American Legion Baseball

Given its history of hosting top-notch baseball, of all ages, Cape Girardeau is difficult to beat when it comes to having a passion for the sport. With that in mind, Babe Ruth Baseball didn’t hesitate when deciding to relocate the 2023 World Series for 16-18-year-olds here next August.

Prior to the COVID pandemic shutting down the 2020 high school spring sports schedule, the Sikeston High School baseball program had been on very solid footing.

BALLWIN, Mo. — The Jackson Legion AAA’s 2022 campaign came to an end on Friday night as a 7-1 edge in the fifth inning wasn’t enough to subdue streaking Ste. Genevieve bats, ending the game at 11-9 and the season at 29-8. After taking the first game of the zone tournament against Lemay on Wednesday night, Jackson cruised into big leads against both Festus and Ste. Genevieve, but couldn’t finish as leads disappeared in the seventh inning of both games...

The Jackson Post 158 Senior Legion baseball team came one half-inning away from securing their place in the zone championship series with a 6-3 lead over Festus Post 253 on Thursday night at the Ballwin Athletic Association in Ballwin, Missouri. Late-game heroics proved supreme, as Festus loaded the bases without recording an out, eventually leading to Jaxin Patterson walking the game off with a two-out RBI single into right field to win 7-6 over Jackson...

The Jackson American Legion 17u players entered Monday night’s doubleheader needing just one win to advance to the state tournament in Washington, Missouri. They got it, 12-10, but it didn’t come easy. Jackson Post 158 and Festus Post 253 played with state tournament implications on the line. ...

The 2021 American Legion AAA zone tournament at Jackson Indian Stadium saw Cape Post 63 knock off host Jackson Post 158 en route to a berth in the state tournament. At the start of the 2022 season, the Cape Post 63 senior squad didn’t have enough players to field a team, leaving a number of members without a club for the summer. ...

PERRYVILLE – On a micro level, a key reason that the Sikeston Silver Sox Post 114 baseball squad was able to rally and nearly beat Perryville in the semifinal of the recent American Legion AAA District Tournament at City Park in Perryville, was the play of shortstop Bryce Phelps.

PERRYVILLE – For anyone that doesn’t feel there is pressure in performing in a summer baseball game, they needed to witness Perryville’s 5-4 dramatic win over Sikeston Silver Sox Post 114 on Wednesday in the American Legion AAA District Tournament at Perryville City Park.

An action-packed American Legion AAA district tournament between Jackson, Perryville and Sikeston came to an end Wednesday night as Jackson defeated Perryville 14-4 in five innings to claim the district championship and advance to the zone tournament...

PERRYVILLE — A night of three relentless offenses duking it out resulted in 30 runs over two games as Jackson, Perryville and Sikeston’s American Legion AAA teams did battle on the opening night of district baseball play. Jackson finished the day on top, as its 15-5 victory over Perryville in the second round secured its bid in the championship series and moved the club one win away from a zone berth...

STE. GENEVIEVE – Garrison Brown's two-way performance led the Jackson Junior Legion Post 158 to a win over Ste. Genevieve Junior Legion Post 150. On the mound, Brown threw four innings on 0.75 WHIP, tallying three strikeouts along the way. Offensively, Brown reached base three times in four plate appearances and stole four bases afterward. ...