07/31/2024 - 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 emphasis)
Recent Scores -
*Ohio -
*Monday July 29 -
G9-Harrison/OH Post 199 2, Findlay/OH Post 0
G10-Harrison/OH Post 199 3, Lancaster/OH Post 11 0
*Tuesday July 30 - Necessary!
G11-Lancaster/OH Post 11 8, Harrison/OH Post 199 - Championship
*Indiana -
*Monday July 29 -
G9-Terre Haute/IN Post 346 Wayne Newton 12, South Haven/IN Post 502 2
G10-Valparaiso/IN Post 94/Prep 7, Crawfordsville/IN Post 72 Byron Cox 0
G11-Evansville/IN Post 265 Eugene Pate 3, Rockport/IN Post 254 Jenkins 1
G12-Terre Haute/IN Post 346 Wayne Newton 5, Rockport/IN Post 254 Jenkins 4
G13-Evansville/IN Post 265 Eugene Pate 5, Valparaiso/IN Post 94/Prep 4
*Tuesday July 30 -
G14-Evansville/IN Post 265 Eugene Pate 2, Terre Haute/IN Post 346 Wayne Newton 1 - Championship
*Illinois -
*Wednesday July 31 - day 1 of State
G1-Rock Island/IL Post 200 13, Wheaton/IL Post 76 4
G2-Palos/IL Post 1993 7, Danville/IL Post 210 3
G3 4:00pm - Orient/IL Post 1993 / Barrington/IL Post 158 - in progress
*Kentucky -
Monday July 29 -
G7-Lyon County/KY Post 68 8, Madisonville/KY Post 6 4
G8-Owensboro/WV Post 9 4, Lyon County/KY Post 68 0 - Championship
*West Virginia -
Monday July 29 - (pairing subject to change)
G14-Wheeling/WV Post 1 7, Morgantown/WV Post 2 5
G15 if necessary - Wheeling/WV Post 1 8, Morgantown/WV Post 2 2 - Championship
*Wisconsin -
*Tuesday July 30 -
G1- De Pere/WI Legion 8, Manitowoc/WI Post 88 1
G2-Milwaukee/WI Post 426 3, Middleton/WI Post 245 2
G3-Eau Claire/WI Post 53 5, Marshfield/WI Post 54 4
G4-Wisconsin Rapids/WI Post 9 5, Oshkosh/WI Legion 4
*Wednesday July 31 -
G5-Marshfield/WI Post 54 5, Manitowoc/WI Post 88 3
G6-Middleton/WI Post 245 3, Oshkosh/WI Legion 1
G7-Eau Claire/WI Post 53 4, De Pere/WI Legion 0
G8 - Milwaukee/WI Post 426 / Wisconsin Rapids/WI Post 9 - in progress
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#Awards & Champions - Not complete - not all Senior States are complete
*Michigan
*American Legion Michigan Player of the Year - Sean Parker (Adrian/MI Post 275 / Adrian HS/MI);
*Robert Turner Award - Nicklas Pantti (Marquette/MI Post 44 / Marquette HS/MI) - 2024 description / application;
*KiKi Cuyler Award (Class AA MVP) - Luke Lacourse (Midland/MI Berryhill Post 165 / Bay City Western HS/MI);
*Hal Newhouser Award (Class A MVP) - Blake Walther (Marquette/MI Post 44 / Munising HS/MI);
Class AA State Champion - Midland/MI Berryhill Post 165
Class A Champion - Marquette/MI Post 44
Zone 3 / Class A Champion - Breckenridge/MI Post 295
Zone 4 / Class AA Champion - Midland/MI Post 165 Berryhill
Zone 4 / Class A Champion - Breckenridge/MI Post 295
Zone 5 / Class A Champion - Gladstone/MI Post 71
Zone 5 / Junior Champions - Marquette/MI Post 44/jr White Diamonds
Local awards -
Adrian/MI G. Chandler Bond Post 275 award - Sean Parker (Adrian, MI - Adrian HS)
Adrian/MI G. Chandler Bond Post 275 award - Tristan Hayes (Adrian, MI - Adrian HS)
Adrian/MI G. Chandler Bond Post 275 award - Max Bledsoe (Tecumseh, MI - Tecumseh HS)
Adrian/MI G. Chandler Bond Post 275 award - Miles Frank (Adrian, MI - Madison HS)
Adrian/MI G. Chandler Bond Post 275 award - Nic Shadley (Clinton, MI - Clinton HS)
*Ohio
Senior Champion - Lancaster/OH Post 11
Junior Champion - Lancaster/OH Post 11/jr
Senior Region 1 - Findlay/OH Post 3
Senior Region 2 - Greenville/OH Post 140
Senior Region 4/7 - Wayne County/OH Post 68 Fireballers
Senior Region 5 - Yeager-Benson/OH Post 199
Senior Region 6 - Lancaster/OH Post 11
Senior Region 8 - St Clairsville/OH Post 159
*Indiana
Senior Champion - Evansville/IN Post 265 Eugene Pate
Junior Champion - Kokomo/IN Post 6/jr
Senior Region 1 - Valparaiso/IN Post 94/Prep
Senior Region 2 - Crawfordsville/IN Post 72 Byron Cox
Senior Region 3 - Terre Haute/IN Post 346 Wayne Newton
Senior Region 4 - Evansville/IN Post 265 Eugene Pate
*Illinois
Senior Champion - not yet!
