07/19/2022 - Jim's (SECLMW) unofficial baseball scores and notes

07/19/2022 - Jim's (SECLMW) unofficial baseball scores and notes

Unofficial, Uneditted and replete with errors of commission and omission

also posted at: http://baseballlmw.blogspot.com/

and http://albdistrict2mi.blogspot.com/ (American Legion baseball emphasis)

Sad news - Dale Gray passed away on July 9 (2022) - I knew Mr Gray from baseball - Eastern Michigan, collegiate summer and high school - here is the obituary - https://obits.mlive.com/us/obituaries/jackson/name/dale-gray-obituary?id=35701685

Good News - Stevensville/MI Post 568's Junior Legion team was invited to participate in the 2022 Indiana American Legion Junior State Championships - and Stevensville ended up winning.

*Roster listing - https://www.legion.org/baseball/teams/2022/mi/3023550

*Video coverage of the Championship game is in thsi video (game coverage begins at about 1 hour, 45 minutes) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9dcfY7OUyWk (Stevensville is in the light blue uniforms);

Inside - trying to catch up on the Ohio & Indiana regionals

*playoff schedules

#Michigan Legion Zone 2 tournaments (A & AA) - http://albdistrict2mi.blogspot.com/2022/07/07132022-michigan-american-legion-zone.html

#Michigan Legion Zone 4 (AA) tournament - http://albdistrict2mi.blogspot.com/2022/07/07142022-michigan-american-legion_14.html

#Michigan Legion Zone 5 (A) tournament - http://albdistrict2mi.blogspot.com/2022/07/07142022-michigan-american-legion.html

#Michigan Legion Class AA Department (State) - Mt Pleasant, MI

#Michigan Legion Class A Department (State) - Trenton, MI

#Ohio ACME State

#Ohio Senior Legion Department (State) - Lancaster, OH

#Ohio Junior Legion Department (State) - Lancaster, OH

#Connie Mack "world series"

#Mickey Mantle "world series" tournament

#PONY Palomino World Series (includes teams from overseas!)

*article links

*2022 Champion list:

*2022 Ohio ACME Champion -

*2022 Ohio Junior ACME Champion - Fairview/OH Fairview/OH

*2022 Indiana American Legion Junior Champion - Stevensville/MI Post 568/JR (correct!)

*2022 Ohio American Legion Junior Champion - Chillicothe/OH Post 757/JR

*2022 Ohio American Legion Region 1 - Napoleon/OH Post 300 (38-4)

*2022 Ohio American Legion Region 2 -

*2022 Ohio American Legion Region 3 - Tiffin/OH Post 169 (22-4)

*2022 Ohio American Legion Region 4 -

*2022 Ohio American Legion Region 5 -

*2022 Ohio American Legion Region 6 -

*2022 Ohio American Legion Region 7 - New Philadelphia/OH Post 139 (14-12)

*2022 Ohio American Legion Region 8 -

*2022 Indiana American Legion Region 1 - Valparaiso/IN Post 94$

*2022 Indiana American Legion Region 2 - South Bend/IN Post 151

*2022 Indiana American Legion Region 3 - Kokomo/IN Post 6

*2022 Indiana American Legion Region 4 - Muncie/IN Post 19

*2022 Indiana American Legion Region 5 - Terre Haute/IN Post 346

*2022 Indiana American Legion Region 6 - Newburgh/IN Post 44

*2022 Indiana American Legion Region 7 - Jasper/IN Post 147

*2022 Indiana American Legion Region 1 representitive - South Haven/IN Post 502$

%Valparaiso/IN Post 94 is unable to field a team for the State tournament; runner-up is South Haven/IN Post 502;

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#MEDIA - articles, notes & such -

*Midland Daily News (MID) - 07/19

#Berryhill seeking volunteers for regional tournament (staff) https://www.ourmidland.com/sports/article/Berryhill-seeking-volunteers-for-regional-17314561.php

