07/31 - 2018 Michigan American Legion Baseball Class A Championships - August 1-4 at Menominee

2018 Michigan American Legion Baseball Class A Championships - August 1-4 at Menominee

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Media coverage (radio / internet) -

*WCHT-AM (NewsTalk 600), and on-line at www.rrnsports.com

*WLUC Sports - http://www.uppermichiganssource.com/sports

*Sault Evening Press (07/30 - Gladstone / Bark River) - http://www.dailypress.net/sports/local-sports/2018/07/heading-to-states-gladstone-trips-bucs-both-go-to-menominee/

*RRN Sports (07/29) - http://www.rrnsports.com/story.cfm?story=3383

Saturday August 4 -

G9 - Winner G7 (1 loss) vs Loser G8 (1 loss) - elimination game

G10 - Winner G8 (no losses) vs Winner G9 (1 loss) - championship/1

G11 - if necessary

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Friday August 3 -

G5 - Loser G2 vs Loser G3 - elimination game

G6 - Loser G1 vs Loser G4 - elimination game

G7 - Winner G5 vs Winner G6 - elimination game

G8 - Winner G3 vs Winner G4

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Thursday August 2 -

G1 / 10am - Gladstone Post 71 (22-5) vs Trenton Post 426 - WCHT-AM (NewsTalk 600), and on-line at www.rrnsports.com.

 

G2 / 1pm - Bark River Post 438 (21-15) vs Gaylord - WCHT-AM (NewsTalk 600), and on-line at www.rrnsports.com.

 

G3 / 4pm - Hudson Post 180 vs Winner G1

 

G4 / 7pm - Menominee Post 44 vs Winner G2

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07/30 - Gladstone Post 71 wins the Zone 5 / Class A championship

07/30 - Gladstone Post 71 wins the Zone 5 / Class A championship

Zone 5 / Class A at Escanaba and Gladstone - July 26-28

Gladstone Post 71 - Zone 5 / Class A Champion

Media links at the bottom

*Teams (pool / team) -

A / Sault Ste Marie Post 3 / A

A / Marquette Post 44

A / Escanaba Post 82

A / Neguanee Post 114

B / Gladstone Post 71 - advances to state as Champion Zone 5

B / Menominee Post 146 - advances to State as Host team

B / Copper Country / Hancock Post 186

B / Bark River Post 438 - advances to state as runner-up (Zone 3 representitive)

*Location (Hosted by Escanaba Post 82 & Gladstone Post 71 ) -

Escanaba - Al Ness Field

Gladstone - Don Olsen Field

*Format (2 pools of 4 teams each) - top 2 from each pool play semi-final

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*Day 4 (07/29) - Championship

Championship - Gladstone Post 71-6, Bark River Post 438-3

RRN Sports - http://www.rrnsports.com/story.cfm?story=3383

Escanaba Daily Press - http://www.dailypress.net/sports/local-sports/2018/07/heading-to-states-gladstone-trips-bucs-both-go-to-menominee/

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*Day 3 (07/28) - Semi-Finals

+Bark River Post 438-7, Copper Country Post 186-4 (pool B) - postponed from Thursday

+Semi-Final/1 at Escanaba - Gladstone Post 71-4, Marquette Post 44-0

+Semi-Final/2 at Gladstone - Bark River Post 438-8, Sault Ste Marie Post 3/A-5

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*Day 2 (07/27) -

+Gladstone Post 71-9, Menominee Post146-2 (pool B) - completion of suspended game

+Negaunee Post 114-3, Sault Ste Marie Post 3/A-2 (pool A)

+Marquette Post 44-12, Escanaba Post 82-0 (pool A)

+Negaunee Post 114-6, Marquette Post 44-2 (pool A)

+Sault Ste Marie Post 3/A-5, Escanaba Post 82-2 (pool A)

+Menominee Post146-10, Copper Country Post 186-2 (pool B)

+Bark River Post 438-4, Gladstone Post 71-1 (pool B)

+Bark River Post 438-7, Menominee Post146-6 (pool B)

