2008 Season Summary

Apple Valley American Legion 2008 Roster

No Player Ht/Wt B/T Grad Positions

15/33          Bodin, Matt                  6'0 185 R/R 2010 Pitcher, Catcher
10               Buck, Jordan              5'10 187 L/R 2008 Catcher
2                Elioff, Nick                  6'0 180 R/R 2008 Pitcher
13               Erb, Joe                      6'3 200 R/R 2007 Pitcher
8/26           Eul, Cory                     6'0 180 R/R 2008 Pitcher, SS
  4              Fabry, Erik                  6'2 195 R/R 2008 Pitcher, Outfield
22               Fangel, Blake              6'2 215 L/R   2009 Pitcher, 3B
  9               Gretz, Aaron                6'0 200 L/R   2011 Catcher, 1B
  1               Gurtcheff, Matt             6'1 190 L/L   2009 Outfield
6               Hermes, Boomer          6'3 170 R/R 2009 Catcher, 3B
  5               Schwantes, Andy       6'0 170 R/R 2008   2B, SS

  3               Lynch, Wesley             6'0 195 R/R 2008   Pitcher, 1B
  7               Peterson, Brandon        5'11 180 R/R 2008 Catcher, OF
12               Pray, Trenton               5'11 195 R/R 2008   Outfield
16               Radde, Justin               5'11 160 L/L   2008   Pitcher, 1B
18/24          Sampson, David          6'2 170 R/R 2008   Pitcher
20               Splett, Scott                6'0 170 R/R 2010   Outfield

