American Legion Baseball Information
Subscribe to our Newsletter2023 Spring American Legion teams from Total Baseball Development
Here are QUICK LINKS to your three favorite American Legion Baseball Teams!
👆 IOWA GREAT LAKES OKOBOJIS - SPENCER POST #1 👆
👆 RUTHVEN BLUES of PALO ALTO COUNTY - RUTHVEN POST #33 & AYRSHIRE POST #173 👆
(Posted February 29, 2024)
2024 American Legion baseball tryouts for the Iowa Great Lakes Okobojis will be held on Saturday, March 9 at 2:00pm at the Sioux Central High School Football Field in Sioux Rapids, Iowa.
👆If you are interested in trying out please click here to register.👆
With any questions please email Bob Protexter at protexter.tbd@gmail.com or 712-490-7199
Travel safe and see you Saturday!
Iowa American Legion Area Baseball Tournament
Central Iowa – Area 2
Sunday April 23 in Milford
Saturday April 29 & Sunday April 30 in Carroll
- Carroll Merchants - Carroll Post #7
- Breda Cubs - Breda Post #607
- Iowa Great Lakes Okobojis - Spencer Post #1
- Ruthven Blues of Palo Alto County - Ruthven Post #33 & Ayrshire Post #173
- Milford Muskellunges - Milford Post #384
SCHEDULE
Sunday, April 23
PLAY-IN GAME - Winner ADVANCES to Carroll portion of Area Tournament - 1-7 inning game
Okoboji High School in Milford
3:00PM Milford Muskellunges vs. Ruthven Blues
April 29 & April 30
PLAY OFF GAMES - 4 Team Round Robin Format
Merchants Park in Carroll
Saturday, April 29
10:00AM Carroll Merchants vs. Breda Cubs
12:00PM Ruthven Blues vs. Iowa Great Lakes Okobojis
2:00PM Carroll Merchants vs. Ruthven Blues
4:00PM Iowa Great Lakes Okobojis vs. Breda Cubs
Sunday April, 30
12:00PM Breda Cubs vs. Ruthven Blues
2:00PM Iowa Great Lakes Okobojis vs. Carroll Merchants
*Coin flip for Home Team
*Cages will be available for hitting before the game
Tournament Rules:
- Each team will play 3 games
- Winner will be decided by best overall record.
- If a tie for best record then Head-to-Head will be used to determine the winner.
- If head-to-head doesn’t break the tie the following criteria will be used in order:
1) Run differential (capped at +7)
2) Runs allowed
3) Runs scored
4) Coin flip
High School pitching limitation rules are in effect:
1-25 pitches = No Rest required
26-40 pitches = 1 day rest required
41-65 pitches = 2 days rest required
66-90 pitches = 3 days rest required
90-110 pitches = 4 days rest required
110 hard stop on all pitchers
Game Rules:
- MLB Rules will apply for all games
- DH for Pitcher only
- No courtesy runners
- All games are 7 inning games with no time limit
- 10 run-rule after 5 complete innings
- 15 run-rule after 4 complete innings
2023 is here and here is your beginning of the year American Legion Baseball news!
(January 25, 2023) Iowa Great Lakes Okobojis, Ruthven Blues, and a new Mystery Team #3 here in 2023 (that will be announced soon) are three American Legion baseball teams in the northwest corner of the state of Iowa in the greater area of the Iowa Great Lakes. Tryouts will begin for all three teams on February 5 in Pocahontas, Iowa and will begin a series of tryouts in different locations in northwest Iowa during the month of February. Games are scheduled in March and April. Iowa utilizes Recruiting Plan B for team selection.
Keep posted to the TBD website and TBD Social Media sites for details soon on Legion baseball tryout dates and locations for all three teams.
Is Legion baseball a big deal? YES!!! Read this article about former MLB stars Scott Rolen and Fred McGriff being elected into the 2023 class of Baseball's Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, New York. Rolen and McGriff also both former American Legion baseball players and will bring the total of Legion Baseball alumni in the Hall of Fame to 85 when they are formally inducted July 23 in Cooperstown.
👆Legion Baseball alumni Rolen, McGriff headed to Hall of Fame👆
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American Legion Baseball
JOINT TRYOUTS in February for the three teams of:
Milford Muskellunges - NEW in 2023!
Tryouts are Free - Please register here:
👆CLICK HERE to register for tryouts for American Legion baseball👆
Tryouts Schedule for February:
February 5
2:00-4:00 at 90TEN Athletics located at 49471 180th Avenue - Pocahontas, Iowa 50574
February 18
2:00-3:30 OUTDOORS at the Sioux Central High School football field located at 4440 U. S. Hwy 71, Sioux Rapids, Iowa 50585
4:30-6:00 INDOORS at Tiger Den located at 210 West 8th Street; Spencer, Iowa
February 25
2:00-5:30 - ONE LOCATION = OUTDOORS/INDOORS at Sioux Central in Sioux Rapids. OUTDOORS first on the football field as weather permits, and then INDOORS in the small elementary gymnasium. The high school gymnasium will also be used. If OUTDOORS is cancelled due to inclement weather, then the entire tryout will be INDOORS at the Sioux Central High School located at 4440 U. S. Hwy 71, Sioux Rapids, Iowa 50585. Please use the WEST entrance doors to the small elementary gym.
IF YOU CAN NOT MAKE ANY OF THESE DATES . . .
PLEASE CONTACT BOB PROTEXTER FOR PERSONAL WORKOUT AT A TIME THAT WORKS FOR EVERYONE - 712-490-7199 / protexter.tbd@gmail.com
All tryouts are joint tryouts and are for these three teams:
- Iowa Great Lakes Okobojis American Legion Team
- This team's roster will be made up of 2022 returning players and new players coming to tryouts that are within the recruiting area of the Okobojis.
