2026 Department of Michigan Champions / awards

Midland Berryhill Post 165 - Class AA Champion
Kingsford Post 363 - Class A Champion
Michigan Player of the Year - Camden Riggs (Blissfield/MI Post 325)
Robert Turner Memorial Scholarship - Caden Sommerfield (Midland/MI Post 165)
Kiki Cuyler Award (AA) - Aryan Punjabi (Midland/MI Berryhill Post 165)
Hal Newhouser Award (A) - Andres Finley (Kingsford/MI Post 363)
Michigan American Legion Baseball site - https://michiganlegion.org/baseball/

Michigan Zone 1 & 2 American Legion Baseball programs - 2026

Adrian Post 275 "G. Chandler Bond" (Zone 1)
Adrian Post 275 A "G Chandler Bond" (Zone 1)
Blissfield Post 325 "Robert Meachen" (Zone 1)
Hudson Post 180 "Hannan-Colvin" (Zone 1)
Stevensville Post 586 "Stevensville" (Zone 2)
Three Oaks Post 204 “Randall Couchman” (Zone 2)

Wednesday, July 15, 2026

07/19/26* - Michigan Class A American Legion Tournament

07/19/26 - Jim's Department of Michigan American Legion Baseball Class A Tournament

July 24-28 Hosted by Adrian Post 275 C Chandler Bond

2026 Hal New Houser Award - tbd


UNOFFICIAL


Michigan Class A Champions -

Department of Michigan Class A -

Michigan Zone 1 - no tournament

Michigan Zone 2 - Stevensville/MI Post 568

Michigan Zone 3 - North Brach/MI Post 457

Michigan Zone 4 - no tournament

Michigan Zone 5 - Kingsford/MI Post 363

Michigan Zone 5/Junior - Negaunee/MI Post 114/jr


Zone games listed further down


American Legion Baseball Code of Sportsmanship

I will:

KEEP the rules

KEEP faith with my teammates

KEEP my temper

KEEP myself fit

KEEP a stout heart in defeat

KEEP my pride under in victory

KEEP a sound soul, a clean mind and a healthy body


Tickets - Cash Only

Class A Tournament Day ticket - $5.00;

Class A Tournament pass - $12.00 - Not good for the AA tournament


Location -

*Nicolay Field at Adrian College - Creehan Ln, Adrian, MI 49221;

*Nelson Family Field at Adrian HS (one game) - 615 Springbrook Ave, Adrian, MI 49221


Class A State Championship Teams

Host - Adrian/MI Post 275/A

Zone 1 - Hudson/MI Post 180

Zone 2 - Zone Champion

Zone 3 - North Branch/MI Post 457

Zone 4* - Breckenridge/MI Post 295 (Zone 3 runner-up)

Zone 5* - tbd (Zone 5 Champion or Zone 2 runner-up)


Schedule -


Thursday July 23 - at Nicolay Field, Adrian College

(game assignments subject to change)

G1 10:00am - Zone 2 vs Breckenridge/MI Post 295* (Z4*)

G2 12:30pm - North Branch/MI Post 457 (Z3) vs Hudson/MI Post 180 (Z1)

G3 3:00pm - Adrian/MI Post 275 A (host) vs Winner G1

* 6:00pm - opening ceremonies - Team / Player introductions; Dignatries & umpires recognized and Player oath

G4 6:30pm - Zone 5 Champion* vs Winner G2


Friday July 24 - at Nicolay Field, Adrian College

G5 9:00am - Loser G1 vs Loser G3 - elimination

G6 11:00am - Loser G2 vs Loser G4 - elimination

G7 1:30pm - Winner G3 vs Winner G4 - Winner's Bracket

G8 3:30pm - Winner G5 vs Winner G6 - elimination


Saturday July 25 -

G9 10:00am - Loser G7 vs Winner G8 - elimination - Played at Nelson Family Field, Adrian HS

G10 Championship 1:30pm - Winner G7 (no losses) vs Winner G9 (1 loss) - Played at Nicolay Field


Sunday July 26 - at Nicolay Field, Adrian College

G11* If Necessary 1:30pm - Winner G10 (1 loss) vs Loser G10 (1 loss)

* * *


ZONE Highlights:

Blaze Snyder (Breckenridge/295) Home Run - 07/15 vs North Branch/457;

