08/16/24 2024 American Legion World Series - SECLMW's unofficial notes

08/16/24 2024 American Legion World Series - SECLMW's unofficial notes

*Format: Two 4-team pools play August 15-18, top two teams in each pool play semifinal on -8/19 and Championship on 08/20;

*Tie-breakers if two teams remain: (1) Head-to-head competition between teams; (2) Fewest runs allowed overall; (3) Most runs scored overall; (4) Coin flip;

*Tie-breakers if three or more teams remain: (1) Fewest runs allowed overall; (2) Most runs scored overall; (3) Coin flip;

*American Legion World Series - https://americanlegion.sportngin.com/page/show/8336943-2024-postseason

*American Legion World Series Media (historical) guide - https://issuu.com/theath1296/docs/2024_record_book?fr=sMzlhNDYyNzY2MDA

Stars Pool -

Troy/AL Post 70 - 1-0 (Runs Allowed: 1)

League City/TX Post 554 - 1-0 (Runs Allowed: 3)

Fargo/ND Post 2 - 0-1 (Runs Allowed: 7)

Hudson/MA Post 100 - 0-1 (Runs Allowed: 10)

Stripes Pool -

Midland/MI Post 165 - 1-0 (Runs Allowed: 0)

Wilmington/DE Post 1 - 1-0 (Runs Allowed: 1)

Bossier City/LA Post 202 - 0-1 (Runs Allowed: 3)

Billings/MT Post 4 - 0-1 (Runs Allowed: 6)

Complete Games (so far) -

Asa Sampson (League City/TX Post 554) 08/15 vs Fargo/ND Post 2

Chad Brown (Midland/MI Post 165) 08/15 vs Bossier City/LA Post 202

Kade Bryant (Bossier City/LA Post 202) 08/15 vs Midland/MI Post 165

Home Runs (so far) -

Brice Smith (League City/TX Post 554) 08/15 vs Fargo/ND Post 2

Hunter Dicarlantonio (Wilmington/DE Post 1) 08/15 vs Billings/MT Post 4

NOTE: High School ID and Grad Year are by me (using Google) and may not be correct!!

#Thursday 08/15 (pool play) - Senior Citizens Day (ESPN3)

G1 - League City/TX Post 554 7, Fargo/ND Post 2 3

*v League City/554: 1-1-1.4-0-0.0 = 7 (7-6-1-8lob); SP/WP-Asa Sampson (Clear Creek/25; 7ip/CG-29bf, 3R/2er, 3H, 4BB, 4K / 0/3, 2RBI); Tommy Huang (Clear Creek/24) 2/3, 1RBI, 2B; Brice Smith (Santa Fe/23) 2/3, 3RBI, HR; Alex Kudler (Clear Falls/23-Crowder) 1/3, 2B;

*H Fargo/2.............: 0-1-1.0-1-0.0 = 3 (3-3-3-5lob); SP/LP-Carson Shiek (Fargo South/26; 2.1ip-15bf, 3R/1er, 3H. 2BB, 2-HBP); P2-Landon Hale (Fargo South-Shanley/25; 1.2ip-10bf, 4R/4er, 2H, 3BB, 1K); P3-Jonah DeJong (Fargo North/24; 3ip-11bf, 0R, 1H, 1BB, 2K); Charlie Kalbrener (Fargo North/24) 0/1, 2RBI; J Leininger 1/3, 1RBI, 2B;

G2 - Midland/MI Post 165 3, Bossier City/LA Post 202 0

*v Midland/165.......: 0-0-0.1-1-0.1 = 3 (3-4-1-4lob); SP/WP-Chad Brown (Hemlock/25; 7ip/CG-26bf, 0R, 3H, 2BB, 12K); Sam Briggs (Standish/Sterling/25) 2/3, 1RBI;

*H Bossier City/202: 0-0-0.0-0-0.0 = 0 (0-3-3-5lob); SP/LP-Kade Bryant (Benton/25; 7ip/CG-28bf, 3R/3er, 4H, 2BB, 2K);

G3 - Troy/AL Post 70 10. Hudson/MA Post 100 1

*v Hudson/100: 0-1-0.0-0-0.0 = 1 (1-5-1-5lob); SP/LP-Chase Donahue (Bromfield School-Southern Maine; 3.2ip-25bf, 9R/9er, 8H, 6BB); P2-Michael Domino (AM&SA/24; 2.1ip-10bf, 1R/1er, 3H, 1K); Dan DeMirjian (Hudson/23-Famingham State) 2/2, 2B;

*H Troy/70......: 4-0-0.5-0-1.x = 10 (10-11-1-7lob); SP/WP-Cole Hewitt (Dothan/24; 4ip-17bf, 1R/0er, 5H, 2BB, 4K); P2-Easton Walsh (Florala/26; 2ip-6bf, 0R, 0H, 2K); P3-Easton Dean (Wicksburg/24; 1ip-4bf, 0R, 0H, 1-BB); Brady Richardson (Enterprise HS/25) 2/4, 2RBI, 2B; Cody Walsh (Florala/24) 2/1, 1RBI; Haze McCorkel (Dothan/24) 1/4, 2RBI, 2B; Blake Wynn (Dothan/23-Wallace CC) 3/3, 2B; Payne Jefcoat (Hartfield Academy/24) 1/3, 2B; Gunner Justice (Macon East Academy/24) 2/4, 4RBI;

