the american legion world series is held at st. louis, missouri.
the american legion world series is held at st. louis, missouri.
where is the american legion world series held?
st. louis, missouri
baseball has a long history in florence, dating back to the 1920s when the florence swamp foxes were founded. the toronto blue jays had a minor league team that played in florence from 1981 to 1986. major league players pat borders, jimmy key, cecil fielder and fred mcgriff made stops in florence during their minor league careers. florence's post 1 american legion baseball team is one of the longest tenured teams in the state, beginning in 1932. drawing the best high school talent from all over the pee dee area each summer, post 1 has had over 30 players move on the professional ranks, including reggie sanders. they have won 28 league championships and two state titles. they were the host site of the 2008 american legion state tournament. in 2012, post 1 won the south carolina state tournament and the southeast regional and participated in the american legion world series in shelby, north carolina.
florence, south carolina
riley continues to be the home of the p-15s, an american legion baseball team with a long history of success. the p-15s have won 15 state titles including in 1940, 1950, 1952, 1962, 1977, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1999, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2009, and 2011. they advanced to the 2006 american legion world series in cedar rapids, iowa where they finished fourth nationally. the p-15s made a return trip to the american legion world series hosted by shelby, nc in 2008 and 2009.
sumter, south carolina