Wednesday, June 24, 2026

06/24/2026 - Jim's (SECLMW) Baseball notes

06/24/2026 - 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 -

*Wednesday June 24 -

Adrian/MI Post 275 at Napoleon/OH Post 300 - 6pm at Defiance HS, Defiance, OH

*Thursday June 25 -

Hudson/MI Post 180 at Adrian/MI Post 175/A - DH 4pm at Lenawee Christian Baseball Field

Three Oaks/MI Post 204 at South Bend/IN Post 151 - DH 6:30pm at Clay HS, South Bend, IN

*PBR Great Lakes Invitaional (06/25-28) https://tournaments.prepbaseballreport.com/events/prep-baseball-great-lakes-invite-detroit-mi-06-25-2026 (Blissfield/MI Post 325)

*Saturday June 27 -

Adrian/MI Post 275 at Three Oaks/MI Post 204 - DH noon at River Valley HS


News

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

GLSCL

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Media -


#Crescent News (Defiance, OH) -

*Legion baseball: Bukowski helps Bandits top Ottawa in 10 (staff) https://www.crescent-news.com/push/legion-baseball-bukowski-helps-bandits-top-ottawa-in-10/article_28629a91-df92-4c26-beb2-76ae2d809f6b.html

*Minor leagues: Warren earns first win for Kane Count () https://www.crescent-news.com/push/minor-leagues-warren-earns-first-win-for-kane-county/article_aa9a367c-6b73-4eb8-990a-4670f59502d5.html (Art Warren (Napoleon HS));


#Findlay Courier (Findlay, OH) -

*GLSCL - Flag City routs Scouts, 7-1 (staff) https://thecourier.com/news/1106772/flag-city-routs-scouts-7-1/


#Lima News (Lima, OH) -

*GLSCL - GLSCL roundup: Locos win 9th straight game (Chris Howell) https://www.limaohio.com/sports/2026/06/24/glscl-roundup-locos-win-9th-straight-game/


#Marietta Times (Marietta, OH) -

*Legion Baseball (staff) https://www.mariettatimes.com/sports/2026/06/legion-baseball-3/



*SCORES -


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

Class 1A Champion - Kouts

Class 2A Champion - Evansville Mater Dei

Class 3A Champion - Guerin Catholic

Class 4A Champion - Lake Central

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2026 American Legion Baseball and summer baseball -


Tuesday June 23, 2026 -


#Highlights I stumbled across -

Home Run - Bode Kimble (Hudson/180) - 06/23 vs West Unity/669;

Complete Game - Colton Lijewski (Three Oaks/204) - 06/23 vs Plymouth/27 (6ip - P/27 G/C);


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


Hudson/MI Post 180 17, West Unity/OH Post 669 (Trench Devils) 5

*v Hudson/180: 17-11-3; SP/nd Carter Vanlerberg (2ip, 0R, 0-H, 2BB, 2K, 1-HBP); P2 Noah Bachman (2ip, 0R, 1H, 1BB, 3K); P3 Kinsen Kelley (1/3ip, 4R/4er, 4H, 1-HBP); P4/WP Marshall Warder (2.2ip, 1R/0er, 5BB, 3K); 2H (Bode Kimble 3; C Vanlerberg; Caleb Schmitt); 2RBI (Dru Sell; B Kimble 5; C Schmitt; Layton Stanley; M Warder); HR (Bode Kimble);

*H West Unity/669: 5-6-1; SP/nd Wesley Hartsock (6ip, 2R/2er, 4H, 3BB, 10k, 1-HBP); 5 pitchers combined (1ip, 15R, 6H, 9BB, 1K); 2H (W Hartsock); 2RBI (W Hartsock; Lane Brandt); 2B (L Brandt);


Plymouth/IN Post 27 7, Three Oaks/MI Post 204 2 (*P/27 G/C used)

*v Three Oaks/204: 2-6-3; SP Colton Ljewski (6ip/CG, 7R/2er, 6H, 3BB, 5K, 1-HBP); *1H (C Lijewski; C Allwood; L Zeiger; B Nikkel; B Schwark; L Thun);

