2011 Post 46 Roster

Post 46 players finishing the 2011 season
Cody Blakita - Canton (2010) - Macomb CC
Zachary Boone - Columbia Central (2012)
Ian Boyd - Dexter (2011)
Holden Branch - Onsted (2010) - Adrian College
Greg Cauley - Howell (2012) - 2nd year
Nicholas Downs - Columbia Central (2012)
Jake Fox - Chelsea High School (2011) - third year
Joe Galanty - Canton (2010) - Saginaw Valley
Blake Hohlbein - Lenawee Christian (2011) - Huntington
Austin Johnson - Onsted (2012)
Cole Knaup - Columbia Central (2012)
Keegan Krontz - Parma Western (2011) - Eastern Michigan - second year
Mike Lentine - Howell (2012) - second year
Phil Matte - Taylor Truman (2010)
Josh Payzant - Orchard Lake St Mary's (2010) - Mott CC - second year
Tyler Reed - Columbia Central (2013)
Chad Rokita - Parma Western (2012) - second year
Ben Staley - Canton (2010)

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District 2 championships

Michigan Zone 2 Championship - Friday/Saturday (22/23) at Nicolay Field (Adrian College)

*Friday 9am - Blissfield Post 325 vs District 4 #2 team

*Friday noon - District 4 champion vs Adrian Post 275

*Friday 3pm - tba

*Friday 6pm - tba

*Saturday - Zone 2 Championship game(s) tba

Michigan American Legion District 2 at Nicolay Field (Adrian College) - Jim's stats - unofficial!!!

(9 inning games, 10 run/7 inning mercy rule)

Saturday Championship games - Eyeball / Adrian Daily Telegram -

http://www.lenconnect.com/sports/x920794366/Blissfield-Post-325-baseball-team-beats-Adrian-Post-275-twice-for-district-championship

+(9) Championship - Blissfield Post 325-11, Adrian Post 275-1

Jim's Notes: Blissfield Post 325 took the district championship on Mike Pannone's 3 hitter with an 11-1 mercy wil (10 run/7 inning rule). Hunter Hayes started and took the loss for Adrian Post 275. Blissfield scored 1 run in the 2nd off of 2 walks and an error and then 5 runs in the 3rd (4 walks / 3 hits). Dan Jones (Jackson CC/Airport HS) had 3 hits (triple) - Dennis Sharp (Monroe/11 - Siena Heights) and Mike Craig (Saginaw Valley/Milan HS) both had 2 hits.

*Blissfield Post 325 (11-8-2; WP-Pannone; 2Hit (Jones-3; Sharp; Craig); 3B (Jones));

*Adrian Post 275 (1-3-3; LP-Hayes);

+(8) Championship/1 - Blissfield Post 325-6, Adrian Post 325-5

Jim's Notes: Blissfield scored 4 runs in the 1st, Adrian battled back with 2 in the 1st and 3 in the 3rd for a 5-4 lead - but Blissfield got 2 runs in the 6th and Devin Moore pitched 4-2/3 innings of scoreless relief for the win a 6-5 win. Jacob Britt took the loss for Adrian. Knorr, DelPiombo and Jones all had 2 hits for Blissfield; Britt and Powell had 2 hits for Adrian.

*Blissfield Post 325 (6-9-2; WP-Moore; 2Hit (Knorr; DelPiombo; Jones); 3B (Jones); 2B (Knorr; DelPiombo; Craig));

*Adrian Post 275 (5-9-3; LP-Britt; 2Hit (Britt; Powell); 2B (Vannatter; Powell; Lolley));

Friday's games

(7) Blissfield Post 325-8, Ida Post 514-3

Jim's Note: Blissfield HS's Eric Schmidt struck out 13 as Blissfield Post 325 eliminated Ida Post 514 8-3. Schmidt scattered 9 hits for 3 runs (only 1 earned) but only walked 2. Guy took the loss for

Ida, pitching the first 2 innings and giving up 1 unearned run. Blissfield's Dennis Sharp had 4 RBI and DelPionbo and Jones both had 3 hits. Ida got 2 hits from VanHouten, Bolster and Gilstorf.

*Blissfield Post 325 (8-9-1; WP-Schmidt; 2Hit (DelPiombo-3; Jones-3); 4RBI (Sharp));

*Ida Post 514 (3-9-4; LP-Guy; 2Hit (VanHouten; Bolster; Gilstorf));

(6) Blissfield Post 325-4, Brooklyn Post 315-1

Jim's Note: Blissfield scored 2 runs in the 1st, but Ida's Ulrich only aoolwed 2 mote runs in the next 8 innings - but Blissfield's McCormick only allowed 1 run as Blissfield eliminated Brooklyn 4-1.

