The American legion Department of Wisconsin. Baseball Handbook

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1 The American legion Department of Wisconsin 2013 Baseball Handbook

2 WISCONSIN AMERICAN LEGION BASEBALL Department Commander Wayne W. Jensen State Baseball Commissioner Tom Carney 511 Applewood Dr Kimberly, WI (h) (c) Department Adjutant David A. Kurtz President Kevin Stangel 3415 Edgewood Rd Manitowoc, WI (h) (c) All-Star Day Chairman Ken Larsen 703 W. Council Street Tomah, WI (h) (c) Public Relations Director Bob Seide 79 Brix Street Clintonville, WI (h) (c)

3 IMPORTANT DATES TO REMEMBER Team Registration on line On or before May 15 Team Insurance purchased on line Returning teams must purchase insurance by May 15, or pay a $200 late fee New teams may purchase insurance until June 1 without penalty Any team that does not purchase insurance by June 1 shall not be permitted to play American Legion Baseball No later than May 15 National form #1 (Roster)completed on line No later than June 21 NOTE: FORM 2 MUST BE RECEIVED BY THE REGIONAL DIRECTOR PRIOR TO THE TEAM S FIRST GAME. ANY TEAM THAT FAILS TO COMPLY WILL NOT BE ABLE TO PARTICIPATE IN TOURNAMENT PLAY All-Star nomination forms due to Respective Regional Director June 28, 2013 NOTE: Nomination forms will not be accepted after that date! Baseball Association Meeting, Legion Headquarters, 9:00 a.m. July 1, 2013 REGIONAL TOURNAMENTS 16 & under July & under July Varsity Class A teams July Varsity Class AA teams July Varsity Class AAA teams July STATE TOURNAMENTS 16 & under at Beloit July & under at Manitowoc July Varsity Class A teams at Viroqua July 31-August 4 Varsity Class AA teams at Kewaunee County August 2-6 Varsity Class AAA teams at Marinette July 31-August 4 GREAT LAKES REGIONAL At Terre Haute, IN August 8-12 CENTRAL PLAINS NATIONAL Division 2 At Pratt, Kansas August 8-12 WORLD SERIES At Shelby, NC August WISCONSIN ALL-STAR GAME At Miller Park, Milwaukee, WI Brewers vs Reds August 18 Baseball Association Meeting, Legion Headquarters, 9:00 a.m. October 5, 2013 Baseball Association Meeting, Midwinter at Ho-Chunk January 18, 2014 NOTE: New date for JV teams. 17 & under teams - January 1, 1996; 16 & under teams - August 1, 1996

4 42nd ANNUAL AMERICAN LEGION ALL-STAR DAY MILWAUKEE BREWERS BASEBALL AT MILLER PARK SUNDAY, AUGUST 18 th, 2013 Pre-game ceremonies and introductions will begin approximately 12:45 p.m. with the Milwaukee Brewers Cincinnati Reds game following at 1:05 pm. The Legion All-Star game will begin approximately 6:00 p.m. Each Legion All-Star team will have 27 players, with no more than one player from each team. The nine-inning Legion All-Star game will begin after the Brewers game. If the score is tied after nine innings, the game remains tied. Player Selection: Nominations of players are completed by coaches. 1) One (1) player may be nominated from each team. 2) Only players who have graduated from high school may be nominated. 3) Since only 54 players will be selected, we must have complete statistical information about players nominated to make fair selections. Include pitching records, batting averages, alternate positions played and a picture (if there is no picture, they will not be selected). Final selections will be made by the Regional Directors at the July 1 st, 2013 Directors meeting. NOMINATIONS MUST BE SUBMITTED BY: June 28 th! Nominations must be sent to your Regional Director Transportation: Transportation to and from Milwaukee will be the responsibility of the participating players. Players will be notified of the time they are to arrive in Milwaukee. A Saturday night banquet honoring All-Star players and All-Star Coaches will be held. Sport coat, shirt and tie will be worn at the banquet. The banquet is complimentary for the All-Star players and All-Star coaches. Parents and guests may purchase banquet tickets. Overnight lodging will be provided for All-Star Players and All-Star coaches as well as transportation to Miller Park. All other American Legion players are encouraged to attend as spectators. IT IS THE OBLIGATION OF ALL TEAMS TO REFRAIN FROM SCHEDULING ANY LEAGUE OR EXHIBITION GAME ON THAT DATE. ALL-STAR PLAYERS must bring their team uniform, bat, glove, helmet and catcher s equipment if applicable.

5 Message from the Baseball Commissioner Thank you, in advance, for your participation in the 2013 Wisconsin American Legion Baseball season. The upcoming season is just around the corner and it has been a very busy off-season, particularly at the National level, from a rule-making standpoint. Please review this rulebook and the National rulebook for all the updates and changes. Please note that the State fees for Varsity teams increased but the fees for Junior Varsity remained the same. This past season, 223 teams and over 3,000 student athletes participated in the five divisions of play. Madison Impact and Ash-Port represented Wisconsin during the Great Lakes National Regional at Midland, MI in August. Both teams lost close games and were eliminated with records of 0-2. Wisconsin Dells represented us at the Division II Central Plains Regional in North Dakota. This is the 88 th Season of Wisconsin American Legion Baseball which will conclude with the 42 nd Annual All-Star Weekend. On Saturday, August 17 th players and coaches selected to participate in the All-Star game will be honored with a banquet at the Milwaukee West Radisson Hotel. Also, this year s Hall of Fame inductees are Robert Weyenberg of Appleton, Don Friday of Stevens Point, and Dick Imrie of Burlington. On Sunday, August 18 th, 54 players chosen from across the state will take to the field at Miller Park following the Brewers vs. Reds game. We have purchased 600 tickets for that game and a limited number will be available for sale from State Headquarters to off-set the cost of this weekend. All tickets are Loge Outfield Box in Sections Each Varsity team that has paid all the fees will receive 3 Brewers tickets (at no additional cost!). Good luck to all teams this season and thank you for supporting American Legion Baseball. I WILL: Code of Sportsmanship KEEP the rules KEEP faith with my teammates KEEP my temper KEEP myself fit KEEP a stout heart in defeat KEEP my pride under in victory KEEP a sound soul, a clean mind and healthy body. Resolved, That the National Americanism Commission does hereby emphasize and call attention to the Legion post and to Legionnaires individually that the principles of good sportsmanship in connection with the activity should at all times be held paramount to the end that the greatest good may come from the activity of the Legion. (Res. 2, NEC, May 1932)