#'Exciting time of year': Berryhill hosting zone, regional tourneys - 'It’s an honor to host the regional in your hometown,' says Cronkright (Fred Kelly) https://www.ourmidland.com/sports/article/Exciting-time-of-year-Berryhill-hosting-zone-17312208.php

#Kokomo (IN) Tribune - 07/19

#BASEBALL: Sixers win regional, advance to state () https://www.kokomotribune.com/sports/baseball-sixers-win-regional-advance-to-state/article_8dc52146-0600-11ed-a08c-57a7b224826b.html

*Daily Jeffersonian (Jeff) - 07/19

#Lost opportunities prove costly to Cambridge Post 84 in district setback (Kevin Sutton) https://www.daily-jeff.com/story/sports/2022/07/19/lost-opportunities-prove-costly-cambridge-post-84-district-setback/10084251002/

*Toledo Blade Feature articles/OH (Blade) - 07/19

#ACME or travel? Both have merits for local baseball programs (Steve Junga) https://www.toledoblade.com/sports/high-school/2022/07/17/acme-or-travel-both-have-merits-for-local-baseball-programs/stories/20220717145

*Findlay Courier/OH (Courier) - 07/19

#Bandits stop Findlay Legion in district championship (staff) https://thecourier.com/news/397903/bandits-stop-findlay-legion-in-district-championship/

*Crescent News (Defiance, OH) (C/News) - 07/19

#Legion baseball: Newman fans 13, Bandits take back-to-back district titles (Shayne Nissen) https://www.crescent-news.com/sports/local_sports/legion-baseball-newman-fans-13-bandits-take-back-to-back-district-titles/article_c5023cd4-06ff-11ed-b21d-ab5e5e7e406a.html

#Legion baseball: Bandits advance to district final with run-rule win over Ottawa (staff) https://www.crescent-news.com/sports/local_sports/legion-baseball-bandits-advance-to-district-final-with-run-rule-win-over-ottawa/article_5c852bce-06de-11ed-b496-bfd83a38a68e.html

#ACME baseball: Defiance routs St. Henry, advances to final (staff) https://www.crescent-news.com/sports/local_sports/acme-baseball-defiance-routs-st-henry-advances-to-final/article_526e6eb2-070a-11ed-8ddf-8f9c4bd50f7a.html

*Monroe News/MI (M/News) - 07/19

#Neighborhood baseball "Both Ida teams post mercy-rule wins at Fair, setting up another civil war" (Niles Kruger) https://www.monroenews.com/story/sports/2022/07/19/both-ida-teams-post-mercy-rule-wins-fair-setting-up-another-civil-war/10094767002/ Does your community still have local teams?

*Sandusky Register (SanR) - 07/19

#Bellevue, other SBC players help Fostoria finish state runner-up (staff) https://sanduskyregister.com/news/397766/bellevue-other-sbc-players-help-fostoria-finish-state-runner-up/

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News / Notes -

#2022 American Legion Baseball registration -

American Legion Baseball link - https://www.legion.org/baseball

Michigan American Legion Baseball link - https://michiganlegion.org/baseball/

Ohio American Legion Baseball link - https://www.ohiolegion.com/programs/baseball/

Upcoming events -

July 16-18, 2022 - Saturday / Monday -

#2022 ACME Baseball State Tournament (July 16-18) - Hosted by St Henry (Wally Post Athletic Facility - 181 S. Eastern Ave.; St. Henry, OH 45883)

Link - https://www.acmebaseball.org/page/show/7283240-2022-state-tournament

Single elimination

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Teams -

Van Wert

Indian Lake

Coldwater

Napoleon

Defiance

Russia

Perrysburg

St Henry

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Schedule -

*Saturday 07/16/22 -

+G1 11am - Van Wert vs Indian Lake

+G2 1:30pm - Coldwater vs Napoleon

+G3 4:30pm - Defiance vs Russia

+G4 7pm - Perrysburg vs St Henry

*Sunday 07/17/22 -

+G5 1pm - Winner G1 vs Winner G2

+G6 3:30pm - Winner G3 vs Winner G4

*Monday 07/18/22 -

+Championship 6pm - Winner G5 vs Winner G6

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*TBD - Ohio Regionals - ? - Based on registered teams - Region Championships to be completed by July 21

