07/02/2026 - Jim's (SECLMW) Baseball notes

07/02/2026 - 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.)

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Media -

#Hard Hats TV (U-Tube) -

*07/01 - Post 22 Hardhats vs Napoleon River Bandits Post 300 Firecracker Tournament - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xq9Egcd52Lc

#Rapid City Journal -

*5 things to know about the 2026 Firecracker Tournament (Matt Weiner - Rapid City Journal) https://rapidcityjournal.com/sports/high-school/baseball/article_aa37a1f3-6cae-4282-87df-4db23cc6241b.html

*Post 22 opens 51st Firecracker Tournament with win over Napoleon Post 300 (Ohio) (Matthew Neus) https://rapidcityjournal.com/sports/high-school/baseball/article_30617ed3-51b8-4cba-a680-f4219543ed5c.html

#Crescent News (Defiance, OH) -

*Minor leagues: Newman has back-to-back multi-hit games (staff) https://www.crescent-news.com/push/minor-leagues-newman-has-back-to-back-multi-hit-games/article_21fbea0c-1d63-478b-b3ba-b46f0b7170bc.html (DJ Newman (Archbold); Art Warren (Napoleon));

*Summer Ball 7-2-26 (staff) https://www.crescent-news.com/push/summer-ball-7-2-26/article_426dc59b-6604-4f1e-8d30-ca58d2e3f0f8.html (ACME; Junior ACME regionals);

#Lima News (Lima, OH) -

*GLSCL: Locos take first two of series against Michigan (Chris Howell) https://www.limaohio.com/top-stories/2026/07/02/glscl-locos-take-first-two-of-series-against-michigan/

#Marietta Times (Marietta, OH) -

*Nod to the past: Beverly/Lowell wins in 2006 throwbacks (Jordan Holland) https://www.mariettatimes.com/sports/2026/07/nod-to-the-past-beverly-lowell-wins-in-2006-throwbacks/

*SCORES -

2026 American Legion Baseball and summer baseball -

*Post 22 Hardhats Firecracker Tournament (July 1-5), Rapid City, SD

Selected Highlights (Home Runs & Complete Games (6innings minimum))

Andrew Richardson (Missoula/27) Home Run - 07/01 G6 vs Gross Catholic;

Stellan Ridley (Missoula/27) Home Run - 07/01 G6 vs Gross Catholic;

Cael Biggs-Burger (Gross Catholic) Home Run - 07/01 G6 vs Missoula/27;

*Wednesday, July 1 -

G1 Rocky Mountain Lobos/CO 5, Rapid City/SD Post 22 Expos 4

G2 Rocky Mountain Lobos/CO 7, Omaha/NE West Side 4

G3 Pueblo Azteca/CO 11, Gretna/NE Post 216 1

G4 Gretna/NE Post 216 7, One 6/CO 4

G6 Missoula/MT Post 27 13, Gross Catholic/NE 4

G7 Rapid City/SD Post 22 Hard Hats 7, Napoleon/OH Post 300 4

*v Napoleon/300: 4-11-1; SP Ryne Maag (2.1ip, 3R/1er, 4H, 0-BB, 2K, 1-HBP); P2 Camden Bukowski (1.2ip, 2R.2er, 4H,0-BB, 2K, 1-HBP); P3 Jackson Poynter (1ip, 1R/1er, 1H, 1BB, 1-HBP); P4 Kenneth Smeltzer (1ip, 1R/1er, 3H, 0-BB); 2H (Tripp Langenderfer; C Bukowski; Owen Reynolds; Kaden Kreinbrink); 2RBI (O Reynolds); 2B (K Kreinbrink);

*H Rapid City/22 HH: 7-12-0 SP/WP Brayden Stapert (4.2ip, 3R/3er, 9H, 2BB, 2K, 1-HBP); P2/SV Rowan Fredericksen (2.1ip, 1R/1er, 2H, 1BB, 3K, 1-HBP); 2H (Aiden Roberts; Jaxson Reeder; Josh Elder; Hudson Ogle); 2RBI (A Roberts; J Elder); 3B (H Ogle; Kain McLeod); 2B (A Roberts);

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

Wednesday July 1, 2026 -

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

Adrian/MI Post 275 12, West Unity/OH Post 669 10 - scheduled 9innings

*v West Unity/669: 10-15-2; SP Lane Brandt (3ip, 3R/2er, 6H, 1BB, 1-HBP); P2 Wesley Hartsock (3ip, 6R/6er, 7H, 3BB, 2K, 1-HBP); P3 Brennan Dempsey (1ip, 3R/2er, 3H, 1BB); P4 Isaihs Gracis (1ip, 0R, 1BB, 2K); 2H (Carter Luce 4; CJ Arroyo-Thompson; Alex St John; Miles Palmer); 2RBI (M Palmer 3); 3B (C Arroyo-Thompson; M Palmer); 2B (James Tracy; Mason Boles);