6 2013 REGIONAL DIRECTORS & ASSISTANTS Region 1 George Husby, Assistant Region 8 Mark Faanes, Director Box 61 Jeff Cass, Director 3527 Leslie Ln Sturgeon Bay, WI Clove Rd Eau Claire, WI Madison, WI (c) (608) (h) (c) ghusby@dcwis.com (608) (c) mfaanes@wipfli.com jcass1326@yahoo.com Region 5 Larry Villiard, Assistant Bob Seide, Director Ken Gratz, Assistant N6911 Scheel Rd 79 Brix Street th Street Bruce, WI Clintonville, WI Monroe, WI (608) villiardlar@bruce.k12.wi.us (c) (608) (c) bob@post38baseball.com Region 2 Region 9 Ron Sankey, Director Tom Carney, Assistant Ken Larsen, Director 2021 Washington Ave 511 Applewood Drive Box 254 Plover, WI Kimberly, WI Tomah, WI (h) (c) (c) (c) chief543@hotmail.com tcarney001@new.rr.com kssha5@hotmail.com Jimmer Zblewski, Assistant Region 6 Merle Cunningham, Assistant 909 Mason St Eric Bloohm, Director 1327 East Avenue Stevens Point, WI Box 133 Onalaska, WI Brownsville, WI (h) mcunnin778@hotmail.com Region (w) Terry Umentum, Director ebloohm@fdlculligan.com Region Busy Nook Rd Peder Swanson, Director Oconto Falls, WI Jack Frank, Assistant 558 E. Jefferson Street Metomen Street Viroqua, WI (w) Ripon, WI (h) bevumentum@yahoo.com (c) jack.frank@charter.net swans1@mchsi.com Gary Blum, Assistant N5707 Valley Rd Region 7 Ken Trott, Assistant Cecil, WI Dick Imrie, Director 114 W. Park Street Edward Street Westby, WI (w) Burlington, WI bonzae69@yahoo.com (c) Roger Mathison, Assistant Region 4 umpirechief@hotmail.com E5493 County Rd KK Kevin Stangel, Director Westby, WI Edgewood Rd Scott Huffman, Assistant Manitowoc, WI Elmwood Drive (c) Beloit, WI cvpstcmd@mwt.net (c) (c) kstangel@salutzlaw.com koopy33@yahoo.com

7 CHAIN OF COMMAND If issues or questions arise, please contact your Deputy Commissioner. Commissioner Tom Carney (c) Assistant Commissioner- Tournaments Bob Seide (c) Associate Commissioner- Varsity Peder Swanson Associate Commissioner- Junior Varsity Dale Minzloff Deputy Commissioner-AAA Mark Faanes Deputy Commissioner-A Terry Umentum Deputy Commissioner- 17 and Under Ron Sankey Deputy Commissioner-AA George Husby Deputy Commissioner- 16 and Under Eric Bloohm

8 Beginning with the 2013 season, the National American Legion has made it mandatory that all team Managers, Coaches, Assistant Coaches -- and other volunteer staff who meet certain criteria -- must undergo annual background screening, prior to engaging in any meetings, events, practices or games that involve youth participants. To ensure consistency and protect confidentiality, all screening will be conducted by one designated vendor ("Protect Youth Sports"); if an individual has previously undergone background screening through/for another organization, those results may not be substituted. The website link can be accessed at or Each person is responsible for paying the $8 fee. Communication: Electronic text or image communications ( , electronic text, social media, videos, digital photos, etc) with youth under the age of 18 must copy or include the minor s parents or guardians. Beginning in 2013, the W.A.L.B.A. passed a motion to revise the Legion Baseball scholarship from selecting a winner by Region on a regular rotating basis to: Open Scholarship selection to the entire state rather than making it region specific to make sure the most deserving candidate receives the scholarship. The W.A.L.B.A. passed a motion that if a coach is ejected from a regular season game that coach will have a minimum one game suspension to be served during the team s next scheduled game. Coaches or umpires must notify the regional director of ejections. The W.A.L.B.A. passed a motion that starting with the 2013 season. Varsity State fees would increase to $325 to help cover the cost of All-Star Weekend activities. JV state fee of $100 will remain the same. Bat Rule Reminder IMPORTANT CHANGES FOR THE 2013 SEASON Effective January 1, 2012, National American Legion Baseball adopted the BBCOR (Ball-Bat Coefficient of Restitution) standard, which is designed to eliminate discrepancies with bat lengths and provide a more direct measure of bat performance, improve safety, and produce similar batted-ball speeds between wood and non-wood bats. Beginning in 2012, all non-wood bats used on the playing field must, therefore, carry the BBCOR certification mark. If any bat fails to meet this requirement, said bat shall be removed from the game, the batter shall be declared out, and the head coach or team manager shall be ejected from the game. National has advised that the 33" Marucci CAT5 bat (and 34" as of 7/25/12) has been decertified and is not considered a legal bat for Legion use at this time. Nat'l has advised that the Reebok Vector TLS-33 Bat has been decertified and is not considered a legal bat for Legion use at this time. National advised that the Marucci Black Series 33" and 34" have been decertified Player Eligibility Requirements Senior American Legion Baseball competition in 2015 will be open to those student athletes who were enrolled as junior high or high school students during the school term immediately preceding the league season. High school students who graduated early during the school term are eligible to compete if they are not enrolled in a college, university, trade school or other institution of higher learning before the start of department regular season play. Junior American Legion Baseball competition in 2015 will be open only to players born on or after January 1, Junior Legion Baseball shall be limited to ages 17 and younger. Any player born before January 1, 1997, is not eligible to play in the Junior Legion Baseball program. Note: This rule will take effect for the 2015 season per Resolution No. 46, American Legion Baseball Eligibility, passed by the National Executive Committee on October 13, 2011.

9 Take Action to Address Concussion in Youth and Teens Wisconsin Concussion Law Act Statute Summary The law requires all youth athletic organizations to educate coaches, athletes and parents on the risks of concussions and head injuries and prohibits participation in a youth activity until the athlete and parent or guardian has returned a signed agreement sheet indicating they have reviewed the concussion and head injury informational materials. The law requires immediate removal of an individual from a youth athletic activity if symptoms indicate a possible concussion has been sustained. A person who has been removed from a youth athletic activity because of a determined or suspected concussion or head injury, may not participate again until he or she is evaluated by a health care provider and receives written clearance from the health care provider to return to the activity. At the beginning of a season for a youth athletic activity, the person operating the youth athletic activity shall distribute a concussion and head injury information sheet to each person who will be coaching that youth athletic activity and to each person who wishes to participate in that youth athletic activity. No person may participate in a youth athletic activity unless the person returns the information sheet signed by the person and, if he or she is under the age of 19, by his or her parent or guardian. We have provided the Fact Sheets and Parent & Athlete Agreement found on pages These agreements must be kept on file with the Team Administrator or Coach. TO ALL COACHES Please take time to complete the online course listed below. Sign the Coaches Agreement on Page 10 and keep a copy on file with your Team Administrator. Heads Up: Concussion in Youth Sports is an online training course provided by Centers for Disease Control (CDC) and Prevention. The course helps coaches and parents recognize and respond to a concussion by featuring interviews from experts, descriptive graphics, real-life stories and interactive exercises. To date, 33 states have passed a law requiring all youth athletic coaches to receive training on concussions before hosting and attending tryouts, practices and games. The CDC makes this requirement possible with its Heads Up course, which is free and only takes about 30 minutes to complete. To take the course just log on to: and find the link or: An athletic coach, or official involved in a youth athletic activity, or health care provider shall remove a person from the youth athletic activity if the coach, official, or health care provider determines that the person exhibits signs, symptoms, or behavior consistent with a concussion or head injury OR the coach, official, or health care provider suspects the person has sustained a concussion or head injury.

