Good Luck Greenbrier Post 280 in Pennsylvania! First game is Thursday approx. 8pm vs. West Lawn Owls (Host Team). There is a website for those wanting to follow the boys on their adventure www.leaguelineup.com/280greenbrier.
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What else can you say about Chesapeake Post 280 team coming through the losers bracket to win the title other than "WOW". I have never seen a team come together and support each other as this team has. Good luck moving forward to the Regional Tournament.
You can follow the game Thursday 8:00PM in real-time (gametracker) at:
http://www.legion.org/baseball...etracker/midatlantic
we will be game 4.
http://www.legion.org/baseball...etracker/midatlantic
we will be game 4.
Good Luck to Post 280 Greenbriar from Post 60 Norfolk.
Good luck Post 280 Greenbrier..... All of District 2 is rooting for you guys!
Mid-Atlantic Regional team capsules
Thanks Robbie!
At Owls Field, West Lawn
Thursday's opening round: Game 1: Newark vs. Saratoga, 9:30 a.m.; Game 2: Spring City vs. Brooklawn, to follow; Game 3: South Charleston vs. Wicomico, 4:30 p.m.; Game 4: Chesapeake vs. West Lawn, to follow.
What's at stake: The winner of Monday's championship game will advance to the American Legion World Series in Spokane, Wash., Aug. 13-17.
Brooklawn Brookers (37-7-1)
New Jersey champion
Players to watch: P Rob Cressman, P Cody Brown, P Mike Shawaryn, 2B George Spingler.
Notable: Won 24th state title with a 15-5 win over Gibbsboro. Its last state title was 2001 when it won the Mid-Atlantic Regional title. Has won 12 regional championships and two national titles. Pitchers Rob Cressman and Mike Shawaryn are a combined 13-1 this season. Brooklawn is managed by Joe Barth Sr., who has run the team since it was formed in 1952.
Chesapeake Post 280 Greenbrier (24-6)
Virginia champion
Players to watch: P Dean Ali, P Cody Cox, SS Matt Dickason, C Jordan Adair.
Notable: Dean Ali, the 2009 Southeastern District Player of the Year from Indian River High School, was the Virginia tournament MVP; had four strikeouts and faced one over the minimum in Post 280's 12-0 win over Lynchburg Post 16 in the title game. Post 280 lost the opening game of the state tournament, but battled back from the losers bracket. Pitcher Cody Cox was drafted by the Chicago Cubs in the 21st round and will play for Old Dominion University next season.
Newark Post 10 (17-10)
Delaware champion
Players to watch: 2B Lincoln Lamberton, SS Tyler Husfelt, RF Alex Woods.
Notable: Post 10 stormed past Stahl Post 30 16-5 in the state championship game to advance to regionals; Lincoln Lamberton was 5-for-5 with five RBIs in the game. Post 10 started the season 3-9 before running off a 10-game winning streak leading up to the state tournament.
Saratoga Stampede (31-6)
New York champion
Players to watch: P Matt Coleman, P-LF Luke Fauler, OF Kyle Willmott, C Jack Keller, P-3B Neil Fryer, P-1B-OF Bryan Carr.
Notable: The Stampede won the New York state title with two wins over West Seneca (Buffalo) in the final day of the tournament. Matt Coleman leads the pitching staff with a 6-0 record, 50 strikeouts and 1.06 ERA; he also has a .413 batting average. Kyle Willmott leads the team with a .415 average with 33 runs scored, 23 RBIs and 19 stolen bases.
South Charleston Post 94 (34-7)
West Virginia champion
Players to watch: P-OF-1B Jason Lewis, P Andrew Pickering, LF Matt Frazer, 1B Kirby Patterson, C Tyler Payne,
Notable: Post 94 won the West Virginia state title with a 9-1 win over Elkins July 30; Jason Lewis threw a complete-game four-hitter. Lewis also is big at the plate, with a .483 average, nine homers and 41 RBIs.
