07/01/2026 - Jim's (SECLMW) Baseball notes

07/01/2026 - 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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American Legion W-L as of 6/28 (unofficial) - https://albdistrict2mi.blogspot.com/2026/06/062926-american-legion-baseball.html

Looking ahead -

*2026 Gabby Mills Tournament July 3-5 in Midland, MI - SECLMW's unofficial notes: https://albdistrict2mi.blogspot.com/2026/07/070126-2026-gabby-mills-tournament.html

News

American Legion & summer (ACME, unaffiliated, etc.)

GLSCL

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Media -

#Midland Daily News (Midland, MI) -

*Gabby Mills Invitational schedule/scoreboard (Fred Kelly) https://www.ourmidland.com/sports/article/gabby-mills-invitational-schedule-scoreboard-22325340.php

*Berryhill bounces back big-time (Fred Kelly) https://www.ourmidland.com/sports/article/berryhill-bounces-back-big-time-22324363.php

#RRN Sports (Upper Peninsula, MI) -

*All-U.P. High School Baseball Award Winners Announced (staff) https://www.rrnsports.com/story/2026-06-29-allup-high-school-baseball-award-winners-announced

#Crescent News (Defiance, OH) -

*Summer Ball 6-30-26 (staff) https://www.crescent-news.com/sports/local_sports/summer-ball-6-30-26/article_e87d951e-a3bd-4384-b133-ccc2fe8f3827.html

*Minor league: Warren earns second save (staff) https://www.crescent-news.com/push/minor-league-warren-earns-second-save/article_d5deba99-594d-4db1-bc57-61fb49d7a886.html (Art Warren (Napoleon); Zach Willeman (Napoleon); DJ Newman (Archbold));

*Legion baseball: 11 straight wins, three straight shutouts for Bandits (staff) https://www.crescent-news.com/push/legion-baseball-11-straight-wins-three-straight-shutouts-for-bandits/article_c90bc45c-b60a-4f97-90db-19baa32b765d.html

*Legion baseball: Bandits' Herman no-hits Kokomo (staff) https://www.crescent-news.com/sports/local_sports/legion-baseball-bandits-herman-no-hits-kokomo/article_cc43bf21-2906-4fd5-b20a-a61a35aeeffb.html

#Findlay Courier (Findlay, OH) -

GLSCL - (PJ) Park cools down Sluggers https://thecourier.com/news/1136423/park-cools-down-sluggers/

#Northwest Signal (Napoleon, OH) -

*ACME: Holgate advances to ACME sectional final (Brandon Shrider) https://www.northwestsignal.net/sports/article_148ab2d5-91c6-4a70-8c8c-73a46840e427.html

*Bandits sweep through Kokomo tourney (Brandon Shrider) https://www.northwestsignal.net/sports/article_05403cbd-bda1-411e-aba0-4d4701347e03.html

*Bandits win first 2 in Kokomo tourney (Brandon Shrider) https://www.northwestsignal.net/sports/article_745082af-e7ee-4e0b-b478-6f1e35eafe77.html

#Marietta Times (Marietta, OH) -

*(Parkersburg, WV) Post 15 falls to Clarksburg, 5-4 (Jay W. Bennett) https://www.mariettatimes.com/sports/2026/07/post-15-falls-to-clarksburg-5-4/

#Lima News (Lima, OH) -

#MLive (Michigan regional) -

#Putnam Sentinel-Tribune (Putnam County, OH) -

#Tecumseh Herald (Tecumseh, MI) -

#Sun Times News (Chelsea, MI) -

#Monroe News (Monroe County, MI) -

#Sidney Daily News (Sidney, OH) -

*SCORES -

2026 American Legion Baseball and summer baseball -

Tuesday June 30, 2026 -

#Michigan - https://michiganlegion.org/baseball/

Adrian/MI Post 275 9, Adrian/MI Lookouts 7 - semifinal from Blissfield Inviational

*v Adrian/275: 9-13-0; SP/WP Jalen Stelzer (5ip, 4R/4er, 8H, 2BB, 4K); P2/SV Liam Timm (2ip, 3R/3er, 2H, 2BB, 2K; 1-HBP); 2H (Carter Howard 3; Carson Liles; J Stelzer; Cameron Sherwood; Gavin Yatzek); 2RBI (J Stelzer); 2B (Dustin Hamilton);

*H Lookouts: 7-9-0; SP Rocco Williams (3ip, 8R/8er, 9H, 1BB, 2K); P2 Aidan Furtak (4ip, 1R/1er, 4H, 2BB, 1K, 1-HBP); 2H (Norman Frederick); 2RBI (Brian Dopp); 3B (Cam Barber); 2B (Owen Zylka);

Blissfield/MI Post 325 10, Adrian/MI Post 275 0 - 4inn - Championship from Blissfield Inviational

