Take me out to the ball game. Buy me some peanuts and Cracker Jacks. What memories of those days at the ball field.
The American Legion Baseball league was founded in 1925 in South Dakota and has been able to survive with its rich traditions into 2025. It’s a program that has enriched many lives by teaching the importance of sportsmanship, good health, and active citizenship within our communities.
This year, for the first time in recent memory, the New York State American Legion Senior Division Baseball Championship Tournament is headed to Rochester in the 7th District and will be hosted by Greece Post #468.
This exciting event will take place from Saturday, July 26, through Wednesday, July 30, at Rochester Institute of Technology. There will be 15 games played, running from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. each day of the tournament. There is a cost per game or weekend passes can be purchased at the gates. For the complete game schedule, go to nylegionbaseball.com and click on Senior Division.
The Championship Tournament will be an eight team double elimination format with the Champions of the 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th, and 9th Districts participating as well as the runner up of the 5th District and the host team from Greece Post #468.
American Legion Baseball is a national institution. Its reputation is one of the most successful and traditionally rich amateur athletic leagues. The league’s competitive program is played by 13 to 19-year-olds all from and within the United States and Canada. The competition is fierce, intense, and powerful. These upcoming games are a showcase and the largest source of recruitment talent for the major leagues. Prominent notables like Yogi Berra, Bob Feller, and Stan Musial all started their careers playing on the fields of their local legions. All three were later inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, New York.
If you are looking for something to do with your family or just a fun day out, head over to RIT and support your hometown Greece Post #468 Baseball Team. Don’t forget that hot dog and peanuts.
Anyone interested in joining the American Legion Greece Post #468, may stop by the Post at 344 Dorsey Road or visit http://www.greeceny468legionpost.com. There are eligibility requirements to join.
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