Spring City Red Sox (36-7)
Pennsylvania champion
Players to watch: P Elliot Criss, SS Ricky Gorrell, RF Patrick Medley, C James Hoff, LF Ken Pierson, P-1B Sean Larkin.
Notable: Rallied from the losers bracket to knock off host Boyertown in the Pennsylvania semifinal and Pennridge, the Region 2 champion, in the final. Shortstop Ricky Gorrell was 5-for-10 with five RBIs in the two games. The 10-8 win over Pennridge gave Spring City its first state title in program history.
West Lawn Owls (17-15)
Host
Players to watch: P-1B Adam Bainbridge, P Chris Gehris, C Dylan Boll, SS Tim Ravel.
Notable: The Owls finished in a four-way tie for second in the Berks League, but lost in the Berks playoffs and the Region 2 tournament, which they hosted. The Owls are one of the youngest teams left in Legion baseball with four 15-year-olds on their roster. West Lawn hosted its first Mid-Atlantic Regional in 2007.
Wicomico Post 64 Blue Sox (29-7)
Maryland champion
Players to watch: P Jake Ross, P Zak Sterling, P Canaan Cropper, P K.J. Trader.
Notable: Wicomico won its first state title with an 11-1 win over Laurel in the final. The Blue Sox were 12-2 in their region en route to the Eastern Shore district title, which qualified them for the state tournament.
- Compiled by Jimmy Johnson
Thanks Robbie!
At Owls Field, West Lawn
Thursday's opening round: Game 1: Newark vs. Saratoga, 9:30 a.m.; Game 2: Spring City vs. Brooklawn, to follow; Game 3: South Charleston vs. Wicomico, 4:30 p.m.; Game 4: Chesapeake vs. West Lawn, to follow.
What's at stake: The winner of Monday's championship game will advance to the American Legion World Series in Spokane, Wash., Aug. 13-17.
Brooklawn Brookers (37-7-1)
New Jersey champion
Players to watch: P Rob Cressman, P Cody Brown, P Mike Shawaryn, 2B George Spingler.
Notable: Won 24th state title with a 15-5 win over Gibbsboro. Its last state title was 2001 when it won the Mid-Atlantic Regional title. Has won 12 regional championships and two national titles. Pitchers Rob Cressman and Mike Shawaryn are a combined 13-1 this season. Brooklawn is managed by Joe Barth Sr., who has run the team since it was formed in 1952.
Chesapeake Post 280 Greenbrier (24-6)
Virginia champion
Players to watch: P Dean Ali, P Cody Cox, SS Matt Dickason, C Jordan Adair.
Notable: Dean Ali, the 2009 Southeastern District Player of the Year from Indian River High School, was the Virginia tournament MVP; had four strikeouts and faced one over the minimum in Post 280's 12-0 win over Lynchburg Post 16 in the title game. Post 280 lost the opening game of the state tournament, but battled back from the losers bracket. Pitcher Cody Cox was drafted by the Chicago Cubs in the 21st round and will play for Old Dominion University next season.
Newark Post 10 (17-10)
Delaware champion
Players to watch: 2B Lincoln Lamberton, SS Tyler Husfelt, RF Alex Woods.
Notable: Post 10 stormed past Stahl Post 30 16-5 in the state championship game to advance to regionals; Lincoln Lamberton was 5-for-5 with five RBIs in the game. Post 10 started the season 3-9 before running off a 10-game winning streak leading up to the state tournament.
Saratoga Stampede (31-6)
New York champion
Players to watch: P Matt Coleman, P-LF Luke Fauler, OF Kyle Willmott, C Jack Keller, P-3B Neil Fryer, P-1B-OF Bryan Carr.
Notable: The Stampede won the New York state title with two wins over West Seneca (Buffalo) in the final day of the tournament. Matt Coleman leads the pitching staff with a 6-0 record, 50 strikeouts and 1.06 ERA; he also has a .413 batting average. Kyle Willmott leads the team with a .415 average with 33 runs scored, 23 RBIs and 19 stolen bases.