*Blissfield Post 312 (4-9-0; WP-McCormick; 2Hit (Knorr-3); 2B (Knorr; Schmidt));

*Brooklyn Post 514 (1-7-2; LP-Ulrich; 2B (Cranson));

(5) Adrian Post 275-6, Ida Post 514-5

Jim's Note: I did not see the beginning, but I thought this was a pretty tight game. Adrian's Gage Lolley (Adrian/12) pitched the complete game win - Ida used Travis Pant, Smith and Guy, Guy getting the loss as Adrian scored the winning run in the bottom of the 8th.

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Thursday - District 2

American Legion District 2 at Nicolay Field (Adrian College) - Jim's stats - unofficial!!!

(9 inning games, 10 run/7 inning mercy rule)

Friday's Schedule

10:00--Game 5--Adrian (1-0) vs Ida (1-0)
1:00--Game 6--Brooklyn (1-1) vs Blissfield (1-1) - elimination game
5:00--Game 7--Winner Game 6 vs Loser Game 5 - elimination game
*Saturday
12:00--Game 8--Winner Game 5 vs Winner Game 7
game 9-- IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING IF NECESSARY

Thursday's results

(1) Blissfield Post 325-12, Ann Arbor Post 46-1 (7 inning mercy)

Jim's Note: Eric Schmidt threw 3 scoreless innings for Blissfield Post 325 as they scored 7 runs on 8 hits in the dirst 3 innings and won the 12-1 - Mike Pannone threw the final for inningf ro Blissfield. Dominec DelPiombo had a solo home run and Denni Sharp had 3 ints (1B, 2B, 3B). Holden Brance took the loss for Post 46 - Austin Johnson, Cole Knaupp, Zach Boone all had 2 hits.

*Blissfield (12-15-1; WP-Schmidt (3ip, 0R), relieved by Pannone; 2Hit (Knorr; Sharp-3; Arnett; Pannone); 2RBI (Knorr; Arnett; Pannone); HR (DelPiombo); 3B (Sharp_; 2B (Knorr; Sharp; Craig; Pannone));

*Ann Arbor Post 46 (1-9-2; LP-Branch; 2Hit (Johnson; Knaupp; Boone);

(2) Ida Post 514-4, Brooklyn Post 315-3

Jim's Note: Ida Post 514's VanHouten gave up only 3 unearned runs ad Post 514 defeated Brooklyn Post 315 4-3. Nick Stetler of Brooklyn pitched well, giving up 4 runs (3 earned) on 11 hits and stranding 7 runners in 6-2/3 innings, Ida got 2 hits from Shulick, Kindred (3), Ratliff, Lehman and Crozier (3).

*Ida Post 514 (4-14-4; WP-VanHouten; 2Hit (Shulick; Kindred-3; Ratliff; Lehman; Crozier-3); 2B (Ratliff));

*Brooklyn Post 315 (3-6-3; LP-Stetler);

(3) Adrian Post 325-3, Blissfield Post 325-2 - 11 innings

The highlight reel game of the day!

Jim's Note: Adrian's Mike Reitz out dueled Blissfield's Bill Hochradel 3-2 in 11 innings. Reitz game up 1 earned rum, Hochradel only 2. In the bottom of the 1rrh Trler Fran singled and stole 2nd - then scored on Hunter Hayes' GWRBI single.

*Adrian Post 275 (3-10-1; WP-Reitz; 2Hit (Cappelletty; Britt-3; Lolley); 2B (Spurlock));

*Blissfield Post 325 (2-6-2; LP-Hochradel; 2Hit (Craig); 2B (Sharp; Craig));

(4) Brooklyn Post 315-8, Ann Arbor Post 46-3

Jim's Note: Brooklyn put 4 runs on in the first 3 innings on 3 hits, 3 walks, a hit batter and error and a balk and went on the an 8-3 win over Ann Arbor. Murray pitched the complete game for Brooklyn (3 runs, 2 earned) and Ben Stalery took the loss for Ann Arbor.Brooklyn got 2 hits from Keith Wood (3B, 2RBI), Richmond (2-2B), Marsh and Borrego - Fritz had a double. Ann Arbor got a triple from Mike Lentine and a double from Cody Blakita. With the loss, Ann Arbor Post 46 is eliminated.