+Gladstone Post 71-8, Copper Country Post 186-1 (pool B)

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*Day 1 (07/26) -

+Escanaba Post 82-6, Negaunee Post 114-5 (pool A)

+Marquette Post 44-11, Sault Ste Marie Post 3/A-4 (pool A)

suspended - Gladstone Post 71 vs Menominee Post146 - at Gladstone (pool B)

postponed - Bark River Post 438 vs Copper Country Post 186 - at Gladstone (pool B)

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Media -

RRN Sports (Gladstone) - http://www.rrnsports.com/story.cfm?story=3381

RRN Sports (Bark River) - http://www.rrnsports.com/story.cfm?story=3379

RRN Sports (Gladstone) - http://www.rrnsports.com/story.cfm?story=3380

RRN Sports (Rain!) - http://www.rrnsports.com/story.cfm?story=3378

Escanaba Daily Press - http://www.dailypress.net/sports/local-sports/2018/07/rain-dampens-legion-zone-opener-at-gladstone/

Escanaba Daily Press - http://www.dailypress.net/sports/local-sports/2018/07/bark-river-with-a-gladstone-red-wave-sweep/

Escanaba Daily Press - http://www.dailypress.net/sports/local-sports/2018/07/late-rally-lifts-esky-cubs/

Mining Journal News - http://www.miningjournal.net/sports/local-sports/2018/07/error-filled-setback-negaunee-diamonds-commit-9-miscues-in-6-5-loss-to-lightly-regarded-cubs-in-american-legion-baseball-zone-tournament/

Mining Journal News - http://www.miningjournal.net/sports/local-sports/2018/07/marquette-blues-start-fast-with-11-4-win-over-eastern-u-p-travelers-in-zone-5-american-legion-baseball-tournament/

Mining Journal News - http://www.miningjournal.net/sports/local-sports/2018/07/marquette-blues-move-on-to-zone-5-semifinals/

Mining Journal News - http://www.miningjournal.net/sports/local-sports/2018/07/zoned-in-for-success-marquette-blues-negaunee-diamonds-play-in-zone-5-tourney-looking-for-berth-in-american-legion-baseball-class-a-state-finals/

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07/29 - Midland Berryhill Post 165 wins the Michigan American Legion Baseball Class AA Championship * * *

07/29 - Midland Berryhill Post 165 wins the Michigan American Legion Baseball Class AA Championship

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Midland Berryhill Post 165 next plays at the 2018 Great Lakes Region 5 Tournament - August 8-12 at Mercy Field, Toledo OH - hosted by Napoleon Post 300 (River Bandits) - link - https://americanlegion.sportngin.com/2018region5 (team housing and meals are covered by the host team) 

 

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Midland Daily News - https://www.ourmidland.com/sports/

Sault Evening News - http://www.sooeveningnews.com/sports/20180723/travelers-hosting-state-american-legion-class-aa-tournament-this-week

Herald Palladium - https://www.heraldpalladium.com/sports/local/stevensville-to-compete-for-legion-state-title/article_065a861b-eae6-5590-8da2-188f8c669a17.html

Gladwin Record & Clarion - https://www.gladwinmi.com/sports/american-legion-post-returns-to-state-tournament/article_374676c2-8f7a-11e8-9043-2f5ac917a24f.html

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Saturday July 28 -

Midland Daily News - https://www.ourmidland.com/sports/article/Berryhill-wins-state-championship-David-earns-Ki-13113756.php

G10 / Championship - Midland Berryhill Post 165-9, Chief Pontiac Post 377-5

*Midland Berryhill/165 (9-5-1 + 11 walks); WP-Connor Moe (Midland Dow/18); 2H (Zach Nelson (Midland Dow/18)); 2RBI (Martin Money (Midland HS/18 - Saginaw Valley); Seth Gower (Bay City Western/18 - Lansing CC)); 2B (Tyler David (Bay City Western/18 - Lansing CC); Gower; Garrett Willis (Midland Dow/18 - Central Michigan); Zach Nelson (Midland Dow/18));

