legion Region 2 Tournament - Greenville, OH (July 19-22)

Champion (I think) - Sidney/OH Post 217/White

Teams -

Greenville/OH Post 140

Van Wert/OH Post 178

Piua/OH Post 184

Sidney/OH Post 217/Red

Sidney/OH Post 217/White

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#Ohio American Legion Region 3 Tournament - July 14-17; Tiffin, OH

Champion - Conneaut/OH Post 151 (Cowle Post 151)

Teams -
Conneaut/OH Post 151

Sandusky/OH Post 83
Tiffin/OH Post 169

Wayne County/OH Post 68
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#Ohio American Legion Region 4 Tournament -

Champion - Utica/OH Post 92

Teams - ???

Utica/OH Post 92

Sunbury/OH Post 457 (Central Ohio Knights)

#Ohio American Legion Region 5 Tournament - July 19-22 at Chillicothe, OH

Champion - Harrison/OH Post 199 (Yeager Benson)

Teams -

Harrison/OH Post 199 (Yeager Benson)

Waverly/OH Post 142
Chillicothe/OH Post 757

Hillsboro/OH Post 129

#Ohio American Legion Region 6 Tournament - July 18-22; Lancaster, OH - Lancaster Regional -
https://www.beaversfield.com/page/show/3644575-ohio-american-legion-8th-district-tournament-
Champion - Lancaster/OH Post 11

Teams -

Athens/OH Post 21

Jackson/OH Post 81

Meigs/OH Post 39

Glouster/OH Post 414

Lancaster/OH Post 11

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#Ohio American Legion Region 7 Tournament - Coshocton, OH - July 15-19 at Vaccaro Field

Champion - Jefferson County/OH Post 33

Teams ? -

Brilliant/OH Post 573

Coshocton/OH Post 65

Jefferson County/OH Post 33

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#Ohio American Legion Region 8 Tournament - July 18-24; Cambridge, OH at Don Coss Field

Champion - TBD (07/24 game)

Teams -

Beverly-Lowell/OH Post 389/750

St Clairsville/OH Post 159

Marietta/OH Post 64

Barnesville/OH Post 168

Zanesville/OH Post 29

Cambridge/OH Post 84

Saturday 07/24 -

+Championship - St Clairsville/OH Post 159-3, Cambridge/OH Post 84-2

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#Ohio American Legion Senior Tournament Showcase Banquet - July 26 - Lancaster, OH (Crossroads - 2095 W Fair Ave; Lancaster, OH 43130)

#Ohio American Legion Senior Championship - July 27-31 - Lancaster, OH (Beavers Field) - Winner advances to the Great Lakes Regional at Morgantown WV;

Beaver Field tournament link - https://www.beaversfield.com/statetournament

(subject to change (time, match-ups) based on bracket rules)

Teams -

Region 1 - Napoleon/OH Post 300 (River Bandits)

Region 2 - Sidney/OH Post 217/White (Post 217 sponsored two teams Red and White)

Region 3 - Conneaut/OH Post 151 (also called Cowle/OH Post 151, Bruisers)

Region 4 - Utica/OH Post 92

Region 5 - Harrison/OH Post 199 (also called Yeager Benson/OH Post 199)

Region 6 - Lancaster/OH Post 11 (Legends)

Region 7 - Jefferson County/OH Post 33

Region 8 - TBD - Cambrige OH regional championship 07/24

Schedule -

Tuesday July 27 -
+07/27 G1 - Region 6 / Lancaster Post 11 vs Region 4 / Utica Post 92 - 10am
+07/27 G2 - Region 8 / TBD vs Region 3 / Conneaut Post 151 - 1pm
+07/27 G3 - Region 1 / Napoleon Post 300 vs Region 7 / Jefferson County Post 33 - 4pm
+07/27 G4 - Region 2 /Sidney Post 217/White vs Region 5 / Harrison Post 199 - 7pm

Wednesday July 28 -
+07/28 G5 - Loser/G1 (1L) vs Loser/G3 (1L) - 1pm? - elimination
+07/28 G6 - Loser/G2 (1L) vs Loser/G4 (1L) - 10am? - elimination
+07/28 G7 - Winner/G1 vs Winner/G3 - 4pm?
+07/28 G8 - Winner/G2 vs Winner/G4 - 7pm?

Thursday July 29 -
+07/29 G9 - Winner/G6 (1L) vs Loser/G7 (1L) - 10/11am? - elimination
+07/29 G10 - Winner/G5 (1L) vs Loser/G8 (1L) - 1/2pm? - elimination
+07/29 G11 - Winner/G7 (0L) vs Winner/G8 (0L) - 6/7pm?

Saturday July 30 -
+07/30 G12 - Winner/G9 (1L) vs Loser/G11 (1L) - tbd - elimination
+07/30 G13 - Winner/G11 (0L) vs Winner/G10 (1L) - tbd

Sunday July 31 -
+07/31 G14 - Winner/G13 (0L / 1L?) vs Winner/G12 (1L) - tbd - Championship*
+07/31 G15* - If Necesary game - tbd
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#Indiana American Legion Baseball Championship - July 23-27 - CFD Investment Ballpark at Highland Park, Kokomo, IN - https://www.indianalegion.org/post/legion-baseball-brackets

(*matchup for games 12-15 may be altered by rule - see bracket link)

Teams -

Host - Kokomo/IN Post 6 (Sixers)

R1 - Valparaido/IN Post 94

R2 - South Haven/IN Post 502

R3 - South Bend/IN Post 151

R4 - Muncie/IN Post 19

R5 - Crawfordsville/IN Post 72

R6 - Newburgh/IN Post 44 (runner-up R7)

R7 - Rockposrt/IN Post254

Friday 07/23/2021 -

+07/23 G1 - R6/Newburgh/IN Post 44-0, R3/South Bend/IN Post 151-0 - forfeit

+07/23 G2 - R5/Crawfordsville/IN Post 72-4, R4/Muncie Post 19-2

+07/23 G3 - R7/Rockport/IN Post 254-2, R1/Valparaiso/IN Post 94-0

+07/23 G4 - Kokomo/IN Post 6 (host)-9, R2/South Haven/IN Post 502-3

Saturday 07/24/2021 -

+07/24 G5 - Valparaiso/94-0, South Bend/151-0 - forfeit - elimination

+07/24 G6 - South Haven/502-W (1L), Muncie/19-L - elimination

+07/24 G7 - Rockport/254-4, Newburgh/44-3

*07/24 G8 - Crawfordsville/72 vs Kokomo/6 - suspended to complete Sunday

Sunday 07/25/2021 -

*07/24 G8 - Crawfordsville/72 vs Kokomo/6 - suspended to complete Sunday

+07/25 G9 - South Haven/502 (1L) vs Newburgh/44 (1L) - 1pm - elimination

+07/25 G10 - Valparaiso/94 (1L) vs *Loser/G8 (1L) - 3:30pm - elimination

+07/25 G11 - Rockport/254 (0L) vs *Winner G8 (0L) - 6pm

Monday 07/26/2021 -

+07/26 G12* - Winner/G9 (1L) vs Loser/G11 (1L) - 1pm - elimination

+07/26 G13* - Winner/G10 (1L) vs Winner/G11 (0L) - 3:30pm

Tuesday 07/27/2021 -

+07/27 G14* - Winner/G12 (1L) vs Winner/G13 (0L or 1L) - 1pm - Championship/1

+07/27 G15* - if necessary

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