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

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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