South Charleston Post 94 (34-7)
West Virginia champion
Players to watch: P-OF-1B Jason Lewis, P Andrew Pickering, LF Matt Frazer, 1B Kirby Patterson, C Tyler Payne,
Notable: Post 94 won the West Virginia state title with a 9-1 win over Elkins July 30; Jason Lewis threw a complete-game four-hitter. Lewis also is big at the plate, with a .483 average, nine homers and 41 RBIs.
Spring City Red Sox (36-7)
Pennsylvania champion
Players to watch: P Elliot Criss, SS Ricky Gorrell, RF Patrick Medley, C James Hoff, LF Ken Pierson, P-1B Sean Larkin.
Notable: Rallied from the losers bracket to knock off host Boyertown in the Pennsylvania semifinal and Pennridge, the Region 2 champion, in the final. Shortstop Ricky Gorrell was 5-for-10 with five RBIs in the two games. The 10-8 win over Pennridge gave Spring City its first state title in program history.
West Lawn Owls (17-15)
Host
Players to watch: P-1B Adam Bainbridge, P Chris Gehris, C Dylan Boll, SS Tim Ravel.
Notable: The Owls finished in a four-way tie for second in the Berks League, but lost in the Berks playoffs and the Region 2 tournament, which they hosted. The Owls are one of the youngest teams left in Legion baseball with four 15-year-olds on their roster. West Lawn hosted its first Mid-Atlantic Regional in 2007.
Wicomico Post 64 Blue Sox (29-7)
Maryland champion
Players to watch: P Jake Ross, P Zak Sterling, P Canaan Cropper, P K.J. Trader.
Notable: Wicomico won its first state title with an 11-1 win over Laurel in the final. The Blue Sox were 12-2 in their region en route to the Eastern Shore district title, which qualified them for the state tournament.
- Compiled by Jimmy Johnson
Good Luck to Post 280....we are pulling for you guys...........from the Lynnhaven Team!
Post 280 wins 13-9, not pretty but a win!
Chesapeake's rally shocks West Lawn
The host Owls build an 8-2 lead before the Virginia champion comes back in seventh.
By Jimmy Johnson
Reading Eagle
Words cannot describe how the West Lawn Owls felt Thursday night.
The biggest upset of the tournament was right there. They had it in their hands, but the young Owls just couldn't hold on.
"This was our season in a nutshell," West Lawn coach Zack Williams said. "It's just one of those things where you cannot give state champions extra chances."
Chesapeake turned those extra chances into a big seventh inning and a 13-9 win over West Lawn in Game 4 of the American Legion Mid-Atlantic Regional at Owls Field.
The comeback was unfathomable after six innings because Chesapeake was dead in the water. Post 280 was lifeless, having underestimated its opponent.
"They really put us in our place early," Chesapeake coach Larry Bowles said.
Chesapeake went with its No. 3 pitcher, James Bedi, over Cody Cox, a 21st-round pick by the Cubs.
Bedi had seven strikeouts, but the mistake became clear in the fifth when Cox had to enter as Post 280's third pitcher. He struck out the side - after another run scored on an error - blowing fastballs by the Owls.
All the West Lawn batters could do was laugh as they walked back to the dugout.
At that time, it was OK to laugh. They were leading 8-2.
That quickly changed.
A misplay in center in the seventh was followed by three straight singles. And a few batters later, Dean Ali tripled in three runs and scored the game-tying run on a stolen base.
Josh Carter also stole home moments later to make it 9-8.
It was a deflating moment for the host squad, which was alive and buzzing through six innings.
Chris Gehris was a big reason for that, holding Chesapeake to two runs on four hits before the disastrous seventh.
"Chris Gehris pitched a heck of a game for us," Williams said. "It was really overshadowed by this whole thing."
Gehris retired eight of the first nine batters, but with two outs in the third, Chesapeake broke through.
