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2025 Fall . . . 
Information coming soon!
 
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O's Barnhart is 2025 Iowa Legion Player of the Year

 
(Milford, Iowa ~ July 13, 2025)  
Bowden Barnhart of the Iowa Great Lakes Okobojis American Legion Baseball Team is the 2025 Iowa American Legion Baseball Player of the Year and the Recipient of the prestigious Iowa American Legion Baseball Scholarship.
 
Barnhart was honored on Sunday morning, July 13 at the Milford Post #384 Legion Hall in Milford, Iowa during their monthly Omelette Breakfast.  Aphton Rocha presented this award and scholarship.  She is the Baseball Representative for Milford Post #384. 
 
This award and scholarship is facilitated through Iowa American Legion and Programs Director Eric Less and Baseball Commissioner Mike Weber and the Iowa American Legion Baseball Committee.  Players are nominated by their team and nominations are submitted to Iowa American Legion Programs along with three letters of recommendation and testimony and also the player's application that includes, in part, their High School Record, College Plans, Career Interests, and Community Participation Record.
 
Barnhart is a four year player, and the only four year member ever, of the Iowa Great Lakes Okobojis American Legion Baseball Team that is sponsored by Milford Post #384.  He has been a versatile player over the years playing every position on the field, and has been a selfless player and a great teammate.  Barnhart settled in at 3rd Base and pitcher the last two years in during the spring season and has been a huge contributor to the success of the Okobojis these last four years. The Okobojis just finished their fifth spring season as an American Legion Baseball Team, beginning in the spring of 2021.
 
Barnhart is a 2025 graduate of Harris-Lake Park High School in Lake Park, Iowa and will be attending Iowa Lakes Community College this fall in Estherville, Iowa.
 
During his recent high school summer season with the Wolves at HLP, Barnhart played shortstop and pitched.  In the summer season for HLP Barnhart hit for a .320 average and had an On Base Percentage of .485.  On the base paths he had 9 stolen bases.  And on the pitching mound for the Wolves he was at his best as Barnhart had a perfect 5-0 record and very impressive 53 strikeouts in 31.1 innings pitched.  Batters hit only .107 against him and he carried a miniscule 0.67 Earned Run Average giving up only 3 earned runs the entire season.  
 
Harris-Lake Park Head Baseball Coach Jared Rahe says of Barnhart: "I have had the privilege of watching Bowden grow into a remarkable young man who exemplifies the values of leadership, perseverance, and integrity - qualities that align perfectly with the mission of American Legion Baseball."
 
Barnhart will now be nominated for the American Legion National Player of the Year.  Also, every State Baseball scholarship winner shall be considered for The American Legion All Academic Team sponsored by Diamond Sports, the official baseball for American Legion national tournaments. 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.
 
The Iowa Great Lakes Okobojis American Legion Baseball team plays a spring season with tryouts in February and a 22 game schedule on weekends in March and April.  The Okobojis eighteen player roster this spring of 2025 came from ten different high schools.  American Legion teams nationwide are 19U, so all high school players from 8th to 12th grades are eligible.  
 
 
The O's have called Spirit Lake High School their home field the last two years. The Okobojis dropped their last game of the season in the Area Tournament in Spirit Lake, and did not advance to the Iowa American Legion State Baseball Tournament.  
 
The Iowa American Legion State Tournament was held in Marion, Iowa during the first weekend of May before the high school season started.  Swisher Post #671 from Cedar Rapids defeated Dubuque County American Legion 8-0 on May 4 in the Championship game. Swisher is a powerhouse and has won the Iowa American Legion State Championship three years in a row.  Swisher will next play in the Central Plains Regional Tournament at Starion Bank Field in West Fargo, North Dakota August 6 to 10.  Iowa is the only state to play American Legion baseball in the spring.  The rest of the country plays their season in May, June, and July with eight regionals and the national tournament taking place in August culminating with the American Legion World Series at the permanent home of Keeter Stadium @ Veteran's Field in Shelby, North Carolina. This year the games will be held from August 14 to 19 and are nationally televised.
 
The Dubuque County American Legion Baseball Team advanced to the 2018 and 2021 American Legion World Series in Shelby, North Carolina to represent Iowa and our Central Plains Region.
 
In addition to being sponsored by Milford Post #384, the Iowa Great Lakes Okobojis are supported and sponsored by Total Baseball Development.  Founded in 2004 in Sioux City, Iowa; Total Baseball Development has provided opportunities now for twenty years to the young players here in northwest Iowa, southern Minnesota, southeast South Dakota, and the greater area of central and eastern Nebraska and is known as Siouxland's Home for Extra Baseball.
 
As a stepping stone to college baseball the Okobojis graduated nine seniors here in 2025, with seven heading off to baseball to play in college.  The Okobojis have sent some twenty-five players off to college baseball in the past five years.  Good luck to Bowden Barnhart at Iowa Lakes Community College and to all the O's seniors heading off to school. And again CONGRATULATIONS Bowde Barnhart!
 
2025 Spring . . . 
Iowa Great Lakes 'Okobojis'
American Legion Baseball Team

   

Click link below for information on Tryouts, Roster, & Schedule!

👆2025 Iowa Great Lakes Okobojis American Legion Baseball Team👆

 

2024 Fall . . . 

 

2024 Total Baseball Development

Fall League Champions!!!

