02/28/2026 - Jim's (SECLMW) Baseball notes

02/28/2026 - 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)

* * *

Below -

* News Items

* Scores - February 27 (NJCAA, NAIA, NCAA/III and a few NCAA/II)

* Calendar

* selected links (HS, coaches association, AmericanLegion)

News -

#D3Baseball: https://www.d3baseball.com/

*Ranked teams need ninth inning magic on Friday - https://www.d3baseball.com/notables/2026/02/recap-February-27 includes: Heidelberg, Hiram, Albion, DePauw, Marietta, Franklin, Hope, Otterbein;

#D2Baseball: https://www.diviibaseball.com/

#D1Baseball: https://d1baseball.com/ (may require subscription to read) -

*D1 Digest: Heavyweight showdowns headline Friday’s action - https://d1baseball.com/stories/d1-digest-heavyweight-showdowns-headline-fridays-action/

Upcoming Camps, Dining & Social events - see “calendar below for links -

March 4-17 - 2026 World Baseball Classic - https://www.mlb.com/world-baseball-classic

March 9 - MHSAA baseball legal practice begins

March 16 - IHSAA (Indiana) baseball legal practice begins

March 18 - MHSAA competition (games) begins - some scheduled games in “my area” (home teal first) -

Ann Arbor Skyline vs. Ann Arbor Greenhills, 4:30 PM

Battle Creek Central vs. Jackson, 4:00 PM

Brighton vs. Ann Arbor Huron, 4:00 PM

Kalamazoo Loy Norrix vs. Battle Creek Harper Creek, 4:00 PM

Lincoln Park vs. Allen Park Cabrini, 4:00 PM

Monroe St Mary Catholic Central vs. Riverview Gabriel Richard, 4:00 PM

New Boston Huron vs. Wyandotte Roosevelt, 4:30 PM

Sturgis vs. Marshall, 4:00 PM

*

March 27 - OHSAA competition (games) begins

March 30 - IHSAA (Indiana) competition (games) begins

* * *

*Scores - Friday February 27 -

#NJCAA Baseball -

*NJCAA/II (DII) - https://www.njcaa.org/sports/bsb/index

*NJCAA Region XII schedule - https://region12.prestosports.com/sports/bsb/2025-26/schedule

MCCAA / Michigan Community College schedule - https://www.mccaa.org/sports/bsb/2025-26/schedule

x cancel Mid Michigan College / Lake Michigan College

+1 Henry Ford College 5 (MCCAA; 5-0), Alpena CC 1 (MCCAA; 0-14) - played in Wixom, MI

+2 Henry Ford College 5 (MCCAA; 6-0), Alpena CC 0 (MCCAA; 0-13) - played in Wixom, MI

+Macomb CC 13 (MCCAA; 1-4), Rock Valley College/IL 3 (NJCAA/R4; 0-1)

+Southwestern Illinois College 10 (GRAC; ), Macomb CC 0 (MCCAA; 1-5)

+Kellogg CC 12 (MCCAA; 6-5), Lincoln Trail College 2 (NJCAA; 6-8)

+Kellogg CC 12 (MCCAA; 7-5), Vincennes University 1 (NJCAA/R24; 6-8)

+1 Iowa Central CC/IA 14 (ICCAC; 8-1), Mott CC 1 (MCCAA; 0-5)

+2 Iowa Central CC/IA 32 (ICCAC; 9-1), Mott CC 9 (MCCAA; 0-6)

+1 Glen Oaks CC 10 (MCCAA; 3-12), Arkansas State Mid-South 1 (NJCAA/R2; 9-2)

+2 Arkansas State Mid-South 17 (NJCAA/R2; 10-2), Glen Oaks CC 0 (MCCAA; 3-13)

OCCAC / Ohio Community College schedule - https://www.occac.org/sports/bsb/2025-26/schedule

+1 Frederick CC/MD 21 (MDJUCO; 1-0), Owens CC 0 (OCCAC; 3-2)

+2 Frederick CC/MD 5 (MDJUCO; 2-0), Owens CC 4(OCCAC; 3-3)

+1 Hocking College 8 (OCCAC; 5-6). Jamestown CC/NY 3 (0-1) Box: https://athletics.hocking.edu/sports/bsb/2025-26/boxscores/20260227_k721.xml

+2 Hocking College 13 (OCCAC; 6-6). Jamestown CC/NY 2 (0-2) Box: https://athletics.hocking.edu/sports/bsb/2025-26/boxscores/20260227_6l74.xml

+1 Clark State College 9 (OCCAC; 1-12), Terra State CC 1 (OCCAC; 0-1) - T/S GameChanger

+2 Clark State College 9 (OCCAC; 2-12), Terra State CC 8 (OCCAC; 0-2) - T/S GameChanger

* * *

#NAIA Baseball -

*NAIA Baseball scoreboard - https://naiastats.prestosports.com/sports/bsb/scoreboard

Crossroads schedule - https://crossroadsleague.com/sports/bsb/composite -

*Conference games -

+1 Marian/IN 17 (Crossroads; 1-0 / 6-3), Saint Francis/IN 10 (Crossroads; 0-1 / 2-11)

+2 suspended Marian/IN (Crossroads) / Saint Francis/IN (Crossroads)

+1 Mount Vernon Nazarene/OH 4, Bethel/IN 0

+2 Mount Vernon Nazarene/OH 1 (Crossroads; 2-0 / 6-2), Bethel/IN 0 (Crossroads; 0-2 / 1-6)

+1 Huntington/IN 10, Indiana Wesleyan 9

+2 Huntington/IN 12 (Crossroads; 2-0 / 12-1), Indiana Wesleyan 2 (Crossroads; 0-2 / 6-8)

