64-team field set for 2023 American Legion Baseball regionals
Sixty-four American Legion Baseball teams will take to the field at eight regional sites beginning Wednesday on the road to Shelby, N.C., and the 96th American Legion World Series.
The regional tournaments run Aug. 2-6 and feature all state champions, regional hosts and runners-up from states with the most senior teams.
The eight regional champions will advance to the ALWS, Aug. 10-15 in Shelby.
The 2022 ALWS champions from Troy, Ala., Post 70 are back in the regional field after winning the program’s seventh consecutive state title. Other teams from last year’s ALWS still in the hunt include Shrewsbury (Mass.) Post 397, the Northeast Regional hosts; Midland (Mich.) Post 165, the Great Lakes Regional hosts; and League City (Texas) Post 554, the Texas state champions.
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The 2023 regional pairings (schedules subject to change, all times local):
At Shrewsbury, Mass. (Post 397)
Aug. 2
Game 1: Ellsworth (Maine) Post 207 vs. Nashua (N.H.) Post 3, 9:30 a.m.
Game 2: Essex (Vt.) Post 91 vs. Greece (N.Y.) Post 468, immediately following
Game 3: West Hartford (Conn.) Post 96 vs. Franklin (Mass.) Post 75, 4:30 p.m.
Game 4: Cumberland (R.I.) Post 14 vs. Shrewsbury (Mass.) Post 397, immediately following
Aug. 3
Game 5: Game 1 loser vs. Game 3 loser, 9:30 a.m.
Game 6: Game 2 loser vs. Game 4 loser, immediately following
Game 7: Game 1 winner vs. Game 3 winner, 4:30 p.m.
Game 8: Game 2 winner vs. Game 4 winner, immediately following
Aug. 4
Game 9: Game 6 winner vs. Game 7 loser, 9:30 a.m.
Game 10: Game 5 winner vs. Game 8 loser, 4:30 p.m.
Game 11: Game 7 winner vs. Game 8 winner, immediately following
Aug. 5
Game 12: Game 9 winner vs. Game 11 loser, 10 a.m.
Game 13: Game 10 winner vs. Game 11 winner, 1 p.m.
Aug. 6
Game 14: Game 12 winner vs. Game 13 winner, 1 p.m.
Game 15: if necessary, 5 p.m.
At Morgantown, W. Va. (Post 2)
Aug. 2
Game 1: Harrison (Ohio) Post 199 vs. Ft. Cumberland (Md.) Post 13, 10 a.m.
Game 2: Brooklawn (N.J.) Post 72 vs. Harrisburg (Pa.) Post 730, 1 p.m.
Game 3: Quakertown (Pa.) vs. Berkeley (W. Va.) Post 14, 4 p.m.
Game 4: Delaware Post 1 vs. Morgantown (W. Va.) Post 2, 7:30 p.m.
Aug. 3
Game 5: Game 1 loser vs. Game 3 loser, 10 a.m.
Game 6: Game 2 loser vs. Game 4 loser, 1 p.m.
Game 7: Game 1 winner vs. Game 3 winner, 4 p.m.
Game 8: Game 2 winner vs. Game 4 winner, 7 p.m.
Aug. 4
Game 9: Game 6 winner vs. Game 7 loser, 1 p.m.
Game 10: Game 5 winner vs. Game 8 loser, 4 p.m.
Game 11: Game 7 winner vs. Game 8 winner, 7 p.m.
Aug. 5
Game 12: Game 9 winner vs. Game 11 loser, 1 p.m.
Game 13: Game 10 winner vs. Game 11 winner, 4 p.m.
Aug. 6
Game 14: Game 12 winner vs. Game 13 winner, 1 p.m.
Game 15: if necessary, 4 p.m.
At Asheboro, N.C. (Randolph County Post 45)
Aug. 2
Game 1: Evans (Ga.) Post 192 vs. Owensboro (Ky.) Post 9, 9:30 a.m.
Game 2: Belleview (Fla.) Post 284 vs. Richmond (Va.) Post 361, 12:30 p.m.
Game 3: Florence (S.C.) Post 1 vs. Fuquay-Varina (N.C.) Post 116, 4:30 p.m.