*H Plymouth/27: 7-6-3; SP/WP Caron Paulik (3ip, 2R/1er, 4H, 1BB, 5K); P2 Ryan Mack (2ip, 0R, 2H, 1BB, 2K, 1-HBP); P3 Max Grube (2ip, 0R, 1K, 1-HBP); 2H (Brayden Schwitz); 2RBI (M Grube); 2B (Braxton Kaufman);


Stevensville/MI Post 568 12, Lake Station/IN Post 100 2 - 5 innings

*v Lake Station/100: 2-5-2; SP/LP Jayson Scales (2.1ip, 6R/6er, 6H, 4BB, 3K, 1-HBP); P2 Ryder Yates (2ip, 5R/5er, 2H, 3BB, 3K, 2-HBP); P3 Boaz Rice (1/3ip, 1R/1er, 1H, 1BB, 1-HBP); 2H (R Yates); 2B (J Scales);

*H Stevensville/568: 12-8-1; SP/WP Zayne Stober (2ip, 2R/1er, 2H, 2K, 1-HBP); P2 Ryan Buist (2ip, 0R, 2H, 2BB); P3 Brody Zech (1ip, 0R); 2H (Ryder Richard 3; Kyler Marshall); 2RBI (R Richard 4; Corbin Frazier; K Marshall; Treyton Myers 4); 2B (R Richard);


G1 Linwood/MI Post 239 16, Mt Pleasant/MI Post 110 1

G2 Linwood/MI Post 239 7, Mt Pleasant/MI Post 110 6

Diamonds/18 11, Big Rapids/MI Post 98 8

North Branch/MI Post 457/WFM 14, Mid Michigan Skyhawks 3


*Michigan juniors -

G1 Northern Michigan Patriots/15 19, EUP/MI Wood Ducks/jr 4

G2 Northern Michigan Patriots/15 20, EUP/MI Wood Ducks/jr 2


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


Napoleon/OH Post 300 5, Ottawa/OH Post 63 3 - 10innings (*N/300 G/C used)

*v Napoleon/300: 5-13-2; SP Kaden Kreinbrink (1.2ip, 1R/1er); P2 Anthony Singer (1.1ip, 0R); P3 Kenneth Smeltzer (2ip, 1R/1er); P4 Owen Reynolds (2ip, 1R/0er); P5/WP Camden Bukowski (3ip, 0R, 1H, 5K); 2H (ElijahArend; K Smeltzer 3; Parker Hancock); 2RBI (Malachi Smeltzer); 2B (M Smeltzer); GWRBI (2-run double by Malachi Smeltzer with 1 out in the tiop of the 10th);

*H Ottawa/63*: 3-6-4; SP Will Sieker (3.2ip, 2R); P2 Mason Trombley (2.1ip, 0R); P3 Caden Looser (3.1ip, 3R); P4 Cari Doughty (2/3ip); 2H (Jonny Pester 3);


NWO Elite Rasor/16 16 (Whitehouse, OH), Pemberville/OH Post 183 5 - 7innings;

*v NWO Elite: 16-5-2; 8 pitchers (7ip, 5R/5er, 4H, 9BB, 9K, 1-HBP); 2H (Evan Thompson); 2RBI (Keenan Barber; E Thompson; Grant Pfeiffer);

*H Pemberville/183: 5-4-3; SP Graham Malanga (2ip, 4R/4er); P2 Brahm Bolem (2.1ip, 4R/4er); Jayden Zuraski (2/3ip, 3R/3er); Madden Witt (2ip, 5R/4er); 2RBI (J Zuraski); 2B (Quinn Ripke);


Hudson/MI Post 180 17, West Unity/OH Post 669 (Trench Devils) 5

*v Hudson/180: 17-11-3; SP/nd Carter Vanlerberg (2ip, 0R, 0-H, 2BB, 2K, 1-HBP); P2 Noah Bachman (2ip, 0R, 1H, 1BB, 3K); P3 Kinsen Kelley (1/3ip, 4R/4er, 4H, 1-HBP); P4/WP Marshall Warder (2.2ip, 1R/0er, 5BB, 3K); 2H (Bode Kimble 3; C Vanlerberg; Caleb Schmitt); 2RBI (Dru Sell; B Kimble 5; C Schmitt; Layton Stanley; M Warder); HR (Bode Kimble);

