2024 Department of Michigan Champions / awards

Midland Berryhill Post 165 - Class AA Champion
Marquette Post 44 - Class A Champion
George W. Rulon Player of the Year* - Cayden Smith (Midland Berryhill Post 165)
Michigan Player of the Year - Sean Parker (Adrian Post 275)
Robert Turner Memorial Scholarship - Nicklas Pantti (Marquette/MI Post 44)
Kiki Cuyler Award (AA) - Luke Lacourse (Midland/MI Berryhill Post 165)
Hal Newhouser Award (A) - Blake Walther (Marquette/MI Post 44)
Dr. Irvin L. Cowger RBI Memorial Award* - Nathan Ball (Midland Berryhill Post 165)
* = American Legion National Award
Michigan American Legion Baseball site - https://michiganlegion.org/baseball/

Michigan Zone 1 & 2 American Legion Baseball programs - 2024

Adrian Post 275 "G. Chandler Bond" (Zone 1)
Blissfield Post 325 "Robert Meachen" (Zone 1)
Hudson Post 180 "Hannan-Colvin" (Zone 1)
Stevensville Post 586 (Zone 2)
Three Oaks Post 204 “Randall Couchman” (Zone 2)
Trenton Post 426 “Harold J Chatell” (Zone 1)

Tuesday, August 3, 2021

08/03/2021 - Jim's unofficial ALB Great Lakes Regional notes - 08/03/2021

08/03/2021 - Jim's unofficial American Legion Baseball Great Lakes Regional notes - 08/03/2021


AMERICAN LEGION Baseball Code of Sportsmanship
I WILL:
Keep The Rules
Keep Faith with My Teammates
Keep My Temper
Keep Myself Fit
Keep A Stout Heart in Defeat
Keep My Pride Under in Victory
Keep A Sound Soul, A Clean Mind And A Healthy Body

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 - Midland Berryhill/MI Post 165
American Legion Department of Michigan Class A - Marquette/MI Post 44 (Blues)
American Legion Department of Ohio Senior Division - Harrison/OH Post 199 (Yeager Benson)
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 3 A - Chief Pontiac/MI Legion
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 - Marquette/MI Post 44
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 - St Clairsville/OH Post 159
American Legion Illinois Champion - Rock Island/IL Post 200
American Legion Illinois runner-up - Barrington/IL Post 158
American Legion Indiana Champion - Rockport/IN Post 254
American Legion Kentucky Champion - Owensboro/KY Post 9
American Legion West Virginia Champion - Bridgeport/WV Post 68
American Legion West Virginia Zone Host - Morgantown/WV Post 2
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 - Enid/OK
PONY Palomino World Series -
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#August 3-8 - American Legion Great Lakes Regional (Region 5) - Morgantown, WV
(West Virginia champion + Morgantown/WV Post 2 (host); Illinois champion + Runner-up; Indiana champion; Michigan champion; Ohio champion); - https://americanlegion.sportngin.com/2021region5
(*matchup for games 12-15 may be altered by rule - see region link)
Host - Morgantown/WV Post 2
Location - Hawley Field
Teams- (won-loss may not be completly accurate!) -
Host - Morgantown/WV Post 2 (13-8?)
Illinois Champion - Rock Island/IL Post 200 (?)
Illinois Runner-up - Barrington/IL Post 158 (16-3)
Indiana Champion - Rockport/IN Post 254 (?)
Kentucky Champion - Owensboro/KY Post 9 (28-4)
Michigan Champion - Midland Berryhill/MI Post 165 (28-3-1)
Ohio Champion - Harrison/OH Post 199 / Yeager Benson (27-5)
West Virginia Champion - Bridgeport/WV Post 68 (?)
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Wednesday 08/04/2021 -
+08/04 G1 - Barrington/IL Post 158 vs Midland Berryhill/MI Post 165 - 9:30am
+08/04 G2 - Rock Island/IL Post 200 vs Owensboro/KY Post 9 - 12:30pm
+08/04 G3 - Rockport/IN Post 254 vs Bridgeport/WV Post 68 - 4pm
+08/04 G4 - Harrison/OH Post 199 vs Morgantown/WV Post 2 - 7:30pm
Thursday 08/05/2021 -
+08/05 G5 - Loser/G1 (1L) vs Loser/G3 (1L) - 9:30am - elimination
+08/05 G6 - Loser/G2 (1L) vs Loser/G4 (1L) - 12:30am - elimination
+08/05 G7 - Winner/G1 vs Winner/G3 - 4pm
+08/05 G8 - Winner/G2vs Winner/G4 - 7:30pm
Friday 08/06/2021 -
+08/06 G9 - Winner/G6 (1L) vs Loser/G7 (1L) - 11am - elimination
+08/06 G10 - Winner/G5 (1L) vs Loser/G8 (1L) - 4pm - elimination
+08/06 G11 - Winner/G7 (0L) vs Winner/G8 (0L) - 7pm
Saturday 08/07/2021 -
+08/07 G12* - Winner/G9 (1L) vs Loser/G11 (1L) - 4pm - elimination
+08/07 G13* - Winner/G10 (1L) vs Winner/G11 (0L) - 7pm
Sunday 08/08/2021 -
+08/08 G14* - Winner/G12 (1L) vs Winner/G13 (0L or 1L) - championship
+08/08 G25* - if necessary game
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Great Lakes Regional Teams -

