Tournament Dates Set

The 2010 State Tournament will begin on Wednesday, July 28th.

The first 3 games will be played on a Cal Ripken Sr League Field in Montgomery County.

The "opening game" or Game 4 will be played at Shipley Field on the campus ofthe University of Maryland.

All other games will be played at Shipley Field.

We are actively looking for sponsors for the program book. Contact BobO@post295.org to sign up for you ad. Full page is $100 and Half Page is $50.

Post 295 to host 2010 State Tournament

We are proud to be selected once again to host the 2010 American Legion Baseball Maryland State Tournament. American Legion Post 295, Vietnam Veterans Memorial, successfully hosted Maryland’s 2003 State Tournament at Shirley Povich Field and the 2009 Tournament at Shipley Field. The tournament will begin on Thursday, July 29th and conclude no later than Monday Aug 1st.

We believe that playing on The University of Maryland’s Shipley Field is better for the players. Playing on an ACC field with a turf infield heightens their game. Post 295 will be providing lodging with breakfast for 6 of the 8 teams at the Quality Inn in College Park. Two local teams will not be housed.

Shipley Field has been the home of the Maryland baseball team since 1965. It is located right in the heart of the Maryland campus, in between Byrd Stadium and the Artificial Turf Facility. The facility has a seating capacity of 2,500. Its playing surface is Bermuda Grass and the dimensions are 320 down the left field line, 380 to center.

We look forward to your endorsement of our proposal and a successful 2010 American Legion Baseball Season.

Post 295 selected to host the 2010 Tournament

American Legion Post 295 has been selected by the American Legion Maryland State Baseball Committee to host the 2010 tournament.

The tournament returns to the University of Maryland's Shipley Field. Details will be posted soon.

Gaithersburg Post 295 Invitational Prospect Camp

Post 295 will host an Invitational Prospect Camp at the University of Maryland's Shipley Field. The camp is by invitation. To be eligible to be invited the player must play for an American Legion Baseball Team and be invited by the Coach. If you want to be invited talk to your Coach.

The format will be a round-robin tournament of 4 teams and be held on June 23, 2010 and will begin at 9 am.

Coaches and scouts from Regional Schools have been invited. Attending are University of Maryland, Catholic University, Towson University.... schools will be added as the commit.

To apply by email to: Invitational@post295.orgName, Age, Legion Team, High School, Grad Date, 60 yd Time, GPA Address and Phone Number (All requests will be validated by the appropriate Coach)

Mount Airy reaches Legion World Series

Originally published August 11, 2009 By Staff Reports News-Post Staff

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. -- Mount Airy 's Gold Star Post 191 American Legion Baseball team wasn't thinking about the postseason a few weeks ago, much less winning a regional championship and going to the American Legion World Series. The team figured it would end its season in second place in the Western Maryland District behindFrederick 's Francis Scott Key Post 11. But a decision to send the district's second-place team to the state tournament gave Mount Airy a postseason life. On Monday, two weeks after winning the state crown, Mount Airy completed an improbable run through the Middle Atlantic Regional Tournament with a 9-1 win over Mount Laurel in the championship game at West Virginia University's Hawley Field. "I had no idea this would happen," Mount Airymanager George Richardson said. "I knew we had a decent team in the beginning, but you just never know what's going to happen." There's little time to rest. The American Legion World Series begins Friday at Fargo, N.D., facing Festus, Mo. in an opening-round game. "We get on a plane in Pittsburgh and fly out Wednesday," Richardson said. The national American Legion Baseball committee takes charge of the transportation and housing of the players for the World Series, Richardson said. No county legion team had won a regional championship until Monday. FSK Post 11 was runner-up in the 1965 regionals. "One thing's for sure, this is a great experience for the players," Richardson said. Mount Airy (38-15) pounded out 15 hits against Mount Laurel on its way to avenging an 11-9 loss in Saturday's winner's bracket championship. Larson Kimble was named most valuable player of the tournament, going 12-for-25 through six games. He had three hits with three RBIs against Mount Laurel. "I just can't describe (the feeling) right now," Kimble said. "It hasn't sunk in just yet." Kimble made a key defensive play, snagging an over-the-shoulder deep drive to center field in the fifth inning, taking away a potential game-breaking extra-base hit. Kimble said his teammates directed him as he chased down the deep drive. "I knew where I was in relation to the center-field wall," he said. "I knew I had room to make the catch." Brian Paulhus and Alex Anwar had three hits. Jason Driver had two hits with three RBIs and Taylor Henry had two hits. Jason Naugler was the winning pitcher. The Gold Star post rebounded with an 18-2 rout of South Richmond, N.J. Sunday to reach Monday's championship games. Mount Airy ousted perennial legion regional power Boyertown, Pa., 13-9, in a final elimination-round game Monday. Doug Anuszewski and Brian Paulhus were the power hitters in the win over Boyertown. Both had three hits with a home run and three RBIs. Anuszewski's homer was in the fifth. He also had a double. Paulhus homered in the first. Driver had three hits with a double. Jon Mahaffey had three hits. Mike Virbickis had three hits with a double.

