2012
Division I
Minnesota State
American Legion Baseball
Tournament Information



 

Congratulations to 2012 Minnesota State Champion,
Edina Post 471
Also to Runner-Up, Eden Prairie.
Both teams will represent Minnesota at the
Central Plains Regional Tournament in Dickinson ND, August 9-13th.
(
Link to Tournament web site)

Congratulations also go to the following:
Fred Wannamaker Outstanding Tournament Player:
Cody Wetmore of Eden Prairie

Third Place Team: Burnsville Post 1700

Father Moran Team Sportsmanship Award:
Grand Rapids Post 60

Take this link to follow the action in all Regional Tournaments across the Nation
(For further info / links to Regionals & World Series, including Division II, see the information further below on this page)



Live Stats will be avaialable for the games
on Sunday and Monday !!!


LINK TO LIVE STATS

Courtesy of Edgewood College Athletics

 



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2011: Eden Prairie
2003: Rochester A's
1999: Tri-City Red
1983: Edina
1943: Richfield


Last Updated: 8/7/12: Noon

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2012 Minnesota State Tournament Site/Dates:

The Annual Division I Minnesota State American Legion Baseball Championship Tournament is being hosted by Chaska, Minnesota, Friday, August 3, 2012 through Monday, August 6, 2012.

Team check-in will take place on Thursday, August 2, 2012 at the the following location, which is also the hotel at which qualifying out-of-town team players and coaches will be housed:

Best Western Plus / Chaska River Inn & Suites
1 River Bend Place, Chaska, MN 55318-3302
952-448-7877

Teams must arrive between 1:00 - 3:00 p.m.

Members of the State American Legion Baseball Committee and the Chaska Host Commitee will be present at the main entrance to help direct teams to the designated areas. Players and coaches are to be uniformed at check-in, so that team photographs can be taken at that time. (Teams needing a place to change from their uniforms afterwards -- into proper attire for the banquet -- will be able to use the lower level of Chaska American Legion Post 57, which is located a few blocks north of the hotel at 102 West 4th Street, Chaska 55318.)

Photograph ordering information will also be provided at that time. In addition, team photographs may be ordered after-the-fact from
Linhoff Photography.

The annual banquet will be held that evening (Thursday, August 2nd) at Chaska High School (545 Pioneer Trail, Chaska, 55318) Doors open at 6 p.m., with dinner and program beginning at 7 p.m.

The keynote speaker will be Tom Kelly -- former Manager of the Minnesota Twins. Master of Ceremonies for this event will be Marney Gellner, of Fox Sports North TV.

Players (and up to 2 coaches) will be provided with tickets to the banquet by the Chaska Host Committee. Tickets for additional team coaches, staff/personnel, must be purchased as outlined below.

Parents, family, friends and members of the general public are welcome to attend the banquet as well. Tickets ($30 per person) may be purchased through the the link below, using a credit card: Tickets will then be available on a will-call basis at the registration table. Proof of purchase (e.g., copy of credit card receipt received by email) will be required at time of ticket pick-up. Those attending the banquet should enter the Chaska High School building from the west side, near the marquee.

Banquet Ticket Ordering Site
The deadline for purchasing tickets on-line is Wednesday, August 1st.

A limited number of tickets (at $35.00 each) will be available for purchase on the day of the event (cash transactions only).

With respect to lodging, families, friends, and fans who wish to book rooms in the area may contact the Best Western Plus / Chaska River Inn & Suites. However, there is no guarantee that rooms will be available for anyone other than the teams who qualify to be housed. There are many other hotels/motels in the surrounding area, however, including in nearby Shakopee and Chanhassen.

IMPORTANT NOTE: Due to road construction in the area, it is very likely that Highway 5 from Victoria and East to High 41 will be under construction. If you will be arriving from the west or northwest part of the state, it is suggested that you bypass this stretch of road and use Highway 7 (north of Highway 5) to go South on Highway 41 to Chaska.


CLICK HERE FOR A
QUICK-REFERENCE, PRINTABLE MAP OF ALL
PERTINENT SITES / FACILITIES BEING USED DURING THE TOURNAMENT

 

Tournament Fields:
(Click for map)
Field #1: Chaska Athletic Park
800 West 1st Street, Chaska 55318

Field #2: Chanhassen High School
2200 County Road 18, Chanhassen 55317
Field #3: Lyons Park, Victoria
1505 82nd Street, Victoria 55386
Field #4: Tahpah Park, Shakopee
Highway 169 & Marystown Road, Shakopee 55379


 


2012 Minnesota State Tournament Pairings

Printable Bracket in PDF Format

(Note: Please see table below for correct home/away designations.)

