The 2023 Brainerd VFW sponsored High School Baseball Team (16-year-olds)
Coach Trent Grams on the left and Coach Keith Peterson on the right
Coach Trent Grams on the left and Coach Keith Peterson on the right
The Minnesota State Baseball Tournament was hosted by St. Cloud East Side VFW Post 4847, August 3 - 6, 2023. The state winner was Mankato.
|
The Minnesota 6th District VFW High School Baseball Tournament in Brainerd July 24 to 26, 2023.
|
Last game of Districts 5 and 6 championship was played on Wednesday, July 26, 2023. St. Cloud beat Cold Spring 7-6. They and Little Falls will be going to the VFW State Tournament playoffs being hosted by East Side VFW Post #4847 the first week in August.
Our congratulations go out to these two teams. They played hard during the hottest days of the year.
Our congratulations go out to these two teams. They played hard during the hottest days of the year.
St. Cloud VFW Baseball Team July 26, 2023.
|
Thanks to Dave Meyer and Jeff MacArthur for presenting the flags during the playing of the National Anthem.
|
July 25, 2023: Disappointing day for Brainerd. They lost to Cold Spring 7-6. Wednesday there will be only 1 game, Cold Spring vs. St. Cloud Blue. Since our District gets to send two teams. Little Falls will automatically take one spot and the winner of Cold Spring or St. Cloud will be the other. All coaches agreed. Game Time is 11 am, Wednesday, July 26th. Kevin Jensen.
July 24, 2023: Two members of the Brainerd Honor Guard/Color Guard showed up to present the flag at the opening of play at Don Adamson Field. The Brainerd team won 2 to 1 over Willmar.
Play was also in progress at Mills Field in Memorial Park in Northeast Brainerd. See below:
Then more at Don Adamson Field, as seen below:
Stay tuned for more details.
June 19, 2023: The 16-year-old team was playing at Don Adamson Field in Brainerd. They were playing the VFW team from Sauk Rapids, MN. Lots of fun on a mostly sunny day.
 Kevin Jensen
|
VFW Baseball in Brainerd is coordinated by Kevin "Sports" Jensen. There is even a flag in the Brainerd VFW made with baseball bats. Kevin is a CW5 Chief Warrant Officer in the Minnesota Army National Guard. Learn more about Kevin. Everyone is invited to turn out and cheer the teams on.
The schedule keeps changing so the downloadable file may not be correct. Teams will be playing on June 19 and 21, 2023, starting with practice at 9:15 am. Stay tuned for more.
| ||||
June 22, 2022: The Brainerd VFW sponsored High School Baseball Team competed with a VFW team from the St. Cloud, MN. The coaches are Trent Grams, Brian Voigt, Ben Dornseis and Keith Peterson. Photos below.
Brainerd VFW Post 1647 had the 2021 season come to a close on July 29th with a 5-4 loss to Cold Spring in the fourth round of the District 6 tournament. Mitchell Brau took the loss on the mound but pitched really well. He held a very good Cold Spring offense scoreless in the 4th, 5th, and 6th innings, allowing Brainerd to get back into the game. Offensively Brainerd was led by Isaac Hanson’s three hits. Cayden Brown had two hits, and Sawyer Hennessey scored two of Brainerd’s four runs.
From the team:
“We would like to thank Brainerd Post 1647 for all of their support this summer. They continue to donate their time, efforts, and money to this program thus allowing our boys to get better. We would also like to thank the Lower Site Crew for helping make Adamson Field a great place to play and practice on.”
From the team:
“We would like to thank Brainerd Post 1647 for all of their support this summer. They continue to donate their time, efforts, and money to this program thus allowing our boys to get better. We would also like to thank the Lower Site Crew for helping make Adamson Field a great place to play and practice on.”
| brainerd_vs_coldspring_jul_29_2021.pdf |
July 19, 2021: The championship game of the Minnesota 2021 VFW sponsored 15 and up baseball tournament was held at Mills Field in Memorial Park, Brainerd. The Centennial Cougars from Circle Pines defeated Northfield 7 to 1. Burnsville took third place
|
The winning statistics:
|
| ||
July 17, 2021: Photos below from some of the Saturday, July 17th games.
16 year olds in Brainerd 1
Front row L to R: Sawyer Hennessey, Brody Lund, Mitchell Brau, Isaac Hanson, Cayden Brown
Back row L to R: Keaton Lingenfelter, Wyatt Gabrielson, Nathan Herkenhoff, Eli Owen
Not pictured: Henry Hopkins, Eric Eidenshink, Johnathon Benson, Tristan Wilson, Brannon Amundson
Back row L to R: Keaton Lingenfelter, Wyatt Gabrielson, Nathan Herkenhoff, Eli Owen
Not pictured: Henry Hopkins, Eric Eidenshink, Johnathon Benson, Tristan Wilson, Brannon Amundson
|
June 30, 2021: The Brainerd VFW sponsored team with 16 year old players was coached by Trent Grams. They played the Princeton, MN VFW team that day in Brainerd. |
|
August 9, 2019: Brainerd loses to Chaska. See details on Lakeland TV. https://lptv.org/brainerd-vfw-baseball-falls-to-chaska/
Monday, June 17, 2019: Brainerd High School sophomore baseball was sponsored this season by the Brainerd VFW. Coach Trent Grams, from Baxter, is seen in the right side of the group photo. Details here for the 2019 Minnesota State Baseball tournament in Brainerd.
June 12, 2019: The Brainerd High School Freshmen baseball team was sponsored by the Brainerd VFW. The coach was Brian Voigt of Brainerd. Assistant coach was Alex Haapajoki of Baxter.
August 8-12, 2018: The Brainerd VFW hosted the 64th VFW State Baseball Tournament. It was a 10-team double elimination tournament. A banquet was held at the Brainerd High School on August 8th. The Games started on August 9th. Chaska was the winner.
July 16, 2017: Blake Peterson was the coach in the 2017 season. Good looking team of young guys. The scoreboard on Don Adamson Field was paid for in part by the Brainerd VFW.
June 13, 2017:
|
|
|
|
History: August 17, 1993: The Brainerd Dispatch reported that Alexandria defeated Brainerd 3-1 in the semifinals of the state VFW baseball tournament, then went on to beat South St. Paul 12-11 for the state title. Brainerd bounced back to defeat Hibbing by a score of 4-1 to take third place. The VFW tournament was hosted by Brainerd.
History: August 15, 1993: The Brainerd VFW baseball team wasted no time making a statement. With a 12-1 win over Managha VFW and a 10-3 win over Staples, they showed the rest of Subdistrict 6 they are the team to beat in the coming tournament at Menagha.
History, August 14, 1993: The Brainerd Dispatch reported: The Brainerd VFW baseball team advanced to the state tournament semifinals here by edging St. Paul Ran View 2-1, running their season record to 30-4. Tony Whitlock pitched a five-hitter. In the first tournament game, Brainerd advanced with a 6-1 victory over Rochester.
History: August 15, 1993: The Brainerd VFW baseball team wasted no time making a statement. With a 12-1 win over Managha VFW and a 10-3 win over Staples, they showed the rest of Subdistrict 6 they are the team to beat in the coming tournament at Menagha.
History, August 14, 1993: The Brainerd Dispatch reported: The Brainerd VFW baseball team advanced to the state tournament semifinals here by edging St. Paul Ran View 2-1, running their season record to 30-4. Tony Whitlock pitched a five-hitter. In the first tournament game, Brainerd advanced with a 6-1 victory over Rochester.
There are 35 and over softball teams sponsored by the VFW too.
