As an FYI, legion tryouts will be in the spring for 2025 for a lot of reasons. With our great numbers, we expect to have 3 teams next summer.
We will also have a winter workout/dome option again for 10-12th graders.
We will have an informational meeting soon. Stay tuned!
@EPLegion
came up short of our ultimate goal of going to Shelby, but we were a damn good team finishing 30-10 and runners up at state. We were down 6 in the last inning and scored 4. We never quit in any game. The Eden Prairie community should be proud of this 🦅 team!
Sub-State 3 Champs! We beat
@tschlepe
4-1 to complete a 5-0 sub-state run. We get another week together as a team! We will head to St. Cloud on Wednesday for the State Tournament. More details on the week will follow later.
We are excited to announce the hiring of Spenser Larson as an assistant coach for our legion 1 team. Spenser is a 2016 EP grad who currently plays outfield for
@NSUWOLVES_BS
. Spenser played for our program for three years as a high school athlete. Welcome back
@spenserlarson
!
EP will take on Whitehouse Post 284 (NJ) in the championship of the
@firecrackerbsb
tournament. 32 teams, mostly club teams and the last 2 teams are legion teams.
#teambaseball
Well, it happened. All we worked hard for and all we did to come together as a team. We are in the C’hip after winning 6-2 in 10 innings against an insanely good Mankato American team. The final out video is below!
We lost a heartbreaker & being ahead in the last inning made it worse. We’re all ticked off about it and we should be. We earned the right to be ticked off. That said, we placed 2nd in state and we’re going to Rapid City and we have our eyes on a MASSIVE Prize!
Our Minnesota State Legion Board voted today to wait to make a decision on our legion season until May 9th. Stay patient and continue to stay safe & home until we know more.
#hanginthere
A special thank you to our two seniors.
@ValitonTy
&
@GriffinStreed17
led our team everyday and were great examples of what our program is about. Thank you for giving us your very best!
Projected lineup for the MN State Legion Championship! The photo is in the parking after our marathon win yesterday against Mankato! Love these guys! Hopefully we need to order a new windscreen for RLS after today!
First pitch at 1:30 with our beast
@VinnyDykstra
on the bump!
The season comes to a close today after a 4-2 loss. Heck of a run battling all the way back after dropping game 1! Thank you to all the players, families and fans for a great season. Good luck to our seniors in their future endeavors, and thank you for your leadership.
It was great to be able to celebrate our 2011 National Champion team last night. 10 years later the run this team made is still unmatched.
#nationalchamps
A special night at the EP Miracle League Field for both our senior legion teams. Thanks to all the White and Grey Sox players for bringing the juice all night and allowing us all to be a part of it!
#weareallep
We drop our final pool play game of the state tournament to Mankato in a terrific legion baseball game. This ends out season. A tip of the hat to our players who competed and represented themselves, our program, and community in the finest manner throughout our entire season.
Our 2 hitter and 3B,
@HawkenHedlund
, is having a monster season. He is hitting .462, with a .556 OBP, 2 💣💣, 4 2Bs, and 2 3Bs. He’s also toed the rubber and is sure to see more action there.
@CSPBearsBase
got a great one!
🚨Walk-Off Winner!!🚨
@Jack_Nicklaus1
drives in the winning run in the bottom of the 7th for a 5-4 victory over Eastview!
@joey1flom
drives in the tying run a few batters before!
@_BrockAnderson5
was fantastic on the mound, picking up 8k’s over 6.2IP
Next up, Waconia. FRI 7:45
Congrats to
@Dawson18Miller
and
@HawkenHedlund
for being named to the All-Tournament Team at last week’s Minnesota Legion State Tournament! Well-deserved!
We had some tremendous individual performances at the state tournament!
@NMacheledt
was rewarded for his 87 pitch gem against Washburn with the Rob Wassenar Most Outstanding Pitcher Award!
