08/01/2023 American Legion Great Lakes Regional (Region 5)

08/01/2023 American Legion Great Lakes Regional (Region 5)

Will I see you in Midland?

#American Legion World Series - August 10-15, 2023 at Keeter Stadium, Shelby, NC

*2023 Link - https://americanlegion.sportngin.com/2023

*2023American Legion World Series Media Guide and Record Book - https://www.legion.org/sites/legion.org/files/legion/documents/Media%20Guide%20Record%20Full%20Book.pdf

*Ways to follow the American Legion World Series - https://www.legion.org/baseball/followus?utm_campaign=Source+Code+Here&utm_content=BASEBALL&utm_term=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_source=Adestra

*Region 5 - Great Lakes (Gerace Field / Northwood University - Midland, MI - IA, IL (2), IN, MI (2), WI (2)) - https://americanlegion.sportngin.com/2023regional5

The other seven regions -

*Region 1 Northeast (Fitton Field - Shrewsbury, MA - CT, MA (2), ME, NH, NY, RI, VT) - https://americanlegion.sportngin.com/2023regional1

*Region 2 Mid-Atlantic (Dale Miller Field - Morgantown, WV - DE, MD, NJ, OH, PA (2), WV (2)) - https://americanlegion.sportngin.com/2023regional2

*Region 3 Southeast (McCrary Park - Asheboro, NC - FL, GA, KY, NC (2), SC, TN, VA) - https://americanlegion.sportngin.com/2023regional3

*Region 4 Mid-South (Bobby Hayes Stadium - Pelham, AL - AL (2), AR, KS, LA, MO, MS, OK) - https://americanlegion.sportngin.com/2023regional4

*Region 6 Central Plains (Fitzgerald Stadium - Rapid City, SD - MN (2), NE (2), ND (2), SD (2)) - https://americanlegion.sportngin.com/2023regional6

*Region 7 Northwest (Hladky Memorial Stadium - Gillette, WY - AK, CO, ID, MT, OR, WA, WY (2)) - https://americanlegion.sportngin.com/2023regional7

*Region 8 Western (FEBA Fields - Fairfield, CA - AZ, CA (2), HI, NM, NV, TX, UT) - https://americanlegion.sportngin.com/2023regional8

Region 5 Great Lakes Teams - (Won-Loss - maybe!)

Host / Champion - Midland Berryhill/MI Post 165 (27-4)

Illinois Champion - Barrington/IL Post 158 (19-7)

Illinois Runner-up - Danville/IL Post 210 (35-7)

Indiana Champion - Lafayette/IN Post 11 (27-6)

Iowa Champion - Swisher/IA Post 671 (Cedar Rapids, IA)

Wisconsin Champion - Janesville/WI Post 205 (20-9)

Michigan Runner-up - Linwood/MI Post 239 (19-11)

Wisconsin Runner-up - Eau Claire/WI Post 53

Media -

#64-team field set for 2023 American Legion Baseball regionals (The American Legion) https://www.legion.org/baseball/259694/64-team-field-set-2023-american-legion-baseball-regionals

#American Legion Great Lakes Region Tournament schedule (Fred Kelly - Midland Daily News) - https://www.ourmidland.com/sports/article/american-legion-great-lakes-region-tournament-18269945.php

#Lafayette Post 11 Heads to Great Lakes National Regional (Kelly Hallinan - WLFI.com) https://www.wlfi.com/news/lafayette-post-11-heads-to-great-lakes-national-regional/article_905bb536-2f40-11ee-8928-ffa974139ea0.html

#EC Legion comes up just short in state championship but still advances to regionals (Payton Havermann - Eau Claire Leader-Telegram) https://www.leadertelegram.com/sports/ec-legion-comes-up-just-short-in-state-championship-but-still-advances-to-regionals/article_88253c54-2f2f-11ee-9281-23eaf77ed0a2.html

#Janesville outlasts Eau Claire to capture AAA Legion crown (Matt Lehmann - Marinette/Menominee EagleHerald) https://www.ehextra.com/sports/janesville-outlasts-eau-claire-to-capture-aaa-legion-crown/article_3c746b24-2e6f-11ee-ac34-0b2ff43b9914.html

The Schedule!

