Legion baseball update (through June 25)

American Legion 2022

(through Games of June 25)

Area IV standings
Eastern Division Division Overall
Queen City 10-1 12-1
Gaston Post 144-266 10-2 11-3
Gastonia Post 23 7-3 7-6
Matthews Post 235 6-6 7-10
Mint Hill Post 555 5-6 5-6
Statesville Post 113 2-10 2-12
Lincoln County Post 455 0-12 1-13
(Includes ALL forfeit losses for Lincoln County, which dropped out June 12)
(Includes ALL forfeit losses for Statesville, which dropped out June 23)

Western Division Division Overall
Rutherford County Post 423 10-1 12-2
Cherryville Post 100 10-2 15-9
Cleveland County Post 82-155 6-4 12-11
Caldwell County Post 29 6-7 8-8
Henderson County Post 77 5-6 5-8
Burke County Post 21 5-6 5-8
Hickory Post 48 3-9 6-10
Asheville Post 70 2-12 2-12
(Includes ALL forfeit losses for Asheville, which dropped out June 23)

Regular-season games:

x-non-division games
(All games at 7 p.m. unless otherwise noted)

Sunday, May 15
x-Burke at Lincoln (ppd.)
x-Henderson vs. Asheville at Montreat (ccd., rain)

Monday, May 16
Asheville at Hickory (A 13-10)

Tuesday, May 17
No games scheduled

Wednesday, May 18
Henderson at Asheville (H 5-3)
x-Rock Hill, S.C. at Cherryville (R 7-3)
x-Statesville at Hickory (H 5-0)

Thursday, May 19
x-Cherryville at York, S.C. (Y 12-2 in 6)

Friday, May 20
Henderson at Burke (H 5-0)
Lincoln at Gastonia (G 14-4 in 5)
x-Queen City at Cleveland (Q 3-0)

Saturday, May 21
Asheville at Burke (B 12-1)
x-Gastonia at Cherryville (C 22-0 in 5)
x-Matthews at Mocksville (Matthews 13-3 in 6)
Lincoln at Queen City (ppd., May 24)
x-Stanly at Cleveland (C 4-0, S 3-1)

Sunday, May 22
Cherryville at Burke (C 12-0 in 5)
Hickory at Caldwell (C 9-5)

Monday, May 23
Asheville at Caldwell (ppd., June 6)
x-Cherryville at Gastonia (ppd., no date)
x-Gaston Braves at Cleveland (ppd., no date)

Tuesday, May 24
Hickory at Burke (B 7-1)
Lincoln at Queen City (ppd., June 2)
x-Rock Hill, S.C. at Cleveland (R 8-4)

Wednesday, May 25
Burke at Asheville (ppd., June 24)
Cherryville at Henderson (ppd., June 28)
Cleveland at Caldwell (Caldwell 3-1)
Gaston Braves at Lincoln-at North Lincoln (GB 4-0)
x-Hickory at Gastonia (H 9-5)
Statesville at Gastonia (ppd., June 9)

Thursday, May 26
x-Matthews at Lancaster, S.C. (L 7-2)
x-Mocksville at Hickory (ppd., no date)
Rutherford at Cherryville (ppd., June 26)
x-Statesville at Caldwell (ppd., no date)

Friday, May 27
Asheville at Cleveland (ppd., May 31)
Cherryville at Hickory (C 18-3 in 5)

Saturday, May 28
x-Burke at Lincoln (L 6-5)
Caldwell at Cherryville (suspended to June 22 with Caldwell leading 4-2 with 2 outs top 7th)
x-Matthews at Cleveland (C 3-2)
Queen City at Gaston Braves (QC 9-7, GB 4-3 in 8)

Sunday, May 29
Caldwell at Henderson (H 6-4)
x-Gaston Braves at Burke (GB 8-6)
x-Hickory at Rowan (R 7-1)
Matthews at Queen City (QC 12-0 in 5)
Rutherford at Cleveland (R 9-8 in 8)

