07/10/2026 - Jim's (SECLMW) Baseball notes

07/10/2026 - 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 - https://albdistrict2mi.blogspot.com/2026/07/070726-ohio-junior-american-legion.html

News

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

GLSCL

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Media -

#2026 GLSCL All-Star selections - https://glscl.org/sports/bsb/2026/releases/20260708iygydk

#Midland Daily News (Midland, MI) -

#Tecumseh Herald (Tecumseh, MI) -

#Crescent News (Defiance, OH) -

#Northwest Signal (Napoleon, OH) -

#Lima News (Lima, OH) -

#Marietta Times (Marietta, OH) -

#Sidney Daily News (Sidney, OH) -

#Findlay Courier (Findlay, OH) -

#Blissfield Advance (Blissfield, MI) -

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

#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 -

Thursday July 9, 2026 -

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

DAGDA 18 10, Marquette/MI Post 44 Blues 4

Capital City Kings/Busch 14, Bay City/MI Post 18 3

North Branch/MI Post 457 5, Evansville/IN Post 8 Funkhouser 2

Menominee/MI Red Wave 20, Clintonville 6

*Michigan juniors -

G1 Kingsford/MI Post 363/jr Greens 9, North Dickson/WI Legion/jr 3

G2 Kingsford/MI Post 363/jr Greens 9, North Dickson/WI Legion/jr 2

*Michigan club baseball -

Legacy Adidas/Theisen 10, Detroit Prospects/Shagena 4

South Oakland A's 3, Legacy Adidas/Theisen 1

Diamonds 18u 15, MSA/Brandt 18u 3

Smash Factor 1 / Great Lakes Bombers National 1 - TIE 7innings

Legacy Gillett/Fleming 3, Motot City Hit Dogs 17u 1

Elevate Biondi 12, Smash Factor 4

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

Napoleon/OH Post 300 9, Sidney/OH Post 217 5

Beverly/Lowell/OH Post 389/750 8, Cambridge/Belle Valley/OH Post 84/641 2

*Ohio Junior Legion - https://albdistrict2mi.blogspot.com/2026/07/070726-ohio-junior-american-legion.html

Thursday July 9 at Chillicothe -

G5 Glouster/OH Post 414/jr 4, Waverly/OH Post 142/jr 2 - elimination

*v Waverly/142: 2-5-4; SP/nd Gavin Roberts (1.1ip, 2R/1er, 1H, 1BB, 2-HBP); P2/LP Kaden Thornsberry (4.2ip, 2R/1er, 2H, 6BB, 3K); 2H (AJ Eblin); 3B (A Eblin);

*H Glouster/414: 4-6-1; SP Noah Calentine (7ip/CG-32bf/111p; 2R/1er, 6H, 6BB, 6K); 2H (Noah Toth; Carter Abfall); 2B (Kevin Bycofski);

G6 Chillicothe/OH Post 757/jr 9, Hamilton/OH Post 138/jr 8 - elimination

*v Hamilton/138: 8-7-1; SP Jackson Boone (3.2ip, 9R/3er, 6H, 4BB, 3K); P2 Ayden Derosier (2.1ip, 0R, 2H, 3BB, 1K); 2H (A Derosier; Casen Haddix); 2RBI (C Haddix); 3B (C Haddix); 2B (C Haddix);

*H Chillicothe/757: 9-7-2; SP Quinton Hays (4.2ip, 5R/2er, 3H, 2BB, 7K, 2-HBP); P2 Rucker Detty (1.1ip, 2R/2er, 2H, 2BB, 2K); P3 Gavin DiBenedetto (1/3ip, 1R/1er, 2BB, 1K, 1-HBP); P4 Zavyer Cunningham (2/3ip, 0R, 1BB, 1K); 2H (G DiBenedetto 3); 2RBI (G DiBenedetto 3); 2B (G DiBenedetto 2; Jarett Phipps; Mason Jacobsen);

G7 Lancaster/OH Post 11/jr 11, Athens/OH Post 21/jr 1

*v Lancaster/11: 11-12-1; SP/WP Brody Kersell (7ip/CG-25bf/94p; 1R/0er, 3H, 1BB, 7K); 2H (Abel Logan 3; Bo Bitler); 2RBI (Bo Bitler 4; Ethan Fries; Lucas Hall); 2B (B Bitler; E Fries);