+1 Taylor/IN 12, Grace/IN 2

+2 Taylor/IN 18 (Crossroads; 2-0 / 14-1), Grace/IN 3 (Crossroads; 0-2 / 8-6)

+1 Spring Arbor/MI 7, Goshen/IN 6

+2 Spring Arbor/MI 8 (Crossroads; 2-0 / 5-4), Goshen/IN 0 (0-2 / 1-12)

WHAC / Wolverine-Hoosier schedule - https://www.whac.net/sports/bsb/2025-26/schedule -

+Saint Xavier/IL 19 (CCAC; 8-5), Aquinas/MI 9 (WHAC; 3-4)

+1 Trinity Christian/IL 7 (CCAC; 6-4), Lawrence Tech/MI 4 (WHAC; 2-2)

+2 Trinity Christian/IL 4 (CCAC; 6-5), Lawrence Tech/MI 2 (WHAC; 2-3)

+3 Lawrence Tech/MI 3 (WHAC; 3-3), Triinity Christian/IL 2 (CCAC; 6-6)

+1 Ohio Christian 2 (NCCAA; 3-5), Rochester Christian/MI 1 (WHAC; 3-4)

+2 Ohio Christian 5 (NCCAA; 4-5), Rochester Christian/MI 0 (WHAC; 3-5)

+1 William Penn/IA 20 (Heart; 8-2), Siena Heights/MI 2 (WHAC; 2-8)

+2 William Penn/IA 13 (Heart; 9-2), Siena Heights/MI 3 (WHAC; 2-9)

+1 University of Fort Lauderdale/FL 9 (NCCAA; 9-6), Cornerstone/MI 5 (WHAC; 0-1)

+2 University of Fort Lauderdale/FL 11 (NCCAA; 10-6), Cornerstone/MI 9 (WHAC; 0-2)

+1 Madonna 4 (WHAC; 7-5), Indiana South Bend 2 (CCAC; 5-5)

+2 Madonna 5 (WHAC; 8-5), Indiana South Bend 0 (CCAC; 5-6)

River States (RSC) schedule - https://riverstatesconference.com/calendar.aspx?path=bb -

*Conference games -

+Brescia 9 (RSC; 1-0 / 6-6), Midway 3 (RSC; 0-1 / 8-5)

+Shawnee State 12 (RSC; 1-0 / 9-3), Rio Grande 6 (RSC; 0-1 / 9-5)

+IU Southeast 9 (RSC; 1-0 / 8-7), WVU Tech 0 (RSC; 0-1 / 3-9)

+Oakland City 11 (RSC; 1-0 / 14-2), IU Columbus 5 (RSC; 0-1 / 3-12)

* * *

#NCAA/III Baseball -

HCAC / Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference - https://heartlandconf.org/calendar.aspx?path=baseball

x cancel - Hanover College (HCAC) / Vermont State Lyndon (NAC)

+Transylvania University 4 (HCAC; 3-0), Webster University/MO 3 (SLIAC; 2-5)

+Earlham College 9 (HCAC; 3-1), Ohio Wesleyan University 2 (NCAC; 1-2)

+Franklin College 15 (HCAC; 2-2), Benedictine University/IL 4 (NACC; 0-4)

MIAA / Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association - https://miaa.org/calendar.aspx?path=baseball

+Hope 18 (MIAA; 2-2), Otterbein 6 (OAC; 0-3) Hope notes: WP Josiah Long; Corbin Bennetts (2/5, 3RBI, HR); Colton Kinnie (5/5, 5RBI, HR); Hunter Easton (1/4, 3RBI, 2B);

*Box: https://athletics.hope.edu/sports/baseball/stats/2026/otterbein-university/boxscore/18284

+Heidelberg 11 (OAC; 4-1), Albion 8 (MIAA; 0-1) Albion notes: LP Daniel Bruzdewicz; 2B (Evan Schuster; Tyler Murphy; Logan DeVos);

*Box: https://gobrits.com/sports/baseball/stats/2026/heidelberg/boxscore/7450

NCAC / North Coast Athletic Conference - https://northcoast.org/calendar.aspx?path=baseball

+John Carroll 12 (NCAC; 3-0), RIT/Rochester Institute of Technology 10 (LL; 2-3)

+Mount Union 10 (OAC; 6-1), John Carroll 9 (NCAC; 3-1)

+DePauw 7 (NCAC; 2-1), Rhodes 5 (SAA; 5-2)

+Earlham College 9 (HCAC; 3-1), Ohio Wesleyan University 2 (NCAC; 1-2)

+Wabash 15 (NCAC; 1-2), Monmouth College 12 (CAA; 1-5)

+Denison 8 (NCAC; 2-1), Baldwin Wallace 0 (OAC; 2-2)

OAC / Ohio Athletic Conference - https://oac.org/calendar.aspx?path=baseball

+Hope 18 (MIAA; 2-2), Otterbein 6 (OAC; 0-3)

+Heidelberg 10 (OAC; 4-1), Hiram/OH 4 (PAC; 0-1)

+Heidelberg 11 (OAC; 4-1), Albion 8 (MIAA; 0-1)

+Mount Union 10 (OAC; 6-1), John Carroll 9 (NCAC; 3-1)

+Denison 8 (NCAC; 2-1), Baldwin Wallace 0 (OAC; 2-2)

+Muskingum 1 (OAC; 1-3), Asbury/KY 0 (CCS; 5-6)

UAA / University Athletic Association - https://uaasports.info/calendar.aspx?path=baseball

+Emory University 12 (UAA; 5-4), Covenant/GA 0 (CCS; 6-2)

