07/06/26 - 2026 Minnesota Gopher Classic Legion Baseball Tournament

07/06/26 - 2026 Minnesota Gopher Classic Legion Baseball Tournament

Friday July 10 - Monday July 13, 2026 - Twin Cities and surrounding Minnesota

https://sites.google.com/view/gopher-classic/home

*The Northwest Association of Umpires is proud to partner with Jim Peck to announce the 2026 Minnesota Gopher Classic Legion Baseball Tournament, to be held Friday July 10, 2026 - Monday July 13, 2026.

*The Gopher Classic was founded by Jim Peck at Excelsior Legion in 1977 and has developed into the largest American Legion baseball tournament in the United States.

*Note that each team plays all of their pool games at the same site, two games on Friday and two games on Saturday. The pool winner will play one or two games on Sunday. The winner from Sunday (4 teams) will play one or two games on Monday.

Price?: $900, I believe -

4 game minimum (16 pools of 5 teams)

8 teams play 5 games

4 teams play 6 games

2 teams play 7 games

2 teams play 8 games

Field Locations / directions - https://www.google.com/maps/@44.6951833,-94.1209037,9z/data=!4m3!11m2!2stx1clVR8Q5eeUEbDvZ1fWg!3e3?entry=ttu&g_ep=EgoyMDI2MDYyOS4wIKXMDSoASAFQAw%3D%3D

Schedule - https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1SDHY01uB875Znr9rT8OF2I-BTQ-Dump4OpJUBHn6XBE/edit?pli=1&gid=0#gid=0 (google doc - tabs at bottom of page)

TourneyMachine Link - https://tourneymachine.com/Public/Results/Tournament.aspx?IDTournament=h20260615194500234bda6fcb99c4d42&

Pools - (state allocations are my best guesses)

A - Anoka -

Anoka (MN)

Orono Maple Plain (MN)

Sartell (MN)

Brookings (SD)

Team Manitoba 17U (CAN)

B - Bloomington

Bloomington (MN)

Rosemount (MN)

Elk River (MN)

Mitchell (SD)

Invictus Eagles (NE)

C - Coon Rapids

Coon Rapids (MN)

Chaska (MN)

Bemidji (MN)

Huron (SD)

Team Manitoba 16U (CAN)

D - Eden Prairie

Eden Prairie (MN)

Farmington 1 (MN)

Hastings (MN)

Yankton (SD)

Lincoln Hotel Group (NE)

E - Edina

Edina (MN)

Bayport (MN)

New Ulm (MN)

Farmington 2 (MN)

Monticello (MN)

F - Hopkins

Hopkins (MN)

Minneapolis Northside (MN)

Rogers (MN)

Renner Royals (SD)

Omaha Roncalli Catholic (NE)

G - Lakeville/Elko

Lakeville North (MN)

Eastview Thunder (MN)

Holmen (WI)

Hibbing (MN)

Ralston (NE)

H - Mankato

Mankato American (MN)

New Prague (MN)

Lakeville South (MN)

Omaha Electric (NE)

Rapid City 320 (SD)

I - Maple Grove

Maple Grove (MN)

Excelsior White (MN)

East Grand Forks (MN)

Rock Island (IL)

Pierre (SD)

J - North St Paul

North St Paul (MN)

East Ridge (MN)

Chippewa Falls (WI)

Grand Rapids (MN)

Lincoln Northwest (NE)

K - Prior Lake

Prior Lake (MN)

Burnsville (MN)

Mankato National (MN)

Brandon Valley (SD)

Middleton (WI)

L - Shakopee

Shakopee (MN)

Champlin Park (MN)

Sioux Falls West (SD)

Gillette (WY)

Creighton Prep (NE)

M - St Michael Albertville

StMA Mikes (MN)

Buffalo (MN)

Brainerd (MN)

Harrisburg (SD)

Omaha Westview (NE)

N - Victoria

Hamel (MN)

StMA Golds (MN)

Willmar (MN)

Sioux Falls East (SD)

Omaha Wolfe Electric (NE)

O - Waconia

Waconia (MN)

Wayzata (MN)

Marshall (MN)

Superior Reds (WI)

Rapid City 22 (SD)

P - Woodbury

Woodbury (MN)

Forest Lake (MN)

Alexandria (MN)

Wausau (WI)

Lincoln North Star (NE)

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