07/31/23 Michigan American Legion Baseball Player of the Year
link: https://www.legion.org/scholarships/baseball
Application pdf: https://www.legion.org/documents/baseball/Baseball_Scholarship_Form.pdf
National George W. Rulon Player of the Year award: https://www.legion.org/baseball/awards/player
2023 Recipient - Caden Oliver - Adrian Post 275
Description
The American Legion awards between $22,000 and $25,000 in scholarships to deserving baseball players each year. Each Department Baseball Committee may select a player from its department to receive this scholarship. The American Legion will award several scholarships each year depending on the number of applicants and interest earned from the trust fund.
Award Amounts
*Department (State) Baseball Scholarship Winners receive $500. Each certified Department Baseball scholarship winner shall be considered for The American Legion All-Academic Team sponsored by Diamond Sports, annually.
*Eight players selected by a scholarship selection committee at The American Legion World Series will receive an additional $2,500 scholarship (the “All-Academic Team”)
*A ninth player, selected as the most outstanding member of the All-Academic Team, will be awarded an additional $5,000 scholarship.
*All-Academic Team winners will retain their $500 scholarship from their department. Scholarship recipients will be eligible to receive their scholarships immediately upon graduation from an accredited high school. Scholarship winners must utilize the total award within eight (8) years of their graduation date, excluding active military time.
Deapartment of Michigan “Player of the Year” award
Year - Player - Post
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1959 - Fred Brown - Detroit Edison Post 187 - National Player of the Year
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2001 - Jay Threet - Adrian Post 275 - National Player of the Year
2002 -
2003 -
2004 -
2005 -
2006 -
2007 -
2008 -
2009 -
2010 - Cameron Moorehead - Adrian Post 275
2011 - Eric Schmidt - Blissfield Post 325
2012 - Joel Crozier - Ida Post 514
2013 - Jacob Britt - Adrian Post 275
2014 - Payton LeBombard - Marquette Post 44
2015 - Adam Dawdy - Dearborn Post 384
2016 - Camden Dice - Gladwin Post 171
2017 - Kyle Staelgraeve - Adrian Post 275
2018 - Andrew Hribar - Adrian Post 275
2019 -
2020 - no season
2021 - Julian Blake - Iron Mountian Legion
2022 - no applicants
2023 - Caden Oliver - Adrian Post 275
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