- 22-24 game schedule on weekends with Opening Day on March 12.
- Home games at Cardinal Field in Spencer, Iowa
- Ruthven Blues American Legion Team - Ruthven Post #33 & Ayrshire Post #173
- This team's roster will first be made up of players from GTRA and then supplemented from players from other schools within the area of the Blues.
- 10 game schedule on weekends with Opening Day on March 26.
- Home games in Ruthven.
- GTRA High School players are to contact Head Coach Mike Saul with their interest.
- Milford Muskellunges American Legion Team - Milford Post #384
- This team's roster will first be made up of players from Okoboji High School and then supplemented from players from other schools within the area of the Muskellunges.
- 10 game schedule on weekends with Opening Day on March 26.
- Home game locations TBA.
- Okoboji High School players are to contact Head Coach Ridge Jostand with their interest.
*Players trying out will be considered first for the Iowa Great Lakes Okobojis.
*As open roster spots are needed to be filled on the Ruthven Blues (GTRA High School) and the Milford Muskellunges (Okoboji High School) then players trying out at the joint tryouts may have opportunities to play for one of those two teams.
*For Iowa, Plan B base school recruiting allows American Legion Baseball teams to select players who attend nearby high schools. High schools are combined to form a recruiting area. A player whose parent’s domicile is nearest a base school is eligible to try out and play for the team if the player meets all other eligibility requirements and the combined enrollment of the recruiting area (combination of schools) does not exceed 7,500 students in the 10th, 11th and 12th grades.
*Tryouts for Total Baseball Development American Legion teams are FREE OF CHARGE.
With any questions about tryouts and the selection process and American Legion Baseball for ALL three teams above please call, text, or email Bob Protexter at 712-490-7199 / protexter.tbd@gmail.com
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2022 Ruthven Blues American Legion Baseball Team
Ruthven Blues American Legion Baseball Team
Ruthven Post #33 and co-sponsored by Ayrshire Post #173
Sponsored by Ayrshire Post #173
The Ayrshire American Legion Post #173 in Ayrshire, Iowa will be hosting a Baseball Fund-Raising Breakfast for the Ruthven Blues American Legion Baseball Team on Sunday, September 25 at the Ayrshire Community Center located at 1502 SilverLake Avenue from 8:00am to 12:30pm. Come hungry!
The Ayrshire Legion breakfasts are famous in the area. On the menu will be pancakes, omelets, sausage, coffee, and orange juice. This will be a Free Will Donation breakfast with all proceeds going directly to the Ruthven Blues American Legion Baseball Team. Cash and checks only.
Come support and meet the boys as they will be in uniform working the breakfast and will also be eating that morning. It’s a great chance to sit and talk to these young athletes. And it’s an All You Can Eat event so be ready!
The Ruthven Blues American Legion Baseball Team formed in February of 2022 with the sponsoring signatures coming from Ruthven American Legion Post #33 in Ruthven, Iowa and the team is co-sponsored by the Ayrshire American Legion Post #173. The idea and goal of this team is to offer young ball players from the GTRA High School and the extended community of surrounding area high schools with extra baseball opportunities. In the process, as an official program of the American Legion, baseball teaches these young ballplayers Americanism, the value of service to the United States of America, and the opportunity to be involved in an American tradition, rich in life-long experiences.
The Ruthven Blues play a spring schedule on the weekends in March and April with tryouts in February. The ball club is comprised of local high school players primarily from the Graettinger-Terril-Ruthven-
American Legion Baseball was founded in 1925 in Millbank, South Dakota and by 1929 participants were in every state and the District of Columbia. It is a national institution, having thrived through a World War, several national tragedies, and times of great prosperity as well as great despair. Now today there are more than 5,400 teams from all 50 states and Canada, with this year culminating in the 95th American Legion World Series in August at the famed Veterans Field at Keeter Stadium in Shelby, North Carolina; the dedicated home of this championship. Eight regions from around the nation are represented each year in this series. Here in 2022 the country tuned in to ESPN on August 16 to see Troy, Alabama Post #70 defeat back-to-backdefending World Series champions in Idaho Falls, Idaho Post #56 to win the 2022 American Legion World Series. Alabama, for the first time in fifty-five years, is now home to the American Legion World Series champions!
The Ruthven Blues co-sponsoring American Legion posts of Ruthven Post #33 and Ayrshire Post #173 greatly appreciate your support and investment in the lives, positive ambitions, and endeavors of these fine young men.
For more information on the Blues, this great breakfast fund-raising event in Ayrshire, and to learn how to make a donation that is tax-deductible to the American Legion to support such things as baseball, flag days, military services on national holidays, color guards, and all of the civic projects that the American Legions do, please contact Ayrshire Post Commander Allen Stangl at 712-363-3803 / acstangl71@gmail.com or contact Ruthven Blues General Manager Bob Protexter at 712-490-7199 / protexter.tbd@gmail.com And see much more like complete rosters, schedules, and Ruthven Blues photos online at: www.totalbaseballdevelopment.
We look forward to seeing you in Ayrshire for breakfast on September 25! Napkins provided!!!
