12/30/2022 - Jim's (SECLMW) unofficial
baseball scores and 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 emphasis)
Who remembers this: “Ask
not what your country can do for you – ask what you can do for your
country”
- Somewhere we got “off the path”?
This holiday season
please remember all our military personnel around the world (and
around the nation) and their families.
2023 American Legion Registration
begins January 1, 2023 -
*Michigan American Legion Baseball -
https://michiganlegion.org/baseball/
*Ohio American Legion Baseball -
https://www.ohiolegion.com/programs/baseball/
(feel free to e-mail me if you have
general questions)
People News -
#Ann Arbor Pioneer Baseball coaching change - John Knorr will be
Pioneer's Head Varsity Coach in 2023, replacing Bob Sullivan.
Mr. Sullivan will remain as a Varsity Assistant Coach. Pioneer is in
the SEC (SouthEastern Conference) Red Division and competes in the
MHSAA Division I baseball level.
#Chelsea Athletic Director change - Brad Bush is stepping down as
Chelsea HS Athletic Director to become an Associate Director of the
MHSAA (Michigan High School Athletic Association).
*Sun Times News (Lonnie Huhman) -
https://thesuntimesnews.com/g/chelsea-mi/n/136238/chelseas-brad-bush-taking-new-role-mhsaa
*MLive (Greg Wickliffe) -
https://www.mlive.com/sports/ann-arbor/2022/12/chelsea-ad-hall-of-fame-football-coach-brad-bush-accepts-position-with-mhsaa.html
*MHSAA (Geoff Kimmerly) -
https://www.mhsaa.com/sports/baseball/stories/longtime-chelsea-high-school-administrator-coach-bush-join-mhsaa-staff
#Troy
(OH) Post 43 seeks games and also teams to participate in their own
tournaments
at the "LEGION FIELD" in Duke Park, 1670
Troy-Sidney Rd. Troy, Oh. 45373 contacts: Troy Post 43 Baseball Head
Coach Frosty Brown (937)339-4383 or 937-474-9093 (text) / Email:
ibrown@woh.rr.com; - Both
Senior and Junior (17u) American Legion teams;
#Holiday
Fundraiser - Ann Arbor Pioneer Baseball Christmas (Holiday) Tree
Pickup
(City of Ann Arbor does not pickup X-Mas trees) - $20 - see
https://a2pioneerbaseball.square.site/
to schedule pickup;
* * *
Job Openings -
#Milan
High School (Milan, MI) is looking for a
JV Head Baseball Coach. If you are (or know
someone who might be) interested please contact either Milan Varsity
Coach Adam Gilles (gillesa@milanareaschools.org) or Milan Athletic
Director Robert Hull (hullr@milanareaschools.org).
Milan is a Class B / Division II school in the MHSAA classifications
and is a member of the Huron League. - posted by me on 12/14/22
#Jackson College Assistant Baseball Coach
(https://www.schooljobs.com/careers/jccmi)
- posted by me on 12/11/22
#Dexter
High School (Dexter, MI) is looking for a Freshman (9th grade)
Baseball Coach.
If you are interested (or know someone who might be) please contact
the Dexter Varsity Coach Mike Penn at
coachpennbaseball@gmail.com.
Dexter is a Class A / Division I in the MHSAA classifications and is
a member of the SEC (SouthEastern Conference) Red division.
- posted by me on 12/11/22
#Also listed on the Ann Arbor Public
Schools job listing 12/12
(https://www.applitrack.com/WISD/onlineapp/jobpostings/view.asp?district=1192
is
* Freshman Baseball Coach - Date
Posted:10/28/2022 - Pioneer High School
- posted by me on 12/11/22
* * *
Events -
#2023 Invitational tournaments
sponsored by American Legion Baseball programs -
https://www.legion.org/baseball/tournaments/invitational
(some are American Legion only, some are not)
*Sunday
01/15/2023 Eastern Michigan University Baseball Pro
Scout Development Camp
(https://emubaseballcamps.totalcamps.com/shop/EVENT)
- This camp is available to athletes who are in grades 7-12, as well
as all junior college baseball players. Cost per athlete is $75 for a
Pitcher only and $125 for a position player / two way player.
