07/08/2026 - Jim's (SECLMW) Baseball notes

07/08/2026 - 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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American Legion W-L as of 7/06 (unofficial) - https://albdistrict2mi.blogspot.com/2026/07/070626-american-legion-baseball.html

Looking ahead -

*2026 Adrian Post 275 Invitational (July 10-12) - https://albdistrict2mi.blogspot.com/2026/07/070626-2026-adrian-invitational-hosted.html

*2026 Gopher Classic (July 10-13) - https://albdistrict2mi.blogspot.com/2026/07/070626-2026-minnesota-gopher-classic.html

*2026 Ohio ACME Junior State Championship (July 11-13) - https://baseballlmw.blogspot.com/2026/07/070626-2026-ohio-acme-junior-state.html

*2026 Ohio ACME Senior Regionals / State - https://baseballlmw.blogspot.com/2026/07/070226-2026-acme-congress-senior-state.html

*2026 Ohio American Legion Junior “Super-Regionals” July 8-11 -

Region 1 at - TBD

Region 2 at Bellfontaine High School.

Region 3 at Chillicothe VA Memorial Stadium.

Region 4 at Pioneer Park at Marietta College.

News

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

GLSCL

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Media -

#Midland Daily News (Midland, MI) -

*Berryhill wins Gabby Mills over Capital City Kings (Fred Kelly) https://www.ourmidland.com/sports/article/berryhill-wins-gabby-mills-capital-city-kings-22333271.php

#Rapid City Journal (Rapid City, SD) -

*Post 22 wins Firecracker Tournament title with walk-off against Pueblo Azteca () https://rapidcityjournal.com/sports/high-school/baseball/article_88bd025b-df59-45ec-863e-a355be45e8af.html

#Rapid City Post (Rapid City, SD) -

*Hardhats Walk It Off to Win Firecracker Tournament Championship (Kennedy Block) https://rapidcitypost.com/hardhats-walk-it-off-to-win-firecracker-tournament-championship/

#Blissfield Advance (Blissfield, MI) -

*Blissfield Hires (Chris) Owens as Next Baseball Coach (staff) https://blissfieldadvance.com/index.php/2026/07/07/blissfield-hires-owens-as-next-baseball-coach/

#Marietta Times (Marietta, OH) -

*Bradford’s two homers lift Bev/Low past Marietta, 8-1 (Mike Morrison) https://www.mariettatimes.com/sports/2026/07/bradfords-two-homers-lift-bev-low-past-marietta-8-1-2/

#Crescent News (Defiance, OH) -

*Bandits romp Pemberville (Jeff Ratliff) https://www.northwestsignal.net/sports/article_7ab4ef45-70e2-44c9-83d6-57b978275f39.html

*River Bandits struggle on offense in South Dakota (Jeff Ratliff) https://www.northwestsignal.net/sports/article_635936b2-0f47-46f2-b683-98799c08c878.html

#Lima News (Lima, OH) -

*GLSCL: Locos split doubleheader with the Joes (Mark Altstaetter) https://www.limaohio.com/top-stories/2026/07/08/glscl-locos-split-doubleheader-with-the-joes/

#Findlay Courier (Findlay, OH) -

*GLSCL: Sluggers hang on to snap skid (staff) https://thecourier.com/news/1166614/sluggers-hang-on-to-snap-skid/

#Northwest Signal (Napoleon, OH) -

*ACME baseball: Fairview, Hicksville to play elimination game (staff) https://www.crescent-news.com/push/acme-baseball-fairview-hicksville-to-play-elimination-game/article_a1451cde-9cc3-4d9a-881f-2ae22c073ae3.html

*ACME baseball: Fairview, Ayersville win ACME tourney openers (staff) https://www.crescent-news.com/push/acme-baseball-fairview-ayersville-win-acme-tourney-openers/article_12fabc74-ff1f-466f-a042-ba544ff93409.html

*Minor leagues: Newman plates runs, Willeman gets no-decision (staff) https://www.crescent-news.com/push/minor-leagues-newman-plates-runs-willeman-gets-no-decision/article_a2cb46f4-78ea-4e16-9e84-a2ce0dbf5a1a.html