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Ruthven Blues American Legion Baseball Team
Roster 2022
1 Aiden Egertson - INF/OF/P - JR – GTRA
2 Cormick Currans OF/2B/P - SR – GTRA
3 Collin Hoffman - INF/OF/P - SO – GTRA
5 Blake Rosacker - INF/C/P - SR – GTRA
7 Jordan Saul - INF/C/P - JR – GTRA
9 Caleb Swedin - INF/OF - 8th – GTRA
10 Lewis Vulk - C/INF/P - SO - Spencer
11 Kinnick Peton - OF - 8th - GTRA
12 Koda Saul - INF/OF - 8th - GTRA
13 Matt Valen - OF - SO - GTRA
14 Brody Simington - INF/OF/C/P - SR - GTRA
17 Dalton Young - 1B/3B/P - SR - GTRA
20 Patrick Fiddler - 1B/OF/P - JR - GTRA
22 Aidan Gigstad - INF/P - SO - Spirit Lake
27 Landen Dietrich - INF/P - 7th - GTRA
51 Austin Jorgensen - 1B/OF/P - SO - Spirit Lake
00 Kaden McCoy - INF/OF/C - SR - GTRA
10 Aaron Rosacker - Coach
0 Mike Saul - Coach
Bob Protexter - General Manager
Results and winners from the American Legion Baseball 2023 Spring Raffle ARE IN!
The Winners Board for the American Legion Baseball 2023 Spring Raffle!!! Thanks to all of the hard working players from the O's, the Blues, and the Muskellunges for selling raffle tickets this spring. And THANK YOU VERY MUCH to all of the generous and thoughtful people who purchased raffle tickets from our fine young men who play baseball in the spring. This greatly helps move our three teams forward and fuels the extra baseball that they love to play. If your name is on the Winners Board then you will be getting a call the week of April 24 to find out how to receive your prize!
THANKS AGAIN TO EVERYONE WHO SUPPORTED AMERICAN LEGION BASEBALL FROM TOTAL BASEBALL DEVELOPMENT IN NORTHWEST IOWA!
American Legion Baseball 2023 Spring Raffle
If you see one of these tickets you better grab one . . . They are going like hotcakes . . . Selling until April 5 STILL SELLING! . . . drawing on April 6 APRIL 15-16 APRIL 23. . . These Baseball Raffle Ticket sales will help cover spring American Legion baseball costs for our three teams!
This drawing will now be on this weekend of April 15 - 16 APRIL 23 at home plate of all three team's games, prior to First Pitch! GOOD LUCK!!!
THANKS FOR YOUR PATIENCE ON THE RAFFLE DRAWING AS THE RAFFLE DRAWING HAS BEEN WEATHERED OUT JUST LIKE THE GAMES. HOME PLATE THIS SUNDAY APRIL 23!!!
Only $10 per ticket.
Some tickets still available!!!
See below how you can still by tickets!
For the drawing, each team's ticket sales will get one grand prize winner.
Tickets are color coded for each team . . . so one Grand Prize drawing per team.
Those three winners, in order of team's established seniortiy listed below, will then select their prize of these three Grand Prizes:
1. SUMMER SCENIC AIRPLANE RIDE AROUND THE IOWA GREAT LAKES (DETAILS BELOW)
2. ULTIMATE FISHING PACKAGE (DETAILS BELOW)
3. ULTIMATE HUNTING PACKAGE (DETAILS BELOW)
2nd Prize; with each team having one winner = $50
3rd Prize; with each team having one winner = Team cap or team t-shirt of your choice
Three Great Grand Prizes for these limited raffle tickets being sold by the THREE area American Legion Baseball Teams from Total Baseball Development:
👆 IOWA GREAT LAKES OKOBOJIS - SPENCER POST #1 (3RD YEAR) - IVORY TICKETS
Contact O's Head Coach Bob Protexter for tickets for his team at:
712-490-7199
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# |
Name |
Positions |
Ht. |
Wt. |
Bats |
Throws |
Grade |
High School |
Hometown |
|
1 |
Jaxon Hefner |
CF/P |
6'2" |
203 |
L |
L |
JR / 2024 |
Spencer HS (Spencer) |
Spencer |
|
2 |
Nick Hansen |
OF/P |
5'10" |
140 |
R |
R |
SR / 2023 |
ELC HS (Estherville) |
Estherville |
|
3 |
Kole Hooyer |
SS/P |
5'9" |
160 |
R |
R |
JR / 2024 |
Sioux Center HS (Sioux Center) |
Sioux Center |
|
4 |
Javen Baumgarn |
UTL |
5'11" |
145 |
R |
R |
JR / 2024 |
Harris-Lake Park HS (Lake Park) |
Lake Park |
|
5 |
Cooper Griffin |
1B/SR |
6'1" |
222 |
R |
R |
SR / 2023 |
Spencer HS (Spencer) |
Spencer |
|
6 |
Bowden Barnhart |
3B/C/P |
5'9" |
135 |
R |
R |
SO / 2025 |
Harris-Lake Park HS (Lake Park) |
Lake Park |
|
7 |
Garrett Heying |
C/1B/3B/P/OF |
6'0" |
198 |
R |
R |
SR / 2023 |
Bishop Garrigan HS (Algona) |
Dickens |
|
8 |
Preston Crees |
P/1B/3B |
6'3" |
228 |
R |
R |
SO / 2025 |
ELC HS (Estherville) |
Estherville |
|
9 |
Sam Colerick |
C/P |
5'10" |
162 |
R |
R |
SR / 2023 |
Alta-Aurelia HS (Alta) |
Alta |
|
10 |
Riley Sorensen |
INF/P |
6'1" |
190 |
R |
R |
JR / 2024 |
Humboldt HS (Humboldt) |
Humboldt |
|
11 |
Tyson Getting |
SS/P |
6'2" |
175 |
R |
