08/02/26 ALB Wisconsin State Tournament

08/02/26 ALB Wisconsin State Tournament (Great Lakes) July 28 - August 1 Jack Hackman Field, Marshfield, WI

State - https://wilegion.org/legion-baseball

Format - 8 team double elimination

Link - https://docs.google.com/document/d/1dLxeLvq0-K8N3JhpILGlb9S4lcDVMQT6/edit

Video Streaming for all games: https://www.youtube.com/@ZaleskiSportsShow

G/C - “AAA American Legion State Tournament”

2026 Wisconsin American Legion Class AAA Champion - Kimberly Post 60

2026 Wisconsin Champions -

*Wisconsin Class AAA (National) - Kimberly/WI Post 60

*Wisconsin Class AA (state) - (August 4)

*Wisconsin Class A (state) - (August 4)

*Wisconsin Class 17u (state) - West De Pere/WI (17u) - https://docs.google.com/document/d/1WMnzLJwflLrEBPrj9BtumPceJAJ4U5sU/edit

*Wisconsin Class 16u (state) - Wisconsin Rapids/WI Post 9 (16u) - https://docs.google.com/document/d/1NYwl9SIB-1ZF-yd3Z9NdvfD1FviC0i--/edit

*Awards -

Most Valuable Player - Shaefer Peterson, Kimberly/WI Post 60

Hitting Award - Dawson Luther, Marshfield/WI Post 54

Sportsmanship Award - Eau Claire/WI Post 53

Diamond Wisconsin Player of the Year -

All-Tournament Team -

*Kimberly Post 60 (Shaefer Peterson, Brady Eckes, Brady Merzlicker, Drew Furman, Ryan Halfmann);

*Sheboygan Post 83 (Tristin Hundt, Nolan Kading, Logan Michaels);

*Eau Claire Post 53 (Ian Bauer, Aiden Becker, Landon Knecht);

*Watertown Post 189 (Hayden Doede, Xavier Gentz);

*Tomah Post 201 (Jackson Steffel, Breckin Sheldon);

*Marshfield Post 54 (Dawson Luther, Jakob Sadowska);

*Wisconsin Rapids Post 9 (JJ Oswald);

*Teams (Post name - season W-L from G/C)

Eau Claire/WI Post 53 (Johnson-Nicoles-Kuhlman-Olson) - 26-4

Kimberly/WI Post 60 (William Verhagen) - Champion - 17-12

Marinette/WI Post 39 (American Legion Baseball of Marinette) - 20-10-1

Marshfield/WI Post 54 (L Kesler-Martin-Altmann) - 26-15

Sheboygan/WI Post 83 (Prescott-Bayens) - 27-9

Tomah/WI Post 201 (Grassman-Sowle-Larsen-Senz) - 6-6

Watertown/WI Post 189 (Pitterle-Beaudoin) - 18-7

Wisconsin Rapids/WI Post 9 (Hagerstrom-Rude-Young-Clark) - 14-16

*Schedule -

Tuesday, July 28

Game 1 – Sheboygan 5, Watertown 1

Game 2 – Eau Claire 12, Wisconsin Rapids 7

Game 3 – Kimberly 15, Marinette 0

Game 4 – Tomah 6, Marshfield 4

Wednesday, July 29

Game 5 – Watertown 5, Wisconsin Rapids 3 - Wisconsin Rapids (14-16) eliminated

Game 6 – Marshfield 11, Marinette 7 - Marinette (20-10-1) eliminated

Game 7 – Eau Claire 6, Sheboygan 5

Game 8 – Kimberly/WI Post 60 2, Tomah/WI Post 201 1

*v Kimberly/60: 2-8-3; SP/WP Drew Furman (7ip/CG-28bf/101p; 1R/0er, 6H, 7K); 2H (Brady Merzlicker; Brady Eckes); 2B (B Merzlicker); B Eckes (GWRBI single in top of 6th)

*H Tomah/201: 1-6-1; SP/LP Jackson Steffel (6.2ip, 2R/1er, 8H, 2BB, 8K, 1-HBP); P2 Brady Thompson (1/3ip, 0R, 1K): 2H (Blake Haun);

Thursday, July 30

Game 9 – Sheboygan/WI Post 83 6, Marshfield/WI Post 54 5 - Marshfield (25-15) eliminated

*v Marshfield/54: 5-7-0; SP/LP Devin Cherney (6ip/CG-27bf/97p; 6R/6er, 10H, 4K, 1-HBP); 2H (Kash Ostermann); 2RBI (Mason Anderson; K Ostermann); 2B (Dawson Luther; M Anderson);

*H Sheboygan/83: 6-10-3; SP/WP R Stephan (6.1ip, 5R/3er, 7H, 1BB, 4K, 3-HBP); P2/SV Kyle Heling (2/3ip, 0R, 1BB); 2H (Tristin Hundt; Logan Michaels; Levi Mills 3; Brett Rybarczyk); 2RBI (L Michaels; B Rybarczyk; Mark Williams); 3B (T Hundt); 2B (B Rybarczyk);