 

   

2024 TBD Fall League World Series Champions .......
 
   
Mapleton MAROONS
TBD Fall League Sioux City H.S. Upper Class Division
 
 
   
Sgt. Bluff WHITES
TBD Fall League Sioux City H.S. Group B - NIT Division
 
 
   
Ridge View TEXAS ORANGES
TBD Fall League Iowa Great Lakes H.S. All Class Division
 
 
   
Spencer PURPLES
TBD Fall League Iowa Great Lakes 6th-7th Grade Division
 
 
   
Emmetsburg GOLDS
TBD Fall League Iowa Great Lakes 4th-5th Grade Division
 
 
Congrats to ALL!!!

 

    

 

            

2024 TBD Fall League

Opening Day ~ September 8

Established 2005

20th Season ~ TBD Fall League!

Be part of the tradition!!!

 

Quick Links for 2024 TBD Fall League

Rosters, Schedules, Camp information, How to Sign Up, and More:

 

👆TBD Fall League HIGH SCHOOL at ALL locations👆

 

👆4th-5th & 6th-7th Grade Divisions at the Iowa Great Lakes 👆

 

👆2024 TBD Fall League - How It Works & Rules👆

 

👆ALL AGES CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR THE TBD FALL LEAGUE!👆

 

👆Click HERE to register for the Bill Krejci Baseball Camp - September 21, 2024 at Strikers Complex in Sioux City👆

SPECIAL BONUS for ALL 2024 TBD Fall League players . . .

FREE CAMP on Saturday, September 21 at the Strikers Complex in Sioux City from 2:00pm to 5:00pm ~ Rain or shine with indoor facilities available!

Registration is LIVE for the camp in Sioux City.  Please register at the link above.  
 
  • Bill Krejci Baseball Camp
  • Saturday, September 21, 2024
  • 2:00pm to 5:00pm
  • Strikers Complex on Highway 75 in Sioux City, Iowa ~ Physical address: 4900 South Lewis Boulevard; Sioux City, Iowa  51106
  • Wear your TBD Fall League jersey

    

And TBD Fall League sign up includes a FREE CAMP FOR ALL PLAYERS on Saturday, September 21 in Sioux City with Bill Krejci of USA Baseball

Bill Krejci, since 1996, has worked with USA Baseball as a Special Advisor and Talent Evaluator, and has also served as Team USA Field Manager and hitting coach for all various age groups including the world dominating 18U Team USA where he has coached the likes of JJ Hardy, Joe Mauer, Manny Machado, Freddie Freeman, and Bryce Harper. Being around Coach Krejci is a great learning time, and opportunities like this in life are limited to be around a person with so much worldly, top level, and championship experience. So make sure to take full advantage of him coming to Sioux City and attend the camp to get up close and personal with a great and highly respected person in the baseball world.

    

Pictured here is Bryce Harper and Manny Machado of the 2009 Team USA 18U.

The 2009 18U Team USA was one of many of the Team USA squads that Coach Krejci has coached, managed, and been a part of.  


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Click here for directions to the Strikers Complex on Highway 75 in Sioux City, Iowa. Physical address: 4900 South Lewis Boulevard; Sioux City, Iowa  51106

Baseball Visitors to the TBD Website!     

Baseball Visitors 2 9 2 5 0 4 ~ July 17, 2025

2 7 4, 5 7 9 ~ July 30, 2024

2 5 4, 9 0 0 ~ July 25, 2023

2 2 3, 9 2 4 ~ July 28, 2022 

2 0 1, 4 7 4 ~ July 25, 2021

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1 5 4, 1 9 5 ~ August 2, 2018

1 3 6, 9 0 2 ~ July 31, 2017 

1 2 3, 2 1 6 ~ July 30, 2016

1 0 6, 7 3 5 ~ July 27, 2015

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2 5 3, 7 2 8 ~ May 7, 2023

2 4 8, 4 8 9 ~ January 9, 2023

2 4 8, 0 8 1 ~ December 21, 2022

128,417 ~ September 19, 2016 

Play hard or go home...........and watch out for that bacon cheese hamburger!!! Kansas City Royals center fielder Tommy Murphy hits the wall and the burger in Spring Training a few years ago ..................... WELL DONE!!! ....... The play and the burger!!!

Total Baseball Development

Siouxland’s Home for Extra Baseball!

Sioux City, Iowa & the Iowa Great Lakes

About

Total Baseball Development (TBD) is a baseball school and organization based in Sioux City, Iowa with locations at the Iowa Great Lakes, and offers individualized personal and group instruction, Out-of-Season leagues, camps, clinics, showcases, round table events, and player placement services for high school, college, and professional baseball players alike.

Total Baseball Development serves as a local resource for baseball in the Siouxland region and Northwest Iowa area for local baseball opportunities here at home, as well as state-wide, nation-wide, and international baseball opportunities.

In 2021, Total Baseball Development founded and began to operate the Iowa Great Lakes 'Okobojis' American Legion Baseball Team from Milford Post #384 to continue on with the tradition of American Legion baseball in the area of the Iowa Great Lakes.  In 2022 The Ruthven Blues American Legion Baseball Team from Ruthven Post #33 with co-sponsor Ayrshire Post #173 began play at Total Baseball Development's second current American Legion team.

 

For questions and for more information on anything TBD for all age groups at all locations.........

 

please call, text, or email Bob Protexter at: 712-490-7199 / protexter.tbd@gmail.com

 

"It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood; who strives valiantly; who errs, who comes short again and again, because there is no effort without error and shortcoming; but who does actually strive to do the deeds; who knows great enthusiasms, the great devotions; who spends himself in a worthy cause; who at the best knows in the end the triumph of high achievement, and who at the worst, if he fails, at least fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who neither know victory nor defeat."


Theodore Roosevelt
26th President of the United States of America
CITIZENSHIP IN A REPUBLIC
"The Man In The Arena"
Speech at the Sorbonne
Paris, France
April 23, 1910