Crown Point defeats Newburgh 12-3, to capture Junior (age 17 & under) American Legion State Title
	A USA-365.com Update by Dave Woodworth 7-31-2006

Sunday, July 30, 2006 - 83 degrees, Junior American Legion State Championship game at Harrison High School in Evansville, IN.

In the top of the fifth, Jordon Lindeman (2nd baseman) turned a double play to erase runner at second and first base.  In the bottom of the fifth inning, and with Standley on first base, Parks singled to advance Standley to second.  Mike Hernandez followed with a single, with Newburgh making errors, which enabled Standley & Parks to steal home.  

In the sixth inning, Joe Baker walked.  Kyle Bacon doubled to advance Baker to third base.  Chris Samano singled to score Baker and advance Bacon to third base.  Eric Clayton singled on a bad hop (error) to bring Bacon home.  Parks doubled to score Samano.  While Hernandez was at bat, Parks stole third base.  Hernandez then singled to bring in Parks.  Chris Stahlbaum singled safely, then Stahlbaum and Hernandez each stole 2nd & 3rd.  Ryan Levin singled in both Hernandez and Stahlbaum.  With Crown Point the designated "home team," and batting last, Parks made a double play to end the game with a caught pop-up and was then able to pick off the 1st base runner, who had too big of a lead off first base.

New IHSAA Rule May Mean End of Season:  With the victory Sunday, Crown Point's American Legion Post 20 "B" team (ages 17 & under) qualified for the American Legion Junior Midwest National Tournament in Nashville, TN.  However a new rule by the Indiana High School Athletic Association, which takes effect August 1, 2006, appears to bring the CP Post 20-B team season to an abrupt and premature end.  The IHSAA ruling appears to state that only 5 players from a school district can be on any one organized team outside of High School.

In a July 31 letter addressed to IHSAA commissioner Blake Ress, Crown Point resident and "baseball mom" Anova Frasure wrote, "I feel that it is unfortunate that Indiana will not be represented at American Legion "B" Midwest Nationals because of this ruling.  Yes, my son is on this team, and was on the Crown Point High School JV team.  I think it is unfortunate that these kids can not finish the season that they started, especially that it is during off season for High School Baseball. As you probably already know, this ruling takes affect the day before the Midwest Nationals.  I feel that the IHSAA has taken away our kids' freedom to play for High School Baseball and during off season to play for organized baseball."

Saturday, July 29, 2006 - 83 degrees, Junior American Legion State Tournament game at Harrison High School in Evansville, IN.

10:00AM Game Summary:  Eric Clayton drove in the first run in the third inning of the game for Crown Point with a single to center, scoring Jack Standley.  Tommy Parks drove in two RBIs with a triple in the 5^th inning. He later score on a Mike Hernandez single.

In the seventh inning, Standley led off with a single, and later scored on Parks' RBI double.  Mike Hernandez had an RBI single to score Clayton and advancing Parks to third base. James Frasure later hit a deep sacrifice fly to center field, allowing Parks to tag up and score from third base.  Kyle Bacon also reached base on a fielding error by the Newburgh third baseman, allowing another run to score for Crown Point

Eric Clayton went the distance on the mound for Crown Point Post 20-B, striking out 9 as he earned the win. Parks went 3-for-4 with two RBIs and two runs scored.  Hernandez also went 3-for-4 at the plate, while Frasure singled twice in three at-bats.

Thursday, July 27, 2006 - 80 degrees, Junior American Legion State Tournament game at Harrison High School in Evansville, IN

Game Summary:  Mike Hernandez pitched the entire game for Crown Point Post 20-B in picking up the victory over Bristol Post 143 on Thursday night.  Jack Standley led Post 20 offensively with two runs, two RBIs and three stolen bases. Eric Clayton went 2-for-3 with a run and an RBI.

Crown Point advances to the state championship game Sunday, July 30 against the Saturday night winner of Terre Haute / Newburgh in the double elimination tournament. Post 20-B remains undefeated as of Saturday and can win the tournament outright with a win in Sunday's scheduled 12:00 p.m. game.  

CROWN POINT POST 20-B (6-1 post-season record)
Manager: Larry Samano - 4th year

2006 JR. "B" LEGION REGIONAL TOURNAMENT (age 17 & under) at Crown Point Teagle Field

(1B) Tue, 7-18  Crown Point #20B - 9, South Bend #50B - 6
(2B) Wed, 7-19  Hammond #168B - 7, South Bend #50B - 4 
(Thur, 7-20  Both B and A games cancelled due to rain
(3B) Fri, 7-21  Crown Point #20B - 11, Hammond #168B - 5 
(4B) Sat, 7-22  Hammond #168B - 7, Crown Point #20B - 3  
(5B) Sun, 7-23  Crown Point #20B - 13, Hammond #168B - 3, title

Crown Point Post 20-B advances to state tournament

2006 JR. "B" AMERICAN LEGION STATE TOURNAMENT (age 17 & under) at Harrison High School, Evansville

Thu, 7-27  Crown Point #20B - 7, Bristol #143B - 3

Sat, 7-29  Crown Point #20B - 8, Newburgh - 2

Sun, 7-30  Crown Point #20B - 12, Newburgh - 3, state title
Crown Point Post 20-B qualifies for, but stays home from the Midwest Regional Tournament