Legion baseball update (through June 6)

American Legion 2022

(through Games of June 6)

Area IV standings
Eastern Division Division Overall
Mint Hill Post 555 1-0 1-0
Queen City 5-1 6-1
Gaston Post 144-266 3-1 5-1
Gastonia Post 23 2-2 2-4
Matthews Post 235 1-2 2-5
Lincoln County Post 455 0-3 1-3
Statesville Post 113 0-3 0-4

Western Division Division Overall
Cherryville Post 100 4-0 5-3
Henderson County Post 77 3-1 3-2
Rutherford County Post 423 2-1 2-1
Cleveland County Post 82-155 3-2 6-5
Caldwell County Post 29 3-2 3-3
Burke County Post 21 2-3 2-5
Asheville Post 70 1-4 1-4
Hickory Post 48 0-5 2-6

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., no date)
x-Statesville at Caldwell (ppd., no date)

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

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)
Pineville at Gaston Braves (ccd.)
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)

Tuesday, June 7
x-Cherryville at Rock Hill, S.C.
x-Lincoln at Caldwell
Matthews at Mint Hill

Wednesday, June 8
x-Caldwell at Lincoln (at East Lincoln)
Cherryville at Asheville
Cleveland at Henderson
x-Statesville at Hickory

Thursday, June 9
Cherryville at Cleveland
x-Matthews at Kannapolis
Statesville at Gastonia (ppd., June 21)

Friday, June 10
x-Asheville at Gastonia (ccd.)
Henderson at Hickory, 5 p.m. DH
Statesville at Queen City
JUNE CLASSIC
(at Veterans Field at Keeter Stadium, Shelby)
Randolph County vs. Kinston, 5:30 p.m.
Wayne County vs. Cleveland, 7:30 p.m.
(at Fraley Field, Cherryville)
Rowan County vs. Cherryville, 6:30 p.m.

Saturday, June 11
Gastonia at Mint Hill (ppd., no date)
Lincoln at Matthews
JUNE CLASSIC
(at Veterans Field at Keeter Stadium, Shelby)
Rowan County vs. Kinston, 2 p.m.
Kinston vs. Cleveland, 4:30 p.m.
Rowan County vs. Cleveland, 7 p.m.
(at Fraley Field, Cherryville)
Randolph County vs. Wayne County, 2 p.m.
Wayne County vs. Cherryville, 4 p.m.
Randolph County vs. Cherryville, 7 p.m.

Sunday, June 12
Lincoln at Gaston Braves (at South Point)
Pineville at Queen City, DH (ccd.)
JUNE CLASSIC
(at Veterans Field at Keeter Stadium, Shelby)
Semifinal – A No. 1 vs. B No. 2, 11 a.m.
Semifinal – A No. 2 vs. B No. 1, 1:30 p.m.
Championship game – Semifinal winners, 4 p.m.

Monday, June 13
Caldwell at Hickory
Henderson at Cherryville
Statesville at Gastonia

Tuesday, June 14
x-Caldwell at Gastonia
Cleveland at Asheville
Henderson at Rutherford
Hickory at Cherryville
Matthews at Pineville (ccd.)
Mint Hill at Queen City, 5 p.m. DH
Statesville at Lincoln (at East Lincoln)

Wednesday, June 15
x-Caldwell at Rowan
Matthews at Gaston Braves (at Gaston Christian)
Rutherford at Asheville

Thursday, June 16
Gaston Braves at Mint Hill
Queen City at Lincoln (at East Lincoln)

Friday, June 17
Asheville at Rutherford
x-Burke at Gaston Braves (at South Point)
Cleveland at Hickory
Gastonia at Pineville (ccd.)
Henderson at Caldwell
Lincoln at Mint Hill
x-Matthews at Fort Mill, S.C.

Saturday, June 18
Queen City at Matthews
x-Rock Hill, S.C. at Cleveland

Sunday, June 19
Burke at Henderson
Gastonia at Queen City
Hickory at Rutherford
Mint Hill at Matthews

Monday, June 20
Caldwell at Asheville
Mint Hill at Lincoln (at East Lincoln)
Pineville at Gastonia (ccd.)
Rutherford at Burke, 5 p.m. DH

Tuesday, June 21
x-Anderson, S.C. at Henderson
Statesville at Gastonia

Wednesday, June 22
Caldwell at Cherryville, 6:30 DH (completion of May 28 suspended game, then regularly scheduled game)
Cleveland at Rutherford
Gastonia at Gaston Braves (at South Point)
Statesville at Matthews

Thursday, June 23
Cleveland at Cherryville
Gaston Braves at Pineville (ccd.)
Rutherford at Caldwell
Statesville at Lincoln (at East Lincoln)

Friday, June 24
Burke at Asheville
x-Cleveland vs. TBD at Randolph County, 5:30 p.m.
Gastonia at Matthews
Mint Hill at Gaston Braves (at South Point)
NORTH-SOUTH CHALLENGE (at Fraley Field, Cherryville)
Rutherford vs. Fort Mill, S.C., 5 p.m.
Cherryville vs. Fort Mill, S.C., 7:30 p.m.

Saturday, June 25
Caldwell at Burke, 5 p.m. DH
x-Cleveland at Randolph County, 2 p.m.
Gaston Braves at Matthews
Hickory at Asheville
Statesville at Mint Hill
NORTH-SOUTH CHALLENGE (at Fraley Field, Cherryville)
Rutherford vs. Greer, S.C., 11 a.m.
Fuquay-Varina vs. Greer, S.C., 1:30 p.m.
Rutherford vs. Florence, S.C., 4 p.m.
Cherryville vs. Florence, S.C., 6:30 p.m.

Sunday, June 26
x-Cleveland at Rowan County, 1:30 p.m.
x-Gastonia at Caldwell
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
Burke at Hickory
Gastonia at Lincoln (at East Lincoln)
Henderson at Cleveland
Statesville at Gaston Braves, 5 p.m. DH (at TBA)

Tuesday, June 28
Asheville at Henderson
x-Caldwell County at Gaston Braves (at Gaston Christian)
Cherryville at Henderson, 2 p.m.
Cleveland at Burke, 5 p.m. DH
Matthews at Lincoln (at East Lincoln)
Mint Hill at Gastonia

Wednesday, June 29
Caldwell at Rutherford
x-Cherryville at Fuquay-Varina

Thursday, June 30
x-Cherryville at Fuquay-Varina
x-Cleveland at York, S.C., 5 p.m. DH
Rutherford at Hickory

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.