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Welcome to MAALB!
Welcome to the website for Montana and Alberta's Class AA, A, and B American Legion Baseball leagues and teams.
The Class AA division is a Senior (19-years-old and under) league comprised of teams whose players come from high schools that have a combined, or total, enrollment of more than 1,000 students. The league's web page can be accessed from the TEAMS tab above. The state champion advances to the Northwest Regional. The regional champion advances to the ALB World Series, which has been broadcast on ESPN during the second week of August since 2011.
The Class A division is also a Senior league, but is comprised of teams whose players come from high school that do not combine, or total, 1,000 students. Although the state champion does advance to a regional tournament, there is no world series for this level of teams.
The Class B division is a Junior league (17-years-old and under). It has only been in existence for a few years and, currently, there is no state tournament for this level.
American Legion Fields from around Montana and Alberta. Please send your favorite field picture to mtlegionbaseball@gmail.com if you would like it added.
2020 MONTANA CONFERENCE JANUARY 24-26
American Legion is a sponsor again for the 5th annual Montana Baseball Conference. The conference will be at the Holiday Inn in Bozeman again this year, Friday through Saturday, January 24 and 25th. Sunday, January 26 will be at the new Montana Indoor All Sports facility for drills and hitting.
This year there is a Player Camp for ages 9-11 & 12-14 Yrs, and a College Prospects Camp 15-19 Yrs. Coaches will be doing on field and classroom sessions. The on field sessions will be held at Bozeman's new indoor all sports facility.
The link to the website and agenda are to the right.
We encourage all teams to register to support the conference and to take advantage of the baseball instruction offered at each session.
The conference will also be valuable to your youth league coaches, so please forward this information on to your youth division coaches and league administrators.
If you have any questions about the conference please contact Paul Mrazek at 250-919-6706 or by email to info@mtbaseballcoaches.com
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Updates & News
2020 Team Registration Deadlines
- By Ron Edwards 01/01/2020, 11:45am MST
American Legion Baseball announces 2020 rule changes
- By Ron Edwards 11/01/2019, 8:00am MDT
Baseball Training
- By Sport Fitness Advisor 01/22/2018, 10:45am MST
2021-2022 Regional Tournament Bids
- By Ron Edwards 01/04/2018, 7:45am MST
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2020 PITCH COUNT RULES CHANGES
There is one change to the pitch count rule for the 2020 season as follows:
Rule 1.R.3. Pitching Rule - If a pitcher throws 45 or fewer pitches in game one of multiple games on the same day, he may return to pitch in game two, up to 105 pitches total for the day. If a pitcher were to throw more than 45 pitches in game one, he would be ineligible to pitch in game two.
>> 2020 Pitch Count Table
Pitch Count Table for the 2020 Season
RULE CHANGES FOR 2020 SEASON
2020 Rule Changes click to read more...
Click for 2020 Player Age Eligibility Chart
Q&A: 2018 American Legion Baseball rule changes explained
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2019 American Legion Baseball Rule Book
2019 Montana-Alberta Rule Book
Quick Links
- National American Legion Baseball
- National Legion Baseball Headlines
- National Team Registrations Page
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- USA Baseball
The fee schedule below shows the team registration fees for 2020 season.
Class B Teams |
$200 |
$200 |
$200 |
Class A Teams |
$400* |
$400* |
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Class AA Teams |
$400 |
$400 |
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* Class A ($250 Team Fee + $50 for State Champ for Regional Tournament expenses + $50 for District Tournament Host for umpire expenses + $50 for State A Tournament Host for umpire expenses per registered A team) |
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Total fees for insurance and team registration for the 2020 season:
Class B junior Teams w/ Year Round Insurance Coverage |
$491 |
Class B junior Teams w/ Seasonal Insurance Coverage |
$441 |
Class B senior Teams w/ Year Round Insurance Coverage |
$589 |
Class B senior Teams w/ Seasonal Insurance Coverage |
$519 |
Class A & AA Teams w/ Year Round Insurance Coverage |
$789 |
Class A & AA Teams w/ Seasonal Insurance Coverage |
$719 |
> Print 2020 Team Fees & Insurance |
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> Print 2019 Team Fees & Insurance |
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> Print 2018 Team Fees & Insurance |
Tournament Rotations
CLASS A DISTRICTS* |
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NORTHERN |
SOUTHERN |
EASTERN |
WESTERN |
2017 |
Havre |
Butte |
Miles City |
whitefish |
2018 |
Tri-County |
Helena |
Glendive |
Bitterroot Red Sox |
2019 |
Medicine Hat |
Bozeman |
Laurel |
Libby |
2020 |
Vauxhall |
three forks |
Billings Cardinals |
bitterroot bucs |
2021 |
Lethbridge |
LIVINGSTON |
SIDNEY |
kalispell |
2022 |
Fort Macleod |
anaconda |
glasgow |
polson |
2023 |
Lewistown |
Belgrade |
bILLINGS bLUE jAYS |
missoula |
2024 |
Great Falls |
Dillon |
mILES cITY |
whitefish |
2025 |
Tri-County |
Butte |
glendive |
Cranbrook |
2026 |
Havre |
Helena |
lAUREL |
Cranbrook |
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* IF A NEW TEAM COMES IN TO A DISTRICT, OR IF A TEAM DROPS OUT AND THEN COMES BACK IN, THAT TEAM DROPS TO THE BOTTOM OF THE ROTATION AND THE REST OF THE ROTATION SCHEDULE IS ADJUSTED ACCORDINGLY.
