Last Updated: 8/20/06
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| Regional Tournament | World Series Tournament | Post Season Events |
Ongoing Respect for Tri-City Red
Reflected in Statewide Coaches' Poll
The Red continues to earn respect from statewide coaches, being
rated in the top five for the firsts several weeks of the poll.
To review complete poll results, take this link to the Statewide Coaches' Poll Page, which is being maintained within this site during the
season.
4th District Adopts Exclusive Use of
Wooden Bats for 2006 League Season
Leading the way, the 4th District is the first State District to
adopt the use of wooden bats. Read more about the 4th District --
and its monumental decision to go to wooden bats -- in a press release that was issued to statewide media organizations. Check
out Charley Walters' column in the June 20th edition of the St. Paul
Pioneer Press!
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 has volunteered to host a web page that outlines all
game schedules and results for the Gopher Classic
tournament. 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!
Check out Omaha's Worth CWS
Tournament Web Page and the Moorhead Blues' Site
The complete tournament
schedule, pairings, and directions to the fields are available on
the CWS tournament page. According
to the tournament director, scores will also be posted, once play
begins. Also, check the Moorhead Blues' new website
for information pertaining to the Fargo-Moorhead Tournament.
Tri-City Website Continues to be a
Hit! (Stats through mid-July)
Since January 1st , the Tri-City
Baseball website has had over 7,500 unique visitors have made
their way to the site over 13,000 times, loading almost 42,000
web pages. During June alone, there were 3,300 visits to the
site, with 11,000 pages loaded. And, as of mid-July, roughly
5,275 have made their way to the site for information on Tri-city
Baseball and other statewide American Legion Baseball programs,
loading almost 18,000 pages. Tri-City has received many
compliments on its site from baseball folks in and out of
Minnesota, including the national director of American Legion
Baseball.
Tri-City Red Princeton Tournament
Championship Trivia
Were you aware that in every year
that Tri-City Red won the Princeton tournament, the team won the
MN State title as well? In 1993, TCR took the championship in
Princeton, and went on to claim the State crown, coming through
the losers' bracket in New Ulm to beat Osseo twice (the State
tournament was double elimination format at that time, and the
Red's only loss was to Excelsior -- a close 4-3 game.) In 1994,
TCR repeated as the Princeton Champ, and then repeated as State
Champ; Red was undefeated all the way through the state
tournament, defeating Anoka in the first of two possible
championship games in the double elimination tournament at
Dundas. In 1997, Red won Princeton again, and once again won
State, defeating St. Paul Park in a dramatic 13-inning semi-final
game in Chaska, then defeating Hamline for the championship. In
1999, after winning the Princeton tournament again, Red took the
State title in St. Cloud, defeating Bloomington Blue (Blue and
Red BOTH made their way to the World Series that year, but the
teams were in opposite pools, so never faced each other in play.
Red, of course, won the National Title that year, defeating the
Kennewick Dusters from Washington State in the title game at
Middletown, CT.) Although Red did not win Princeton in 2000, the
team went on to win a 5th State title, defeating the Waite Park
Silver Stars in Duluth.
District 4 Tournament Bracket Now
Available On-line
While the game locations for each
seed in the single elimination round are still tentative, a District 4 Championship
Tournament Bracket is now available on
this site! (Also, see the State Tournament Information section
below for how to access the State Tournament bracket!)
Tri-City Finishes Regular Season
17-1, 28-8
Finishing the league season with a
17-1 record, Tri-City Red had its best league season since 1999
(National Championship season). Congratulations, RED!!! As the #1
seed in District 4, Tri-City by-passes the single elimination
round, and will play the lowest remaining seed at 8 p.m. at
Midway on Wednesday, 7/26/06.
Track Other District Playoffs Online
It's playoff time 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 playoff action in the 1st District (SE
Minnesota, e.g., Rochester), at www.district1scores.org. Take this link to the District
6 Playoff Bracket (St. Cloud and
Brainerd area teams.) For the District 9
Bracket (NW Minnesota), see Moorhead's
website. And follow the District
10 tournament, which is pool play
format this year (including Tri-City Blue!!!),
on-line too! For information on what's going on in other
Districts, search for American Legion Baseball stories on
statewide newspapers at www.mnnews.com. Several Legion
teams in Minnesota have websites! Here are a some to check out: Alexandria, Eden Prairie, Excelsior, Burnsville, Hopkins, Chaska, Edina, Prior
Lake, Moorhead. The 3rd District bracket is now on-line within this site also!