*Chief Pontiac/377 (5-7-1); LP-Tyler Garrett (Clarkston/18 - Macomb CC); 2H (Jake Spicer (Clarkston/18); Tyler Garrett (Clarkston/18 - Macomb CC)); 2B (Garrett-2; Tryston Lajiness (Clarkston/17 - Rochester));

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G9 - Chief Pontiac Post 377-10, Stevensville Post 568-2 (eliminated)

*Chief Pontiac/377 (10-13-0); WP-David Tennis (Holly/18 - Mott CC); 2H (Jake Spicer (Clarkston/18); Jake Anderson (Clarkston/19); Caden Morello (Clarkston/18); Austin Schemenauer-3 (Corunna/18 - Mott CC); Tyler Garrett (Clarkston/18 - Macomb CC)); 2RBI (Schemenauer-5;

Garrett-3); HR (Schemenauer/);

*Stevensville/568 (2-6-4); LP-Kyle Juza (Lake Michigan Catholic/18 - Toledo); 2H (Robert Becvar (Buchanan/17 - Glen Oaks CC)); 2B (Joseph Fiorucci (St Joseph HS/17 - Trine); Austin Hurt (Edwardsburg/18 - Cornerstone));

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Friday July 27 -

Midland Daily News - https://www.ourmidland.com/sports/article/Berryhill-advances-to-Legion-state-title-game-13112277.php

Herald Palladium - https://www.heraldpalladium.com/sports/local/stevensville-still-alive-in-legion-state-tourney/article_005ceeb5-e3fe-5c12-855e-d46ff004bfe4.html

G5 - Chief Pontiac Post 377-11, Gladwin Post 171-4 (eliminated)

*Chief Pontiac/377 (11-12-1); WP-Jake Spicer (Clarkston/18); 2H (Jack Anderson (Clarkston/19); Josh Luther (Clarkston/19); Tryston Lajiness-3 (Clarkston/17-Rochester); Dakota Keene (Holly/18)); 2RBI (Austin Schemenauer-4 (Corunna/18-Mott CC); Lajiness; Keene-4); 2B (Anderson Schemenauer; David Tennis (Holly/18-Mott CC));

*Gladwin/171 (4-7-3); LP-Lane Peters (); 2H (Nolan Raymond (Standish-Ster.ing/18); Carson Longstreth (Beaverton/18)); 2B (Carson Longstreth; Garhet Metiva (Freeland/18-Delta));

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G6 - Sault Ste Marie Post 3 / EUP Travelers-6, Fort Dearborn Post 364-1 (eliminated)

*Sault Ste Marie/3 (6-2-3); WP-Trevor Wregglesworth (Onaway/18-Alma); 2H (Kegan Comps (Cheyboygan/18); Logan Bailey (Sault Ste Marie/18)); 2RBI (Drew Larson-3 (Sault Ste Marie/18));

*Fort Dearborn/364 (107-2); LP-Jacob Hanoian (Riverview Gabriel Richard/17 - Henry Ford College); 2B (Robert Gordon (Dearborn HS/18)); stats incomplete;

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G7 - Chief Pontiac Post 377-3, Sault Ste Marie Post 3-2 - 8 innings (eliminated)

*Chief Pontiac/377 (3-8-1); WP-Joshua Luther (Clarkston/19); 2H (Jake Spicer (Clarkston/18); Jake Anderson (Clarkston/19); David Tennis (Holly/18 - Mott CC)); 2RBI (Tennis-3); 2B (Joshua Luther (Clarkston/19); Tennis);

*Sault Ste Marie/3 (2-3-1); LP-Kyler Moir (Hillman/18 - Bay College); 2H (Drew Larson (Sault Ste Marie-18)); 2RBI (Kyler Moir (Hillman/18 - Bay College)); HR (Moir/);

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G8 - Midland Berryhill Post 165-3, Stevensville Post 568-2

*Midland Berryhill/165 (3-4-0); WP-Garrett Willis (Midland Dow/18 - Central Michigan); 2nd/Save-Evan Schlatter (Bay City Western/19); 2RBI (Tyler David (Bay City Western/18 - Lansing CC)); 2B (Logan LaCourse-3 (Bay City Western/18 - Lansing CC));

