American Legion Baseball regional field of 64 set
The field of 64 teams to compete for spots at the American Legion World Series is set. The American Legion World Series runs Aug. 16-21 with games broadcast live on ESPN3.com (Games 1-6) and ESPNU (Games 7 through 15, including semifinals and championship game).
Four teams that reached the 2017 World Series in Shelby, N.C., are among the regional squads.
Qualifying teams include department winners, runners-up in departments among the largest in program size and the eight regional host teams.
For more coverage of the tournament, visit the tournament hub here.
The 64 teams competing in the eight regionals, Aug. 8-12, are listed below:
Northeast
Connecticut - Southington Post 72 and runner-up Ellington Post 62
Maine - Portland
Massachusetts - Braintree Post 86 and host Shrewsbury Post 397
New Hampshire - Rochester Post 7
Rhode Island - Cumberland Post 14
Vermont - Essex Post 91
Mid-Atlantic
Delaware - Wilmington Post 1
New Jersey - Broad Street Park Post 313
New York - Rockland Post 130
Maryland - Severna Park Post 175
Pennsylvania -Spring City Post 602 and runner-up Souderton Post 234
Virginia - Vienna Post 180 and host Leesburg Post 34
Southeast
Alabama - Troy Post 70
Florida - Tallahassee Post 13
North Carolina - Wilmington Post 10 and host Randolph Post 45
South Carolina - Chapin/Newberry Post 193/24 and runner-up Sumter Post 15
Kentucky - Lyon County Post 68
West Virginia Parkersburg Post 15
Mid-South
Missouri - Jefferson City Post 5 and runner-up Cape Girardeau Post 63
Arkansas - Bryant Post 298
Mississippi - Tupelo Post 49
Tennessee - Columbia Post 19
Kansas Salina Post 62
Louisiana - Gonzales Post 81 and host New Orleans Post 285
Great Lakes
Michigan - Midland Post 165
Illinois - Mt. Prospect Post 525 and Danville Post 210
Indiana - Terre Haute Post 346
Ohio - Circleville Post 134 and host Napoleon Post 300
Wisconsin - Sheboygan Post 83 and runner-up Eau Claire Post 53
Central Plains
Iowa - Dubuque County Post 137
Minnesota - New Brighton Post 513 and runner-up Wayzata Post 118
Nebraska - Omaha Post 1, Burke H.S. and runner-up Millard West Post 374
North Dakota - West Fargo Post 308 and host Dickinson Post 3
South Dakota - Rapid City Post 22
Northwest
Washington - Yakima Post 36
Idaho - Meridian Post 113
Wyoming - Cheyenne Post 6
Montana - Billings Post 4 and host Missoula Post 27
Oregon - Medford Post 15
Alaska - Juneau Post 25
Hawaii - Waipahu
Western
Arizona - Tucson Post 7
California - Petaluma Post 28
Nevada - Henderson Post 40
Colorado - Fort Collins Post 1879 and host Greenley Legion Baseball
New Mexico - Albuquerque Post 13
Utah - Pleasant Grove Post 72
Texas - League City Post 554