#Sidney Daily News (Sidney, OH) -

#Putnam Sentinel-Tribune (Putnam County, OH) -

#Tecumseh Herald (Tecumseh, MI) -

#RRN Sports (Upper Peninsula, MI) -

#MLive (Michigan regional) -

#Sun Times News (Chelsea, MI) -

#Monroe News (Monroe County, MI) -

*SCORES -

2026 American Legion Baseball and summer baseball -

Tuesday July 7, 2026 -

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

Toledo Hawks/Collegiate 16, Blissfield/MI Post 325 12

Stevensville/MI Post 568 8, Valparaiso/IN Post 94/Green 2

G1 Marquette/MI Post 44 Blues 16, Menominee/MI Red Wave 2

G2 Marquette/MI Post 44 Blues 8, Menominee/MI Red Wave 4

*Michigan juniors -

G1 Gaylord/MI Baseball/17 18, EUP/MI Wood Ducks/17 8

G2 Gaylord/MI Baseball/17 18, EUP/MI Wood Ducks/17 11

G1 Escanaba/MI Post 82/jr Cubs 18, Sagola/MI Post 168-Felch/15 0

G2 Escanaba/MI Post 82/jr Cubs 14, Sagola/MI Post 168-Felch/15 3

G1 Marquette/MI Post 44/jr Reds 11, Gladstone/MI Indians/jr 0

G2 Marquette/MI Post 44/jr Reds 8, Gladstone/MI Indians/jr 5

G1 Kingsford/MI Post 363/jr Greens 4, Niagara/WI Badgers 1

G2 Kingsford/MI Post 363/jr Greens 4, Niagara/WI Badgers 0

*Michigan club baseball -

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

Napoleon/OH Post 300 19, Pemberville/OH Post 183 0

Sidney/OH Post 217 8. Ottawa/OH Post 63 1

St Clairsville/OH Post 159 6, Cambridge/Belle Valley/OH Post 84/641 1

Lancaster/OH Post 11 8, Chillicothe/OH Post 757 2

Beverly/Lowell/OH Post 389/750 8, Marietta/OH Post 64 1

Utica/OH Post 92 15, Marysville/OH Post 79 Nighthawks 0

*Ohio Junior Legion -

Sidney/OH Post 217/jr Red/16 12, Sidney/OH Post 217/jr Blue/15 9

Sidney/OH Post 217 Blue/15 11, Utica/OH Post 92/jr 1

Lancaster/OH Post 11/jr 7, Mid Ohio Raptors/16 5

Name not provided 9, Hanover/OH Post 764/jr 1

Cambridge/Belle Valley/OH Post 84/641/jr 6, St Clairsville/OH Post 159/jr 4

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

State - https://baseballlmw.blogspot.com/2026/07/070226-2026-acme-congress-senior-state.html

#District 1 - https://tourney.acmebaseball.com/acme/district-1

*Wednesday July 8 - continues to July 11

#District 2 - https://tourney.acmebaseball.com/acme/district-2

Semifinal/1 Holgate 2, Lima Catholic 1

Semifinal/2 Miller City 2, Crestview 1

#District 3 - https://tourney.acmebaseball.com/acme/district-3

G3 Liberty Center 13, Bowling Green 0 - elimination

G4 Perrysburg 6, Elmwood 3

#District 4 - https://tourney.acmebaseball.com/acme/district-4

Championship - St Henry 8, Celina 0

#District 5 - https://tourney.acmebaseball.com/acme/district-5

G7 Van Wert 16, Elida 4 - elimination

#District 6 - https://tourney.acmebaseball.com/acme/district-6

G8 G4/Covington (1 loss) vs Fairbanks (1 loss) at Bellefontaine - elimination

#District 7 - https://tourney.acmebaseball.com/acme/district-7

G7 Van Wert 16, Elida 4 - elimination

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*Ohio ACME Junior Tournament July 11-13 - https://tourney.acmebaseball.com/jr-acme/state

SECLMW's notes - https://baseballlmw.blogspot.com/2026/07/070626-2026-ohio-acme-junior-state.html

