06/26/2026 - 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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News
American Legion & summer (ACME, unaffiliated, etc.)
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Media -
#MLive (Michigan regional) -
*See all the MLive Baseball Dream Teams for the 2026 season (Jared Purcell) https://www.mlive.com/highschoolsports/2026/06/see-all-the-mlive-baseball-dream-teams-for-the-2026-season.html
#Putnam Sentinel-Tribune (Putnam County, OH) -
*Constructing a career in baseball and beyond: Nate Kress (staff) https://www.sent-trib.com/2026/06/26/constructing-a-career-in-baseball-and-beyond-nate-kress/
#Marietta Times (Marietta, OH) -
*Catching up: Turner Hill enjoys power surge at triple-A (Mike Morrison) https://www.mariettatimes.com/sports/2026/06/catching-up-turner-hill-enjoys-power-surge-at-triple-a/
#Midland Daily News (Midland, MI) -
*Midland's (Cayden) Nieto has big frosh season for No. 1 Kellogg CC (Fred Kelly) https://www.ourmidland.com/sports/article/midland-s-nieto-big-frosh-season-no-1-kellogg-cc-22286642.php
#RRN Sports (Upper Peninsula, MI) -
#Tecumseh Herald (Tecumseh, MI) -
#Crescent News (Defiance, OH) -
#Findlay Courier (Findlay, OH) -
#Northwest Signal (Napoleon, OH) -
#Lima News (Lima, OH) -
#Sun Times News (Chelsea, MI) -
#Monroe News (Monroe County, MI) -
#Sidney Daily News (Sidney, OH) -
*SCORES -
2026 American Legion Baseball and summer baseball -
Thursday June 25, 2026 -
#Some highlights 06/25 -
*Brady Elizondo (USA Scout/Midwest) - 06/25 Home Run vs Smash Factor;
*Eric Larson (MSA/Brandt) - 06/25 Home Run vs Pickens Baseball/18;
*Preston Harrington-Dewitt (Watseka/IL Post 23) - 06/25 Complete Game vs Crawfordsville/IN Post 72 (7ip, L, 2-5);
#Michigan - https://michiganlegion.org/baseball/
South Bend/IN Post 151 9, Three Oaks/MI Post 204 6 - scheduled 9 inn - *SB/151 G/C, names?;
*v Three Oaks/204*: 6-12-1; SP/#15-Lucas Zieger (3ip, 3R/2er); P2/#14-Connor Billington (1ip, 2R/2er); P3/#24-Ethan Lijewski (3ip, 2R/2er); P4/#25-Braydon Schwark (1ip, 2R/2er) = (8ip, 9R/8er, 7H, 6BB, 9K, 3-HBP); 2H (#8/Cooper Allwood; #12/Vaughn Nikkel; #25/Schwark; #30/); 2RBI (#25/Schwark); 2B (#12/V Nikkel; #18/Aiden Miller; #30/Holden Carrington);
*H South Bend/151: 9-7-1; SP Andrew Gonzales (3.2ip, 4R/4er, 8H, 2BB, 3K, 3-HBP); P2 Uriah Orozco (5.1ip, 2R/2er, 4H, 4BB, 7K); 2H (Garrett Miller); 2RBI (Bute 3; Dalton Clark); 2B (Dom Bamp; Quinn);
Blissfield/MI Post 325 5, Team Elite Midwest/18 3 (Flint/MI)
*v Team Elite: 3-6-1; SP Charlie Rubey (3.1ip, 3R/3er, 5H, 4BB, 3K, 1-HBP); P2 Kaleb Nielson (2ip, 2R/2er, 2H, 3BB, 3K); P3 John Lynem (1/3ip, 0R, 2BB, 1-HBP); 2H (Keagan Noble); 2B (K Noble);