Junior Champion - Alton/IL Post 126/jr
Senior Division 1/2 - Wheaton/IL Post 76
Senior Division 3 - Rock Island/IL Post 200
Senior Division 4 - Danville/IL Post 210
Senior Division 5 - Orient/IL Post 1961
*Kentucky
Senior Champion - Owensboro/KY Post 9
*West Virginia
Senior Champion - Wheeling/WV Post 1
Senior Area 1 Champion - Wheeling/WV Post 1
Senior Area 2 Champion - Morgantown/WV Post 2
Senior Area 3 Champion - South Charleston/WV Post 94
Senior Area 4 Champion - Potomac Valley/WV Post 64
*Wisconsin
Senior AAA Champion - August 3
Senior AA Champion - August 6
Senior A Champion - August 6
Junior
17u Champion - Kimberly/WI Legion/17
Junior 16u Champion - Tomah/WI Post 201/16
Senior AAA Region 1 Champion - Eau Claire/WI Post 53
Senior AAA Region 2 Champion - Wisconsin Rapids/WI Post 9
Senior AAA Region 3 Champion - De Pere/WI Legion
Senior AAA Region 4 Champion - Manitowoc/WI Post 88
Senior AAA Region 5 Champion - Oshkosh/WI Legion
Senior AAA Region 6 Champion - Milwaukee/WI Post 426
Senior AAA Region 7 Champion - Middleton/WI Post 245
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*PONY Palomino Champion - Hermissilo, Mexico
*AABC/Connie Mack Champion - tbd
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*Camping Out!
#August 5 - Metro Detroit Chevy Dealers / United Shores Professional Baseball League FREE baseball clinic for boys & girls (8-14) at Jimmy Johns Field (Utica, MI).
Link - https://chevydetroit.com/community/giveaways/uspbl-youth-clinic
#Chippewa Baseball “Back to School” Camp - 08/24-08/25 - 2024-2028 HS, uncommited JuCo & Portal - https://cmubaseballcamps.totalcamps.com/shop/product/327220
#Grand Valley State University Baseball Camps -
*Saturday, August 10th - One-Day Prospect Camp (Grades 9 - JUCO) - https://register.ryzer.com/camp.cfm?id=277475
*Saturday, September 14th - Fall Prospect Camp (Grades 9 - JUCO) - https://register.ryzer.com/camp.cfm?id=277476
*Saturday, October 19th, 2024 - Fall Prospect Camp (Grades 9 - JUCO) - https://register.ryzer.com/camp.cfm?id=277477
#Spring Arbor University Baseball Golf Outing - October 4, 2024
Arbor Hills Golf Course - 1426 Arbor Hills Rd, Jackson, Michigan 49201
Link - https://www.givecampus.com/schools/SpringArborUniversity/events/sau-baseball-golf-outing
#Wayne State University Baseball Prospect Camp - October 5, 2024
(REGISTER ONLINE COMING SOON - https://wsuathletics.com/sports/2009/9/28/camps.aspx)
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*Golf -
#Siena Heights University Baseball has scheduled the 8th Annual Golf Outing for Friday August 9 at the Legacy Golf Club on US-223 (just a few miles west of US-23).