+Pomona-Pitzer/CA 31 (SCIAC; 8-4), University of Chicago 3 (UAA; 3-4)

* * *

#NCAA/II Baseball -

GLIAC / Great Lakes scoreboard - https://gliac.org/calendar.aspx?path=baseball

+Kentucky Wesleyan 2 (GMAC), Purdue Northwest 1 (GLIAC)

+1 Wisconsin Parkside 12 (GLIAC), Lincoln/MO 2 (GLVC)

+2 Wisconsin Parkside 12 (GLIAC), Lincoln/MO 2 (GLVC)

+1 Davenport 19 (GLIAC;), Quincy 9 (GLVC) - Sean Knorr; Aidan Arbaugh -

*Box: https://dupanthers.com/sports/baseball/stats/2026/quincy/boxscore/74795

+2 Quincy 11 (GLVC), Davenport 1 (GLIAC)

*Box: https://dupanthers.com/sports/baseball/stats/2026/quincy/boxscore/74798

+Wayne State 9 (GLIAC), Findlay 2 (GMAC) - Owen Tuccinardi -

*Box: https://wsuathletics.com/sports/baseball/stats/2026/findlay/boxscore/11382

+Saginaw Valley State 12 (GLIAC), Maryville (GLVC) - Lucas Mead, Jack Sequin, Nathan Masar -

*Box: https://www.svsucardinals.com/sports/bsb/2025-26/boxscores/20260227_eu8k.xml

+Grand Valley State 20 (GLIAC), Hillsdale 2 (GMAC) - Collin Bradley -

*Box: https://gvsulakers.com/sports/baseball/stats/2026/hillsdale-college/boxscore/14453

2026 tentative calendar -

#March -

March 4-17 - 2026 World Baseball Classic - https://www.mlb.com/world-baseball-classic

*Pool A - Hiram Bithorn Stadium; San Juan, Puerto Rico March 6-11, 2026 (Canada, Columbia, Cuba, Panama, Puerto Rico);

*Pool B - Daikin Park; Houston, Texas, USA; March 6-11, 2026 (Brazil, Great Britain, Italy, Mexico, United States);

*Pool C - Tokyo Dome; Tokyo, Japan; March 5-10, 2026 (Australia, Chinese Taipei, Czechia, Japan, Korea);

*Pool D - Loan Depot Prak; Miami, Florida, USA; March 6-11, 2026 (Dominican Republic, Israel, Nicaragua, Netherlands, Venezuela);

March 9 - MHSAA baseball legal practice begins

March 16 - IHSAA (Indiana) baseball legal practice begins

March 18 - MHSAA competition (games) begins - some scheduled games in “my area” (home teal first) -

Ann Arbor Skyline vs. Ann Arbor Greenhills, 4:30 PM

Battle Creek Central vs. Jackson, 4:00 PM

Brighton vs. Ann Arbor Huron, 4:00 PM

Kalamazoo Loy Norrix vs. Battle Creek Harper Creek, 4:00 PM

Lincoln Park vs. Allen Park Cabrini, 4:00 PM

Monroe St Mary Catholic Central vs. Riverview Gabriel Richard, 4:00 PM

New Boston Huron vs. Wyandotte Roosevelt, 4:30 PM

Sturgis vs. Marshall, 4:00 PM

March 27 - OHSAA competition (games) begins

March 30 - IHSAA (Indiana) competition (games) begins

March 31 - Ohio Legion Deadline to establish players legal residence

* * *

Some web sites that may be of interest -

ABCA - https://www.abca.org/

NFHS Baseball - https://nfhs.org/sports/baseball

IHSA (Illinois) - https://archive.ihsa.org/Sports-Activities/Baseball

IHSBCA (Illinois) - https://www.ihsbca.com/ (note: “.com”)

IHSAA (Indiana) - https://www.ihsaa.org/sports/boys/baseball

IHSBCA (Indiana) - https://ihsbca.org/ (note: “.org”)

MHSAA Baseball (Michigan) - https://www.mhsaa.com/sports/baseball

MHSBCA (Michigan) - https://www.mhsbca.org/

OHSAA Baseball (Ohio) - https://www.ohsaa.org/sports/baseball

OHSBCA (Ohio) - https://www.ohsbca.org/aws/OHSBCA/pt/sp/home_page

WIAA (Wisconsin) - https://www.wiaawi.org/Sports/Spring/Baseball

WBCA (Wisconsin) - https://www.baseballwisconsin.com/news_article/show/1325709

D1 Baseball - https://d1baseball.com/

D2 Baseball - https://www.diviibaseball.com/

D3 Baseball - https://www.d3baseball.com/landing/index

NJCAA Baseball - https://www.njcaa.org/sports/bsb/index

NAIA Baseball - https://www.naia.org/sports/bsb/index

NCCAA Baseball - https://thenccaa.org/sports/baseball

USCAA Baseball - https://www.theuscaa.com/sports/bsb/index

NCAA Baseball/III - https://www.ncaa.com/sports/baseball/d3

NCAA Baseball/II - https://www.ncaa.com/sports/baseball/d2

NCAA Baseball/I - https://www.ncaa.com/sports/baseball/d1

American Legion Baseball - https://www.legion.org/get-involved/youth-programs/baseball

Michigan American Legion Baseball - https://michiganlegion.org/baseball/

Ohio American Legion Baseball - https://www.ohiolegion.com/baseball/

Illinois American Legion Baseball - https://www.legionbaseballillinois.org/

Indiana American Legion Baseball - https://www.indianalegion.org/baseball

Iowa American Legion Baseball -

Kentucky American Legion Baseball -

West Virginia American Legion Baseball -

Wisconsin American Legion Baseball - https://wilegion.org/legion-baseball

AABC / American Amateur Baseball Congress - https://aabc.us/

ACME Baseball Congress (Ohio) - https://acmebaseball.com/

Little League Baseball - https://www.littleleague.org/

Michigan Veterans Baseball - https://leagues.teamlinkt.com/michiganveteransbaseball/Home