2006 State Tournament Website is Now
Available
Track district playoff results
and watch the state bracket get filled with teams at the Official 2006 MN State
Tournament website!
Ron Adams Honored at State
Tournament Banquet for Lifetime Contributions
At the 2006 Minnesota State
Tournament banquet, Ron Adams was honored as Coach of the Year.
While the award is not presented each and every year, it
recognizes extraordinary contributions made by a coach to the
American Legion Baseball Program over a number of years. In
accepting the award, Ron said, "It's icing on the cake to
receive an award for something you really love doing." In
addition, North St. Paul Post #39 received the Post of the Year
Award, recognizing its long-term support and contributions to the
American Legion Baseball Program. (Tri-City Post 513 was awarded
this same honor last year.) Todd Oaks, originally from Caledonia,
MN, current Assistant Coach with the Gophers and former pitcher
and coach int eh San Francisco Giants organization, was honored
as the Minnesota American Legion Graduate of the Year.
Tri-City Red Player Awards
Announced!
In addition to Derek McCallum
being named 4th District MVP (see District 4 page within this
site), see the post season
awards section below for Tri-City Red
Player Awards!
Greg Schmidt's Game
Summaries, Line Scores and Stories:
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FINAL
4th District Season Standings:
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| Name | High School | Uniform # | Position(s) | Height | Weight | Bats | Throws | Grad Yr. |
| Anderson, Bjorn | Mounds View | 10 | Infield | 5'-11" | 175 | R | R | 2006 |
| Anderson, Eric | Mounds View | 11 | Catcher, Outfield | 6'-1" | 200 | R | R | 2007 |
| Cleveringa, Brett | Concordia Academy | 16 | Pitcher, 1st Base | 6'-1" | 235 | L | L | 2007 |
| Colwell, Joe | Irondale | 4 | Outfield, Pitcher | 5'-11" | 165 | R | R | 2006 |
| Fiegel, Erik | Blake | 14 | Infield, Pitcher | 6'-0" | 170 | L | R | 2007 |
| Field, Brady | Hill-Murray | 22 | Catcher | 6'-0" | 205 | R | R | 2006 |
| Gazich, Bill | Mounds View | 8 | Outfield | 6'-1" | 195 | R | R | 2005 |
| Lechner, Jacob | Hill-Murray | 5 | Outfield | 5'-8" | 140 | R | L | 2007 |
| Marshik, Brian | Mounds View | 9 | Infield | 5'9" | 155 | L | R | 2007 |
| McCallum, Derek | Hill-Murray | 12 | Infield, Pitcher | 6'-0" | 175 | L | R | 2006 |
| Porten, Brandon | Mounds View | 2 | Pitcher, Outfield | 5'-10" | 160 | R | R | 2007 |
| Rosin, Seth | Mounds View | 23 | Pitcher, 1st Base | 6'-5" | 235 | R | R | 2007 |
| Searles, Blake | Mounds View | 21 | Pitcher, 1st Base | 6'-4" | 220 | R | R | 2006 |
| Traeger, Chase | Mounds View | 3 | Infield | 5'-9" | 170 | R | R | 2005 |
| Weber, Adam | Mounds View | 18 | Pitcher, Outfield | 6'-2" | 210 | R | R | 2006 |
| Weber, Sam | Mounds View | 19 | Pitcher, Outfield | 6'-4" | 225 | R | R | 2006 |
| General Managers: | Ed Lindquist | |||
| Team Manager/Head Coach: | Jeff Larsen | |||
| Assistant Coaches: | Glenn Poser | |||
| Game # / Date | Team | Score | vs. Team (Home) | Score | at Field | W | L |
| 1 - Monday, 6/12/06 | St. Paul Hamline | 5 | Tri-City Red | 9 | Irondale, 6 p.m. | 1 | 0 |
| 2 - Wednesday, 6/14/06 | Tri-City Red | 2 | North St. Paul | 0 | North St. Paul, 6 p.m. | 2 | 0 |
