03/04/2026 - Jim's (SECLMW) Baseball 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)
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Below -
* News Items / Players-week (PSAC; NCAC; NAIA; D3Baseball; )
* Scores - March 3
* Calendar (March-May)
* selected links (HS, coaches association, AmericanLegion)
News -
#”High school sports leader says Ohio’s NIL policy not ‘pay-to-play’” - Danny Eldredge (Toledo Blade 03/03) https://www.toledoblade.com/local/politics/2026/03/03/high-school-sports-leader-says-ohios-nil-policy-not-pay-to-play/stories/20260227102
*OHSAA NIL Resource Center: https://www.ohsaa.org/Eligibility/NIL-Resource-Center
#D3Baseball: https://www.d3baseball.com/
*RPI, Neumann gets first win of the season (03/03) - https://www.d3baseball.com/notables/2026/03/recap-March-03 includes: Rose-Hulman (HCAC); Bluffton (HCAC);
#D2Baseball: https://www.diviibaseball.com/
#D1Baseball: https://d1baseball.com/ (may require subscription to read) -
#"Tennessee’s Blaine Brown embroiled in legal dispute with Rice-related collective" (Kendall Rogers 03/04) https://d1baseball.com/stories/rogers-tennessees-blaine-brown-embroiled-in-legal-dispute-with-rice-related-nil-collective/ - accept it, lawyers rule!
#NJCAA Baseball ranking (03/02) -
*DI only - https://www.njcaa.org/sports/bsb/rankings/DI/index includes:
1 - Chipola College (FL)
13 - Wabash Valley College (IL)
15 - Iowa Western Community College (IA)
24 - Lake Land College (IL)
#D3baseball.com Team of the Week - https://www.d3baseball.com/awards/team-of-the-week/2026/week03 (Games of February March 1, 2026) includes:
Corbin Bennetts, Hope (MIAA) - Jenison HS/MI;
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#PSAC weekly baseball awards (03/03) - https://psacsports.org/news/2026/3/3/psac-baseball-athletes-of-the-week-3.aspx
*East player of the week: Bodie Pullen, Shepherd (James Wood HS/VA);
*East pitcher of the week: Aiden Murphy, Bloomsburg (Wyoming Seminary/PA):
*West player of the week: Alex Ebeling, Pitt-Johnstown (Bellefonte Area HS/PA);
*West pitcher of the week: Derrick Shields, IUP/Indiana/PA (Mt. Lebanon HS/PA);
#NCAC weekly baseball awards (03/03) - https://northcoast.org/news/2026/3/3/general-ncac-athletes-of-the-week-march-3.aspx
*Pitcher of the week: Will Rettig, Denison (Perrysburg HS/OH);
*Player of the week: Brett Krugman, John Carroll (Saint Ignatius HS/OH);
#NAIA weekly baseball awards (03/02) -
*Player of the week: Ayden Makarus is, Bellevue/NE - https://www.naia.org/sports/bsb/2025-26/Releases/PLAYOTW5
*Pitcher of the week: Josh Landry, Hope International/CA - https://www.naia.org/sports/bsb/2025-26/Releases/PITCHOTW5
Upcoming Camps, Dining & Social events - see “calendar below for links -
March 4-17 - 2026 World Baseball Classic - https://www.mlb.com/world-baseball-classic
March 4 - 10pm (Michigan) - Chinese Taipei vs Australia in Japan
March 5 - 5am (Michigan) - Czechia vs Korea in Japan
March 5 - 10pm (Michigan) - Australia vs Czechia in Japan
March 6 - lots of games all over
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March 9 - MHSAA baseball legal practice begins
March 16 - IHSAA (Indiana) baseball legal practice begins