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

Crestwood Crush 16, Palos/IL Post 1883 1

Alton/IL Post 126 10, Trenton/IL Post 778 Gators 0

Oneida/IL Post 727 4, Moline/IL Post 246 1

Rock Island/IL Post 200 10, East Moline/IL Post 227 0

Christian County/IL Post 257 Guardians 17, Jerseyville/IL Post 492/jr 11

Smithton/IL Post 937 Bandits 14, St Louis Patriots/18 2

Watseka/IL Post 23 3, Rantoul/IL Post 287 2

Terre Haute/IN Post 346 Wayne Newton 7, Danville/IL Post 210 5

Wheaton/IL Post 76 Thunder 6, Downers Grove/IL Post 80 0

Aviston/IL Post 1239 Express 4, CCL All Stars 3

*Illinois Junior Legion -

Alton/IL Post 126/jr 15, Odin/IL Post 543/jr 5

Peoria/IL Pirates/17 9, Galesburg/IL Post 285/jr 8

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

Lake Station/IN Post 100 4, South Bend/IN Post 151 3

Stevensville/MI Post 568 8, Valparaiso/IN Post 94/Green 2

Valparaiso/IN Post 94/Prep 4, South Haven/IN Post 502 1

Valparaiso/IN Post 94/Prep 2, South Haven/IN Post 502 1

Rockport/IN Post 254 9, Jasper/IN Post 147 6

Terre Haute/IN Post 346 Wayne Newton 7, Danville/IL Post 210 5

Plymouth/IN Post 27 6, Kokomo/IN Post 6 5

Newburgh/IN Post 44 4, Elberfeld/IN Post 351 (Tecumseh) 1

Evansville/IN Post 8 Funkhouser 6, Princeton/IN Post 25 3

Lafayette/IN Post 11 24, Speedway/IN Post 500 1

Evansville/IN Post 265 Eugene Pate 10, Madisonville/KY Post 6 2

*Indiana Junior Legion -

Valparaiso/IN Post 94/jr 2, South Haven/IN Post 502/jr 1

Princeton/IN Post 25/jr 1 / Booneville/IL Post 200/jr 1 - TIE after 10 innings

Owensboro/KY Post 9/jr 9, Evansville/IN Post 8/jr Funkhouser 5

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

Evansville/IN Post 265 Eugene Pate 10, Madisonville/KY Post 6 2

*Kentucky Junior Legion -

G1 Post 233/jr Fort Campbell, Madisonville/KY Post 6/jr Rangers 1

Owensboro/KY Post 9/jr 9, Evansville/IN Post 8/jr Funkhouser 5

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

G1 Sedalia/MO Post 426 10, Rock Bridge Bruins 8

G2 Sedalia/MO Post 426 11, Rock Bridge Bruins 2

Elsberry/MO Post 226 10, Wentzville/MO Post 323 0

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#West Virginia -

Fairmont/WV Post 17 12, Ritchie County/WV Post 283 9

G1 Beckley/WV Post 32 3, Charleston/WV Post 65 2

G2 Beckley/WV Post 32 11, Charleston/WV Post 65 1

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

*16-under Regionals July 16-21, 2026; State July 23-28 at Beloit;

*17-under Regionals July 16-21, 2026; State July 24-28 at Chippewa Falls;

*Senior/A Regionals July 23-27; State July 31-August 4

*Senior/AA Regionals July 23-27; State July 31-August 4

*Senior/AAA Regionals July 21-24; State July 28-August 1;

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

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2026 tentative calendar -

July 9-13 - Indiana Junior American Legion Regionals (finals July 16-19)

July 9-12 - Crawfordsville Invitational - Crawfordsville, Indiana

July 9-12 - Gabe Pando Invitational - Fort Collins/CO (Moline Post 246)

July 10-11 - Lancaster/OH Post 11 Classic - Beavers Field, Lancaster, OH

Round Robin (Lancaster/OH Post 11 (host); Beverly Lowell/OH Post 389/750; Wheeling/WV Post 1; Midland Berryhill/MI Post 165; Findley/OH Post 3) - https://www.beaversfield.com/post11classic