Wednesday, August 2 -

Game 1 9:30am - Danville/IL Post 210 vs. Swisher/IA Post 671

Game 2 12:30pm - Lafayette/IN Post 11 vs. Eau Claire/WI Post 53

Game 3 4pm - Janesville/WI Post 205 vs. Linwood/MI Post 239

Game 4 7:30pm - Barrington/IL Post 158 vs. Midland Berryhill/MI Post 165

Thursday, August 3 -

Game 5 9:30am - Loser Game 1 (1 loss) vs. Loser Game 3 (1 loss) - elimination

Game 6 12:30pm - Loser Game 2 (1 loss) vs. Loser Game 4 (1 loss) - elimination

Game 7 4pm - Winner Game 1 (0 loss) vs. Winner Game 3 (0 loss)

Game 8 7:30pm - Winner Game 2 (0 loss) vs. Winner Game 4 (0 loss)

Friday, August 4 -

Game 9 11am - Winner Game 6 (1 loss) vs. Loser Game 7 (1 loss) - elimination

Game 10 4pm - Winner Game 5 (1 loss) vs. Loser Game 8 (1 loss) - elimination

Game 11 7pm - Winner Game 7 (0 loss) vs. Winner Game 8 (0 loss)

Saturday, August 5 -

Game 12 4pm - Winner Game 9 (1 loss) vs. Loser Game 11 (1 loss) - elimination

Game 13 7pm - Winner Game 10 (1 loss) vs. Winner Game 11 (0 loss)

Sunday, August 6 -

Game 14 1pm - Winner Game 12 (1 loss) vs. Winner Game 13 (1 or 0 losses)

Game 15 4pm - If Necessary game

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Awards -

#2023 KiKi Cuyler Award: Tanner Sonntag - Midland/MI Berryhill Post 165 / Bay City John Glenn HS - Class AA Tournament MVP - unofficial list of prior recepients - http://albdistrict2mi.blogspot.com/2023/07/073023-kiki-cuyler-award-michigan.html

#2023 Hal Newhouser Award: Brock Beaudrie - Trenton/MI Post 426 / Trenton HS (Alma College) - Class A Tournament MVP

#2023 Robert Turner Scholarship: Jack Wyatt Bakus - Midland Berryhill Post 165 / Midland Dow HS ($500)

*Turner Family announcement: https://michiganlegion.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/Programs/2023TurnerBaseballScholarship.pdf?aa8385&aa8385

*Application: https://michiganlegion.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/Programs/2023TurnerBaseballScholarship.pdf?aa8385&aa8385

#2023 American Legion Baseball Player of the Year Scholarship: Caden Oliver - Adrian Post 275 / Parma Western HS ($500 - qualifies for American Legion “All Academic Team” sponsored by Diamond Sports ($2,500 (8 players) / $5,000 (captain));

*Application: https://michiganlegion.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/Programs/baseball_scholarship.pdf?aa8385&aa8385

Champions -

2023 Michigan American Legion Class AA Champion - Midland/MI Berryhill Post 165 (Great Lakes)

2023 Michigan American Legion Class A Champion - Trenton Post 426

2023 Michigan American Legion Class AA Runner-up - Linwood/MI Post 239 (Great Lakes)

2023 Michigan American Legion Zone 4 Class A Champion - Gaylord Baseball Club

2023 Michigan American Legion Zone 5 Class A Champion - Norway/MI Post 145

2023 Michigan American Legion Zone 5 Junior Champion - Marquette/MI Legion Reds

Ohio American Legion Senior Champion - Yeager-Benson/OH Post 199 (Mid-Atlantic Regional)

Ohio American Legion Junior Champion - Athens/OH Post 21

Ohio American Legion 1 Champion - Napoleon/OH Post 300

Ohio American Legion 2 Champion - Sidney/OH Post 217

Ohio American Legion 3 Champion - Wooster/Wayne County/OH Post 68

Ohio American Legion 4 Champion - Utica/OH Post 92

Ohio American Legion 5 Champion - Yeager-Benson/OH Post 199

Ohio American Legion 6 Champion - Pickerington/OH Post 283

Ohio American Legion 7 Champion - New Philadelphia/OH Post 139

Ohio American Legion 8 Champion - Beverly-Lowell/OH Post 389/750

Illinois American Legion Senior Champion - Barrington, IL Post 158

Illinois American Legion Senior Runner-up - Danville, IL Post 210 (Great Lakes Regional)

Illinois American Legion Junior Champion - Alton, IL Post 126

Indiana American Legion Senior Champion - Lafayette/IN Post 11 (Great Lakes Regional)

Indiana American Legion Junior Champion - Plymouth/IN Post 27 “Spyders”

Iowa American Legion Champion - Swisher, IA Post 671

Wisconsin American Legion AAA Champion - Janesville, WI Post 205 (Great Lakes Regional)

Wisconsin American Legion Senior Runner-up - Eau Claire, WI Post 53 (Great Lakes Regional)

Wisconsin American Legion AA Champion - 07/28-08/01

Wisconsin American Legion A Champion - 07/28-08/01

Wisconsin American Legion 17U Champion - Wisconsin Rapids, WI

Wisconsin American Legion 16U Champion - La Crosse, WI A's

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