06/17/2026 - Jim's (SECLMW) Baseball notes

06/17/2026 - 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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On your radar - links following the scores

*June 18-21 CB Memorial Invitational at Stevensville Lakeshore HS, Stevensville, MI;

*June 18-21 15th Annual Jim Jadwin Memorial Tournament - Chillicothe, OH (VA Memorial Field, Mt Logan Field, Hoffman Field);

*June 19-21 Findlay Post 3 Wood Bat Tournament

*June 19-21 Iron Duke Tournament in Mt Pleasant, MI (CMU Theunissen Stadium, MP Pleasant HS, Sacred Heart HS, Shepherd HS)

*June 19-21 10th Annual John E Hayes Best of the Midwest Invitational at Terre Haute North & Yerre Haute South, Terre Haute, IN;

*June 19-21 Muskie Invitational at Muskingum University, New Concord, OH;

News

American Legion & summer (ACME, unaffiliated, etc.)

GLSCL

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Media -

#Crescent News (Defiance, OH) -

*Legion baseball: Eight-run eighth not enough in Bandits' barnburner (staff) https://www.crescent-news.com/push/legion-baseball-eight-run-eighth-not-enough-in-bandits-barnburner/article_cf3dca25-c06d-4f66-8f1d-d98505b989d7.html

*Summer Ball 6-16-26 (staff) https://www.crescent-news.com/sports/local_sports/summer-ball-6-16-26/article_9b84aa31-5545-4bae-9f99-297f660b16a0.html (ACME; Defiance Little League);

#Findlay Courier (Findlay, OH) -

*GLSCL - Sluggers beat Copperheads, 5-1 (staff) https://thecourier.com/news/1077228/sluggers-beat-copperheads-5-1/

*SCORES -

#IHSAA (Indiana) State Championships June 18-19 - https://www.ihsaa.org/sports/boys/baseball/2025-26-tournament?round=state-finals

*Friday, June 19 - Victory Field, 501 W. Maryland Street, Indianapolis, IN

4:30pm Class 3A State Championship - Guerin Catholic (27-3-1) vs. Andrean (31-3)

8:00pm Class 1A State Championship - Northeast Dubois (23-5) vs. Kouts (31-1)

*Saturday, June 20 - Victory Field, 501 W. Maryland Street, Indianapolis, IN

4:30pm Class 2A State Championship - Evansville Mater Dei (29-3) vs. Bluffton (19-10)

8:00pm Class 4A State Championship - Bloomington South (25-6) vs. Lake Central (27-8)

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2026 American Legion Baseball and summer baseball -

Tuesday June 16, 2026 -

#Michigan - https://michiganlegion.org/baseball/

*Michigan juniors -

G1 EUP Wood Ducks/jr 26, Gaylord Baseball Club/17 15

G2 Gaylord Baseball Club/17 3, EUP Wood Ducks/jr 0

#Ohio - https://www.ohiolegion.com/baseball/

Muncie/IN Post 19 14, Napoleon/OH Post 300 12 - 9 inning game

*v Napoleon/300: 12-11-0; SP/nd Kenneth Smeltzer (2/3ip, 7R/6er, 5H, 1BB, 1K, 1-HBP); P2 Jackson Poynter (2.2ip, 0R, 1H, 2BB, 2K, 1-HBP); P3 Zack Boecker (3.2ip, 2R/2er, 3H, 2BB, 2K, 2-HBP); P4/LP Zach Short (1ip, 5R/5er, 4H, 3BB, 1K); 2H (Elijah Arend; Tripp Langenderfer 3); 2RBI (T Langenderfer); 2B (Camden Bukowski; Cade Carlin; T Langenderfer);

