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The Friendly Confines Cheese ShoppeSalutes the Athletes and Coaches

of the 2015 American LegionBaseball Tournament

GreetingsfromtheCommanderofPost55

OnbehalfoftheLeSueurAmericanLegionPost55,

Iwouldliketowelcometheteamsandfansof

CentralPlainsAmericanLegionBaseball

Tournament.Congratulationsonmakingthisyear’s

tournament.Weareproudtobeapartofthisyear’s

event,andwehopethatyourstaywithusisbothfun

andexciting.

ThankYou,toallofthevolunteersandsponsorsfor

helpingtomakethisyear’stournamentasuccess.

Lastly,Iwouldliketoofferspecialthankstothe

LeSueurAreaBaseballAssociation,forallofthetime

andenergytheyhaveputintothisyearstournament,

youhavedoneanawesomejob.

Sincerely,

LarryBruender,Commander,Post55

GreetingsFromthePost74CommanderTheHendersonAmericanLegionPost74ispleasedtoco-hostthe2015CentralPlainsDivisionIITournament.Congratulationsonmakingittothetournament.Youareamongthebestofthebest.

I’dliketowishalltheteams,playersandcoacheswell.Wehopeyourstaywithusisbothpleasantandexciting.CongratulationstoalltheplayersintheStateLegionBaseballprograms.

Aspecialthankyoutoallthesponsorsofthisyear’stournamentandtheLeSueur-HendersonBaseballAssociationfortheirhelpinmakingthiseventasuccessfulendeavor.

Sincerely,JamesRosenthal,CommanderPost74

August 2015

Welcome Legion Baseball Players, Families, Friends & Fans:

Thank you for coming to Le Sueur/Henderson for the 2015 Central

Plains Legion Baseball Tournament. Win or lose we hope you find your

weekend here will be an enjoyable experience. As Mayor of the City of

Le Sueur, I have the honor of extending the official welcome from our

town to all of you.

Le Sueur, located in the beautiful Minnesota River Valley, is a small

town that likes to think big. Thanks to a history and tradition of diverse

commercial, industrial and agricultural investments and proud involved

residents with high expectations, Le Sueur enjoys many of the features

found only in much larger communities. Be sure to drive around and

look us over between games.

Ever since the Minnesota Twins opened their new outdoor stadium and

left the Metrodome this season, it never rains on baseball games in

Minnesota. No guarantees but, expect great weather and quality baseball

for your tournament here in the Valley.

Thank you for coming and making the tournament a success. Best of

Luck to all the teams.

Lets Play Ball!

Sincerely,

Bob Broeder, Mayor

City of Le Sueur

August 2015

I bring you greetings from the 83,000 members of

the Minnesota American Legion. Welcome to Min-

nesota, we hope you have a great time.

American Legion Baseball has a proud tradition in

Minnesota, going back 87 years. This year we will

have over 300 teams in our state with over 5,000

participants. We are the largest state program in the

nation by number of teams, and our state tourna-

ments are the largest in the nation. We love our

baseball, we appreciate that you have come so far to play is this out-

standing regional tourney.

My theme for the year is celebrating courage. As Americans, we are

grateful to live in a country where we have baseball, but also our basic

freedoms and our democratic process. Many veterans sacrificed part of

their lives, or their entire life to protect our American way.

I want to congratulate the teams that are here. You are the best of the

best, and I know you will represent your states well. I want to thank the

coaches and post members for the countless hours they put in. I want to

thank the local volunteers for putting on this outstanding tournament.

Baseball is America’s pastime. There’s no sport quite like it, especially

on a beautiful summer day. Enjoy these games, and remember the veter-

ans whose sacrifice made it all possible.

For God and Country,

Peggy Moon

Commander

Department of Minnesota

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ASPECIALTHANKYOUTOALLOFTHISYEAR’SPARTICIPANTSANDFANSINTHE

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There are so many people and groups who made this weekend possible. We have to thank both the Hen-derson and Le Sueur Baseball Association’s for all their work in promoting baseball in our communities and making it possible to have a successful baseball program. We have one of the finest baseball fields in Minnesota, in Bruce Frank field in Le Sueur, but it takes a lot of work to maintain it and continually improve it. The Hilltop Field just ten years ago was a junior varsity field in disrepair, thanks to the Henderson Baseball Association the field is greatly improved and now home to the Henderson Tiger amateur baseball team. We would like to thank the cities of Le Sueur and Henderson and the Le Sueur-Henderson School District for their help in maintaining the fields. This tournament would not have been possible without the financial support of a small group of support-ers. A SPECIAL THANK YOU TO:TheFriendlyConfinesCheeseShoppe,RossNesbitAgencies,Del’sConstructionandBartelsTrucking. Thanks to the Henderson and Le Sueur American Legion Posts for co-sponsoring this year’s tournament and a special thanks to the Henderson Lions Club for sponsoring our legion baseball team. Thank you everyone – have a great weekend – from the committee co-chairs

Lon Berberich - Pat Goggin - Mike Keenan

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AmericanLegionPostoftheYear

This award is presented to an American Legion Post that has made extraordinary contributions to the American Le-gion Baseball Program over a number of years.