March 18 - MHSAA competition (games) begins - some scheduled games in “my area” (home team first) -
Ann Arbor Skyline vs. Ann Arbor Greenhills, 4:30 PM
Battle Creek Central vs. Jackson, 4:00 PM
Brighton vs. Ann Arbor Huron, 4:00 PM
Kalamazoo Loy Norrix vs. Battle Creek Harper Creek, 4:00 PM
Lincoln Park vs. Allen Park Cabrini, 4:00 PM
Monroe St Mary Catholic Central vs. Riverview Gabriel Richard, 4:00 PM
New Boston Huron vs. Wyandotte Roosevelt, 4:30 PM
Sturgis vs. Marshall, 4:00 PM
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March 27 - OHSAA competition (games) begins
March 30 - IHSAA (Indiana) competition (games) begins
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*Scores - Tuesday March 3 -
#NJCAA Baseball -
*NJCAA/II (DII) - https://www.njcaa.org/sports/bsb/index
*NJCAA Region XII schedule - https://region12.prestosports.com/sports/bsb/2025-26/schedule
MCCAA / Michigan Community College schedule - https://www.mccaa.org/sports/bsb/2025-26/schedule
+Kalamazoo Valley CC 5 (MCCAA; 1-4), Lake Region State College/ND 4 (NJCAA; 0-9) - no stats;
+1 Bryant & Stratton/OH 7 (OCCAC; 4-1), Delta College 6 (MCCAA; 2-3)
*v B&S/OH: 7-10-5; SP/nd Isaiah Tilse; P2/WP Camden Scott; 2H (Gavin McLane; Hudson Gerken); 2RBI (Kevin Sanchez); 3B (G McLane); 2B (G McLane; H Gerken; Nico Reach; Talon Willbond);
*H Delta: 6-5-3; SP/nd Zachary Laures; P3/LP Tyson Bauman; 2H (Dawson Doan); HR (D Doan); 2B (Austin Huyck);
+2 Bryant & Stratton/OH 8 (OCCAC; 5-1), Delta College 4 (MCCAA; 2-4)
*v Delta: 4-8-1; SP/LP Pierce Ruttan; 2H (Jack Berthiaume 3); 2B (J Berthiaume; Mitchell Radosa);
*H B&S/OH: 8-6-1; SP/WP Braydon Tayloe; 2H (Calvin Dean); 2RBI (Hudson Gerken; C Dean; Talon Willbond); HR (T Willbond);
+Ridgewater College/MN 8 (MCAC; 4-2), Marian University Ancilla 1 (MCCAA; 0-13) - Marian notes: SP/LP Evan Lanphier;
+South Florida State College 12 (NJCAA; 13-10), Jackson College 9 (MCCAA; 2-2) - Jackson notes: pitching incomplete; 2H (Hunter Edwards; Landon DeVaney 3); 2B (Sebastian Nelson; L DeVaney);
+Gulf Coast State College 7 (FCSAA; 13-11), Grand Rapids CC 0 (MCCAA; 0-7) - no stats;
OCCAC / Ohio Community College schedule - https://www.occac.org/sports/bsb/2025-26/schedule
+Owens CC 16 (OCCAC; 4-6), Ridgewater College/MN 15 (MCAC; 4-2) - no stats (Owens);
+1 Bryant & Stratton/OH 7 (OCCAC; 4-1), Delta College 6 (MCCAA; 2-3)
*v B&S/OH: 7-10-5; SP/nd Isaiah Tilse; P2/WP Camden Scott; 2H (Gavin McLane; Hudson Gerken); 2RBI (Kevin Sanchez); 3B (G McLane); 2B (G McLane; H Gerken; Nico Reach; Talon Willbond);
*H Delta: 6-5-3; SP/nd Zachary Laures; P3/LP Tyson Bauman; 2H (Dawson Doan); HR (D Doan); 2B (Austin Huyck);
+2 Bryant & Stratton/OH 8 (OCCAC; 5-1), Delta College 4 (MCCAA; 2-4)
*v Delta: 4-8-1; SP/LP Pierce Ruttan; 2H (Jack Berthiaume 3); 2B (J Berthiaume; Mitchell Radosa);
*H B&S/OH: 8-6-1; SP/WP Braydon Tayloe; 2H (Calvin Dean); 2RBI (Hudson Gerken; C Dean; Talon Willbond); HR (T Willbond);
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#NAIA Baseball -
*NAIA Baseball scoreboard - https://naiastats.prestosports.com/sports/bsb/scoreboard
Crossroads schedule - https://crossroadsleague.com/sports/bsb/composite -
+Bethel/IN 11 (Crossroads; 2-7), University of Fort Lauderdale 7 (NCCAA; 14-8)