Beavers Field Link - (https://www.legion.org/baseball/teams/2022/oh)

#Region II (Troy/OH Post 43; Greenville/OH Post 140; Piqua/OH Post 184; Sidney/OH Post 217);

At Custenborder Field (Sidny, OH)

+07/15 - Piqua/OH Post 184 5 (8-8), Greenville/OH Post 140 4 (13-17)

+07/15 - Sidney/OH Post 217 1 (), Troy/OH Post 43 0 (17-16)

+07/16 - Troy/OH Post 43 14 (18-16), Greenville/OH Post 140 8 (13-18)

+07/16 - Sidney/OH Post 217 8 (), Piqua/OH Post 184 2 (8-9)

+07/18 - Troy/OH Post 43 8 (19-16), Piqua/OH Post 184 7 (8-10)

+07/19 7:30pm - Sidney/OH Post 217 (no loss / ?) vs Troy/OH Post 143 (1 loss / 19-16)

(2nd game if necessary)

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#Region IV (Central Ohio Knights);

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#Region V - (Portsmouth/OH Post 23; Hillsboro/OH Post 129; Circleville/OH Post 134; Waverly/OH Post 142; Yeager-Benson/OH Post 199; Chillicothe/OH Post 757);

Chillicothe, OH VA Memorial Stadium

+G1 07/18 - Hillsboro/OH Post 129 11 (12-16), Yeager-Benson/OH Post 199 10 (15-6)

+G2 07/18 - Chillicothe/OH Post 757 9 (6-12), Circleville/OH Post 134 0 (7-18)

+G3 07/19 9am - Waverly/OH Post 142 (14-12) vs Hillsboro/OH Post 129 (12-16) - winner bracket

+G4 07/19 11:30am - Chillicothe/OH Post 757 (6-12) vs Portsmouth/OH Post 23 (6-0) - winner bracket

+G5 07/19 2pm - Circleville/OH Post 134 (7-18) vs Loser G3 - elimination

+G6 07/19 4:30pm - Yeager-Benson/OH Post 199 (15-6) vs Loser G4 - elimination

+G7 07/20 9am - Winner G3 vs Winner G4 - winner bracket

+G8 07/20 11:30 - Winner G5 (1 loss) vs Winner G6 (1 loss) - elimination

+G9 07/20 2pm - Winner G8 (1 loss) vs Loser G7 (1 loss) - elimination

+G10 07/21 10am - Winner G7 (no losses) vs Winner G9 (1 loss) - Championship*

+G11 07/21 12:30 - *if necessary Championship

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#Region VI (Middleport/OH Post 6; Lancaster/OH Post 11) - at Beavers Field, Lancaster, OH

+G1 07/18 Lancaster/OH Post 11 5 (), Middleport/OH Post 39 0 ()

+G2 07/18 Middleport/OH Post 39 12 (), Lancastwer/OH Post 11 11 ()

+G3 07/19 6pm - Middleport/OH Post 39 vs Lancaster/OH Post 11 - Championship game

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#Region VIII (Zanesville/OH Post 29; Marietta/OH Post 64; Cambridge/OH Post 84; St Clairsville/OH Post 159; Barnesville/OH Post 168; Beverly-Lowell/OH Post 389/750);

+07/18 - St Clairsville/OH Post 159 16 (14-5), Zanesville/OH Post 29 2 ()

+07/18 - Beverly-Lowell/OH Post 389/750 4 (22-8), Cambridge/OH Post 84 3 (15-15)

+07/19 7:30pm - St Clairsville/OH Post 159 16 (14-5) vs Beverly-Lowell/OH Post 389/750 4 (22-8) - winner bracket

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*July 18-24 (Monday / Sunday) -

#Illinois American Senior Legion Division tournaments (5 divisions)

Department of Illinois Division / District map - https://www.legionbaseballillinois.org/page/show/4284810-state-map-of-division-and-districts

1st Division - Metro Chicago / Cook County

2nd Division - Northern Illinois

3rd Division - Western Illinois

4th Division - Eastern Illinois

5th Division - Southern Illinois

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*July 18-19 (Monday / Tuesday) -

#2022 PONY Palomino (18u) East Zone Championships - Boardman, OH "Field of Dreams"

Bracket - https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1c0ztK4OzT3Leux0QHjvKSrbaDn0pfn59b8uVAPCVuxU/edit#gid=0

*Teams -

Hagerstown, (MD?)

