AMERICAN LEGION BASEBALL HOSTS NEVADA STATE TOURNAMENT AT LAS VEGAS BALLPARK® JULY 26 - 27
The winner of the State Tournament will play in the Western Regional Finals in Fairfield, Calif., from August 7-11
(photo by Steve Spatafore)
AMERICAN LEGION BASEBALL HOSTS NEVADA STATE TOURNAMENT ATLAS VEGAS BALLPARK® JULY 26 - 27WHAT: American Legion Baseball hosts Nevada State Tournament at Las Vegas Ballpark® on July 26 - 27. Four high school baseball teams from Nevada will play in the semi-final and final games over the two-day tournament. The teams
AMERICAN LEGION BASEBALL HOSTS NEVADA STATE TOURNAMENT AT
LAS VEGAS BALLPARK® JULY 26 - 27
WHAT: American Legion Baseball hosts Nevada State Tournament at Las Vegas Ballpark® on July 26 - 27. Four high school baseball teams from Nevada will play in the semi-final and final games over the two-day tournament. The teams will be determined based on the final day of the qualifying games played at UNLV earlier that week. The two semi-final games will take place on Friday, July 26. The first game on July 26 starts at 5:30 p.m. and the second at 8:00 p.m.
Tickets for each game are by donation only. Suggested donation is $5 for adults; active and retired military, children under 10 and anyone in a baseball uniform are free. An awards assembly will take place at 5:30 p.m. on Saturday, July 27. Awards are given for the Junior Championships and include the MVP and Coach of the Year. After the awards assembly, the 6:00 p.m. game between winners of the previous night's games will commence. A possible tie-breaker game will start at 8:30 p.m. if needed.
This marks the first year that American Legion hosts the State Tournament at Las Vegas Ballpark. The winner of the State Tournament will play in the Western Regional Finals in Fairfield, California August 7 - August 11.
WHEN: Friday - Saturday, July 26- 27
Friday, July 26: gates open at 4:30 p.m.; first game at 5:30 p.m.
Saturday, July 27: gates open at 5 p.m.; awards at 5:30 p.m.; first game at 6 p.m.
WHERE: Las Vegas Ballpark, 1650 S. Pavilion Center Drive, Las Vegas, NV 89135
For more on American Legion and tournament specific details, visit www.legion.org/baseball.
About Las Vegas Ballpark®
Las Vegas Ballpark, located on eight acres in Downtown Summerlin just south of City National Arena - practice facility for the Vegas Golden Knights, is the home of the Las Vegas Aviators, the city's professional Triple-A baseball team of the Pacific Coast League (PCL) and affiliate of the Oakland Athletics. Las Vegas Ballpark provides a wide range of seating options including 22 suites, club seats, berm seating, party zones and decks, picnic tables, kids' zone, bars and a pool beyond the outfield wall. Designed to create a festival-like atmosphere in Downtown Summerlin, the site is landscaped to complement the surrounding master planned community. The site is easily accessed from all regions of the valley via the 215 Beltway.
About American Legion Baseball
American Legion Baseball is a variety of amateur baseball played by 13-to-19-year-olds in fifty states in the U.S. and Canada. More than 3,500 teams participate each year. The American Legion Department of South Dakota established the program in 1925 at Milbank, South Dakota. Visit https://www.legion.org/baseball.
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