+University of Fort Lauderdale 11 (NCCAA; 15-8), Mt. Vernon Nazarene 6 (Crossroads; 8-3)
+Mt. Vernon Nazarene 1 (Crossroads; 9-3), Mount Marty/SD 0 (GPAC; 7-7)
WHAC / Wolverine-Hoosier schedule - https://www.whac.net/sports/bsb/2025-26/schedule -
+1 Morningside/IA 8 (GPAC; 9-8), Cornerstone 6 (WHAC; 2-6)
*v Cornerstone: 6-4-2; P2/LP Jayden Floyd; 2B (Broedy Dunham); 2RBI (B Dunham 4); 3B (B Dunham 2);
*H Morningside: 8-10-2; P2/WP Kade Yasui; HR (Conner Matson); 2B (Romani Perez; Luke Blackmon);
Box: https://www.whac.net/sports/bsb/2025-26/boxscores/20260303_g0by.xml
+2 Morningside/IA 17 (GPAC; 10-8), Cornerstone 8 (WHAC; 2-6)
*v Morningside: 17-9-2; P2/WP Devan McGivern; HR (Luke Froehlich; Kentaro Felton); 3B (Ian Thomas; K Felton); 2B (Conner Matson);
*H Cornerstone: 8-7-5; P3/LP Ronnie Bellar; 2H (Bryce Smith); 2RBI (B Smith); 3B (Drew Goodman); 2B (Andrew Meny);
*Box: https://www.whac.net/sports/bsb/2025-26/boxscores/20260303_wf9v.xml
River States (RSC) schedule - https://riverstatesconference.com/calendar.aspx?path=bb -
+IU Southeast 12 (RSC; 11-7), Freed-Hardeman/TN 6 (Mid-South; 13-4)
+Midway 8 (RSC; 11-5), Union Commonwealth/KY 6 (AAC; 3-12)
+WVU Tech 10 (RSC; 4-11), Bluefield/VA 8 (AAC/ 5-8)
+Oakland City 16 (RSC; 17-2), Bethel/TN 9 (Mid-South; 4-9)
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#NCCAA / National Christian College Athletic Association - https://thenccaa.org/calendar.aspx?path=baseball (Cedarville*, Grace Christian*, Oakland City/IN*, Ohio Christian*, Malone*) -
+Oakland City* 16 (RSC; 17-2), Bethel/TN 9 (Mid-South; 4-9)
+Bethel/IN 11 (Crossroads; 2-7), University of Fort Lauderdale* 7 (NCCAA; 14-8)
+University of Fort Lauderdale* 11 (NCCAA; 15-8), Mt. Vernon Nazarene 6 (Crossroads; 8-3)
+Mt. Vernon Nazarene 1 (Crossroads; 9-3), Mount Marty/SD 0 (GPAC; 7-7)
+1 Ohio Christian University 10 (NCCAA; 5-7), Alice Lloyd College 8 (NCCAA; 8-5)
+2 Alice Lloyd College 5 (NCCAA; 9-5), Ohio Christian University 4 (NCCAA; 5-8)
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#NCAA/III Baseball -
HCAC / Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference - https://heartlandconf.org/calendar.aspx?path=baseball
+Bluffton 9 (HCAC; 2-3), St Vincent/PA 8 (PAC; 1-3) - 10in
+Rose-Hulman 8 (HCAC; 5-0), Saint Mary's University/MN 1 (MIAC; 4-3)
MIAA / Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association - https://miaa.org/calendar.aspx?path=baseball
+Alma 10 (MIAA; 5-1-1), Millsaps College/MS 8 (SAA; 6-5)
*v Alma: 10-11-1; SP/WP Tyler Sparks (5ip); P4/SV Kenny Fistler (1.2ip); 2H (Brady Vannest; Easton Tolson; Charlie Martyn); 2RBI (B Vannest); 3B (B Vannest); 2B (Jack McIntosh; B Vannest); E Tolson; Justin Diaz);
*H Millsaps: 8-12-8; SP/LP Ryan Laiche; 2B (Sam Thomas; Wes Carr); 3B (Thomas Temple; Carston Williams);
*Box: https://almascots.com/sports/baseball/stats/2026/millsaps-college/boxscore/11975
NCAC / North Coast Athletic Conference - https://northcoast.org/calendar.aspx?path=baseball
+ John Carroll 10 (NCAC; 5-1), Wartburg College/IA 3 (ARC; 3-4)
OAC / Ohio Athletic Conference - https://oac.org/calendar.aspx?path=baseball
+Albright/PA 5 (MACC; 3-1), Capital 2 (OAC; 7-1)