Mt Airy Post 191 ~ 2009 American Legion Maryland State Champions

Congratulations to Mt Airy Post 191 for a successful tournament. Mt Airy will now play in the Mid Atlantic Regional Tournament in Morgantown West Virginia. For details, look for the link in the right side.

This is my last posting for the tournament. Thank you for stopping by.


The 2009 State Baseball Tournament is sponsored by Vietnam Veterans Memorial Post #295 and is currently being played at The University of Maryland's, Shipley Field, College Park, Maryland.

GAME NO.***TIME**************************PARTICIPANTS***********
Day # 1 Friday, July 24, 2008

Game # 1 9 AM La Plata Post 82 0 vs Wicomico Post 64 8

Game # 2 12:30 PM Frederick Post 11 34 vs Cumberland Post 13 3
Game # 3 4 PM Mt Airy Post 191 26 vs Pasadena Post 277 3
Game # 4 7:30 PM Gaithersburg Post 295 11 vs Gaithersburg Post 104 7

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Day # 2 Saturday, July 25, 2008

Game # 5 9 AM La Plata Post 82 10 vs Pasadena Post 2770
Game # 6 12:30 PM Cumberland Post 13 15 vs Gaithersburg Post 104 30


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Day # 3 Sunday July 26, 2008

Rain shortened Day 2. Game 7 will resume play at 9 AM


Game # 7 9 AM Wicomico Post 64 11 vs Mt Airy Post 191 14
NOTE: Rain Delay Bottom of the 8th Inning


Game # 8 Frederick Post 11 14 vs Gaithersburg Post 295 7


Game # 9 La Plata Post 82 15 vs Gaithersburg Post 104 13


Game # 10 Gaithersburg Post 295 15 vs Wicomico Post 642


Game # 11 Mt Airy Post 191 11 vs Frederick Post 11 3
(Game #11 Concluded at 11:40pm)

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Day # 4 Monday, July 27, 2008

Game # 12 Gaithersburg Post 104 9 vs Frederick Post 11 8(The State Baseball Committee changed the game time to 11 am to accomodate the lateness of the game)


Start time 2:45pm
Game # 13 Gaithersburg Post 295 6 vs Mt Airy Post 191 8

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Day # 5 Tuesday, July 28, 2008


Championship Game
Game # 14 10 AM Gaithersburg Post 104 0 vs Mt Airy Post 191 16


2009 State Champions: MT Airy Post 191


Follow the link on the right for Mid Atlantic Information.

Hosts with the most: Post 295

Tuesday, July 28, 2009 by James Peters | Staff Writer Gazette.net

Legion team focuses on more than just defending title

As host of the 2009 Maryland State American Legion baseball tournament, Gaithersburg Post 295 manager Rick Price found himself with many more duties than just defending his program's state championship.

The event began Friday and was to conclude with Tuesday's championship game, which ended too late to be included in this edition. But before the first pitch was thrown at the University of Maryland's Shipley Field, Price knew all the extra work was worth it.

"It's exciting for me," said Price. "The first morning, the first two teams walked in — Wicomico [Post 64] and LaPlata [Post 82] — and the kids' eyes light up. They were excited to play on the field. I knew then this was the right place. It made the tournament for me. I think they're having a blast. How often do you get to play on an ACC field?"

Post 295, the only American Legion Post to host a Maryland state tournament without its own home field, secured Shipley with the cooperation of the former Terrapins baseball staff. That commitment was upheld despite a coaching change from Terry Rupp to Erik Bakich, who has since offered Shipley Field on a permanent basis.

"The ex-coach, Terry Rupp, was the first one to get it started and Jeremy Menna [Maryland's Director of Grounds] has done the leg work for the whole tournament," Price said.

The whole Post 295 community has also chipped in to help run the five-day, eight-team tournament. Players' parents help manage the concession stand and ticket sales each day, going late into the night because of rain and lengthy games.

Sharing the day-to-day operations duties with Price is Montgomery County Commander Bob Ouellette of Post 295. Ouellette produced the tournament program, announced lineups for most games and used his grill to cook up hot dogs for the concession stand.

"To be able to host two state tournaments in a relatively short time [the other in 2003 at Shirley Povich field] is a pretty big honor," Ouellette said. "They felt well enough of us to allow us to have it again. … The hardest thing is getting people out to volunteer their time, but we're very appreciative of those volunteers that have come out for the tournament."

Besides concession and ticket duties, Gaithersburg Post 295 is also responsible for housing and feeding teams from 50 miles or more away, in this case, Wicomico Post 64 and Cumberland Post 13.

As part of the festivities, former Washington Senators Jim Coates and Chuck Hinton threw out the first pitch before Post 295's game against Gaithersburg Post 104 on Friday night.

Coates pitched for the New York Yankees from 1956-1962. The '56 team, which defeated the Brooklyn Dodgers for the World Series title, included Whitey Ford, Yogi Berra, Mickey Mantle, Phil Rizzuto and Don Larsen. Hinton played 11 years for the Senators, Cleveland Indians and California Angels.

Gaithersburg Post 295 received a temporary charter on April 15, 1983, and that same year, Price began the baseball program. Post 295 earned permanent status on December 7, 1984, and captured its first county championship in 1990. Gaithersburg has since won nine county crowns and three state championships, in 2003, '04 and '08.