01/06/2023 - 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)
*Michigan American Legion Baseball -
https://michiganlegion.org/baseball/
*Ohio American Legion Baseball -
https://www.ohiolegion.com/programs/baseball/
(feel free to e-mail me if you have
general questions)
People / Recent News -
#2023 MHSBCA (Michigan High School Baseball Coaches Association)
Convention - January 13 & 14 at the Soaring Eagle Casino &
Resort in Mt Pleasant, MI - https://www.mhsbca.org/
(registration information & agenda); - more below in the calendar
area;
#2023
OHSBCA (Ohio High School Baseball Coaches Association) Clinic
- January 19-21 at the Columbus Hilton (Easton, OH) -
http://www.ohsbca.org/aws/OHSBCA/pt/sp/clinic
(registration
information & agenda -
http://www.ohsbca.org/aws/OHSBCA/asset_manager/get_file/745804?ver=1);
- more below in the calendar area;
#Troy
(OH) Post 43 seeks games and also teams to participate in their own
tournaments
at the "LEGION FIELD" in Duke Park, 1670
Troy-Sidney Rd. Troy, Oh. 45373 contacts: Troy Post 43 Baseball Head
Coach Frosty Brown (937)339-4383 or 937-474-9093 (text) / Email:
ibrown@woh.rr.com; - Both
Senior and Junior (17u) American Legion teams;
* * *
Baseball News -
#Collegiate Baseball January 6 College Preview issue
(http://baseballnews.com/jan-6-2023-collegiate-baseball/)
*Jim's
selections from the Junior College previews (pages 46-51)
Highlighted
players (Michigan & Ohio
colleges only) -
Elijah
Stark - RHP - Lansing CC (MI) - Holt HS/MI;
Shane
Juday - IF - Lansing
CC (MI) - Midland Dow HS/MI - Midland Post 165;
Hunter
Lay - IF - Lansing CC
(MI) - Chelsea HS/MI;
Payton
Mazzola - OF - Lansing CC (MI) - Grandville HS/MI;
Preseason
Rankings - NJCAA Coaches (#1
+ Michigan / Ohio and a few others) -
NJCAA
D1 1 - Central Arizona (AZ)
NJCAA
D1 4 - Wabash Valley (IL)
NJCAA
D1 11 - Iowa Western (IA)
NJCAA
D2 1 - Pearl River (MS)
NJCAA
D2 2 - Madison (WI)
NJCAA
D2 6 - Heartland (IL)
NJCAA
D2 7 - Lansing CC (MI)
NJCAA
D2 10 - Kirkwood (IA)
NJCAA
D2 13 - Lincoln Land (IL)
NJCAA
D2 14 - Kellogg CC (MI)
NJCAA
D3 1 - Herkimer (NY)
NJCAA
D3 6 - St Cloud (MN)
NJCAA
D3 8 - Oakton (IL)
NJCAA
California North 1 - Folsom Lake (CA) - California CC Coaches
NJCAA
California North 1 - Delta (CA) - California CC Coaches
NJCAA
California South 1 - Riverside (CA) - California CC Coaches
NJCAA
Northwest JC 1 - Linn-Benton (OR) - Northwest Athletic Conference
*
* * *
Job Openings - please let me know if these have been completed!
#Milan
High School (Milan, MI) is looking for a
JV Head Baseball Coach. If you are (or know
someone who might be) interested please contact either Milan Varsity
Coach Adam Gilles (gillesa@milanareaschools.org) or Milan Athletic
Director Robert Hull (hullr@milanareaschools.org).
Milan is a Class B / Division II school in the MHSAA classifications
and is a member of the Huron League. - posted by me on 12/14/22
#Jackson College Assistant Baseball Coach
(https://www.schooljobs.com/careers/jccmi)
- posted by me on 12/11/22
#Dexter
High School (Dexter, MI) is looking for a Freshman (9th grade)
Baseball Coach.
If you are interested (or know someone who might be) please contact
the Dexter Varsity Coach Mike Penn at
coachpennbaseball@gmail.com.
Dexter is a Class A / Division I in the MHSAA classifications and is
a member of the SEC (SouthEastern Conference) Red division.
- posted by me on 12/11/22
#Also listed on the Ann Arbor Public
Schools job listing 12/12
(https://www.applitrack.com/WISD/onlineapp/jobpostings/view.asp?district=1192
is
* Freshman Baseball Coach - Date
Posted:10/28/2022 - Pioneer High School
- still posted 01/06/2023;
* * *
Calendar / Events -
#2023 Invitational tournaments
sponsored by American Legion Baseball programs -
https://www.legion.org/baseball/tournaments/invitational
(some are American Legion only, some are not)
#Friday-Saturday 01/13-01/14/2023
MHSBCA (Michigan High
School Baseball Coaches Association - 50 years!) Convention
- at the Soaring Eagle Casino & Resort in Mt Pleasant, MI -
https://www.mhsbca.org/
(registration information & agenda); some highlights -
+Friday
- Mark Uyl (MHSAA) - “MHSAA - Points of Emphasis”
+Saturday
- Jordon Banfield (Oakland University) - “How to Navigate the 2023
Recruiting Cycle”
*
*Sunday
01/15/2023 Eastern Michigan University Baseball Pro
Scout Development Camp
(https://emubaseballcamps.totalcamps.com/shop/EVENT)
- This camp is available to athletes who are in grades 7-12, as well
as all junior college baseball players. Cost per athlete is $75 for a
Pitcher only and $125 for a position player / two way player.
