ALLEN B. CARTER,AMERICAN LEGION POST 24 ( HUB CITY BOMBERS)HATTIESBURG, MISSISSIPPI

CONGRATULATIONS!!!!! TO THE HUB CITY BOMBERS POST #24 SR TEAM WINNING THERE SECOND STATE TITLE AT TUPELO,MS ON JULY 28,2012 AND JULY 2009.

 

The Allen B. Carter Post 24 of The American Legion in Hattiesburg awarded its $1,000 AJ Jones Scholarships at their annual Baseball Banquet on Sept  13, 2022. Honored was two outstanding High School seniors on its Hub City Bombers American Legion Baseball Senior Team. Post 24 Commander Mark Herrington presented the scholarships for outstanding achievements on Post 24’s Hub City Bombers SR team to Jack Sledge of Presbyterian Christian High School. 

Post 24’s scholarship is named in honor of Mr. AJ Jones of Hattiesburg, who played on the first American Legion Baseball team of Post 24 in 1937 and who passed up a possibly promising career in baseball to fight for his nation in World War II. AJ Jones has always been a huge supporter of American Legion Baseball, the premier amateur baseball league, and he even played softball up to age 70.


The Hub City Bombers is made up of a senior and a junior team, ages 15-19, and represents a wide area of the Pine Belt. Post 24’s manager Mark Herrington is looking forward to the 2023 season and advises any player who lives within the recruitment boundaries may try out for the team in May 1, 2023.

Click on the Handout Tab for the 2022 Team Rules.

If you have any questions, please contact General Manager Mark Herrington at 601-297-9642

AMERICAN LEGION ALLEN B CARTER POST 24 OF HATTIESBURG HONORED THE PAST RECIPIENTS OF THE $1000.00 AJ JONES SCHOLARSHIP.

2022- JACK SLEDGE

2021- COLBY CARLISLE, MATTHEW MARTINOLICH

2019-  DALTON CUMMINS , CODY ELLZEY

2018-  EVAN BYNUM , LANDRY MCQUEEN

2017-  WALDO CLELAND, LOGAN BULLOCK, TRAY DESANTIS

2016 - ROB JAMES, LANDON KELLER

2015 - MASON STRICKLAND

2014 -BRODY BRAY, AUSTIN ODOM, DREW SMITH

2013- MATTHEW TRIGG, LOGAN CRIDER, SAM WALLEY

2012- CORT BRINSON, TYLER GRAVES, TYLER SIMMONS

2011- JON MARK HERRINGTON, TUCKER MORGAN, JOHN GLAZE

2010- DREW CARRUTH, TYLER FALL, WESTON STRINGER.

2009- JUSTIN LEE , BOBO MORGAN , BRYN WHITEHEAD.

2008- GARRETT BRALEY, CASEY KELTON, BEN LAWSHE.

2007- CHARLLIE HILLMAN, ZAC CRAVEN, MATT HARRIS.

2006- JUSTIN GOUGH, CHIP PHILLIPS, TRAVIS ARD.

MISSISSIPPI JR STATE TOURNAMENT WILL BE HELD AT TUPELO HIGH SCHOOL ON JULY 14-16 2023.


MISSISSIPPI SENIOR STATE TOURNAMENT WILL BE HELD AT  TUPELO HIGH SCHOOL ON JULY 20 - 23, 2023.