by Rikki Almanza | Aug 7, 2024
The Clovis NightHawks Post 147 baseball team is set to represent California at the American Legion Regional Playoffs, as reported by Fresno and Central Valley news. Clovis Post 147 defeated El Segundo 4-3 to win its first state championship. The NightHawks will now...
by Rikki Almanza | Jul 31, 2024
While the San Diego Padres enjoyed a day off before their series against the Washington Nationals, catcher Kyle Higashioka visited the National Museum of the United States Army in D.C. Higashioka was there to accept a medal honoring his grandfather, G. Shigeru...
by Rikki Almanza | Jul 26, 2024
Thursday marked the kickoff of the California American Legion Baseball State Championship. Post 182 & 185 Fairfield Expos – Air Force triumphed in their opener with an 11-1 victory over Post 178 Lakewood Wilson Bruins Cardinals – Marine Corps despite...
by Rikki Almanza | Apr 30, 2024
From the 1940s to the early 1990s, American Legion Baseball was once a summertime tradition, particularly in San Diego. However, the program gradually declined and remained inactive for over thirty years, until Peter-Rolf Ohnstad, Commander of San Dieguito American...
by Rikki Almanza | Feb 2, 2024
The 2024 American Legion Baseball season is now accepting registrations on baseball.legion.org. To simplify things, The American Legion has introduced a single sign-on system, allowing users to use one username and password for Legion.org, baseball.legion.org,...
by Rikki Almanza | Nov 22, 2023
In the race for induction into the Baseball Hall of Fame Class of 2024, two former American Legion Baseball players are among the 26 candidates on the Baseball Writers Association of America ballot. From Stillwater, Okla., Matt Holliday, and Gary Sheffield from...