1998 - Apple Valley Post 17761999 - Bloomington Post 5502000 - Moorhead Post 212001 - New Ulm Post 1322002 - Willmar Post 1672003 - Richfield Post 4352004 - Tri-City, New Brighton, Post 5132005 - North St. Paul Post 392006- Excelsior Post 2592007 - Marshall Post 1132008 - Sacred Heart Post 2292009 - Le Sueur-Henderson Posts 55 and 742011 - Eden Valley and Watkins Posts 381 and 4532012 - Chaska Post 572013 - Bird Island and Olivia Posts 430 and 1862014 - Luverne Post 123

to this yearsparticipants in the

Central Plains Tournament.

GaylordAmericanLegionPost # 433

MorristownAmericanLegionPost # 149

WatertownAmericanLegionPost # 121

St.JosephAmericanLegionPost # 328

“In this city on July 17, 1925, by action of the South Dakota Department of The American Legion, the nation-wide organization of Legion Junior Baseball was first proposed as a program of service to the youth of America.” Those words are inscribed on a marble monument in the community of Milbank, South Dakota as a reminder of the beginning of this fine Americanism program. The program’s years of existence can be explained best by a portion of that inscription: “A program of service to the youth of America.” Since its beginning, over ten million young men have played Legion Baseball. American Legion Baseball be-came a National program by convention action in 1925, and the first National Tournament was held in 1926. Only 16 states were represented in this first year of national operation. In 1928, Mr. Dan Sowers, the Director of the Na-tional Americanism Commission, appeared before the Executive Council of Baseball in Chicago, which agreed to underwrite the national program up to $50,000. With the exception of two years, the Major Leagues have continu-ally supported American Legion Baseball. Major League Baseball continues to make a financial contribution each year. During the 1929 season, every state entered teams into competition. Nineteen thirty-one marked the first appearance in championship play of a player who was later to become a big-league great. Kirby Higbe hurled a complete game for Columbia, South Carolina, and lost the final game in the 14th inning, 1-0. Ten years later, he was the National League’s top pitcher. Nineteen-forty and 1941 marked the years that American Legion Baseball became an established national institution for American youth. During the war years, the program was restricted but continued its service to our nation’s youngsters. The post-war years saw the continued growth of the program and the nation’s realization of the importance of this type of activity for boys of all age groups. In 1949, the selection of an American Legion Player of the Year was originated. This was arranged through the cooperation of Mr. Robert Quinn, Director of the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum in Cooperstown, New York. The sixties saw the program grow stronger under the leadership of George W. Rulon, Program Coordinator for American Legion Baseball, who held that post from 1961 until 1987. Upon his retirement, The American Legion Player of the Year Award was renamed the George W. Rulon Player of the Year in honor of the late Program Coordinator.

A Brief History of American Legion Baseball in America

The seventies saw three more national awards estab-lished by the National Americanism Commission. The Dr. Irvin L. (Click) Cowger RBI award, Rawlings Big Stick Award, and the Bob Feller pitching awards were established based on players’ statistics in Regional and World Series Tournaments. In 1982, the National Americanism Commission adopted the eight-site, eight team, double elimination Re-gional Tournament format. Sixty-four of the best teams in the country begin National competition at the Regionals. In 1998, The American Legion established a national baseball scholarship. A $1,000 scholarship is awarded to each participating Department. A total of $116,000 is awarded over the past few years to outstanding American Legion Baseball players based upon leadership, character, scholarship and financial need. The Quaker Oats Company, makers of Gatorade® an-nually contributes $10,000 towards scholarships to help us honor Eight Regional Players of the Year as well as The American Legion Player of the Year. Over 97,000 players, ages 15 to 19, participated in 2008. Since 1925 over 10 million young people have played American Legion Baseball. Since 1985, over 1,900 new teams have registered to play American Legion Baseball. Local American Legion Posts also support and sponsor some 2,500 younger-age teams who are registered with Little League, Babe Ruth, Pony, Dixie as well as many other youth sports teams such as soccer, bowling, hockey, etc. On an average, 52 percent of Major League Baseball players played American Legion Baseball as teenagers. Nearly 75 percent of all college players played American Legion Baseball as teenagers. Over 50 American Legion Baseball graduates have been inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, New York. Since 1926, Major League Baseball has honored The American Legion World Series Champions at the Major League World Series. The Commissioner’s Office annu-ally presents a plaque to The American Legion champions on the field at The Major League World Series. The 2008 National Championship team, from Las Vegas attended the Major League Baseball world Series and was presented the Commissioner’s Award by Jimmy Lee Solomon, Sr. Vice President of Major League Baseball. This season marks the 82nd Anniversary of competition in the program. Its pur-pose continues to be in 2015 the same as was in 1925, “An investment in America’s Youth.” The history of American Legion Baseball has proven that America’s youth receive on the baseball diamond a thorough understanding of the true value of sportsmanship, leadership and individual character building.

