Last updated: 7/14/09
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Tri-City Blue Game
Stats Available On-line!!
Review Tri-City Blue's game
stats, courtesy of distinguished
coaches, Tyler and Thad. (IMPORTANT: To access
the stats, enter "tri-city" as the Login name, enter
"blue" as the password, and then click on
"login." To return to this page, use the
"back" button on your browser.)
Former Blue Alum
Drafted by Arizona Diamondbacks (June 09)
Dan Kaczrowski, who pitched for Tri-City Blue
in 2006, was drafted by the Arizona Diamondbacks in round 26 of
the 2009 Major League Draft. Dan was named MIAC Player of the
Year in 2008; articles on Hamline
University's website, and the MIAC website, chronical Dan's
accomplishments. Congratulations, Dan!
Tri-City Baseball a
Focus in Star Tribune Story
A story appeared in the Star
Tribune on June 25, 2008 which focused on the impact that reduced
revenue at Legion Posts is having on American Legion Baseball
programs. Because of its well-known state-wide reputation as a
high-quality program, Tri-City Baseball was sought out for an
interview for this story. Read the story at the Star Tribune's web site.
Spread the Word About
Becoming a Tri-City Baseball Supporter!
In an effort to raise funds and keep
additional costs to participants as low as possible, Tri-City
Baseball is looking for people, organizations, and businesses who
want to show their support through postings on this web site (See
the link above!). Those who desire further information on this
program, should contact Gail at info@tricitybaseball.org.
2008 State Tournament
and Gopher Classic Sites Now Available
While several portions will be
under construction right up until the start of the tournament,
the Official MN State
Tournament Web Site is on-line! For
general inforrmation on the District structure in MN, visit the Minnesota American Legion
Baseball Info page within this site.
Also available on-line, are all the pairings for the 2009 Gopher Classic
tournament -- the larges Legion
tournament in the U.S., held right here in the Twin Cities.
Read about Tri-City
Baseball in the Bulletin Newspaper
Stories can be accessed on The Bulletin's Sports page --
or by doing a search on The Bulletin's
homepage.
Statewide Legion Baseball Poll
The MN American Legion
Baseball Statewide Coaches/Media Poll is uup and running for the
2009 season. Complete
poll results are posted each week on
this web site, as well as being distributed to newspapers all
across the state and several other media outlets. Make sure to
check for the latest Poll results frequently!
Web Site Remains Very Active
Activity remains high on the Tri-City
Baseball web site, with activity expected to continue to build as
the season gets going. Historical
Tri-City Baseball web site traffic stats
(through February 2008) is also available for your viewing. Keep
spreading the word about our site's existance!
Tri-City Continues to Contribute Heavily to the Advancement and
Promotion of American Legion Baseball in Minnesota
In addition to being the first American
Legion Post and baseball team in the State of Minnesota to
establish a website, do you know all the other ways that Tri-City
helps to strengthen the American Legion Baseball Program in
Minnesota? First, volunteers within the Tri-City organization
handle the administration and publication of the Statewide
American Legion Poll (read
more). Secondly, Tri-City provides
space on its own website to host the Official Minnesota State Tournament website -- and Tri-City volunteers do all of the State
Tournament site design and maintenance each year, in addition to
helping at the State Tournament itself.. And, new in 2006,
Tri-City volunteered to host a web page that outlines all game
schedules and results for the Gopher Classic tournament.
Many college coaches and major league scouts have commented on
how useful the information is to them, as well as how often they
visit the Tri-City Basebal site.
Because of its numerous contributions to American Legion Baseball
-- on and off the field -- Tri-City was named Post of the Year by
Minnesota American Legion Baseball in 2005. So, be proud
of your association with Tri-City -- and help us continue to
enhance our reputation as a leader in American Legion Baseball by
representing our Post with dignity and integrity!
Track Other Teams Online
It's time to play ball in all 10 of Minnesota's American Legion
Baseball Districts! (For more information on the location of each
district, visit the Minnesota
Legion Baseball Page within this site,
or the Minnesota Department site at www.mnlegion.org.) Follow action in the 1st District (SE Minnesota,
e.g., Rochester), at www.district1scores.org. Take this link to District
6 (St. Cloud and Brainerd area teams.)