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14 WISCONSIN AMERICAN LEGION BASEBALL 2013 PLAYING RULES RULE 1: PLAYING REGULATIONS A. All games shall be played under the OFFICIAL BASEBALL RULES as published by Triumph Publishing of St. Louis, Missouri and as modified by the 2013 National American Legion Baseball Rule Book and the Wisconsin American Legion Baseball Handbook for B. All teams involving eligible players in Wisconsin, using the name of American Legion Baseball, whether competing in tournament competition or not, shall register under American Legion state and national rules. The American Legion Baseball insignia (patch) shall be worn only by certified American Legion teams and shall be displayed on the left sleeve or left chest of the uniform shirt. The player uniform sleeve patch may be purchased at Legion Emblem Sales, or by calling Item # C. In tournament competition, only registered players and not more than two (2) adult coaches or managers, of the team, in uniform are allowed on the coaching line. In all American Legion Baseball competition any manager, coach or player engaging in heckling or undue criticism of opposing players (i.e. trash talking) shall be ejected from the game following one warning. An adult must be in the dugout at all times. The use of any form of tobacco by a player, coach, manager or umpire while on the playing field, benches, in the bullpen or dugouts is prohibited. Any individual violating this rule will be ejected from the game. The wearing of shorts is not permitted in the coaching boxes. The rules concerning conduct on and off the field pertaining to State Tournament, apply to all Legion baseball games. Coaches and players must be in like uniforms to go on the field. D. PITCHING RULE: No player in Regional or State Tournament competition may pitch more than 12 innings or make more than 4 appearances as a pitcher in combining the total innings or appearances in any three (3) consecutive day periods. Innings are derived at number of outs recorded. A double or triple play putting a player over the 12 inning limit does not constitute a violation of this rule. Pitching is recorded by 1/3 innings. Innings charged to pitchers shall be actual innings pitched. E. BAT RULE: Wood, metal, ceramic, or graphite bats may be used. 1. Wooden bats are permitted under Official Baseball Rules. 2. The maximum length is 42 inches and the maximum diameter is 2 3/4 inches. 3. The knob and end plug (if applicable) must be firmly attached. 4. A bat may not weigh, numerically, more than three units less than the length of the bat (e.g., a 34-inch long bat cannot weigh less than 31 ounces). 5. Non-wood bat (aluminum) must have an approved; coded certification mark on the barrel of the bat signifying the bat is legal with BBCOR. a) Effective with the 2012 season, non-wood bats with the BBCOR certification will be permitted. 6. For all games and practice use, all non-wood bats must have leather, rubber or taped grips securely attached to the bat handle. 7. Any bat that fails to meet these specifications or, in the umpire s judgment, has been altered to affect the distance factor or cause an unusual reaction on the baseball shall be removed from the game. The batter shall be declared out. Base runners shall not advance. F. All players are required to wear a protective helmet of the double ear flap type while batting and while on deck and on base. Catchers must wear protective helmets and throat protectors. Any player refusing to do so will not be permitted to continue to play. Bat boys and/or girls must wear protective helmets and shall be at least 12 years old. Base coaches are required to wear a standard batting helmet, with or without earflaps (safety rule: ejection for non-compliance after one warning).

15 G. RE-ENTRY RULE: American Legion teams shall not use a re-entry rule during regular or post season play. H. INSURANCE: in order to help ensure the health, safety and protection of youth participants, volunteers and spectators, all American Legion Baseball teams must purchase insurance policies from exclusive insurance carriers designated by The American Legion each season during the required online baseball registration process. Insurance (liability and accident) must be purchased through S.A. Van Dyk on-line with credit or debit card and must be effective on or before May 15th. Teams without this insurance will be disqualified from playing American Legion Baseball. JV premium: Accidental $140/Liability $100 plus processing fee = $240 Varsity premium: Accidental $160/Liability $145 plus processing fee = $305 I. No player may be added to the roster AFTER June 21st deadline for Form 1 except in the event of the death of a player or a player joining military service occurring on or after that player is certified pursuant to Rule 6,E2 in the National 2013 Rule book. J. FIRST AID KITS. Each team must have a first aid kit with them in the dugout at each game. Medical permission and records shall be in the possession of teams at all times. Procedure for treating minor injury. 1. Bleeding must be stopped, the open wound covered and if there is an excessive amount of blood on the uniform, it must be changed before that athlete may continue play. 2. Routine use of latex gloves to prevent skin and mucous-membrane exposure when contact with blood or other body fluids is anticipated. 3. Wash hands and other skin if contaminated (in contact) with blood or other body fluids immediately. 4. Clean all blood contaminated surfaces and equipment with a solution made from a proper dilution of household bleach (Center of Disease Control recommends One part bleach to 100 parts water.) 5. Proper disposal procedures are necessary of all contaminated material. 6. Paper towels, spray bottles latex gloves, disposal bags, bleach and water should be part of your emergency supplies. Cloth towels should never be used in any clean up. 7. When possible athletes should deal with their own bleeding. Supervision of proper treatment is important. K. DESIGNATED HITTER RULE: A DH may only bat for the pitcher. Please consult the Official Baseball Rules for further clarification on the American League DH rule. All levels AAA, AA, A and JV must follow the National Rules. L. The Wisconsin American Legion Baseball Association, its Commissioner and members and officers of the Board of Directors of the Wisconsin American Legion Baseball Association are not responsible for bodily injury or property damage sustained by any player, coach or manager or other third party as a result of an accident or incident whether occurring on or off the field and whether during practice or a game or otherwise. M. The use of tobacco by anyone on the playing field is prohibited. N. COLLISION RULE: The American Legion National Baseball subcommittee is concerned about unnecessary and violent collisions with the catcher at home plate, and with infielders at all bases. The intent of this rule is to encourage base runners and defensive players to avoid collision whenever possible. 1. When there is a collision between a runner and a fielder who clearly is in possession of the ball, the umpire shall judge: a. Whether the collision by the runner was avoidable (could the runner have reached the base without colliding) or unavoidable (the runner s path to the base was blocked) or; b. Whether the runner actually was attempting to reach the base (plate) or attempting to dislodge the ball from the fielder.

