The Kingsford Greens captured the American Legion Baseball Class A state championship on Sunday, beating Stevensville-Lakeshore on their own field, 8-4, in a winner-take-all contest. The Greens had lost to that team in a testy game earlier in the tournament, but picked up a 5-2 win on Saturday to force this Sunday baseball. This group of ten kids from Kingsford and Norway combined to form this team, after both high school squads had successful seasons. And now, they share a state championship trophy together.
The baseball season came to a premature end for the Post 44 Blues on Saturday as they lost to the Sault Ste. Marie (Ontario) Black Sox, 7-2, in the Michigan Veterans Baseball state tournament in Gaylord. The Blues opened the tournament with two wins, but were battered by Gaylord Friday night and then got off to a slow start Saturday that spelled the end of a successful summer of baseball for the organization.
The Escanaba Cubs first appearance in the American Legion Class AA state tournament in more than a decade came to an end on Friday with a 5-2 loss to Adrian Post 285 at Northwood University in Midland. The Cubs finished the tournament with a 1-2 record, and closed a successful summer season with a 17-9-2 record.
The Kingsford Greens American Legion Baseball team opened Class A state tournament play on Thursday with a 9-5 victory over the Three Oaks Oakers in the far southwest Lower Michigan town of Stevensville. The Greens scored four runs in the bottom of the sixth inning to break a 5-5 tie in a game played under sweltering 90-degree heat that was amplified by the artificial turf on the field.
The American Legion Baseball Class Double A state tournament got under way on Thursday under scorching heat at Northwood University in Midland. The Escanaba Cubs beat Big Rapids, 14-2, in their first game, but suffered a power outage in the second game, losing 5-0 to Bay City.
The Post 44 Blues (Marquette-Negaunee) turned in two dominating performances on Thursday as the Michigan Veterans Baseball League began its Under-19 state tournament in the Gaylord area. The Blues dusted off the Ironwood A's, 16-0, and then blanked the Sault Ste, Marie (Canada) Black Sox, 7-0, in a tournament plagued by heavy rain, lightning, and lots of delays. Post 44 pitching allowed only one base hit in each of its victories.
The Post 44 Reds 15u baseball team won two tight games on Sunday to take the state championship of the newly-formed Michigan Vetarans Baseball league, 3-2 and 4-3 over the Sault Ste. Marie (Ontario) Black Sox. The games were moved to Marquette's Haley Field after heavy rains caused flooding at the tournament site in Felch.
The Post 44 White Diamonds from Marquette County completed their journey through the loser's bracket Sunday by beating the Menominee Red Wave, 7-6, in eight innings, to win the 17-and-under state championship of the new Michigan Veterans Baseball league.
The Michigan Veterans Baseball/American Legion tournament was called off on Saturday when two batches of heavy rain fell on the Sault Ste. Marie area, making the fields unplayable. The six-team toournament managed to get all of its games played on Friday, with each team getting to play twice.
The Escanaba Cubs American Legion Baseball team won the championship of the Marinette Firecracker Tournament for the first time ever, beating Manitowoc, 5-0, in the title game on Sunday at the Pedersen Ballpark. Click the above headline for details.
The Escanaba Cubs American Legion Baseball team scored three runs in the fifth inning and came from behind to beat Watertown, Wis., 5-3, Saturday night, to advance to the championship game of the Firecracker Tournament in Marinette. Click the above headline for details.
Cooper Curtis fired the most bizarre no-hitter you will ever see in American Legion Baseball on Saturday as the Escanaba Cubs beat the Menominee Red Wave, 8-0, in the second game of the Firecracker Tournament in Marinette, Wis. Click the above headline for details.
The Escanaba Cubs American Legion baseball team was boosted by a pitching performance from Lenny Peacock Friday as he struck out eleven batters to lead the Cubs to a 5-3 win over Marinette in the first game of the Firecracker Tournament. Click the above headline for details.
The Escanaba Cubs American Legion Baseball team eeked out a 1-0 win over Plover on Sunday in the semifinals of the Gregg Johnson Memorial Tournament, but in the championship game, the Cubs lost to Marinette, 6-5, on a walk-off balk. Click the above headline for details.