For District
9 (NW Minnesota), check out Moorhead's
website. And follow the District
10's North Hennepin League by visiting
their website. Of course, don't forget to follow TRI-CITY BLUE, which plays in that league. Also visit the District
10 South Hennenpin League site. For
information on what's going on in other Districts, search for
American Legion Baseball stories on statewide newspapers at www.mnnews.com.
Here are a some individual American Legion team websites to check
out: Hamline, Alexandria, Eden Prairie, Excelsior, Burnsville, Hopkins, Chaska, Edina, Prior
Lake, Moorhead, Rochester A's, Rochester Patriots, Rochester Red Hawks, Lakeville South (Cougars) and Lakeville North (Panthers) [Click on "Team" drop down menu to select
each Lakeville team], St. Louis Park, Apple
Valley.
2009 Registration
Printable forms and
information pertaining to 2009 Tri-City American Legion Baseball registration is available here.
| 2009
Printable Roster (by number) |
2009 Printable Roster (alphabetical) |
2009 Tri-City Blue Team
Picture (not yet available)
(PDF: 73 KB)
| Name | High School | Uniform # | Position(s) | Height | Weight | Bats | Throws | Grad Yr. |
| Allan Bates | St. Anthony Village | 8 | Outfield | 5'9" | 150 | R | R | 2009 |
| Patrick Beall | St. Anthony Village | 15 | Infield | 5'10" | 160 | R | R | 2009 |
| Kyle Bixler | Columbia Heights | 16 | Pitcher, Outfield | 6'2" | 185 | L | L | 2009 |
| Mike Brown | Columbia Heights | 7 | Infield | 5'9" | 150 | R | R | 2010 |
| Jarron Farah | St. Anthony Village | 9 | Infield, Pitcher | 6'0" | 180 | L | L | 2008 |
| Devin Ferguson | St. Anthony Village | 4 | Infield | 5'9" | 170 | R | R | 2010 |
| Mikey Fisher | St. Anthony Village | 3 | Outfield | 5'10" | 155 | R | R | 2009 |
| Kyle Kaminski | St. Anthony Village | 11 | Infield | 5'11" | 155 | R | R | 2010 |
| Andrew Lucas | St. Anthony Village | 10 | Outfield | 5'8" | 170 | R | R | 2010 |
| Sean Moriarty | St. Anthony Village | 21 | Outfield | 6'0" | 190 | R | R | 2009 |
| Colin Schons | St. Anthony Village | 2 | Catcher | 5'10" | 180 | R | R | 2011 |
| Max Stahel | St. Anthony Village | 12 | Infield | 5'9" | 200 | L | R | 2009 |
| Trevor Weber | St. Anthony Village | 18 | Infield | 6'1" | 170 | L | R | 2011 |
| Steven Wehr | St. Anthony Village | 20 | Pitcher | 6'4" | 160 | L | R | 2010 |
| Head Coaches: | Tyler Johnson #6 & Thad Weber #13 | Assistant Coach: | Matt Wicken #3 | ||
| Tri-City Legion Post 513 Adjutant: | Norbert Stachowski | Team Administration: | Gail Kalata | ||
2009
Printable Schedule (Updated 6/12/09)
Schedule is subject to ongoing change; check with
coaches for most up-to-date information!