Best ofLuck

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— 2002 —American Legion Division II Champions

Le Sueur/Henderson Post #74

Front (L to R): Dan Dahn, Greg Graham, Matt Burk, Paul Rischmiller. Middle: Andy Krominga, Adam Rossow, B.J. Gross, Zach Johnson, Darron Culbert. Back: Brent Nelson, Aaron Jerdee, Trevor Schultz, Pat Woodruff, Jame Van Buskirk, Ryan Burns, Coach Mike Feeney. Behind: Coach Terry Krominga.

The Le Sueur-Henderson Giants 2002 American Legion State Championship Team was a story of perseverance and redemption. The Blue Earth Area Buccaneers had ended the LS-H High School baseball season in 2000 and 2001. In 2002, this team of predominately seniors, looked to turn the tables in the Section 2AA Tournament. The Giants went 3-0 in the playoffs before facing the Bucs, only to lose by a score of 3-1. After defeating Waterville-Elysian-Morristown 7-1, the Giants needed to defeat Blue Earth twice to claim the Section Title. Darron Culbert and Trevor Schultz, the ace and #2 respectively for the Giants were rested and ready. Trouble hit the Giants early in the form of a batted ball back to the pitcher. The ball spun off of Culbert’s glove towards his pitching hand, slicing off a piece of his index finger. The stream of blood showed no sign of letting up, so Culbert gave way to Schultz. The Giants won that game with a score of 2-0, but ran out of pitching in the latter contest, losing the Championship Game 6-1. When I saw that Blue Earth was on the other side of the bracket for the Legion State Tournament, held in Willmar that year, I knew our goal was to get to that game for another shot at the Giants rival. After defeating Sebeka 9-3 and St. Charles 7-2, the Giants had their date with Blue Earth for the American Legion State Tournament. They would face staff ace Lee Hodges, the pitcher

2002 State Championshipwho defeated them twice in the High School Sections, who had also pitched five innings the day before. I went with our #3 pitcher, Zach Johnson, as I had done all season. Blue Earth came out swinging, scoring one in the first, four in the second and two more in the third off Johnson to take a com-manding 7-0 lead. Culbert came on to pitch after seven solid innings the day before, to try to hold the Bucs at bay. Our team was down emotionally, but not out of the contest. They exploded for nine runs in the top of the fourth, five of which were charged to Hodges. The big blow came off the bat of Aaron Jerdee, a three run double that gave the Giants their first lead at 8-7. As the Giants added insurance runs in the sixth and seventh, making it 12-7, Culbert shut down the BEA attack, allowing just one hit in the final 4 and a third innings. The team got their revenge on Blue Earth, and captured a State Championship in the process. It was truly a magical finish to a spectacular season, one that saw these players compile a record of 47-6, counting both High School and American Legion Baseball.

Mike FeeneyLS-H Legion Coach 2000-2002


2015 Minnesota American Legion Baseball State Officers

American Legion Commander, Peggy Moon

Mike Perry, Director, Minnetonka, MNSteve Nelson, Vice Director, Division I, Chaska, MNAl Davis, Vice Director, Division II, Princeton, MNJim Peck, Jr. Legion Program Director, Chanhassen, MNAl Zdon, Baseball Program Secretary, St, Paul, MN

DistrictDirectorsDistrict 1 - Jarvis Anderson, Plainview, MN District 2 - Verne Kitzberger, New Ulm, MN District 3 - Bruce Young, Shakopee, MN District 4 - Gail Kalata, St. Paul, MNDistrict 5 – Jim Larson, Bloomington, MN District 6 – Wes Thompson, Sartell, MN District 7 - Michael Gort, Marshall, MN District 8 - Dave Kunz, Gilbert, MN District 9 – Jeff Miller, Detroit Lakes, MNDistrict 10 – Gene Berg, St. Louis Park, MN

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IoLa, KanSaSPost #15 • Season Record 30-7

Head Coach: Roland WeirAssistant Coach: Jarred Latta

2015 Central Plains American LegionDivision II Baseball Tournament Roster

Front row (L to R): Kason Siemens, Keanan Badders, Trent Latta, Caleb D’Armond and Derek Bycroft. Back row (L to R): Jarred Latta, Kane Rogers, Ethan Sigg, Hunter Murrow, Coleson Wiggins, Derrick Weir and Roland Weir.