*H West Unity/669: 5-6-1; SP/nd Wesley Hartsock (6ip, 2R/2er, 4H, 3BB, 10k, 1-HBP); 5 pitchers combined (1ip, 15R, 6H, 9BB, 1K); 2H (W Hartsock); 2RBI (W Hartsock; Lane Brandt); 2B (L Brandt);


Sidney/OH Post 217 10, Troy/OH Post 43 0


Moundsville/WV Post 3 16, Steubenville/OH Post 33 1

Waverly/OH Post 142 8, Ohio RedHawks/17 1

Utica/OH Post 92 9, Columbus Knights/18 0

Wheeling/WV Post 1 3, St Clairsville/OH Post 159 0

Lancaster/OH Post 11 4, Cambridge/Belle Valley/OH Post 84/641 3


*Ohio Junior Legion -

Lancaster/OH Post 11/jr 14, Cambridge/Belle Valley/OH Post 84/641/jr 1

Chillicothe/OH Post 757/jr 8 / Fayette County Eagles 423 8 - TIE

Athens/OH Post 21/jr 5, Glouster/OH Post 414/jr 4

Utica/OH Post 92/jr 16 16, Marysville/OH Post 79 Nighthawks 13

Zanesville/OH Post 29/jr 13, Hanover/OH Post 764/jr 1

Marietta/OH Post 64/jr 21, Beverly/Lowell/OH Post 389/750/jr 4

New Philadelphia/OH Post 139/jr 22, Coschocton/OH Jr Legion 8

Wheeling/WV Post 1/jr 11, St Clairsville/OH Post 159/jr 1

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

Ottawa-Glandorf 3, Elida 2

Blackbirds 4, Wauseon 3


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

Moline/IL Post 246 12, Princeton/IL Post 125 3

Palos/IL Post 1993 10, Mud Digs 2

Galesburg/IL Post 285 11, Milan/IL Post 569 1

Rock Island/IL Post 200 16, Atown/IL Post 381 2

Evansville/IN Post 8 Funkhouser 7, Carmi/IL Post 224 0

Danville/IL Post 210 8, Watseka/IL Post 23 1

Not Names 16, Trenton/IL Post 778 Gator 2

Alton/IL Post 126 4, E;sberry/MO Post 226 1

*Illinois Junior Legion -

Galesburg/IL Post 285/jr 16, Oneida/IL Post 727/jr 1


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

Terre Haute/IN Post 346 Wayne Newton 11, Lafayette/IN Post 11 1

South Bend/IN Post 151 2, Highland/IN 1

Jasper/IN Post 147 6, Newburgh/IN Post 44 4

Evansville/IN Post 8 Funkhouser 7, Carmi/IL Post 224 0

Rockport/IN Post 254 12, Evansville/IN Post 265 Eugene Pate 2

Lafayette/IN Post 11 7, Speedway/IN Post 500 2

*Indiana Junior Legion -

Vincennes/IN Post 73/jr 13, Elberfeld/IN Post 351 3

Evansville/IN Post 265/jr Eugene Pate 13, Evansville/IN Post 8/jr Funkhouser 3


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

G1 Lyon County/Eddyville/KY Post 68 13, Madisonville/KY Post 6 10

G2 Madisonville/KY Post 6 6, Lyon County/Eddyville/KY Post 68 4

*Kentucky Junior Legion -


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

G1 Fike/MO Post 499 7, Wheelhouse/MO Legion 4

G2 Fike/MO Post 499 10, Wheelhouse/MO Legion 5

Festus/MO Post 253 9, Mineral Area/MO Legion 1

Alton/IL Post 126 4, E;sberry/MO Post 226 1

Kirkwood/MO Post 156 8, Eureka/MO Post 177 3

*Missouri Junior Legion -


#West Virginia -

Moundsville/WV Post 3 16, Steubenville/OH Post 33 1

G1 Milton/WV Post 139 15, Charleston/WV Post 65 5

G2 Milton/WV Post 139 7, Charleston/WV Post 65 6

Wheeling/WV Post 1 3, St Clairsville/OH Post 159 0

South Charleston/WV Post 94 9, Parkersburg/WV Post 15 5

Clarksburg/WV Post 13 11, Morgantown/WV Post 2 8

*West Virginia Junior Legion -

Wheeling/WV Post 1/jr 11, St Clairsville/OH Post 159/jr 1


#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 26-28 2026 Kokomo Post 6 Wood Bat Tournamwent June 25-28 - unofficial -

