06/23/2026 - 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 -
News
American Legion & summer (ACME, unaffiliated, etc.)
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Media -
#Sun Times News (Chelsea, MI) -
*Saline Schools Discuss SEC Expansion (Lonnie Hoffman) https://thesuntimesnews.com/salines-view-of-the-sec-expansion/
#Tecumseh Herald (Tecumseh, MI) -
*Tecumseh's Burns helps lead Adrian College baseball to world series (Kristopher Lodes) https://www.tecumsehherald.com/content/tecumsehs-burns-helps-lead-adrian-college-baseball-world-series
*Tecumseh grads continue pursuit of MLB (staff) https://www.tecumsehherald.com/content/tecumseh-grads-continue-pursuit-mlb - Sam Benschoter (Tecumseh/16) and Cameron Wagoner (Tecumseh/19);
#RRN Sports (Upper Peninsula, MI) -
*ROAD WARRIORS: Post 44 Blues Take Three Of Four In Rhinelander (staff) https://www.rrnsports.com/story/2026-06-21-road-warriors-post-44-blues-take-three-of-four-in-rhinelander
*RUNNING THE TABLE: Sheboygan Wins Escanaba Legion Tournament (06/21 staff) https://www.rrnsports.com/story/2026-06-21-running-the-table-sheboygan-wins-escanaba-legion-tournament
*Legion Tournament Pool Play Wraps Up; Semifinals Set Sunday (06/20 staff) https://www.rrnsports.com/story/2026-06-20-legion-tournament-pool-play-wraps-up-semifinals-set-sunday
*Annual American Legion Baseball Tournament Begins In Delta County (06/18 staff) https://www.rrnsports.com/story/2026-06-19-annual-american-legion-baseball-tournament-begins-in-delta-county
#Crescent News (Defiance, OH) -
*Legion baseball: River Bandits claim Findlay Wood Bat title (06/21 staff) https://www.crescent-news.com/push/legion-baseball-river-bandits-claim-findlay-wood-bat-title/article_5b39521a-af36-4fe3-a319-ec4f1427c7ef.html
*Legion baseball: Napoleon wins pair at Findlay Wood Bat Classic (06/20 staff) https://www.crescent-news.com/push/legion-baseball-napoleon-wins-pair-at-findlay-wood-bat-classic/article_a856ca4c-04f1-490a-a4ed-9a6aa38ab770.html
*Legion baseball: Bandits open Findlay tourney slate (06/19 staff) https://www.crescent-news.com/push/legion-baseball-bandits-open-findlay-tourney-slate/article_e4ce6e86-7de8-48a5-b62e-40043e83231f.html
* Summer Ball 6-23-26 / 6-22-26 (staff) https://www.crescent-news.com/push/summer-ball-6-23-26/article_6cc4bc22-5a33-43b8-9a37-1e661140f4c8.html
#Northwest Signal (Napoleon, OH) -
*Bandits bounce back from opening loss, sweep rest of Findlay tourney (06/21 Brandon Shrider) https://www.northwestsignal.net/sports/article_05042752-b3de-4577-85da-bb135c50375b.html
*Bandits split at Findlay (06/20 Brandon Shrider) https://www.northwestsignal.net/sports/article_e9fbfdaf-46ae-47cf-b6ca-14c288a64c5a.html
#Marietta Times (Marietta, OH) -
#Monroe News (Monroe County, MI) -
#Midland Daily News) (Midland, MI) -
#MLive (Michigan regional)
#Findlay Courier (Findlay, OH) -
#Lima News (Lima, OH) -
#Sidney Daily News (Sidney, OH) -
*SCORES -
#IHSAA (Indiana) State Championships June 18-19 - https://www.ihsaa.org/sports/boys/baseball/2025-26-tournament?round=state-finals
*Friday, June 19 -
Class 3A State Championship - Guerin Catholic 9 (28-3-1), Andrean 3 (31-4)
*box: https://www.ihsaa.org/sites/default/files/documents/2025-26%20Ba%203A%20Box%20Score.pdf
*Recap: https://www.ihsaa.org/media/news/2026-class-3a-baseball-state-championship-recap
Class 1A State Championship - Kouts 2 (32-1), Northeast Dubois 0 (23-6)
*box: https://www.ihsaa.org/sites/default/files/documents/2025-26%20Ba%201A%20Box%20Score.pdf
*Recap: https://www.ihsaa.org/media/news/2026-class-1a-baseball-state-championship-recap
*Jim's note:
+Eli Schroering (Dubois) - 6ip/CG-25bf/98p, 2R/1er, 5H, 1BB, 5K, 1-HBP;
+Billy Miller (Kouts) - 7ip/CG-24bf/87p; 0R, 2H, 1BB, 8K
*Saturday, June 20 -
Class 2A State Championship - Evansville Mater Dei 6 (30-3), Bluffton 3 (19-11)
*box: https://www.ihsaa.org/sites/default/files/documents/2025-26%20Ba%202A%20Box%20Score.pdf