   Coaches: 11 Bruce Young,  14 Tom Butler, 19 Al Newman, 21 Jeff Buck

2008 Apple Valley American Legion Schedule

Blue = League "D" Game

Date Time Opponent Location Score/Record

June

09 Mon 5:30PM Edina Braemar W 12-4 1-0

15 Sun 7PM Chaska Athletic Park (cancelled to be rescheduled)

16 Mon 6PM Lakeville So LSHS W 23-0 2-0

17 Tue 7PM St Paul Park Legion Fld W 13-8 3-0

18 Wed 7PM Prior Lake Memorial Field W 12- 9 4-0

19 Thu St Cloud Tournament Travel

20 Fri 10AM Monticello St Cloud Tournament W 13-3 5-0

20 Fri 5:30PM St C Chutes St Cloud Tournament L 4-7 5-1

21 Sat 9:00AM St C 76ers St Cloud Tourny W 2-1 6-1

21 Sat 5:30PM Little Falls St Cloud Tourny W 9-4 7-1

22 Sun 11:00AM Rochester Eagles St Cloud Tournament W 11-3 8-1

23 Mon 7:30PM Lakeville No Elko W 14-7 9-1

24 Tue 7PM Prior Lake Legion Field W 16-6 10-1

25 Wed 7PM Burnsville AliMagnet L 6-8 10-2

26 Thu 6PM Lakeville So Apple Valley High School #1 W 11-4 11-2

27 Fri 5:45PM Maple Lake Maple Grove Tournament Osseo HS rainout

28 Sat 3:00PM Bloomington Blue M. Grove Tourn Champlin HS L 4-6 11-3

28 Sat 5:45PM Centennial Maple Grove Tourn Osseo HS W 2-1 12-3

30 Mon 6PM Eagan Eagan HS L 6-7 12-4

July

01 Tue 6PM New Prague Union Hill Park W 15-3 13-4

02 Wed 7PM Rosemount Legion Fld L 1-5 13-5

04 Fri 10AM Creighton, NE New Ulm Tournament W 13-1 14-5

04 Fri 5PM New Ulm Blue New Ulm Tournment W 10-0 15-5

05 Sat 9:30AM Roch A's New Ulm Tournament W 8-3 16-5

05 Sat 4PM Sleepy Eye New Ulm Tournament L 8-10 16-6

06 Sun 9AM Las Vegas New Ulm Tournament L 5-7 16-7

07 Mon Open date

08 Tue 7PM Eagan Legion Fld W 8-7 17-7

09 Wed 7PM Lakeville No Legion Fld W 6-4 18-7

10 Thu 6PM Rosemount Rosemount HS W 7-6 19-7

11 Fri 5:30PM Bozeman, MT 8PM Gopher Classic W 1-0 20-7

11 Fri 8:00PM Sartell, MN Gopher Classic rainout

12 Sat 8PM Cedar Vista, NV Gopher Classic L 2-8 20-8

13 Sun 5:30PM Champlin Pk W 4-2 21-8

13 Sun 8PM Hopkins Gopher Classic L 8-9 21-9

15 Tue 7PM Burnsville Legion Field L 5-10 21-10

16 Wed 7PM Chaska Legion Field W 11-3 22-10

18 Fri 8:00PM Blissfield, MI Appleton, WI Tournament L 2-7 22-11

19 Sat 12:30PM Arlington Hts, IL Appleton Tournament L 5-6 22-12

20 Sun 12:30PM LaCrosse, WI Appleton Tournament W 17-7 23-12

20 Sun 3:00PM Appleton, WI Appleton Tournament L 1-5 23-13

21 Mon Coaches District Seeding Meeting - No Game Tonight

22 Tue 7PM Mahtomedi Legion Fld W 6-4 24-13

25 Fri 7PM Sub-Dist v. Farmington at Legion Field W 17-2 25-13

26 Sat 1PM Sub-Dist v. Farmington at Farmington W 4-3 26-13

30,31 - 8/1-3 Third District Tournament:

30 Wed 5PM at Dundas vs Woodbury Blue W 7 - 4 27-13

31 Thu 7:30PM at Dundas vs West St Paul W 5- 4 28-13

August

01 Fri 7:30PM at Chaska vs Eagan W 16-2 29-13

03 Sun 11AM at Legion Field vs Eastview L 7-11 29-14

03 Sun 2:30PM at Legion Field vs Oakdale W 4-1 30-14

Legion State Tournament Burnsville

07 Thur 10AM at Memorial Park in Prior Lake vs. No St Paul W13-12 31-14

07 Thur 7:30PM at Mem Park in PL vs St Cloud 76ers L18-7 31-15

08 Fri 10AM at AliMagnet vs Wilmar W15-11 32-15

08 Fri 4:30PM at AliMagnet vs Eden Priairie L 18-8 32-16

with this loss eliminated from State Tournament - season over

2008 Gopher Classic - Apple Valley Site

Fri July 11, 2008
10AM       Champlin Park 4 v. Hopkins 12
12:30PM Champlin Park 0 v. Cedar Vista, NV 7
3PM         Bozeman, MT 1 v. Cedar Vista, NV 0
5:30PM   Bozeman, MT 0 v. Apple Valley 1
8PM        Sartell v. Apple Valley rain out

Sat July 12, 2008
10AM       Champlin Park 1v. Bozeman, MT 6
12:30PM Sartell 4 v. Hopkins 6
3PM         Sartell 3 v. Champlin Park 2
5:30PM   Hopkins 5 v. Cedar Vista, NV 8
8PM        Apple Valley 2 v. Cedar Vista, NV 8

Sun July 13, 2008
10AM       Sartell 7 v. Bozeman, MT 8
12:30PM Sartell 1 v. Cedar Vista, NV 11
3PM          Bozeman, MT 11 v. Hopkins 3
5:30PM    Champlin Park 2 v. Apple Valley 4
8PM          Hopkins 9v. Apple Valley 8

Apple Valley        2 - 2
Bozeman, MT       4 - 1
Cedar Vista       4 - 1
Champlin Park 0 - 5
Hopkins              3 - 2
Sartell                  1 - 3

Bozeman, MT Advances

7/22/08:
Sub - District Play-in games: Best 2 of 3 series. Play begins on Friday July 25th. Winners advance to 16 Team Double Elimination Tournament that begins Wednesday July 30th.