Fell short in a “bullpen” game 5-2. Great job by five pitchers to keep us in the game. Congrats to
@haddon05
who broke up a no-no in the bottom of the 7th with 2 outs on a 3-2 count with his first ever BIG FLY! Next up, Sioux Falls tourney!
10 losses were against great teams:
3/10 to state champs from MN/ND in the last week
5/10 to top 4 in state
0% to losing teams
215-100-1 record of teams who beat us
Lost 2 games in a row only once, MN chip and ND champ at regions
4/10 against teams who played TODAY!
NUTS!
Scott Hackett named Baseball Coach!
Coach Hackett spent the last 15 seasons as the EP varsity assistant. He was the EP Legion coach from 2008-2018 when EP won 3 MN state championships & made the American Legion World Series in 2010-11, including a national championship in 2011!
We play
@stmichaellegbsb
tomorrow which is not exactly what we wanted cuz we love MN Legion Baseball. That said it’s on! Who did it better at Rushmore
@stmichaellegbsb
?
We pick up a 5-2 win in game one of sub-state 3 over
@pllegionbball
.
@JoeyConnelly14
twirls a 2 hit, 7ks, CG gem for us. We score 3 early and pick up timely 2 out hits to tack on a couple insurance runs. We’ll play at 5:30 at Athletic Park.
@EPLegion
wins the Hladky Tourney in Wyoming by a score of 7-0.
@kmeadows_10
goes CG/SO and gave 9 chairs.
@NickThompson435
2-2, w/ 2 3Bs!
@cmmeadows18
2Hs, one 3B.
14 consec. innings of scoreless ball v. top teams.
Off until after the 4th!
On the road back to MN as champs!
@EPLegion
takes game 1 over Team Manitoba 7-1!
@kmeadows_10
‘24 with a 2 hit gem and 8 Ks.
@ashtonfarris28
with 2 hits. Both
#uncommitted
Everyone contributed on offense! Next up, winner of Shakopee and Papillion South at 2 pm at Round Lake Stadium in Eden Prairie!
@EPLegion
falls to Farmington in the quarterfinals to close the season. We finish with a record of 30-8.
What an amazing season and so much to be proud of and thankful for!
It’s the state tournament quarterfinals! Our projected lineup features STUD pitcher
@kmeadows_10
and his UNDER 1.00 ERA to lead the way! He is an uncommitted ‘24 and one of our 3 legion all-star prospects!
1st pitch at Massey Field in Rochester at 10:30 am against Prior Lake!
Opening day for our 2020 season is tomorrow night! First pitch is scheduled for 7:45 @ Miller 8. Not our normal home ballpark which is perfectly fitting for our unconventional summer! Excited for our kids to have an opportunity to play!
Another tremendous individual performance at state was by this guy,
@cmmeadows18
. How about 9 hits in 16 ABs with 4BBs against a ton of high quality pitching?!?!? We get just one more out and this guy might have won outstanding player of the tourney. Let’s go!!!!!!
We beat Orono 11-2 tonight.
@aiden_pfeifer
gives us a CG. Offense up and down the order ignited by 3 hits from
@joey1flom
. With the win we earn a spot in the sub-state title game on Sunday. We play
@Post471
tomorrow at 6pm.
It’s finally here!
@EPLegion
takes on
@fargo_post2
tomorrow in Rapid City at Fitzgerald Stadium. First pitch is at 12:00pm!
Scroll to the bottom of this webpage to stream the game on YouTube!
Lost a tough one 14-7 after battling from a 7-2 deficit to tie 7-7. Another
#sethbomb
by
@sethtierney_
who had 2 hits. It went over the batter’s eye!
As a coach, I couldn’t be more proud of this team. We have 🦅 grit. We have 🦅 moxie. We fight like hell. We are the EAGLES 🦅!
EP’s season comes to end with a loss to Rosetown. Proud of what these guys accomplished. Finished in the top 6 in state. It was fun to see so much growth throughout the summer of our young guys.
Seniors- Thanks so much for all you’ve done for the program! You will all be missed!