*H Muncie/19: 14-13-4; SP Landen Porfidio (4.2ip, 2R/2er, 2H, 3BB, 2K, 1-HBP); P2 Ryan Burkholder (3ip, 6R/5er, 7H, 1BB, 8H, 1-HBP); P3 Evan Zentz (1.1ip, 4R/1er, 2H, 1BB, 2-HBP); 2H (Mac Anderson; Quentine James; Brayden Huggins 3); 2RBI (Fletcher Kahle; Q James 3; Brady Williams 3; B Huggins); 2B (B Huggins; B Williams);

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Findlay/OH Post 3 10, Pemberville/OH Post 183 1

*v Findlay/3: 10-7-0; SP/WP Charlie Palm (3ip, 1R/1er, 1H, 1BB, 4K); P2 Craven Noblit (1ip, 0R, 2BB, 1K); P3 22/Caden Lindsey (2ip, 0R, 5K); P4 Kellen Frankart (1ip, 0R, 1H, 2K); 2H (K Frankart; 22/C Lindsey); 2RBI (22/C Lindsey 5); 2B (K Frankart 2; C Palm; Kolton Solomon);

*H Pemberville/183: 1-2-4; SP Madden Witt (1ip, 8R/4er, 3H, 4BB, 1-HBP); P2 Quinn Ripke (2ip, 1R/0er, 2H, 1BB, 1K, 1-HBP); P3 Jaxson Garman (2ip, 0R, 1H, 2BB, 1K, 2-HBP); P4 Brahm Bolen (2ip, 1R/1er, 1H, 2BB, 3K); 2B (Amarius Velazquez);

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G1 Yeager-Benson/OH Post 199 10, Morgantown/WV Post 2 0

G2 Yeager-Benson/OH Post 199 11, Morgantown/WV Post 2 1

Clarksburg/WV Post 13 5, Marietta/OH Post 64 4

Beverly/Lowell/OH Post 389/750 15, New Philadelphia/OH Post 139 4

Middleport/OH Post 128 15, Athens/OH Post 21/jr 2

Utica/OH Post 92 7, Cambridge/Belle Valley/OH Post 84/641 6

Wheeling/WV Post 1 5, St Clairsville/OH Post 159 4

Lancaster/OH Post 11 8 or 9, Zanesville/OH Post 29 3

*Ohio Junior Legion -

Lancaster/OH Post 11/jr 10, Zanesville/OH Post 29/jr 6

Lancaster/OH Post 11/15u 14, Chillicothe/OH Post 757/jr 10

Cambridge/Belle Valley/OH Post 84/641/jr 9, Utica/OH Post 92/jr 6

Wheeling/WV Post 1/jr 8, St Clairsville/OH Post 159/jr 5

*Ohio ACME Baseball - https://acmebaseball.com/

Blackbirds 21, Patrick Henry 11

Bryan 14, Wauseon 3

#Illinois - https://www.legionbaseballillinois.org/

Galesburg/IL Post 285 9, Rex Putnam/19 1

Milan/IL Post 569 10, Moline/IL Post 246 6

Danville/IL Post 210 10, Watseka/IL Post 23 3

Alton/IL Post 126 6, Maryland Heights/MO Post 213 0

Oneida/IL Post 727 2, Rock Island/IL Post 200 0

*v Oneida/727: 2-6-3; SP/WP Matt Maher (7ip/CG-25bf/87p; 0R, 1H, 2BB, 5K); 2H (Tucker Smith); 2B (Nick Little);

*H Rock Island/200: 0-1-1; SP/nd Kolby Butz (5ip, 0R, 2H,2BB, 5K, 2-HBP); P2/LP Kainin Mumma (1ip, 1R/1er, 3H, 1BB, 1K); P3 Truman Marner (1ip, 1R/0er, 0-H, 2BB, 1K); *1H (Drew Peterson);