PONY Baseball - Home

Home Pony National

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02/27/2026 - Jim's (SECLMW) Baseball notes

02/27/2026 - 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)

* * *

Below -

* News Items

* Scores - February 26

* Calendar

* selected links (HS, coaches association, AmericanLegion)

News -

#D3Baseball: https://www.d3baseball.com/

*Teams rack up double digit runs on Thursday (02/26) - https://www.d3baseball.com/notables/2026/02/recap-February-26

*Castleton dominated CUNY teams, JHU pays back Messiah (02/25) - https://www.d3baseball.com/notables/2026/02/recap-February-25

#D2Baseball: https://www.diviibaseball.com/

#D1Baseball: https://d1baseball.com/ (may require subscription to read) -

Upcoming Camps, Dining & Social events - see “calendar below for links -

March 4-17 - 2026 World Baseball Classic - https://www.mlb.com/world-baseball-classic

March 9 - MHSAA baseball legal practice begins

March 16 - IHSAA (Indiana) baseball legal practice begins

March 18 - MHSAA competition (games) begins - some scheduled games in “my area” (home teal first) -

Ann Arbor Skyline vs. Ann Arbor Greenhills, 4:30 PM

Battle Creek Central vs. Jackson, 4:00 PM

Brighton vs. Ann Arbor Huron, 4:00 PM

Kalamazoo Loy Norrix vs. Battle Creek Harper Creek, 4:00 PM

Lincoln Park vs. Allen Park Cabrini, 4:00 PM

Monroe St Mary Catholic Central vs. Riverview Gabriel Richard, 4:00 PM

New Boston Huron vs. Wyandotte Roosevelt, 4:30 PM

Sturgis vs. Marshall, 4:00 PM

*

March 27 - OHSAA competition (games) begins

March 30 - IHSAA (Indiana) competition (games) begins

* * *

*Scores - Thursday February 26 -

#NJCAA Baseball -

*NJCAA/II (DII) - https://www.njcaa.org/sports/bsb/index

*NJCAA Region XII schedule - https://region12.prestosports.com/sports/bsb/2025-26/schedule

MCCAA / Michigan Community College schedule - https://www.mccaa.org/sports/bsb/2025-26/schedule

+1 Gordon State College/GA 5 (GCAA; 11-0), Lansing CC 4 (MCCAA; 2-2)

*v Lansing CC: 4-7-0; SP/nd Josh Gardner (3ip, 4R/4er); P2/LP Matthew Whiteman (1.1ip 2R/2er); 2H (Jack Coluzzi; Gavin Wegenke; Korbin Smith); 2RBI (K Smith 3); HR (J Coluzzi; K Smith);

*H Gordon State: 5-8-1; SP/WP Cade Harnage (6ip, 4R/1er); P2/SV Ian Lewis (1ip, 0R); HR (Jackson Terry 2; Kaden Baggett; Gage Dickerson);

*Box: https://www.mccaa.org/sports/bsb/2025-26/boxscores/20260226_na7i.xml

+2 Gordon State College/GA 15 (GCAA; 12-9), Lansing CC 14 (MCCAA; 2-3)

*v Lansing CC: 14-12-2; P4/LP Jadon Ford (1.1ip, 2R/1er); 2H (Parker Vaughn 3; Jace Davis 3; Kaiden Kapa); 2RBI (P Vaughn; J Davis; J Coluzzi; Carson Sweet 4); HR (P Vaughgn); 2B (P Vaughn 2; C Sweet);

*H Gordon State: 15-13-6; P4/WP Rob Skinner (3.iip, 0R); P5/SV Banks Hickman (1.2ip, 0R); HR (Ledger Curl; Kaden Baggett);

*Box: https://www.mccaa.org/sports/bsb/2025-26/boxscores/20260226_14oq.xml

* * *

#NAIA Baseball -

*NAIA Baseball scoreboard - https://naiastats.prestosports.com/sports/bsb/scoreboard

* * *

#USCAA / United States Collegiate Athletic Association - https://www.theuscaa.com/sports/bsb/index (Cincinnati/Clermont; Kent State/Tuscarawas; Miami/Hamilton; Wright State/Lake; Miami/Middletown; Salem/WV);

* * *

#NCCAA / National Christian College Athletic Association - https://thenccaa.org/calendar.aspx?path=baseball (Cedarville*, Grace Christian*, Oakland City/IN*, Ohio Christian*, Malone*, Salem/WV*)

* * *

#NCAA/III Baseball -

HCAC / Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference - https://heartlandconf.org/calendar.aspx?path=baseball

+Keystone/PA 16 (UEC/United East; 1-2), Hanover 4 (HCAC; 3-3)

*v Keystone: 16-10-0; SP/WP L Baker (5ip, 1R/1er); HR (C Fesh; D Ruby);

*H Hanover: 4-2-2; SP/LP John Girard (4ip, 9R/9er); 2B (Ben Brittingham);

*Box: https://athletics.hanover.edu/sports/baseball/stats/2026/keystone-college/boxscore/6046

* * *

#NCAA/II Baseball -

GLIAC / Great Lakes scoreboard - https://gliac.org/calendar.aspx?path=baseball

*

GMAC / Great Midwest scoreboard - https://greatmidwestsports.com/calendar.aspx?path=baseball

*

GLVC scoreboard - https://glvcsports.com/calendar.aspx?path=baseball

MEC / Mountain East scoreboard - https://mountaineast.org/calendar.aspx?path=baseball

