Once a summer staple, teams play to get ready for 2023 season
For decades, American Legion baseball was the dominant summer program for high school age players.
The out-of-town teams were treated to Thursday’s Phillies-Padres game at Petco Park with the Padres donating nearly 100 tickets. “This year, I was looking for something different, heard about this tournament and jumped on it,” Monahan said. “This was a totally great experience,” Monahan said. “We played some tight games, blew some teams out, so everyone got to play.
Two years ago, Sheldon Watkins, who was the new coach at Patrick Henry, credited the American Legion summer program — Post 460 Trojans — with jump-starting the success of his high school team.“First of all, it keeps the kids busy. It also keeps us together. The end of the high school season ran right into the American Legion season, so there was no downtime.
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