This guy,
@NMacheledt
, was dealing today! CG, 78 pitches and 53 strikes, only 5 hits allowed to a really good Edina team. And he’s
#uncommitted
. Better come grab him!
We are excited to announce the hiring of
@jake_e_marsh
to our coaching staff. Jake is a senior pitcher for
@baseball_bethel
. He will be a great addition to our program!
#welcome
We win game one of Excelsior tournament 10-3 against
@RogersLegionBB
. 3 hits from
@Jake_Luloff
leads our offense. We’re back in action tomorrow at 3PM.
Let’s take a minute to recognize our most trusted and top reliever
@AidenKeranen
. His ERA is under 1.00, averaging a K per inning, with only 2 BB, and a .238 BAA. This guys strands runners, which is what all of us want in an RP. He’s
#uncommitted
. Grab him now!
Let’s talk about our 3-hole hitter, 1B/DH,
@sethtierney_
! Dude is on 🔥 with a .462 OBP, 13H, 6 XBH, 4 HR 💣💣💣💣
#sethbomb
, and leads the 🦅 with 10 RBI through 14 games. He’s going to be one heckuva
@Ducks_Baseball
hitter in Juco!
Future of
@EPLegion
is bright!
15AAA- State Champs
15AA- 3rd Place
13AAA- 3rd place
13A-4th place
12AAA- 3rd place
I’m sure I’m missing some great finishes.
We’re DONE hearing
@BaseballEP
is down! We’re comin’ up so you better get the party started!
Tonight’s game lived up to the hype! Won a 1-0 thriller that featured 2 outstanding pitchers.
@Jackson_hunter7
, our
#ace
, went CG, scattering 3 hits, 1BB and 9Ks and used all 105 pitches!
@sethtierney_
manufactured our run on the bases. 2 more tomorrow! We are 2-0!
#gopherclassic
Projected lineup against STMA. Not often you get a rematch of the State Championship with higher stakes, but here we are! Great showing for MN Legion regardless of wins, but we we’re going to work hard to make it us!
You can still stream our games! 1st pitch at noon CST!
We pick up a 5-1 win over
@BloomLegion550
in day 2 of sub-state 3 playoffs.
@_BrockAnderson5
tosses a CG, 1 ER, 6 hits 9ks.
@GriffinStreed17
gets us going offensively with a 2 run triple in 1st & and we scratch across 3 runs in 6th and 7th. We will play Orono @ 6pm Friday.
@NMacheledt
was absolutely shoving tonight against Washburn! How about 7 IP, CG, 3H, 3K, on only 87 pitches!
@EPLegion
wins 2-0 over Washburn and sealed a place in Saturday’s quarters at Mayo Field against STMA or Prior Lake. We’ll know time tomorrow.
Fill the stands for us!
Another year of terrific teams from the region for the Gopher:
@BennBaseball
,
@T_BIRDSBASEBALL
,
@MoorheadBlues
,
@NPTrojanBall
, & Billings Scarlets. Teams if we can assist with anything at our site please let us know. College coaches attending, let us know if you need anything!
A nice night out at
@greatshotsgolf
! Our guys are definitely baseball players hitting golf balls. A nice night doing something different together as a team!
#fore
@EPLegion
was just recognized for our great season by named the
#1
seed in a brutally tough substate! Almost any team can win it. We will play
#8
seed Armstrong at 7 pm on Tuesday night at Braemar in Edina.
@carterarneson
will start for the 🦅. One game at a time!
EP wins game one, 8-0 over Winona.
@BenShep36
loses perfect game with 2 outs in the 7th, finishes retiring 21-22 batters. The offense was led by
@mitchoson06
EP will play the Mpls Millers at approximately 6pm tonight.
@EPLegion
the
#1
seed at substate and ranked
#1
in the state. We play at 7pm on Tuesday night. All of the games are at Minnetonka HS turf field.
@BaseballEP
It is essential that we turn Minnetonka HS into a home field advantage. WE NEED FANS! Please come support us!