PSAC / Pennsylvania scoreboard - https://psacsports.org/calendar.aspx?path=baseball&season=2025

#NCAA/I Baseball - D1 Baseball - https://d1baseball.com/

Mid-American Conference - https://getsomemaction.com/sports/baseball

+Hawaii 6 (Big West; 6-3), Ball State 1 (MAC; 4-4)

*v Ball State: 1-3-1; SP/LP John Chambers (Blue Springs HS/MO / Johnson County CC; 5ip, 3R/2er, 3H, 4BB, 3K, 1-HBP); Brett Griffiths (Jesuit HS/CA / American River; 1/4, 1RBI);

*H Hawaii: 6-8-1; SP/WP Isaiah Magdaleno (Crespi Carmelite HS/CA; 8.1ip, 1R/0er, 2H, 2BB, 12K); HR (Ben Zeigler-Namoa (Baldwin HS/HI / Yavapai College));

*Box: https://ballstatesports.com/sports/baseball/stats/2026/hawaii/boxscore/14235

*

Horizon League - https://horizonleague.org/sports/baseball -

Big Ten (17) Baseball - https://bigten.org/base/

+USC/Southern California 4 (B10; 8-0), Cal Poly/San Luis Obispo 0 (Big West; 4-4)

*v USC: 4-7-0; SP/WP Chase Herrell (Milford HS/OH / Ohio State; 5ip, 0R, 2H, 2BB, 5K); 2H (Abbrie Covarrubias (Cypress HS/CA)); 3B (A Covarrubias; Kevin Takeuchi (Rancho Bernardo HS/CA));

*H Cal Poly: 0-5-0; SP/LP Corden Petty (Whitney HS/CA; 4ip, 2R/2er, 4H, 3BB, 7K); 2B (Casey Murray, JR (Orange Vista HS/CA / Riverside City College));

*Box: https://usctrojans.com/sports/baseball/stats/2026/cal-poly/boxscore/35057

*

SECLMW's other D1 Ohio, Michigan & others -

xXavier (Big East)

xDayton (A10)

xCincinnati (Big 12)

xWest Virginia (Big 12)

xClemson (ACC)

xCSU Bakersfield (Big West)

xNotre Dame (ACC)

* * *

2026 tentative calendar -

#March -

March 4-17 - 2026 World Baseball Classic - https://www.mlb.com/world-baseball-classic

*Pool A - Hiram Bithorn Stadium; San Juan, Puerto Rico March 6-11, 2026 (Canada, Columbia, Cuba, Panama, Puerto Rico);

*Pool B - Daikin Park; Houston, Texas, USA; March 6-11, 2026 (Brazil, Great Britain, Italy, Mexico, United States);

*Pool C - Tokyo Dome; Tokyo, Japan; March 5-10, 2026 (Australia, Chinese Taipei, Czechia, Japan, Korea);

*Pool D - Loan Depot Prak; Miami, Florida, USA; March 6-11, 2026 (Dominican Republic, Israel, Nicaragua, Netherlands, Venezuela);

March 9 - MHSAA baseball legal practice begins

March 16 - IHSAA (Indiana) baseball legal practice begins

March 18 - MHSAA competition (games) begins - some scheduled games in “my area” (home teal first) -

Ann Arbor Skyline vs. Ann Arbor Greenhills, 4:30 PM

Battle Creek Central vs. Jackson, 4:00 PM

Brighton vs. Ann Arbor Huron, 4:00 PM

Kalamazoo Loy Norrix vs. Battle Creek Harper Creek, 4:00 PM

Lincoln Park vs. Allen Park Cabrini, 4:00 PM

Monroe St Mary Catholic Central vs. Riverview Gabriel Richard, 4:00 PM

New Boston Huron vs. Wyandotte Roosevelt, 4:30 PM

Sturgis vs. Marshall, 4:00 PM

March 27 - OHSAA competition (games) begins

March 30 - IHSAA (Indiana) competition (games) begins

March 31 - Ohio Legion Deadline to establish players legal residence

#April -

April 19-20 - Iowa Legion Area tournmament (prior to HS season May-July)

April 26-27 - Iowa Legion Area tournmament (prior to HS season May-July)

April 28 - IHSAA (Indiana) tournament entry deadline

* * *

Some web sites that may be of interest -

ABCA - https://www.abca.org/

NFHS Baseball - https://nfhs.org/sports/baseball

IHSA (Illinois) - https://archive.ihsa.org/Sports-Activities/Baseball

IHSBCA (Illinois) - https://www.ihsbca.com/ (note: “.com”)

IHSAA (Indiana) - https://www.ihsaa.org/sports/boys/baseball

IHSBCA (Indiana) - https://ihsbca.org/ (note: “.org”)

MHSAA Baseball (Michigan) - https://www.mhsaa.com/sports/baseball

MHSBCA (Michigan) - https://www.mhsbca.org/

OHSAA Baseball (Ohio) - https://www.ohsaa.org/sports/baseball

OHSBCA (Ohio) - https://www.ohsbca.org/aws/OHSBCA/pt/sp/home_page

WIAA (Wisconsin) - https://www.wiaawi.org/Sports/Spring/Baseball

WBCA (Wisconsin) - https://www.baseballwisconsin.com/news_article/show/1325709

D1 Baseball - https://d1baseball.com/

D2 Baseball - https://www.diviibaseball.com/

D3 Baseball - https://www.d3baseball.com/landing/index

NJCAA Baseball - https://www.njcaa.org/sports/bsb/index

NAIA Baseball - https://www.naia.org/sports/bsb/index

NCCAA Baseball - https://thenccaa.org/sports/baseball

USCAA Baseball - https://www.theuscaa.com/sports/bsb/index

NCAA Baseball/III - https://www.ncaa.com/sports/baseball/d3

NCAA Baseball/II - https://www.ncaa.com/sports/baseball/d2

NCAA Baseball/I - https://www.ncaa.com/sports/baseball/d1

American Legion Baseball - https://www.legion.org/get-involved/youth-programs/baseball