*H Blissfield/325: 5-6-1; SP #16/Jack Kozlowski (1.2ip, 1R/1er, 0-H, 4BB, 2K, 1-HBP); P2 #3/Corbin Kozlowski (4.1ip, 2R/2er, 5H, 0-BB, 5K); 2H (Justin Diaz; Brandon Runyon); 2RBI (B Runyon); 2B (DJ Corbett; Gunner Carson; J Diaz);
G1 Hudson/MI Post 180 15, Adrian/MI Post 275/A 0 - 3inn;
*v: Hudson/180: 15-11-0; SP/WP Noah Bachman (3ip, 0R, 1H, 1BB, 4K); 2H (Logan Jewell; Carter Vanlerberg; Caleb Schmitt; Bronson Butts); 2RBI (Royce Beal 4; Bode Kimble; C Vanlerberg 3; C Schmitt); 2B (C Schmitt; C Vanlerberg);
*H Adrian/275: 0-1-3; SP/LP Garrett Iffland (2.1ip); P2 Maddox Wheeler (1/3ip); P3 Jackson Beach (1/3ip); *1H (G Iffland);
G2 Hudson/MI Post 180 12, Adrian/MI Post 275/A 0 - 4inn;
*v: Hudson/180: 12-6-0; SP/WP Logan Stanley (4ip, 0R, 1H, 2BB, 7K); 2H (Royce Beal); 2RBI (R Beal; Bode Kimble; Noah Bachman 3); 2B (R Beal);
*H Adrian/275: 0-1-3; SP/LP Jackson Beach (1.2ip); P2 Nolan Robinson (2/3ip); P3 Huntyr Mangrum (2/3ip); P4 Carter Scivoletto (1ip); 2B (N Robinson);
USA Scout Nike/Midwest 5 (Warren/MI), Smash Factor 0 (Ann Arbor/MI)
*v Smash: 0-4-3; SP Amos Daniels (5ip, 2R/1er, 7H, 2BB, 3K, 2-HBP); P2 Lorenzo Penn (1ip, 3R/3er, 3H, 1BB); 2B (Ben Fichera; Ben Sommer);
*H Scout:n5-10-1; SP/WP B Elizondo (5.1ip, 0R, 4H, 7BB, 10K); P2/SV S Sermo (1.2ip, 0R, 3K); 2H (B Elizondo; G Wark; Drew Sermo; Sam Sermo 3); 2RBI (S Sermo); HR (Brady Elizondo); 2B (S Sermo);
Pickens Baseball/18 17 (Highland Twp/MI), MSA Brandt 3 (Ann Arbor/MI) - 4inn;
*v Pickens: 17-14-0; SP/WP E O'Connor (2ip, 1R/1er, 3H, 1BB, 1K): P2 B Perantoni (2ip, 2R/2er, 1H, 1BB, 2K, 1-HBP); 2H (R Sheil 3; Q Bell 3; R Hovey); 2RBI (Q Bell; A Edgar; J Harroun 3; C Hutchins); 3B (Q Bell); 2B (R Sheil; Q Bell);
*H MSA: 3-4-4; SP Kyler Hogan (2ip, 11R); P2 Owen Kostoff (1.2ip, 6R); P3 Aidan Bradley (1/3ip, 0R); 2H (Eric Larson); 2RBI (E Larson); HR (Eric Larson); 2B (E Larson);
Linwood/MI Post 239 6, Oakland Bulldogs 2 (Rochester Hills/MI)
Linwood/MI Post 239 10 / Apex Athletix/18 10 (St Clair/MI) - TIE
North Branch/MI Post 457 WFM 9, Hit Dogs Ohio/Hood 4 (Dublin/OH)
North Branch/MI Post 457 WFM 5, P413 Baseball/18 1 (Clayton/OH)
Ironwoood/MI Post 5 12, Park Falls/WI 0
*Michigan juniors -
G1 Marquette/MI Post 44 Reds 7, Sagola-Felch/MI Post 168/15 3
G2 Marquette/MI Post 44 Reds 15, Sagola-Felch/MI Post 168/15 0
#Ohio - https://www.ohiolegion.com/baseball/
Florence/SC Post 1 5 (10-3), Beverly/Lowell/OH Post 389/750 1 - South Carolina Trip
*v Beverly/Lowell: 1-5-0; SP/LP Easton Walker (4.2ip, 5R5er, 8H, 3BB, 8K); P2 Dominic Fry (1.1ip, 0R, 1H, 1BB, 1K, 1-HBP); 2H (E Walker; D Fry); 2B (D Fry; Grady Hesson);