Andres Finley (Kingsford/363) Home Runs (2) - 07/17 G1 vs Negaunee.114;

Colin Olsen (Kingsford/363) Home Run - 07/17 G1 vs Negaunee.114;

Bradlee Bottesi (Kingsford/363) Home Run - 07/17 G2 vs Negaunee.114;

Ty Adams (Stevensville/568) Home Run - 07/18 G2 vs Three Oaks/204;

Aidan Cardinal (Negaunee/114/jr) Home Run - 07/18 G2 vs Kingsford/363/jr;


#Zone 1 - Jeff McGinnis Zone 1 Baseball Representative

Adrian/MI Post 275/A (host)

Hudson/MI Post 180

*no Zone Tournament


#Zone 2 - J.C. German Zone 2 Baseball Representative

Three Oaks/MI Post 204

Stevensville/MI Post 568


*Zone 2 Tournament -


*Saturday July 18 -


*Note: Post 204 names based on what is listed on their GameChanger -


G1 Stevensville/MI Post 568 11, Three Oaks/MI Post 204 7 (Stevensville/568 G/C used)

*v Three Oaks/204: 7-6-4; SP #15/Lucas Zieger? (2ip, 8R/6er, 5H, 2BB, 3K, 2-HBP); P2 #25/Braydon Schwark? (3ip, 3R/1er, 3H, 2K, 3-HBP); P3 3/not listed? (1ip, 0R); 2H (#5/Colton Lijewski?); 2B (#5/C Lijewski? 2);

*H Stevensville/568: 11-8-3; SP/WP Kyler Marshall (4.1ip, 5R/5er, 4H, 5BB, 3K, 2-HBP); P2 Ryder Richard (2.2ip, 2R/1er, 2H, 4BB, 2K); 2H (Kaeden Warfield; Ty Adams; Brady Schau); 2RBI (Jordyn Morris; T Adams); 2B (J Morris);


G2 Stevensville/MI Post 568 16, Three Oaks/MI Post 204 3 - 5innings (Stevensville/568 G/C used)

*v Three Oaks/204: 3-7-2; SP #7/Ryan Ender? (2bf, 2R/2er, 2BB); P2 #5/Colton Lijewski? (2ip, 7R/6er, 4H, 6BB, 4K, 1-HBP); P3 #3/not listed? (4bf, 4R/4er, 1H, 2BB, 1-HBP); P4 #14/Conner Billington? (2ip, 3R/3er, 5H, 2BB, 1K, 1-HBP); 2H (#8/Cooper Allwood?); 2B (#12/Vaughn Nikkel?; #15/Lucas Zieger?; #5/C Lejewski?);

*H Stevensville/568: 16-10-2; SP/WP Ryan Buist (5ip/cg-23bf/87p; 3R/2er, 7H, 1BB, 6K); 2H (Kaeden Warfield; Jordyn Morris; Ty Adams 3); 2RBI (K Warfield; T Adams 8; AJ Smit); HR (Ty Adams); 2B (Ryder Richard; T Adams; Zayne Stober);


#Zone 3 - Kimberly Lambouris Zone 3 Baseball Representative

Breckenridge/MI Post 295

North Branch/MI Post 487


*Zone 3 Tournament -


*Wednesday July 15 -

G1 North Branch/MI Post 457 20, Breckenridge/MI Post 295 11

*v North Branch/257: 20-16-3; SP/nd Cross Darby (4.2ip, 6R/3er, 8H, 4BB, 2K); P2/WP Trenton Ray (2.1ip, 5R/5er, 7H, 2BB); 2H (Brady Davis 3; Caleb Waffle 4; Ivan Kosmerick 3; Ben Miesnar 3); 2RBI (B Davis; C Waffle 3; Abel Walkotten 4; B Misenar 4);

*H Breckenridge/295: 11-15-7; SP/nd Blake Walcutt (2.1ip, 0R, 0-H, 2BB, 4K); P2 Gideon Sacco (2.1ip, 4R/1er, 1H, 5BB, 4K); P3 Gavin Corbat (2/3ip, 5R/2er, 3H, 2BB, 2-HBP); P4/LP Dylan Davenport (2/3ip, 8R/7er, 3H, 2BB, 1K, 2-HBP); P5 Noah Barr (1ip, 3R/3er, 4H, 1BB, 1K); 2H (N Barr; G Corbatt; B Walcutt; Parker Duflo; Blaze Snyder 4; D Davenport); 2RBI (Bodie Hadder 3; B Snyder 4); HR (Blaze Snyder); 3B (B Snyder; N Barr); 2B (B Snyder; B Walcutt; P Duflo);