Michigan American Legion Baseball - https://michiganlegion.org/baseball/

Ohio American Legion Baseball - https://www.ohiolegion.com/baseball/

Illinois American Legion Baseball - https://www.legionbaseballillinois.org/

Indiana American Legion Baseball - https://www.indianalegion.org/baseball

Iowa American Legion Baseball -

Kentucky American Legion Baseball -

West Virginia American Legion Baseball -

Wisconsin American Legion Baseball - https://wilegion.org/legion-baseball

AABC / American Amateur Baseball Congress - https://aabc.us/

ACME Baseball Congress (Ohio) - https://acmebaseball.com/

Little League Baseball - https://www.littleleague.org/

Michigan Veterans Baseball - https://leagues.teamlinkt.com/michiganveteransbaseball/Home

PONY Baseball - https://www.pony.org/

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02/26/2026 - Jim's (SECLMW) Baseball notes

02/26/2026 - 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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Below -

* News Items

* Scores - February 25

* Calendar

* selected links (HS, coaches association, AmericanLegion)

News -

#Luke LaCourse ready to rock in first spring training with Los Angeles Angels (Lee Thompson MLive) https://www.mlive.com/highschoolsports/2026/02/luke-lacourse-ready-to-rock-in-first-spring-training-with-los-angeles-angels.html

#Mariners lose RHP Logan Evans to UCL surgery (Brent Stecker) https://sports.mynorthwest.com/mlb/seattle-mariners/seattle-mariners-logan-evans-ucl-surgery/1837637

#Veteran RHP Bassitt agrees to 1-year deal with Orioles (Jake Rill) - https://www.mlb.com/news/chris-bassitt-orioles-contract

#D3Baseball: https://www.d3baseball.com/

#D2Baseball: https://www.diviibaseball.com/

#D1Baseball: https://d1baseball.com/ (may require subscription to read) -

Upcoming Camps, Dining & Social events - see “calendar below for links -

March 4-17 - 2026 World Baseball Classic - https://www.mlb.com/world-baseball-classic

March 9 - MHSAA baseball legal practice begins

March 16 - IHSAA (Indiana) baseball legal practice begins

March 18 - MHSAA competition (games) begins - some scheduled games in “my area” (home teal first) -

Ann Arbor Skyline vs. Ann Arbor Greenhills, 4:30 PM

Battle Creek Central vs. Jackson, 4:00 PM

Brighton vs. Ann Arbor Huron, 4:00 PM

Kalamazoo Loy Norrix vs. Battle Creek Harper Creek, 4:00 PM

Lincoln Park vs. Allen Park Cabrini, 4:00 PM

Monroe St Mary Catholic Central vs. Riverview Gabriel Richard, 4:00 PM

New Boston Huron vs. Wyandotte Roosevelt, 4:30 PM

Sturgis vs. Marshall, 4:00 PM

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March 27 - OHSAA competition (games) begins

March 30 - IHSAA (Indiana) competition (games) begins

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*Scores - Wednesday February 25 -

#NJCAA Baseball -

*NJCAA/II (DII) - https://www.njcaa.org/sports/bsb/index

*NJCAA Region XII schedule - https://region12.prestosports.com/sports/bsb/2025-26/schedule

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#NAIA Baseball -

*NAIA Baseball scoreboard - https://naiastats.prestosports.com/sports/bsb/scoreboard

WHAC / Wolverine-Hoosier schedule - https://www.whac.net/sports/bsb/2025-26/schedule -

+1 Siena Heights 5 (WHAC; 1-7), IU Columbus 3 (RSC; 3-10)

*v Siena Heights: 5-4-1; SP Owen Wright; 2H (Braxton Mustiful); 2RBI (Zander Zeiter); HR (Z Zeiter); 3B (B Mustiful);

*H IU Columbus: 3-8-1; SP Zayne Smith; 2H (Cyrus Robinson; Carson McNulty; Wyatt Sutton); 2B (C Robinson; Garrett Thurman)

*Box: https://shusaints.com/sports/bsb/2025-26/boxscores/20260225_ihvr.xml

+2 Siena Heights 1 (WHAC; 2-7), IU Columbus 0 (RSC; 3-11)

*v Siena Heights: 1-2-0; SP Dayton Stamper; P2 Wyatt Burris; Jack Sempler (1/3, 1RBI); Zander Zeiter (1/2);

*H IU Columbus: 0-5-2; SP Grayson Roll (7ip/CG, 1R/1er, 2H, 0BB, 2K, 1HBP); 2H (Trey VanMeter); 2B (Carson McNulty);

*Box: https://shusaints.com/sports/bsb/2025-26/boxscores/20260225_r6dn.xml

River States (RSC) schedule - https://riverstatesconference.com/calendar.aspx?path=bb -

+Wilberforce/OH 11 (HBCUAC; 3-4), Kentucky Christian 1 (RSC; 4-5)

+Pikeville/KY 14 (AAC; 9-4), WVU Tech 6 (RSC; 3-8),

+Campbellsville 14 (Mid-South; 9-3), Midway 4 (RSC; 8-4)

+Oakland City 10 (RSC; 13-2), Kentucky State 0 (SIAC; 0-11)

+1 Siena Heights 5 (WHAC; 1-7), IU Columbus 3 (RSC; 3-10)

