IMPORTANT 2025 DATES:

Friday May 30th, 2025 – Team Registration Deadline
Tuesday June 3rd, 2025- 6pm Microsoft Teams call AC to seed all Brackets
Friday June 20th, 2025- Roster Deadline
Jr Regionals week of July 7th, 2025
Sr Regionals Week of July 14th, 2025
Junior Regional – TBD
Great Lakes Regional – Illinois Aug 6-10, 2025

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Junior Baseball Tournament – July 17-20th 2025

In lieu of a Senior Baseball Banquet there will be a Community Fun Day event the Friday before the tournament begins

Senior Baseball Tournament – July 25-28th 2025

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With an alumni base that includes more than half of current Major League Baseball players, American Legion Baseball is one of the most prominent and tradition-rich amateur athletic leagues in existence.

The program is always growing, and participation is easy.

About 5,000 teams compete each year, so there’s ample opportunity for new players to join, and for coaches who want to start a team. The league also employs a large number of umpires and other volunteers.

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We are looking for sponsors for The American Legion Senior Tournament Program. If teams, parents, local sponsors or community members would like place an ad in the programbook, please click HERE

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Baseball Resources:

General (Will be updated as they become available from National Headquarters)

» How to Register a Team

» 2025 Ohio Baseball Rulebook

» Department SR Tournament Bracket – 6 team

» Department JR Tournament Bracket – 6 team

» American Legion Baseball Senior Rule Book

» American Legion Baseball Junior Rule Book

» Age Eligibility Chart

» 2025 Baseball ProgramBook Ad-Donation Form

» Donation Letter

» Baseball Donation Letter- Posts

» American Legion Baseball & ALWS Branding Guidelines / American Legion Emblem use request form / » Request for Emblem Use Online Form

» Legion Baseball Fan Liability Warning

Baseball Coach Code of Ethics / » How to Register a Team / Player Profile Sheet / Team Rules-suggested

» Baseball Risk Management Guide

» General Brackets

» Form 2 – Player Agreement

» 2025 Baseball Scholarship Application

» Tournament Rules and Policies

» Americanism promotional One Sheet for Baseball

» 2024-2025 Regional Bid RFP

» Dual Participation – Extra Innings

» Baseball Centennial Toolkit

 

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Forms (Forms will be updated as they become available from National Headquarters)

• Form 2 – Player Agreement
• Form 6 – Dual Roster
• Form 25 – Tournament Rooming List
• Form 28 – Travel Waiver
• Form 76 – Player Transfer Form
• Form 77 – Team Declaration Form
• Region Winning Team Form

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HOW TO APPLY FOR A BACKGROUND CHECK:

GO TO THE AMERICAN LEGION BASEBALL WEBSITE: https://baseball.legion.org/

1. CLICK ON: Background Checks
2. Follow the instructions on the “Protect Youth Sports” application and when complete hit “submit”

American Legion Baseball is the finest summer baseball program for high school students in Ohio and the nation today. American Legion Baseball serves as the largest source of talent to major league teams of any youth baseball program. In 2024, over 55% of all players on 30 major league team rosters played American Legion Baseball. 2025 marks the 99th year for American Legion Baseball, an enviable anniversary in any field. For these past 98 years American Legion Baseball has strived to maintain the reputation as the highest regarded youth baseball program in the nation.
This year’s senior tournament will kick off on July 26th at Beavers Field in Lancaster Ohio. This tournament is an 8 team, double elimination tournament.

 

“It’s hard to beat a person who never gives up. Every strike brings me closer to the next home run. Never allow the fear of striking out keep you from playing the game”

-Babe Ruth