NO. NAME POS. HGT. WGT. 7 Trent Latta21 Derrick Weir 5 Hunter Murrow18 Caleb D’Armond10 Kason Siemens20 Ethan Sigg28 Coleson Wiggins

NO. NAME POS. HGT. WGT.24 Keanan Badders15 Kane Rogers11 Derek Bycroft 2 Caleb Vanatta12 Ben Cooper 3 Drew Faulhaber14 Ethan Schiebmeir

Front row: (L to R): Ean VonWald, Noah Winkleman, Nick Corrigan, Hunter Hamers, Taylor Hanson and Cameron Jurek.Back Row:( L - R): Coach Terry Kipka, Tanner Brosh, Josheph Ziwicki, Tyler Midas, Andrew Klucas, Kyle Kipka and Coach Larry Midas.

FoLey, MInneSotaPost #298 • Season Record 24-0

Head Coach: Larry MidasAssistant Coaches: Rob Hammers, Terry Kipka

and Leonard Ziwicki


NO. NAME POS. HGT. WGT.23 Tanner Brosh P/3B 6’3” 150 4 Nick Corrigan RF/LF 5’6” 11525 Hunter Hamers P/LF 5’8” 16531 Taylor Hanson LF/1B 6’0” 18021 Cameron Jurek P/SS 6’0” 16010 Kyle Kipka 3B/P 5’11” 16020 Andrew Klucas 1B/2B 6’2” 195

NO. NAME POS. HGT. WGT. 8 Adam Kron 2B/RF 5’9” 150 5 Austin Matvick 3B/2B 6’0” 15534 Tyler Midas C/P 6’2” 22015 Grant Mumm LF/C 5’8” 150 9 Ean VonWald C/1B 6’0” 16513 Noah Winkelman 3B/C 5’10” 175 7 Joseph Ziwicki CF/LF 6’3” 180

MCCooK/MIner County, SDPost #140 • Season Record 22-8

Coaches: Derrin Miller, Troy Loudenburg, Dennis Gassman and Craig Cheeseman


NO. NAME POS. HGT. WGT. 3 Tim Gassman 5 Ross Roling 8 Jerrod Zens 9 Luke Loudenburg11 Jordan Genzlinger18 Isaac Anderson

NO. NAME POS. HGT. WGT.21 Cole Cheeseman22 Tanner Miller24 Jesse Muth44 Tyler Cleveland52 Anthony Tuschen

Front Row (L-R): Coach Craig Cheeseman, Tyler Cleveland, Tim Gassman, Luke Loudenburg, Isaac Anderson, Ross Roling, Coach Troy Loudenburg. Back Row (L-R): Coach Derrin Miller, Jesse Muth, Cole Cheeseman, Anthony Tuschen, Tanner Miller, Jordan Genzlinger, Coach Dennis Gassman. Not Pictured: Jerrod Zens

raLSton, nebraSKaPost #373 • Season Record 16-22

Head Coach: Tim WintersAssistant Coaches: Zach Gerch and Mike Nihsen


NO. NAME POS. HGT. WGT. 1 Nate Sailors 2 Robbie Chleborad 3 Devan Swanson 4 Thomas Webster 6 Noah Petersen 7 Easton Lavicky 9 Jared Remar

NO. NAME POS. HGT. WGT. 10 Connor Beck 14 Jake Kochanowicz 15 Jackson Tingwald 21 James Overkamp 17 Marcillo Espinoza 24 Jared Urbach

Front row: (L to R) Head Coach Tim Winters, Thomas Webster, Mark Weidner, Devan Swanson, Sam Dannehl, Jackson Tingwald, Steven Hart, Easton Lavicky, Marcillo Espinoza, Robbie Chleborad, Noah Petersen, Jared Remar, Nate Sail-ors, Connor Beck and assistant coaches Zach Gerch and Mike Nihsen.