*
*Saturday
01/28/2023 - Eastern Michigan The Lead Off Dinner
with Keynote Speaker Cecil
Fielder;
Ron Oestrike Distinguished Alumnus Award Jeff
Vergolini
(Salem HS (Plymouth, MI) - Eastern Michigan) -
https://emueagles.com/news/2022/12/16/baseballs-lead-off-dinner-scheduled-for-jan-28.aspx
- some rostered players from “my area” include:
Cameron Wagoner - Tecumseh, Mich. / Tecumseh HS
Luke Russo - Howell, Mich. / Howell HS
Zach Fruit - Dundee, Mich. / Dundee HS - Lansing CC
Nick Chittum - Grosse Ile, Mich. / Grosse Ile
*
*Saturday
01/28/2023 - Hillsdale College Baseball's Tenth Annual Charger
Baseball Annual First Pitch Dinner and Silent Auction
(https://www.hillsdalechargers.com/sports/bsb/First_Pitch_Dinner)
- some rostered players from “my area” include:
Andrew George - Sylvania, OH / Northview HS
Aidan Brewer - Dexter, MI / Ann Arbor Greenhills School
Jeff Landis - Midland, MI / Midland HS (Midland Berryhill American
Legion)
Caleb Biedenharn - Maumee, OH / Toledo St. John's Jesuit HS
Augie Hutchison - Saline, MI / Saline HS
Brandon Scott - Adrian, MI / Lenawee Christian HS
*
*Saturday 02/11/2023 - Jackson College's Sportsman's Banquet (at
Victor Cuiss Fieldhouse, 2111 Emmons Road, Jackson, MI (main campus)
(https://jccmi.prestosports.com/general/2022-23/releases/20221005gzjg6y);
5pm open / raffle begins, dinner at 6:30 - individual tickets $50;
tables sponsorhips (8 tickets + special drawings) are Captain ($550),
Sponsor ($700) and Presidential ($1,200); PDF brochure available
(I'll forward if you want one) - also should be available soon on the
above web site.
*Saturday 02/18/2023 - Siena Heights First Pitch Night Out at
Benincasa Hall (1247 East Siena Heights Drive) -
https://shusaints.com/sports/bsb/tickets/index?fbclid=IwAR2Pt4FDG1H6w1OYXMo1zL3sfRGCQ6-5D7veh6QNPa1w_r11GwJhrp48090
Casual affair with “ballpark food”
hamburgers, chicken, potato salad etc. The team will sign a team
picture for as you enter the room and we will have silent auction of
different baskets as well as some pro memorabilia to bid on.
some rostered players from “my area” include:
Haydn Smith - Perrysburg, Ohio /
Perrysburg
Cole VanWasshenova - South Rockwood,
Mich. / Carleton Airport
Adam Wilding - Brooklyn, Mich. /
Columbia Central
Brad South - Lambertville, Mich. /
Bedford
Brayden Hill - Trenton, Mich. /
Trenton
Ryan Sullivan - Lambertville, Mich. /
Bedford
Aiden Nighswander - Deerfield, Mich. /
Britton Deerfield (Adrian Post 275)
Chase Molnar - New Boston, Michigan /
New Boston Huron (Blissfield Post 325)
Cole Mason - Bedford, Mich. / Bedford
Shilo Bernal - Toledo, Ohio / Toledo
Central Catholic
Cameron Hammer - Bedford, Mich. /
Bedford
Benjamin Meyer - Monroe,MI / Ida High
School
Collin Bammer - Grosse Ile, Michigan /
Grosse Ile
Brock Olmstead - Riga, Michigan /
Summerfield (Adrian Post 275)
Brendan Hammer - Temperance, Mich. /
Bedford High School
Ty Schroeder - Dundee, Michigan /
Dundee (Adrian Post / Blissfield Post 325)
Joe Kane - Tecumseh, Michigan /
Tecumseh
Gavin Sluss - Adrian, Michigan /
Lenawee Christian
Blake Gant - Woodhaven, MI / Gibraltar
Carlson
Luc Olson - Belleville, Mich. /
Belleville
Caleb Shrewsbury - Monroe, Michigan /
Monroe Saint Mary Catholic Central
Kaleb Woods - Napoleon, Ohio / Napoleon
HS (Napoleon, OH Post 300)
Nathan Dawson - Canton, Mich. / Ann
Arbor Father Gabriel Richard HS
*
*Monday February 20, 2023 - OHSAA
Coaching and Tryouts Begin - https://www.ohsaa.org/sports/baseball
*Wednesday March 8, 2023 - Tuesday
March 21, 2023 - 2023 World Baseball Classic
March 8-15 - Pool
Play (Taichung, Taiwan; Tokyo, Japan; Phoeniz, AZ USA; Miami, FL USA)
March 15-18 -
Quarterfinals (Tokyo, Japan; Miami, FL USA)
March 19-21 -
Semifinals / Championship (Miami, FL USA)
*
*Monday March 13,
2023 - MHSAA Team Practice Begins
https://www.mhsaa.com/sports/baseball
*Wednesday March
22, 2023 - MHSAA First Contest -
https://www.mhsaa.com/sports/baseball
*Saturday
March 25, 2023 - OHSAA Season (games) Begins -
https://www.ohsaa.org/sports/baseball
*Sunday May 7, 2023 - OHSAA Tournament
