07/22/2022 - Jim's (SECLMW) unofficial baseball scores and notes

07/22/2022 - 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)

Inside - scores including Michigan, Ohio & Illinois playoffs and a lot of articles

*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 Senior Legion Department (State) and last few regions - Lancaster, OH

#Connie Mack "world series"

#Mickey Mantle "world series" tournament

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

*2022 Champion list:

*2022 Ohio Senior ACME Champion - Defiance/OH ACME

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

*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 - Sidney/OH Post 217

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

*2022 Ohio American Legion Region 4 - Utica/OH Post 92 ()

*2022 Ohio American Legion Region 5 - Yeager-Benson/OH Post 199 (20-6)

*2022 Ohio American Legion Region 6 - Lancaster/OH Post 11 (22-10-1)

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

*2022 Ohio American Legion Region 8 - Beverly-Lowell/OH Post 389/750 (34-8)

*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;

*2022 Michigan American Legion Zone 1 Class A - Trenton/MI Post 426

*2022 Michigan American Legion Zone 2 Class AA -

*2022 Michigan American Legion Zone 2 Class A -

*2022 Michigan American Legion Zone 3 - no teams registered

*2022 Michigan American Legion Zone 4 Class AA -

*2022 Michigan American Legion Zone 4 Class A -

*2022 Michigan American Legion Zone 5 Class A -

*2022 Michigan American Legion Zone 5 Junior - Kingsford/MI Legion Junior Blues

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*PONY Palomino East Zone Champion (Ohio) - Youngstown/OH Astros

*PONY Palomino North Zone Champion (Michigan, IL, IN,e etc) - Kankakee/IL

*PONY Palomino World Series Champion -

*AABC Mickey Mantle tournament champion -

*AABC Connie Mack World Series Champion -

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Scores - selected by me, concentrating on Michigan & Ohio institutions -

Scores - Summer (primarily American Legion) -

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

ACME - https://www.acmebaseball.org/

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Thursday 07/21 -

+Blissfield/MI Post 325 8 (23-9?), Adrian Dirtbags 7 () - Blissfield notes (Jack Nigh (Bedford HS/MI) 2/3, 2B);

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#Ohio Legion Region IV (Westerville/OH Post 171 (Central Ohio Knights); Utica/OH Post 92);

at Buckeye Valley HS (901 Coover Rd, Delaware, OH 43015)

+G1 07/18 - Westerville/OH Post 171 7 (4-14), Utica/OH Post 92 5 ()

+G2 07/19 - Utica/OH Post 92 11 (), Westerville/OH Post 171 1 (4-15)

+G3 07/20 Championship - Utica/OH Post 92 11 (), Westerville/OH Post 171 4 (4-16)

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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 - Waverly/OH Post 142 3 (15-12), Hillsboro/OH Post 129 2 (12-16)

+G4 07/19 - Portsmouth/OH Post 23 13 (), Chillicothe/OH Post 757 3 (6-13)

+G5 07/19 - Circleville/OH Post 134 9 (8-18), Hillsboro/OH Post 129 0 (12-17)

+G6 07/19 - Yeager-Benson/OH Post 199 15 (16-6), Chillicothe/OH Post 757 3 (6-14)

+G7 07/20 - Portsmouth/OH Post 23 16 (17-6), Waverly/OH Post 142 3 (15-13)

+G8 07/20 - Yeager-Benson/OH Post 199 19 (17-6), Circleville/OH Post 134 1 (8-19)

+G9 07/20 - Yeager-Benson/OH Post 199 19 (18-6), Waverly/OH Post 142 1 (15-14) - elimination

+G10 07/21 - Yeager-Benson/OH Post 199 9 (19-6), Portsmouth/OH Post 23 1 (17-7) - forces game 2

+G11 07/21 Championship - Yeager-Benson/OH Post 199 6 (20-6), Portsmouth/OH Post 23 1 (17-8)

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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 - Beverly-Lowell/OH Post 389/750 9 (23-8), St Clairsville/OH Post 159 4 (14-6)

+07/20 - St Clairsville/OH Post 159 9 (15-6), Cambridge/OH Post 84 8 () - elimination (St Clairsville scores 7 (seven) runs in the bottom of the 7th inning for the comeback win);

+07/20 Championship - Beverly-Lowell/OH Post 389/750 8 (24-8), St Clairsville/OH Post 159 4 (15-7)

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Michigan American Legion Baseball Zone 4 Class A Tournament (July 21-22) -

Games at Wilmot Field - Gladwin HS (Gladwin, MI)

Teams -

Gaylord/MI Baseball Club Legion

Gladwin/MI Post 171/A Lightning

Mt Pleasant/MI Popst 110/A - not participating

Rosebush/MI Post 383 - not participating

Schedule -

+07/21 G1 - Gaylord/MI Baseball Club 9 (9-10-1), Gladwin/MI Post 171 Lighting 6 (11-9)

+07/21 G2 - Gladwin/MI Post 171 Lightning 11 (12-9), Gaylord/MI Baseball Club Legion 9 (9-11-1)

+07/22 G3 Championship - Gaylord/MI Baseball Club / Gladwin/MI Post 171 Lighting

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Michigan American Legion Baseball Zone 5 Class A Tournament (July21-23)

#Zone Champion and runner-up will advance to the Department of Michigan Class A Championships in Trenton, MI (July 28-31) Things change so CHECK FIRST!