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*Illinois Junior Legion -

East Moline/IL Post 227/jr 10, Galesburg/IL Post 285/jr 5

Annawan/IL Liegion/jr 4, Knoxville/IL Post 749/jr 3

Evansville/IN Post 265/jr Eugene Pate 11, Carmi/IL Post 224/jr 9

#Indiana - https://www.indianalegion.org/baseball

Muncie/IN Post 19 14, Napoleon/OH Post 300 12

Valparaiso/IN Post 94/Prep 5, South Bend/IN Post 502 3

Valparaiso/IN Post 94/Green 7, Lake Station/IN Post 100 5

Terre Haute/IN Post 346 Wayne Newton 10, Crawfordsville/IN Post 72 Byron Cox 0

Evansville/IN Post 8 Funkhouser 9, Madisonville/KY Post 6 2

*Indiana Junior Legion -

South Bend/IN Post 151/jr 20, Valparaiso/IN Post 94/jr 14

South Bend/IN Post 151/jr 7, Lake Station/IN Post 100/jr 2

Evansville/IN Post 265/jr Eugene Pate 11, Carmi/IL Post 224/jr 9

#Kentucky - https://kylegion.org/baseball

Evansville/IN Post 8 Funkhouser 9, Madisonville/KY Post 6 2

Powerhouse Elite 8, Lexington/KY Post 8/jr 6

#Missouri - https://www.missouriamericanlegionbaseball.org/

Kirkwood/MO Post 156 13, Chesterfield/MO Post 556 9

St Peters/MO Post 313 12, Manchester/MO Post 208 0

Eureka/MO Post 177 12, Rock Memorial/MO Post 283 11

Washington/MO Post 218 10, Wentzville/MO Post 323 0

Elsberry/MO Post 226 13, Mark Twain/MO Legion 1

Alton/IL Post 126 6, Maryland Heights/MO Post 213 0

#West Virginia -

G1 Yeager-Benson/OH Post 199 10, Morgantown/WV Post 2 0

G2 Yeager-Benson/OH Post 199 11, Morgantown/WV Post 2 1

Clarksburg/WV Post 13 5, Marietta/OH Post 64 4

Richie County/WV Post 83 14, Tyler County 6

Wheeling/WV Post 1 5, St Clairsville/OH Post 159 4

West Union/WV Doddridge Legion 11, Buckhannon/WV Post 7 4

*West Virginia Junior Legion -

Wheeling/WV Post 1/jr 8, St Clairsville/OH Post 159/jr 5

#Wisconsin - https://wilegion.org/legion-baseball

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#GLSCL / Great Lakes Summer Collegiate League - https://www.glscl.org/landing/index

*Tuesday June 16 games -

Muskegon Clippers 8, Xenia Scouts 2

*v Muskegon: 8-12-1; SP/WP Andrew Pohlmann (8ip, 2R/1er, 8H, 1BB, 2K); 2H (Justin St Antoine; Caden Thelen; Nolan Laskey; Ben Myers); 2RBI (C Thelen; N Laskey); 2B (J St. Antoine; C Thelen; N Laskey; Ben Meyers);

*H Xenia: 2-7-0; SP/LP Sid Phillips (2.2ip, 6R/6er, 8H, 2BB, 2K); 2H (Jack Drew 3); 2B (Cooper Schutte);

*box: https://www.glscl.org/sports/bsb/2026/boxscores/20260616_2ype.xml

Michigan Monarchs 9, Hamilton Joes 8

*v Monarchs: 9-11-4; P2/WP Owen Shimel (4ip, 2R/2er, 3H, 3BB, 7K); 2H (Bret Perry 3; Tyler Bruggeman; Ryan McKay); 2RBI (Emmanuel Gutierrez; B Perry; T Bruggeman); 2B (E Gutierrez);

*H Joes: 8-10-2; P2/LP Carter Sellers (6bf, 6R/5er, 1H, 3BB, 1-HBP); 2H (Ryder Kirtley; Noah Kubasky; Eric Fleetwood); 2RBI (N Kubasky; E Fleetwood); 2B (Ryder Kirtley; Noah Kubasky 2; Eric Fleetwood);

