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2018 Championship - Miami Valley Prospects wins 10-8 over the Circleville Post 134 Panthers

2017 Championship - Chillicothe Post 757 (7) knocks off Utica Post 92 (5)

2016 Championship - Co-Champions Circleville Post 134 & Pickerington Post 283 (tie ball game, called after 1 inning of sudden death due to darkness, 0-0 game!)

2015 Championship - Sissonville Post 94 (7) knocks off Beverly Post 750/389 (5)

The following teams have participated in the Summer Kickoff Klassic:

1. Beverly Post 750/389 
2. Cambridge Post 84 
3. Chillicothe Post 62 
4. Chillicothe Post 757 
5. Cincinnati Hornets
6. Circleville Post 134 
7. Columbus Sharks
8. Dayton Classics
9. Grove City Post 164
10. Jackson Post 81
11. Lancaster Post 11
12. Marietta Post 64
13. Miami Valley Prospects
14. Ohio CustomX
15. Pickerington Post 283
16. Portsmouth Post 23 
17. Sissonville WV Post 94
18. Southern Ohio Athletics
19. Tri-County Timberwolves 
20. Union Post 79
21. Utica Post 92
22. Washington CH Post 25
23. Waverly Post 142

Schedule

Rules

·This is an invitational Junior American Legion Baseball Tournament and any rule not addressed specifically below will be covered by the most current version of the National American Legion Rule Book for Junior American Legion Baseball competition.

·16U travel teams are also invited to participate in the tournament.

·Either drop -3 BBCOR-certified or wood bats may be used in the tournament. 

·A coin-flip is conducted to determine home team for all games in pool play; higher seed will be home team after tournament seeding is complete.

·Teams will play seven-inning games (weather permitting).

·A two-hour time limit will be in effect for all games on Friday & Saturday of the tournament; the official time will be noted by the home plate umpire and start from the 1st pitch of the game (NOTE: It is the responsibility of both coaches to determine start time with the umpire).  No new innings will start after 2 hours.  If a game is tied when the two hour time limit goes into affect the shootout rule applies: The visiting team puts the player that made the last out in the previous inning on second base.  All new batters start with 3 balls & 2 strikes.  Teams will begin the inning with 0 outs. After 2 extra innings are completed and the game remains tied, both teams will tie and be credited with 1/2 a point for seeding purposes. All teams should be at the field at least 30 minutes prior to their game time - the next game will start 15 minutes after the previous game. 

·No time limit will be used in the championship round on Sunday.

·The Home team will be the official book for that particular game. Visiting coaches are encouraged to check with the home team coaches to make sure books are in sync.

·In the event of a forfeit the winning team will be credited with a 1-0 victory for seeding purposes. If possible, the tournament committee will resolve forfeits by making scheduling changes. Forfeits will be used ONLY if schedule changes can not be made to accommodate teams. 

·The Chillicothe Post 757 Colts, as the host team in the tournament, shall have the right to use their dugout (third base dugout) at Joseph W. Hoffman Field. The Post 62 Riverbats, as a host team in the tournamnent, shall have the right to use their dugout (third base dugout) at Ross County Park. 

·All coaches shall use best judgment related to pitching restrictions;  The revised American Legion pitch count rules shall be in effect for the 2018 tournament. 

NOTE: the tournament will not monitor pitching but expects coaches to use best judgment and adhere to established tournament pitch count rules.

·The 10-run mercy rule will be in effect after 5 innings of play or 4 1/2 innings if the home team has the last at bat.

·All final game scores shall be texted to the tournament directors by both coaches within one hour of game being completed

Fields

Lodging

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Seeding

Seeding is based on win/loss record, In case of a tie in points between two or more teams, the following tiebreaker system will be used to determine the seeding of the teams:

1. Head-to-head record between the two teams that are tied for the final spot (head-to-head record only applied if tie is between two teams).
2. Fewest runs allowed between the tied team/s.
3. Highest total run differential; NOTE: Total run differential is the sum of each game's differential.   
4. If there is still a tie, then the teams which are tied will come down to a coin toss.