*Brooklyn Post 315 (8-9-3; WP-Murray (3R/2ER); 2Hit (Keith Wood; Richmond; Marsh; Borrego); 2RBI (Keith Wood); 3B (Keith Wood); 2B (Richmond-2; Fritz));

*Ann Arbor Post 46 (3-7-2; LP-Staley; 3B (Lentine); 2B (Blakita));

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District 2 - Thursday (scores only!)

Thursday, July 14
9:00--Game 1--Blissfield-12, Ann Arbor-1 (7in mercy) (WP-Schmidt (3)/Pannone (4) for Blissfield);
12:00--Game 2--Ida-4, Brooklyn-3 (WP-VanHouten; LP-Stetler);
3:00--Game 3--Adrian-3, Blissfield-2 (11in); WP-Reitz; LP-Hochradel) - great game
6:00--Game 4--Brooklyn-8, Ann Arbor-3 (WP-Murray; LP-Staley; Payzant pitched well in relief);
(Ann Arbor Post 46 eliminated)

Friday, July 15
10:00--Game 5--Adrian (1-0) vs Ida (1-0)
1:00--Game 6--Brooklyn (1-1) vs Blissfield (1-1)
5:00--Game 7--Winner Game 6 vs Loser Game 5

Saturday
12:00--Game 8--Winner Game 5 vs Winner Game 7
                 Game 9-- IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING IF NECESSARY

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District Draw

From Adrian Post 275's web site -  


I expect admission to be charged, there will be concessions - all games are scheduled for 9 innings, American League rules and only those players rostered for the American Legion can play - no pickups if a player quits.

Tom Romain, District 2 Baseball Chairman, announced the pairings for the upcoming American Legion District 2 Baseball Tournament hosted by Post 275 at Adrian College:

Thursday, July 14
9:00--Game 1--Ann Arbor vs Blissfield
12:00--Game 2--Brooklyn vs Ida
3:00--Game 3--Adrian vs Winner Game 1
6:00--Game 4--Loser Game 1 vs Loser Game 2

Friday, July 15
10:00--Game 5--Winner Game 2 vs Winner Game 3
1:00--Game 6--Winner Game 4 vs Loser Game 3
5:00--Game 7--Winner Game 6 vs Loser Game 5

Saturday
12:00--Game 8--Winner Game 5 vs Winner Game 7
                 Game 9-- IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING IF NECESSARY

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Sunday - July 10

#34th Spartan Classic

#Sunday

10am - Ann Arbor Post 46 vs St Joseph Post 163

12:30 - East Lansing Post 205 vs Gladwin Post 171

3pm - championship

#Saturday's scores

Lansing State Journal - link

http://www.lansingstatejournal.com/article/20110710/SPORTS/107100481/American-Legion-baseball-East-Lansing-Post-205-advances-Spartan-Classic-semis?odyssey=tab|topnews|text|Sports

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Sunday - July 11

I believe that Post 46 is expected to play on Sunday in the Championship brackets
of the 34th Annual Spartan Classic.

If Post 46 plays, I believe they  will play at 10am (Kobs Field/MSU) against the champion of
the other ("white") bracket;


The other semi-final follows and the championship game at 3pm (about);


Confirm with Coach Frank!

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Jim's quick notes from Friday's Post 46 games at the 34th Spartan Invitational.

Jim's quick notes from Friday's Post 46 games at the 34th Spartan Invitational.

Also I'd like to mention what a fine field MSU has.

Coaches

Ann Arbor Post 46 (American Legion; 17-15-3; Coach Rusty Frank) - web -

http://aapost46bb.blogspot.com/

Team Detroit (Connie Mack?; ?-?; Coach Norm Taylor);

Ohio Trojans (Connie Mack?; ?-?; Coach Tim Best) - web -

http://ohiotrojans.blogspot.com/

Disclaimer - As always - none of this is official; it is my own interpretation, spellings and all the mistakes are also mine!

Game (1/noon-2pm) - Ann Arbor Post 46-8, Team Detroit-0; - 8 run mercy;

Brief Summary: Post 46's Ben Staley struck out 13 batters in a 6 innings as Team Detroit fell 8-0 (mercy rule). Team Detroit's Robert Joes III scattered 6 hits in 5 innings (6R/4ER) but gave up 4 walks and 3 hit batters and got the loss. Post 46's Mike Lentine drove in 2 runs and Austin Johnson and Josh Payzant both had 2 hits. Justin Cain and Theodore Woodard III had singles for Team Detroit. Team Detroit shortstop Avonte Maddox had 1 putout and 6 assists - Post 46's Greg Cauley got an outfield assist..