Johnny Wholestaff gets it done on the bump today! 6 pitchers teaming up with
@AdamMertens11
picking up the W, and
@aiden_pfeifer
picking up the S. Just enough quality team AB’s to get it done and stellar defense all around! We take a win streak south to Omaha on Wednesday!
We did that offense thing!! 14 runs on 13 hits for a 14-7 win! Hits up and down the order!
@sethtierney_
pounding out 3 hits!
@joey1flom
with a 5 RBI day!
@Jackson_hunter7
with 3 RBI’s! With the win we get to play at 2:30pm at Gretna HS tomorrow with the opponent TBD.
Two more days until Game 1 of the State Tourney! We face Duluth on Thursday at 3:30 pm and host team Maple Grove right after at 6 pm! All games at Gleason Fields in Maple Grove!
#letshangabanner
#goeagles
@BaseballEP
We make it three in a row with a 6-0 win over
@hopkinspost320
.
@brandtthompson4
was dominant again on the mound with a 83 pitch CG and we find ways to scratch out more runs than them.
We finish the Gopher Classic with a 1-0 win against
@MoorheadBlues
. A well pitched game by
@_BrockAnderson5
&
@ValitonTy
give up 2 hits.
@joey1flom
leads us offensively with 2 hits and scores the winning run. We finish 3-2 in pool play. Proud of our kids effort all weekend!
As we cross into South Dakota on our way to Wyoming, the card decks are out and the Legion
#2
coaches are taking all the money from the players. 🤑🤑🤑
#roadkillforlunch
EP drops the championship game today of the firecracker tournament. We end the week 5-1-1. A great week for the boys; everyone contributed to the team’s success. Proud of the effort and attitude from the guys.
#playedwithclass
#alwayscompeted
A special thank you to all of our parents for all of their work leading up to and through the Gopher Classic weekend. Their tireless work provides the best ballpark experience for all players and fans at our site.
#thankyou
#gopherclassic
It's hard to believe that it's been 10 years since our 2011 team won the American Legion World Series. After finishing second in 2010 this group found a way to finish the deal in 2011. Marking their place in history as one of the finest teams in Minnesota Legion Baseball.
We wrap up another Gopher Classic. 18 games in 4 days at our ballpark. The work of so many allow us to to provide the best possible ballpark experience for all of the players and spectators of the Gopher Classic. Thank you for your dedication & commitment to our program.
Happy 4th from
@EPLegion
!
Today, we recognize the player in our profile pic w/ the Stars & Stripes,
@haddon05
! He’s a patient hitter w/ a .528 OBP. He’s balanced, w/ 13 Rs & 11 RBI. He’s super versatile, can play all 3 OF spots & 3B. He will attend the U of M next year!
@EPLegion
wins the Eden Prairie pool and advances to the round of 16 at the
#GopherClassic
! We face Team Manitoba, who won the Hopkins pool, tomorrow morning at 9 a.m. at Round Lake Stadium. This DOES NOT a happen every year so come out to Round Lake Stadium and support us!
Pretty awesome to see two of our alumni come back & give of their time to help the future of our programs. Thank you
@T_Stritesky19
&
@jamundson26
for serving and setting an example! Good luck with your season this spring
@UST_Baseball
!
EP wins the season opener 8-6 over Waconia. Walkoff 2 run HR by
@jamundson26
. Big 2 run 2B by Luke Anderson.
Good clean team effort. Great job of competing, came from behind 3 times during the game.
Congrats to our Week 2 Player's of the Week!
OFF POTW:
@ValitonTy
- On Base 11-20 Plate appearances including his 1st Home Run, 4 R, 4 RBIS
DEF POTW:
@aiden_pfeifer
- Perfect fielding percentage in the infield for the week.
PITCHER POTW:
@_BrockAnderson5
- 7IP, 10k. 0 ERA
#DMGB
Proud of my team for going 5-0 in sub state and advancing to the state tournament!
@EPLegion
Had a successful week at the plate
11-17
OBP .684
RBI 7
Runs 8
SB 4