All eight regionals were in action Thursday, and the first teams were eliminated from the tournament.
Action continued Thursday in four 2026 American Legion Baseball regionals while getting underway in four regionals in games played all across the country.
Here are Thursday’s results and Friday’s games (all times local).
Fitton Field, Shrewsbury, Mass.
Thursday’s Results
Game 1: Essex Junction (Vt.) Post 91 d. Cumberland (R.I.) Post 14, 4-1. Jake Philbeck (7-hitter, 5 strikeouts), Owen Labar (3 hits) and Nick Calono (2 hits, double, 1 RBI) led Essex and Jake Lonardo (2 hits, 1 RBI) led Cumberland.
Game 2: Bedford (N.H.) Post 54 d. Franklin (Mass.) Post 75, 11-0. Starter Zachary Papic (4 innings, 5 strikeouts), reliever and winner Jaiden Bousquet (2 2/3 innings, 2 strikeouts) and reliever Jason Topf (1/3 inning, 1 strikeout) combined on a 2-hitter for Bedford, whose offense was led by Noah Durham (2 hits, 2 RBIs).
Game 3: Shrewsbury (Mass.) Post 397 d. Sanford (Maine) Post 19, 9-1. Brendan Parisi (4-hitter, 6 strikeouts), Owen Mongeon (3 hits, 2 RBIs) and Bryan Herlihy (2 hits, 1 RBI) led Shrewsbury.
Friday’s Games
Game 4: Cumberland (R.I.) Post 14 vs. Franklin (Mass.) Post 75, 11 a.m.
Game 5: Essex Junction (Vt.) Post 91 vs. Sanford (Maine) Post 19, 2 p.m.
Game 6: Bedford (N.H.) Post 54 vs. Shrewsbury (Mass.) Post 397, 6 p.m.
Tivnan Field, Worcester, Mass.
Thursday’s Results
Game 1: Dover (Del.) Post 2 d. Funkstown (Md.) Post 211, 13-8. After Funkstown rallied to tie the game at 7-7, Dover scored six runs in the bottom of the sixth inning and held on for the win.
Game 2: Whitehouse (N.J.) Post 284 d. Greater Pittston (Pa.), 13-3 (5 innings). Reid Bazydio (4 2/3 innings, 2 strikeouts, win as pitcher, 3 hits, double, 2 RBIs), John Portman (3 hits, double, 2 RBIs), Mike Novotny (2 hits) and Owen Schilling (2 hits, triple, RBI) led Whitehouse.
Game 3: Kingston/Saugerties (N.Y.) Posts 150/72 d. Waterford (Conn.) Post 161, 6-1. Starter and winner Dylan MacDonald (6 2/3 innings, 11 strikeouts), reliever Jaylen McLean (1/3 inning, save) and Jake Young (2 hits, double) led Kingston/Saugerties.
Friday’s Games
Game 4: Funkstown (Md.) Post 211 vs. Greater Pittston (Pa.), 11 a.m.
Game 5: Dover (Del.) Post 2 vs. Waterford (Conn.) Post 161, 2 p.m.
Game 6: Whitehouse (N.J.) Post 284 vs. Kingston/Saugerties (N.Y.) Posts 150/72, 6 p.m.
Fraley Field, Cherryville, N.C.
Thursday’s Results
Game 5: Wheeling (W. Va.) Post 1 d. Dorado (P.R.) Post 45, 3-0; Dorado eliminated. Starter and winner Aleksander Zanieski (5 1/3 innings, 7 strikeouts) and reliever Erik Blazier (1 2/3 innings, 2 strikeouts, save) combined on a 1-hitter for Wheeling, whose offense was led by Brady Ernest (2 hits, home run, RBI).
Game 6: Chesapeake (Va.) Post 280 d. Cherryville (N.C.) Post 100, 6-1; Cherryville eliminated. Starter and winner Joel Flynn (4 2/3 innings, 3 strikeouts) and Santiago Gomez (2 hits, double, 3 RBIs) led Chesapeake and Tyler Gates (home run) led Cherryville.
Game 7: Garner (N.C.) Post 232 d. Harrison (Ohio) Post 199, 11-1 (5 innings). Reliever and winner Cam Copley (2 innings, 3 strikeouts), Cash Grimsley (4 hits, double, 2 RBIs) and Dylan Palmer (2 hits, 3 RBIs) led Garner.