*
#Friday-Sunday
01/19-01/212023 OHSBCA (Ohio High School Baseball Coaches
Association) Clinic
- January 19-21 at the Columbus Hilton (Easton, OH) -
http://www.ohsbca.org/aws/OHSBCA/pt/sp/clinic
(registration
information & agenda -
http://www.ohsbca.org/aws/OHSBCA/asset_manager/get_file/745804?ver=1);
some highlights:
*One
of the Hall of Fame inductees is Mark
Nell
of Anthony Wayne HS (Whitehouse, OH);
*Alex
Sogard - Wright State
*Kyle
Hallock - Bowling Green State University
*Josh
Newman - Penn State University
*Bill
Mosiello, Andrew
See
(Adrian HS/MI) and others - The Ohio State University
*Ted
Tom - Central Florida
*Steve
Dintaman - Northern Kentucky
*Eric
Brunnell - Youngstown State
*Blake
Beemer - Butler University
*Bob
Morgan - Indiana University
*
*Saturday
01/28/2023 - Eastern Michigan The Lead Off Dinner
with Keynote Speaker Cecil
Fielder;
Ron Oestrike Distinguished Alumnus Award Jeff
Vergolini
(Salem HS (Plymouth, MI) - Eastern Michigan) -
https://emueagles.com/news/2022/12/16/baseballs-lead-off-dinner-scheduled-for-jan-28.aspx
*
*Saturday
01/28/2023 - Hillsdale College Baseball's Tenth Annual Charger
Baseball Annual First Pitch Dinner and Silent Auction
(https://www.hillsdalechargers.com/sports/bsb/First_Pitch_Dinner)
- *
*Saturday 02/11/2023 - Jackson College's Sportsman's Banquet (at
Victor Cuiss Fieldhouse, 2111 Emmons Road, Jackson, MI (main campus)
(https://jccmi.prestosports.com/general/2022-23/releases/20221005gzjg6y);
5pm open / raffle begins, dinner at 6:30 - individual tickets $50;
tables sponsorhips (8 tickets + special drawings) are Captain ($550),
Sponsor ($700) and Presidential ($1,200); PDF brochure available
(I'll forward if you want one) - also should be available soon on the
above web site.
*Saturday 02/18/2023 - Siena Heights First Pitch Night Out at
Benincasa Hall (1247 East Siena Heights Drive) -
https://shusaints.com/sports/bsb/tickets/index?fbclid=IwAR2Pt4FDG1H6w1OYXMo1zL3sfRGCQ6-5D7veh6QNPa1w_r11GwJhrp48090
Casual affair with “ballpark food”
hamburgers, chicken, potato salad etc. The team will sign a team
picture for as you enter the room and we will have silent auction of
different baskets as well as some pro memorabilia to bid on.
*
*Monday February 20, 2023 - OHSAA
Coaching and Tryouts Begin - https://www.ohsaa.org/sports/baseball
*Wednesday March 8, 2023 - Tuesday
March 21, 2023 - 2023 World Baseball Classic
March 8-15 - Pool
Play (Taichung, Taiwan; Tokyo, Japan; Phoeniz, AZ USA; Miami, FL USA)
March 15-18 -
Quarterfinals (Tokyo, Japan; Miami, FL USA)
March 19-21 -
Semifinals / Championship (Miami, FL USA)
*
*Monday March 13,
2023 - MHSAA Team Practice Begins
https://www.mhsaa.com/sports/baseball
*Wednesday March
22, 2023 - MHSAA First Contest -
https://www.mhsaa.com/sports/baseball
*Saturday
March 25, 2023 - OHSAA Season (games) Begins -
https://www.ohsaa.org/sports/baseball
*Sunday May 7, 2023 - OHSAA Tournament
Draw - https://www.ohsaa.org/sports/baseball
*Saturday May 13 - Saturday May 20,
2023 - OHSAA Sectional Tournaments -
https://www.ohsaa.org/sports/baseball
*Monday May 15, 2023 - American
Legion Team Registration for the 2023 season is January 1, 2023
through May 15, 2023. Team registration must be completed at
https://baseball.legion.org/;
*Monday May 22 - Saturday May 27, 2023
- OHSAA District Tournaments - https://www.ohsaa.org/sports/baseball
*Thursday May 25 -
Saturday June 3, 2023 - MHSAA Districts -
https://www.mhsaa.com/sports/baseball
*Thursday June 1 - Friday June 2, 2023
- OHSAA Regional Tournaments - https://www.ohsaa.org/sports/baseball
*Wednesday June 7
- Saturday June 10, 2023 - MHSAA Regionals / Quarterfinals -
https://www.mhsaa.com/sports/baseball
*Thursday June 8 - Friday June 9, 2023
- OHSAA Semifinals - https://www.ohsaa.org/sports/baseball
*Saturday June 10, 2023 - OHSAA
Championships - https://www.ohsaa.org/sports/baseball
*Thursday June 15
- Friday June 16, 2023 - MHSAA Semifinals at McLane Stadium, Michigan
State University, East Lansing -
https://www.mhsaa.com/sports/baseball
*Saturday June 17,
2023 - MHSAA Championships at McLane Stadium Michigan State
University, East Lansing - https://www.mhsaa.com/sports/baseball
*Saturday June 17, 2023 - End of OHSAA
season - https://www.ohsaa.org/sports/baseball
Next Summer!
