American Legion

2024 AMERICAN LEGION

“Where History and Tradition Meet”

League | Competitive | Age: 13 – 19

$180

Jun 3, 2024 – Jul 3, 2024

Signup opens soon

American Legion baseball is a staple in Tucson summer baseball. For over 80 years American Legion baseball has been played in Tucson. Generations of families have participated in the longest continuous summer program in Tucson.

Legion baseball represents all the veterans and current military men and women who have served our country. They made the commitment to our country, the players that player Legion Baseball are required to give back with that commitment.

The league is highly competitive. Scores and standings maintained to qualify teams to play in the National Legion

The league requires that every game maintains scores for all games.

The league offers a post-season tournament for those teams that wish to continue to play for a championship.

The adage “It’s only summer ball” is one that does not fit into the league vernacular. Coaches, players, parents that utilize this adage are those that use it as an excuse if a player or game does not have a positive result. Those programs that take the summer seriously will be the ones that see success down the road.

American Legion Baseball enjoys a reputation as one of the most successful and tradition-rich amateur athletic leagues. Today, the program registers teams in all 50 states plus Canada. read more


Congratulations to Post 7 Tucson

Post 7 Tucson captured the prestigious 2023 Arizona State American Legion Championship. Post 7 will advance to the Legion West Region tournament. The winner of the West Region advance to the American Legion World Series in Shelby, North Carolina.

2023 American Legion Champions


INSURANCE

  • Registered players are covered under American Legion medical and liability insurance/
  • Medical/Accident Coverage:
    1. Excess policy in addition to the parent/guardian health care plan.
    2. Only registered and roster players on an American Legion team are eligible.
    3. Players that play on a club team as well as a Legion team and get injured at the club tournament that requires medical treatment, they are not eligible to file a medical claim for the Legion policy.
    4. Communication between the parent/guardian and coach with the league is required to begin the medical claim filing process.
    5. Any medical claim must be submitted before the end of the season.
    6. The legion medical/accident claim policy expires September 1, 2024.

Bat Rule

  • Tucson Legion League regular season bat rule: Wood Bat. Either composite wood with BBCOR stamp on it, or solid one-piece wood (ash, maple, birch)
  • National Tournament Season: Player has the option of using either BBCOR stamp metal bat or wood bat.

UNIFORMS

  • All players must be in complete uniform when playing Legion baseball. This includes matching color jersey with a number on the back, cap, and baseball pants.
  • Duplicate numbers are not permitted.
  • Teams that qualify for the Legion National Tournament season will be issued American Legion emblem patches that are required to be attached to the left sleeve of every player and coach uniform jersey.

KINO SPORTS COMPLEX

The Kino Sports Complex is the home of the Kino Baseball League since the league’s inception in 2010.

The fields are professionally maintained, and the facilities that include restrooms, concessions, covered bleacher seating, and lawn common areas for chair seating are clean daily, compared to City and county fields that the league uses are prepared by a group of staff that are hired by the league to get the fields ready for each game.  There are no concession facilities, but there are restroom facilities at city and county parks.

The Kino Sports Complex is not a public park.  It is classified as a “district” that is in the business of turning a profit by attracting events to the various facilities.   The city and county parks are under the jurisdiction of the Tucson Parks and Recreation and Pima County Natural Resources which are not in the business of turning a profit.

Due the large number of teams that participate in the Kino Baseball League, there are not enough city and county fields that can accommodate our operation; therefore, a majority of summer league games are played at the Kino Sports Complex due to the multi number of baseball fields that are available.

Playing at the Kino Sports Complex comes with a price tag that is extremely more than playing at city and county parks.   Along with the cost of field rental and light costs, the league is required to pay for ancillary support cost that include county event staff, cleaning staff (custodian for restrooms), security and athletic trainers from Banner Medicine and Orthopedic every night that the league plays.  All this cost adds up, and therefore to offset these costs admission is charged to the public daily.

The player registration fee that you pay covers the cost of umpires, baseballs, insurance, and a small percentage of the field and light costs that the league is charged.  To cover the costs of the ancillary costs at Kino, admission must be charged.     There is no admission charged at city or county parks because of less cost responsibility on behalf of the league.

The Kino Sports Complex also has various policies on what items can and cannot be brought in.  These policies are posted on the Kino Baseball League website and will be sent prior to the start of the season to all coaches that participate in the summer league to communicate with the families.

 

LEAGUE CONTACT INFORMATION

All inquiries and requests are to be emailed to: [email protected].

THANK YOU

On behalf of our sponsors, we would like to express our sincere gratitude for your generous donations to our league. We really appreciate it.


If you or your company is interested, we have various sponsorship opportunities, please see don't hesitate to call Bill at (520) 730-2506.

Sun Belt College League

Sun Belt Collegiate Baseball Summer League is a destination for the serious and highly competitive player. Players must be a High School Senior from the Class of 2022, or a full time student attending college.

Athletic Recruiting Process

Getting Noticed, Getting Scholarships & Playing the Sport You Love After High School. For information visit http://www.accreditedschoolsonline.org/resources/athletic-recruiting/.

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