July 9-12 - PBR Detroit metro “PB Michigan Summer Championship” (18u 4 game guarantee - 1,850) - https://tournaments.prepbaseballreport.com/events/prep-baseball-michigan-summer-championship-detroit-mi-07-09-2026

July 9-12 - PBR Cleveland metro “PB Northeast Ohio Summer Championship” (18u 4 games - 1,750) - https://tournaments.prepbaseballreport.com/events/prep-baseball-northeast-ohio-summer-championship-cleveland-oh-07-09-2026

July 15-18 - Ohio Senior Legion Super Region 1 Tournament at - TBD

July 15-18 - Ohio Senior Legion Super Region 2 Tournament at Bellfontaine High School.

July 15-18 - Ohio Senior Legion Super Region 3 Tournament at Chillicothe VA Memorial Stadium.

July 15-18 - Ohio Senior Legion Super Region 3 Tournament at Pioneer Park at Marietta College.

July 16-18 - Illinois Senior Legion Division tournaments

July 16-19 - Ohio Junior Legion State tournament at Beavers Field, Lancaster. OH

Gamechanger: “2026 Ohio ALB Junior State Tournament”

July 16-19 - Indiana Senior Regional tournaments (Championship July 24-28)

July 16-20 - Indiana Junior Legion State tournament at Highland Park, Kokomo, IN (6 teams) - https://drive.google.com/file/d/1gWS_L7yaWLOuia5Rk1G8uUeqbUj5uoH4/view

July 16-21 - Wisconsin Legion 16-Under regionals

*Missouri Zone tournaments July 13-19

*Missouri State tournaments July 23-26

15u at Ellisville

17u at Liberty Park

19u at Rosnick Park

*Missouri / Illinois All-Star games -

17u - August 3 - Alton, IL

19u - August 1 - Chhokia, IL

July 15-19 - 2026 MOTOR CITY CLASSIC - (16u-18u 4 games - $1,350-1,600) - https://www.motorcityclassicbaseball.com/ (several special pricing opportunities)

July 16-19 - PBR Toledo metro - “PB North Coast Classic” (18u 4 game guarantee - 1,850) - https://tournaments.prepbaseballreport.com/events/prep-baseball-north-coast-classic-toledo-oh-07-16-2026

July 16-19 - PBR Saginaw area “PB Mid Michigan Summer Championship” (18u 4 game guarantee - 1,850) - https://tournaments.prepbaseballreport.com/events/prep-baseball-mid-michigan-summer-championship-saginaw-mi-07-16-2026

July 21-25 - Wisconsin Legion Class AAA regionals

July 21-25 - Wisconsin Legion Class AA regionals

July 22-26 - Illinois Legion Senior State tournament - Aviston, IL

July 23-26 - Illinois Legion Junior State tournament - Carol Stream, IL

July 23-27 - Wisconsin Legion Class A regionals

July 23-27 - Wisconsin Legion 17-Under regionals

July 24-27 - Ohio Senior Legion State tournament at Beavers Field, Lancaster, OH

July 24-28 - Indiana Senior Legion State tournament at Crawfordsville/IN Post 72

July 24-28 - Wisconsin Legion 17-Under State Tournament

July 24-28 - Wisconsin Legion 16-Under State Tournament

July 23-26 - PBR Detroit metro “PB Great Lakes Upperclassmen World Series” (18u 4 game guarantee - 1,850) - https://tournaments.prepbaseballreport.com/events/great-lakes-upperclassmen-world-series-detroit-mi-07-23-2026

July 23-26 - PBR Columbus metro “PB Ohio Summer World Series” (18u 4 game guarnatee - 1,799) - https://tournaments.prepbaseballreport.com/events/ohio-summer-world-series-columbus-oh-07-23-2026

July 28 - August 1 - Wisconsin Legion Class AAA State Tournament

July 28 - August 1 - Wisconsin Legion Class AA State Tournament

July 31 - August 4 - Wisconsin Legion Class A State Tournament

July TBD - Mason-Dixon Junior Legion National Regional Maryland