2006
Division I
Minnesota State
American Legion Baseball
Tournament Information
Congratulations
to Eden Prairie, 2006 Minnesota State Champion
and Coon Rapids, 2006 Minnesota State Runner up!
Eden
Prairie becomes the first team in Minnesota history to win three
consecutive State Titles!
Eden Prairie will represent Minnesota in the
Great Plains National Regional (Region 6);
Coon Rapids will represent Minnesota in the Great Lakes National
Regional (Region 5).
Last Updated: 8/6/06, 6:15 p.m.
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| Regional Tournament Info | Division II Tournament Info | World Series Tournament Info |
The Annual Division I
Minnesota State American Legion Baseball Championship Tournament
is being hosted by Excelsior, Minnesota, Thursday, August 3, 2006
through Sunday, August 6, 2006. Team check-in and photographs
will take place on Wednesday, August 2, 2006 (for directions to
the check-in site, see Excelsior's 2006 Minnesota State Tournament website.)
The annual banquet will be held that evening (Wed., 8/2) at the Minneapolis Marriott SW -- 6 p.m. social hour, 7 p.m. dinner. The keynote speaker is Rob Fornasiere, Assistant Head Baseball Coach of the University of Minnesota. Parents, family, friends and fans of team members are welcome to attend. See the Excelsior 2006 Minnesota State Tournament website for details and directions -- contact your District Director about tickets.
| Tournament Fields: (Click on field name for map) |
Field #1: | Big Willow |
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| Field #2: | Bennett Family Park | ||
| Field #3: | Chaska Athletic Park | ||
| Field #4: | Jordan Mini-Met |
Big Willow: 11522 Minnetonka Blvd., Minnetonka
Bennett Family Park: 3717 County Road 101, Minnetonka; Photos & Info
Chaska Athletic Park: 725 West 1st Street, Chaska, MN 55318
Jordan Mini-Met: 401 Rice Street S., Jordan, MN 55352; Photos & Info
For more information on the host facilities, tournament hotels, field locations, etc., visit the Excelsior 2006 Minnesota State Tournament Website.
2006 Minnesota State Tournament Bracket:
With Scores, in Web Page Format
Blank, in PDF Format
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Click on
team names for Team's Roster and Season Statistics
(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 amount of information reported by
manager..)
Click on Post Number
for Team Website
Click on District
Number for District Tournament Bracket/Results
(Use the
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this page.)
| District | Team | Post | Tournament Berth |
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| 1 | Rochester Redhawks | N/A | Champion | |
| 2 | New Ulm Gold | 132 | Champion | |
| 3 | West St. Paul | 521 | Champion | |
| 3 | St. Paul Park | 98 | Runner Up | |
| 3 | Burnsville | 1700 | 3rd Place | |
| 4 | St. Paul Hamline | 418 | Champion | |
| 5 | Richfield Reds | 435 | Champion | |
| 6 | Bemidji | 14 | Champion | |
| 7 | Willmar | 167 | Champion | |
| 8 | Hermantown | 888 | Champion | |
| 9 | Moorhead | 21 | Runner Up | |
| 10 | Eden Prairie | N/A | Champ | |
| 10 | Coon Rapids | 334 | Runner Up | |
| 10 | Westphal Armstrong | 251 | 3rd Place | |
| 10 | Hopkins Royals | 320 | 4th Place | |
| 10 | Excelsior | 259 | Host / Co-RU |
If your team has a website, please e-mail the URL address for its listing in a future Minnesoa team web links page.
View
the Most Recent Minnesota Statewide Coaches'/Media Poll
(Final, Pre-State Tournament Results as of 7/30/06)
2006 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 Sunday, August 6, 2006)
| Date/Game # | Team | Score | vs. Team (Home) | Score | Time/Field |
| Thu, Aug 3, 2006-1 | District 10 RU - Coon Rapids | 10 | District 7 Champ - Willmar | 8 | 9:00 a.m. Field 2 |
| Thu, Aug 3, 2006-2 | District 6 Champ - Bemidji | 1 | District 10 4th Place - Hopkins | 11 (7 inn.) | Noon. Field 2 |
| Thu, Aug 3, 2006-3 | District 5 Champ - Richfield | 10 | District 9 Champ - Moorhead | 11 | 10:00 a.m. Field 3 |
| Thu, Aug 3, 2006-4 | District 10 3rd Pl. - Westphal Armstrong | 0 | District 3 Champ - West St. Paul | 16 (7 inn.) | 1:00 p.m. Field 3 |
| Thu, Aug 3, 2006-5 | District 10 Champ - Eden Prairie | 13 | District 2 Champ - New Ulm Gold | 1 (7 inn.) | 10:00 a.m. Field 4 |