Leland Clemmons walked and stole second before scoring Matt Dickason's single to right field. Dickason advanced to third on an overthrow and scored on a wild pitch to make it 2-0.
Gehris followed with three scoreless innings as the Owls took an 8-2 lead.
"They're s****** and they execute," Bowles said. "I'm really impressed with that team over there."
Bowles also was happy to see his team overcome West Lawn's early onslaught.
Bedi cruised through three innings, but the Owls teed off in the fourth for five runs, chasing him without recording an out in the fourth.
Adam Bainbridge and Connor Gobright led off the inning with back-to-back walks, and both scored as Chad Swavely reached on an error - it was one of six Chesapeake errors.
On three occasions, Post 280 chose to field bunts and throw to somewhere other than first for the sure out. Twice that led to errors and a third time the throw wasn't in time, allowing the Owls to load the bases.
Justin Behrenshausen, who singled and scored in the third on Gehris' triple, took advantage of the mistakes with his two-run single to right, fueling the five-run fourth.
West Lawn added single tallies in the fifth and sixth before the comeback was mounted.
The Owls will come back today with an elimination game against Spring City in the second game of a 9:30 a.m. doubleheader.
"I think we have a good chance to win today," Williams said. "The kids just have to want this. They have to want to come back."
The host Owls build an 8-2 lead before the Virginia champion comes back in seventh.
By Jimmy Johnson
Reading Eagle
Words cannot describe how the West Lawn Owls felt Thursday night.
The biggest upset of the tournament was right there. They had it in their hands, but the young Owls just couldn't hold on.
"This was our season in a nutshell," West Lawn coach Zack Williams said. "It's just one of those things where you cannot give state champions extra chances."
Chesapeake turned those extra chances into a big seventh inning and a 13-9 win over West Lawn in Game 4 of the American Legion Mid-Atlantic Regional at Owls Field.
The comeback was unfathomable after six innings because Chesapeake was dead in the water. Post 280 was lifeless, having underestimated its opponent.
"They really put us in our place early," Chesapeake coach Larry Bowles said.
Chesapeake went with its No. 3 pitcher, James Bedi, over Cody Cox, a 21st-round pick by the Cubs.
Bedi had seven strikeouts, but the mistake became clear in the fifth when Cox had to enter as Post 280's third pitcher. He struck out the side - after another run scored on an error - blowing fastballs by the Owls.
All the West Lawn batters could do was laugh as they walked back to the dugout.
At that time, it was OK to laugh. They were leading 8-2.
That quickly changed.
A misplay in center in the seventh was followed by three straight singles. And a few batters later, Dean Ali tripled in three runs and scored the game-tying run on a stolen base.
Josh Carter also stole home moments later to make it 9-8.
It was a deflating moment for the host squad, which was alive and buzzing through six innings.
Chris Gehris was a big reason for that, holding Chesapeake to two runs on four hits before the disastrous seventh.
"Chris Gehris pitched a heck of a game for us," Williams said. "It was really overshadowed by this whole thing."
Gehris retired eight of the first nine batters, but with two outs in the third, Chesapeake broke through.
Leland Clemmons walked and stole second before scoring Matt Dickason's single to right field. Dickason advanced to third on an overthrow and scored on a wild pitch to make it 2-0.
Gehris followed with three scoreless innings as the Owls took an 8-2 lead.
"They're s****** and they execute," Bowles said. "I'm really impressed with that team over there."
Bowles also was happy to see his team overcome West Lawn's early onslaught.
Bedi cruised through three innings, but the Owls teed off in the fourth for five runs, chasing him without recording an out in the fourth.
Adam Bainbridge and Connor Gobright led off the inning with back-to-back walks, and both scored as Chad Swavely reached on an error - it was one of six Chesapeake errors.
On three occasions, Post 280 chose to field bunts and throw to somewhere other than first for the sure out. Twice that led to errors and a third time the throw wasn't in time, allowing the Owls to load the bases.
Justin Behrenshausen, who singled and scored in the third on Gehris' triple, took advantage of the mistakes with his two-run single to right, fueling the five-run fourth.