After turning in an embarrassing performance Friday night in their Gregg Johnson Memorial Tournament opener, the Escanaba Cubs turned things around on Saturday. The Cubs needed two wins to advance to the semifinals, and they got them, 7-0 over Niagara and 3-1 over DePere. Click above headline for details, tournament scores.
It was a rough day Friday for the two Upper Peninsula teams playing at the Gregg Johnson Memorial American Legion baseball tournament in Escanaba. Defensive mistakes and lack of timely hitting were the themes for the Escanaba Cubs and Kingsford Greens, as they both ended Friday's play without a victory. Click the above headline for details.
The Escanaba Cubs American Legion Baseball team swept a doubleheader from the new South Central U.P. Rangers, 6-1 and 3-2, Monday night at Al Ness Field. Click the above headline for details, video highlights, and post-game interviews.
The Negaunee High School baseball team battled hard on Saturday, but could not get over the hump in a MHSAA Division Three regional championship game against perennial powerhouse Traverse City St. Francis, losing, 4-3. Click the above headline for details.
The Negaunee Miners made history Wednesday night, picking up their first regional win in school history, 12-0, in a MHSAA Division Three semifinal over the Gladstone Braves. Tristan Slater threw four innings of no-hit ball and he drove in the first run of the game for Negaunee. Click the above headline for details, video highlights, and radio replay.
The Kingsford High School baseball team won its first-ever district championship on Friday, beating the Sault Ste. Marie Blue Devils, 9-1, and the Escanaba Eskymos, 7-1, at Escanaba's Al Ness Field. Click the above headline for video highlights and radio replays.
The Gladstone High School baseball team battled from behind twice on Friday to capture another MHSAA Division Three district championship. The Braves beat Iron Mountain, 16-3, in the semifinals, and then topped Menominee, 8-5, in the title game. Click the above headline for details, and to see video highlights and radio replay.
The Escanaba High School baseball team picked up two wins on Saturday as the Eskymos hosted a triangular with Negaunee and Rudyard. Click the above headline for details.
There was plenty of drama Thursday night as the Gladstone Braves met the Marquette Sentinels in high school baseball at Gerard Haley Field. In a game that saw more errors than base hits or runs, the Braves rallied on their final out to force extra innings and then beat Marquette, 5-3, in the eighth inning. Click the above headline for details.
The Escanaba High School baseball team took its show on the road, again, this weekend, to face another tough Lower Peninsula team in preparation for the upcoming district tournament. The Eskymos played the Saginaw Swan Valley Vikings, and competed hard before losing both ends of the doubleheader, 4-2 and 4-1. Click the above headline for details.
It was All Hands on Deck Saturday for the Gladstone Braves baseball team as it hosted the Bark River-Harris Broncos. Five players were out of the line-up, so other guys needed to step up, and they did, as the Braves posted an 8-4 victory. Click the above headline for details.
The Escanaba Eskymos and Marquette Sentinels baseball teams combined for 30 runs and 30 base hits on Wednesday, as a swarm of gnats hung over Al Ness Field. Escanaba won the game, 20-10, in six innings. Click the above headline for details, and to hear Ashton Rymkos interview.
The Bay College Norse baseball team split a doubleheader with the Mid Michigan College Lakers on Saturday, putting them in a must-win situation in Sunday's season-closing doubleheader. Click the above headline for details and post-game comments. (Cohen Thompson photo)
The Bay College Norse baseball team lost both games of their doubleheader to 13th ranked Lansing Community College, 6-2 and 10-3, Monday night in Escanaba. Click the above headline for details, and to see post-game comments from three Norse players.
The Bay College Norse Baseball team put together another strong conference weekend, taking three of four games from the Alpena Community College Lumberjacks vaulting themselves into second place in the MCCAA Northern Conference standings. Click the above headline for details.
The Bay College Norse baseball team found itself in tight games all weekend long, but managed to sweep the four-game set from the Delta College Pioneers in Lower Michigan. Bay won both games Sunday, 10-8 and 9-4, after winning twice on Saturday, 6-1 and 3-2. Click the above headline for details. (Bay College Sports Information)