*Stevensville/568 (2-7-1); LP-Marcus Bradford (St Joseph HS/17-Lake Michiagn College); 2H (Jakob Aldrich (Watervliet/19)); 2B (Aldrich);

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Thursday July 26 -

Midland Daily News (Midland Berryhill) - https://www.ourmidland.com/sports/article/Berryhill-poised-to-repeat-as-American-Legion-13109233.php

Midland Daily News (Gladwin) - https://www.ourmidland.com/sports/article/Gladwin-Post-171-falls-into-losers-bracket-in-13109092.php

Sault Evening News - http://www.sooeveningnews.com/sports/20180727/travelers-start-1-1-at-american-legion-class-aa-state-tournament

G1 - Gladwin Post 171-6, Fort Dearborn Post 364-1

*Fort Dearborn/364 (1-6-2); LP-Robert Gordon (Dearborn HS/18); 2H (Andrew Werth (Allen Park Cabrini/17 - Siena Heights)); 2B (Donovan Richardson (Dearborn HS/18));

*Gladwin/171 (6-8-0); WP-Cameron Floyd (Pinconning/18-Delta); 2H (Hunter Merillat (Sanford Meridian/19)); 2RBI (Carson Longstreth (Beaverton/19); Garhet Metiva (Freeland/18-Delta)); 2B (Floyd; Merillat);

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G2 - Midland Berryhill Post 165-9, Chief Pontiac Post 377-1

*Midland Berryhill/165 (9-10-0); WP-Derek Beougher (Bullock Creek/20); 2H (Logan LaCourse-3 (Bay City Western/18 - Lansing CC)); Carson Cooley (Bay City Western/19)); 2RBI (LaCourse-3; Tyler David (Bay City Western/18 - Lansing CC)); HR (David/2R); 2B (LaCourse; Nicholas Dardas (Bay City Western/19); Brandon Smith (Saginaw Heritage/18 - Jackson College));

*Chief Pontiac/377 (1-4-3); LP-Luke Jacob (Defiance, OH/18?-Newberry);

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G3 - Stevensville Post 568-6, Gladwin Post171-4

*Gladwin/171 (4-7-0); LP-Garhet Metiva (Freeland/18-Delta); 2H (Nolan Raymond (Standish-Sterling/18));

*Stevensville/568 (6-10-1); WP-Logan Morrow (Stevensville Lakeshore/18-Cawtaba Valley)); 2H (Austin Hurt (Edwardsburg/18-Cornerstone); Deven Pulling-3 (Edwardsburg/18-Glen Oaks)); 2RBI (Pulling; Ben Johanski (St Joseph HS/17-Kalamazoo)); 2B (Joe Fiorucci (St Joseph HS/17-Trine); Hurt);

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G4 - Midland Berryhill Post 165-9, Sault Ste Marie Post 3 / EUP Travelers-3

*Midland Berryhill/165 (9-12-3); WP-Adam Randall (Bay City Western/19); 2H (Nicholas Dardas (Bay City Western/19); Brandon Smith (Saginaw Heritage/18 - Jackson College); Tyler David-3 (Bay City Western/18 - Lansing CC); Zach Nelson (Midland Dow/18)); 2RBI (Jeff Allen (Clare/18); Nelson); 3B (David); 2B (Dardas);

*Sault Ste Marie/3 (3-5-1); LP-Derrick Edington (Pickford/17 - Kellogg CC);

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07/29 - Hudson Post 180 wins the Michigan ALBB Zone 2 / Class A Tournament (July 27-28)

07/29 - Hudson Post 180 wins the Michigan ALBB Zone 2 / Class A Tournament (July 27-28)

 

Hudson Post 180 - Zone Champions - advances to State Class A Tournament in Menominee (Aug 1-4);

 

Adrian Daily Telegram (07/29 print "Sports Round-up")

 

*Friday, July 27, 2018 - limited notes from the Adrian Daily Telegram

 

G1 - Ida Post 514-10, Hudson Post 180/JR-4

 

G2 - Hudson Post 180-9, Ida Post 514-7

*Hudson Post 180 notes - WP-Brady Kaufman; 2 hits (Travis Carson (Sand Creek) and Griffin Reynard (Sand Creek), Liam Hardy (Lenawee Christian); Double (Reynard; Hardy);

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*Saturday, July 28, 2018 - Jim's unofficial scoring (and all that...)