Wahpeton, north DaKotaPost #20 • Season Record 31-14

Coaches: Jeremy Bontjes and Kelly McNary


NO. NAME POS. HGT. WGT. 1 Brock Lingen OF/P 2 Kameron McNary OF/P 3 Kyle Bjugstad C/IF 4 Hunter McCall IF/P 5 Nate Beyer IF/P 6 Beau Gilles IF/P 7 Wyatt Meyer OF/IF 8 Braxton Hoistad IF/C 9 Patrick Kussatz OF/P10 Tim Breuer IF/P

NO. NAME POS. HGT. WGT.11 Braeden Miller OF/P12 Carl Bjugstad IF/P14 Ty Breuer IF/P15 Reed Albrecht OF/IF16 Braxton Hofman IF/OF17 Spencer Edwardson C/IF19 Nate Albrecht IF/P20 Thomas Nelson IF/P22 Michael Kriz OF/P44 Madison Nelson-Gira IF/P

WISConSIn DeLLS, WISConSInPost #187 • Season Record 32-3

Coaches:Robby Van Wie, Jamie Cimaroli,

Mike Hintze and Aaron Van SchoyckManager: Brad Davis


NO. NAME POS. HGT. WGT. 1 Justin Hintze 2 Alex Cimaroli 3 Peyton Rohling 4 Jarett Sveum5/6 Nic Percival6/9 Taylor Jarzynski7/10 William Klaetsch8/11 Ashton Mace9/16 Travis Hudack

NO. NAME POS. HGT. WGT.10/17 Jackson Sveum 11/18 Dylan Stein12/20 Tanner Brandt13/21 Jacob Millard14/22 Cade Batzler15/27 Zach Van Wie16/37 Dakota Musiedlak17/42 Adam Bruechert18/98 Austin Fuhrman

Front row (L to R): Beau Gilles, Tim Breuer, Nate Beyer, Kyle Bjugstad, Spencer Edwardson, Brock Lingen, Kameron McNary, Tyler Breuer, Braxten Hoistad, and Mike Kriz. Back row (L to R): Coach Kelly McNary, Braeden Miller, Reed Al-brecht, Madison Nelson-Gira, Nate Albrecht, Patrick Kussatz, Thomas Nelson, Carl Bjugstad, Hunter McCall, and Coach Jeremy Bontjes.

Front row (L to R): Taylor Jarzynski, Peyton Rohling, Diggy Cimaroli, Justin Hintze, Zach Van Wie, Nick Percival, Austin Fuhrman and Travis Hudack. Back row (L to R): Johnny Neuman, Coach Jamie Cimaroli, Dakota Musiedlak, Jacob Mil-lard, Ashton Mace, Jarett Sveum, Adam Bruechert, Jackson Sveum and Head Coach Robby Van Wie.

2015 Division II american Legion baseballCentral plains tournament

August 6-9, 2015Bruce Frank Field, Le Sueur, MN • Hilltop Baseball Field, Henderson, MN

POOL A POOL B POOL C POOL D Iola,Kansas-Post15 Ralston,NEFirstStateBank-Post373 Host-LeSueur-HendersonSibleyPost74/LS55 Hays,KansasMonarchs-Post173 Foley,MNFalcon-Post298 Wahpeton,ND-Post20 Carrington,ND-Post25 MooseLake,MN-Post379McCook/Miner,M/M,SD-Post140 WisconsinDells,WI-DellsPost187 RiverFalls,WI-Post121 RanchoRamsPost8,LasVegas,NV

Thursday, August 6, 2015Pool/Game# Time Location TeamsB-Game 1 ...............8:30 AM .........................LS .............................Wisconsin Dells, WI vs Wahpeton, NDD-Game 2 ...............9:00 AM ..........................H ..........................Rancho Post 8 Las Vegas, NV vs Hays, KSC-Game 3 .............11:00 AM .........................LS .................................Carrington, ND vs River Falls, WIA-Game 4 .............11:30 AM ..........................H ....................................McCook/Miner, SD vs Iola, KSD-Game 5 ...............1:30 PM .........................LS ................................... Hays, KS vs Moose Lake, MNB-Game 6 ...............2:00 PM ..........................H ....................................Ralston, NE vs Wahpeton, NDA-Game 7 ...............4:00 PM .........................LS ..................................McCook/Miner SD vs Foley, MN

Opening Ceremonies 6:30 PM, Bruce Frank Field in Le SueurC-Game 8 ...............7:00 PM .........................LS .........................Carrington, ND vs LS-H, MN (Home Team)

Friday, August 7, 2015Opening Ceremonies 8:45 AM, Hilltop Park in Henderson

C-Game 9 ...............9:00 AM ..........................H ............................... River Falls, WI vs LS-H, MN (Home)B-Game 10 .............9:15 AM .........................LS ...............................Ralston, NE vs Wisconsin Dells, WIA-Game 11 ...........11:15 AM ..........................H ........................................... Iola, KS vs Foley, MND-Game 12 ...........11:30 AM .........................LS ...................Rancho Post 8, Las Vegas, NV vs Moose Lake, MN