*H Adrian/275: 12-17-4; SP/nd Anderson Moore (3ip, 7R/1er, 8H, 0-BB, 1K); P2/WP Cameron Sherwood (4ip, 3R/3er, 6H, 1BB, 5K); P3/SV Gavin Yatzek (2ip, 0R, 1BB, 3K); 2H (Carter Howard 3; G Yatzek 3; Dustin Hamilton 3; Carson Liles 4); 2RBI (C Howard; G Yatzek; D Hamilton; C Liles 3); 2B (C Howard; D Hamilton);

Beavers Baseball 11, Breckenridge/MI Post 98 5

G1 Northern Michigan Patriots/16 10, EUP/MI Wood Ducks 9

G2 Northern Michigan Patriots/16 13, EUP/MI Wood Ducks 3

*Michigan juniors -

G1 Negaunee/MI Miners 2, Kingsford/MI Post 363/jr 1

G2 Negaunee/MI Miners 6, Kingsford/MI Post 363/jr 2

G1 Gladstone/MI Indiana/17 7, Marquette/MI Post 44/jr Reds 6

G2 Marquette/MI Post 44/jr 4, Gladstone Indiana/17 0

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

Beverly/Lowell/OH Post 389/750 9, Middleport/OH Post 128 3

*Ohio Junior Legion -

Athens/OH Post 21/jr 12, Marietta/OH Post 64/jr 9

Glouster/OH Post 414/jr 10, Zanesville/OH Post 29/jr 0

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

Ottawa-Glandorf 14, Elida 4

*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 - Miller City - https://tourney.acmebaseball.com/jr-acme/region-6

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

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

Lafayette/IN Post 11 9, Watseka/IL Post 23 4

G1 Moline/IL Post 246 10, Galesburg/IL Post 285 8

G2 Galesburg/IL Post 285 13, Moline/IL Post 246 2

Lake Station/IN Post 100 13, Watseka/IL Post 23 3

Palos/IL Post 1993 11, Bombers 10

Oneida/IL Post 727 7, East Moline/IL Post 227 5

Rockport/IL Post 254 8, Evansville/IN Post 8 Funkhouser 6 - 9innings

G1 Chariton County/IL Legion 10, Slater Wildcats 1

G2 Slater Wildcats 6, Chariton County/IL Legion 5

Barrington/IL Post 158 10, Fox lake/IL Post 703 9

Aviston/IL Post 1993 12, Smithton/IL Post 937 Bandits 0

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

Lafayette/IN Post 11 9, Watseka/IL Post 23 4

Lake Station/IN Post 100 13, Watseka/IL Post 23 3

Lafayette/IN Post 11 16, Lake Station/IN Post 100 1

Rockport/IL Post 254 8, Evansville/IN Post 8 Funkhouser 6 - 9innings

Owensboro/KY Post 9 15, Evansville/IN Post 265 Eugene Pate 1

South Lake Iron Hawks 15, Valparaiso/IN Post 94/Prep 2

*Indiana Junior Legion -

Evansville/IN Post 8/jr Funkhouser 7 / Evansville/IN Post 265/jr Eugene Pate 7 - TIE

South Haven/IN Post 502/jr 14, Not Named 1

Princeton/IN Post 25/jr 10, Spikes/16u 6

Elberfeld/IN Post 351/jr 9, Vincennes/IN Post 73/jr 4

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

Owensboro/KY Post 9 15, Evansville/IN Post 265 Eugene Pate 1

*Kentucky Junior Legion -

Top Tier Kentucky/Americans 17, Lexington/KY Post 8/17 1

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

Washington/MO Post 218 6, St Peterws/MO Post 313 0

Festus/MO Post 253 17 or 16, Kirkwood/MO Post 156 3

Chesterfield/MO Post 556 12, Maryland Heights/Mo Post 213 8

#West Virginia -

Charleston/WV Post 65 3, Milton/WV Post 139 2

Doddridge/WV Legion 2, Buckhannon/WV Post 7 0

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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 (Teams appear to be: Danville/IL 210 (Host); Rock Island/IL Post 200; Crawfordsville/IN Post 72; Terre Haute/IN Post 346; Barrington/IL Post 158; Princeton/IN Post 25; Rantoul/IL Post 287; Triple Crown Elite);

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.