at CFD Investments Stadium at Highland Park, Kokomo, IN

*06/25 -

G1 7:00pm - Kokomo/IN Post 6 vs Muncie/IN Post 19

*06/26 -

G2 10:00am - Kokomo/IN Post 6 vs South Haven/IN Post 502

G3 12:30pm - Napoleon/OH Post 300 vs South Haven/IN Post 502

G4 3:00pm - Kokomo/IN Post 6/jr vs Napoleon/OH Post 300

G5 5:30pm - Stevensville/MI Post 568 vs Muncie/IN Post 19

G6 8:00pm - Kokomo/IN Post 6/jr vs Muncie/IN Post 19

*06/27 -

G7 9:00am - Napoleon/OH Post 300 vs Kokomo/IN Post 6

G8 11:30am - Muncie/IN Post 19 vs Napoleon/OH Post 300

G9 2:00pm - Kokomo/IN Post 6 vs Stevensville/MI Post 568

G10 4:30pm - Stevensville/MI Post 568 vs Kokomo/IN Post 6/jr

G11 7:00pm - Kokomo/IN Post 6/jr vs South Haven/IN Post 502

*06/28 -

G12 9:00am - Napoleon/OH Post 300 vs Stevensville/MI Post 568

G13 11:30am - South Haven/MI Post 502 vs Stevensville/MI Post 568

G14 2:00pm - South Haven/IN Post 502 vs Muncie/IN Post 19

G15 4:30pm - Kokomo/IN Post 6/jr vs Kokomo/IN Post 6

G16* 7:00pm - Kokomo/IN Post 6/jr vs Lake Station/IN Post 100

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June 24-28 - North & South Carolina - subject to change

Wednesday June 24 -

Beverly/Lowell/OH Post 389/750 at Asheboro/NC Post 45 (Randolph County) - 7pm

Thursday June 25 -

Beverly/Lowell/OH Post 389/750 at Florence/SC Post 1 at American Legion Field, Florence, SC

Friday June 26 -

Beverly/Lowell/OH Post 389/750 vs St Clairsville/OH Post 159 at Conway HS, Conway, SC - 5pm

St Clairsville/OH Post 159 at Horry/SC Post 111 at Conway HS, Conway, SC - 7:30pm

Saturday June 27 -

St Clairsville/OH Post 159 vs Horry/SC Post 111 at Conway Hs, Conway, SC - noon

St Clairsville/OH Post 159 vs Wilmington/NC Post 10/Red at Conway HS, Conway, SC - 2:30pm

Beverly/Lowell/OH Post 389 vs Wilmington/NC Post 10/Red at Conway HS, Conway, SC - 5pm

Beverly/Lowell/OH Post 389 vs St Clairsville/OH Post 159 at Conway HS, Conway, SC - 7:30pm

Sunday June 28 -

St Clairsville/OH Post 159 vs ??

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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 - Leo Brunner Invitational - Moline/IL (Moline Post 246)


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July 2-5 - TB24 Wood Bat Post 210 Tournament - Tilton, Illinois


July 2-5 - PBR Toledo metro “PB Mid American Classic” (18u 4 game guarnatee - 1,850) - https://tournaments.prepbaseballreport.com/events/prep-baseball-mid-american-classic-toledo-oh-07-02-2026


July 2-5 - PBR Columbus metro “PB Great Lakes Summer Championship” (18u 4 game guarnatee - 1,799) - https://tournaments.prepbaseballreport.com/events/pb-great-lakes-summer-championship-columbus-oh-07-02-2026


July 3-5 - John P Clark Memorial Tournament - Oneida, Illinois



Tuesday, June 23, 2026

06/23/2026 - Jim's (SECLMW) Baseball notes


Friday, June 19, 2026

06/19/2026 - Jim's (SECLMW) Baseball notes


Thursday, June 18, 2026

06/18/2026 - Jim's (SECLMW) Baseball notes




Wednesday, June 17, 2026

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