LS = Bruce Frank in Le Sueur H = Hilltop in Henderson

START OF SINGLE ELIMINATIONGame 13 .................1:45 PM ..........................H .................................. B runner-up vs C champ (home)Game 14 .................2:00 PM .........................LS ................................. C runner-up vs B champ (home)Game 15 .................4:15 PM .........................LS ................................. A runner-up vs D champ (home)Game 16 .................6:30 PM .........................LS ................................. D runner-up vs A champ (home)

Saturday, August 8, 2015 in Le SueurGame 17 ...............11:00 AM .........................LS ........................................ Winner 13 vs winner 15Game 18 .................1:30 PM .........................LS ........................................ Winner 14 vs winner 16

Sunday, August 9, 2015 in Le SueurGame 19 .................1:00 PM ........................LS .............................Winner Game 17 vs Winner Game 18 Championship followed by awards

Tournament Website: http://lshbaseball.com/ @LSHbaseball - Twitter

2015 Division II Central Plains TournamentRECORD BOARD

POOL A

Iola,Kansas

Foley,Mn

McCook,/Miner,SD

POOL B

Ralston,Nebraska

Wahpeton,ND

WisconsinDells,WI

POOL C

LeSueur-Henderson,MN

Carrington,ND

RiverFalls,WI

POOL D

Hays,Kansas

MooseLake,MN

RanchoRams,LasVegas,NV

Innings Runs Avg. Runs average WInS LOSSeS SCOReS Played Allowed Allowed bb/hp bb/hp 1 2 1 2 1 2




American Legion Baseball Tournament Pool Play Tie Breaker Format

1. Head to Head2. Least runs allowed per innings played3. Least walks/HBP (combined) allowed per innings played4. Coin Flip

Other than games 8 and 9 Home team determined by coin flip prior to game in games 1-12. Pool champions home team games 13-16. Coin flip determines home teams games 17-19.

Front Row (L to R): Tim Kroehler, Caleb Radloff, Joe Luma, Jacob Beutler and Kal Hudson. Standing (L to R): Coach Mike Feeney, Cole Pengilly, Tyler Kotasek, Jordan Carlson, Jordan Kahlow, Mason Zeiher, Zack Thomson and Coach Lon Berberich.

Le Sueur-henDerSonPost #55 Le Sueur and Post #74 Henderson • Season Record 4-15

Coaches: Mike Feeney, Lon Berberich Michael Goggin and Mike May


NO. NAME POS. HGT. WGT. 9 Grant Becker 2B/P 5’11” 155 7 Jacob Beutler RF/P 5’10” 19023 Alex Borchardt P/1B 6’4” 190 6 Jordan Carlson C/P 5’11” 17019 Phillip Champagne C/P 5’9” 14012 Kallan Hudson 1B/P 6’0” 20014 Jesse Kaeberer 3B/P 5’9” 14517 Jordan Kahlow LF/P 6’1” 190

NO. NAME POS. HGT. WGT. 10 Tyler Kotasek P/SS 5’10” 165 3 Tim Kroehler LF/P 5’10” 16544 Jose Luna CF/P 6’0” 180 2 Grant Miller 2B/P 5’8” 140 5 Cole Pengilly SS/2B 5’11” 16018 Caleb Radloff RF/1B 5’7” 16028 Zack Thomson 2B/RF 6’0” 16519 Mason Zeiher P/3B 6’1” 175

Left to Right: Braxton Hewitt, Bat Boy Josh Bickett, Seth Abaurrea, Brady Bickett, Connor Wendel, Brett Lyman, Pat Freeman, Easton Paeper, Alex Jarrett, Brady Smith, Jayden Rosenau and Head Coach Tim Ranum.

CarrIngton, north DaKotaPost #25 • Season Record 29-10

Head Coach: Tim Ranum


NO. NAME POS. HGT. WGT. 1 Seth Abaurrea LF 2 Braxton Hewitt IF/C/P 5 Connor Wendel 2B/OF 7 Brady Bickett RF 8 Brett Lyman CF/P12 Jayden Shipman IF/P

NO. NAME POS. HGT. WGT.20 Brady Smith SS/P21 Easton Paeper C/P22 Alex Jarrett 1B/P24 Jayden Rosenau RF34 Pat Freeman 3B/P