*H Athens/21: 1-3-3; SP Keyon Collins (3ip, 5R/5er, 7H, 2BB, 3K); P2 Luke Pero (4ip, 6R/5er, 6H, 3BB, 1K, 1-HBP); 2B (Isaac Kristofco; L Pero);

G8 - Chillicothe/OH Post 757/jr 12, Glouster/OH Post 414 7 - elimination

*v Glouster/414: 7-9-0; SP Bradley Cahoe (4ip, 10R/10er, 18H, 3BB, 2K); P2 Jackson Stewart (2ip, 2R/2er, 3H, 2K, 1-HBP); 2H (Noah Toth 3; Davis Hill); 2RBI (N Toth 4); 2B (J Stewart; N Toth);

*H Chillicothe/757: 12-15-3; SP Zavyer Cunningham (4ip, 5R/3er, 4H, 3BB, 3K, 2-HBP); P2 Cade Griffie (3ip, 2R/1er, 1H, 3BB, 3K); 2H (Jarett Phipps; Rucker Detty 3; Quinton Hays 3; JJ Johnson 4); 2RBI (C Griffie 3; Q Hays; Walker Throne; JJ Johnson); 2B (C Griffie; JJ Johnson; R Detty);

Thursday July 9 at Marietta -

07/09 St Clairsville/OH Post 159/jr 13, Cambridge/Belle Valley/OH Post 84/641/jr 1 - 6innings

(* = using V/BV G/C)

*v St Clairsville/159*: 13-14-3; SP Connor Nelson (6ip/CG-23bf/90p; 1R/0er, 2H, 2BB, 10K); 2H (H/Gunner Dudzik 3; Jaxten Swallie 3; Hudson Florence 4); 2RBI (Brae Schmidli; J Swallie 3); 3B (B Schmidli; H Dudzik); 2B (H Dudzik);

*H Cambridge/Belle Valley: 1-2-6; SP/LP Mikey Seley (2.1ip, 4R/3er, 5H, 2K); P2 Benton Moore (1.1ip, 3R/3er, 6H); P3 Gabe Neff (2.1ip, 6R/1er, 3H, 3-HBP); 3B (Heith Winegardner);

07/09 Marietta/OH Post 64/jr 11, Beverly/Lowell/OH Post 389/750/jr Coyotes 3

*v Marietta/64: 11-11-2; SP Brayden Gallagher (4ip, 2R/2er, 3H, 6BB, 4K); P2 Alexander Schmidt (3ip, 1R/0er, 1BB, 3K, 2-HBP); 2H (Aiden Lipscomb 3; Cody Eding 3); 2RBI (A Lipscomb 4; A Schmidt); 3B (A Schmidt; C Eding); 2B (A Lipscomb);

*H Beverly/Lowell: 3-2-0; SP Wade Duskey (6.1ip, 9R/7er, 11H, 4BB, 2K, 1-HBP); P2 Wyatt Scott (2/3ip, 2R/2er, 1H, 1BB, 1K); *1H (DJ Carver; Lucas Hager);

07/09 New Philadelphia/OH Post 139/jr 9, Cambridge/Belle Valley/OH Post 84/641/jr 2 - elimination

(* = using NP/139 G/C)

*v New Philadelphia/139: 9-12-0; SP Cuyler Long (7ip/CG-27bf/94p; 2R/2er, 9H, 1BB, 5K, 1-HBP); 2H (Colton Napier; Kullin Akers; Braydin Benedetto; Leo Culler); 2RBI (L Culler); 3B (Brayden Angel);

*H Cambridge/Belle Valley*: 2-9-4; SP Heith Winegardner (5ip, 6R/3er, 7H, 2BB, 6K, 1-HBP); P2 Bryson Williams (2ip, 3R/3er, 5H, 2BB); 2H (Griffin McIntire; Gabe Neff; Mikey Seley);

07/09 Beverly/Lowell/OH Post 389/750/jr Coyotes 12, Zanesville/OH Post 29/jr 6 - elimination