Monday, May 30
x-Cherryville at Rowan (R 8-1)
Hickory at Cleveland (C 5-2)

Tuesday, May 31
Asheville at Cleveland (C 10-0 in 5)
Burke at Cherryville (C 14-5)
x-Gaston Braves at Caldwell (GB 7-5)
Queen City at Gastonia (QC 4-3)
Rutherford at Henderson (R 13-9)

Wednesday, June 1
Caldwell at Cleveland (Cleveland 5-3)
Cherryville at Rutherford (C 7-6)
Matthews at Gastonia (G 1-0 in 10)

Thursday, June 2
x-Asheville at Anderson, S.C. (ccd.)
x-Cleveland at Rock Hill, S.C. (C 10-8)
Gaston Braves at Gastonia (GB 7-3)
x-Henderson at Anderson, S.C. (A 5-4)
Lincoln at Queen City (QC 11-3)

Friday, June 3
Statesville at Matthews (M 13-1 in 5)

Saturday, June 4
No games scheduled

Sunday, June 5
x-Matthews at Hamlet (H 6-1)
Statesville at Queen City (QC 19-0 in 5)

Monday, June 6
Asheville at Caldwell (C 7-5)
x-Cleveland at Matthews (ppd., no date)
Statesville at Mint Hill (M 15-2 in 5)

Tuesday, June 7
x-Cherryville at Rock Hill, S.C. (R 8-5)
x-Lincoln at Caldwell (C 8-4)
Matthews at Mint Hill (Matthews 7-4)

Wednesday, June 8
x-Caldwell at Lincoln (ccd.)
Cherryville at Asheville (ppd., June 27)
Cleveland at Henderson (ppd., June 29)
x-Statesville at Hickory (H 11-8)

Thursday, June 9
Cherryville at Cleveland (Cherryville 1-0)
x-Matthews at Kannapolis (K 12-2 in 6)
Statesville at Gastonia (ppd., June 21)

Friday, June 10
x-Asheville at Gastonia (ccd.)
Henderson at Hickory (Hickory 5-0, Henderson 6-5)
Statesville at Queen City (ppd., June 28)
JUNE CLASSIC
(at Veterans Field at Keeter Stadium, Shelby)
Randolph County vs. Kinston (R 10-0 in 5)
Wayne County vs. Cleveland (W 2-1 in 8)
(at Fraley Field, Cherryville)
Rowan County vs. Cherryville (C 12-6)

Saturday, June 11
Gastonia at Mint Hill (ppd., June 23)
Lincoln at Matthews (M 5-1)
x-Queen City at Gaston Braves (QC 8-7 in 8)
JUNE CLASSIC
(at Veterans Field at Keeter Stadium, Shelby)
Rowan County vs. Kinston (RC 13-2)
Kinston vs. Cleveland (C 13-3 in 5)
Rowan County vs. Cleveland (RC 12-1 in 5)
(at Fraley Field, Cherryville)
Randolph County vs. Wayne County (WC 4-3)
Wayne County vs. Cherryville (C 5-1)
Randolph County vs. Cherryville (RC 9-8)

Sunday, June 12
Lincoln at Gaston Braves (GB by forfeit)
JUNE CLASSIC
(at Veterans Field at Keeter Stadium, Shelby)
Group A No. 1 (Rowan County) vs. Group B No. 2 (Cherryville) – Rowan 5-1
Group A No. 2 (Cleveland) vs. Group B No. 1 (Wayne County) – Wayne 5-4 in 10

Monday, June 13
Caldwell at Hickory (H 4-2)
Henderson at Cherryville (C by forfeit)
Statesville at Gastonia (G 13-1 in 5)

Tuesday, June 14
x-Caldwell at Gastonia (C 4-3)
Cleveland at Asheville (C 6-3)
Henderson at Rutherford (R 8-2)
Hickory at Cherryville (C 8-2)
Queen City at Mint Hill (QC 11-2, QC 3-2)
Statesville at Lincoln (S by forfeit)