Front row: (L to R): Jaxin Larson, Alan Norman, Michael Conde, Jake Lindsay, Brian Grove, Logan Schmidt and Joe Halling. Back row (L to R): Coach Ryan Bishop, Mitchell Feyereisen, Zach Hadzima, Jon Krueger, Lucas Luedtke, Nick Miller, James Witt, Mason Graetz, Mason Woiwode, Ben Dumont, Trey Larson, Dylan Penny and Coach Jack Herum.

rIVer FaLLS, WISConSInPost #121 • Season Record 24-7

Coaches: Ryan Bishop and Jack Herum


NO. NAME POS. HGT. WGT. 1 James Witt OF/P 2 Brian Grove 2B 3 Jake Lindsay P 4 Mitchell Feyereisen OF/P 5 Jaxin Larson SS/2B 7 Mason Graetz OF 8 Lucas Luedke 1B/P 9 Alan Norman OF/P10 Trey Larson SS/C

NO. NAME POS. HGT. WGT.11 Logan Schmidt C12 Ben Dumont OF/P13 Nick Miller OF14 Joe Halling OF15 Michael Conde 2B/3B16 Zach Hadzima SS/2B17 Mason Woiwode 3B/P18 Joe Krueger OF/P20 Dylan Penny 3B/1B

Front row (L to R): Chase Werth, Ryan Ruder, Joe Walters, Jordan Gottschalk, Liam Stults, Ricky Hockett and Cole Zimmerman. Back row (L to R): Coach Shane Zimmerman, Chase Romme, Braiden Werth, Kameron Schmidt, Jared Vitztum, Justin Pfeifer, Ryan Schippers, Jared Rack and Coach Dustin Schumacher. Not pictured is Luke Ruder.

hayS, KanSaSPost #173 • Season Record 27-7

Coaches: Dustin Schumacher and Shane Zimmerman


NO. NAME POS. HGT. WGT. Jordan Gottschalk Ryan Schippers Joe Walters Liam Stults Braiden Werth Kameron Schmidt Chase Romme Jared Vitztum

NO. NAME POS. HGT. WGT. Ryan Ruder Jared Rack Ricky Hockett Justin Pfeifer Luke Ruder Cole Zimmerman Chase Werth

MooSe LaKe, MInneSotaPost #379 • Season Record 28-18

Coaches: Jim Ryan and John Michalski


Front row (L - R) Teddy Ryan, Hunter Lake, Jacob Haglund, Hunter Halverson, Joey Whited, Zach Carlson and Nick Wegge. Back row (L - R) Coach Jim Ryan, Charles Adamczak, Rex Janke, Brad Fossum, Wyatt Lampel, Jesse Granfors, Chet Morgan, Chris Carlson and Coach Jon Michalski.

NO. NAME POS. HGT. WGT. 1 Joey Whited OF/P 2 Jesse Granfors C 3 Teddy Ryan P/OF 4 Chet Morgan 1B 5 Chris Carlson SS/P 6 Hunter Halverson OF 7 Brad Fossum SS/P

NO. NAME POS. HGT. WGT. 9 Nick Wegge OF10 Charlie Adamczak 3B/P16 Hunter Lake IF17 Wyatt Lampel 2B/P19 Rex Janke P/3B22 David Moonen P/OF34 Jacob Haglund Of

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Front row (L to R): Danny Abina, Edarian Williams, Kaleb Parker, Chayse Baker, David Arambula, Ulises Verdugo, Da-vid Camberos, Kagan Kennedy and Anthony Becerra. Back row (L to R): Carlos Hernandez, Layton Walls, Joey Walls, Braedon Hedge, Anthony Munoz, Cassius Shy, Leonel Perez, Miguel Elicerio, Anthony Guzman, Jimmy Gamboa.

NO. NAME POS. HGT. WGT. 1 Anthony Becerra P/OF 5’9” 155 2 Kaleb Parker IF 5’10” 155 6 Kagen Kennedy OF 5’10” 160 7 Danny Abina P/OF 5’5” 15511 Miguel Elicerio C 6’0” 24013 Chayse Baker IF/OF 5’7” 12516 Kavion Kealoha O/IF 6’2” 18517 Anthony Munoz P 6’4” 18518 David Arambula IF 5’7” 135

NO. NAME POS. HGT. WGT.19 Joey Walls P/OF 5’10” 17022 Ulises Verdugo P/OF 5’9” 16524 Cassius Shy P 6’5” 17026/52 Braeden Hedge IF/OF 6’0” 17027/28 Anthony Guzman OF 5’10” 16032 Edarian Williams IF 5’10” 15541 Layton Walls P/1B 6’0” 15575 Carlos Hernandez P/IF 6’0” 17599 Jimmy Gamboa P/IF 6’0” 175

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PreviousDivision2Champions&RunnersupsCentralPlainsNationalTournament

