07/18/24 2024 Gopher Classic July 12-16, 2024 - Greater Minneapolis area

07/18/24 2024 Gopher Classic July 12-16, 2024 - Greater Minneapolis area

$895 / 5 games (maximum 9 games / no more than 2 in one day)

Pool play schedule - https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1AR5cuKGQVVcEc6X4Myme-p3If9Z2H-RqhFMx1HrLBg0/edit?gid=0#gid=0

Playoff (Bracket) schedule: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1bk_I2hoLG6inPK9_Y_5HiRG6h7EyDU18Dcqt7nW4gro/edit?gid=0#gid=0

Rules: https://www.excelsiorlegionbaseball.org/page/show/6314038-gopher-classic-tournament-rules

Results (listed by specific pool site) - https://www.excelsiorlegionbaseball.org/page/show/6299379-gopher-classic-american-legion-baseball-tournament

#Teams:

Ohio - Napleon/OH Post 300

Illinois - Rock Island/IL Post 200; Moline/IL Post 246

Minnesota - 40+

Nebraska - 24?

North Dakota - 2?

South Dakota - 15?

Wisconsin - 3?

Wyoming - 1

Canada (Alberta & Manitoba) - 2

#Pool Locations - (6 teams per pool)

1-Anoka - Anoka Castle Field, Anoka, MN

Rapid City/SD Post 315

Omaha Central/NE

Anoka/MN

Osseo/MN

Stillwater/MN

Thief River Falls/MN

2-North St Paul - McKnight Legion Field, North St Paul, MN

Napoleon/OH Post 300

Rapid City/SD Post 22 Expos

North St Paul/MN

Oakdale/MN

Chaska/MN

Eastview/MN

3-Bloomington Blue - Red Haddox Field, South Bloomington, MN

4-University of Northwestern at St Paul - Reynolds Field, St Paul, MN

Rapid City/SD Post 22 Hardhats

Brandon Valley/SD

Papillion/NE

Manitoba/Can 17u

Farmington/MN

Champlin Park/MN

5-Eden Prairie - Round Lake Stadium, Eden Prairie, MN

Moline/IL Post 246

Bellevue East/NE

Brookings/SD

Eden Prairie/MN

Hutchinson/MN

East Ridge/MN

6-Prior Lake - Memorial Field, Prior Lake, MN

Omaha Westview/NE

Renner/SD

Gillette/WY

Prior Lake/MN

Moorhead/MN

New Prague/MN

7-Edina - Braemer Park, Edina, MN

8-Victoria “Vics” - Poppitz Field - Victoria, MN

9-Excelsior - Veterans Field (Minnetonka HS), Minnetonka, MN

10-Hopkins - Big Willow Field #1, Minnetonka, MN

11-Mankato - Wolverton Field, Mankato, MN

12-St Michael Albertville - St Michael Recreation Center, St Michael, MN

13-Lakeville North - Fredrickson Field, Elko, MN

Rapid City/SD Post 320

West Fargo/ND

Lincoln Northwest/MN

Hastings/MN

New Ulm Gold/MN

Lakeville North/MN

14-Waconia - Waconia Lions Field, Waconia, WI

15-Maple Grove - Gleason Fields, Maple Grove, MN

Rock Island/IL Post 200

Lincoln East/NE

Wausau/WI

Mankato National/MN

St Louis Park/MN

Maple Grove/MN

16-Woodbury - Royals Stadium (Woodbury HS), Woodbury, MN

#Selected Scores -

*Tuesday July 16 -

+Semifinal - Fargo/ND Post 2 4, Rapid City/SD Post 22 Expos 2

+Semifinal - Lincoln East/NE Carpet Land 5, Manitoba 17U, Canada 4

+Championship - Lincoln East/NE Carpet Land 5, Fargo/ND Post 2 0

*Monday July 15 -

+Sioux Falls/SD East 11, Elk River/MN 3

+Manitoba 17U, Canada 8, Bloomington/MN 4

+Manitoba 17U, Canada 16, Sioux Falls/SD East 8

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+Bemidji/MN 6, Moline/IL Post 246 5

+Fargo/ND Post 2 7, Harrisburg/SD Gold 2

+Fargo/ND Post 2 9, Bemidji/MN 1

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+Prior Lake/MN 3, Excelsior/MN 0