*v Adrian/275: 0-2-1; SP/LP Bryson Sutherland (2ip, 7R/7er, 4H, 3BB,2K, 2-HBP); P2 Carson Liles (1ip, 0R, 1H, 1K); P3 Carter Bettcher (2/3ip, 3R/3er, 1H, 4BB, 1-HBP); *1H (Gavin Yatzek; Jalen Stelzer);

*H Blissfield/325: 10-6-1; SP/WP #16/J Kozlowski (4ip/cg-14bf/61p; 0R, 2H, 0-BB, 8K); 2H (Chase Dukate); 2RBI (Lukas Linzell; C Dukate 3); 2B (Brennan Runyon);

G1 Linwood/MI Post 239 7, Mt Pleasant/MI Post 110 1

G2 Mt Pleasant/MI Post 110 11, Linwood/MI Post 239 9

Big Rapids/MI Post 98/Black 15, Big Rapids/MI Post 98 10

G1 Negaunee/MI Post 114 12, Niagara/WI Post 136 1

G2 Negaunee/MI Post 114 14, Niagara/WI Post 136 2

Menominee/MI Red Wave 20, Clintonville/WI Legion 6

Ironwood/MI Post 5 9, Sagola/MI Post 168-Felch 2

*Michigan juniors -

Norway/MI 12, Gladstone/MI Indians/17 10

#Ohio - https://www.ohiolegion.com/baseball/

Findlay/OH Post 3 8, Pemberville/OH Post 183 3

*v Pemberville/183: 3-5-5; SP/LP Erich Hepler (3.2ip, 7R/3er, 6H, 5BB, 2K); P2 Amarius Velazquez (2.1ip, 1R/1er, 2H, 2K); 2B (Drew Kachmarik)

*H Findlay/3: 8-9-1; SP Charlie Palm (2ip); P2 Craven Noblit (2ip); P2 Ryan Maas (1ip); P4 (Kellen Frankart (1ip); P5 Tucker Coleman (1ip); Total (7ip, 3R/3er, 5H, 5BB, 7K, 2-HBP); 2H (C Palm 3; K Frankart); 2RBI (C Palm; Brady Lance; T Coleman); 3B (C Palm); 2B (C Palm);

Chillicothe/OH Post 757 12. Waverly/OH Post 142/jr 8

Lancaster/OH Post 11 4, Utica/OH Post 92 0

South Charleston/WV Post 94 Mad Dogs 9, Mariett/OH Post 64 5

*Ohio Junior Legion -

Athens/OH Post 21/jr 17, Beverly/Lowell/OH Post 389/750/jr 1

Zanesville/OH Post 29/jr 17, Cambridge/Belle Valley/OH Post 84/641/jr 8

Lancaster/OH Post 11/jr 10, Utica/OH Post 92/jr 9

*Ohio ACME Senior Baseball - https://acmebaseball.com/

Ottawa-Glandorf 7 Liberty-Benton 1

Miller City 8, Kalida 4

Defiance 12, Ayersville 2

*Ohio ACME Junior Tournament - https://tourney.acmebaseball.com/jr-acme

2026 Regional Tournaments (The champion of each region advances to the State Tournament at Bryan, OH July 11-13)

SECLMW's notes: https://baseballlmw.blogspot.com/2026/07/070126-2026-ohio-acme-junior-regionals.html

*Region 1 Wisler Region - TBD - https://tourney.acmebaseball.com/jr-acme/region-1

*Region 2 Badenhop Region - Perrysburg - https://tourney.acmebaseball.com/jr-acme/region-2

*Region 3 Billingsly Region - TBD - https://tourney.acmebaseball.com/jr-acme/region-3

*Region 4 Black Region - TBD - https://tourney.acmebaseball.com/jr-acme/region-4

*Region 5 Brunswick Region - St. Henry - https://tourney.acmebaseball.com/jr-acme/region-5

*Region 6 Stechshulte Region - TBD - https://tourney.acmebaseball.com/jr-acme/region-6

*Region 7 Lane Region - TBD - https://tourney.acmebaseball.com/jr-acme/region-7

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#Illinois - https://www.legionbaseballillinois.org/