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2012 State Tournament Participants:

Click on team names for Team's Roster and Season Statistics (not yet available)
(PDF files, approximately 50KB each: Get Acrobat Reader)
(Data is as submitted by each team manager;
differences in the type of data reported between teams is the result of
different reporting formats or the amount of information reported by team manager.)


Click on Post Number for Team Website

Click on District Number for District Tournament Bracket/Results
(Use the "back" button on your internet browser to return to this page.)

District Team Post Tournament Berth

1 Winona LeJetz 9 Champion
2 New Ulm Gold 132 Champion
3 Eastview Thunder (Apple Valley) NA Champion
3 Burnsville 1700 Runner Up
3 Lakeville North NA 3rd Seed
4 Tri-City Red (New Brighton) 513 Champion
5 Giantvalley (Minneapolis) 234 Champion
6 Waite Park 428 Champion
7 Alexandria 87 Champion
8 Grand Rapids 60 Champion
9 Fergus Falls 30 Champion
10 Edina 471 Champion
10 Eden Prairie NA Runner Up
10 Monticello 260 3rd Place
10 Hopkins 320 4th Place
3 Chaska 57 Host

If your team has a new website, please e-mail the URL address for its inclusion above.

For inforrmation on American Legion Baseball in Minnesota, visit the
Minnesota American Legion Baseball Home Page.

View the Most Recent Minnesota Statewide Coaches'/Media Poll
(Final Pre-State Tournament results now available)

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2012 State Tournament Game Schedule & Results

If Game Date / # is highlighted, click on it to view the full box score and play-by-play narrative.
(See the issues of the Gazette, below, for line scores and highlights of all games):

Tournament Team and Individual Statistics
(
Through Monday's Games, August 6, 2012)

Note: Every effort has been made to try to ensure the accuracy of 2012 game box scores, play-by-play narratives and tournament statistics.
Discrepancies might exist, however, due to missing information and inconsistencies on some score sheets submitted to State Directors from each field.

(See the issues of the Gazette, below, for line scores and highlights of all games)

Date/Game # Team Score vs. Team (Home) Score Time/Field
Fri, Aug 3, 2012-1 District 2 Champ - New Ulm Gold 5 District 4 Champ - Tri-City Red 9 10:00 am, Field 2
Fri, Aug 3, 2012-2 District 3 Champ - Eastview 4 District 10 4th Place - Hopkins 5 1:00 pm, Field 2
Fri, Aug 3, 2012-3 District 9 Champ - Fergus Falls 4 District 1 Champ - Winona 5 10:00 am, Field 3 - 10 innings
Fri, Aug 3, 2012-4 District 3 2nd Place - Burnsville 6 District 10 2nd Place - Eden Prairie 0 1:00 pm, Field 3
Fri, Aug 3, 2012-5 District 5 Champ - Giantvalley 4 District 6 Champ - Waite Park 1 10:00 am, Field 4
Fri, Aug 3, 2012-6 District 10 3rd Place - Monticello 0 Distict 3 3rd Place - Lakeville North 7 1:00 pm, Field 4
Fri, Aug 3, 2012-7 District 10 Champ - Edina 8 District 8 Champ - Grand Rapids 1 10:00 am, Field 1
Fri, Aug 3, 2012-8 District 7 Champ - Alexandria 4 Host - Chaska 2 1:00 pm, Field 1
Fri, Aug 3, 2012-9 Loser 1 - New Ulm Gold 8 Loser 2 - Eastview (eliminated) 5 4:00 pm, Field 2
Fri, Aug 3, 2012-10 Winner 2 - Hopkins 1 Winner 1 - Tri-City Red 3 7:00 pm, Field 2
Fri, Aug 3, 2012-11 Loser 3 - Fergus Falls (eliminated) 2 Loser 4 - Eden Prairie 17 4:00 pm, Field 3 - 7 innings
Fri, Aug 3, 2012-12 Winner 4 - Burnsville 6 Winner 3 - Winona 2 7:00 pm, Field 3
Fri, Aug 3, 2012-13 Loser 5 - Waite Park 12 Loser 6 - Monticello (eliminated) 2 4:00 pm, Field 4 - 8 innings
Fri, Aug 3, 2012-14 Winner 5 - Giantvalley 2 Winner 6 - Lakeville North 12 7:00 pm, Field 4 - 7 innings
Fri, Aug 3, 2012-15 Loser 8 - Chaska (eliminated) 5 Loser 7 - Grand Rapids 7 4:00 pm, Field 1
Fri, Aug 3, 2012-16 Winner 7 - Edina 2 Winner 8 - Alexandria 1 7:00 pm, Field 1
Sat, Aug 4, 2012-17 Winner 9 - New Ulm Gold 7 Loser 14 - Giantvalley (eliminated) 1 10:00 am, Field 2
Sat, Aug 4, 2012-18 Loser 16 - Alexandria (eliminated) 5 Winner 11 - Eden Prairie 6 10:00 am, Field 1
Sat, Aug 4, 2012-19 Loser 10 - Hopkins (eliminated) 3 Winner 13 - Waite Park 4 1:00 pm, Field 2
Sat, Aug 4, 2012-20 Loser 12 - Winona (eliminated) 9 Winner 15 - Grand Rapids 10 1:00 pm, Field 1 - 10 innings
Sat, Aug 4, 2012-21 Winner 10 - Tri-City Red 0 Winner 12 - Burnsville 2 4:00 pm, Field 1
Sat, Aug 4, 2012-22 Winner 16 - Edina 11 Winner 14 - Lakeville North 1 7:00 pm, Field 1 - 7 innings
Sun, Aug 5, 2012-23 Winner 17 - New Ulm Gold 12 Loser 22 - Lakeville North (eliminated) 10 10:00 am, Field 1
Sun, Aug 5, 2012-24 Winner 18 - Eden Prairie 12 Loser 21 - Tri-City Red (eliminated) 11 10:00 am, Field 2 - 10 innings
Sun, Aug 5, 2012-25 Winner 20 - Grand Rapids 5 Winner 19 - Waite Park 0 1:00 pm, Field 2
Sun, Aug 5, 2012-26 Winner 21 - Burnsville 1 Winner 22 - Edina 5 1:00 pm, Field 1
Sun, Aug 5, 2012-27 Winner 23 - New Ulm Gold (eliminated) 3 Winner 24 - Eden Prairie 5 4:00 pm, Field 1
Sun, Aug 5, 2012-28 Winner 25 - Grand Rapids (eliminated) 1 Loser 26 - Burnsville 11 7:00 pm, Field 1 - 7 innings
Mon, Aug 6, 2012-29 Winner 28 - Burnsville 2 Winner 27 - Eden Prairie 7 11:00 am, Field 1 (3rd Place)
Mon, Aug 6, 2012-30 Winner 29 - Eden Prairie 5 Winner 26 - Edina 9 2:00 pm, Field 1 (Championship)