*Friday June 9 - Sunday June 11 -
Troy/OH Post 43 Veterans Appreciation Tournament (5 games, $700 + 12
baseballs; no hotel rules) -
https://www.legion.org/baseball/tournaments/invitational/257147/2023-frickers-miami-valley-veterans-appreciation-tournament
- Duke Park, 1670 Troy-Sidney Rd. Troy, Oh. 45373
*Friday June 17 - Friday June 23 -
Perfect Game WWBA “National Championship” at Cobb, GA -
https://www.perfectgame.org/schedule/FeaturedEvents.aspx?fid=146
(Troy/OH Post 43 Legends);
*Tuesday June 27, 2023 - Michigan
American Legion Team Packets are due;
*Thursday June 29 - Sunday July 2 -
Lancaster/OH Post 11 Classic at Beavers Field, Lancaster, OH -
https://www.beaversfield.com/lancasterpost11
(Lancaster/OH Post 11; Troy/OH Post 43)
*Friday June 30 - Sunday July 2, 2023 -
Troy/OH Post 43 “Stars & Stripes” Tournament (4/5 games -
$700 + 12 baseballs) -
https://www.legion.org/baseball/tournaments/invitational/257148/2023-fricker-stars-stripes-tourney
- Duke Park, 1670 Troy-Sidney Rd. Troy, Oh. 45373
*Thursday July 5 - Sunday July 9, 2023
- CABA / Continental Amateur Baseball Asscotiation “World Series”
(Cincinnati, OH) -
https://cababaseball.sportngin.com/register/form/795479467
(Troy/OH Post 43)
*Friday July 7 - Tuesday July 11, 2023
- Jim Hanus Gopher Classic (Minneapolis-St. Paul area, MN) - American
Legion only ($795) -
https://www.legion.org/baseball/tournaments/invitational/257417/jim-hanus-gopher-classic
Gopher Clssic site (still 2022) -
https://www.excelsiorlegionbaseball.org/page/show/6299379-gopher-classic-american-legion-baseball-tournament
*Thursday July 13 - Sunday July 16,
2023 - Ohio American Legion Region 2 Tournament at Piqua, OH
(Piqua/OH Post 184 host; Troy/OH Post 43)
*Thursday July 13 - Sunday July 16,
2023 - Ohio American Legion Junior (17u) State Tournament at Beavers
Field (Lancaster, OH);
*Thursday July 20 - Sunday July 23,
2023 - NABF / National Amateur Baseball Federation “Senior World
Series” (Struthers, OH) https://www.nabf.com/senior-ws
(Troy/OH Post 43)
*Monday July 24 - Saturday July 29,
2023 - Ohio American Legion Senior State Tournament at Beavers Field
(Lancaster, OH) (8 Ohio Regional champions winner qualifies for the
American Legion Great Lakes Regional at Midland, MI);
*July TBD, 2023 - Michigan American
Legion Class A State Tournament (Host + 5 Michigan Zone Champions);
*July TBD, 2023 - Michigan American
Legion Class AA State Tournament (Host + 5 Michigan Zone Champions -
winner qualifies for the Great Lakes Regional);
*Wednesday-Sunday August 2-6, 2023 -
American Legion Great Lakes Regional at Gerace Stadium (Northwood
University; Midland, MI) hosted by American Legion Post 165 Midland
Berryhill (winner advances to the American Legion World Series);
*Thursday - Tuesday August 10-15,
2023 - American Legion World Series at Keeter Stadium (Shelby,
NC) - 8 regional champions, winner is invited to attend a MLB World
Series game.
*Friday
August 11, 2023 - Siena Heights University Baseball Annual Golf
Outing at the Legacy Golf Club in Ottawa Lake, Michigan.
* * *
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