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CLASS A STATE TOURNAMENT ROTATION** |
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2017 |
Three Forks |
Southern |
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2018 |
MILES CITY |
Eastern |
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2019 |
FLORENCE |
Western |
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2020 |
havre |
Northern |
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2021 |
TBD |
Southern |
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2022 |
TBD |
EASTERN |
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** CLASS A STATE TOURNAMENTS ROTATE THROUGH OUR 4 DISTRICTS. TOURNAMENT SITES ARE AWARDED FROM TEAM BIDS. |
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CLASS AA STATE TOURNAMENT ROTATION*** |
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2017 |
Bozeman Bucks |
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2018 |
Kalispell Lakers |
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2019 |
Billings Royals |
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2020 |
Great Falls Chargers |
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2021 |
Billings Scarlets |
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2022 |
Medicine Hat Monarchs |
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2023 |
Helena Senators |
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2024 |
Lethbridge Elks |
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2025 |
Butte Miners |
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*** CLASS aA STATE TOURNAMENTS ROTATE THROUGH THE AA CONFERENCE. THERE ARE NO BIDS TAKEN TO HOST THE AA TOURNAMENT. |
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Class A Districts. District rotations can change by teams agreeing to switch years up to host. Another situation that can change this order is if teams drop out and later come back in. If a team does drop out and later returns back into the District it will be placed into the bottom of the rotation.
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Class A State. The State A tournament rotates through each District. Teams selected to host will be based on a tournament bid and selection process.
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Class AA State. The State AA tournament is set as a fixed rotation of AA teams. If new teams are added to AA they are added to the bottom of the rotation.
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Quick Links
- National American Legion Baseball
- National Legion Baseball Headlines
- National Team Registrations Page
- National American Legion Baseball Resources Page
- National American Legion Baseball Find A Team Page
------------------------------------------ - Montana Background Checks Link
------------------------------------------ - Idaho American Legion Baseball
- North Dakota American Legion Baseball
- Wyoming American Legion Baseball
------------------------------------------ - American Baseball Coaches Association
- Baseball America
- Baseball Reference
- Major League Baseball
- Major League Baseball Rules
- NCAA Baseball: Div I
- NCAA Baseball: Div II
- NCAA Baseball: Div III
- NAIA Baseball
- National Junior College Association
- Northwest Athletics Conference Baseball
- USA Baseball
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MT/AB Legion Baseball Contacts
| Title | Name | Phone | |
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| General Chairman | Ron Edwards | 406-580-2575 | mtlegionbaseball@gmail.com |
| Class AA Chairman | Carl Hennell | 406-546-5513 | mtlegionaa@gmail.com |
| Class A Chairman | Ron Edwards | 406-580-2575 | mtlegionbaseball@gmail.com |
| Class A North District Chairman | Jim Monteith | 403-382-0924 | jim.monteith44@gmail.com |
| Class A South District Chairman | Ron Edwards | 406-580-2575 | mtlegionsouth@gmail.com |
| Class A East District Chairman | Pete Moe | 406-553-3355 | pmoe3-k@hotmail.com |
| Class A West District Chairman | Wayne Raymond | 406-550-0101 | -------------- |
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Contact
Ron Edwards
General Chairman
680 Sycamore Lane
Bozeman, MT 59718
406-580-2575
mtlegionbaseball@gmail.com