16 PENALTY: If the runner, a) could have avoided the collision and reached the base, b) attempted to dislodge the ball, the runner shall be declared out even if the fielder loses possession of the ball. The ball is dead and all other base runners shall return to the last base touched at the time of the interference. Ruling 1: If the fielder blocks the path of the base runner to the base (plate), the runner may make contact, slide into, or collide with a fielder as long as the runner is making a legitimate attempt to reach the base or the plate. Ruling 2: If the collision by the runner was flagrant, the runner shall be declared out and ejected from the contest. The ball shall be declared dead. 2. If the defensive player blocks the base (plate) or base line without the ball, or is not in the immediate act of catching the ball, obstruction shall be called. The runner is safe and a delayed dead ball shall be called. Ruling: If the runner collides flagrantly, he shall be declared safe on the obstruction, but will be ejected from the contest. The ball is dead. O. COACH/PLAYER EJECTIONS: If a player or coach is ejected from a regular season game, that person will have a minimum one game suspension - to be served during the team s next scheduled game. Coaches must notify the regional director of ejections. MALICIOUS CONTACT: The National Baseball subcommittee is concerned that some coaches may not have explained to their players that malicious contact is illegal. The majority of intentional collisions occur at home plate where the catchers are blocking the plate. Runners should be instructed to slide directly to the plate, or away from the catcher, or to avoid making contact with the catcher especially when the defender is in possession of the ball. Any player who, in the judgment of the umpire, maliciously runs into another player is automatically ejected, and is declared out. Our tournament umpires have been instructed that if there is any intentional and excessive force, or if there is any intent to injure another player, the offending player shall be removed from the game. Malicious contact penalties will be enforced whether committed by an offensive or defensive player. Any player ejected by an umpire, is automatically removed from the national tournament, unless that player is reinstated by the national tournament director. P. FORCE-PLAY SLIDE RULE: The intent of the force-play rule is to ensure the safety of all players. This is a safety, as well as an interference rule. This rule pertains to a force-play situation regardless of the number of outs. 1. On a force-play at any base, including home plate, the runner must slide on the ground and in a direct line between the two bases. This is a legal slide even if contact is made with the fielder. a. On the ground can either be a head-first slide or a slide with one leg and buttock on the ground. b. Directly into a base means the runner s entire body (feet, legs, trunk, and arms) must stay in a straight line between the bases. (A runner need not slide directly into a base as long as the runner slides or runs in a direction away from the fielder to avoid making contact or altering the play of the defensive player). 2. Contact is allowed if the runner: a. Makes a legal slide directly to the base, or b. Is on the ground at the time of contact and the fielder moves directly down the line between the two bases to attempt a play. Interference shall not be called. 3. It is illegal slide if: a. The runner slides or runs out of the base line in the direction of the fielder. b. The runner uses a rolling, cross-body or pop-up slide into a fielder. (A pop-up slide is a legal slide as long as the runner does not make contact with, or alter the play of the fielder.) c. The runner s raised leg is higher than the fielder s knee when in a standing position. d. The runner goes beyond the base and makes contact with or alters the play of the fielder. (Beyond the base refers to any part of the offensive player s body that makes contact with or alters the play of the fielder beyond the base.) e. The runner slashes or kicks the fielder with either leg, or f. The slide is flagrant. (If the runner s slide is flagrant, the runner shall be ejected from the game.)

17 4. The runner, on a force-play, makes an illegal slide at any base, including home plate, interference shall be called. PENALTY: 1. With less than two (2) outs, the batter-runner, as well as the interfering runner, shall be declared out and no other runner(s) shall advance. 2. With two (2) outs, the interfering runner shall be declared out and no other runner(s) shall advance. RULE 2: PLAYER ELIGIBILITY A Age Eligibility a. Senior American Legion Baseball competition in 2013 is open only to players born on or after January 1, b. Any player born on or after January 1, 2001, is not eligible to play American Legion Baseball. c. If a player is born in 1994 or 1995, that player must play in the Senior Legion Baseball program. d. Players must be 13 years of age as of January 1, 2013 to be eligible for the Junior Legion Baseball program. e. Players (age 12 and under) born in 2001 and after are not eligible to play American Legion Baseball. B Graduated Students: Players/students who graduated from high school in 2012 shall have additional eligibility restrictions. a. Players who graduated in 2012 shall play for the Legion team they played during the 2012 season. Players who graduated in 2012 shall not be eligible to be transferred and their names must appear on a 2012 team roster. C. Competition in the Wisconsin American Legion program is open only to amateurs. To be considered an amateur, a player must not have: 1. Received money, favors or gratuities for playing baseball. 2. Played baseball with or against anyone who received money, favors or gratuities for playing baseball. 3. Accepted money or favors or reimbursement for time lost at work while playing baseball or for expenses incurred while playing baseball. 4. Participated in any All-Star baseball games which are not American Legion approved. 5. Accepted directly or indirectly or agreed to accept money or any favors offered by anyone for the player s baseball services, past, present or future. This applies to a player s parents, trustees, custodians or guardians. 6. Tried out for any professional teams without the written permission of their American Legion Baseball manager, coach or post commander. D. DUAL PARTICIPATION: Players may participate on other baseball teams as long as that player obtains a letter from the coach. Copy of the permission letter should be forwarded to the Regional Director and State Commissioner. When Regional play begins, Legion baseball takes precedence over other activities (see National Rule for clarification). 1. PENALTY: Player is Not Eligible for Regional and/or State Tournament Competition. For further interpretations of the Dual Participation rule, (please refer to page 14 of the 2013 National American Legion Baseball Handbook). 2. EXCEPTION: Teams recruited from a total high school enrollment of less than one-half of the National enrollment limit (under 2,500, co-ed) will have the option of allowing their players to participate in qualified amateur league competition involving adult participants as long as it does not interfere with the players commitment to their American Legion Baseball team or violate amateur rules. Coaches shall notify the State Baseball Commissioner in writing of any player in dual participation prior to tournament participation by that team or the player. Such players must be regular participants on their Legion team during the regular season. This rule shall be in effect on or after June 1st.