*H Florence/1: 5-9-0; SP Chase Price (4ip, 1R/1er, 4H, 1BB, 2K, 2-HBP); P2 Bennett Causey (1ip, 0R, 1H, 2K, 1-HBP); P3 Bryce King (1ip, 0R, 1BB, 2K); P4 Jaden Atkinson (1ip, 0R, 2K); 2H (Gabe McLaughlin; Bryce Oliver 3); 2RBI (B Oliver); 2B (B Oliver 2; G McLaughlin);
Sidney/OH Post 217 3, Punching Tickets/18 1 (Pickerington/OH)
Sidney/OH Post 217 10, Columbus Cannons/17 2 (Columbus/OH)
Hit Dogs Ohio/Hood 7 (Dublin/OH), Waverly/OH Post 142 2
P413 Baseball/18 11 (Clayton/OH), Waverly/OH Post 142 1
Zanesville/OH Post 29 5, Moundsville/WV Post 3 4
Beckley/WV Post 32 10, New Philadelphia/OH Post 139 0
Utica/OH Post 92 12, Wayne County/OH Post 68 2
Lancaster/OH Post 11 4, No Name 0
*Ohio Junior Legion -
Richwood/WV Post 97/17 6, Zanesville/OH Post 29/jr 5
Sidney/OH Post 217/jr Red 10, T3 Warhawks Minney/16 3
St Clairsville/OH Post 159/jr 8, Marietta/OH Post 64/jr 1
Parkersburg/WV Post 15/jr 11, Glouster/OH Post 414/jr 4
*Ohio ACME Baseball - https://acmebaseball.com/
G1 Defiance 11, Miller City 0
G2 Miller City 5, Defiance 3
Archbold 11, Edgerton 1
Elmwood 4, Van Buren 2
Holgate 14, Patrick Henry 5
Napoleon 5, Ayersville 1
Wauseon 8, Liberty Center 4
#Illinois - https://www.legionbaseballillinois.org/
Palos/IL Post 1993 7, Crestwood Crush 2 (Crestwood/IL)
Moline/IL Post 246 10, Princeton/IL Post 125 0
No Name 11, Trenton/IL Post 778 Gator 1
Crawfordsville/IN Post 72 Byron Cox 5, Watseka/IL Post 23 2
*v Crawfordsville/72: 5-7-1; SP/WP Nate Kouns (6.1ip, 2R/1er, 2H, 3BB, 5K); P2/SV Kaden Smith (2/3ip, 0R, 1K); 2H (Peyton Grimmett; Cayden Scott); 2RBI (Kyven Hill); 2B (N Kouns);
*H Watseka/23: 2-3-4; SP/LP Preston Harrington-Dewitt (7ip/CG-33bf/101p; 5R/4er, 8H, 2BB, 1K, 1-HBP); 2H (Payton Schaumburg); 2B (P Schaumburg);
*Illinois Junior Legion -
G1 Galesburg/IL Post 285/jr 11, Knoxville/IL Post 749/jr 1
G2 Galesburg/IL Post 285/jr 4, Knoxville/IL Post 749/jr 3
Annawan/IL Legion/jr 13, Oneida/IL Post 727/jr 5
#Indiana - https://www.indianalegion.org/baseball
Muncie/IN Post 19 3, Kokomo/IN Post 6 1 - Post 6 Wood Bat Tournament
*v Muncie/19: 3-5-2; SP Ayden Mitchell (6.2ip, 1R/0er, 5H, 2BB, 8K); P2 Landen Porfidio (1/3ip, 0R); 2H (Mac Anderson); 2RBI (M Anderson);
*H Kokomo/6: 1-6-0; SP/LP Kaison Hipshear-Walker (4ip, 2R/1er, 3H, 3BB, 3K); P2 Gavin White (1ip, 1R/1er, 2H, 1BB); P3 Harry Blake (2ip, 0R, 0-H, 1BB, 1K); 2H (Ryan Rodman);
Crawfordsville/IN Post 72 Byron Cox 5, Watseka/IL Post 23 2
*v Crawfordsville/72: 5-7-1; SP/WP Nate Kouns (6.1ip, 2R/1er, 2H, 3BB, 5K); P2/SV Kaden Smith (2/3ip, 0R, 1K); 2H (Peyton Grimmett; Cayden Scott); 2RBI (Kyven Hill); 2B (N Kouns);
*H Watseka/23: 2-3-4; SP/LP Preston Harrington-Dewitt (7ip/CG-33bf/101p; 5R/4er, 8H, 2BB, 1K, 1-HBP); 2H (Payton Schaumburg); 2B (P Schaumburg);