UAA / University Athletic Association - https://uaasports.info/calendar.aspx?path=baseball
+Emory 9 (UAA; 8-4), Oglethorpe/GA 8 (SAA/ 4-4) - 11in
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#NCAA/II Baseball -
GLIAC / Great Lakes scoreboard - https://gliac.org/calendar.aspx?path=baseball
+Florida Southern 15 (SSC; 8-11), Roosevelt/IL 1 (GLIAC; 2-7)
GMAC / Great Midwest scoreboard - https://greatmidwestsports.com/calendar.aspx?path=baseball
+University of Jamestown/ND 7 (NSIC; 2-11), Northwood 6 (GMAC; 3-8)
GLVC scoreboard - https://glvcsports.com/calendar.aspx?path=baseball
+Rockhurst 9 (GLVC; 10-2), West Virginia Wesleyan 2 (MEC; 1-7)
+Rockhurst 14 (GLVC; 11-2), University of Sioux Falls/SD 7 (NSIC; 3-6)
+Northwest Missouri State 6 (MIAA*; 13-6), William Jewell 2 (GLVC; 4-7)
+Missouri Southern 11 (MIAA*; 9-7), Drury 9 (GLVC; 8-3);
MEC / Mountain East scoreboard - https://mountaineast.org/calendar.aspx?path=baseball
+Rockhurst 9 (GLVC; 10-2), West Virginia Wesleyan 2 (MEC; 1-7)
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#NCAA/I Baseball - D1 Baseball - https://d1baseball.com/
Mid-American Conference - https://getsomemaction.com/sports/baseball
+Notre Dame 11 (ACC; 7-3), Eastern Michigan 1 (MAC; 4-9)
Horizon League - https://horizonleague.org/sports/baseball -
+Minnesota 14 (B10; 8-3), Milwaukee 4 (Horizon; 2-9)
Big Ten (17) Baseball - https://bigten.org/base/
*B10/Big Nine (the old guard) -
+Minnesota 14 (B10; 8-3), Milwaukee 4 (Horizon; 2-9)
+Cal State Northridge 9 (Big West; 7-5), Michigan 8 (B10; 6-5) - 12in
+Winthrop 5 (Big South; 10-2), Michigan State 2 (B10; 3-7)
*B10/Other Eight -
+Oregon State 10 (Independent; 7-4), Oregon 6 (B10; 10-2)
+Southern California 6 (B10; 12-0), UC Irvine 4 (Big West; 8-5)
+UCLA 4 (B10; 10-2), Cal State Fullerton 3 (Big West; 4-8)
+Nebraska 8 (B10; 6-5), Omaha 5 (Summit; 4-7)
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SECLMW's other D1 Ohio, Michigan & others -
+Cincinnati 5 (Big 12; 9-4), Western Kentucky 2 (C-USA; 7-7)
+Longwood 9 (Big South; 11-2), Richmond 4 (A10; 8-5)
+Notre Dame 11 (ACC; 7-3), Eastern Michigan 1 (MAC; 4-9)
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2026 tentative calendar -
#March -
March 4-17 - 2026 World Baseball Classic - https://www.mlb.com/world-baseball-classic
*Pool A - Hiram Bithorn Stadium; San Juan, Puerto Rico March 6-11, 2026 (Canada, Columbia, Cuba, Panama, Puerto Rico);
*Pool B - Daikin Park; Houston, Texas, USA; March 6-11, 2026 (Brazil, Great Britain, Italy, Mexico, United States);
*Pool C - Tokyo Dome; Tokyo, Japan; March 5-10, 2026 (Australia, Chinese Taipei, Czechia, Japan, Korea);
*Pool D - Loan Depot Prak; Miami, Florida, USA; March 6-11, 2026 (Dominican Republic, Israel, Nicaragua, Netherlands, Venezuela);
March 9 - MHSAA baseball legal practice begins
March 16 - IHSAA (Indiana) baseball legal practice begins
March 18 - MHSAA competition (games) begins - some scheduled games in “my area” (home teal first) -
Ann Arbor Skyline vs. Ann Arbor Greenhills, 4:30 PM
Battle Creek Central vs. Jackson, 4:00 PM
Brighton vs. Ann Arbor Huron, 4:00 PM
Kalamazoo Loy Norrix vs. Battle Creek Harper Creek, 4:00 PM
Lincoln Park vs. Allen Park Cabrini, 4:00 PM