18 3. American Legion Baseball teams may schedule games with other non-american Legion Baseball teams only with the prior approval of their Regional Director. Effective beginning the 2013 season, games must be played using American Legion Baseball rules, and the non-legion team provides proof of insurance. The National American Legion office strongly recommends playing American Legion teams only. 4. An All-Star game must also have prior approval of the Regional Director and, if more than one region is involved, of the Regional Directors of all the regions involved. E. PROOF OF AGE: A certified copy of each player s birth certificate or a copy of a previously issued Legion Baseball ID card must be attached to the Form #2 (Player Agreement) and sent to the Regional Director. Notarized photocopies of birth certificates, hospital records, baptismal records, or school records are not acceptable. This rule applies to Class AAA teams. Teams participating at the A or AA levels shall attach photocopies of birth certificates, copy of Legion Baseball ID cards, driver s licenses, baptismal certificates, school records or hospital certificates to the Form #2 and sent to the Regional Director. RULE 3: PLAYER RECRUITMENT A. Any player who was enrolled, prior to March 31st of this year, in any public, parochial, private, technical, vocational or preparatory high school or a combination of these schools provided that the combined total enrollment of the school does not exceed 5,000 students (or 2,500 if the school is restricted to all-male enrollments) is eligible to participate in American Legion Baseball. B. The school enrollment totals of the 10 th, 11 th and 12 th grades as of March 31 st shall be used and certified by a responsible official of each school. 1. The schools recruited from must be located within the corporate limits of a municipality or from adjacent communities. Any community by-passed must have its school enrollment added to the total. 2. Any player whose parents move and who establish a new permanent residence after March 31 st may play with the team nearest his new residence of his previous team. He must submit a written request to join the team nearest his new residence, accompanied with an affidavit from his parents that the move is permanent, to the State Baseball Commissioner by June 1st. 3. Players in elementary schools, middle schools and junior high schools and 9 th grade freshman high school students, must play for the base school team nearest their parent s legal residence. Enrollment of the schools they attend shall not be counted. 5. All teams must have a base school. This is the principal school from which a team is recruited and remains so from year to year. 6. No team may have two (2) base schools. 7. If more than one team has the same base school, the area must be zoned. This may be done by the agreement of the teams involved or by the State Baseball Commissioner. 8. WAIVERS: American Legion Baseball exists for the purpose of benefiting the youth of the State of Wisconsin who meet the stated age requirements and desire an opportunity to play baseball. It is the declared policy of Wisconsin American Legion Baseball that waivers of the rules relating to residency and school district attendance should be granted by the posts when the circumstances warrant a waiver. However, there comes from time to time a request of waiver/transfer that does not relate to residency and school district attendance. In these cases, the American Legion Baseball organization believes that each individual case should be reviewed by the posts and teams involved to decide if a waiver should be granted based on the information presented by each party and with the best interest of American Legion Baseball, as well as the individual athlete, considered. These waivers/transfers shall be to the nearest team to the parent s domicile. These waivers do not include players that have tried out or been released from their original team.

19 These become automatic. As stated in the National Handbook, Junior Legion players are not eligible to be transferred, therefore all players eligible for transfer/waiver must be Varsity players and put on the Varsity form 1. If there is difficulty in settling the waiver, the coach needs to contact the Regional Director who will then contact the State Commissioner. 9. TEAM CLASSIFICATION: In 2013 all teams with enrollment at 1,001 or above will be Class AAA: all teams with an enrollment between 501 and 1000 will be Class AA: and all teams with an enrollment at 500 and below will be Class A. Teams that would fall in a lower classification have the option of playing up in classification, and must declare this with its National Form 1 on June 21, RULE 4: TEAM AND PLAYER CERTIFCATION AND DE-CERTIFICATION A. TEAM REGISTRATION: Teams must register on line no later than May 15th. Any team that fails to register by May 15 th shall pay an additional $200 to the department. Any team that fails to register by June 1st shall not be permitted to play during the season. JV Fees: National $25/State $100 = $125 Varsity Fees: National $50/State $325 = $375 B. TEAM DE-CERTIFICATION: Any team may be decertified and disqualified from further participation in American Legion Baseball by a majority of the directors of the W.A.L.B.A. because of an intentional violation of state or national American Legion Baseball regulations or rules by any team member, coach or manager. In such event, there will be no refund of the entry registration fee or any insurance premiums that may have been paid. C. PLAYER CERTIFICATION: 1. American Legion Baseball teams must register via the national baseball website: 2. American Legion Baseball players must enroll on the Player Roster of Eligibility (National Form #1 via the website). This form must be completely filled out to include each player s full name and the address of their parents permanent legal domicile. This is an online registration process. 3. Only in case of death may a player be replaced as specified in Rule 6, E1 in the National 2013 Rule book. 4. A team may certify a total of 18 players for tournament competition. 5. A team may have a sponsor other than a legion post provided all other rules and regulation of Wisconsin American Legion Baseball are followed.

20 REGIONAL TOURNAMENT BIDS & ASSIGNMENT A. The State Baseball Commissioner and the Board of Directors will assign each properly accredited team to a regional tournament. There will be seven (7) regional tournaments in each class statewide. B. All questions, disputes and protests arising in any state tournament shall be decided by the State Protest Board in accordance with Rule 4 above. The W.A.L.B.Commissioner shall have the authority to suspend or disqualify anyone violating state or national regulations or rules. C. All Class AAA tournament games shall be nine (9) innings with a 10-run rule after seven (7) innings. All Class AA, Class A and Junior Legion tournament games shall be seven (7) innings with a ten run rule after five (5) innings. D. All games in regional and state tournament competition shall be completed. In case of rain or interruption due to other unusual circumstances, any game so affected shall continue from point of interruption. E. No state or national tournament host shall refuse to participate in a regional or state tournament. RULES APPLICABLE TO REGIONAL TOURNAMENTS A. The Regional Director of each Region shall be in complete charge of all A, AA, or AAA tournaments held in his Region, with full responsibility for scheduling, umpire selection, etc. until a champion is determined and certified to the W.A.L.B. Commissioner. The Regional Director may appoint a Regional Assistant as Tournament Director to represent him and report directly to him in event that he is unable to be present at any tournament in his Region. B. The host team of any tournament shall be given the opportunity to determine the placement (time) of its first-round game. C. Each tournament shall be a double-elimination competition. The Regional champions will be certified by the Regional Director to the Tournament Director with the seven (7) Regional champions competing in the State Tournaments along with the host team. D. The Directors of the Regional Tournaments must certify his champion to the Commissioner. E. Class AAA tournament games shall be nine (9) innings with a 10-run rule after seven (7) innings. Class AA and A tournament games shall be seven (7) innings with a ten run rule after five (5) innings. F. National Pitching Rule 1O will apply in all tournaments. (State Rule 1D) G. No team will play more than two (2) tournament games in any day. A day shall constitute starting at 8 a.m. local time. H. Regional host (cities) may require a fee maximum $60 per game to help defray cost of hosting a regional tournament for Varsity and JV. I. Regional Director, Associate Director or a qualified Tournament Director representing the Regional Director will be present and in charge of each Regional tournament game. J. All players are required to wear helmets while batting, running the bases, and on deck. Bat boys or girls must wear a helmet while on the field. Base coaches are required to wear a standard batting helmet. Baseball(s) used will be subject to prior approval by Regional Director(s).