West Lawn added single tallies in the fifth and sixth before the comeback was mounted.
The Owls will come back today with an elimination game against Spring City in the second game of a 9:30 a.m. doubleheader.
"I think we have a good chance to win today," Williams said. "The kids just have to want this. They have to want to come back."
Greenbrier 280 wins 5-4 in 10 innings! Still not playing upto their potential but managing to pull them out. This team NEVER quits.
Cody Cox pitched a no hitter but walks and errors allowed New Jersey to score 4 runs. Josh Carter came in the 7th inning and was lights out over the next 3 innings. Leeland Clemmons hit a towering 3 run homer over left (380) field fence to make it 4-3. Matt Dickason and James Bedi get key hits to tie game and Thomas Dushatinski gets winning RBI single to seal the deal in bottom of 10th.
Chesapeake Post 280 plays Maryland 8PM tomorrow night (7 August)
Chesapeake Post 280 plays Maryland 8PM tomorrow night (7 August)
Chesapeake rallies to reach winners final
Chesapeake's Cody Cox lived up to the hype, tossing six hitless innings.
But the Chicago Cubs draft pick walked five, and a few errors in the fourth allowed Brooklawn to take a four-run lead despite not having a hit.
Cox was pulled after the sixth without getting the offensive support needed to take down the 12-time national regional champions.
Fortunately for the Virginia champions, that offense came late.
Chesapeake tied it in the eighth and won 5-4 in 10 innings in Game 8 of the American Legion Mid-Atlantic Regional Friday at Owls Field.
Brooklawn led 4-3 before Chesapeake tied it up.
Chesapeake will face Wicomico in the winners bracket final, the last of three games today.
The day will start with two elimination games. Newark and Spring City will play at noon, followed by South Charleston and Brooklawn.
Chesapeake's Cody Cox lived up to the hype, tossing six hitless innings.
But the Chicago Cubs draft pick walked five, and a few errors in the fourth allowed Brooklawn to take a four-run lead despite not having a hit.
Cox was pulled after the sixth without getting the offensive support needed to take down the 12-time national regional champions.
Fortunately for the Virginia champions, that offense came late.
Chesapeake tied it in the eighth and won 5-4 in 10 innings in Game 8 of the American Legion Mid-Atlantic Regional Friday at Owls Field.
Brooklawn led 4-3 before Chesapeake tied it up.
Chesapeake will face Wicomico in the winners bracket final, the last of three games today.
The day will start with two elimination games. Newark and Spring City will play at noon, followed by South Charleston and Brooklawn.
Greenbrier wins 4-1, Dean Ali goes 7 for the win and Josh Carter goes Deeeep. Face Delaware tommorrow at 3:30.
Ali gives up 7 hits, 0 runs, 3 SO and 4BB and gets the win due to the GREAT defense behind him (Josh Carter-3rd, Matt Dickason-SS, Hunter Kensey-2nd, Jordan Adair-1st, Troy Applin-L, Leeland Clemmons-C, Sean Wolf-RF, Nick Michaud-C) . In the 3rd Josh Carter hit a 2 run home run (380ft) over left field fence. Jordan Adair came in to close the game for Post 280. After getting 2 outs in the top of 9th, with runners on 1st and 2nd and a 3-2 count, Jordan pauses begins his move, runners break, Jordan fakes to third, spins and catches runner on first moving to 2nd for 3rd out and game.
Josh Carter goes 2 for 4 with 2RBI, HR
Matt Dickason goes 1 for 2 with 1BB
Post 280 now is the only undefeated team in Regional but unlike most 8 team double elimination, will play Del out of the losers bracket. By winning tonights game, Post 280 is guaranteed to play in championship game win or lose tomorrow (win tomorrow, means team would have to beat us twice Monday, lose tomorrow, Monday is 1 game championship)
Josh Carter goes 2 for 4 with 2RBI, HR
Matt Dickason goes 1 for 2 with 1BB
Post 280 now is the only undefeated team in Regional but unlike most 8 team double elimination, will play Del out of the losers bracket. By winning tonights game, Post 280 is guaranteed to play in championship game win or lose tomorrow (win tomorrow, means team would have to beat us twice Monday, lose tomorrow, Monday is 1 game championship)
Greenbrier into the final with 18-8 win.