*v Zanesville/29: 6-8-5; SP Mason Wickham (5ip, 8R/1er, 6H, 3BB, 2K); P2 Jaxson Bay (1/3ip, 4R/3er, 5BB, 1K); P3 Case Wilson (2/3ip, 0R); 2H (J Bay; M Wickham);

*H Beverly/Lowell: 12-8-2; SP/WP Caden Henniger (4ip, 6R/6er, 9H, 4BB, 1K, 3-HBP); P2 Lucas Hager (2ip, 0R, 1H, 4K); P3 Mason Miller (1ip, 0R, 2K); 2H (M Miller); 2RBI (M Miller; C Henniger; Brantly Sidwell; DJ Carver); 3B (C Henniger; Kameron Johnson);

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*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

*Thursday July 9 -

G5 Archbold 8, Defiance 2

G3 Bryan 11, Wauseon 1 - elimination

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

*Thursday July 9 -

Championship Holgate 11, Miller City 9

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

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

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

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

*Thursday July 9 -

G11 Indian Lake 5, Covington 4 - elimination

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

*Thursday July 9 - IF NECESSARY*

Fairview/G7 Fairview 6, Montpelier 4

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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/

*Division Tournaments: July 15-19 (Senior)

Danville/IL Post 210 12, Kokomo/IN Post 6 5

Rocky Mountain Lobos/CO 11, Moline/IL Post 246 3

Washington/MO Post 218 12, Rantoul/IL Post 287 0

Palos/IL Post 1993 7, Duck Bobbers 0

Atown/IL Post 381 9, Knoxville/IL Post 749 7

Southern Smoke 7, St Jacob/IL Post 665 4

Galesburg/IL Post 285 13, Princeton/IL Post 125 11

Annawan/IL Legion 9, Peoria/IL Legion 4

Smithton/IL Post 937 Bandits 9, Warriors Baseball/SLABA 4

*Illinois Junior Legion -

*Division Tournaments: July 16-19 (Junior)

Eureka/IL Post 466/jr 6, Galesburg/IL Post 285/jr 3

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

Lafayette/IN Post 11 8, Evansville/IN Post 265 Wayne Newton 2 at Crawfordsville/72

Crawfordsville/IN Post 72 Bryan Cox 9, Speedway/IN Post 500 0 at Crawfordsville/72

Danville/IL Post 210 12, Kokomo/IN Post 6 5 at Crawfordsville/72

Kokomo/IN Post 6 7, Evansville/IN Post 8 Funkhouser 4 at Crawfordsville/72

Princeton/IN Post 25 16, Speedway/IN Post 500 1 at Crawfordsville/72

Lexington/KY Post 8 5, Crawfordsville/IN Post 72 4 at Crawfordsville/72

South Haven/IN Post 502 11, Valparaiso/IN Post 94 Green 1

South Haven/IN Post 502 5 / Valparaiso/IN Post 94/Prep 5 - TIE

North Branch/MI Post 457 5, Evansville/IN Post 8 Funkhouser 2 at Crawfordsville/72

Washington/MO Post 218 12, Rantoul/IL Post 287 0 at Crawfordsville/72

*Indiana Junior Legion -

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

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

Lexington/KY Post 8 5, Crawfordsville/IN Post 72 4

*Kentucky Junior Legion -

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

Washington/MO Post 218 12, Rantoul/IL Post 287 0 at Crawfordsville/72

Festus/MO Post 253 4, Ste. Gen./MO Post 150 3

Manchester/MO Post 298 7, Kirkwood/MO Postt 156 4

#West Virginia -

South Charleston/WV Post 94 4, Beckley/WV Post 32 3

Fairmont/WV Post 17 13, Clarksburg/WV Post 13 7

#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;

#Kansas - https://www.ksamlegionbaseball.org/home / https://kansaslegion.org/baseball

July 9 - Class C Junior Legion State Tournament at Jaycee Ballpark in Pittsburg, KS.

July 17-20 - 17U State Tournament in Topeka, KS.

July 18-21 - 15U State Tournament in Wellington, KS.

July 25-28 - Class A 19U State Tournament in Topeka. KS.

Ju;y 25-28 - Class B 19U State Tournaments host: Homer White Post 66 at Paul Rockey Field, Hiawatha, KS.

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

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2026 tentative calendar -

July 9-12 - 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