*Denotes North Hennepin League Game
| Game # / Date | Team | Score | vs. Team (Home) | Score | at Field | W | L |
| North St. Paul Round Robin (CANCELED) | |||||||
| --- Sat, 6/6/09 | Chippewa Falls, WI (CANCELED) | Tri-City Blue | North St. Paul Legion Field, 12 Noon | -- | -- | ||
| --- Sun, 6/7/09 | Excelsior (CANCELED) | Tri-City Blue | North St. Paul Legion Field, 2:30 pm | -- | -- | ||
| --- Sun, 6/7/09 | Tri-City Blue (CANCELED) | North St. Paul | North St. Paul Legion Field, 5 pm | -- | -- | ||
| 1 - Mon, 6/8/09* | Osseo (played 6/10 @ Osseo) | 8 | Tri-City Blue | 5 | St. Anthony, 6:15 p.m. | 0 | 1 |
| --- Friday, 6/12/09 | Tri-City Red (CANCELED) | Tri-City Blue | St. Anthony, 6:00 p.m. | -- | -- | ||
| Edina Wood Bat Tournament (View/Print the Tournament Bracket !!!) | |||||||
| Tournament Notes: | Directions to Braemar (also see link to map, below): From Highway 169 Southbound, take Valley View road exit. Turn left and go over 169. Turn RIGHT on McCauley Trail, which is a N/S service road, running alongside 165. Parking lot will be on the left. Once through the park gates, walk down the hill to the furthest field (behind concession pavillion). NOTE: This is not an easy walk for the elderly or others with mobility issues; it's a long walk, which is steeply uphill on the return trip to the parking lot. | ||||||
| 2 - Fri, 6/12/09 | Tri-City Blue | 2 | Edina | 6 | Braemar Park, Edina; 7 pm | 0 | 2 |
| 3 - Sat, 6/13/09 | Tri-City Blue | 4 | Osseo | 7 | Braemar Park, 3 pm | 0 | 3 |
| 4 - Sun, 6/14/09 | Mahtomedi | 2 | Tri-City Blue | 0 | Braemar Park, Edina, 12 Noon | 0 | 4 |
| Tournament Notes: | |||||||
| 5 - Mon, 6/15/09 | Tri-City Blue (5 innings) | 0 | Eagan | 17 | Eagan HS, 6:30 pm | 0 | 5 |
| 6 - Wed, 6/17/09* | Tri-City Blue | 6 | Westphal Armstrong | 7 | Armstrong HS, 6:15 pm | 0 | 6 |
| 7 - Thur, 6/18/09* | Lino Lakes (Centennial) | 11 | Tri-City Blue (5 innings) | 0 | St. Anthony, 6:15 p.m. | 0 | 7 |
| Big Lake Wood Bat Tournament: one day double-header only | |||||||
| Tournament Notes: | Participants: Eden Valley-Watkins, South St. Paul, Tri-City Blue, Big Lake. The fields are located behind Big Lake High School -- at 520 Glenwood Avenue, Big Lake. Once into Big Lake, from Highway 10, go north on County Road 43, then left on Gleenwood Avenue/205th/Avenue. (See link below for map.) | ||||||
| 8 - Sat, 6/20/09 | Tri-City Blue | 4 | Eden Valley-Watkins | 7 | Big Lake, 11:00 a.m. | 0 | 8 |
| 9 - Sat, 6/20/09 | Tri-City Blue | 1 | South St. Paul | 13 | Big Lake, 1:00 p.m. | 0 | 9 |
| 10 - Mon, 6/22/09* | Tri-City Blue | 1 | Coon Rapids | 6 | Wintercrest Pk, Coon Rapids, 5:45 pm | 0 | 10 |
| 11 - Wed, 6/24/09* | St. Michael | 2 | Tri-City Blue | 7 | St. Anthony, 6:15 p.m. | 1 | 10 |
| 12 - Thur, 6/25/09* | Champlin | 3 | Tri-City Blue | 4 | St. Anthony, 6:15 p.m. | 2 | 10 |
| 13 - Sat, 6/27/09 | Delano | 4 | Tri-City Blue (6 innings) | 14 | St. Anthony, 1:15 p.m. | 3 | 10 |
| 14 - Tues, 6/30/09* | Tri-City Blue | 0 | Ham Lake (Blaine) | 1 | Paul Parkway, Blaine, 7:30 p.m. | 3 | 11 |
| 15 - Wed, 7/1/09* | Andover | 8 | Tri-City Blue | 5 | St. Anthony, 6:15 p.m. | 3 | 12 |
| Delano Stars & Stripes 4th of July Tournament: (View/Print the Tournament Bracket !!!) With updated game times provided on 7/1/09 | |||||||
| Tournament Notes: | FREE admission
for all fans, live bands, carnival/rides, parade,
fireworks, etc. Visit Delano's team website,
as well as Delano's 4th of July Celebration website and information on Central Park. For
reference, print a Delano City Parks Map
or other Delano/area maps.