21 K. Protests see Rule 4 and Rule 6, paragraph C. No protests on player eligibility will be allowed after the start of the protested player s first game in the tournament. L. Teams must play at least 10 games against registered Legion Baseball teams to compete in Regional play. M. The Board of Directors or appointed designee will be in charge of all regional assignments and tournament pairings. N. All games in regional and state competition shall be completed. In case of rain or interruption due to other unusual circumstances, the game so affected shall be resumed from the point of interruption. O. A coin flip shall determine the home team prior to each game. The loser of the coin flip shall have its choice of dugouts except that the host team shall always have its choice of retaining its regular dugout. P. Teams eliminated from a tournament have the responsibility of reclaiming their team registration and player eligibility papers, including birth certificates from the Tournament Director. STATE TOURNAMENT BID INFORMATION As an official host, the local American Legion team will participate in an eight team, double elimination tournament. This is a five day tournament. The current tournament format utilizes a double elimination tournament in which all eight teams will play four games on days one and two. Three games will be played on day three. Two games played on day four and one or two games on day five (subject to weather related changes). The host committee shall retain all gate receipt, souvenir sales, concession stand sales, and local sponsorships. 1. A bid package (and nine copies) shall be presented in person at the fall meeting, October 5, Bids will be reviewed by the W.A.L.B.A. as well as possible field visits to proposed site. Winning proposals will be announced at the Midwinter meeting, January 18, Fees (State tournament only) - AAA ($2,000), AA ($2,000), A ($2,000), Junior Legion ($750). A $500 fee is paid the day the bid is awarded, with the balance of the fee to be paid no later than 90 days after the completion of the tournament. To be considered, the proposal must include the following: A. Facility information 1. Stadium Lighting 5. Press Box 2. Concessions 6. Phone Service-High Speed Internet 3. Parking 7. Year last state tournament was hosted 4. Rest Room Facilities B. City Information 1. Lodging information 2. Restaurants and Eating Establishments 3. Area Attractions, Entertainment and Shopping C. Contact person; phone number; address D. Directions to the Ball Park

22 STATE TOURNAMENT HOST RULES 1. Lodging accommodations shall be made available for all teams and parents that must stay overnight. 2. Umpires-Senior Legion Regional play has two (2) umpires, and three (3) during the State tournament until the final day when four (4) umpires will be used. The crew must be approved by the state board with fees to be set by the tournament host. Lodging shall be provided for umpires who don t drive to each game. Umpires (JV) - Each game must have two (2) umpires. The crew must be approved by the state board with fees to be set by the tournament host. Motel rooms shall be provided for umpires who don t drive to each game. 3. An official scorekeeper(s) must be named. The scorekeeper must keep official statistics and head the selection of the All-Star team, sportsmanship award, most valuable player and batting award. 4. A hotel room must be provided for the state commissioner or appointed tournament director if it is needed. 5. The commissioner or assigned tournament director must check all National form 1 s before any team plays its first game. 6. It is the responsibility of the state tournament host to provide Department Headquarters with the following: A digital photo of the championship team. The original file must be ed immediately after the tournament to: info@wilegion.org. Note: Please keep resolution as high as possible; do not reduce original size when ing. list of names of the players, coaches, etc. in photo. 7. Tournament forfeits: Teams must notify the regional host team at least one week prior to the start of the tournament if unable to field a team. Once regional play begins teams that fail to field at least nine players at the start of scheduled game date and time, will be fined $250 and be disqualified from the rest of the tournament. Fine must be paid to the host team prior to the start of the next season. Failure to do so will result in forfeited team being suspended from regional play for one year. 8. Selling of souvenirs at tournaments: Selling of souvenirs is not permitted EXCEPT by the host team. 9. A complete financial report is due at the October 5, 2013 meeting STATE TOURNAMENT DIRECTORS Beloit-16U Viroqua-Class A Scott Huffman Randy Gabrielson 2130 Elmwood Avenue 55165A County Rd NN Beloit, WI Viroqua, WI koopy33@yahoo.com rgabrielson@vmh.org and Gene Wright Kewaunee County-Class AA 3204 Rose Court Rich Ryman Beloit, WI Christiana Street Green Bay, WI Manitowoc-17U rryman101@aol.com Kevin Stangel 3415 Edgewood Rd Marinette-Class AAA Manitowoc, WI Dale Minzlaff Marinette Avenue kstangel@salutzlaw.com Marinette, WI sheiladale@new.rr.com

23 TOURNAMENT TEAM RULES 1. All team members and coaches must be in full baseball uniform. No shorts are allowed. 2. Each team must field nine (9) members or forfeit will be declared. 3. Each team will arrange for its own lodging provided by the host. 4. It is the responsibility of the coaches to supervise their own team. 5. The coaches are responsible for the conduct of their team on and off the field. 6. Curfew rules enforced by the teams are set by the State. Eleven 11 p.m. or one (1) hour after the completion of the last game of the day. 7. Any complaints by hotel/motel management or other authorities which can be substantiated will result in immediate suspension from the tournament for anyone involved and they shall return home by means of the first available transportation. The tournament director in charge of the tournament will investigate such complaints. If individual offenders cannot be identified, the entire team will be suspended from further participation in the tournament. 8. During a Regional or State tournament, any player, coach or manager ejected from a game by an umpire for unsportsmanlike conduct is suspended for the balance of the tournament unless reinstated by the state tournament director. The state tournament director s decision is final. 9. The Class AAA State champions will represent Wisconsin in National competition. Resolved, That The American Legion call upon the local and national television networks covering the regular season baseball, football and basketball games to include the pre-game flag ceremony as a part of their normal sports game programming, and the network officials be urged to refrain from running local programming or commercials during the ceremony. (Res. 137, Nat l Conv, Sep 1989) PROTESTS A. All protests of player eligibility for regional and state tournaments must be in writing and must be specific with definite written proof. Protests of player eligibility must be made prior to the start of the protested player s first game in the tournament. The State Baseball Commissioner shall have the power to suspend or disqualify anyone violating state or national regulations or rules. B. Protests of rule interpretation during the actual game conditions must be filed with the umpire-in-chief before the next legally pitched ball is thrown from the pitching mound. C. Protest(s) during Regional Tournament competition shall be handled by the Regional Director and the Associate Director in whose region the tournament is played with the assigned Protest Committee. Protest(s) will not be accepted by the State Baseball Commissioner or the State Protest Board unless a written protest has been filed with the Regional Director; and he has had an opportunity to file his ruling with the State Baseball Commissioner. The teams involved may then appeal the Regional Director s decision. No fee is necessary when a protest is filed with the Wisconsin American Regional Director. D. An appeal of the Regional Director s ruling, if desired, must be made in writing within 48 hours of the Regional Director s ruling accompanied by a $25.00 appeal fee to the State Baseball Commissioner for action by the State Protest Board. Such appeal may be made by telegram, fax, or mail-a-gram. The appeal fee will be returned only if the appeal is upheld by the State Protest Board. E. The State Protest Board for 2013 shall consist of the President of the Board of Directors, Peder Swanson and Ken Larsen. The President of the Board of Directors will serve as Protest Board Chairman and preside over the meeting. He shall not have a vote. The State Baseball Commissioner will replace any director whose team or region is involved in a protest and may appoint any Regional Director or any Associate Director from outside the region or regions involved to replace any member of the Protest Board who is unable to serve. A qualified umpire may be consulted by the Protest Board. The Protest Board s decision shall be final.