R |
SO / 2025 |
Sheldon HS (Sheldon) |
Sheldon |
|
13 |
Owen Worthan |
C/P/3B |
6'1" |
265 |
R |
R |
FR / 2026 |
Ridge View HS (Holstein) |
Storm Lake |
|
14 |
Blake Evans |
SS/2B/P |
6'1" |
165 |
L |
R |
SR / 2023 |
ELC HS (Estherville) |
Estherville |
|
17 |
Aiden Seversen |
OF/1B/P |
6'0 |
147 |
R |
L |
SO / 2025 |
Spencer HS (Spencer) |
Spencer |
|
18 |
Gabe Olsen |
INF/P |
6'2" |
160 |
R |
R |
FR / 2026 |
Alta-Aurelia HS (Alta) |
Aurelia |
|
19 |
Aiden Comstock |
1B/P |
6''4 |
165 |
L |
L |
SR / 2023 |
Washington HS (Cherokee) |
Cherokee |
|
23 |
Logan Lentz |
C/INF/P |
6'1" |
190 |
R |
R |
JR / 2024 |
Algona HS (Algona) |
Algona |
|
24 |
George Lawson |
INF/P |
6'0 |
160 |
L |
R |
FR / 2026 |
Spencer HS (Spencer) |
Greenville |
|
29 |
Reid Tigges |
SS/P |
6'2" |
188 |
L |
R |
SR / 2023 |
Spencer HS (Spencer) |
Spencer |
👆 RUTHVEN BLUES - RUTHVEN POST #33 & AYRSHIRE POST #173 (2ND YEAR) - PINK TICKETS
Contact Blues Head Coach Mike Saul for tickets for his team at:
712-298-4261
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# |
Name |
Positions |
Ht. |
Wt. |
Bats |
Throws |
Grade |
High School |
Hometown |
|
1 |
Aiden Egertson |
2B/SS/3B |
5'11" |
165 |
R |
R |
SR / 2023 |
GTRA HS (Graettinger) |
Terril |
|
2 |
Braden Simington |
C/P/INF |
6'0" |
155 |
R |
R |
JR / 2024 |
GTRA HS (Ruthven) |
Ruthven |
|
3 |
Collin Hoffman |
OF/P/3B |
6'0" |
162 |
R |
R |
JR / 2024 |
GTRA HS (Graettinger) |
Graettinger |
|
6 |
Kenny Ness |
C/2B |
5'6" |
133 |
R |
R |
FR / 2026 |
GTRA HS (Graettinger) |
Terril |
|
7 |
Jordan Saul |
INF/P |
6'0" |
180 |
S |
R |
SR / 2023 |
GTRA HS (Graettinger) |
Graettinger |
|
8 |
Andrew Kral |
2B/1B |
6'2" |
208 |
R |
R |
SR / 2023 |
GTRA HS (Graettinger) |
Emmetsburg |
|
9 |
Caleb Swedin |
P/C/INF |
5'6" |
132 |
R |
R |
FR / 2026 |
GTRA HS (Graettinger) |
Graettinger |
|
10 |
Lewis Vulk |
C/P/3B |
5'6" |
180 |
R |
R |
JR / 2024 |
Spencer HS (Spencer) |
Spencer |
|
12 |
Koda Saul |
2B/P |
5'3" |
155 |
R |
R |
FR / 2026 |
GTRA HS (Graettinger) |
Graettinger |
|
13 |
Michael Valen |
1B/P/OF |
5'8" |
145 |
R |
L |
8th / 2027 |
GTRA HS (Graettinger) |
Estherville |
|
20 |
Patrick Fiddler |
1B/P |
6'3" |
195 |
L |
L |
SR / 2023 |
GTRA HS (Graettinger) |
Graettinger |
|
31 |
Aidan Gigstad |
SS/2B |
5'8" |
155 |
R |
R |
JR / 2024 |
Spirit Lake HS (Spirit Lake) |
Spirit lake |
|
51 |
Austin Jorgensen |
P/OF/1B/C |
6'3" |
180 |
S |
L |
JR / 2024 |
Spirit Lake HS (Spirit Lake) |
Spirit Lake |
|
95 |
Isaac McCormick |
SS/P |
5'5" |
145 |
R |
R |
SO / 2025 |
Spencer HS (Spencer) |
Spencer |
👆 MILFORD MUSKELLUNGES - MILFORD POST #384 (INAUGURAL SEASON) - TEAL TICKETS
Contact Muskellunges Head Coach Ridge Jostand for tickets for his team at:
712-330-6748
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# |
Name |
Positions |
Ht. |
Wt. |
Bats |
Throws |
Grade |
High School |
Hometown |
|
1 |
Boden Bright |
SS/P/2B |
5'10" |
153 |
R |
R |
FR / 2026 |
Sioux Central HS (Sioux Rapids) |
Newell |
|
2 |
Akron Jostand |
CF/SS/P |
5'7" |
117 |
R |
R |
JR / 2024 |
Okoboji HS (Milford) |
Milford |
|
3 |
Layton Yager |
3B/SS/C/P/OF |
5'10" |
145 |
R |
R |
FR / 2026 |
ELC HS (Estherville) |
Estherville |
|
5 |
Roy Blankers |
1B/P |
6'1" |
184 |
R |
R |
JR / 2024 |
Okoboji HS (Milford) |
Milford |
|
5 |
Walt Blankers |
INF |
5'10" |
163 |
R |
R |
FR / 2026 |
Okoboji HS (Milford) |
Milford |
|
7 |
Brady Muzney |
3B |
5'11" |
180 |
R |
R |
JR / 2024 |
Okoboji HS (Milford) |
Spencer |
|
8 |
Brennan Baschke |
P/INF |
5'9" |
143 |
R |
R |
SO / 2025 |
Okoboji HS (Milford) |
Milford |
|
9 |
Jack Swygman |
SS/P |
6'1" |
158 |
R |
R |
FR / 2026 |
Okoboji HS (Milford) |
Milford |
|
11 |
Hayden Kershner |
OF |
6'0" |
180 |
R |
R |
JR / 2024 |
Okoboji HS (Milford) |
Milford |
|
12 |
Caden Chapman |
3B/1B/P |
5'10" |
175 |
R |
R |
JR / 2024 |
Okoboji HS (Milford) |
milford |
|
15 |
Lake Rezac |
SS/P |
5'4" |
130 |
R |
R |
FR / 2026 |
ELC HS (Estherville) |
Estherville |
|
17 |
Tyler Netsch |
SS/2B/P |
5'11" |
170 |
R |
R |
SO / 2025 |
Okoboji HS (Milford) |
Milford |
|
22 |
Kolt Roos |
C/2B/P |
5'9" |
170 |
R |
R |
FR / 2026 |
Sheldon HS (Sheldon) |
Ashton |
|
30 |
Wyatt Wittrock |
3B/C/P |
5'8" |
170 |
R |
R |
FR / 2026 |
Harris-Lake Park HS (Lake Park) |
Lake Park |
|
33 |
Andrew Nelson |
C/SS/2B |
5'6" |
133 |
R |
R |
FR / 2026 |
Sioux Central HS (Sioux Rapids) |
Linn Grove |
Total Baseball Development's three local American Legion Baseball Teams THANK YOU for your support!