* Ann Arbor Post 46 - 8 Runs; 6 Hits; 0 Errors; 10 LOB; WP-27/Staley (RHP (Canton/10-Siena Heights?); 2Hits (16/Johnson (Onsted/12); Payzant (OLSM/10-Mott CC)); 2RBI (10/Lentine (Howell/10)); 2B (Payzant); SB (6/6); POG (32/Payzant (1B) and 27/Staley (RHP));

* Team Detroit - 0 Runs; 2 Hits; 4 Errors; 4 LOB; LP-17/Joes (RHP); POG (3/Maddox (SS));

Disclaimer - As always - none of this is official; it is my own interpretation, spellings and all the mistakes are also mine!

Game (2/2:45-4:45) - Ann Arbor Post 46-10, Ohio Trojans-8;

Brief Summary: On Thursday Post 46 and the Trojans had a pitchers duel - on Friday it was anything but that. Playing a second time due to a team dropping out Post 46 defeated the Ohio Trojans 10-8. Josh Payzant got the win in relief of starter Cole Knaup and Holden Branch picked up the save getting a strikeout and a double play in the top of the 7th. The Trojans George Iannantuono took the loss in relief of starter Doug Rea (5R/4ER?) and Matt Warneke (3R/2ER). Post 46's Ian Boyd had 2 RBI and a double; Cole Knaup, Mike Lentine and Phil Matte also had doubles - Matte and Lentine having 2 hits each.The Trojans Stephen Yant had 3/4 of the cycle (1B, 2B, 3B) in 3 at-bats; Clton Yonker had 3 RBI and 2 hits, Jimmy O'Shea had 2 RBI, and Dom Mattimore had 2 RBI; Cody Bockrath and Mattimore also having doubles.;

* Ann Arbor Post 46 - 10 Runs; 8 Hits; 1 Errors; 7 LOB; WP-32/Payzant (1B/RHP OLSM/10-Mott CC); Save-35/Branch (RHP Onsted/10-Adrian); 2B (34/Knaupp; 10/Lentine (Howell/12); 3/Matte (Taylor Truman/10-Finlandia); 37/Boyd (Dexter/11)); 2Hits (10/Lentine; 3/Matte); POG (3/Matte (RF) - 2/2, 2BB, 2B and 37/Boyd (C) - 2out RBI double in 5th);

*Ohio Trojans - 8 Runs; 10 Hits; 2 Errors; 5 LOB; LP-4/Ian Iannantuono (RHP Fostoria St Wendelin/12); 3B (5/Yant (Perrysburg/11)); 2B (5/Yant; 30/Bockrath (Kalida?); 37/Mattimore (Delta/13)); 2Hits (Yonker; Yant-3); 2RBI (13/O'Shea (Toledo St Francis/12); 29/Yonker-3; 37/Mattimore); SB (2/2); POG (29/Yonker (C));

Disclaimer - As always - none of this is official; it is my own interpretation, spellings and all the mistakes are also mine!

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Jim at the 34th annual Spartan Classic at Kobs Field (Michigan State)

Jim at the 34th annual Spartan Classic at Kobs Field (Michigan State)

Disclaimer - As always - none of this is official; it is my own interpretation, spellings and all the mistakes are also mine!

Ann Arbor Post 46 (American Legion; 15-15-3; Coach Rusty Frank)

Ohio Trojans (Connie Mack; ?-?; Coach Time Best)

East Lansing Post 205 (PONY; ?-?; Coach Bob Gast)

Game (1/Noon-2pm) - Ohio Trojans-4, Post 46-2;

Brief Summary: A pretty good pitchers' duel and Post 46's Andrew Tidwell (6ip, 4R/3ER, 8H, BB, 10K) facing off against the Ohio Trojans Steven Lembas (7ip, 2R/2ER, 5H, 2BB, 3K). Post 46 scored one in the 1st (RBI Lentine) and the Trojans replyed with 2 in the 3rd (Bemister with an RBI).The Trojans added single runs in the 4th (unearned) and 5th (RBI Yonker) while Post 46 got 1 in the 6th (RBI Lentine). The Trojans turned 2 douple plays to end threats in the 5th and 6th.

*Ohio Trojans - 4 Runs; 8 Hits; 1 Errors; 6 LOB; WP-22/Lembas (RHP Toledo St Johs/10-Xavier); 2Hits (00/Bemister (Bedford/12); 30/Bockrath (Kalida/10?); 13/O'Shea (Toledo St Francis/12)); SB (1/1); POG (22/Lembas (RHP) and 30/Bockrath (LF));

*Post 46 - 2 Runs; 5 Hits; 1 Errors; 4 LOB; LP-29/Tidwell (RHP (Canton/20-Saginaw Valley)); 2Hits (10/Lentine (Howell/12)); 2RBI (10/Lentine); POG (10/Lentine (LF));

Disclaimer - As always - none of this is official; it is my own interpretation, spellings and all the mistakes are also mine!