Game 10 – Watertown/WI Post 189 6, Tomah/WI Post 201 4 - Tomah (12-7) eliminated

*v Tomah/201: 4-7-2; SP/LP Brady Thompson (3ip, 6R/5er, 9H, 1BB, 1K); P2 Nathan Hendricks (3ip, 0R, 2H, 1K); 2H (Kole Trapp); 2RBI (K Trapp); 3B (Jackson Steffel); 2B (Aiden Klema; N Hendricks);

*H Watertown/189: 6-11-0; SP/WP Connelly Cashin (5.2ip, 4R/4er, 6H, 5BB, 3K); P2/SV (Xavier Gentz (1.1ip, 0R, 1H); 2H (Blake Stamper 3; Landon Washetas; X Gentz); 2RBI (X Gentz);

Game 11 – Kimberly/WI Post 60 12, Eau Claire/WI Post 53 1 - 5innings (run rule)

*v Eau Claire/60: 1-5-1; SP/LP Noah Martinson (2ip, 6R/2er, 5H, 3BB, 2K); P2 Devin Barrickman (1/3ip, 5R/5er, 1H, 4BB); P3 Brad Vesperman (1.1ip, 1R/1er, 2H, 1BB, 1-HBP); P4 Karsten Trowbridge (1/3ip, 0R); 2H (Nolan Sweeney);

*H Kimberly/60: 12-8-0; SP/WP Brady Merzlicker (5ip/cg-20bf/56p; 1R/1er, 5H, 2K); 2H (Drew Furman; Ryan Halfmann); 2RBI (Shaefer Peterson 4; Brady Eckes 3); HR (Shaefer Peterson);

Friday, July 31 -

Game 12 – Eau Claire/WI Post 53 3, Watertown/WI Post 189 2 - eliminated

*v Eau Claire/53: 3-6-1; SP/WP Landon Knecht (7ip/CG-27bf/87p; 2R/2er, 6H, 1BB, 8K, 1-HBP); 2H (Ian Bauer; Aiden Becker);

*H Watertown/189: 2-6-3; SP/LP Evan Van Sickle (6.2ip, 3R/3er, 6H, 2BB, 2K, 2-HBP); P2 Xavier Gentz (1/3ip, 0R); 2H (X Gentz); 2B (X Gentz);

Game 13 – Sheboygan/WI Post 83 2, Kimberly/WI Post 60 1

*v Kimberly/60: 1-6-0; SP/nd Gavin Dissen (6ip, 1R/1er, 3H, 3BB, 2K, 1-HBP); P2/LP Ryan Halfmann (1/3ip, 1R/1er, 1H, 1BB); 2H (Harper West); 2B (R Halfmann);

*H Sheboygan/83: 2-4-0; SP/WP Nolan Kading (7ip/CG-31bf/106p; 1R/1er, 6H, 3BB, 7K, 1-HBP); 2H (Levi Mills); 3B (L Mills); GWRBI (Mark Williams - bottom of 7th);

Saturday, August 1 (If three teams remain after Game 13, the winner of Game 11 draws the bye in Game 14)

Game 14 - Sheboygan/WI Post 83 6, Eau Claire/WI Post 53 4

*v Eau Claire/53: 4-6-2; SP/LP Logan Zinsmaster (3.2ip, 6R/6er, 6H, 4BB, 4K, 1-HBP); P2 Karsten Trowbridge (1/3ip, 0R); P3 Brad Vesperman (2ip, 0R, 1BB, 1K); 2H (Zach Shipman); 2B (Aiden Becker);

*H Sheboygan/83: 6-6-0; SP/WP Tristin Hundt (5.1ip, 4R/4er, 6H, 4BB, 3K, 6-HBP); P2/SV Kyle Heling (1.2ip, 0R, 2BB, 1K); 2H (Kaden Harrington; Logan Michaels); 2RBI (K Harrington; Mark Williams); 2B (K Harrington; L Michaels);

Game 15 Championship - Kimberly/WI Post 60 21, Sheboygan/WI Post 83 3 - 5innings (run rule)

*v Kimberly/60: 21-17-2; SP/WP Shaefer Peterson (5ip/cg-24bf/98p; 3R/2er, 6H, 4BB, 4K); 2H (Brady Merzlicker 3; Drew Furman; S Peterson; Ryan Halfmann 3; Brady Eckes 3; Harper West); 2RBI (B Merzlicker; S Peterson 3; R Halfmann; Jack DeLeeuw 3; B Eckes 4; H West 3); 3B (B Merzlicker); 2B (B Eckes; B Merzlicker);

*H Sheboygan/83: 3-5-4; SP/LP Alonzo Pena (1ip, 6R/5er); P2 Collin Thorne (1/3ip, 5R/4er); P3 Blake Becker (2/3ip, 4R/4er); P4 Aiden Oldehoff (1.2ip, 6R/6er); P5 Kaden Harrington (1/3ip, 0R); P6 Logan Michaels (1ip, 0R) = (5ip, 21R/17er, 15H, 11BB, 3K); 2H (Brett Rybarczyk); 2B (Levi Mills);

The state champion will advance to the Great Lakes Regional in Lexington, Ky., on August 5-9.

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