+Lincoln East/NE Carpet Land 3, West Fargo/ND 0

+Lincoln East/NE Carpet Land 9, Prior Lake/MN 2

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+Rapid City/SD Post 22 Expos 8, Omaha/NE Millard South 7

+Papillion/NE South 11, Stillwater-Bayport/MN 10

+Rapid City/SD Post 22 Expos 1, Papillion/NE South 0

*Sunday July 14 selected scores - pool site

+Willmar/MN 8, Rapid City/SD Post 315 6 - Anoka

+Stillwater/MN 4, Rapid City/SD Post 315 1 - Anoka

+Moline/IL Post 246 7, Hutchinson.MN 1 - Eden Prairie

+Moline/IL Post 246 10, East Ridge/MN 0 - Eden Prairie

+Lakeville North/MN 9, Rapid City/SD Post 320 1 - Lakeville North

+Rock Island/IL Post 200 14, Wausau/WI 5 - Maple Grove

+Rock Island/IL Post 200 11, Maple Grove/MN 2 - Maple Grove

+Rapid City/SD Post 22 Expos 2, Eastview/MN 1 - North St Paul

+Rapid City/SD Post 22 Expos 14, Oakdale/MN 6 - North St Paul

+Napoleon/OH Post 300 10, Oakdale/MN 2 - North St Paul

+Napoleon/OH Post 300 7, Chaska/MN 0 - North St Paul

+Gillette/WY 8, Omaha/NE Westview 1 - Prior Lake

+Rapid City/SD Post 22 Hardhats 9, Farmington/MN 7 - U-Northwestern

+Champlin Park/MN 6, Rapid City/SD Post 22 Hardhats 4 - U-Northwestern

*Saturday July 13 selected scores - pool site

+Rock Island/IL Post 200 10, St. Louis Park/MN 5 - Maple Grove

+Moline/IL Post 246 7, Bellevue East/NE 3 - Eden Prairie

+Eden Prairie/MN 4, Moline/IL Post 246 2 - Eden Prairie

X-Napoleon/OH Post 300 / Rapid City/SD Post 22 Expos - cancelled weather - North St Paul

+Rapid City/SD Post 22 4, Chaska/MN 3 - North St Paul

+Napoleon/OH Post 300 17, North St. Paul/MN 0 - North St Paul

+New Ulm/MN Gold 6, Rapid City/SD Post 320 5- Lakeville North

+Hastings/MN 10, Rapid City/SD Post 320 0- Lakeville North

+Rapid City/SD Post 22 Hard Hats 5, Brandon Valley/SD 0 - U-Northwestern

+Manitoba 17U/ Canada 1, Rapid City/SD Post 22 Hard Hats 0 - U-Northwestern

+Omaha Central/NE 5, Rapid City/SD Post 315 3 - Anoka

+Omaha Westview/NE 10, Renner/SD 2 - Prior Lake

+Omaha Westview/NE 4, New Prague/MN 1 - Prior Lake

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*Friday July 12 selected scores - pool site

+Rock Island/IL Post 200 13, Mankato/MN National Legion 5 - Maple Grove

+Rock Island/IL Post 200 16, Lincoln East/NE Legion Carpet Land 5 - Maple Grov

+Moline/IL Post 246 10, Brookings/SD Post 74 Bandits 0 - Eden Prairie

+Napoleon/OH Post 300 8, Eastview/MN Legion Thunder 6 - North St Paul

+West Fargo/ND 5, Rapid City/SD Post 320 Stars 2 (10-39) - Lakeville North

+Rapid City/SD Post 320 Stars 8 (10-39), Lincoln/MN Northwest 7 - Lakeville North

+Rapid City/SD Post 22 Hard Hats 10 (46-12), Omaha/NE Pinnacle Bank 9 - U-Northwestern

+Rapid City/SD Post 22/jr Expos 9 (39-13), North St Paul/MN 39ers 1- North St Paul

+Rapid City/SD Post 315 Box Elder 5, Anoka/MN Legion 2 - Anoka

+Rapid City/SD Post 315 Box Elder 8 (8-11), Osseo/MN Post 172 1 - Anoka

+Prior Lake/MN 2, Omaha/NE Westview PrimeTime 1 - Prior Lake

+Moorhead/MN Blues 8, Omaha/NE Westview PrimeTime 7 - Prior Lake

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