*Accepted are cash, checks made payable to your team, or to one of the four American Legion posts above!
Winners Win!!!
HERE ARE THE GRAND PRIZE DETAILS . . .
1. SUMMER SCENIC AIRPLANE RIDE AROUND THE IOWA GREAT LAKES
on a beautiful Cessna 182 Skylane with three total passengers and the pilot that will take off from the Milford, Iowa airport this coming summer of 2023 at a time that you select. This plane ride will take you on a scenic tour of the greater area of the Iowa Great Lakes so you can take in the beautiful sights. Total time from arriving to the aiport and back in your car to go home will be 1.5 hours or less. Its a great and unique way to see the very famous Iowa Great Lakes.
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2. ULTIMATE FISHING PACKAGE
$350+ worth of Fishing Gear, Fishing Accesories, and Gift Certificates guaranteed to catch anything but Muskies . . . Because after all the Milford Muskellunges are one of our American Legion baseball teams!!! With these items coming from the many fine fishing companies in and around the greater area of the Iowa Great Lakes that include . . .
Stan's Bait Shop in Milford, Iowa!
Fishermen's Factory Outlet in Spirit Lake, Iowa!
Kabele's Trading Post in Spirit Lake, Iowa!
(Norman Rockwell print not included in this Grand Prize.)
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3. ULTIMATE HUNTING PACKAGE
Ruger American Rifle Predator
350 Legend - Model #36902
From: No Limits Outdoors in Spencer, Iowa
- Ruger Marksman Adjustable™ trigger offers a crisp release with a pull weight that is user adjustable between 3 and 5 pounds, allowing shooters to make that perfect shot.
- Ergonomic, lightweight synthetic stock designed for quick, easy handling blends a classic look with modern forend contouring and grip serrations.
- Soft rubber buttpad is crafted for maximum recoil reduction.
- The one-piece, three-lug bolt with 70° throw provides ample scope clearance and utilizes a full diameter bolt body and dual cocking cams for smooth, easy cycling from the shoulder.
- Patented Power Bedding™, integral bedding block system positively locates the receiver and free-floats the barrel for outstanding accuracy.
- Factory-installed, one-piece Picatinny scope base.
- Outstanding accuracy helps make every hunt a success.
- Heavier tapered, threaded barrel with factory-installed thread protector is cold hammer-forged, resulting in ultra-precise rifling that provides exceptional accuracy and longevity.
- The visible, accessible and easy-to-actuate tang safety provides instant security.
- StockMoss Green Synthetic
- Model OptionRight-Handed
- SightsNone - Scope Rail Installed
- Barrel Length22"
- Barrel MaterialAlloy Steel
- Capacity5
- Thread Pattern1/2"-28 x 0.4"
- MagazineAR-Style
- Barrel FinishMatte Black
- Weight6.6 lb.