*Recap: https://www.ihsaa.org/media/news/2026-class-2a-baseball-state-championship-recap
Class 4A State Championship - Lake Central 4 (28-8), Bloomington South 0 (25-7)
*box: https://www.ihsaa.org/sites/default/files/documents/2025-26%20Ba%204A%20Box%20Score.pdf
*Recap: https://www.ihsaa.org/media/news/2026-class-4a-baseball-state-championship-recap
*Jim's note:
+Xavier Hemingway (South) - 6ip/CG-31bf/108p; 4R/3er, 6H, 3BB, 1K, 2-HBP;
+Owen Kopercinski (Lake) - 7ip/CG-26bf/113p; 0R, 3H, 2BB, 6K;
(Indiana pitch count limit is 120 - https://ihsbca.org/pitch-count-rules/)
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2026 American Legion Baseball and summer baseball -
Monday June 22, 2026 -
#Michigan - https://michiganlegion.org/baseball/
G1 Kingsford/MI Post 363 Greens 12, Sagola/MI Post 163-Felch 1
G2 Kingsford/MI Post 363 Greens 12, Sagola/MI Post 163-Felch 6
G1 Menominee/MI Red Wave 2, Marquette/MI Post 44 Blues 1
G2 Marquette/MI Post 44 Blues 11, Menominee/MI Red Wave 2
*Michigan juniors -
G1 Kingsford/MI Post 363 Greens/jr 11, Gladstone/MI Indians/17 1
G2 Gladstone/MI Indians/17 4, Kingsford/MI Post 363/jr
#Ohio - https://www.ohiolegion.com/baseball/
*Ohio Junior Legion -
*Ohio ACME Baseball - https://acmebaseball.com/
Toledo St Francis 13, Bowling Green 0
Liberty Benton 14, Elmwood 1
Archbold 4, Defiance 3
#Illinois - https://www.legionbaseballillinois.org/
Windy City 10, Palos/IL Post 1993 5
Rock Island/IL Post 200 7, Milan/IL Post 569 3
Princeton/IN Post 25 11, Jasper/IL Post 147 1
Galesburg/IL Post 285 15, Princeton/IL Post 125 6
*Illinois Junior Legion -
#Indiana - https://www.indianalegion.org/baseball
Princeton/IN Post 25 11, Jasper/IL Post 147 1
Evansville/IN Post 8 Funkhouser 9, Elberfeld/IN Post 351 5
*Indiana Junior Legion -
#Kentucky - https://kylegion.org/baseball
Lexington/KY Post 8 9, KBC Prine/17 7
*Kentucky Junior Legion -
#Missouri - https://www.missouriamericanlegionbaseball.org/
G1 Sedalia/MO Post 643 13, Eden Prairie/MN 3
G2 Sedalia/MO Post 643 8, Eden Prairie/MN 0
Kirkwood/MO Post 156 4, Washington/MO Post 218 3
Maryland Heights/MO Post 213 9, Manchester/MO Post 208 8
Rock memorial/MO Post 283 11, Addias A's 6
*Missouri Junior Legion -
#West Virginia -
Parkersburg/WV Post 15 11, Doddridge County/WV Legion 4
*West Virginia Junior Legion -
#Wisconsin - https://wilegion.org/legion-baseball
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#GLSCL / Great Lakes Summer Collegiate League - https://www.glscl.org/landing/index
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2026 tentative calendar -
June 21-28 - Alaska Airlines Tournament Tournament - Anchorage, Alaska
June 24-28 - North & South Carolina -
Beverly/Lowell/OH Post 389/750
June 25-28 - PBR Detroit metro “PB Great Lakes Invite” (18u 4 game guarnatee - 1,850) - https://tournaments.prepbaseballreport.com/events/prep-baseball-great-lakes-invite-detroit-mi-06-25-2026 (Blissfield/MI Post 325)
June 25-28 - PBR Columbus metro “PB Mid Summer Classic” (18u 4 game guarnatee - 1,799) - https://tournaments.prepbaseballreport.com/events/pb-mid-summer-classic-columbus-oh-06-25-2026
June 25-28 - PBR Cincinnati metro “PB Southwest Ohio Summer Championship” (18u 4 game guarantee - 1,750) - https://tournaments.prepbaseballreport.com/events/prep-baseball-southwest-ohio-summer-championship-cincinnati-oh-06-25-2026
June 26-28 - Kokomo Post 6 Invitational
Teams (Kokomo/IN Post 6 - host; Kokomo/IN Post 6/jr; Muncie/IN Post 19; Napoleon/OH Post 300; Stevensville/MI Post 568);
06/26 10am - South Haven/IN Post 502 vs Kokomo/IN Post 6
06/26 12:30pm - South Haven/IN Post 502 vs Napoleon/OH Post 300
06/27 7:00pm - South Haven/IN Post 502 vs Kokomo/IN Post 6/jr
06/28 11:30am - South Haven/IN Post 502 vs Stevensville/MI Post 568
06/28 2:00pm - South Haven/IN Post 502 vs Muncie/IN Post 19
June 26-28 - Leo Brunner Invitational - Moline/IL (Moline Post 246)
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