| 3 - Thursday, 6/15/06 | Rosetown | 1 | Tri-City Red | 5 | Irondale, 6 p.m. | 3 | 0 |
| 4 - Sunday, 6/18/06 | Tri-City Red | 22 (5 inn.) | North End | 0 | Irondale, Noon | 4 | 0 |
| 5 - Monday, 6/19/06 | Tri-City Red | 4 | Arcade-Phalen | 1 | Midway Stadium, 8 p.m. | 5 | 0 |
| 6 - Tuesday, 6/20/06 | Tri-City Red | 1 (8 inn.) | St. Paul Hamline | 2 | Irondale, 6 p.m. | 5 | 1 |
| Omaha Tournament (2006 Worth CWS Tournament): | |||||||
| Tournament Notes: | 48-team, pool play tournament. Creighton Prep Pool = Tri-City Red, Omaha PI Midwest, Bartlett, TN, Boise ID Capitals, Fargo ND Post 2, Ft. Collins CO |
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Check the Omaha
Prep CWS Tournament Web Page for field directions,
all pairings, and scores! |
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| 7 - Wednesday, 6/21/06 | Ft. Collins, CO | 7 | Tri-City Red | 1 | 3:00 p.m., 73rd & Western Avenue | 5 | 2 |
| 8 - Thursday, 6/22/06 | Fargo, ND | 10 | Tri-City Red | 13 | 9:30 a.m., 73rd & Western Avenue | 6 | 2 |
| 9 - Thursday, 6/23/06 | Denver Khaos | 9 | Tri-City Red | 1 (5 inn.) |
12 noon, 73rd & Western Avenue | 6 | 3 |
| 10-Friday, 6/23/06 | Boise Capitals | 8 | Tri-City Red | 12 | 9:30 a.m., 73rd & Western Avenue | 7 | 3 |
| 11-Saturday, 6/24/06 | Omaha PI Midwest | 1 | Tri-City Red | 11 (5 inn.) |
2:30 p.m., 73rd & Western Avenue | 8 | 3 |
| Tournament Notes: | Red finishes with a 3-2 record for the tournament, despite several players not making the trip (read more in Greg Schmidt's story!) | ||||||
| 12-Monday, 6/26/06 | North St. Paul | 1 | Tri-City Red | 3 | Irondale, 6 p.m. | 9 | 3 |
| 13-Tuesday, 6/27/06 | White Bear | 2 | Tri-City Red | 18 (5 inn.) | Irondale, 6 p.m. | 10 | 3 |
| 14-Wednesday, 6/28/06 | Tri-City Red | 9 | Rosetown | 6 | Rosetown, 6 p.m. | 11 | 3 |
| Fargo-Moorhead Tournament: | |||||||
| Tournament Notes: | Pool Play format: Matson Field Pool = Tri-City Red, Grand Forks Royals, West Fargo Patriots, Bismarck Governors, Moorhead Blues | ||||||
Follow the action on
the Moorhead
Blues website and/or search for stories at the The
Fargo Forum Website: Newspaper
Sports Section |
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| 15-Thursday, 6/29/06 | Tri-City Red | 4 | Grand Forks Royals | 5 | Matson Field (Moorhead), 11:30 a.m. | 11 | 4 |
| 16-Thursday, 6/29/06 | Tri-City Red | 3 | Moorhead Blues | 5 | Matson Field, 4:30 p.m. | 11 | 5 |
| 17-Friday, 6/30/06 | Bismarck Governors | 3 | Tri-City Red | 8 | Matson Field, 9:00 a.m. | 12 | 5 |
| 18-Friday, 6/30/06 | Tri-City Red | 2 | West Fargo Patriots | 4 | Matson Field, 2:00 p.m. | 12 | 6 |
| 19-Saturday, 7/1/06 | Tri-City Red | 11 (5 inn.) | Wayzata | 0 | Jack Williams Stadium/Matson | 13 | 6 |
| Tournament Notes: | Moorhead won the tournament with a 7-5 win over Mandan, ND. | ||||||
| Gopher Classic Tournament: | |||||||
| Tournament Notes: | 48-team tournament. Tri-City will play at the Edina site (Braemar Park). See the Gopher Classic page that is being maintained on the Tri-City site for information on all participating teams and sites.. |
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| 20-Friday, 7/7/06 | Edina | 1 | Tri-City Red | 9 (6 inn.) | Braemar Park, 12 Noon | 14 | 6 |
| 21-Friday, 7/7/06 | Bemidji | 9 | Tri-City Red | 6 | Braemar Park, 2:30 p.m. | 14 | 7 |