*v Siena Heights: 5-4-1; SP Owen Wright; 2H (Braxton Mustiful); 2RBI (Zander Zeiter); HR (Z Zeiter); 3B (B Mustiful);

*H IU Columbus: 3-8-1; SP Zayne Smith; 2H (Cyrus Robinson; Carson McNulty; Wyatt Sutton); 2B (C Robinson; Garrett Thurman)

*Box: https://shusaints.com/sports/bsb/2025-26/boxscores/20260225_ihvr.xml

+2 Siena Heights 1 (WHAC; 2-7), IU Columbus 0 (RSC; 3-11)

*v Siena Heights: 1-2-0; SP Dayton Stamper; P2 Wyatt Burris; Jack Sempler (1/3, 1RBI); Zander Zeiter (1/2);

*H IU Columbus: 0-5-2; SP Grayson Roll (7ip/CG, 1R/1er, 2H, 0BB, 2K, 1HBP); 2H (Trey VanMeter); 2B (Carson McNulty);

*Box: https://shusaints.com/sports/bsb/2025-26/boxscores/20260225_r6dn.xml

Other NAIA - Wilberforce (HBCUAC)

+Wilberforce/OH 11 (HBCUAC; 3-4), Kentucky Christian 1 (RSC; 4-5)

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#NCCAA / National Christian College Athletic Association - https://thenccaa.org/calendar.aspx?path=baseball (Cedarville*, Grace Christian*, Oakland City/IN*, Ohio Christian*, Malone*, Salem/WV*)

+Oakland City* 10 (NAIA/RSC; 13-2), Kentucky State 0 (SIAC; 0-11)

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#NCAA/III Baseball -

HCAC / Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference - https://heartlandconf.org/calendar.aspx?path=baseball

+Hanover 10 (HCAC; 3-2), Keystone/PA 9 (UEC/United East; 0-2)

+Earlham 8 (HCAC; 2-1), Asbury/KY 3 (CCS; 5-5)

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#NCAA/II Baseball -

GLVC scoreboard - https://glvcsports.com/calendar.aspx?path=baseball

+Missouri S&T 8 (GLVC; 5-1), Missouri-St. Louis 2 (GLVC; 4-8) - recap: https://umsltritons.com/news/2026/2/25/baseball-drops-home-opener-to-miners-8-2.aspx

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#NCAA/I Baseball - D1 Baseball - https://d1baseball.com/

Mid-American Conference - https://getsomemaction.com/sports/baseball

+Dayton 18 (A10; 5-2), Toledo 8 (MAC; 1-6) Box: https://utrockets.com/sports/baseball/stats/2026/dayton/boxscore/24354

+Cincinnati 11 (Big 12; 6-3), Bowling Green 1 (MAC; 1-6) Box: https://bgsufalcons.com/sports/baseball/stats/2026/cincinnati/boxscore/24797

+West Virginia 19 (Big 12; 6-1), Ohio 6 (MAC; 1-7)

+NC State 18 (ACC; 7-1), Akron 3 (MAC; 3-6)

+UNLV 16 (Mountain West; 7-2), Western Michigan 1 (MAC; 2-6) Box: https://wmubroncos.com/sports/baseball/stats/2026/unlv/boxscore/16729

+Miami 11 (MAC; 7-1), Southern Illinois 0 (Missouri Valley; 1-6)

+Wright State 8 (Horizon;2-5), Kent State 1 (MAC; 5-3) box: https://wsuraiders.com/sports/baseball/stats/2026/kent-state/boxscore/10407

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Horizon League - https://horizonleague.org/sports/baseball -

+Northern Kentucky 21 (Horizon; 4-4), Morehead State 6 (Ohio Valley; 3-5)

+Wright State 8 (Horizon;2-5), Kent State 1 (MAC; 5-3) box: https://wsuraiders.com/sports/baseball/stats/2026/kent-state/boxscore/10407

Big Ten (17) Baseball - https://bigten.org/base/

*B10/Big Nine (the old guard) -

+Indiana 10 (B10; 3-5), Xavier 4 (Big East; 2-6)

+Illinois 13 (B10; 4-4), Lindenwood/MO 9 (Ohio Valley; 4-4);

+Kansas 8 (Big 12; 6-2), Minnesota 7 (B10; 5-2)

*B10/Other Eight -

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SECLMW's other D1 Ohio, Michigan & others -

+Indiana 10 (B10; 3-5), Xavier 4 (Big East; 2-6)

+Dayton 18 (A10; 5-2), Toledo 8 (MAC; 1-6)

+Cincinnati 11 (Big 12; 6-3), Bowling Green 1 (MAC; 1-6)

+West Virginia 19 (Big 12; 6-1), Ohio 6 (MAC; 1-7)

xClemson (ACC)

xCSU Bakersfield (Big West)

xNotre Dame (ACC)

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2026 tentative calendar -

#March -

March 4-17 - 2026 World Baseball Classic - https://www.mlb.com/world-baseball-classic

*Pool A - Hiram Bithorn Stadium; San Juan, Puerto Rico March 6-11, 2026 (Canada, Columbia, Cuba, Panama, Puerto Rico);

*Pool B - Daikin Park; Houston, Texas, USA; March 6-11, 2026 (Brazil, Great Britain, Italy, Mexico, United States);

*Pool C - Tokyo Dome; Tokyo, Japan; March 5-10, 2026 (Australia, Chinese Taipei, Czechia, Japan, Korea);

*Pool D - Loan Depot Prak; Miami, Florida, USA; March 6-11, 2026 (Dominican Republic, Israel, Nicaragua, Netherlands, Venezuela);