Monroe St Mary Catholic Central vs. Riverview Gabriel Richard, 4:00 PM
New Boston Huron vs. Wyandotte Roosevelt, 4:30 PM
Sturgis vs. Marshall, 4:00 PM
March 27 - OHSAA competition (games) begins
March 30 - IHSAA (Indiana) competition (games) begins
March 31 - Ohio Legion Deadline to establish players legal residence
#April -
April 19-20 - Iowa Legion Area tournmament (prior to HS season May-July)
April 26-27 - Iowa Legion Area tournmament (prior to HS season May-July)
April 28 - IHSAA (Indiana) tournament entry deadline
#May -
May 3 - IHSAA (Indiana) tournament draw
May 3-4 - Iowa Legion State tournament (prior to HS season May-July)
May 4-11 - IHSAA (Indiana) umpire evaluation period
May 10 - OHSAA Tournament Draw
May 15 - Legion Registration and background checks, abuse training complete.
May 15 - Legion No penalty window closes and $200 fee begins for late registrations.
May 18-23 - OHSAA Sectional Tournaments
May 19-20 - MHSAA District games
May 25-30 - OHSAA District Tournaments
May 27-June 1 - IHSAA (Indiana) sectional tournaments
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Some web sites that may be of interest -
ABCA - https://www.abca.org/
NFHS Baseball - https://nfhs.org/sports/baseball
IHSA (Illinois) - https://archive.ihsa.org/Sports-Activities/Baseball
IHSBCA (Illinois) - https://www.ihsbca.com/ (note: “.com”)
IHSAA (Indiana) - https://www.ihsaa.org/sports/boys/baseball
IHSBCA (Indiana) - https://ihsbca.org/ (note: “.org”)
MHSAA Baseball (Michigan) - https://www.mhsaa.com/sports/baseball
MHSBCA (Michigan) - https://www.mhsbca.org/
OHSAA Baseball (Ohio) - https://www.ohsaa.org/sports/baseball
OHSBCA (Ohio) - https://www.ohsbca.org/aws/OHSBCA/pt/sp/home_page
WIAA (Wisconsin) - https://www.wiaawi.org/Sports/Spring/Baseball
WBCA (Wisconsin) - https://www.baseballwisconsin.com/news_article/show/1325709
D1 Baseball - https://d1baseball.com/
D2 Baseball - https://www.diviibaseball.com/
D3 Baseball - https://www.d3baseball.com/landing/index
NJCAA Baseball - https://www.njcaa.org/sports/bsb/index
NAIA Baseball - https://www.naia.org/sports/bsb/index
NCCAA Baseball - https://thenccaa.org/sports/baseball
USCAA Baseball - https://www.theuscaa.com/sports/bsb/index
NCAA Baseball/III - https://www.ncaa.com/sports/baseball/d3
NCAA Baseball/II - https://www.ncaa.com/sports/baseball/d2
NCAA Baseball/I - https://www.ncaa.com/sports/baseball/d1
American Legion Baseball - https://www.legion.org/get-involved/youth-programs/baseball
Michigan American Legion Baseball - https://michiganlegion.org/baseball/
Ohio American Legion Baseball - https://www.ohiolegion.com/baseball/
Illinois American Legion Baseball - https://www.legionbaseballillinois.org/
Indiana American Legion Baseball - https://www.indianalegion.org/baseball
Iowa American Legion Baseball -
Kentucky American Legion Baseball -
West Virginia American Legion Baseball -
Wisconsin American Legion Baseball - https://wilegion.org/legion-baseball
AABC / American Amateur Baseball Congress - https://aabc.us/
ACME Baseball Congress (Ohio) - https://acmebaseball.com/
Little League Baseball - https://www.littleleague.org/
Michigan Veterans Baseball - Michigan Veterans Baseball - Home
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