08/04/2021 - Jim's unofficial American Legion Baseball Great Lakes Regional - 08/04/2021

 08/04/2021 - Jim's unofficial American Legion Baseball Great Lakes Regional - 08/04/2021

Lots of media links - everything else is the same, I believe... for today I dropped out some of the non-Great Lakes Regional items

ALSO Monroe County (MI) high school baseball notes

AMERICAN LEGION Baseball Code of Sportsmanship

I WILL:

Keep The Rules

Keep Faith with My Teammates

Keep My TemperKeep 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

#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

ALB link - https://www.legion.org/baseball/teams/2021/wv/302838

Team site - https://morgantownpost2.com/

*Illinois Champion - Rock Island/IL Post 200

ALB link - https://www.legion.org/baseball/teams/2021/il/101688

*Illinois Runner-up - Barrington/IL Post 158

ALB link - https://www.legion.org/baseball/teams/2021/il/303307

*Indiana Champion - Rockport/IN Post 254

ALB link - https://www.legion.org/baseball/teams/2021/in/3020252

*Kentucky Champion - Owensboro/KY Post 9

ALB link - https://www.legion.org/baseball/teams/2021/ky/305586

*Michigan Champion - Midland Berryhill/MI Post 165

ALB link - https://www.legion.org/baseball/teams/2021/mi/163718

Team site - https://midlandberryhill.wixsite.com/midlandberryhill

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

ALB link - https://www.legion.org/baseball/teams/2021/oh/3023798

Team site - https://post199.org/home/programs/baseball/about-j-b-yeager-baseball

*West Virginia Champion - Bridgeport/WV Post 68

*ALB link - https://www.legion.org/baseball/teams/2021/wv/303220

#Media items of interest (my selection) -

Social media sites abound, but they are too complex for me!

*Momroe (MI) News (08/02/2021) "Dundee's Schroeder leads Region baseball in four categories" by Doug Donnelly - https://www.monroenews.com/story/sports/2021/08/02/dundees-schroeder-leads-region-baseball-four-categories/5440271001/ (Monroe County's HS baseball leaders from the spring of 2021)

*Monroe (MI) (07/24/2021) "Bedford's Brandon Nigh leads All-Region Baseball Team" by Ryan Loren - https://www.monroenews.com/story/sports/2021/07/24/bedfords-brandon-nigh-leads-all-region-baseball-team/8067767002/

*Midland Daily News (08/03/2021) "Fresh start: Berryhill's Rivera finds new lease with Post 165" by Fred Kelly - https://www.ourmidland.com/insider/article/Fresh-start-Berryhill-s-Rivera-finds-new-lease-16360724.php (a profile 0f 2021 KiKi Cuyler Award winner Avian Rivera of Midladland Berryhill/MI Post 165)

*Gladwin Record & Clarion (08/0302021) "Post 171 says goodbye to four players this year" by Max MacDonald - https://www.gladwinmi.com/sports/post-171-says-goodbye-to-four-players-this-year/artcle_d3a45892-f497-11eb-a6b1-bfbb12692a31.html

*Gladwin Record & Clarion (08/0302021) "Berryhill downs Post 171 for the State Championship

" by Max McDonald - https://www.gladwinmi.com/sports/berryhill-downs-post-171-for-the-state-championship/article_9b0a85c4-f497-11eb-9263-270bbd4ddbdb.html

*Herald Palladium (07/31/2021) "Tough road ahead for Stevensville Legion team" by Ben Sanders - https://www.heraldpalladium.com/sports/tough-road-ahead-for-stevensville-legion-team/article_15ae8864-4355-557d-83a3-049d324c69e1.html

*Herald Palladium (07/30/2021) "Stevensville wins opener in Legion state tourney" by Ben Sanders - https://www.heraldpalladium.com/sports/local/stevensville-wins-opener-in-legion-state-tourney/article_5f475fe1-d368-5988-9ede-4110c4c1cf0e.html

*Courier & Press (08/03/2021) "Rockport (Post 254) manager Jim Haaff one win shy of 1,200 entering Great Lakes Regional" by Gordon Englehardt - https://www.courierpress.com/story/sports/2021/08/03/haaff-mellows-but-his-winning-ways-stuff-legend-rockport/5431824001/

*WBOY Sports - https://www.wboy.com/sports/

*WBOY (08/04/2021) "(Morgantown) Post 2 sees Ohio state Champion in first game, Mylan Park hosts American Legion Great Lakes Regional Tournament " by Abbie Backenstoe - https://www.wboy.com/news/post-2-sees-ohio-state-champion-in-first-game-mylan-park-hosts-american-legion-great-lakes-regional-tournament/

*WBOY (08/04/2021) "Bridgeport Post 68 set to see Rockport Post 254 out of Indiana in Great Lakes Regional Tourney" by Abbie Backenstoe - https://www.wboy.com/sports/bridgeport-post-68-set-to-see-rockport-post-254-out-of-indiana-in-great-lakes-regional-tourney/

*Quad City Times (08/03/2021) "Rock Island Post #200 quartet experienced postseason success at Alleman" by Terry Duckett - https://qctimes.com/sports/baseball/rock-island-post-200-quartet-experienced-postseason-success-at-alleman/article_3d7b0933-5762-5fcb-a670-10bb8cfdb830.html

*Messenger-Inquirier (08/04/2021) "Post 9 Bombers ready to compete in regional" by Mark Mathis - https://www.messenger-inquirer.com/sports/post-9-bombers-ready-to-compete-in-regional/article_603d6b3d-d468-524d-84a0-ce42c8340d2a.html

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