Beaver Falls, PA

Youngstown, OH Red

Youngstown, OH Blue

*Schedule -

+G1 07/18 5:30pm - Hagerstown vs Youngstown/OH Blue - Field 1

+G2 07/18 5:30pm - Beaver County vs Youngstown/OH Red - Field 1

+G3 07/18 8pm - Loser G1 vs Loser G2 - Field 2 - elimination game

+G4 07/18 8pm - Winner G1 vs Winner G2 - Field 1

+G5 07/19 5:30pm - Loser G4 (1 loss) vs Winner G3 (1 loss) - Field 1 - elimination game

+G6 07/19 8pm - Winner G4 (no loss) vs Winner G5 (1 loss) - Field 1 - Championship

+G7 07/20 TBD - if necessary

Note: Champion advances to the PONY Palomino World Series (07/29-08/01) in Laredo, TX;

*July 19-21, 2022 -

#West Virgina Legion Area 2 Tournament at Morgantown/WV Post 2 - Dale Miller Field

*July 19-25 (Tuesday / Monday) -

#Illinois American Junior Legion Division tournaments (5 divisions)

*July 18-24 (Monday / Sunday) -

#2022 Five Tool AABC Mickey Mantle World Series - Norman/Oklahoma City, OK

Link - https://events.fivetool.org/events/five-tool-aabc-mickey-mantle-world-series-norman-oklahoma-city-ok-07-18-2022/teams

Run like any other "commercial" world series - 31 teams - 1 from Ontario and 1 from Tennessee others primarily Texas and Oklahoma - I will not follow this tournament;

*July 21-23 (Thursday / Saturday) -

#Michigan American Legion Zone 5 (Upper Peninsula) Tournament (Escanaba, MI & Gladstone, MI) - http://albdistrict2mi.blogspot.com/2022/07/07142022-michigan-american-legion.html

July 21-24 (Thursday / Sunday) -

#2022 PONY Palomino (18u) North Zone Tournament - Kankakee, IL - https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1j_GsCaHMKnREBp0v1w4pM6V4OcUWP4ha0iN1_bdSTrE/edit#gid=0

Note: Champion advances to the PONY Palomino World Series (07/29-08/01) in Laredo, TX;

+G1 07/20 5:30pm - Midway Aviators vs Windy City Outlaws

+G2 07/21 5:30pm - Winner G1 vs Kankakee

+G3 07/22 5:30pm - Loser G1 vs Loser G2 - elimination game

+G4 07/23 noon - Winner G2 (0 losses) vs Winner G3 (1 Loss) - Championship/1

+G5 07/23 3pm - if necessary game - Championship/2

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July 22-26 (Friday / Tuesday) -

#2022 Department of Indiana Senior Legion Championships - Rockport/IN Post 254

July 22, 2022 Friday -

+G1 11am CDT - Newburgh 44 (Region 6) vs. Jasper 147 (Region 7)

+G2 2pm CDT - Muncie 19 (Region 4) vs. Terre Haute 346 (Region 5)

+G3 4:30pm CDT - South Bend 151 (Region 2) vs. Kokomo 6 (Region 3)

+G4 7pm CDT - South Haven 502 (Region 1) vs. Rockport 254 (Host)

July 23, 2022 Saturday -

July 24, 2022 Sunday -

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*July 22-July 30 (Friday / Saturday) -

#2022 Connie Mack AABC World Series - Farmington, NM - https://cmws.org/

*Teams -

*505 Panthers (NM) - HOST (Farmington NM)

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*Albuquerque Baseball Academy (NM) - Automatic Bid (Southwest)