24 RULES APPLICABLE TO Jv BASEBALL NOTE: All Wisconsin American Legion Junior Baseball teams and players will abide by the rules as set forth in the Wisconsin American Legion Baseball Handbook. The following rules are established for regional and state tournament play and are in addition to those set forth elsewhere in the Wisconsin American Legion Baseball Handbook. A. PLAYER ELIGIBILITY: Junior American Legion Baseball competition in 2013 is open only to players born on or after January 1, Junior Legion Baseball shall be limited to ages 17 and under. 17 year olds & under MAY BE listed on their varsity teams Form 1. To be eligible for 17 and under competition, a team must have all players born on or after January 1, To be eligible for 16 and under competition, a team must have all players born on or after August 1, RULE 4: In accordance with the 2008 Midwinter meeting held in Wisconsin Rapids, WI there will be no Junior Varsity team attending the National Junior Tournaments. The board decided that because there was no interest by the advancing teams (in previous years) that Wisconsin will no longer participate in future National Junior Tournaments. RULE 5: JUNIOR LEGION PITCHING (page 6) of the Legion National handbook states: No player may pitch more than a total of 10 innings during any consecutive three-day period. No player may make more than three (3) appearances as a pitcher during any consecutive three-day period. PENALTY: Game shall be forfeited if protest is filed with the umpire in chief before the last out of the game. a. Should a double or triple play cause a pitcher to exceed the permitted 10 innings in three consecutive days that action in and of itself shall not be construed as a violation of this rule. b. Any player may be removed from the pitching position and remain in the game at another position. However, a pitcher will be automatically removed when a coach makes two trips to the mound in the same inning and that player cannot return as a pitcher in that game. PENALTY: Forfeiture of the game if a protest is filed with the umpire-in-chief before the last out of the game. AMERICAN LEGION BASEBALL SCHOLARSHIP AWARD The Department Baseball Committee will select an American Legion Player who best meets the qualifications as The American Legion Baseball Scholarship winner. The winner will receive a $500 scholarship from National. The Wisconsin American Legion Baseball Association (W.A.L.B.A) will match that amount. Total scholarship amount $1,000. Note: scholarship amount may vary. The Department Baseball Scholarship winner shall be considered for The American Legion All-Academic Team sponsored by Diamond Sports. Eight players selected by a scholarship selection committee at The American Legion World Series will receive an additional $2,500 scholarship. A ninth player selected as the most outstanding member of the All-Academic Team will be awarded an additional $5,000 scholarship. Application can be downloaded at The scholarship application, letters of recommendation and certification form must be completed, postmarked and mailed to the Department Headquarters no later than July 15, 2013.

25 WISCONSIN STATE CHAMPIONS 1926 No Tournament 1927 No Tournament 1928 Milwaukee 1929 Milwaukee 1930 Neenah 1931 Milwaukee 1932 Appleton 1933 Waukesha 1934 Milwaukee 1935 Ashland 1936 Wisconsin Rapids 1937 Oconto Falls 1938 Cudahy 1939 LaCrosse 1940 Milwaukee 1941 LaCrosse 1942 LaCrosse 1943 Milwaukee 1944 Appleton 1945 West Allis 1946 South Milwaukee 1947 LaCrosse 1948 Oshkosh 1949 Beloit 1950 Menasha 1951 Menasha 1952 West Allis 1953 Oshkosh 1954 Oshkosh 1955 Oshkosh 1956 New London 1957 Oshkosh 1958 Fond du Lac 1959 West Allis 1960 Green Bay 1961 Beloit 1962 West Allis 1963 Kenosha 1964 Kenosha 1965 Superior 1966 Beloit 1967 Madison 1968 Janeville 1969 Eau Claire 1970 Eau Claire 1971 Janeville 1972 Eau Claire 1973 Beloit 1974 AA Janesville A Oconto Falls 1975 AA Janesville A Waupun 1976 AA Janesville A Waupun 1977 AA West Allis A Stoughton 1978 AA LaCrosse A Middleton 1979 AA Appleton A Jefferson 1980 AA LaCrosse A Jefferson 1981 AA LaCrosse A Jefferson 1982 AA LaCrosse A Beaver Dam 1983 AA Janesville A Kimberly 1984 AA Racine A Beaver Dam 1985 AA Oconomowoc A Kimberly 1986 AA Eau Claire A Kimberly 1987 AA LaCrosse A Stoughton 1988 AAA Wisconsin Rapids AA Jefferson A Clintonville 1989 AAA Janesville AA Beaver Dam A Ripon 1990 AAA Appleton AA Kimberly A Ripon 1991 AAA Appleton AA Onalaska A Viroqua 1992 AAA Stevens Point AA Ashwaubenon A DeForest 1993 AAA Appleton AA Menasha A Holmen 1994 AAA Appleton AA Tomah A Shawano 1995 AAA Wisconsin Rapids AA Menasha A Ladysmith 1996 AAA Stevens Point AA Chippewa Falls A Nekoosa 1997 AAA G.B. Shockers AA Hortonville A Prairie du Chien 1998 AAA Wausau AA Chippewa Falls A Wittenberg- Birnamwood 1999 AAA DePere AA Baraboo A East Troy 2000 AAA Beloit AA Beaver Dam A Westby 2001 AAA LaCrosse AA Beaver Dam A Berlin 2002 AAA Appleton Rebels AA Shawano A Genoa-DeSoto- Stoddard 2003 AAA DePere AA Shawano A Manawa 2004 AAA DePere AA Onalaska A Viroqua 2005 AAA Watertown AA Merrill A Viroqua 2006 AAA Oshkosh AA Kimberly A Denmark 2007 AAA Plover AA Merrill A Clintonville 2008 AAA DePere AA Onalaska A Clintonville 2009 AAA Wausau AA Kimberly A Ripon 2010 AAA Wausau AA Rhinelander A Clintonville 2011 AAA Chippewa Falls AA River Falls A Ripon 2012 AAA Madison Impacts AA Holmen A Wisconsin Dells

