07/03/2026 - Jim's (SECLMW) Baseball notes

07/03/2026 - 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) -

*Post 22 Hardhats vs Rocky Mountain Lobos Firecracker Tournament (video)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t2NXbzQJ-m4 (includes long rain delay!)

#Rapid City Journal -

*Post 22 improves to 2-0 at Firecracker Tournament with win over Rocky Mountain (Colorado) (Matthew Neus) https://rapidcityjournal.com/sports/high-school/baseball/article_c6183c98-e9cc-40a2-9918-674f632be62b.html (07/02 game)

#Crescent News (Defiance, OH) -

*Legion baseball: Bandits drop close one vs. Omaha (staff) https://www.crescent-news.com/push/legion-baseball-bandits-drop-close-one-vs-omaha/article_b8248e44-533b-4e86-872f-94616b7cd4a6.html (07/02 game)

*Legion baseball: Bandit win streak snapped at 11 in South Dakota (staff) https://www.crescent-news.com/push/legion-baseball-bandit-win-streak-snapped-at-11-in-south-dakota/article_bfcc4ab6-7af5-447c-8c50-9066a344ca00.html (07/01 game)

*SCORES -

2026 American Legion Baseball and summer baseball -

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

*Thursday, July 2 -

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

Rowan Miculka (Missoula/27) Home Run - 07/02 G8 vs Pueblo Azteca;

Dawson Rodoni (Missoula/27) Complete Game- 07/02 G8 vs Pueblo Azteca (6ip, L, 2-4);

Caeden Herrera ( Pueblo Azteca) Complete Game - 07/02 G8 vs Missoula/27 (7ip, Wm 4-2);

Anthony Singer (Napoleon/300) Complete Game - 07/02 G10 vs Omaha/West Side (6ip, L, 1-2);

G8 Pueblo Azteca/CO 4, Missoula/MT Post 27 2

G9 Gretna/NE Post 216 3, Missoula/MT Post 27 2

G10 Omaha/NE West Side (Mr Dell) 2, Napoleon/OH Post 300 1

*v Napoleon/300: 1-7-1; SP Anthony Singer (6ip/CG-24bf/82p; 2R/2er, 6H, 0-BB, 5K, 1-HBP); 2H (Camden Bukowski; Kenneth Smeltzer); 2B (C Bukowski);

*H Omaha/West Side: 2-6-2; SP/WP Ty Hanna (6ip, 1R/0er, 7H, 0-BB, 5K); P2/SV Easton Shockey (1ip, 0R, 1K); 2H (Dom Manganaro); 3B (Liam Cronican); 2B (Payton Wane);

G11 Omaha/NE West Side (Mr Dell) 3, One 6/CO 2 - 9 innings

G12 Gross Catholic/NE (Peitzmeier) 6, Rapid City/SD Post 22 Expos 3

G13 Rapid City/SD Post 22 Hard Hats 7, Rocky Mountain Lobos/CO 1

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

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Thursday July 2, 2026 -

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

Crandon/WI Legion 12, Menominee/MI Red Wave 2

*Michigan juniors -

Niagara/WI Legion 10, Gladstone/MI Indians/17 5

G1 Niagara/WI Legion/jr 11, Sagola/MI Post 168-Felch/15 1

G2 Niagara/WI Legion/jr 17, Sagola/MI Post 168-Felch/15 4

*Michigan club baseball -

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

Pemberville/OH Post 183 13, Fostoria/OH Post 73 0

Lancaster/OH Post 11 11, Upper Arlington Bears/Gold 0 - PBR

Lancaster/OH Post 11 6, Premier Ohio/Coffie 1

Cincy Legends Premier 18, Chillicothe/OH Post 757 4

Cambridge/Belle Valley/OH Post 84/641 12, New Philadelphia/OH Post 139 0

Zanesville/OH Post 29 8, New Philadelphia/OH Post 139 6

Cambridge/Belle Valley/OH Post 84/641 14, Zanesville/OH Post 29 4

*Ohio Junior Legion -

T3 Warhawks/Haught 8, Lancaster/OH Post 11/jr 0

NWO Elite/Rouser 17, Bettsville/OH Post 733/jr 0

Glouster/OH Post 414/jr 4, Athens/OH Post 21/jr 3

Cambridge/Belle Valley/OH Post 84/641/jr 8, Utica/OH Post 92/jr 0

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

https://baseballlmw.blogspot.com/2026/07/070226-2026-acme-congress-senior-state.html