#Media Coverage -

*RRN Sports - https://www.rrnsports.com/

*Daily Press - https://www.dailypress.net/sports/

*Mining Journal - https://www.miningjournal.net/sports/

*others....?

#Venues -

Al Ness Field, Escanaba, MI - 1905 S 21st St, Escanaba, MI 49829

Don Olsen Field Gladstone, MI - 1263-1291 N Bluff Dr, Gladstone, MI 49837

(the two locations are about 10 miles apart)

#Schedule -

07/21/22 Thursday -

*Gladstone Post 71 11 (), Iron Mountain Legion 4 (12-9)

*Marquette Legion Blues 17 (), Ishpeming Legion 4 ()

*Escanaba Legion 10 (), Eastern UP Wood Ducks (SSM Legion) 6 ()

*Copper Country Legion (Houghton) 6 (), Menominee Legion 5 () - 8 innings

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07/22/22 Friday -

11am at Gladstone / Don Olson - Menominee/MI Legion vs Iron Mountain/MI Legion

2pm at Gladstone / Don Olson - Copper Country/MI Legion vs Gladstone/MI Post 71

5pm at Gladstone / Don Olson - Gladstone/MI Post 71 vs Menominee/MI Legion

8pm at Gladstone / Don Olson - Copper Country/MI Legion vs Iron Mountain/MI Legion

11am at Escanaba / Al Ness - Marquette/MI Legion vs Sault Ste. Marie/MI Legion

2pm at Escanaba / Al Ness - Escanaba/MI Legion vs Ishpeming/MI Legion

5pm at Escanaba / Al Ness - Escanaba/MI Legion vs Marquette/MI Legion

8pm at Escanaba / Al Ness - Sault Ste. Marie/MI Legion vs Ishpeming/MI Legion

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07/23/22 Saturday -

11am at Escanaba / Al Ness - Escanaba bracket #1 seed vs Gladstone bracket #2 seed

11am at Gladstone / Don Olsen - Gladstone bracket #1 seed vs Escanaba bracket #2 seed

2pm - Championship - specific field depends on the results of the 11am games

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07/24/22 Sunday -

if necessary - TBD

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#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

Not sure of assignments -

1st Division - Metro Chicago / Cook County

?

2nd Division - Northern Illinois

?

#3rd Division - Western Illinois - not sure about these

+07/18 - Rock Island/IL Post 200 14 (), Peoria/IL Post 2 1 ()

+07/18 - East Moline/IL Post 227 6 (), Galesburg/IL Post 285 5 ()

+07/19 - Moline/IL Post 246 11 (), Oneida/IL Post 727 1 ()

+07/19 - Moline/IL Post 246 10 (), Princeton/IL Post 125 0 ()

+07/20 - Rock Island/IL Post 200 19 (), East Moline/IL Post 227 0 ()

+07/20 - Galesburg/IL Post 285 7 (), Peoria/IL Post 2 1 ()

+07/21 - East Moline/IL 17 (), Oneida/IL Post 727 ()

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#4th Division - Eastern Illinois -

07/21/2022 -

+G1 Shelby County/IL Legion/Grey 6 (15-3), Rantoul/IL Post 287 5 (1-19?)

+G2 Lincoln/IL Post 263 6 (), Shelby County/IL Legion Post 81 3 (7-7)

07/22/2022 -

?G3 - Danville/IL Post 210 vs Shelby County/IL Legion/Grey

?G4 - Lincoln/IL Post 263vs ?

07/23/2022 -

?G5, G6

07/24/2022 -

Championship - 1pm

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#5th Division - Southern Illinois - 07/22-24, 2022

(Jay Thompson Field (409 Dorres Heights Road, Harrisburg, IL)

07/22/2022 - Friday -

+G1 6:30pm - Aviston/IL Post 1239 (20-1) vs Alton/IL Post 126 (18-10)

+G2 8:30pm - Murphysboro/IL Post 127 (7-4) vs Harrisburg/IL Post 167 (16-12)

07/23/2022 - Saturday -

+G3 1pm - Loser G1 vs Loser G2 - elimination

+G4 4pm - Winner G1 vs Winner G2

+G5 7pm - Winner G3 (1 loss) vs Loser G4 (1 loss) - elimination

07/24/2022 - Sunday -

+G6 2:30pm Championship - Winner G4 (no losses) vs Winner G5 (1 loss)

+G7 5:3ppm Championship - If Necessay

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#MEDIA - articles, notes & such -

