We will be having tryouts for our 2022 Wentzville Legion teams on:
Saturday August 3rd Fireman's Park, Wentzville -8th Grade, Freshman and Sophomores: noon-3pm, registration 11:30am -Juniors and Seniors: 3pm-6pm, registration 2:30pm *rain or shine
Any questions, please contact Rick at [email protected] or 636-357-7402
Information about the program:
Freshman Legion (8th/9th Graders) *average 25 league/non league games in 6/7 weeks in late May (after the high school season is over) through early July *2/3 tournaments
Junior Varsity Legion (Sophomores) *average 25-30 league/non league games in 6/7 weeks in late May (after the high school season is over) through early July *2/3 tournaments
Varsity Legion (Juniors and Seniors) *average 30-35 league/non league games in 6/7 weeks late May (after high school season is over) through the middle/end of July *3 tournaments, 2 are typically out of town
*All teams do winter workouts at the hitting zone in O'fallon (typically twice a week for 12 weeks) starting in December leading right up to high school tryouts in February!
*Very affordable cost due to sponsorship by the Wentzville American Legion
*Our teams plays in one of the largest districts in the State of Missouri with teams from the following counties: St. Charles, Warren, Lincoln, and Franklin. Legion baseball plays post season tournaments to determine district, state champions, and even national world series champions at the Senior Level
*Our district has historically played all of our league games with wood bats, but we vote on this every year and this could change.
More info:
Each level of play typically has 10-14 league opponents at each age level. League schedule consists of playing each team 1 or 2 times (typically a regular season of 12-25 games). With tournaments included schedule can get to 35-40 games during the summer.
Summer schedule starts when players have concluded with their high school season. The season ends in the 2nd/3rd week of July every summer.
Post season play begins with a District Tournament in the 1st/2nd week of July and can conclude with a state championship tournament at the end of July. Varsity level can play even deeper. The varsity level of legion plays all the way to an 8 team World Series Held in Shelby, NC every year.