*box: https://www.glscl.org/sports/bsb/2026/boxscores/20260616_jfyw.xml

Flag City Sluggers 5, Southern Ohio Copperheads 1

*v Flag City: 5-11-2; SP Leo McEnulty (7.2ip, 1R/0er); P2 Julius Robichaud (1.1ip, 0R, 1BB, 3K); 2H (Trenten Smith 3; Mickey Anderson; Atticus Huffstutler); 2RBI (M Anderson 3); HR (M Anderson); 2B (Drew Tajblik);

*H Copperheads: 1-1-1; SP Jacob Napier (7ip, 4R/4er); P2 Logan Martin (2ip, 1R/1er);

*box: https://www.glscl.org/sports/bsb/2026/boxscores/20260616_k3hm.xml

Suspended - Grand Lake Mariners / Lima Locos - Resume in Grand Lake on Wed. 6/17 at 5:35pm

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June 18-21 - CB Memorial Tournament - Stevensville Lakeshore HS, Stevensville, MI hosted by Stevensville/MI Post 568 Teams (Stevensville/MI Post 568 (host); Kokomo/IN Post 6; Muncie/IN Post 19; Three Oaks/MI Post 204; Adrian/MI Post 275; South Haven/IN Post 502); - https://albdistrict2mi.blogspot.com/2026/06/cb-memorial-round-robin-stevensville.html

June 18-21 - 15th Annual Jim Jadwin Memorial Tournament - Chillicothe, OH Hosted by Chillicothe/OH Post 757 - https://albdistrict2mi.blogspot.com/2026/06/chillicothe-post-757-15th-annual-jim.html

June 19-21 - Findlay Post 3 Wood Bat Invitational - Fundlay, OH hosted by Findlay/OH Post 3 - https://albdistrict2mi.blogspot.com/2026/06/findlay-post-6-wood-bat-tournament-june.html

June 19-21 - 10th Annual John E Hayes Best of the Midwest Invitational

by Terre Haute/IN Post 346 - https://albdistrict2mi.blogspot.com/2026/06/terre-haute-post-346-10th-annual-john-e.html

June 19-21 -Iron Duke Tournament - Mt Pleasant, MI hosted by Mt Pleasant/MI Post 110 - https://albdistrict2mi.blogspot.com/2026/06/mt-pleasant-post-110-2026-iron-duke.html

June 18-22 - Battle of Omaha - Omaha, Nebraska (Moline Post 246)

June 18-21 - PBR Kalamazoo “PB Michigan Summer Classic” (18u 4 game guarnatee - 1,850) - https://tournaments.prepbaseballreport.com/events/pb-michigan-summer-classic-kalamazoo-mi-06-18-2026

June 18-21 - PBR Columbus “PB Capital City Classic” (18u 4 game guarnatee - 1,799) - https://tournaments.prepbaseballreport.com/events/pb-capital-city-classic-columbus-oh-06-18-2026

June 18-21 - PBR Toledo metro “PB Ohio Border Challenge” (18u 4 game guarnatee - 1,850) - https://tournaments.prepbaseballreport.com/events/prep-baseball-ohio-border-challenge-toledo-oh-06-18-2026

June 18-21 - Legacy College Prep Classic (SE Michigan) - 17/18U - https://tourneymachine.com/Public/Mobile/WebApp/index.aspx?IDTournament=h20250826135456132d1af96164e2844

June 19-21 - Muskingum University Tournament Teams include? (Beverly/Lowell/OH Post 389/750; Wheeling/WV Post 1; Zanesville/OH Post 29; St Clairsville/OH Post 159 and the Coscocton Cherokees)

June 19-21 - Findlay Post 3 Wood Bat Classic - Findlay, Ohio

June 19-21 - 15th Annual Jim Jadwin Memorial Tournament - Chillicothe, Ohio

June 21-28 - Alaska Airlines Tournament Tournament - Anchorage, Alaska

June 24-28 - North & South Carolina -

Beverly/Lowell/OH Post 389/750