- Twist1:16" RH
- Overall Length42"
- Length of Pull13.75"
- Grooves5
- UPC7-36676-36902-7
Welcome to the Ruthven Blues
2023 Ruthven Blues of Palo Alto County
American Legion Baseball Team
Ruthven Post #33 & Ayrshire Post #173
ROSTER
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# |
Name |
Positions |
Ht. |
Wt. |
Bats |
Throws |
Grade |
High School |
Hometown |
|
1 |
Aiden Egertson |
2B/SS/3B |
5'11" |
165 |
R |
R |
SR / 2023 |
GTRA HS (Graettinger) |
Terril |
|
2 |
Braden Simington |
C/P/INF |
6'0" |
155 |
R |
R |
JR / 2024 |
GTRA HS (Ruthven) |
Ruthven |
|
3 |
Collin Hoffman |
OF/P/3B |
6'0" |
162 |
R |
R |
JR / 2024 |
GTRA HS (Graettinger) |
Graettinger |
|
6 |
Kenny Ness |
C/2B |
5'6" |
133 |
R |
R |
FR / 2026 |
GTRA HS (Graettinger) |
Terril |
|
7 |
Jordan Saul |
INF/P |
6'0" |
180 |
S |
R |
SR / 2023 |
GTRA HS (Graettinger) |
Graettinger |
|
8 |
Andrew Kral |
2B/1B |
6'2" |
208 |
R |
R |
SR / 2023 |
GTRA HS (Graettinger) |
Emmetsburg |
|
9 |
Caleb Swedin |
P/C/INF |
5'6" |
132 |
R |
R |
FR / 2026 |
GTRA HS (Graettinger) |
Graettinger |
|
10 |
Lewis Vulk |
C/P/3B |
5'6" |
180 |
R |
R |
JR / 2024 |
Spencer HS (Spencer) |
Spencer |
|
12 |
Koda Saul |
2B/P |
5'3" |
155 |
R |
R |
FR / 2026 |
GTRA HS (Graettinger) |
Graettinger |
|
13 |
Michael Valen |
1B/P/OF |
5'8" |
145 |
R |
L |
8th / 2027 |
GTRA HS (Graettinger) |
Estherville |
|
20 |
Patrick Fiddler |
1B/P |
6'3" |
195 |
L |
L |
SR / 2023 |
GTRA HS (Graettinger) |
Graettinger |
|
31 |
Aidan Gigstad |
SS/2B |
5'8" |
155 |
R |
R |
JR / 2024 |
Spirit Lake HS (Spirit Lake) |
Spirit lake |
|
51 |
Austin Jorgensen |
P/OF/1B/C |
6'3" |
180 |
S |
L |
JR / 2024 |
Spirit Lake HS (Spirit Lake) |
Spirit Lake |
|
95 |
Isaac McCormick |
SS/P |
5'5" |
145 |
R |
R |
SO / 2025 |
Spencer HS (Spencer) |
Spencer |
2023 Ruthven Blues
SCHEDULE
|
2023 |
2023 |
SCHEDULE |
VERSUS |
LOCATION |
TIME |
VERSUS |
LOCATION |
TIME |
|
|
Sunday |
26-Mar |
BLUES |
vs. |
Akron (2) |
Ruthven |
1:00 |
Weathered Out |
* |
* |
|
Sunday |
2-Apr |
BLUES |
vs. |
Kingsley Sioux Center (2) |
Ruthven Spencer |
2:00 |
* |
* |
* |
|
THURSDAY |
6-Apr |
BLUES |
Twins Opening Day |
Target Field |
* |
* |
* |
||
|
Saturday |
8-Apr |
BLUES |
vs. |
Milford (2) |
Milford |
1:00 |
* |
* |
* |
|
Sunday |
9-Apr |
BLUES |
EASTER SUNDAY |
NO GAMES |
* |
* |
* |
||
|
Sunday |
16-Apr |
BLUES |
vs. |
Watertown (SD) (1) |
Ruthven |
12:00 |
Weathered Out |
* |
* |
| BLUES |
vs. |
Carroll Cubs (1) |
Ruthven |
4:00 |
Weathered Out |
* |
* |
||
|
Sunday |
23-Apr |
BLUES |
vs. |
Milford (1) |
Ruthven |
3:00 |
* |
* |
* |
|
Saturday |
29-Apr |
BLUES |
vs. |
AREA TOURNAMENT |
TBA |
* |
* |
* |
|
|
Sunday |
30-Apr |
BLUES |
vs. |
AREA TOURNAMENT |
TBA |
* |
* |
* |
*Home Field = Graettinger-Terril-Ruthven-Ayrshire High School Baseball Field is within the Titan Athletic Complex located at 1201 Highland Street; Ruthven, Iowa 51358 . . . and also is known as King Arthur Field.
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2022 Ruthven Blues American Legion Baseball Team
Ruthven Blues American Legion Baseball Team
Ruthven Post #33 and co-sponsored by Ayrshire Post #173
Sponsored by Ayrshire Post #173
The Ayrshire American Legion Post #173 in Ayrshire, Iowa will be hosting a Baseball Fund-Raising Breakfast for the Ruthven Blues American Legion Baseball Team on Sunday, September 25 at the Ayrshire Community Center located at 1502 SilverLake Avenue from 8:00am to 12:30pm. Come hungry!
The Ayrshire Legion breakfasts are famous in the area. On the menu will be pancakes, omelets, sausage, coffee, and orange juice. This will be a Free Will Donation breakfast with all proceeds going directly to the Ruthven Blues American Legion Baseball Team. Cash and checks only.
Come support and meet the boys as they will be in uniform working the breakfast and will also be eating that morning. It’s a great chance to sit and talk to these young athletes. And it’s an All You Can Eat event so be ready!
The Ruthven Blues American Legion Baseball Team formed in February of 2022 with the sponsoring signatures coming from Ruthven American Legion Post #33 in Ruthven, Iowa and the team is co-sponsored by the Ayrshire American Legion Post #173. The idea and goal of this team is to offer young ball players from the GTRA High School and the extended community of surrounding area high schools with extra baseball opportunities. In the process, as an official program of the American Legion, baseball teaches these young ballplayers Americanism, the value of service to the United States of America, and the opportunity to be involved in an American tradition, rich in life-long experiences.
The Ruthven Blues play a spring schedule on the weekends in March and April with tryouts in February. The ball club is comprised of local high school players primarily from the Graettinger-Terril-Ruthven-
American Legion Baseball was founded in 1925 in Millbank, South Dakota and by 1929 participants were in every state and the District of Columbia. It is a national institution, having thrived through a World War, several national tragedies, and times of great prosperity as well as great despair. Now today there are more than 5,400 teams from all 50 states and Canada, with this year culminating in the 95th American Legion World Series in August at the famed Veterans Field at Keeter Stadium in Shelby, North Carolina; the dedicated home of this championship. Eight regions from around the nation are represented each year in this series. Here in 2022 the country tuned in to ESPN on August 16 to see Troy, Alabama Post #70 defeat back-to-backdefending World Series champions in Idaho Falls, Idaho Post #56 to win the 2022 American Legion World Series. Alabama, for the first time in fifty-five years, is now home to the American Legion World Series champions!