| 22-Saturday, 7/8/06 | Chaska | 11 | Tri-City Red | 1 (6 inn.) | Braemar Park, 9:30 a.m. | 14 | 8 |
| 23-Sunday, 7/9/06 | Cranston, RI | 5 | Tri-City Red | 6 (9 inn.) | Braemar Park, 12 noon | 15 | 8 |
| 24-Sunday, 7/9/06 | Tri-City Red | 12 | Napoleon, OH | 7 | Braemar Park, 2:30 p.m. | 16 | 8 |
| Tournament Notes: | Red went 3-2 for the tournament. Napoleon OH advanced to semi's with a 7-2 win over Chaska and took the championship with a 7-5 win over Rapid City. | ||||||
| 25-Monday, 7/10/06 | North End | 0 | Tri-City Red | 3 | Irondale, 6 p.m. | 17 | 8 |
| 26-Tuesday, 7/11/06 | St. Paul Hamline | 0 | Tri-City Red | 5 | Midway Stadium, 8 p.m. | 18 | 8 |
| 27-Wednesday, 7/12/06 | Tri-City Red | 6 | Arcade-Phalen | 3 | Johnson, 6 p.m. | 19 | 8 |
| Princeton Tournament: 37th Annual | |||||||
| Tournament Notes: | Participants: Tri-City Red, Fridley, Minneapolis Post Office, Grand Rapids, Alexandria, Moorhead, Rosemount, Princeton (host) | ||||||
| 28-Thursday, 7/13/06 (Game 1) | Tri-City Red | 3 | Fridley | 1 | Mark Park, Princeton, 5:30 p.m. | 20 | 8 |
| 29-Saturday, 7/15/06 | Gopher Post Office (Mpls) | 1 | Tri-City Red | 5 | Mark Park, Princeton, 5:30 p.m. | 21 | 8 |
| 30-Sunday, 7/16/06 | Tri-City Red | 9 | Grand Rapids | 4 | Mark Park, Princeton, 4:30 p.m. | 22 | 8 |
| Tournament Notes: | RED TAKES CHAMPIONSHIP! Grand Rapids is runner up, Rosemount is 3rd, followed by Gopher Post Office; 5th place earned by Moorhead, followed by Fridley, Princeton, then Alex. | ||||||
| 31-Monday, 7/17/06 | Arcade-Phalen | 0 | Tri-City Red | 2 | Midway (change), 6 p.m. | 23 | 8 |
| 32-Tuesday, 7/18/06 | North End | 3 | Tri-City Red | 4 | Midway Stadium, 8 p.m. | 24 | 8 |
| 33-Wednesday, 7/19/06 | Tri-City Red | 4 | North St. Paul | 2 | Midway Stadium, 6 p.m. | 25 | 8 |
| 34-Thursday, 7/20/06 | Rosetown | 3 | Tri-City Red | 6 | Irondale, 6 p.m. | 26 | 8 |
| 35-Sunday, 7/23/06 | White Bear | 2 | Tri-City Red | 12 (5 inn.) | Irondale, 6 p.m. | 27 | 8 |
| 36-Sunday, 7/23/06 | Tri-City Red | 15 | White Bear | 5 (5 inn.) | Irondale, immediately following | 28 | 8 |
| District 4 Playoffs: (see next section, below, for bracket) | |||||||
| -Tuesday, 7/25/06 | Single Elimination Tournament | Tri-City Red gets bye as #1 seed | North St. Paul & Midway | -- | -- | ||
| 37-Wednesday, 7/26/06 | North End | 1 | Tri-City Red (7 innings) | 14 | Midway, 8 p.m. | 29 | 8 |
| 38-Thursday, 7/27/06 | Hamline | 1 | Tri-City Red | 0 | North St. Paul, 8 p.m. | 29 | 9 |
| 39-Friday, 7/28/06 | North St. Paul | 5 | Tri-City Red | 9 | North St. Paul, 6 p.m. | 30 | 9 |
| 40-Sat, 7/29/06 (Championship) | Tri-City Red | 1 | Hamline | 6 | North St. Paul, Noon; 3 p.m. if nec. | 30 | 10 |
| Minnesota State Tournament: | |||||||
| Thursday, 8/3/06 - Sun, 8/6/06 | Excelsior is host. | ||||||
| Tournament Notes: | Hamline went 2-2 in the tournament, losing to St. Paul Park in the first round 5-4, defeating New Ulm Gold 5-4, defeating Hopkins 9-3, and losing to the Rochester Redhawks 7-6. | ||||||
The Annual 4th District Championship Tournament will be held Tuesday, July 25, 2006 through Saturday, July 29, 2006, at Midway Stadium and North St. Paul. (See Season Notes and News above on how you can follow tournament action in other districts across Minnesota!)