Article: https://shusaints.com/sports/bsb/2023-24/releases/20240618lec17w
#Hillsdale College Charger Baseball Golf Outing - Saturday, August 24, 2024 at Arbor Hills Golf Club, Jackson, MI - Article: https://www.hillsdalechargers.com/sports/bsb/Golf_Outing
Coaching Openings -
*Blissfield HS, Blissfield, MI - baseball head coach position is posted;
*Oakland University - Jordon Banfield has taken a job at Cal State Bakersfield;
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Some Tournament dates, locations & links? -
#Michigan American Legion State Class AA - Midland/MI Berryhill Pot 165 Champion
SECLMW - http://albdistrict2mi.blogspot.com/2024/07/072424-michigan-class-aa-state-tournamen.html
#Michigan American Legion State Class A - Marquette/MI Post 44 Champion
SECLMW - http://albdistrict2mi.blogspot.com/2024/07/072424-michigan-class-state-tournament.html
#Ohio American Legion State Senior - Lancaster/OH Post 11 Champion
SECLMW - http://albdistrict2mi.blogspot.com/2024/07/072424-ohio-american-legion-senior.html
#Indiana American Legion State Senior - Evansville/IN Post 246 Eugene Pate Champion
SECLMW - http://albdistrict2mi.blogspot.com/2024/07/07242024-2024-indiana-american-legion.html
#West Virginia American Legion State Senior - Wheeling/WV Post 1 Champion (advances to Region 2 Mid-Atlantic Tournament)
SECLMW - http://albdistrict2mi.blogspot.com/2024/07/072424-2024-west-virginia-american.html
#Kentucky American Legion State Senior -
SECLMW: http://albdistrict2mi.blogspot.com/2024/07/072424-kentucky-american-legion.html
#Illinois American Legion Senior Division tournaments -
SECLMW - http://albdistrict2mi.blogspot.com/2024/07/072424-illinois-division-tournaments.html
#Illinois American Legion State JUNIOR tournament -
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#Wisconsin American Legion State Tournaments - https://wilegion.org/legion-baseball/
*Wisconsin Senior Legion State AAA - Wisconsin Rapids, WI - July 30, 2024 - August 3, 2024
SECLMW: http://albdistrict2mi.blogspot.com/2024/07/073124-2024-wisconsin-american-legion.html
Best Bet: https://wilegion.org/legion-baseball/
Bracket / results - https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/e/2PACX-1vRtGtDNPHP7qAglETY_FAYnU-RyVwIs5wNgIctL1HMvIV4H3jZ5lgmw2Yg-TqPeTccFXnrUaV_ywpjo/pubhtml?gid=676671511&single=true
*Wisconsin Senior Legion State A - Osseo, WI - August 2 - August 6
*Wisconsin Senior Legion State AA - West Salem, WI - August 2 - August 6
*Wisconsin Junior Legion State 17U - Kimberly/WI Legion Champion
Bracket / results - https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/e/2PACX-1vQY8I_bdW0ZJLWqUEYv96dsVM7AVIjDmeH4BuxeWnXZVsvYroTwd8qLZOlnT-wv2u-dQzU6SDOchWfz/pubhtml?gid=676671511&single=true
*Wisconsin Junior Legion State 16U - Tomah/WI Post 201/16 Champion
Bracket / results - https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/e/2PACX-1vTJoM0Av51pg0fUXbS23D2QyV0hL7amE1avPYS_eGrA9R7Idsoovm--MetndMxV74OS7YwzuzDgFwBb/pubhtml?gid=676671511&single=true
#Illinois American Legion State Senior - Barrington, IL - July 31, 2024 - August 3, 2024
Best Bet: ??
SECLMW: http://albdistrict2mi.blogspot.com/2024/07/073124-2024-illinois-american-legion.html
Winner advances to Region 5 Great Lakes Tournament August 7-11, 2024 at Lee Pfund Stadium @ Legion Field - Carol Stream, IL
#Minnesota American Legion - https://www.minnesotalegionbaseball.com/
*Minnesota Senior Legion DI-A - Burnsville, MN - July 29, 2024 - August 1, 2024 - https://www.minnesotalegionbaseball.com/copy-of-junior-and-tier-1a-info - Winner and Runnerup advance to Region 6 Central Plains Tournament August 7-11, 2024 at Young Field - West Fargo, N.D.
*Minnesota Senior Legion DI - Maple Grove, MN - August 1, 2024 - August 4, 2024 - https://www.minnesotalegionbaseball.com/division-i - Winner and Runnerup advance to Region 6 Central Plains Tournament August 7-11, 2024 at Young Field - West Fargo, N.D.