| Thu, Aug 3, 2006-6 | District 3 RU - St. Paul Park | 5 | District 4 Champ - St. Paul Hamline | 4 | 1:00 p.m. Field 4 |
| Thu, Aug 3, 2006-7 | District 1 Champ - Roch. Redhawks | 12 | District 3 3rd Place - Burnsville | 13 (10 inn.) | 10:00 a.m. Field 1 |
| Thu, Aug 3, 2006-8 | Host - Excelsior | 6 | District 8 Champs - Hermantown | 4 | 1:00 p.m. Field 1 |
| Thu, Aug 3, 2006-9 | Loser 1 - Willmar (eliminated) | 6 | Loser 2 - Bemidji | 12 | 3:00 p.m. Field 2 |
| Thu Aug 3, 2006-10 | Winner 1 - Coon Rapids | 5 | Winner 2 - Hopkins | 2 | 6:00 p.m. Field 2 |
| Thu Aug 3, 2006-11 | Loser 4 - Westphal Armstrong (elim.) | 15 | Loser 3 - Richfield | 17 | 4:30 p.m. Field 3 |
| Thu Aug 3, 2006-12 | Winner 3 - Moorhead | 7 | Winner 4 - West St. Paul | 9 | 7:30 p.m. Field 3 |
| Thu Aug 3, 2006-13 | Loser 6 - St. Paul Hamline | 4 | Loser 5 - New Ulm Gold (eliminated) | 3 | 4:30 p.m. Field 4 |
| Thu Aug 3, 2006-14 | Winner 6 - St. Paul Park | 2 | Winner 5 - Eden Prairie | 13 (7 inn.) | 7:30 p.m. Field 4 |
| Thu Aug 3, 2006-15 | Loser 8 - Hermantown (eliminated) | 9 | Loser 7 - Rochester Redhawks | 10 | 4:30 p.m. Field 1 |
| Thu Aug 3, 2006-16 | Winner 8 - Excelsior | 2 | Winner 7 - Burnsville | 8 | 7:30 p.m. Field 1 |
| Fri Aug 4, 2006-17 | Loser 14 - St. Paul Park (eliminated) | 0 | Winner 9 - Bemidji | 10 (8 inn.) | 10:00 a.m. Field 1 |
| Fri Aug 4, 2006-18 | Loser 16 - Excelsior (eliminated) | 15 | Winner 11 - Richfield | 17 | 9:00 a.m. Field 2 |
| Fri Aug 4, 2006-19 | Winner 13 - St. Paul Hamline | 9 | Loser 10 - Hopkins (eliminated) | 3 | 1:00 p.m. Field 1 |
| Fri Aug 4, 2006-20 | Loser 12 - Moorhead (eliminated) | 4 | Winner 15 - Rochester Redhawks | 5 | Noon, Field 2 |
| Fri Aug 4, 2006-21 | Winner 18 - Richfield | 12 | Winner 17 - Bemidji (eliminated) | 4 (9 inn.) | 3:00 p.m. Field 2 |
| Fri Aug 4, 2006-22 | Winner 19 - St. Paul Hamline (elim.) | 6 | Winner 20 - Rochester Redhawks | 7 | 6:00 p.m. Field 2 |
| Game Note: | Game was suspended in 7th inning Friday due to darkness, with Hamline leading 6-5; game was resumed at 10 a.m., Sat. Aug. 7 @ Field 2. Rochester scored 2 runs in the bottom of the 9th inning to win the game. | ||||
| Fri Aug 4, 2006-23 | Winner 12 - West St. Paul | 5 | Winner 10 - Coon Rapids | 20 (7 inn.) | 4:30 p.m. Field 1 |
| Fri Aug 4, 2006-24 | Winner 16 - Burnsville | 5 | Winner 14 - Eden Prairie | 7 | 7:30 p.m. Field 1 |
| Sat Aug 7, 2006-25 | Loser 24 - Burnsville | 14 | Winner 21- Richfield (eliminated) | 2 (8 inn.) | 10:00 a.m. Field 1 |
| Sat Aug 7, 2006-26 | Winner 22 - Rochester Redhawks | 17 | Loser 23 - West St. Paul (eliminated) | 15 | 1:00 p.m. Field 1 |
| Sat Aug 7, 2006-27 | Winner 25 - Burnsville | 17 | Winner 26 - Rochester Redhawks | 11 | 4:30 p.m. Field 1 |
| Sat Aug 7, 2006-28 | Winner 24 - Eden Prairie | 15 | Winner 23 - Coon Rapids | 1 (7 inn.) | 7:30 p.m. Field 1 |
| Sun Aug 8. 2006-29 | Loser 28 - Coon Rapids | 9 | Winner 27 - Burnsville | 2 | 12:30 p.m. Field 1 |
| Sun Aug 8, 2006-30 | Winner 29 - Coon Rapids | 3 | Winner 28 - Eden Prairie | 9 | 3:30 p.m. Field 1 |
*If necesary, Losers of 23 and 24 could be switched from the originally scheduled teams so as to prevent prior opponents from playing each other again.
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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
Follow the action at www.baseball.legion.org! (National American Legion Web Site)
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.
The 18th Annual
Division II Minnesota State American Legion Baseball Championship
Tournament is being held in Willmar, Minnesota, Friday, August 4,
2006 and through Sunday, August 6, 2006. Visit the Division II
Tournament through the following links:
Division II
Tournament Brackets:
With Scores, In Web Format
Blank Bracket, In PDF Format
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Links to Other Tournament Web Sites and Related Information |
Minnesota Department of the American Legion |
| National American Legion Baseball Site |
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Other Related Links | Prior Minnesota State Champions, Since 1926 |
| Prior Minnesota Outstanding Tournament Players of the Year | ||
| Other State Department Awards and Trophies |
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