 


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Line Scores & Highlights for Each Game,
Plus Tournament News and Stories:

(Use the "Back" button on your browser to return to this page from each issue of The Gazette.)

The Gazette, Friday, August 3, 2012
(2012 pre-tournament info, banquet coverage)
The Gazette, Saturday, August 4, 2012
(Friday's Action)
The Gazette, Sunday, August 5, 2012
(Saturday's Action)
The Gazette, Monday, August 6, 2012
(Sunday's Action)


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2012 Regional Championship Tournaments

The 2012 Regional American Legion Tournament will be held as follows:

Central Plains: Dickinson, ND Thursday, 8/9/12 - Monday, 8/13/12
Note: Under National's new Regional configuration, which went into effect in 2011, both the MN State Champ and the MN State Runner-up will compete in the Central Plains Regional in 2012.

Follow the action at www.legion.org/baseball! (National American Legion Web Site,
or take this link to go directly to the
Dickinson Host's web page for live coverage
of the games, as well as other valuable information.


2012 World Series National Championship Tournament

The 2012 (87th) American Legion World Series will be held in Shelby, NC on
Friday, August 17, 2012 through Tuesday, August 21, 2012.

For more information on the National Tournaments, visit Shelby's official web site,
or take this link to the
National American Legion Baseball Web Site.


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2012 Division II Tournament Information:

The 23rd Annual Division II Minnesota State American Legion Baseball Championship Tournament is being hosted by Sacred Heart, Friday, August 3, 2012 through Sunday, August 5th, 2012. Visit the Division II Tournament through the following links:

Division II Tournament Site

A printable bracket is available on the site,
as well as a link to Sacred Heart Tournament information.


The Central Plains Regional Tournament will be hosted by Wahpeton, ND, August 9th - 12th.

TAKE THIS LINK to Follow the Action in Wahpeton


 

Related Links:

Links to Other Tournament Web Sites
and Related Information
Minnesota Department of the American Legion
National American Legion Baseball Site

 

Other Related Links Prior Minnesota State Champions, Since 1926
Prior Minnesota Outstanding Tournament Players of the Year
Other State Department Awards and Trophies

 

Prior Minnesota American Legion State Tournament Results

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