Game 4: Columbia (Tenn.) Post 19 vs. Randolph County (N.C.) Post 45, 7:30 p.m.
Aug. 3
Game 5: Game 1 loser vs. Game 3 loser, 9:30 a.m.
Game 6: Game 2 loser vs. Game 4 loser, 12:30 p.m.
Game 7: Game 1 winner vs. Game 3 winner, 4:30 p.m.
Game 8: Game 2 winner vs. Game 4 winner, 7:30 p.m.
Aug. 4
Game 9: Game 6 winner vs. Game 7 loser, 12:30 p.m.
Game 10: Game 5 winner vs. Game 8 loser, 4:30 p.m.
Game 11: Game 7 winner vs. Game 8 winner, 7:30 p.m.
Aug. 5
Game 12: Game 9 winner vs. Game 11 loser, 4:30 p.m.
Game 13: Game 10 winner vs. Game 11 winner, 7:30 p.m.
Aug. 6
Game 14: Game 12 winner vs. Game 13 winner, 1:30 p.m.
Game 15: if necessary, 4:30 p.m.
At Pelham, Ala. (Shelby County Post 555)
Aug. 2
Game 1: Panola (Miss.) Post 118 vs. Ada (Okla.), noon
Game 2: Washington (Mo.) Post 218 vs. Paragould (Ark.) Post 16, 2:30 p.m.
Game 3: Lafayette (La.) Post 241 vs. Troy (Ala.) Post 70, 5 p.m.
Game 4: Pittsburg (Kan.) Post 64 vs. Shelby County (Ala.) Post 555, 7:30 p.m.
Aug. 3
Game 5: Game 1 loser vs. Game 3 loser, 10 a.m.
Game 6: Game 2 loser vs. Game 4 loser, 1 p.m.
Game 7: Game 1 winner vs. Game 3 winner, 4 p.m.
Game 8: Game 2 winner vs. Game 4 winner, 7 p.m.
Aug. 4
Game 9: Game 6 winner vs. Game 7 loser, 10 a.m.
Game 10: Game 5 winner vs. Game 8 loser, 1 p.m.
Game 11: Game 7 winner vs. Game 8 winner, 4 p.m.
Aug. 5
Game 12: Game 9 winner vs. Game 11 loser, 10 a.m.
Game 13: Game 10 winner vs. Game 11 winner, 1 p.m.
Aug. 6
Game 14: Game 12 winner vs. Game 13 winner, 2 p.m.
Game 15: if necessary, 5 p.m.
At Midland, Mich. (Post 165)
Aug. 2
Game 1: Danville (Ill.) Post 210 vs. Swisher (Iowa) Post 671, 9:30 a.m.
Game 2: Lafayette (Ind.) Post 11 vs. Eau Claire (Wis.) Post 53, 12:30 p.m.
Game 3: Janesville (Wis.) Post 205 vs. Linwood (Mich.) Post 239, 4 p.m.
Game 4: Barrington (Ill.) Post 158 vs. Midland (Mich.) Post 165, 7:30 p.m.
Aug. 3
Game 5: Game 1 loser vs. Game 3 loser, 9:30 a.m.
Game 6: Game 2 loser vs. Game 4 loser, 12:30 p.m.
Game 7: Game 1 winner vs. Game 3 winner, 4 p.m.
Game 8: Game 2 winner vs. Game 4 winner, 7:30 p.m.
Aug. 4
Game 9: Game 6 winner vs. Game 7 loser, 11 a.m.
Game 10: Game 5 winner vs. Game 8 loser, 4 p.m.
Game 11: Game 7 winner vs. Game 8 winner, 7 p.m.
Aug. 5
Game 12: Game 9 winner vs. Game 11 loser, 4 p.m.
Game 13: Game 10 winner vs. Game 11 winner, 7 p.m.
Aug. 6
Game 14: Game 12 winner vs. Game 13 winner, 1 p.m.
Game 15: if necessary, 4 p.m.
At Rapid City, S.D. (Post 22)
Aug. 2
Game 1: Williston (N.D.) Post 37 vs. Lincoln (Neb.) Post 3, 9:30 a.m.
Game 2: Fargo (N.D.) Post 2 vs. St. Michael (Minn.) Post 567, noon
Game 3: Eden Prairie (Minn.) vs. Harrisburg (S.D.) Post 45, 3:30 p.m.