FINAL SEEDING:
1. Utica 92

2. Cambridge 84

3. Miami Valley Prospects

4. Pickerington Predators

5. Ohio Custom X

6. Dayton Classics

7. Southern Ohio Athletics

8. Circleville 134

9. Jackson 91

10. Cincinnati Hornets

11. Pickerington 283

12. Chillicothe 62

13. Marietta 64

14. Chillicothe 757

15. Portsmouth 23

16. Waverly 142

Teams

1. Chillicothe 757 Colts PD IN FULL
2. Chillicothe 62 Riverbats PD IN FULL
3. Waverly Post 142 Shockers PD IN FULL
4. Portsmouth Post 23 PD IN FULL
5. Cambridge Post 84 PD IN FULL
6. Cincinnati Hornets 16U 16U PAID IN FULL
7. Circleville Post 134 Panthers PD IN FULL
8. Pickerington Post 283
9. Pickerington Predators PD IN FULL
10. Miami Valley Prospects 16U PD IN FULL 
11. Utica Post 92 PD IN FULL
12. Southern Ohio Athletics 16U PD IN FULL
13. Dayton Classics 16U PD IN FULL
14. Marietta Post 64
15. Ohio Custom X 16U PAID IN FULL
16. Jackson Post 81

Ohio Baseball Club PD IN FULL

Results

Rules

·This is an invitational Junior American Legion Baseball Tournament and any rule not addressed specifically below will be covered by the most current version of the National American Legion Rule Book for Junior American Legion Baseball competition.

·16U travel teams are also invited to participate in the tournament.

·Either drop -3 BBCOR-certified or wood bats may be used in the tournament. 

·A coin-flip is conducted to determine home team for all games in pool play; higher seed will be home team after tournament seeding is complete.

·Teams will play seven-inning games (weather permitting).

·A two-hour time limit will be in effect for all games on Friday & Saturday of the tournament; the official time will be noted by the home plate umpire and start from the 1st pitch of the game (NOTE: It is the responsibility of both coaches to determine start time with the umpire).  No new innings will start after 2 hours.  If a game is tied when the two hour time limit goes into affect the shootout rule applies: The visiting team puts the player that made the last out in the previous inning on second base.  All new batters start with 3 balls & 2 strikes.  Teams will begin the inning with 0 outs. After 2 extra innings are completed and the game remains tied, both teams will tie and be credited with 1/2 a point for seeding purposes. All teams should be at the field at least 30 minutes prior to their game time - the next game will start 15 minutes after the previous game. 

·No time limit will be used in the championship round on Sunday.

·The Home team will be the official book for that particular game. Visiting coaches are encouraged to check with the home team coaches to make sure books are in sync.

·In the event of a forfeit the winning team will be credited with a 1-0 victory for seeding purposes. If possible, the tournament committee will resolve forfeits by making scheduling changes. Forfeits will be used ONLY if schedule changes can not be made to accommodate teams. 

·The Chillicothe Post 757 Colts, as the host team in the tournament, shall have the right to use their dugout (third base dugout) at Joseph W. Hoffman Field. The Post 62 Riverbats, as a host team in the tournamnent, shall have the right to use their dugout (third base dugout) at Ross County Park. 

·All coaches shall use best judgment related to pitching restrictions;  The revised American Legion pitch count rules shall be in effect for the 2018 tournament. 

NOTE: the tournament will not monitor pitching but expects coaches to use best judgment and adhere to established tournament pitch count rules.

·The 10-run mercy rule will be in effect after 5 innings of play or 4 1/2 innings if the home team has the last at bat.

·All final game scores shall be texted to the tournament directors by both coaches within one hour of game being completed—              

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Lodging

You are NOT required to stay in these hotels - we are simply providing options of hotels that we've worked with over the last several years for our baseball tournaments.

Fairfield Inn & Suites 
300 North Plaza Boulevard
Chillicothe OH 45601

Quality Inn Chillicothe 
20 North Plaza Boulevard
Chillicothe OH 45601

Best Western Adena Inn 
1250 N. Bridge Street
Chillicothe OH 45601

Hampton Inn & Suites Chillicothe 
100 North Plaza Boulevard
Chillicothe OH 45601

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2017 Championship - Chillicothe Post 757 (7) knocks off Utica Post 92 (5)

2016 Championship - Co-Champions Circleville Post 134 & Pickerington Post 283 (tie ball game, called after 1 inning of sudden death due to darkness, 0-0 game!)

2015 Championship - Sissonville Post 94 (7) knocks off Beverly Post 750/389 (5)

The following teams have participated in the Summer Kickoff Klassic:

• Beverly Post 750/389 
• Cambridge Post 84 
• Chillicothe Post 62 
• Chillicothe Post 757 
• Circleville Post 134 
• Columbus Sharks
• Grove City Post 164
• Jackson Post 81
• Lancaster Post 11
• Pickerington Post 283 
• Sissonville WV Post 94
• Tri-County Timberwolves 
• Union Post 79
• Utica Post 92
• Washington CH Post 25
• Waverly Post 142

Chillicothe Tournaments

2018 Tournaments hosted by the Chillicothe 757 Colts Baseball Program