South Bend/IN Post 151 9, Three Oaks/MI Post 204 6 - scheduled 9 inn - *SB/151 G/C, names?;
*v Three Oaks/204*: 6-12-1; SP/#15-Lucas Zieger (3ip, 3R/2er); P2/#14-Connor Billington (1ip, 2R/2er); P3/#24-Ethan Lijewski (3ip, 2R/2er); P4/#25-Braydon Schwark (1ip, 2R/2er) = (8ip, 9R/8er, 7H, 6BB, 9K, 3-HBP); 2H (#8/Cooper Allwood; #12/Vaughn Nikkel; #25/Schwark; #30/); 2RBI (#25/Schwark); 2B (#12/V Nikkel; #18/Aiden Miller; #30/Holden Carrington);
*H South Bend/151: 9-7-1; SP Andrew Gonzales (3.2ip, 4R/4er, 8H, 2BB, 3K, 3-HBP); P2 Uriah Orozco (5.1ip, 2R/2er, 4H, 4BB, 7K); 2H (Garrett Miller); 2RBI (Bute 3; Dalton Clark); 2B (Dom Bamp; Quinn);
South Lake Iron Hawks 6 (), Valparaiso/IN Post 94/Prep 3
*Indiana Junior Legion -
South Haven/IN Post 502/jr 6, Valparaiso/IN Post 94/jr 3
#Kentucky - https://kylegion.org/baseball
*Kentucky Junior Legion -
#Missouri - https://www.missouriamericanlegionbaseball.org/
Rock Memorial/MO Post 283 12, Mineral Area/MO Legion 0
*Missouri Junior Legion -
#West Virginia -
Zanesville/OH Post 29 5, Moundsville/WV Post 3 4
Beckley/WV Post 32 10, New Philadelphia/OH Post 139 0
G1 Fairmont/WV Post 17 15, Buckhannon/WV Post 7 11
G2 Fairmont/WV Post 17 12, Buckhannon/WV Post 7 5
Clarksburg/WV Post 13 12, Doddridge/WV Summer Dawgs Legion 2
*West Virginia Junior Legion -
Richwood/WV Post 97/17 6, Zanesville/OH Post 29/jr 5
Parkersburg/WV Post 15/jr 11, Glouster/OH Post 414/jr 4
#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 26-28 2026 Kokomo Post 6 Wood Bat Tournament June 25-28 - unofficial -
at CFD Investments Stadium at Highland Park, Kokomo, IN
Kokomo Post 6 Web Site - https://kokomopost6baseball.com/
*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
*South Carolina American Legion Baseball - https://www.scalb.org/teams/?u=SOUTHCAROLI-BASEBALL&s=baseball
*North Carolina American Legion Baseball - https://www.nclegion.org/junior-senior-baseball
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 26-28 - Leo Brunner Invitational - Moline/IL (Moline Post 246) at Moline HS
Friday 06/26 -
5:30pm - Rock Island/IL Post 200 vs East Moline/IL Post 227
Saturday 06/27 -
11:00am - Moline/IL Post 246 vs East Moline/IL Post 227
1:30pm - Carol Stream/IL Post 76 vs East Moline/IL Post 227
4:00pm - Carol Stream/IL Post 76 vs Rock Island/IL Post 200
Sunday 06/28 -
12:00pm - Moline/IL Post 246 vs Carol Stream/IL Post 76
2:30pm - Moline/IL Post 246 vs Rock Island/IL Post 200
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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
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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
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