*Midland Redskins (OH) - Automatic Bid (East)

*Southern California Renegades (CA) - Automatic Bid (West)

*D-BAT United (TX) - Automatic Bid (South)

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*Colton Nighthawks (CA) - WEST QUALIFIER (Pueblo CO)

*Dallas Tigers (TX) - TEXAS QUALIFIER (Melissa TX)

*Dulin's Dodgers (NM) - MATTINGLY QUALIFIER (Melissa TX)

*Elite Squad Gulf South (LA) - SOUTH QUALIFIER (New Orleans LA)

*Florida Legends (FL) - MIDWEST QUALIFIER (Nashville TN)

*Texas Stix (TX) - SOUTH PLAINS QUALIFIER (Enid OK)

*United Baseball (TX) - OZARKS QUALIFIER (Joplin MO)

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*July 22-24, 2022 (Friday / Sunday) -

*Michigan American Legion Baseball Class AA / Zone 4 Tournament (July 22-24) -

(all games at Gerace Field / Northwood University - 4000 Whiting Dr, Midland, MI 48640);

+G1 07/22 noon - Mt Plesant/MI Post 110/AA vs Boyne City/MI Post 228 (Northern Michigan Patriots) - Gerace Field / Northwood University

+G2 07/22 3pm - Midland/MI Berryhill Post 165 vs Gladwin/MI Poost 171/AA - Gerace Field / Northwood University

+G3 07/22 6pm - Loser G1 (1 loss) vs Loser G2 (1 loss) - elimination game - Gerace Field / Northwood University

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+G4 07/23 noon - Winner G1 vs Winner G2 - Gerace Field / Northwood University

+G5 07/23 3pm - Winner G3 (1 loss) vs Loser G4 (1 loss) - elimination game - Gerace Field / Northwood University

+G6 07/23 6pm - Winner G4 (no losses) vs Winner G5 (1 loss) - Championship - Gerace Field / Northwood University

*G7 07/24 time tbd - If necessary Championship #2 - Gerace Field / Northwood University

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From Midland Daily News 07/11 (Fred Kelly) - https://www.ourmidland.com/sports/article/American-Legion-Baseball-Zone-4-tournament-sked-17296927.php

*Note: No Class AA teams from Zones 1, 3 & 5 - Mt Pleasant/MI Post 110/AA is State host (automatic qualifier - assumes the tournament costs), so the top two other teams will qualify for the State Tournament;

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July 23, 2022 - Saturday -

*Michigan American Legion Baseball Class AA / Zone 2 Tournament -

(all games at Blissfield HS, 630 S Lane St, Blissfield, MI 49228)

+G1 noon - Adrian/MI Post 275 vs Stevensville/MI Post 568 - Blissfield HS / South (JV) Field

+G2 noon - Blissfield/MI Post 325 vs Three Oaks/MI Post 204 - Blissfield HS / Larry Tuttle Field

+G3 3pm - Winner G1 vs Winner G2 - Blissfield HS / Larry Tuttle Field

+G4 3pm - Loser G1 vs Loser G2 - Blissfield HS / South (JV) Field

Note: No Class AA teams from Zones 1, 3 & 5 - Winner G3 is Zone Champion; Loser of G3 is runner-up and Winner G4 all qualify for the State Tournament;

*Michigan American Legion Baseball Class A / Zone 2 Tournament -

(all games at Clinton HS, 340 E Michigan Ave, Clinton, MI 49236)

*Venue -

Clinton High School Redhawks Field - parking behind the high school off of Michigan Ave (US-12) or off of Kehoe Road);

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*Teams -

Clinton/MI Post 176 Pieper-Hull-Sparks

Hudson/MI Post 180 Hannan-Colvin

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*Schedule -

July 23, 2022 - Saturday - double elimination

+G1 10am - Clinton/MI Post 176 vs Hudson Post 180

+G2 12:30pm - Hudson/MI Post 180 vs Clinton/MI Post 176

+G3 TBD - Clinton/MI Post 176 vs Hudson Post 180

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