American Legion World Series down to four teams

I'll be watching, rooting for Bossier.

While that's true LA beat that NY team 14-1 in just 5 innings and without a run rule could also have won by much more. So both LA and NC had their games shortened to 5 innings against NY.

In fact in that common run rule game LA only batted 4 times because they were the home team vs 5 at bats for NC.

Bossier had good teams back in the 70s and 80s. Good to see them back to relavence.

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6:00 PM League City, TX v. Bossier City, LA ESPNU

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Root for Caden Schindler, I work very closely with his dad! He's a good kid and a legit baller.

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That's true. That NY team was really bad, I'm surprised they were able to make it all the way to Shelby.

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I had the same thought. Like if this is the best of that region I'd hate to see the teams they beat.

Ironically I think Bossier feels more like Texas and League City more like Louisiana.

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That's true. That NY team was really bad, I'm surprised they were able to make it all the way to Shelby.

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I watched a little of the NY vs NC game and they talked about how every kid on the NY team was committed to play college ball somewhere. Nearly all JUCOs up in that area, but man they weren't good.

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I'm thrilled to see American Legion is still a thing. I loved it as a kid but I had assumed USSSA and travel ball had killed it.

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In South Louisiana it is dead. It is a shame, because with combined high schools and college freshman returning to play, it was a higher level of baseball than average high school games.

in my current area (kansas city area) the high level kids dont even play high school ball anymore. They just do travel ball all year.

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in my current area (kansas city area) the high level kids dont even play high school ball anymore. They just do travel ball all year.

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The I-55 corridor south of St Louis still has a pretty strong Legion presence. Especially around Cape Girardeau. It's all these kids from 1 or 2 local high schools that play 2 or 3 sports throughout the school year and then Legion in the summer. It's really a throwback.

But they end up with some good teams and every once in a while you end up with some good talent. A lot will end up at JUCO, small D1, or D2. Some strong JUCO and D2 baseball in Missouri, especially at Crowder and Central Missouri, respectively.