Game (2/2:30-4:30) - East Lansing 205-4, Ann Arbor Post 46-3; - 8innings/International Tie-Breaker;

Brief Summary: Another pitching duel, but this one was marred by 6 errors (my count) by Post 46. East Lansing's Jared Nurenberg was the winning pitcher (8ip, 3R/2ER, 5H, BB, 4K) and Post 46's Phil Matte (7-2/3ip, 4R/1ER?, 9H, BB, 3K) took the loss. Nikolai Jump, Carlos Berroa and B.J. Salazar all had 2 hits for East Lansing - Jump also getting the GWRBI with 2 out in the bottom of the 8th. Cole Knaup drove in 2 runs, including the go-ahead run in the top of the 8th with sacrifice flies - and Jake Fox had a double. Post 46 went ahead in the 8th (international tie-breaker) with a sac bunt and a sac fly - but East Lansing tied the game on an error and then with 2 outs strung together a walk and 2 singles for the win.

*East Lansing 205 - 4 Runs; 9 Hits; 1 Errors; 11 LOB; WP-7/Nurenberg (RHP St Johns, MI/11); 2Hits (1/Jump (Williamston/11); 8/Berroa (Holt/10); 2/Salazar (Lansing Eastern/09)); SB (2/2); POG (8/Berroa (SS) and 7/Nurenberg (RHP));

*Ann Arbor Post 46 - 3 Runs; 5 Hits; 6 Errors; 5 LOB; LP-3/Matte (RHP (Taylor Truman/10-Finlandia); 2B (2/Fox (Chelsea/11)); 2RBI (34/Knaup (Columbia Central/12)); POG (34/Knaup (SS));

Disclaimer - As always - none of this is official; it is my own interpretation, spellings and all the mistakes are also mine!

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Spartan Classic schedule (as I have it)

Spartan Classic - in the past there has been a $5 admission fee, so bring your wallet!

Confirm with Coach Frank - but this is the schedule I have for the Spartan Classic
(Post 46 is in the Green pool)

*Thursday July 7 at Kobs Field (Michigan State)
Noon - Post 46 vs Ohio Trojans
2:30 - Post 46 vs East Lansing Post 205

*Friday July 8 at Kobs Field (Michigan State)
Noon - Post 46 vs Team Detroit
2:30 - Post 46 vs Midlothian (IL) Thunder

*Saturday July 9
no scheduled games for Post 46

*Sunday July 10 at Kobs Field (Michigan State)
10am - #2 Green vs #1 White
12:30 - #2 White vs #1 Green
3pm - Championship

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Sunday July 3 results

Dayton Midwest Classics - Championship brackets
Quarterfinals -
Ann Arbor Post 46-9, WNY Riverdogs-0
Semifinals -
Cincinnati Spikes-9, Ann Arbor Post 46-2




Ann Arbor Post 46 finishes the tournament 4-1-1, tied for 3rd place - season 14-13-3;

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Sunday's Schedule

*Midwest Classics Championship schedule - Sunday July 3

*AT MIAMI UNIVERSITY

(a) Dayton Classics (Seed 4) vs. Miami Valley Wolverines (Seed 5), 8:30 a.m.

(b) Steel City Wildcats (Seed 1- 4-0) vs. USAthletic Nationals (Seed 8), 11 a.m.

(c) Seed 4/5 (a) vs. Seed 1/8 (b), 1:30 p.m.

Championship, 4 p.m. - (c) vs (f)

AT PRASCO PARK/STADIUM

(d) Cincinnati Spikes (Seed 2 - 4-0) vs. Ohio Force (Seed 7), 9 a.m.

(f) Seed 2/7 (d) vs. Seed 3/6 (e), 11:30 a.m.

AT PRASCO PARK/LEGACY

(e) Ann Arbor American Legion Post 46 (Seed 3 - 3-0-1) vs. WNY RiverDogs (Seed 6), 9 a.m.

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Friday, Saturday results

Post 46 is 3-0-1 in preliminary play;  The top 8 teams play in a championship round (max 3 games) -
the remaining teams have consolation games.

Saturday - at Foundation Field
Ann Arbor Post 46-9, Ohio Panthers-2

Friday - at Prasco Park
Ann Arbor Post 46-7, Hamilton Baseball Club-4

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