March 9 - MHSAA baseball legal practice begins

March 16 - IHSAA (Indiana) baseball legal practice begins

March 18 - MHSAA competition (games) begins - some scheduled games in “my area” (home teal first) -

Ann Arbor Skyline vs. Ann Arbor Greenhills, 4:30 PM

Battle Creek Central vs. Jackson, 4:00 PM

Brighton vs. Ann Arbor Huron, 4:00 PM

Kalamazoo Loy Norrix vs. Battle Creek Harper Creek, 4:00 PM

Lincoln Park vs. Allen Park Cabrini, 4:00 PM

Monroe St Mary Catholic Central vs. Riverview Gabriel Richard, 4:00 PM

New Boston Huron vs. Wyandotte Roosevelt, 4:30 PM

Sturgis vs. Marshall, 4:00 PM

March 27 - OHSAA competition (games) begins

March 30 - IHSAA (Indiana) competition (games) begins

March 31 - Ohio Legion Deadline to establish players legal residence

#April -

April 19-20 - Iowa Legion Area tournmament (prior to HS season May-July)

April 26-27 - Iowa Legion Area tournmament (prior to HS season May-July)

April 28 - IHSAA (Indiana) tournament entry deadline

#May -

May 3 - IHSAA (Indiana) tournament draw

May 3-4 - Iowa Legion State tournament (prior to HS season May-July)

May 4-11 - IHSAA (Indiana) umpire evaluation period

May 10 - OHSAA Tournament Draw

May 15 - Legion Registration and background checks, abuse training complete.

May 15 - Legion No penalty window closes and $200 fee begins for late registrations.

May 18-23 - OHSAA Sectional Tournaments

May 19-20 - MHSAA District games

May 25-30 - OHSAA District Tournaments

May 27-June 1 - IHSAA (Indiana) sectional tournaments

#June -

June 1 - Legion ALL STATES Late Registration Closes

June 2-4 - OHSAA Regional Tournaments

June 3 - MHSAA Regionals (finals on June 6)

June 5 - Ohio Legion Deadline to submit Transfer forms

June 6 - MHSAA Regionals / Quarterfinals

June 6 - IHSAA (Indiana) Regionals

June 11-12 - MHSAA Semifinals at MSU McLane Stadium

June 11-14 - OHSAA State Tournament (2025 sites: Canal Park in Akron and Thurman Munson Stadium in Canton)

June 12-13 - IHSA (Illinois) Class 1A & 2A State Championships at TBD

June 12-13 - IHSA (Illinois) Class 3A & 4A State Championships at Slammers Stadium, Joliet, IL

June 13 - MHSAA Chsmpionships at MSU McLane Stadium

June 13 - IHSAA (Indiana) Semi-States

June 19-20 - IHSAA (Indiana) State Championships

June 20 - OHSAA Baseball Season Ends

June 23 - Wisconsin Legion Roster Deadline

June 25 - Ohio Legion Deadline for Rosters/insurance and Team Packets

June 25 - Wisconsin Legion All-Star Nominations Due

June 29 - Wisconsin ALBA/Legion Summer Meeting 9:00 am at Legion HQ

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Some web sites that may be of interest -

ABCA - https://www.abca.org/

NFHS Baseball - https://nfhs.org/sports/baseball

IHSA (Illinois) - https://archive.ihsa.org/Sports-Activities/Baseball

IHSBCA (Illinois) - https://www.ihsbca.com/ (note: “.com”)

IHSAA (Indiana) - https://www.ihsaa.org/sports/boys/baseball

IHSBCA (Indiana) - https://ihsbca.org/ (note: “.org”)

MHSAA Baseball (Michigan) - https://www.mhsaa.com/sports/baseball

MHSBCA (Michigan) - https://www.mhsbca.org/

OHSAA Baseball (Ohio) - https://www.ohsaa.org/sports/baseball

OHSBCA (Ohio) - https://www.ohsbca.org/aws/OHSBCA/pt/sp/home_page

WIAA (Wisconsin) - https://www.wiaawi.org/Sports/Spring/Baseball

WBCA (Wisconsin) - https://www.baseballwisconsin.com/news_article/show/1325709

D1 Baseball - https://d1baseball.com/

D2 Baseball - https://www.diviibaseball.com/

D3 Baseball - https://www.d3baseball.com/landing/index

NJCAA Baseball - https://www.njcaa.org/sports/bsb/index

NAIA Baseball - https://www.naia.org/sports/bsb/index

NCCAA Baseball - https://thenccaa.org/sports/baseball

USCAA Baseball - https://www.theuscaa.com/sports/bsb/index

NCAA Baseball/III - https://www.ncaa.com/sports/baseball/d3

NCAA Baseball/II - https://www.ncaa.com/sports/baseball/d2

NCAA Baseball/I - https://www.ncaa.com/sports/baseball/d1

American Legion Baseball - https://www.legion.org/get-involved/youth-programs/baseball

Michigan American Legion Baseball - https://michiganlegion.org/baseball/

Ohio American Legion Baseball - https://www.ohiolegion.com/baseball/

Illinois American Legion Baseball - https://www.legionbaseballillinois.org/

Indiana American Legion Baseball - https://www.indianalegion.org/baseball

Iowa American Legion Baseball -

Kentucky American Legion Baseball -

West Virginia American Legion Baseball -

Wisconsin American Legion Baseball - https://wilegion.org/legion-baseball

AABC / American Amateur Baseball Congress - https://aabc.us/

ACME Baseball Congress (Ohio) - https://acmebaseball.com/

Little League Baseball - https://www.littleleague.org/

Michigan Veterans Baseball - https://leagues.teamlinkt.com/michiganveteransbaseball/Home

PONY Baseball - https://www.pony.org/

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