Wednesday, June 15
x-Caldwell at Rowan (ccd.)
Matthews at Gaston Braves (GB 11-1 in 6)
Rutherford at Asheville (R 13-2)
x-York, S.C. at Cherryville (C 4-0)

Thursday, June 16
Gaston Braves at Mint Hill (ppd., June 17)
Queen City at Lincoln (QC by forfeit)

Friday, June 17
Asheville at Rutherford (R by forfeit)
x-Burke at Gaston Braves (ccd.)
Cleveland at Hickory (C 5-2)
Gaston Braves at Mint Hill (GB 20-11)
Henderson at Caldwell (C by forfeit)
Lincoln at Mint Hill (MH by forfeit)
x-Matthews at Fort Mill, S.C. (ppd., no date)

Saturday, June 18
Queen City at Matthews (QC 11-5)
x-Rock Hill, S.C. at Cleveland (ccd.)

Sunday, June 19
Burke at Henderson (B 10-7 in 8)
Gastonia at Queen City (ppd., June 29)
Hickory at Rutherford (R 10-2)
Statesville at Matthews (M 19-1 in 5)

Monday, June 20
Caldwell at Asheville (A 6-5 in 8)
Mint Hill at Lincoln (MH by forfeit)
Rutherford at Burke (R 17-2 in 5, R 12-9)

Tuesday, June 21
x-Anderson, S.C. at Henderson (A 17-3 in 5)
Statesville at Gastonia (G 12-1 in 5)

Wednesday, June 22
Caldwell at Cherryville (Caldwell 4-2, Cherryville 4-3)
Cleveland at Rutherford (R 11-1 in 5)
Gastonia at Gaston Braves (GB 8-6)
Mint Hill at Matthews (Matthews 13-12)

Thursday, June 23
Cleveland at Cherryville (Cleveland 4-0)
Gastonia at Mint Hill (G 11-8)
Rutherford at Caldwell (R 9-3)
Statesville at Lincoln (S by forfeit)

Friday, June 24
Burke at Asheville (B for forfeit)
x-Cleveland vs. Davidson County at Randolph County (C 12-3)
Gastonia at Matthews (G 5-4)
Mint Hill at Gaston Braves (MH 11-2)
NORTH-SOUTH CHALLENGE (at Fraley Field, Cherryville)
Rutherford vs. Fort Mill, S.C. (R 6-5 in 8)
Cherryville vs. Fort Mill, S.C. (C 9-4)

Saturday, June 25
Caldwell at Burke (C 14-1 in 5, B 5-2)
x-Cleveland at Randolph County (R 5-1)
x-Cleveland vs. Morgantown, W.Va. at Randolph County (C 8-0)
Gaston Braves at Matthews (GB 11-5)
Hickory at Asheville (H by forfeit)
Statesville at Mint Hill (M by forfeit)
NORTH-SOUTH CHALLENGE (at Fraley Field, Cherryville)
Rutherford County 9, Greer, S.C. 8
Fuquay-Varina 6, Greer, S.C. 3
Florence, S.C. 19, Rutherford County 9
Florence, S.C. 19, Cherryville 0 (4 innings)

Sunday, June 26
x-Cleveland at Rowan County, 1:30 p.m.
x-Gastonia at Caldwell (ccd.)
Rutherford at Cherryville, 7:30 p.m.
NORTH-SOUTH CHALLENGE (at Fraley Field, Cherryville)
Fuquay-Varina vs. Florence, S.C., noon
Fuquay-Varina vs. Fort Mill, 2:30 p.m.
Cherryville vs. Greer, S.C., 5 p.m.