 

G3 - Hudson Post 180/JR-6, Ida Post 514-3 (eliminated) - Jim's unofficial scoring (and all that...)

*Hudson 180/JR (6-11-1); SP/WP-Carter Lamothe (Jonesville/21; 5+ip, 2R/2er); 2nd-Christopher Hodos (Pittsford/19; 2ip, 1R/1er); 2H (Jarett Cook (Morenci/20); Javier Salazar (Adrian Madison/19); Carter Lamothe-3 (Jonesville/21)); 2RBI (Ryan Lakatos (Sand Creek/19)); 3B (Cook); 2B (Cook);

*Ida/514 (3-7-3); SP/LP-Nolan Adams (Whiteford/18; 4ip, 6R/5er?); 2nd-Cam Mandel (Erie mason/18; 3ip, 0R); 2H (Nolan Adams (Whiteford/18));

*Jim's unofficial notes (Hudson Post 180/JR used a 3-run third inning and a 2-run second inning to pull away from Ida Post 514 in a 6-3 victory. Hudson's Carter Lamothe pitched into the sixth inning giving up two runs on four hits, five walks, three hit-batters and seven strikeouts - Christopher Hodos relieved and threw two innings (1 run, 3 hits, 1 walk, 1 strikeout) to finish the game. Nolan Adams started and took the loss for Ida giving up six runs (five earned?) on ten hits, one walk, one hit-batter and four strikeouts in four innings; Cam Mandel threw three scoreless innings in relief (1 hit, 1 hit-batter, 4 strikeouts). Jarrett Cook (2 hits, triple, double), Javier Salazar (2 hits), Lamothe (3 hits) and Ryan Lakatos (2RBI) led Hudson at the plate. Ida had three hits from Allen and singles by Mandel, Mark Keller and Cal Olmstead.)

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G4 / Championship - Hudson Post 180-9, Hudson Post 180/JR-2 - Jim's unofficial scoring (and all that...)

*Hudson 180/JR (2-5-6); SP/LP-Christopher Hodos (Pittsford/19; 4ip, 6R/3er?); 2nd-Ethan Borck (Hudson/20; 2ip, 3R/2er?); 2RBI (Dylan Smith (Hudson/21));

*Hudson Post 180 (9-10-1); SP/WP-Griffin Reynard (Sand Creek/19 - 7ip/cg, 2R/2er); 2H (Nick Hamlin (Vandercook Lake/17); Matt Kaufman-3 (Sand Creek/20));

*Jim's unofficial notes (Hudson Post 180/SR team defeated Hudson Post 180/JR team 9-2 to win the American Legion Zone 2 / Class A championship and advance to the Class A State Championships in Menominee (August 1-4). Griffin Reynard threw a complete game for the winning team, allowing two runs (both earned) on five hits, three walks, one hit-batter and five strikeouts. Christopher Hodos (who finished Hudson/JR's prior game) started and took the loss going four innings (6 runs (3 earned?), 6 hits, no walks, 1 strikeout) and Ethan Borck finished going two innings (3 runs / 2 earned?, 4 hits, 2 walks, 1 strikeout). The winning Hudson team was led by Nick Hamlin with two hits and Matt Kaufman with three hits - Blake Borck had two sacrifice bunts and a sacrifice fly in four plate appearances. Noah Benge, Liam Hardy, Trent Longbrake, Ethan Swilley and Travis Carson all had singles for the winning team. Hudson/JR was led by Dylan Smith's 2-out / 2RBI single in the sixth inning - Izaac Davis, Carter Lamothe, Ethan Borck and Hodos also had singles.)

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