Rock Island/IL Post 200 10, Oneida/IL Post 727 5

Galesburg/IL Post 285/jr 14 / Atown/IL Post 381 14 - TIE

Wheaton/IL Post 76 Thunder 15, Palos/IL Post 1993 7

Southern Illinois/19 7, Orient/IL Post 1961 2

Chariton/IL Legion 18, Slater Wildcats 0

Chariton/IL Legion 11, Benchwarmers/17 4

Aviston/IL Post 1239 10, Alton/IL Post 126 0

Dansville/IL Post 210 8, Rantoul/IL Post 287 4

Jefferson County/MO Blazers 9, Smithton/IL Post 397 Bandits/18 1

*Illinois Junior Legion -

Oneida/IL Post 727/jr Gerlach 8, Knoxville/IL Post 749/jr 7

#Indiana - https://www.indianalegion.org/baseball

Valparaiso/IN Post 94 Green 13, Lake Station/IN Post 100 3

Crawfordsville/IN Post 72 Byron Cox 5, Terre Haute/IN Post 346 Wayne Newton 3

Newburgh/IN Post 44 6, Evansville/IN Post 8 Funkhouser 3

Princeton/IN Post 25 11, Elberfeld/IN Post 351 1

Muncie/IN Post 19 6, Kokomo/IN Post 6 3

*Indiana Junior Legion -

South Bend/IN Post 151/jr 6, Valparaiso/IN Post 94/jr 5

Princeton/IN Post 25/jr 14, Evansville/IN Post 8/jr Funkhouser 1

Grizzlies Baseball/15 6, Kokomo/IN Post 6/jr 1

G1 South Haven/IN Post 502/jr 11, NWI Nationals/15 1

G2 South Haven/IN Post 502/jr 9 / NWI Nationals/15 9 - TIE

Evansville/IN Post 265/jr Eugene Pate 7, Carmi/IL 2

#Kentucky - https://kylegion.org/baseball

Owensboro/KY Post 9 16, Madisonville/KY Post 6 2

*Kentucky Junior Legion -

Willard/KY Post 342/jr 14, Lexington/KY Post 8/16 10

Boonville/IN Post 200 6, Owensboro/KY Post 9/jr 4

#Missouri - https://www.missouriamericanlegionbaseball.org

Chesterfield/MO Post 556 4, Eureka/MO Post 177 1

Kirkwood/MO Post 156 8, Manchester/MO Post 208 1

G1 Moberly/MO Post 6 5, Hannibal/MO Post 55 1

G2 Hannibal/MO Post 55 2, Moberly/MO Post 6 1 - 4inn?

Sedalia/MO Post 642 17, Wheelhouse/MO Legion 2

Jefferson County/MO Blazers 9, Smithton/IL Post 397 Bandits/18 1

Festus/MO Post 253 16, Rock memorial/MO Post 283 1

#West Virginia -

Doddridge/WV Legion 21, Ritchie County/WV 9

G1 Beckley/WV Post 32 10, Charleston/WV Post 65 2

G2 Beckley/WV Post 32 11, Charleston/WV Post 65 7

Clarksburg/WV Post 13, Parkersburg/WV Post 15 4

South Charleston/WV Post 94 Mad Dogs 9, Mariett/OH Post 64 5

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#GLSCL / Great Lakes Summer Collegiate League - https://www.glscl.org/landing/index

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2026 tentative calendar -

July 3-5 - 2026 Gabby Mills Tournament July 3-5 in Midland, MI - SECLMW's unofficial notes: https://albdistrict2mi.blogspot.com/2026/07/070126-2026-gabby-mills-tournament.html

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

July 8-11 - Ohio Junior Legion Super Region 1 Tournament at - TBD

July 8-11 - Ohio Junior Legion Super Region 2 Tournament at Bellfontaine High School.

July 8-11 - Ohio Junior Legion Super Region 3 Tournament at Chillicothe VA Memorial Stadium.

July 8-11 - Ohio Junior Legion Super Region 3 Tournament at Pioneer Park at Marietta College.

July 9-12 - Crawfordsville Invitational - Crawfordsville, Indiana

July 9-12 - Gabe Pando Invitational - Fort Collins/CO (Moline Post 246)

July 10-11 - Lancaster/OH Post 11 Classic - Beavers Field, Lancaster, OH

Round Robin (Lancaster/OH Post 11 (host); Beverly Lowell/OH Post 389/750; Wheeling/WV Post 1; Midland Berryhill/MI Post 165; Findley/OH Post 3) - https://www.beaversfield.com/post11classic

July 10-14 - 2026 Gopher Classic - Twin Cities, Minnesota

July 9-12 - PBR Detroit metro “PB Michigan Summer Championship” (18u 4 game guarantee - 1,850) - https://tournaments.prepbaseballreport.com/events/prep-baseball-michigan-summer-championship-detroit-mi-07-09-2026

July 9-12 - PBR Cleveland metro “PB Northeast Ohio Summer Championship” (18u 4 games - 1,750) - https://tournaments.prepbaseballreport.com/events/prep-baseball-northeast-ohio-summer-championship-cleveland-oh-07-09-2026

July 15-18 - Ohio Senior Legion Super Region 1 Tournament at - TBD

July 15-18 - Ohio Senior Legion Super Region 2 Tournament at Bellfontaine High School.

July 15-18 - Ohio Senior Legion Super Region 3 Tournament at Chillicothe VA Memorial Stadium.

July 15-18 - Ohio Senior Legion Super Region 3 Tournament at Pioneer Park at Marietta College.

July 16-18 - Illinois Senior Legion Division tournaments

July 16-19 - Ohio Junior Legion State tournament at Beavers Field, Lancaster. OH

July 16-21 - Wisconsin Legion 16-Under regionals