Game 8: Florence (S.C.) Post 1 d. Jacksonville (Fla.) Post 316, 14-4 (5 innings). Tristan Hickman (4-hitter, 3 strikeouts), Gabe McLaughlin (2 hits, double, 2 RBIs), Newt Hinson (2 hits, 2 RBIs) and James Wyatt Arthur (2 hits, double, 1 RBI) led Florence, which used a nine-run bottom of the fifth to knock off previously unbeaten Jacksonville (24-1).
Friday’s Games
Game 9: Chesapeake (Va.) Post 280 vs. Harrison (Ohio) Post 199, 12:30 p.m.
Game 10: Wheeling (W. Va.) Post 1 vs. Jacksonville (Fla.) Post 316, 4:30 p.m.
Game 11: Garner (N.C.) Post 232 vs. Florence (S.C.) Post 1, 7:30 p.m.
Sims Park, Gastonia, N.C.
Thursday’s Results
Game 1: Tupelo (Miss) Post 49 d. Columbia (Tenn.) Post 19, 5-2. Starter and winner Cade Lott (4 innings, 3 strikeouts), reliever JohnDaly Whitaker (3 innings, save) and Colin Flury (double, home run, 3 RBIs) led Tupelo.
Game 2: Bryant (Ark.) Blacksox d. Bossier (La.) Phillies, 5-1. Andrew TateLee (3-hitter, 7 strikeouts), Jaxon Riggs (3 hits) and Jake Elliot (2 hits, double) led Bryant.
Game 3: Baldwin (Ala.) Post 199 d. Ada (Okla.) Braves, 4-3. Reliever and winner Colin Watson (4 innings, 6 strikeouts as pitcher, 2 hits, triple, game-winning run), K.C. Jones (2 hits), Noah Mosley (2 hits) and Alex Harrington (walk off sacrifice fly) led Baldwin County.
Friday’s Games
Game 4: Columbia (Tenn.) Post 19 vs. Bossier (La.) Phillies, 9:30 a.m.
Game 5: Tupelo (Miss) Post 49 vs. Ada (Okla.) Braves, after Game 4
Game 6: Bryant (Ark.) Blacksox vs. Baldwin (Ala.) Post 199, 4:30 p.m.
Kentucky Proud Park, Lexington, Ky.
Thursday’s Results
Game 5: Valparaiso (Ind.) Post 94 d. Washington (Mo.) Post 218, 4-0; Washington eliminated. Dylan Bradford (3-hitter, 11 strikeouts), Ben Truby (3 hits) and Dante Bellaomini (2 hits, double, 3 RBIs) led Valparaiso, which had to forfeit its opening game due to a lack of eligible players.
Game 6: Aviston (Ill.) Post 1239 d. Pittsburg (Kan.) Post 64, 7-3; Pittsburg eliminated. Ethan Wheelan (5-hitter, 3 strikeouts) and Miles Brown (2 hits, 2 RBIs) led Aviston.
Game 7: Owensboro (Ky.) Post 9 d. Terre Haute (Ind.) Post 346, 8-7 (8 innings). Brody Brubaker's two-run double in bottom of the eighth was the game-winner as Owensboro rallied from 4-0, 5-3 and 7-6 deficits to win. Brubaker (2 doubles, 3 RBIs) and Brett Poole (2 hits) led Owensboro.
Friday’s Games
Game 8: Midland (Mich.) Berryhill Post 165 vs. Lexington (Ky.) Post 8, 9:30 a.m. (postponed from Thursday).
Game 9: Aviston (Ill.) Post 1239 vs. Terre Haute (Ind.) Post 346, noon
Game 10: Valparaiso (Ind.) Post 94 vs. GAME 8 LOSER, 2:30 p.m.
Game 11: Owensboro (Ky.) Post 9 vs. GAME 8 WINNER, 5 p.m.
BNC National Bank Field, Mandan, N.D.
Thursday’s Results
Game 1: Rapid City (S.D.) Post 22 d. Dubuque County (Iowa) Post 137, 4-3. Rowan Frederickson (5 innings, 3 strikeouts, win), Ryan Neugebauer (2 innings, 4 strikeouts, save), Jaxon Reeder (2 hits, 4 RBIs), Wyatt Reeder (2 hits), Hadley Burrus (2 hits, 1 RBI) and Hudson Ogle (2 hits, double) led Rapid City and J.P. Elbert (2 hits) led Dubuque County.
Game 2: Lincoln (Neb.) Carpet Land Post 500 vs. Fargo (N.D.) Post 2, 7-3. Reliever and winner Brennan Griesch (3 innings, 3 strikeouts), Kalai Larsen (2 hits, double, triple) and Bradyn Erickson (2 hits, double, home run, 4 RBIs) led Lincoln.