Directions to Delano city park, per Delano's 4th of July website: From the East: 394/Hwy 12 to Delano; right on County Line Road (first stoplight in town); left on 70th St. SE (3 intersections down Cty Ln Rd) Alternate directions to Delano (if wishing to avoid Hwy 12): Hwy 55 West to Hwy 19 (Loretto); South on 19, then right (west) after railroad tracks onto County Road 11. Follow 11 into Delano city limits. City Park / ball parks will be on your left (look for carnival rides, which are set up between Mini-Wrigley and Manor Field). Tournament participants: Excelsior, Annandale, Watertown, Osseo, Minneapolis Southwest, Worthington, and Delano. |
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| 16 - Thur, 7/2/09 | Tri-City Blue | 1 | Minneapolis Southwest | 2 | Mini-Wrigley, Delano, 5 pm | 3 | 13 |
| 17 - Fri, 7/3/09 | Tri-City Blue | 3 | Worthington | 4 | Mini-Wrigley (7:30 if win 1st game, 2:30 if lose 1st game) | 3 | 14 |
| 18 - Sat, 7/4/09 | Tri-City Blue | 0 | Annandale | 7 | Mini-Wrigley, Delano, TBD | 3 | 15 |
| Tournament Notes: | |||||||
| 19 - Mon, 7/6/09* | Anoka | 5 | Tri-City Blue | 6 | St. Anthony, 6:15 p.m. | 4 | 15 |
| 20 - Tues, 7/7/09* | Tri-City Blue | 2 | Maple Grove | 3 | Maple Grove, 6:15 p.m. | 4 | 16 |
| NOTE: The Maple Grove field is on the west side of the football stadium; it is not visible from Fernbrook Lane. (Maple Grove HS is on east side of Fernbrook Lane and the football stadium is on the west side of Fernbrook Lane.) To reach the ball field, turn west just south of the football stadium, then take the first right, toward the back-side of football stadium. | |||||||
| 21 - Thurs, 7/9/09* | Tri-City Blue | 7 | Fridley | 8 | Fridley HS, 6:15 pm | 4 | 17 |
| 22- Fri, 7/10/09 | Tri-City Blue | 1 | Hamline Red | 7 | St. Paul Academy, 6 pm | 4 | 18 |
| 23 - Sun, 7/12/09 | Chesterbird (Benilde) | 13 | Tri-City Blue | 2 | St. Anthony, 11:30 a.m. | 4 | 19 |
| Leauge Playoffs: (See District 10 North Hennepin League web site for further info. | |||||||
| Playoff Notes: | 3-game series | ||||||
| 24 - Tuesday, 7/14/09 | Tri-City Blue | 4 | Coon Rapids | 6 | Wintercrest Pk, Coon Rapids, 7 pm | 4 | 20 |
| 25 - Wed, 7/15/09 | Coon Rapids | Tri-City Blue | St. Anthony, 6 pm | ||||
| 26 - Thur, 7/16/09 | TBA | ||||||
| Playoff Notes: | |||||||
| District 10 Playoffs: Thursday, July 23 - Sunday, July 26, 2009 at Coon Rapids | |||||||
| Tournament Notes: | |||||||
North Hennepin Playoffs:
10th District Playoffs:
2009 MN State American Legion Tournament
The Annual Minnesota State American Legion Baseball Championship Tournament will be hosted by New Ulm. Play begins on Thursday, July 30, 2009 and continues through Sunday, August 2, 2009. Team check-in will take place on Wednesday, July 29, 2009, with the annual banquet being held that evening.
The 2009 Regional American Legion Tournaments will be held as follows:
Central Plains: Minnetonka, MN Thursday, 8/6/09 - Monday, 8/10/09 Great Lakes: Appleton, WI Thursday, 8/6/09 - Monday, 8/10/09\
The 2009 (84th) American Legion World Series will be held in Fargo, ND on Friday, August 14, 2009 through Tuesday, August 18, 2009.
For more information on the National Tournaments, visit Fargo's official web site, or take this link to the National American Legion Baseball Web Site.
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