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District 4
Championship Tournament Game Schedule
(9 inning games; Winner represents District 4 in the
State Tournament)
| Game #/Date | Team | Score | vs. Team (Home) | Score | at Field |
| Single Elimination Round (all teams, except league champion) | |||||
| 1-Tuesday, 7/25/06 | Team 6 - White Bear (eliminated) | 2 | Team 3 - North St. Paul | 3 | North St. Paul, 6 p.m. |
| 2-Tuesday, 7/25/06 | Team 5 - Arcade-Phalen (eliminated) | 1 | Team 4 - Hamline | 2 | Midway, 5 p.m. |
| 3-Tuesday, 7/25/06 | Team 7 - North End | 7 | Team 2 - Rosetown (eliminated) | Midway, 8 p.m. | |
| Double Elimination Tournament | |||||
| 4-Wednesday, 7/26/06 | Hamline | 5 | North St. Paul | 4 | Midway, 5 p.m. |
| 5-Wednesday, 7/26/06 | North End | 1 | Tri-City Red (7 innings) | 14 | Midway, 8 p.m. |
| 6-Thursday, 7/27/06 | North End | 1 | North St. Paul | 4 | North St. Paul, 5 p.m. |
| 7-Thursday, 7/27/06 | Hamline | 1 | Tri-City Red | 0 | North St. Paul, 8 p.m. |
| 8-Friday, 7/28/06 | North St. Paul | 5 | Tri-City Red | 9 | North St. Paul, 6 p.m. |
| 9-Saturday, 7/29/06-Championship | Tri-City Red | 1 | Hamline | 6 | North St. Paul, 12 noon and 3 p.m. (if nec.) |
Visit the 4th District Page within this Site
2006 Minnesota State Tournament
The Annual Minnesota State American Legion Baseball Championship Tournament will be hosted by Excelsior. Play begins on Thursday, August 3, 2006 and continues through Sunday, August 6, 2006. Team check-in will take place on Wednesday, August 2, 2006, with the annual banquet being held that evening. For more information on the host facilties and locations, visit Excelsior's State Tournament Information page, WHICH INCLUDES THE STATE TOURNAMENT BRACKET.
The 2006 Regional American Legion Tournaments will be held as follows:
Central Plains: Aberdeen, SD Thursday, 8/10/06 - Monday, 8/14/06 Great Lakes: Evansville, IN Thursday, 8/10/06 - Monday, 8/14/06
The 2006 American Legion World Series will be held in Cedar Rapids, IA on Friday, August 18, 2006 through Tuesday, August 22, 2006.
For more information on the Regional and National Tournaments, visit Cedar Rapids's official web site, or take this link to the National American Legion Baseball Web Site.
Post Season
Events & Awards
38th Annual Fourth
District American Legion Baseball Banquet:
The annual banquet was held
Monday, July 31, 2006 at the Tri-City Post 513. Hamline received
its trophy for winning the District Tournament, while Tri-City
Red received honors for winning the 2006 League season. In
addition to Derek McCallum being announced as the District MVP
(which means he will be honored at the Hot Stove League Banquet
at well), individual team MVP's were honored as well. See the District 4 page within this site for further details.
Tri-City Red Announces Player Awards
The following 2006 season
awards were announced by Tri-City Red. Thank you and
congratulations to all players, parents, fans for another great
year of Tri-City Baseball!
| Commander's Award: | Bob Sheets | |
| Elmer Buttweiler 10th Man Award: | Erik Anderson | |
| Frank Brousseau Pitching Award: | Seth Rosin | |
| Mark Kalata Coach's Leadership Award: | Brandon Porten | |
| Mark Paone Student Athlete Award: | Joe Colwell | |
| Team MVP Player Awards: | Derek McCallum, Brady Field | |
| TCR All-District Team Players: | Derek McCallum, Brady Field, Joe Colwell, Billy Gazich, Chase Traeger | |
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