The Ruthven Blues co-sponsoring American Legion posts of Ruthven Post #33 and Ayrshire Post #173 greatly appreciate your support and investment in the lives, positive ambitions, and endeavors of these fine young men.
For more information on the Blues, this great breakfast fund-raising event in Ayrshire, and to learn how to make a donation that is tax-deductible to the American Legion to support such things as baseball, flag days, military services on national holidays, color guards, and all of the civic projects that the American Legions do, please contact Ayrshire Post Commander Allen Stangl at 712-363-3803 / acstangl71@gmail.com or contact Ruthven Blues General Manager Bob Protexter at 712-490-7199 / protexter.tbd@gmail.com And see much more like complete rosters, schedules, and Ruthven Blues photos online at: www.totalbaseballdevelopment.
We look forward to seeing you in Ayrshire for breakfast on September 25! Napkins provided!!!
______________________________
Ruthven Blues American Legion Baseball Team
Roster 2022
1 Aiden Egertson - INF/OF/P - JR – GTRA
2 Cormick Currans OF/2B/P - SR – GTRA
3 Collin Hoffman - INF/OF/P - SO – GTRA
5 Blake Rosacker - INF/C/P - SR – GTRA
7 Jordan Saul - INF/C/P - JR – GTRA
9 Caleb Swedin - INF/OF - 8th – GTRA
10 Lewis Vulk - C/INF/P - SO - Spencer
11 Kinnick Peton - OF - 8th - GTRA
12 Koda Saul - INF/OF - 8th - GTRA
13 Matt Valen - OF - SO - GTRA
14 Brody Simington - INF/OF/C/P - SR - GTRA
17 Dalton Young - 1B/3B/P - SR - GTRA
20 Patrick Fiddler - 1B/OF/P - JR - GTRA
22 Aidan Gigstad - INF/P - SO - Spirit Lake
27 Landen Dietrich - INF/P - 7th - GTRA
51 Austin Jorgensen - 1B/OF/P - SO - Spirit Lake
00 Kaden McCoy - INF/OF/C - SR - GTRA
10 Aaron Rosacker - Coach
0 Mike Saul - Coach
Bob Protexter - General Manager
______________________________________
2022 Ruthven Blues American Legion Baseball Team
Ruthven Blues American Legion Baseball Team
Ruthven Post #33 and co-sponsored by Ayrshire Post #173
Sponsored by Ayrshire Post #173
The Ayrshire American Legion Post #173 in Ayrshire, Iowa will be hosting a Baseball Fund-Raising Breakfast for the Ruthven Blues American Legion Baseball Team on Sunday, September 25 at the Ayrshire Community Center located at 1502 SilverLake Avenue from 8:00am to 12:30pm. Come hungry!
The Ayrshire Legion breakfasts are famous in the area. On the menu will be pancakes, omelets, sausage, coffee, and orange juice. This will be a Free Will Donation breakfast with all proceeds going directly to the Ruthven Blues American Legion Baseball Team. Cash and checks only.
Come support and meet the boys as they will be in uniform working the breakfast and will also be eating that morning. It’s a great chance to sit and talk to these young athletes. And it’s an All You Can Eat event so be ready!
The Ruthven Blues American Legion Baseball Team formed in February of 2022 with the sponsoring signatures coming from Ruthven American Legion Post #33 in Ruthven, Iowa and the team is co-sponsored by the Ayrshire American Legion Post #173. The idea and goal of this team is to offer young ball players from the GTRA High School and the extended community of surrounding area high schools with extra baseball opportunities. In the process, as an official program of the American Legion, baseball teaches these young ballplayers Americanism, the value of service to the United States of America, and the opportunity to be involved in an American tradition, rich in life-long experiences.
The Ruthven Blues play a spring schedule on the weekends in March and April with tryouts in February. The ball club is comprised of local high school players primarily from the Graettinger-Terril-Ruthven-
American Legion Baseball was founded in 1925 in Millbank, South Dakota and by 1929 participants were in every state and the District of Columbia. It is a national institution, having thrived through a World War, several national tragedies, and times of great prosperity as well as great despair. Now today there are more than 5,400 teams from all 50 states and Canada, with this year culminating in the 95th American Legion World Series in August at the famed Veterans Field at Keeter Stadium in Shelby, North Carolina; the dedicated home of this championship. Eight regions from around the nation are represented each year in this series. Here in 2022 the country tuned in to ESPN on August 16 to see Troy, Alabama Post #70 defeat back-to-backdefending World Series champions in Idaho Falls, Idaho Post #56 to win the 2022 American Legion World Series. Alabama, for the first time in fifty-five years, is now home to the American Legion World Series champions!
The Ruthven Blues co-sponsoring American Legion posts of Ruthven Post #33 and Ayrshire Post #173 greatly appreciate your support and investment in the lives, positive ambitions, and endeavors of these fine young men.
For more information on the Blues, this great breakfast fund-raising event in Ayrshire, and to learn how to make a donation that is tax-deductible to the American Legion to support such things as baseball, flag days, military services on national holidays, color guards, and all of the civic projects that the American Legions do, please contact Ayrshire Post Commander Allen Stangl at 712-363-3803 / acstangl71@gmail.com or contact Ruthven Blues General Manager Bob Protexter at 712-490-7199 / protexter.tbd@gmail.com And see much more like complete rosters, schedules, and Ruthven Blues photos online at: www.totalbaseballdevelopment.
We look forward to seeing you in Ayrshire for breakfast on September 25! Napkins provided!!!