G4 - Wilmington/DE Post 1 6, Billings/MT Post 4 1

*v Wilmington/1: 2-0-0.0-4-0.0 = 6 (6-8-1-9lob); SP/WP-Matt Speicher (Salesianum HS/24; 4.1ip-19bf, 1R/1er, 2H, 3BB, 7K); P2-Jack Rossi (Salesianum HS/24; 2.1ip-12bf, 0R, 3H, 1BB, 3K, 1-HBP / 3/4); P3-Evan Frank (Salesianum HS/23-College of New Jersey; 1/3ip-1bf, 0R, 0H); Michael Smyth (Saint Mark's/24) 2/3; Hunter Dicarlantonio (Delaware Military/25) 1/2, 1RBI, HR;

*H Billings/4.....: 0-0-0.0-1-0.0 = 1 (1-5-3-10lob); SP/LP-Colter Wilson (Billings West/24; 4.2ip-26bf, 6R/4er, 6H, 4BB, 3K, 2-HBP); P2-Zach Stewart (Billings West/24; 1.1ip-5bf, 0R, 2H, 1K); P3-Jaxon Meyer (Billings West/24; 1ip-5bf, 0R, 0H, 1BB, 1-HBP); Kade Vatnsdal (Billings West/24) 2/3;

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#Friday 08/16 (pool play) - Academic Achievement Day (ESPN3)

G5 4:00pm - Hudson/MA Post 100 / League City/TX Post 554

G6 7:00pm - Troy/AL Post 70 / Fargo/ND Post 2

#Saturday 08/17 (pool play) - USAA Military Appreciation Day (ESPN3)

G7 12:00pm - Hudson/MA Post 100 / Fargo/ND Post 2

G8 3:00pm - Wilmington/DE Post 1 / Midland/MI Post 165

G9 7:30pm - Bossier City/LA Post 202 / Billings/MT Post 4

#Sunday 08/18 (pool play) - Atrium Healthy Heroes Day (ESPN3)

G10 1:00pm - Midland/MI Post 165 / Billings/MT Post 4

G11 4:00pm - Wilmington/DE Post 1 / Bossier City/LA Post 202

G12 7:00pm - Troy/AL Post 70 / League City/TX Post 554

#Monday 08/19 (semifinals) - Youth Athletic Day (ESPNU)

G13 4:00pm - Winner Stripes / Runner-up Stars

G14 7:00pm - Winner Stars / Runner-up Stripes

#Tuesday 08/20 (Championship) - (ESPNU)

G15 7:00pm - Winner G13 / Winner G14

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Media 08/16/24 morning -

*Berryhill opens World Series with win over Louisiana (Fred Kelly / Midland Daily News 08/16/24) https://www.ourmidland.com/sports/article/berryhill-opens-world-series-win-louisiana-19659252.php

*Bossier Phillies fall in pitchers’ duel in American Legion World Series opener (Russell Hedges / Bossier Press-Tribune 08/15/24) https://bossierpress.com/baseball-bossier-phillies-fall-in-pitchers-duel-in-american-legion-world-series-opener/

*Big blast helps Post 554 win American Legion World Series opener (James Lacombe / Galveston The Daily News 08/15/24) https://www.galvnews.com/sports/free/big-blast-helps-post-554-win-american-legion-world-series-opener/article_2ca7b517-b250-5951-9603-7a0b1ad4afd6.html

*Texas knocks of Post 2 in opening round of Legion World Series (InForum) https://www.inforum.com/sports/prep/texas-knocks-of-post-2-in-opening-round-of-legion-world-series (subscription?)

*Hudson Post 100 falls to Troy (Ala.) in first game at American Legion World Series (staff / Worcester Telegram & Gazette 08/15/24) https://www.telegram.com/story/sports/2024/08/15/hudson-post-100-falls-in-first-game-at-american-legion-world-series/74811641007/

*Troy Post 70 dominates to start World Series run (Josh Boutwell / The Troy Messenger 08/15/24) https://www.troymessenger.com/2024/08/15/troy-post-70-dominates-to-start-world-series-run/

*DelVets wins opening game of 2024 American Legion World Series (Sean Greene / WDEL.com 08/15/24) https://www.wdel.com/news/delvets-wins-opening-game-of-2024-american-legion-world-series/article_594bfb22-5b73-11ef-be83-9b9769235e74.html

*Legion World Series: Billings Scarlets can't find rhythm, drop opener to Delaware (Brair Napier / 406 MT Sports 08/15/24) https://406mtsports.com/baseball/legion/american-legion-world-series-billings-scarlets-wilmington-delaware-shelby-nc/article_53e71738-5b74-11ef-bc8d-b76dbd4db5f9.html

*ALWS Game 4: In battle of 1st-timers, it’s a win for Delaware (Richard Walker / The American Legion 08/15) https://www.legion.org/baseball/262410/alws-game-4-battle-1st-timers-it%E2%80%99s-win-delaware

*ALWS Game 3: Alabama rolls past Massachusetts (Richard Walker / The American Legion 08/15) https://www.legion.org/baseball/262409/alws-game-3-alabama-rolls-past-massachusetts

*ALWS Game 2: Michigan finds hits in time to beat Louisiana (Richard Walker / The American Legion 08/15) https://www.legion.org/baseball/262408/alws-game-2-michigan-finds-hits-time-beat-louisiana

*ALWS Game 1: Texas opens title defense with win over North Dakota (Richard Walker / The American Legion 08/15) https://www.legion.org/baseball/262407/alws-game-1-texas-opens-title-defense-win-over-north-dakota