American Legion Baseball - Department of Nebraska


Purpose and Scope of American Legion Baseball	American Legion Code of Sportsmanship
- To inculcate in youth a better understanding of the American way of life and to promote the principles of 100% Americanism. - To instill in the nation's youth a sincere desire to develop within themselves a feeling of citizenship, sportsmanship, loyalty and team spirit. - To aid in the improvement and development of the physical fitness of our country's youth. - To build for the Nation's future through our youth.	I will: - Keep the rules - Keep faith with my teammates - Keep my temper - Keep myself fit - Keep a stout heart in defeat - Keep my pride under in victory - Keep a sound soul, a clean mind, and a healthy body
BaseballNebraska has been promoting and publicizing American Legion Baseball since 2006, primarily at the Class A level. The website will be expanding to include Classes B and C (both Juniors and Seniors) for the 2010 season and will include schedules, scores, standings, rosters, news stories and photos for all three classes. Teams that are interested in participating may contact Jody Moeller or Jack Mayfield to request an information package. This is an excellent option for listing all the information for your team(s) and promoting your program to an audience that includes players, fans, high school and Legion coaches, college coaches and professional scouts.
NEWS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS
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August 25, 2010 TODAY - OMAHA ROYALS TICKETS for Vietnam Veterans and Families! A private organization has purchased tickets for the Tribute to Vietnam Veterans night at Rosenblatt Stadium at an Omaha Royals Baseball game Aug. 25 beginning at 7:05 p.m. We have been provided 400 free reserved seating tickets that the organizers would like to provide to Vietnam Veterans and their families, and other Veterans who would like to attend. Please help us to help the organizer to fill the stadium with Vietnam and other Veterans by spreading the word that the Veterans can pick up free tickets at the Public Affairs Office at the Omaha VA Medical Center at 4101 Woolworth Ave between 7:30am to 4:30pm on Monday through next Wednesday. First come, first serve. Call 402-995-4719 for info.

August 8, 2010 *Class B vs Class C Senior Championship*: Class B Seniors Champion Gretna tops Class C Seniors Champion Wakefield 4-0 in the game held at Wakefield on August 7th.

August 8, 2010 REGIONAL SCORES August 7th games Central Plains Regional: Iowa 7, Kearney Runza 5 August 6th games Mid-South Regional: Oklahoma 8, Associated Fire Protection 6 Central Plains Regional: Minnesota 11, Kearney Runza 2 August 5th games Mid-South Regional: Texas 14, Associated Fire Protection 3 Central Plains Regional: Kearney Runza 13, Minot 1

August 6, 2010 *Class B Champion versus Class C Champion Game* The championship game between the Class B Senior Champion Gretna and the Class C Senior Champion Wakefield will be held at Wakefield on August 7, starting at 6:00 PM. This is the season finale for Nebraska American Legion Class B and C Seniors and your last chance to take in some great Legion baseball at a fantastic ballpark!

August 1, 2010 *Associated Fire Protection 7, Kearney Runza 2* In a game hosted by Kearney Runza at Memorial Field in Kearney, Associated Fire Protection (Papillion-La Vista South) tops the American Division Champs 7-2 in the 2010 American Legion Baseball Class A Championship Playoff game. The 2010 National Division Champion and now Nebraska Class A Champion, will head to Grand Prairie, Texas for the 2010 Mid-South Tournament. Kearney advances to the Central Plains Regional Tournament in Blue Springs, Missouri. You can view more regional tournament information at http://www.legion.org/baseball/tournaments/regional

July 29, 2010 PLEASE SHARE YOUR PICTURES! We are looking for pictures of the 2010 post-season tournaments. If you have any pictures you would like to share of teams, players, umpires, games, fans, etc., please forward them to admin@nelegionbaseball.net. Please provide picture credit info in the email.

July 1, 2010 FINAL 2010 UMPIRE LIST: The final 2010 Umpire listing has been posted on the Umpire page.

June 8, 2010 2010 MIDWEST BASEBALL SHOWCASE:: Elite Instructional Academy will be holding the 2010 Midwest Baseball Showcase on August 6/7. Deadline for registration is August 3, 2010. View PDF FLYER

April 14, 2010 *BIRTH CERTIFICATE CARDS*: Coaches and Managers, if you want to request birth certificate cards, use the Birth Certificate Card Request Form. Fill out the form (print CLEARLY or TYPE), then along with birth certificates, have your NALB Area Representative verify the birth certificates and sign the form. The Area Rep will then forward to the Department Activities Director to have the BC cards created. Birth Certificate Cards at $5.00 each. Keep the birth certificates until your cards are received and then return them to parents.

3/10/10 - Drug and Alcohol Policy for American Legion Baseball The American Legion Baseball Drug and Alcohol Policy from the national rulebook is available here. You can print this document out, or use it as a template to create your own individualized policy.

2/2/10 - Adopt a Soldier Program and Nebraska American Legion Baseball The Adopt a Soldier Program is looking for potential support at your games and tournaments. No pressure, if you are interested in establishing a drop box, donation site or any other support for the Adopt a Soldier program at one of your venue’s then contact Bob or Gayle at socks@neb.rr.com . They can provide you with details.

1/26/10 - 2010 Nebraska American Legion Baseball Tournament Director's Guide The 2010 American Legion, Department of Nebraska Baseball Tournament Directors Guide is available on the Rules and Forms page. If you have an Area or State Tournament in 2010, please ensure that this document gets to the appropriate Tournament Director.

1/15/10 - 2010 Nebraska American Legion Baseball (NALB) Rulebook The 2010 American Legion, Department of Nebraska Baseball Rulebook has been added to the Rules and Forms page. The rulebook is in PDF format and has been bookmarked for easy navigation and rule lookup.

1/10/10 - 2010 Area Tournament Brackets The 2010 American Legion, Department of Nebraska Baseball Area Tournament brackets are now listed on the Rules and Forms page. These brackets are *MANDATORY* for all 2010 NALB Area tournaments.

Other Nebraska American Legion Programs If you need information on additional Nebraska American Legion Programs, like the National High School Oratorical Scholarship information or Eagle Scout of the Year, visit www.nebraskalegion.net. A great deal of information is available on Americanism Programs, Veterans Resources, Post information, etc.

Class B vs Class C Senior Championship: Class B Seniors Champion Gretna tops Class C Seniors Champion Wakefield 4-0 in the game held at Wakefield on August 7th.

REGIONAL SCORES