*Host - Morgantown/WV Post 2

*Illinois Champion - Rock Island/IL Post 200

*Illinois Runner-up - Barrington/IL Post 158

*Indiana Champion - Rockport/IN Post 254

*Kentucky Champion - Owensboro/KY Post 9

*Michigan Champion - Midland Berryhill/MI Post 165

*Ohio Champion - Harrison/OH Post 199 (Yeager Benson)

*West Virginia Champion - Bridgeport/WV Post 68

OTHER American Legion National Regions

#REGION 1 (Northeast) - Shrewsbury, MA Host - Shrewsbury Post 397
Departments (States) - CT, MA, ME, NH, NY, RI, VT

#REGION 2 (Mid-Atlantic) - Asheboro, NC - Host - Randolph County Post 45
Departments (States) - DE, MD, NC, NJ, PA, VA

#REGION 3 (Southeast) - Pelham, Ala. - Host - tbd
Departments (States) - AL, FL, GA, LA, MS, SC, TN

#REGION 4 (Mid-South) - Hastings, NE - Host - Hastings Post 11
Departments (States) - AR, CO, IA, KS, MO, NE

#REGION 5 (Great Lakes) - Morgantown, WV - see above
Departments (States) - IL, IN, KY, MI, OH, WV

#REGION 6 (Central Plains) - Sioux Falls, SD - Host - Sioux Falls Post 15
Departments (States) - MN, ND, SD, WI

#REGION 7 (Northwest) - Gillette, Wyo - Host - tbd
Departments (States) - AK, ID, MT, OR, WA, WY

#REGION 8 (Western) - Fairfield, CA - Host - Fairfield Expos Baseball (OS)
Departments (States) - AZ, CA, HI, NM, NV, TX, UT

The 2021 American Legion World Series

August 11-17 - American Legion World Series - Shelby, NC - https://americanlegion.sportngin.com/2021alws
(2 - four team pools, winner & runnerup play semifinal)
*Stars Pool -
Region 6: Central Plains Region (MN, ND, SD, WI)
Region 2: Mid-Atlantic Region (DE, MD, NC, NJ, PA, VA)
Region 3: Southeast Region (AL, FL, GA, LA, MS, SC, TN)
Region 8: Western Region (AZ, CA, HI, NM, NV, TX, UT)
*Stripes Pool -
Region 5: Great Lakes Region (IL, IN, KY, MI, OH, WV)
Region 4: Mid-South Region (AR, CO, IA, KS, MO, NE)
Region 1: Northeast Region (CT, MA, ME, NH, NY, RI, VT)
Region 7: Northwest Region (AK, ID, MT, OR, WA, WY)
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Thursday 08/12/2021 - pool
+08/12 G1 - Central Plains vs Western - 10am
+08/12 G2 - Mid-South vs Northeast - 1pm
+08/12 G3 - Great Lakes vs Northwest - 4pm
+08/12 G4 - Southeast vs Mid-Atlantic - 7:30pm
Friday 08/13/2021 - pool
+08/13 G5 - Central Plains vs Southeast - 4pm
+08/13 G6 - Mid-Atlantic vs Western - 7pm
Saturday 08/14/2021 - pool
+08/14 G7 - Mid-South vs Northwest - 1pm
+08/14 G8 - Great Lakes vs Northeast - 4pm
+08/14 G9 - Southeast vs Western - 7:30pm
Sunday 08/15/2021 - pool
+08/15 G10 - Mid-South vs
Monday 08/16/2021 - semifinals
+08/16 G13 - Winner/Stripes vs Runner-up/Stripes - 4pm
+08/16 G14 - Winner/Stripes vs Runner-up/Stars - 7pm
Tuesday 08/17/2021 - Championship
+08/17 G15 - Winner/13 vs Winner/G14 - 6:30pm
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#Media items of interest (my selection) -
Social media sites abound, but they are too complex for me!

*The American Legion (08/01/2021) "2021 American Legion Baseball regional field set" by staff - https://www.legion.org/baseball/253249/2021-american-legion-baseball-regional-field-set

*Midland Daily News (08/01/2021) "State champs: Berryhill scores late to beat Gladwin again" by Fred Kelly - https://www.ourmidland.com/sports/article/State-champs-Berryhill-scores-late-to-beat-16355882.php


*WBOY Sports - https://www.wboy.com/sports/ (Morgantown area coverage)

*Danville Commercial News (07/31/2021) "Rock Island Post 200 blasts Barrington Post 158 in state title game" by Chad Dare - https://www.commercial-news.com/sports/rock-island-post-200-blasts-barrington-post-158-in-state-title-game/article_737fb532-f24a-11eb-847b-a72731c3bffe.html

*Quad City Times (07/31/2021) "Post 200 rolls to Legion state title" by Terry Duckett - https://qctimes.com/sports/baseball/post-200-rolls-to-legion-state-title/article_2def717c-9f06-5591-9157-ff6b45369855.html

*Indiana RBI (Baseball new & notes) by Steve Krah - www.IndianaRBI.com

*Messenger-Inquirier (07/27/2021) "Bombers eager to take next step" by Jim Pickens - https://www.messenger-inquirer.com/sports/bombers-eager-to-take-next-step/article_6e88a870-26b9-5d1c-bb1b-09e0831c1a7c.html

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