*Marietta Times (MarT) - 07/22

#District (region) champs: Beverly/Lowell beats St. Clairsville, advances to state (Mike Morrison) https://www.mariettatimes.com/sports/2022/07/district-champs-beverly-lowell-beats-st-clairsville-advances-to-state/

*Newark (Ohio) Advocate (New) - 07/22

#Utica Post 92 beats Westerville Post 171 to win district championship (Kurt Snydet) https://www.newarkadvocate.com/story/sports/high-school/baseball/2022/07/21/utica-post-92-beats-westerville-post-171-win-district-championship/10114811002/

#For love of the game: Newark players' return helps solidify Utica Post 92 (Dave Weidig) https://www.newarkadvocate.com/story/sports/high-school/baseball/2022/07/19/love-game-newark-players-return-bolsters-utica-post-92/10083777002/

*Petoskey News-Review - 07/22

#Gaylord Baseball Club travels to Petoskey, fights hard in final tournament of 2022 (Dylan Jesperson) https://www.petoskeynews.com/story/sports/2022/07/19/gaylord-baseball-club-fights-hard-final-tournament-2022/10097505002/

*IndianaRBI.com (IRBI) - 07/20

#Indiana American Legion Senior State Finals July 22-26 in Rockport (Steve Krah) https://takeoutyourscorecards.wordpress.com/2022/07/20/indiana-american-legion-senior-state-finals-july-22-26-in-rockport/

*RRN Sports (RRN) - 07/22

#American Legion Zone Five Tournament Kicks Off (Breden Kerr) https://www.rrnsports.com/story.cfm?story=5286

*Gladstone Post 71 11, Iron Mountain Legion 4

*Marquette Legion Blues 17, Ishpeming Legion 4

*Escanaba Legion 10, Eastern UP Wood Ducks (SSM Legion) 6

*Copper Country Legion (Houghton) 6, Menominee Legion 5 - 8 innings

#Kingsford Wins Junior Legion Title Over Marquette (staff) https://www.rrnsports.com/story.cfm?story=5279

*Gladwin Record & Clarion (R&C) - 07/20

#Post 171 ends their regular season with a 5-0 tournament win () https://www.gladwinmi.com/sports/post-171-ends-their-regular-season-with-a-5-0-tournament-win/article_d9dd0f26-079f-11ed-a406-0b48780f5758.html

*Midland Daily News (MID) - 07/20

#Dow's (Zack) Parker filling big void for Berryhill (Fred Kelly) https://www.ourmidland.com/sports/article/Dow-s-Parker-filling-big-void-for-Berryhill-17317139.php

*Daily Jeffersonian (Jeff) - 07/22

#Cambridge Post 84 drops 4-3 setback to Beverly-Lowell in American Legion district action () https://www.daily-jeff.com/story/sports/2022/07/19/lost-opportunities-prove-costly-cambridge-post-84-district-setback/10084251002/

*Lancaster Eagle Gazette (LEG) - 07/20

#Post 11 earns its way into American Legion State Tournament (Tom Wilson) https://www.lancastereaglegazette.com/story/sports/high-school/2022/07/19/post-11-earns-its-way-into-american-legion-state-tournament/10096424002/

*Crescent News (Defiance, OH) (C/News) - 07/20

#Gross column: Icons in attendance at ACME tourney final (Aaron Gross) https://www.crescent-news.com/sports/local_sports/gross-column-icons-in-attendance-at-acme-tourney-final/article_04b4a3b0-07b6-11ed-9c11-a32bd5d2d721.html

#State ACME baseball: Defiance cruises to 12th state title in heavyweight battle (Shayne Nissen) https://www.crescent-news.com/sports/local_sports/state-acme-baseball-defiance-cruises-to-12th-state-title-in-heavyweight-battle/article_12f569f8-07cc-11ed-bf96-b7f1201a787c.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

*Detroit Free Press - 07/22

#2022 MLB draft: Players with Michigan ties selected on Day 3 tracker (Chandler Engelbrecht) https://www.freep.com/story/sports/high-school/2022/07/19/2022-mlb-draft-players-michigan-ties-selected-day-3-tracker/10097901002/

*Monroe News/MI (M/News) - 07/22

#Josh Godfrey named Flat Rock baseball coach at age 21 (Niles Kruger) https://www.monroenews.com/story/sports/2022/07/21/josh-godfrey-named-flat-rock-varsity-baseball-coach-age-21/10116926002/

*Jackson Citizen Patriot+ / MLive/MI (CitPat) - 07/22

#Kansas City Royals draft Garber ace Tommy Szczepanski in 19th round (Lee Thompson) - https://www.mlive.com/highschoolsports/2022/07/kansas-city-royals-draft-garber-ace-tommy-szczepanski-in-19th-round.html

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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 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 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 -

*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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July 24, 2022 -

*Ohio American Legion Baseball Senior Banquet at Crossroads Center 2095 W Fair Ave, Lancaster, OH 43130 (6pm);