Monday, June 27
Asheville at Cherryville (C by forfeit, C by forfeit)
Burke at Hickory
Gastonia at Lincoln (G by forfeit)
Henderson at Cleveland
Statesville at Gaston Braves (GB by forfeit, GB by forfeit)

Tuesday, June 28
Asheville at Henderson (H by forfeit)
x-Caldwell County at Gaston Braves (ccd.)
Cherryville at Henderson, 6 p.m.
Cleveland at Burke, 5 p.m. DH
x-Matthews at Gaston Braves (at Gaston Christian)
Matthews at Lincoln (M by forfeit)
Mint Hill at Gastonia
Rutherford at Hickory
Statesville at Queen City (QC by forfeit)

Wednesday, June 29
Caldwell at Rutherford
x-Cherryville at Fuquay-Varina (ccd.)
Cleveland at Henderson
Queen City at Gastonia

Thursday, June 30
x-Cherryville at Fuquay-Varina (ccd.)
x-Cleveland at York, S.C., 5 p.m. DH

Friday, July 1
Pairings meeting in Cherryville

July 2-6 Area IV first round (best-of-5)

July 8-12 Area IV quarterfinals (best-of-5)

July 14-20 Area IV semifinals (best-of-5)

July 21-23 Area IV final (best-of-3)

July 26-30 N.C. State tournament (at Campbell)

Southeast Regional tournament (at Asheboro)

August 3
Game 1 – KY champ vs. SC runner-up, 9:30 a.m.
Game 2 – GA champ vs. TN champ, 11:30 a.m.
Game 3 – FL champ vs. NC champ, 4:30 p.m.
Game 4 – SC champ vs. Host (Randolph County NC), 6:30 p.m.

August 4
Game 5 – Loser 1 vs. Loser 3, 9:30 a.m.
Game 6 – Loser 2 vs. Loser 4, 11:30 a.m.
Game 7 – Winner 1 vs. Winner 3, 4:30 p.m.
Game 8 – Winner 2 vs. Winner 4, 6:30 p.m.

August 5
Game 9 – Winner 6 vs. Loser 7, 9:30 a.m.
Game 10 – Winner 5 vs. Loser 8, 4:30 p.m.
Game 11 – Winner 7 vs. Winner 8, 6:30 p.m.

August 6
Game 12 – Winner 9 vs. Loser 11, 4:30 p.m.
Game 13 – Winner 10 vs. Winner 11, 7:30 p.m.

August 7
Game 14 – Winner 12 vs. Winner 13, 1:30 p.m.
Game 15 (if necessary), 4:30 p.m.

American Legion World Series (at Shelby)

Stars Division – Mid-South (at Pelham AL), Northeast (at Shrewsbury MA), Southeast (at Asheboro NC), Western (at Fairfield CA)
Stripes Division – Great Lakes (at Midland MI), Mid-Atlantic (at Morganton WV), Central Plains (at Rapid City SD), Northwest (at Gillette WY)

August 11
Game 1 – Great Lakes vs. Mid-Atlantic, 10 a.m.
Game 2 – Mid-South vs. Northeast, 1 p.m.
Game 3 – Southeast vs. Western, 4 p.m.
Game 4 – Central Plains vs. Northwest, 7:30 p.m.

August 12
Game 5 – Northeast vs. Western, 4 p.m.
Game 6 – Mid-South vs. Southeast, 7 p.m.
Off – Central Plains, Great Lakes, Mid-Atlantic, Northwest

August 13
Game 7 – Mid-Atlantic vs. Northwest, 1 p.m.
Game 8 – Great Lakes vs. Central Plains, 4 p.m.
Game 9 – Northeast vs. Southeast, 7:30 p.m.
Off – Mid-South, Western

August 14
Game 10 – Mid-South vs. Western, 1 p.m.
Game 11 – Mid-Atlantic vs. Central Plains, 4 p.m.
Game 12 – Great Lakes vs. Northwest, 7 p.m.
Off – Northeast, Southeast

August 15 (Semifinals)
Game 13 – Stripes No. 1 vs. Stars No. 2, 4 p.m.
Game 14 – Stars No. 1 vs. Stripes No. 2, 7 p.m.

August 16 (Championship)
Game 15 – Monday winners, 7 p.m.