(1)  Burnsville v. (32) South St Paul                      Burnsville Advances
(16) Watertown v. (17) Red Wing                           Red Wing Advances
(8) Mahtomedi v. (25) Lakeville South                  Mahtomedi Advances
(9) Oakdale v. (24) Inver Grove Heights               Oakdale Advances
(12) Woodbury White v. (21) Shakopee                Woodbury Advances
(5) St Paul Park v. (28) Prior Lake                        St Paul Park Advances
(13) Forest Lake v. (20) Stillwater                         Stillwater Advances
(4) Eastview v. (29) St Peter                                  Eastview Advances
(3) Apple Valley v. (30) Farmington                      Apple Valley Advances
(14) Plato v. (19) Woodbury Blue                           Woodbury Blue Advances
(6) West St Paul v. (27) Faribault                          West St Paul Advances
(11) New Prague v. (22) Northfield                        New Prague Advances
(10) Lakeville North v. (23) Lonsdale                    Lakeville North Advances
(7) Chaska v. (26) Hutchinson                               Chaska Advances
(15) Hastings v. (18) Rosemount                           Rosemount Advances
(2) Eagan v. (31) Waconia                                      Eagan Advances

3rd District Tournament Update:
District Tournament will be played at various sites this year including 1st and 2nd Round games at Red Wing, Prior Lake, Dundas and Eagan. Burnsville, Chaska will host 3rd Round games and Apple Valley will host 4th & 5th Rounds. Play will begin on July 30 and continue through August 3, 2008.

2008 League Records
League "B"

Plato                      8 - 3
Hutchinson          5 - 6
Lonsdale              6 - 5
Shakopee            7 - 5
St Peter                5 - 7
Waconia              1 -10
Watertown          8 - 4

League "D"

Apple Valley                9 - 4
Burnsville                   10- 3
Chaska                         6 - 5
Eagan                          11- 3
Lakeville North            8 - 6
Lakeville South          2 -12
Prior Lake                   2 - 9
Rosemount                 4 - 9



League "C"

Eastview              12 - 2
Faribault                 6 -16
Farmington            3 -11
Hastings                 8 - 6
Northfield               5 - 9
New Prague         10 - 4
Red Wing                7 - 7
Woodbury White 8 - 6

League "F"

Forest Lake                         8 - 6
Inver Grove Heights          6 -10
Mahtomedi                        10 - 4
Oakdale                             12 - 3
St Paul Park                     12 - 3
South St Paul                     1 -15
Stillwater                            6 - 10
West St Paul                    11 - 4
Woodbury Blue                  7 - 8

Weekly Rankings American Legion State Poll




State Legion Poll

Pre-State Tournament Poll 8/04/08:
1. Eden Prairie*137
2. Grand Rapids* 110
3. Richfield* 94
4. Apple Valley* 73
5. RochPatriots* 66
6. North St. Paul* 58
7. Burnsville** 45
8. Maple Grove* 41
9. Edina* 39
10. Tri-City Red 37.
11. Roch Redhawks 22
12. Eastview* 21
13. Cold Spring* 20
14. Oakdale 15
15. Hamline Purple 12
* Qualified for State
** Host for State

Results for 7/29/08
1 Eden Prairie 127
2 Tri-City Red 110
3 Grand Rapids 100
4 Rochester Patriots 74
5 Richfield 61
6 Burnsville 47
7 North St. Paul 43
8 Apple Valley 37
9 Edina 36
10 Centennial 35
11 Coon Rapids 34
12 Eagan 29
13 Maple Grove 23
14 Roch Redhawks 21
15 Excelsior 18

Results for 7/22/08
1. Eden Prairie 132
2. Tri-City Red 111
3. Grand Rapids 98
4. Rochester Patriots 76
5. Richfield 60
6. Coon Rapids 57
7. Maple Grove 50
8. Apple Valley 45
9. North St. Paul 37
10. Excelsior 33
10. Oakdale 33
12. Centennial 17
13. Edina 16
14. Burnsville 15
15. Eagan 13
16. Chaska 9
16. Roch Redhawks 9
18. St. Michael 6
19. Eastview 3
19. Lakeville North 3

