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2021 Championship

Tournament Awards

The Donald Kimsey Tournament Most Valuable Player Award:

Brandon Grygo - Stahl Post 30

Most Valuable Pitcher Award:

Brandon Scherer - DE Post 1

Francis Lucia Team Sportsmanship Award:

Joseph Stahl Post 30


Post 1 Hosts 2021 Tournament

The Department of Delaware Baseball Committee Chairman wishes to thank all those from Delaware Post 1 who organized and executed the 2021 State Championships:

  • Matthew Witkowski, Post 1 Tournament Host
  • Dennis Cini, Post 1 Baseball Chairman
  • Matt Smith, Athletic Director, St. Mark's High School
  • Kaylin Sheets, Head Athletic Trainer, St. Mark's
  • Bob Manelsky, Bob Malinowski,  Michael Witkowsky - Scoreboard
  • Ronnie Ribacchi, Concessions
  • Brian Ratasiewicz - Grounds Crew
  • Andrew Witkowsky - General Assistance

And we Cannot Forget the Amazing St. Mark's Head of the Grounds Crew;

Jeremy Driscoll

Who got the field playable every game, with decorations, regardless of the weather.

The National Anthem Singers:

  • Mario Padovani
  • Seylin Abarca
  • Ed Bradford
  • The Gaither Vocal Band
  • The United States Navy Band
  • The United States Army Band

The Umpire Coordinators:

  • Tom Disharoon
  • Ed Bradford

And thank you to anyone we might have missed

Roy S. Lamberton
Baseball Chairman

Final Bracket

2021 Delaware American Legion State Baseball Championship Final Bracket

St Mark's HS Field

Gene Alessendrini Field at St. Mark's HS

2021 Seeding

Total Points as of 7:23 AM, 7/19/2021:

  1. Stahl Post 30 (14-4) 28 Points
  2. Delvets Post 1 (9-2) 18
  3. DE Post 1 (8-2) 16
  4. Fox Post 2 (7-7) 14
  5. Post 6 Patriots (2-11) 4
  6. Post 10 Generals (0-15)

 3.C.1 (2 Pts per win, 1 pt per tie) Due to the weather,  and the short schedule, we are not giving forfeits for games not made up prior to the state tournament and are not deducting points for games not played.

The Department of Delaware American Legion

The 2021 Delaware American Legion Baseball State Championship is organized and conducted under the rules of the American Legion's National Baseball Committee, and  by the Legion Baseball Committee of the Department of Delaware:

Committee Members:

  • Chairman - Roy S. Lamberton, Post 6
  • Dennis Cini - Post 1
  • Thomas Disharoon - Post 6
  • Robert Manelski - Post 37
  • Brian Witkowski - Post 1
  • Matt Witkowski - Post 1

The Delaware American Legion Championship By Game:

State Tournament Day 1:



DE State Tournament Day 2 (All Winner's Bracket)

Games Scheduled:

  • Noon - DE Post 1 at Delvets Post 1
  • 4 PM - Fox Post 2 at Stahl Post 30

Winners Play Tuesday, Losers Monday

Weather Permitting


DE State Tournament Day 3 - The 1 Loss Bracket

Both Post 10, and Nanticoke Post 6 have withdrawn from the Tournament so there are no games today.

  • Delvets and Fox Post  2 both with 1 loss, will play at Noon on Tuesday, July 27th.
  • Then the 2 undefeated teams, Stahl Post 30 and DE Post 1,  will square off at 4 PM.

See you all Tuesday


Tuesday July 27 - The Brackets Narrow

Two Games at St. Mark's:

  1. Fox Post 2 - 2; Delvets 12 - Delvets Plays on Wednesday at 4 PM
  2. DE Post 1 -15; Stahl Post 30 - 3 - Post 1 Plays Thursday in the Championship - Stahl faces DELVETS at 4 PM Wednesday.

All at St. Mark's HS - Weather Permitting


DE State Tournament Day 5:

Delvets gets a 10 Run Rule win over Fox Post 2 to advance to One Loss Final game Wednesday at 4 PM.

Stahl Post 30 loses to DE Post 1 and will face Delvets on Wednesday

Stahl Post 30 Holds on to beat Delvets Post 1 6-5. Will Play DE Post 1 Thursday at 11 AM

Championship Final:

DE  Post 1 jumped out to an early lead, and MVP Pitcher Braden Scherer pitched a complete game shutout to secure the win and Championship for Post 1.

Championship Game 1

Stahl Post 30 jumps out in front and never looks back as they 10 Run rule the team that forced them into the 1 loss bracket.