______________________________
Ruthven Blues American Legion Baseball Team
Roster 2022
1 Aiden Egertson - INF/OF/P - JR – GTRA
2 Cormick Currans OF/2B/P - SR – GTRA
3 Collin Hoffman - INF/OF/P - SO – GTRA
5 Blake Rosacker - INF/C/P - SR – GTRA
7 Jordan Saul - INF/C/P - JR – GTRA
9 Caleb Swedin - INF/OF - 8th – GTRA
10 Lewis Vulk - C/INF/P - SO - Spencer
11 Kinnick Peton - OF - 8th - GTRA
12 Koda Saul - INF/OF - 8th - GTRA
13 Matt Valen - OF - SO - GTRA
14 Brody Simington - INF/OF/C/P - SR - GTRA
17 Dalton Young - 1B/3B/P - SR - GTRA
20 Patrick Fiddler - 1B/OF/P - JR - GTRA
22 Aidan Gigstad - INF/P - SO - Spirit Lake
27 Landen Dietrich - INF/P - 7th - GTRA
51 Austin Jorgensen - 1B/OF/P - SO - Spirit Lake
00 Kaden McCoy - INF/OF/C - SR - GTRA
10 Aaron Rosacker - Coach
0 Mike Saul - Coach
Bob Protexter - General Manager
______________________________________
2022 Ruthven Blues American Legion Baseball Team
Ruthven Blues American Legion Baseball Team
Ruthven Post #33 and co-sponsored by Ayrshire Post #173
Sponsored by Ayrshire Post #173
The Ayrshire American Legion Post #173 in Ayrshire, Iowa will be hosting a Baseball Fund-Raising Breakfast for the Ruthven Blues American Legion Baseball Team on Sunday, September 25 at the Ayrshire Community Center located at 1502 SilverLake Avenue from 8:00am to 12:30pm. Come hungry!
The Ayrshire Legion breakfasts are famous in the area. On the menu will be pancakes, omelets, sausage, coffee, and orange juice. This will be a Free Will Donation breakfast with all proceeds going directly to the Ruthven Blues American Legion Baseball Team. Cash and checks only.
Come support and meet the boys as they will be in uniform working the breakfast and will also be eating that morning. It’s a great chance to sit and talk to these young athletes. And it’s an All You Can Eat event so be ready!
The Ruthven Blues American Legion Baseball Team formed in February of 2022 with the sponsoring signatures coming from Ruthven American Legion Post #33 in Ruthven, Iowa and the team is co-sponsored by the Ayrshire American Legion Post #173. The idea and goal of this team is to offer young ball players from the GTRA High School and the extended community of surrounding area high schools with extra baseball opportunities. In the process, as an official program of the American Legion, baseball teaches these young ballplayers Americanism, the value of service to the United States of America, and the opportunity to be involved in an American tradition, rich in life-long experiences.
The Ruthven Blues play a spring schedule on the weekends in March and April with tryouts in February. The ball club is comprised of local high school players primarily from the Graettinger-Terril-Ruthven-
American Legion Baseball was founded in 1925 in Millbank, South Dakota and by 1929 participants were in every state and the District of Columbia. It is a national institution, having thrived through a World War, several national tragedies, and times of great prosperity as well as great despair. Now today there are more than 5,400 teams from all 50 states and Canada, with this year culminating in the 95th American Legion World Series in August at the famed Veterans Field at Keeter Stadium in Shelby, North Carolina; the dedicated home of this championship. Eight regions from around the nation are represented each year in this series. Here in 2022 the country tuned in to ESPN on August 16 to see Troy, Alabama Post #70 defeat back-to-backdefending World Series champions in Idaho Falls, Idaho Post #56 to win the 2022 American Legion World Series. Alabama, for the first time in fifty-five years, is now home to the American Legion World Series champions!
The Ruthven Blues co-sponsoring American Legion posts of Ruthven Post #33 and Ayrshire Post #173 greatly appreciate your support and investment in the lives, positive ambitions, and endeavors of these fine young men.
For more information on the Blues, this great breakfast fund-raising event in Ayrshire, and to learn how to make a donation that is tax-deductible to the American Legion to support such things as baseball, flag days, military services on national holidays, color guards, and all of the civic projects that the American Legions do, please contact Ayrshire Post Commander Allen Stangl at 712-363-3803 / acstangl71@gmail.com or contact Ruthven Blues General Manager Bob Protexter at 712-490-7199 / protexter.tbd@gmail.com And see much more like complete rosters, schedules, and Ruthven Blues photos online at: www.totalbaseballdevelopment.
We look forward to seeing you in Ayrshire for breakfast on September 25! Napkins provided!!!
______________________________
Ruthven Blues American Legion Baseball Team
Roster 2022
1 Aiden Egertson - INF/OF/P - JR – GTRA
2 Cormick Currans OF/2B/P - SR – GTRA
3 Collin Hoffman - INF/OF/P - SO – GTRA
5 Blake Rosacker - INF/C/P - SR – GTRA
7 Jordan Saul - INF/C/P - JR – GTRA
9 Caleb Swedin - INF/OF - 8th – GTRA
10 Lewis Vulk - C/INF/P - SO - Spencer
11 Kinnick Peton - OF - 8th - GTRA
12 Koda Saul - INF/OF - 8th - GTRA
13 Matt Valen - OF - SO - GTRA
14 Brody Simington - INF/OF/C/P - SR - GTRA
17 Dalton Young - 1B/3B/P - SR - GTRA
20 Patrick Fiddler - 1B/OF/P - JR - GTRA
22 Aidan Gigstad - INF/P - SO - Spirit Lake
27 Landen Dietrich - INF/P - 7th - GTRA
51 Austin Jorgensen - 1B/OF/P - SO - Spirit Lake
00 Kaden McCoy - INF/OF/C - SR - GTRA
10 Aaron Rosacker - Coach
0 Mike Saul - Coach
Bob Protexter - General Manager