*Only one game played


#Zone 4 - Nelson Cronkwright Zone 4 Baseball Representative

Gladwin/MI Post 171 (unable to attend)


#Zone 5 - Tim Walters - Baseball Chairman and Zone 5 Baseball Representative

Negaunee/MI Post 114

Kingsford/MI Post 363

Negaunee/MI Post 114/jr

Kingsford/MI Post 363/jr


*Zone 5 Tournament Senior -


*Friday July 17 -


G1 Kingsford/MI Post 363 12, Negaunee/MI Post 114 3 - 5 innings

*v Kingsford/363: 12-10-2; SP/WO Owen Baji (5ip/cg-20bf/68p; 1R/1er, 3H, 1BB, 3K); 2H (Cameron Varda; Andres Finley); 2RBI (A Finley 4; Trent McClain 3); HR (Andres Finley 2; Colin Olsen);

*H Negaunee/114: 1-3-2; SP/LP Isak Ruspakka (1ip, 7R/5er, 5H, 2BB, 1K, 2-HBP); P2 Jack Silk (3.2ip, 5R/4er, 6H, 3BB, 2K); P3 Gaven Store (1/3ip, 0R); *1H (Evan DellAngelol J Silk; Tristan Slater);


G2 Kingsford/MI Post 363 9, Negaunee/MI Post 114 2

*v Negaunee/114: 2-6-6; SP/LP Owen Cardinal (4.2ip, 6R/0er, 6H, 1BB, 4K, 1-HBP); P2 Devin Jurmu (4bf, 2R/2er, 3H, 1BB); P3 Connor Munson (1.1ip, 1R/0er, 1H, 1K); 2H (Morgan Robar; Killean Ryan 3); 2B (M Robar);

*H Kingsford/363: 9-12-0; SP/WP Mason Koski (6ip, 2R/2er, 5H, 1BB, 4K); P2/SV Jack Kriegl (1ip, 0R, 1H, 1K); 2H (Trent McClain 3; J Kriegl; Landon Ross); 2RBI (Garrett Brown; Bradlee Bottesi 3); HR (Bradlee Bottesi); 2B (J Kriegl);


*Zone 5 Tournament Junior -


*Saturday July 18 -


G1 Negaunee/MI Post 114/jr 10, Kingsford/MI Post 363/jr 0 - 6 innings

*v Negaunee/114: 10-10-2; SP/WP Drake Ayotte (5ip, 0R, 1H, 8BB, 6K, 1-HBP); P2 Waylon Harvala (1ip, 0R, 1BB, 1K); 2H (W Harvala; Griffin Leece 3; Landon Steele); 2RBI (Killean Ryan; G Leece 5; L Steele); 2B (G Leece);

*H Kingsford/363: 0-1-3; SP Gino Santoni (4ip, 7R/5er, 5H, 5BB, 7K); P2 Dawson Hood (2ip, 3R/3er, 4H, 1BB, 2K, 1-HBP); *1H (Dylan Fortier);


G2 Negaunee/MI Post 114/jr 25, Kingsford/MI Post 363 6 - 5innings

*v Kingsford/363: 6-5-9; 6-11-11; SP Logan McCoy (1.1ip, 14R/4er, 8H, 3BB, 1K, 1-HBP); P2 Colin Olsen (2.2ip, 11R/2er, 9H, 2K); 2H (C Olsen; Dawson Hood 3; Gino Santoni); 2RBI (Promice Setner 3; G Santoni); 2B (C Olsen 2; G Santoni);

*H Negaunee/114: 25-19-7; SP/WP Killean Ryan (5ip/cg-30bf/107p; 6R/0er, 5H, 4BB, 5K); 2RBI (Evan Armatti 4; Aidan Cardinal 4; K Ryan 3; Drake Ayotte; Landon Steele 3); HR (Aidan Cardinal); 3


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