#District 4 - Siefring / Gast (Fort Recovery, Celina, Minster, Marion Local, Coldwater, Parkway, New Bremen, St Henry) - https://tourney.acmebaseball.com/acme/district-4

*Thursday July 2 -

G9 Coldwater 7, Fort Recovery 3 - elimination

G10 Minster 13, New Bremen 3 - elimination

G11 St Henry 12, Celina 2

*Monday July 6 -

G12 5:30pm - Coldwater (1 loss) vs Minster (1 loss) at Coldwater - elimination

G13 7:30pm - Celina (1 loss) vs Winner G12 (1 loss) at Coldwater - elimination

*Tuesday July 7 -

G14 6:00pm - St Henry (0) vs Winner G13 (1 loss) at Coldwater - Championship*

G15* 8:00pm - Winner G14 (1 loss) vs Loser G14 (1 loss) at Coldwater - *if necessary

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#District 6 / Brunswick (Covington; Graham; Bellefontaine; Fairbanks; Ben Logan; Triad; Indian Lake) - https://tourney.acmebaseball.com/acme/district-6

*Wednesday July 1 -

G1 Covington 7, Graham 0

G2 Bellefontaine 10, Fairbanks 0

G3 Ben Logan 10, Triad 0

*Thursday July 2 -

G6 Fairbanks 29, Triad 9 - elimination

G7 Graham vs ??? - elimination

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*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 - Archbold - https://tourney.acmebaseball.com/jr-acme/region-1

G7 07/02 - Fairview 18, Brian 15

G8 07/02 - Archbold 13, Fairview 2 - Championship

*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

G3 07/02 - Defiance/1 21, Ayersville 0

G4 07/02 - Defiance/2 8, Napoleon 6

G5 07/03 - Ayersville (1 loss) vs Defiance/2 (1 loss) - 5:00pm at Defiance

G6 07/03 - Defiance/1 vs Winner G5 - 7:00pm at Defiance - Championship

G7* 07/05 - Winner G6 vs Loser G6 - 12:00pm at Defiance If Necessary

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

G4 07/02 - Hicksville 4, Crestview 3

G5 07/03 - Wayne Trace vs Hicksville - 6:00pm at Wayne Trace - Championship

*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/

Princeton/IL Post 125 12, East Moline/IL Post 227 5

Christian County/IL Post 257 6, St Jacob/IL Post 665 1

Wheaton/IL Post 76 Thunder 1, DuPage Muddogs 0

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

Lake County Corn Dogs 8, Valparaiso/IN Post 94/Prep 3

Evansville/IN Post 265 Eugene Pate 10, Rockport/IN Post 254 5

Newburgh/IN Post 44 9, Princeton/IN Post 25 8

*Indiana Junior Legion -

Elberfeld/IN Post 351/jr 4, Princeton/IN Post 25/jr 3

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

Eureka/MO Post 177 16, Manchester/MO Post 208 1

Washington/MO Post 208 8, Elsberry/MO Post 226 6

Ste. Gen/MO Post 150 10, Kirkwood/MO Post 156 0

Manchester/MO Post 208 7, Maryland Heights/MO Post 213 0

#West Virginia -

Beckley/WV Post 32 15, Milton/WV Post 139 4

Bridgeport/WV Post 68 11, Clarksburg/WV Post 13 6

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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 4 - John P Clark Memorial Tournament - Oneida, Illinois

G1 9:00am - Oneida/IL Post 727 vs Galesburg/IL Post 285

G2 11:00am - Milan/IL Post 569 vs Galesburg/IL Post 285

G3 1:00pm - Oneida/IL Post 727 vs Milan/IL Post 569

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