Post 10 Newark DE. 8
Post 280 Greenbrier 18
Post 280 pounded out 22 hits to win their 4th straight game and remain undefeated in the American Legion Mid Atlantic Regional Tournament.
Leland Clemmons went 4-4 w/ 3 runs, 2 rbi's and a HR
Matt Dickason and Dean Ali each went 5-6 w/ 4 runs and 2 rbi's
Post 280 threw 6 pitchers at Delaware w/ Thomas Duchatinski getting the W.
Post 280 will play Post 72 Brooklawn NJ tomorrow at 12:30 and again at 3:30, if necessary, for the regional championship and a trip to the American Legion World Series to be played August 13 - 17 in Spokane WA.
Post 280 Greenbrier 18
Post 280 pounded out 22 hits to win their 4th straight game and remain undefeated in the American Legion Mid Atlantic Regional Tournament.
Leland Clemmons went 4-4 w/ 3 runs, 2 rbi's and a HR
Matt Dickason and Dean Ali each went 5-6 w/ 4 runs and 2 rbi's
Post 280 threw 6 pitchers at Delaware w/ Thomas Duchatinski getting the W.
Post 280 will play Post 72 Brooklawn NJ tomorrow at 12:30 and again at 3:30, if necessary, for the regional championship and a trip to the American Legion World Series to be played August 13 - 17 in Spokane WA.
Great job guys! Good luck in the Championship!
Way to go Post 280 Greenbrier.
Does anyone know how West Lawn, PA was able to host the Regional tourney with no permanent seating?
I always thought there was a seating requirement?
Does anyone know how West Lawn, PA was able to host the Regional tourney with no permanent seating?
I always thought there was a seating requirement?
Hey Coach,
If you've been out to VT its kinda setup like left field side seating, levels on the hills down 1st and 3rd baselines with small retaining walls to sit on on each level. So you can sit on a wall or on the grass.
If you've been out to VT its kinda setup like left field side seating, levels on the hills down 1st and 3rd baselines with small retaining walls to sit on on each level. So you can sit on a wall or on the grass.
Congrats to Post 280......we are rooting for you guys from California.......Good Luck today!
For those not able to follow the championship game on Gametracker, the game currently is in the bottom of the 6th and Post 280 holds a lead of 4-2. New Jersey scored 1 run in top of each of the 1st and 2nd innings. Post 280 scored 3 in the bottom of the first and 1 in the bottom of the 4th.
Now 5-2. Post 280 scored 1 in the bottom of the 6th. Adair is pitching for Post 280.
Now 6-2. Post 280 scored 1 run in the bottom of the 7th. Josh Carter has taken the mound in the top of the 8th for Post 280.
As a parent not able to be there it is NERVE RACKING! Come on guys finish it out.
New Jersey had bases loaded with 2 outs in the top of the 8th and failed to score. Going in to the bottom of the 8th, Post 280 remains up by a score of 6-2.
GAME OVER, LETS GO TO WASHINGTON BOYS!!! What a great job done by Players & Coaches.
Game Tracker stopped working in the top of the 9th but received a telephone report that Cody Cox took the mound for the top of the 9th and struck out the side. Final score 6-2. Good luck Post 280 in Spokane.
Outstanding! Congratulations to all these fine men and coaches......way to go and wish you all the success in the World Series! Enjoy the ride!!!!
Way to go Coach Bowles, Ali, Cox, all you guys. FC 204 was rooting for you, class act, and you will represnt American Legion and everyone from the Beach, Norfolk, South Eastern District well. Now come on LynnHaven and coach Phillips. wow, just awesome.