Game 3: Excelsior (Minn.) Post 259 d. Mandan (N.D.) Post 40,12-5. Starter and winner Evan Cummings (6 innings, 4 strikeouts), Nolan Bartz (4 hits, triple, 3 RBIs), Jake Musgjerd (2 doubles, 2 RBIs), Nolan Carr (2 hits, 1 RBI), Adam Perry (2 hits, 1 RBI) and Alex Fernandez (2 hits) led Excelsior.
Friday’s Games
Game 4: Dubuque County (Iowa) Post 137 vs. v Fargo (N.D.) Post 2, 9:30 a.m.
Game 5: Rapid City (S.D.) Post 22 vs. Mandan (N.D.) Post 40, noon
Game 6: Lincoln (Neb.) Carpet Land Post 500 vs. Excelsior (Minn.) Post 259, 3:30 p.m.
Harry and David Field, Medford, Ore.
Thursday’s Results
Game 5: Portland (Ore.) Post 158 d. Kenai (Alaska) Post 20, 8-1; Kenai eliminated. Reliever and winner Grayson Rose (2 2/3 innings, 2 strikeouts), Ryan Hensley (3 hits, 2 RBIs) and Ben Foglio (2 hits, 1 RBI) led Portland.
Game 6: Cheyenne (Wyo.) Post 6 d. Missoula (Mont.) Post 27, 8-3; Missoula eliminated. Kian McCullough (9-hitter), Brayden Kamarad (4 hits, double, 3 RBIs), Quentin King (2 hits, 1 RBI) and Kayden Tafoya (2 hits, 1 RBI) led Cheyenne.
Game 7: Lewiston (Idaho) d. Kennewick (Wash.) Tri-City Titans, 6-2. Reliever and winner Zavier McFee (2 1/3 innings, 1 strikeout), Guy Krasselt (4 hits, triple, 1 RBI), Cody Ells (3 hits, triple, 3 RBIs) and Cal Robbins (2 hits, double, 2 RBIs) led Lewiston.
Game 8: Honolulu (Haw.) Team Central d. Medford (Ore.) Mustangs, 6-2. Winner Micah Shintaku (2 hits, 4 strikeouts in the complete game victory), Kaleb Wada (3 hits, 2 RBIs), and Kaili Kane (3 walks) led Honolulu.
Friday’s Games
Game 9: Cheyenne (Wyo.) Post 6 vs. Kennewick (Wash.) Tri-City Titans, 9:30 a.m.
Game 10: Portland (Ore.) Post 158 vs. Medford (Ore.) Mustangs, 4 p.m.
Game 11: Lewiston (Idaho) vs. Honolulu (Haw.) Team Central, 7 p.m.
FEBA Fields, Fairfield, Calif.
Thursday’s Results
Game 5: Fort Collins (Colo.) d. Oro Valley (Ariz.) Post 132, 5-1; Oro Valley eliminated. Starter and winner Andrew Elser (6 innings, 11 strikeouts), reliever Oliver Stanton (1 inning, 1 strikeout, save) and Ryan Thompson (2 hits, double, 2 RBIs) led Fort Collins.
Game 6: League City (Tex.) Post 554 d. Hyrum (Utah) Post 47, 12-2 (6 innings); Hyrum eliminated. Diego Silvo (3 hits, 5 RBIs), Johnathan Buccinellie (2 doubles, 1 RBI) and Tyler Sauers (2 hits, 2 RBIs) led League City.
Game 7: Clovis (Calif.) Post 147 d. Alamogordo (N.M.) Post 34, 13-9. Reliever and winner Drake Davis (1 1/3 innings, 1 strikeout), Jerod Smith (4 hits, 5 RBIs), Hayden Eichlepp (2 doubles, 2 RBIs), London Anderson (2 hits, double, 1 RBI) and Samuel Gonzalez (2 hits, double, 1 RBI) led Clovis and Ryo Rivera (3 hits, double, 2 RBIs) led Alamogordo.
Game 8: Fairfield (Calif.) Expos d. Reno (Nev.) Knights, 3-2. Sage Nelson was hit by a pitch to drive in Javon Haynes for the go-ahead run in Fairfield’s win.
Friday’s Games
Game 9: League City (Tex.) Post 554 vs. Alamogordo (N.M.) Post 34, 9:30 a.m.
Game 10: Fort Collins (Colo.) vs. Reno (Nev.) Knights, 4 p.m.
Game 11: Clovis (Calif.) Post 147 vs. Fairfield (Calif.) Expos, 7 p.m.
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