*Minnesota Junior Legion DI - Bloomington, MN - August 1 - August 4, 2024 - https://www.minnesotalegionbaseball.com/junior-division-i
*Minnesota Junior Legion State DII - Bird Island, MN - August 2, 2024 - August 4, 2024 - https://www.minnesotalegionbaseball.com/division-ii
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#PONY Palomino World Series - Hermosilloo, Mexico Champion
July 26-29 at Laredo, Texas
*Teams -
Laredo, TX - Host
Harlingen, TX - South Zone
Azusa, CA - West Zone Champion
Youngstown, OH - East Zone Champion
Brownsville, TX - South Zone Champion
Aroma Park, IL - North Zone Champion
Kaohsiung, Chinese Taipei - Asia-Pacific Zone Champion
Guayaquil, Ecuador - Caribbean Zone Champion
Trnava, Slovakia - European Zone Champion
Hermosillo, Mexico - Mexico Zone Champion - Champion
Game recaps - https://www.palominoworldseries.org/Default.aspx?tabid=1840569
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#AABC Connie Mack World Series - Farmington, NM - July 26, 2024 - August 3, 2024
Best Bet: https://cmws.org/ - complex format - 12 teams in three 4-team pools, then seeded for bracket play. One team from Ontario, Canada and the rest from the south & west - many of the same teams from prior years.
Pool (July 26-27) & Bracket (July 28-August 3) standings
Team (state) - Pool W-L-t / Bracket W-L-t Standings (morning 07/31)
Midland Redskins (Ohio) - 3-0-0 / 2-0
SoCal Renegades (California) - 2-0-1 / 2-0
North Texas Longhorns (Texas) - 0-2-1 / 2-0
Texas Twelve (Texas) - 2-0-1 / 1-1
Dulin's Disgers (Texas) - 3-0-0 / 1-1
D-Bat United (Texas) - 2-1-0 / 1-1
Acadiana Cajuns (Louisiana) - 0-3-0 / 1-1
Tulsa Sandlot (Oklahoma) - 1-2-0 / 1-1
Mississauga Tigers (Ontario, Canada) - 2-1-0 / 1-1
Dallas Patriots (Texas) - 0-2-1 / 0-2
Dallas Tigers (Texas) - 1-2-0 / 0-2
Farmington Frackers (host - New Mexico) - 0-3-0 / 0-2
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#American Legion Regionals - August 7, 2024 - August 11, 2024
Best Bet: https://americanlegion.sportngin.com/page/show/8337086-2024-regional-tournament-hub
Region 1: Northeast Region - Manchester, NH (CT, MA, ME, NH, RI, VT)
Region 2: Mid-Atlantic Region - Ridge, MD (DE, MD, NJ, NY, PA, WV)
Region 3: Southeast Region - Asheboro, NC (AL, FL, GA, NC, PR, SC, VA)
Region 4: Mid-South Region - Washington, MO (AR, KS, LA, MS, MO, OK, TN)
Region 5: Great Lakes Region - Carol Stream, IL (IL, IN, KY, MI, OH, WI)
Region 6: Central Plains Region - West Fargo, ND (IA, MN, ND, NE, SD)
Region 7: Northwest Region - Billings, MT (AK, CO, ID, MT, OR, WA, WY)
Region 8: Western Region - Fairfield, CA (AZ, CA, HI, NV, NM, TX, UT)
#Minnesota American Legion State DII JUNIOR - St Charles, MN - August 9 - August 11, 2024
Best Bet: https://www.minnesotalegionbaseball.com/junior
#American Legion World Series - August 15, 2024 - August 20, 2024
Best Bet: https://americanlegion.sportngin.com/page/show/8336957-2024-american-legion-world-series
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American Legion Baseball - https://www.legion.org/baseball
Michigan American Legion Baseball - https://michiganlegion.org/baseball/
Ohio American Legion Baseball - https://www.ohiolegion.com/baseball/
Michigan High School Athletic Association / Baseball - https://www.mhsaa.com/sports/baseball
Ohio High School Athletic Association / Baseball - https://www.ohsaa.org/sports/baseball
Michigan High School Baseball Coaches Association - https://www.mhsbca.org/
Ohio High School Baseball Coaches Association - http://www.ohsbca.org/aws/OHSBCA/pt/sp/home_page
Arbiter Sports - https://arbiterlive.com/
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