26 REQUEST FOR USE OF AMERICAN LEGION NAME OR EMBLEM ON MERCHANDISE The name and emblem of The American Legion are registered service marks in the U.S. Trademark Office and are protected by criminal and civil enforcement provisions of federal law (18 U.S.C.S 705 and 36 U.S.C.SS 44 and 48). By authority of May 1947 Resolution Number 71, the National Adjutant or his designated representative (Director, American Legion Emblem Sales), may grant limited permission to use the name and emblem in accordance with Resolution Number 71, other Resolutions and U.S. Trademark Law. In order to gain permission for limited use of the name or emblem, complete this form and forward it to your Department Headquarters, Attn: Department Adjutant. Your Department Headquarters will forward the completed form to American Legion Emblem Sales. Please note that the member or Post purchasing the merchandise must request permission and permission is granted directly to the manufacturer. Any permission given will be granted on a one-time basis for a given quantity. Additional orders will require new authority and the manufacturer must not produce more items than that being ordered. Permission will be given with the caveat that all material used will specifically identify the Post. If the merchandise requested is available through American Legion Emblem Sales, you will receive a quote for the merchandise or a one-time limited permission. If the merchandise is not available through American Legion Emblem Sales, you will receive a one-time limited permission or denial of permission. You may purchase directly from approved American Legion licensees, or their retail outlets. To view a list of current approved licensees of The American Legion, visit our website, Purchaser Information: COMPLETE ALL FIELDS THEN PRINT THIS FORM AND FAX OR MAIL IT TO DEPARTMENT HEADQUARTERS Department: Post # Contact Person: Member ID # Address Post or Member: City: State: Zip Code: Phone: Daytime Evening Product Description: Quantity: Price: Intended Purpose/Use of Product: Signature Date Manufacturer s Information: Imprint instructions. (Provide rough sketch or attach artwork.) Name of Business: Address: City: State: Zip Code: Contact: Phone: Ext: All product parts made in the U.S.A. Yes No If No, detailed explanation must be attached. Department Use FOR OFFICE USE ONLY National Use Recommend Approval Approved Referred Denied Recommend Denial Department Adjutant National Adjutant or National Emblem Sales Director

27 S TAT E C H A M P I O N S Madison Impact 2012 Class AAA State Champions In Alphabetical Order Riley Anderson, Mitch Brady-Assistant, Taylor Carlson, Carson Carmody, Shawn Elliot, Zach Furniss, Tony Grannis, Dustin Hodgson, Aaron Huemmer, Alan Kopp, Coyt Mayr, Ryan Mielke-Assistant, Charles Mohr, Kyle Nelson-Assistant, Dan Pavlue-Head Coach, Jack Reiland, Aaron Schmidt, Chas Schuster, Casey Seelow, Anthony Verhage, Luke Yapp Holmen 2012 Class AA State Champions In Alphabetical Order Tyler Anderson, Vic Berkley, Ben Cejka, Justin Fraser, Griffin Johnson, Tyler Keleman, Jeren Kendall, Brandon Knudtson, Taylor Kohlwey, Nate Nedegaard, Greg Rooney, Andrew Shaw, Joe Vike, Ryan Weber, Ryan Wesely, Michael Woggon Wisconsin Dells 2012 Class A State Champions In Alphabetical Order Cade Batzler, Steve Bork-Manager, Colyn Buss, Brad Davis-Manager, Josh Gray, Hunter Hintze, Justin Hintze, Mike, Hintze- Coach,Matt Knickerbocker, Ashton Mace, Dylan Moore, Jerry Moore-Coach, Dakota Musiedlak, Bill Percival-Coach, Billy Percival, Nick Percival, Tanner Rabuck, Rathorn Scholz, Jake Stanford, Mattux Yacko-Batboy

28 2012 STATE ALL- STARS 2012 NORTH ALL-STARS Alphabetical order: Players: Nolan Baker-Appleton, Tanner Biwer-Fish Creek, Caleb Boushley-Hortonville, Willie Doll-Amherst, Dylan Detert-Wausau, Matt Fecteau- Bruce, Corey Fischer-Denmark, Matt Flesher-Eau Claire, Cort Halbur-Wisconsin Rapids, Nicholas Hornick-Seymour, Tim Jahnke-Merrill, Justin Jinkins- Altoona, Michael Kohlbeck-Sturgeon Bay, Tim Kolbe-Chilton, Devon Kornowski-Green Bay, Nick Lamers-Appleton, Mitch LaVelle-Chippewa Falls, Kody McHugh-Mosinee, Ben Messenger-Green Bay, Tyler Nehring-De Pere, Hunter Paul-New London, Aaron Pettit-Marinette, Adam Thill-Peshtigo, Tyler Thompson-Menasha, Lucas Tlachac-Luxemburg, Joseph Tuttle-Nekoosa, Hunter Van Straten-Shiocton Coaches: Ryan Bishop-River Falls, John Bray-Casco, Scott Millegan-Menasha Also Pictured: Wisconsin American Legion Commander Wayne W. Jensen, Corey Hart-Milwaukee Brewers 2012 SOUTH ALL-STARS Alphabetical order: Players: Nate Andrews-Green Lake, Jordan Beck-Lomira, Zach Borkowski-Burlington, Kenny Casper-Gresham, Kevin Conrad-Burlington, Trent Diekvoss-Beaver Dam, Alex Egstad-Tomah, Jess Ehrenberg-Ripon, Braden Green-Portage, Nathan Hopp-Waupun, Gunner Kopitzke-Marion, Charlie Meyer-Janesville, Michael Nompleggi-Oconto Falls, Alex Ostrowski-Crandon, Cody Pfeifer-Jefferson, Tyler Reese-Beloit, Wyatt Reinke-Bonduel, Brock Rude-Onalaska, Luke Scheuerlein-Thiensville, Chase Schroeder-Watertown, Jedd Sebion-Westby, Casey Seelow-Madison, John Stevens-Kenosha, Tyler Trautsch-Viroqua, Joe Vike-Holmen, Jay Voter-La Crosse, Jacob Westphal-Oconto Coaches: Mike Arendt-Union Grove, Howard Hanson-Ripon, John Kopitzke-Marion Also Pictured: Wisconsin American Legion Commander Wayne W. Jensen