Game 4: Elkhorn-Waterloo (Neb.) Post 211 vs. Rapid City (S.D.) Post 22, 6:15 p.m.
Aug. 3
Game 5: Game 1 loser vs. Game 3 loser, 9:30 a.m.
Game 6: Game 2 loser vs. Game 4 loser, noon
Game 7: Game 1 winner vs. Game 3 winner, 3:30 p.m.
Game 8: Game 2 winner vs. Game 4 winner, 6 p.m.
Aug. 4
Game 9: Game 6 winner vs. Game 7 loser, 11 a.m.
Game 10: Game 5 winner vs. Game 8 loser, 3:30 p.m.
Game 11: Game 7 winner vs. Game 8 winner, 6 p.m.
Aug. 5
Game 12: Game 9 winner vs. Game 11 loser, 11 a.m.
Game 13: Game 10 winner vs. Game 11 winner, 3:30 p.m.
Aug. 6
Game 14: Game 12 winner vs. Game 13 winner, 11 a.m.
Game 15: if necessary, 1:30 p.m.
At Gillette, Wyo. (Post 42)
Aug. 2
Game 1: Portland (Ore.) Post 158 vs. Pocatello (Idaho) Post 4, 9:30 a.m.
Game 2: Eagle River (Alaska) vs. Fort Collins (Colo.) Post 1879, immediately following
Game 3: Helena (Mont.) Post 2 vs. Cheyenne (Wyo.) Post 6, 4 p.m.
Game 4: Bellevue (Wash.) vs. Gillette (Wyo.) Post 42, immediately following
Aug. 3
Game 5: Game 1 loser vs. Game 3 loser, 9:30 a.m.
Game 6: Game 2 loser vs. Game 4 loser, immediately following
Game 7: Game 1 winner vs. Game 3 winner, 4 p.m.
Game 8: Game 2 winner vs. Game 4 winner, immediately following
Aug. 4
Game 9: Game 6 winner vs. Game 7 loser, 1 p.m.
Game 10: Game 5 winner vs. Game 8 loser, 4 p.m.
Game 11: Game 7 winner vs. Game 8 winner, 7 p.m.
Aug. 5
Game 12: Game 9 winner vs. Game 11 loser, 1 p.m.
Game 13: Game 10 winner vs. Game 11 winner, 4 p.m.
Aug. 6
Game 14: Game 12 winner vs. Game 13 winner, noon
Game 15: if necessary, 3 p.m.
At Fairfield, Calif. (Fairfield Expos)
Aug. 2
Game 1: League City (Tex.) Post 554 vs. Tucson (Ariz.) Post 7, 9:30 a.m.
Game 2: Las Vegas (Nev.) vs. St. George (Utah) Post 90, 12:30 p.m.
Game 3: Rio Grande (N.M.) Post 49 vs. Yuba City (Calif.) Post 705, 4 p.m.
Game 4: Honolulu (Haw.) vs. Fairfield (Calif.) Expos, 7 p.m.
Aug. 3
Game 5: Game 1 loser vs. Game 3 loser, 9:30 a.m.
Game 6: Game 2 loser vs. Game 4 loser, 12:30 p.m.
Game 7: Game 1 winner vs. Game 3 winner, 4 p.m.
Game 8: Game 2 winner vs. Game 4 winner, 7 p.m.
Aug. 4
Game 9: Game 6 winner vs. Game 7 loser, 9:30 a.m.
Game 10: Game 5 winner vs. Game 8 loser, 4 p.m.
Game 11: Game 7 winner vs. Game 8 winner, 7 p.m.
Aug. 5
Game 12: Game 9 winner vs. Game 11 loser, 4 p.m.
Game 13: Game 10 winner vs. Game 11 winner, 7 p.m.
Aug. 6
Game 14: Game 12 winner vs. Game 13 winner, 1 p.m.
Game 15: if necessary, 4 p.m.
*Note for Games 12 and 13 at all regionals: those games will not match previous opponents against each other unless absolutely necessary.
*Note for all regionals: if three teams remain after Game 13, the winner of Game 11 automatically draws the bye for Game 14.