Results for 7/15/08
1. Eden Prairie 14
2. Tri-City Red 91
3. Rochester Patriots 88
4. Grand Rapids 85
5. Coon Rapids 83
6. Excelsior 51
7. Apple Valley 46
8. Richfield 42
9.Oakdale 32
10. Chaska 28
11. North St. Paul 22
12. Eagan 18
13. Eastview 14
14. Burnsville 13
14. Centennial 13

Results for 7/8/08
1. Eden Prairie148
2. Grand Rapids 113
3. Coon Rapids 95
4. Tri-City Red 93
5. Excelsior 66
6.Rochester Pat 49
7. Oakdale 41
8. Apple Valley 33
8. North St. Paul 33
9. Eastview 23
9. Wayzata 23
11. Chaska 21
12. Eagan 18
13. Burnsville 15
14. Centennial 13
15. Hopkins 10

Results for 6/30/08
1. Eden Prairie128
2. Grand Rapids 119
3. Coon Rapids 112
4. Tri-City Red 108
5. Rochester Patriots 49
6. Excelsior 48
7. Apple Valley 45
8. Eastview 25
9. Chaska 23
10. Wayzata 20
11. New Ulm Gold 17
12. Eagan 12
13. Bloomington Blue 12
13. Rosemount 12
15. Centennial 11

Results for 6/22/2008
Points 1st Place Votes
1. Coon Rapids 118
2. Grand Rapids 115
3. Eden Prairie 98
4. Excelsior 74
5. Tri-City Red 71
6. Rochester Pats 57
7. Apple Valley 41
8. Rosemount 24
9. Chaska 19
10.Eastview 17

Results for 6/15/2008
1. Grand Rapids   99
2. Coon Rapids    95
2. Eden Prairie     95
4. Excelsior          48
5. Roch Patriots 42
6. Chaska             39
7. Tri-City Red      35
8. Apple Valley     34
9. Rosemount       30
10.Eastview           29
11. BloomingtonBlue25
12. Lakeville North 15
13. Oakdale             14
13. Maple Grove    14
15. Rochester A's     7

Results for 6/8/2008
1. Eden Prairie 90
2. Coon Rapids 88
3. GrandRapids 83
4. Chaska 47
4. RochesterPatriots 47
6. Apple Valley 46
7. Tri-City Red 39
8. Eastview 36
9. Rosemount 31
10. Excelsior 26
11. MapleGrove15
12. Roch A's 13
13.Lakeville North12
14. Oakdale 11
15. Bloomington Blue 9

Preseason 2008 Legion Poll:

Team / Points / 1st Place Votes
1. Eden Prairie, 67, 4
2. Grand Rapids, 47, 1
3. Chaska, 41, 1
4. Coon Rapids, 40, 1
5. Apple Valley, 30, 1
5. Rochester Patriots, 30
7. Tri-City Red, 29
8. Excelsior, 25
9. Eastview, 22, 1
10. Rosemount, 21
11. Moorhead, 20
12. Rochester A's, 17
13. Burnsville, 12
13. Maple Grove, 12
15. Lakeville North, 10
16. Centennial, 7
16. Eagan, 7
16. Oakdale, 7
16. Thief River Falls, 7
20. Bloomington Blue, 6
20. Stillwater, 6
22. St. Cloud Chutes, 5
22. Tri-City Blue, 5
24. Brainerd, 4
24. New Ulm Gold, 4
26. Duluth Lakeview, 3
26. Hamline Purple, 3
28. Hopkins, 2
28. Perham, 2
29. Cambridge, 1
29. Mahtomedi, 1
29. Woodbury Blue, 1

Apple Valley American Legion Baseball Post 1776

Apple Valley, Minnesota