Draw - https://www.ohsaa.org/sports/baseball
*Saturday May 13 - Saturday May 20,
2023 - OHSAA Sectional Tournaments -
https://www.ohsaa.org/sports/baseball
*Monday May 15, 2023 - American
Legion Team Registration for the 2023 season is January 1, 2023
through May 15, 2023. Team registration must be completed at
https://baseball.legion.org/;
*Monday May 22 - Saturday May 27, 2023
- OHSAA District Tournaments - https://www.ohsaa.org/sports/baseball
*Thursday May 25 -
Saturday June 3, 2023 - MHSAA Districts -
https://www.mhsaa.com/sports/baseball
*Thursday June 1 - Friday June 2, 2023
- OHSAA Regional Tournaments - https://www.ohsaa.org/sports/baseball
*Wednesday June 7
- Saturday June 10, 2023 - MHSAA Regionals / Quarterfinals -
https://www.mhsaa.com/sports/baseball
*Thursday June 8 - Friday June 9, 2023
- OHSAA Semifinals - https://www.ohsaa.org/sports/baseball
*Saturday June 10, 2023 - OHSAA
Championships - https://www.ohsaa.org/sports/baseball
*Thursday June 15
- Friday June 16, 2023 - MHSAA Semifinals at McLane Stadium, Michigan
State University, East Lansing -
https://www.mhsaa.com/sports/baseball
*Saturday June 17,
2023 - MHSAA Championships at McLane Stadium Michigan State
University, East Lansing - https://www.mhsaa.com/sports/baseball
*Saturday June 17, 2023 - End of OHSAA
season - https://www.ohsaa.org/sports/baseball
Next Summer!
*Friday June 9 - Sunday June 11 -
Troy/OH Post 43 Veterans Appreciation Tournament (5 games, $700 + 12
baseballs; no hotel rules) -
https://www.legion.org/baseball/tournaments/invitational/257147/2023-frickers-miami-valley-veterans-appreciation-tournament
- Duke Park, 1670 Troy-Sidney Rd. Troy, Oh. 45373
*Friday June 17 - Friday June 23 -
Perfect Game WWBA “National Championship” at Cobb, GA -
https://www.perfectgame.org/schedule/FeaturedEvents.aspx?fid=146
(Troy/OH Post 43 Legends);
*Tuesday June 27, 2023 - Michigan
American Legion Team Packets are due;
*Thursday June 29 - Sunday July 2 -
Lancaster/OH Post 11 Classic at Beavers Field, Lancaster, OH -
https://www.beaversfield.com/lancasterpost11
(Lancaster/OH Post 11; Troy/OH Post 43)
*Friday June 30 - Sunday July 2, 2023 -
Troy/OH Post 43 “Stars & Stripes” Tournament (4/5 games -
$700 + 12 baseballs) -
https://www.legion.org/baseball/tournaments/invitational/257148/2023-fricker-stars-stripes-tourney
- Duke Park, 1670 Troy-Sidney Rd. Troy, Oh. 45373
*Thursday July 5 - Sunday July 9, 2023
- CABA / Continental Amateur Baseball Asscotiation “World Series”
(Cincinnati, OH) -
https://cababaseball.sportngin.com/register/form/795479467
(Troy/OH Post 43)
*Thursday July 13 - Sunday July 16,
2023 - Ohio American Legion Region 2 Tournament at Piqua, OH
(Piqua/OH Post 184 host; Troy/OH Post 43)
*Thursday July 13 - Sunday July 16,
2023 - Ohio American Legion Junior (17u) State Tournament at Beavers
Field (Lancaster, OH);
*Thursday July 20 - Sunday July 23,
2023 - NABF / National Amateur Baseball Federation “Senior World
Series” (Struthers, OH) https://www.nabf.com/senior-ws
(Troy/OH Post 43)
*Monday July 24 - Saturday July 29,
2023 - Ohio American Legion Senior State Tournament at Beavers Field
(Lancaster, OH) (8 Ohio Regional champions winner qualifies for the
American Legion Great Lakes Regional at Midland, MI);
*July TBD, 2023 - Michigan American
Legion Class A State Tournament (Host + 5 Michigan Zone Champions);
*July TBD, 2023 - Michigan American
Legion Class AA State Tournament (Host + 5 Michigan Zone Champions -
winner qualifies for the Great Lakes Regional);
*Wednesday-Sunday August 2-6, 2023 -
American Legion Great Lakes Regional at Gerace Stadium (Northwood
University; Midland, MI) hosted by American Legion Post 165 Midland
Berryhill (winner advances to the American Legion World Series);
*Thursday - Tuesday August 10-15,
2023 - American Legion World Series at Keeter Stadium (Shelby,
NC) - 8 regional champions, winner is invited to attend a MLB World
Series game.
*Friday
August 11, 2023 - Siena Heights University Baseball Annual Golf
Outing at the Legacy Golf Club in Ottawa Lake, Michigan.
* * *