Legion

Here are links to the 2018 Hastings Post #11 American Legion GameChanger Accounts.  The most up to date schedules can be found there.

Hastings Five Points Bank Srs

Hastings Johnson Imperial Homes Jrs

Hastings Runza Jrs

2018 Hastings Legion Baseball Steak Dinner and Hall of Fame – April 20th – Doors open 5:30 pm, Dinner at 7 pm. 

The Hastings Legion Baseball Steak Dinner is held Friday, April 20 at the Adams County Fairgrounds – East End. Tickets are $15 for adults, $10 for children 10 & under. Corporate/Family/Friends Tables (8 tickets, 8 free drink tickets) can be purchased for $225. After a great turnout in 2016 & 2017, we have upgraded our seating capacity and food order. Free Refreshments while they last. A variety of Live and Silent Auctions, an electronics raffle, split the pot and much more. Tickets can be purchased from Board Members, at any Hastings Five Points Bank Location or contact us on the Hastings Baseball page on Facebook or email theduncanfield@gmail.com.

If you would like to buy a table, or donate to the dinner, download the form from this link – https://goo.gl/4RQk6f

Some of the Live Auction Items 

4 tickets to Royal’s game, signed Alex Gordon game card, on the field batting practice experience and one-night lodging

Husker Volleyball tickets w/ parking pass row 9 on the net

A Day with the Team.  Be a coach or player for a day with one of the legion teams

Kris Bryant signed Chicago Cubs Jersey

Alex Gordon signed Metal Crown, lights up

Prairie Club golf package- two days of unlimited golf with carts for 4, one-night lodging

Cardinals vs Rockies-  August 25th and 26th 4 tickets, row 4 behind Rockies dugout one-night lodging

Johnson Lake Cabin-  3 days and 2 nights on a cabin on the water.  3 bedroom and 2 bathrooms.  Boat dock.  Will fit 10-12 people

Raffle’s 

Anthony Rizzo Autographed Chicago Cubs Jersey

Freezer Full of Meat

Electronics Raffle – (Stihl Leaf Blower, Apple Watch, Drone)

Plus many Silent Auction and Mini Raffles.

The Hastings Baseball Committee is excited to announce this year’s inductees to the Hastings Baseball Hall of Fame. Joe Hill, Bob Fish, and Mike Simmons will be inducted into the Hastings Baseball Hall of Fame on April 20th at the Hastings Legion Baseball Steak Dinner.

Joe Hill – 1956
Joe was a four-year starter on the mound for the Hastings Juniors. He was 38-12 and part of two state championship teams and a state runner-up team. As a 14-year-old in 1953, he was 7-1 for the first Hastings state championship team. In 1956 he was 17-2 on the mound for the state champions. One of his loses was in the Sectional Finals (Winner goes to the World Series) where he went 15 innings in a 2-1 loss.

Bob Fish – 1960
Bob had a 30-4 record over two years with the Juniors. He was 15-1 for the 1960 team that made it to the American Legion World Series. He threw a one-hitter in the first round of the World Series against Miami, Fl.

Mike Simmons – 1992
As a Brave, Mike helped lead them to the 1990 State Championship with a 6-0 record. He followed that up in 1991 winning 9 games for the Chiefs. In 1992 he was 11-2 with a 2.31 ERA, 97 strikeouts in 85 innings. He also had 7 complete games and .374 Batting Average on the last Chiefs team to win the Area Tournament.

The Hastings Baseball Hall of Fame was started in 1993 and then continued in 1994 and 1995. However, for some reason unknown to the present committee, selections stopped. It was re-instituted in 2014.

Past Inductees to the Hastings Baseball Hall of Fame

1993
Harold Johnson – “for over 35 years of service to the Legion Program”
1953 Legion State Championship Team (First ever title)
1960 Legion State Championship Team (Won Regional Tournament advanced to the Legion Junior World Series)

1994
Earl Applebee (14 Year Coach 1951-1965, 4 State Championships)
1956 Legion State Championship Team
1958 Legion State Championship Team

1995
Johnny Hopp (Member of the 1st Legion Team, 14 Year Major Leaguer)

2014
1990 Johnson Imperial Homes Braves State Championship Team
Ron Riese (Ron Riese Service Award)

2015
Allen Curtis (1956-60)
Mark Kister (1980-82)
1980 Hastings Chiefs – State Runner-up
1981 Hastings Chiefs – State Runner-up
Bob Stickels (Ron Riese Service Award)

2016
Dick Spady (1946)
Dr. James W. Hervert Jr (Ron Riese Service Award)

2017
Cal Johnson (1951-53)
Joe Goedert (1976-78)
Gary Freeman (1986-88)
Steve Boyd (1986-89)
Johnson Family (Ron Riese Service Award)

Hastings Baseball is one of the few organizations in Nebraska that offers baseball for ages 5 all the way up to Legion age. Hastings Baseball is affiliated with Little League Baseball and American Legion Baseball and have over 500 youth who participate yearly.

There will be a sign-up meeting for those interested in playing Legion Baseball this summer, Sunday, March 4, 4pm at the Hitting Facility. Contact Coach Asher with questions.

Click Here to order Apparel for the 2017 Hastings American Legion Baseball Season.  Deadline as of now is Wednesday 11:59pm.

Here are the rosters for the 2017 Hastings Post #11 American Legion Baseball Teams. 

Ray Johnson, (92) the fourth man to ever hit a Home Run out of Duncan Field, returns to throw out First Pitch 69 years later. His homerun was hit back in 1947.

Ray was inducted into the Nebraska Baseball Hall of Fame in 2015. He was also filmed at Duncan Field for a short film piece by NET TV in 2015.

Photos from most of the Home games of Five Points Bank, Johnson Imperial Homes and Runza teams are post at BASEBALL – MEDIA – GALLERIES

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