Year Host Champion Runnerup1999 Pratt, Kansas Larned, Kansas Nekoosa, Wisconsin2000 Ely, Minnesota Sacred Heart, Minnesota Ripon, Wisconsin2001 Viroqua, Wisconsin Berlin, Wisconsin Morris, Minnesota2002 Ottawa, Kansas Ottawa, Kansas Scott City, Kansas2003 Viroqua, Wisconsin Baxter Springs, Kansas Manawa, Wisconsin2004 Milbank, South Dakota Baxter Springs, Kansas Sebeka, Minnesota2005 Ely, Minnesota Jordan, Minnesota Silver Lake, Kansas2006 Viroqua, Wisconsin Jordan, Minnesota Denmark, Wisconsin2007 Beulah, North Dakota Jordan, Minnesota Clintonville, Wisconsin2008 Pratt, Kansas Legacy, North Las Vegas, Nevada Jordan, Minnesota2009 Milbank, South Dakota Faith Lutheran, Las Vegas, Nevada LaMoure, North Dakota2010 Le Sueur-Henderson, MN Faith Lutheran, Las Vegas, Nevada Pratt, Kansas 2011 Viroqua, Wisconsin Eden Valley-Watkins, Minnesota Pharump, Nevada2012 Wahpeton, ND Wahpeton, North Dakota Ely, Minnesota2013 Pratt, Kansas LeCrescent, Minnesota Waupun, Wisconsin2014 Milbank, South Dakota Plato, Minnesota Waupun, Wisconsin2015 Le Sueur-Henderson, MN2016 Waupun, Wisconsin

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Bruce Frank Field, site of this year’s Minnesota Division II State American Legion Baseball Tourna-ment was named for Mr. Bruce Frank. Bruce was a long-time football coach and Athletic Director, as well as a baseball and basketball coach. The field has been named in his honor since his retirement in the late 1980s. The field however, has been the home of Le Sueur baseball since 1947. After the Second World War when the veterans returned home, there were two amateur teams in town, The Merchants and the Farmers. They played many memorable games be-fore large crowds and a successful fund raising effort brought a new park onto the existing site, complete with a grandstand and lights. The park has seen many changes over the years. In the early 1950s infield grass was installed and in the 1970s volunteers replaced the canvas outfield fence with chain link, the grandstand was condemned and

Bruce Frank Fieldreplaced by the Community Center next to the field. The 1980s brought a new set of lights to the park and the 1990s saw a new grandstand erected, a new set of dugouts built and a new scoreboard installed. When the football field was built in 1998, Bruce Frank Field became a strictly ‘baseball only’ facility and the bat-ter’s eye and current fencing was installed. The third base dugout was moved back to improve the sight lines from the seating area and a new con-cession stand and storage shed were put up. In April 2005, a press box was built on top of the first base dugout to give the radio announcers a comfortable place to call the game. At least 75 to 80 games of Amateur, High School, American Legion, and seventh- ninth grade baseball are played here each spring and summer. We are proud of the improvements that have been made and look forward to continued improvement while maintaining this excellent facility.

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In 1955, Emmett Keenan re-organized the American Legion program in Le Sueur and kept it going until his knees gave out in the mid-’60s. In 1963, the local team made it to the Championship game of the District 3 tournament in Brownton. This was quite an ac-complishment for there was only one class at that time. In 1992, Sibley Post #74 took

over sponsorship of the team. In 1993, Le Sueur-Henderson coached by Lon Berberich and Bruce Hollom appeared in the Division II State Tournament losing to Mountain Lake in Albert Lea. In 1999, Le Sueur-Henderson, coached by Henry Endres, Mike Feeney and Scott Wilson, qualified for the State Division II tournament in Ely. It was a memorable season in that conference rival Mont-gomery-Lonsdale won the High School State Cham-

History of American Legion Baseball In Le Sueur-Henderson

pionship in June. In the District 3 American Legion tournament, played on the Sibley East diamonds, Le Sueur-Henderson defeated that same Montgomery team twice to qualify for the trip to Ely. Three years later, in 2002, Le Sueur-Henderson won the Division II Championship in Willmar, defeat-ing Blue Earth in the finals. This was an especially sweet victory because Blue Earth had defeated Le Sueur-Henderson to claim the Section 2 spot in the High School Tournament. Feeney and Terry Kromin-ga coached the ball club. The following summer Le Sueur-Henderson, coached by Krominga and Rick Dahn, made an-other trip to Ely, losing in the first round. They came back however to win two games and the consolation championship. The team played as the host in the 2005 and 2009 State Tournament and the 2010 Central Plains Regional.

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