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Tri County Legion Baseball

Welcome to the Tri County Legion baseball web page. The Tri County Legion team's home field is located at Cody Park just north of Tri County Schools on Hwy 103 about 4 miles south of DeWitt, NE. From this page you can access everything you need to know about Tri County Legion baseball, from the history to the roster and schedule and everything in between. Check this site frequently once the season starts for game results and stats. Thanks for checking us out and enjoy learning about our teams!

1997 Class C State Champions

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Ten years ago, the 1997 Tri County Legion Midget Baseball team won the Class C State Midget Title at St. Paul, NE. The Tri County Legion Baseball program began in 1995, so 1997 was only the third year of existence for the program.

Tri County Legion teams played all road games from 1995 – 1999 due to the fact there was no Legion Baseball field within the Tri County District. The Tri County Legion teams from 1995 – 1999 practiced on softball fields and were fortunate to play several “home” games utilizing the Legion fields at Wymore, Wilber, Daykin and Fairbury.

A ceremony honoring the 10^th anniversary of the 1997 State Title team was held at the Tri County Legion Baseball facility (Cody Park – Legion Field) on Sunday, July 8, 2007 at 7:30 pm. The facility is located ½ mile north of Tri County Public Schools.

During the ceremony, the 2007 Tri County Junior and Senior teams formed a tunnel through which the 1997 team and coaches entered the field. The Honor Guard was presented by Legion Posts #212, #243, #258 by Alan Strouf, Don Shutts and Ron Homolka. Veteran Shawn Hofstetter, who served in our United States armed forces at Iraq, raised the flag. 2007 Tri County graduate, Levi Gerlach sang the National Anthem. Bill Waltz, Tri County Legion Baseball Team Manager gave a welcome address. Jeff Reynolds, President of the Tri County Legion Baseball Organization, Inc. will gave a review of 1997 team accomplishments. Bill Thimm, 1997 Tri County Midget Head Coach offered comments followed by presentations of gifts to the 1997 players and coaches and the unveiling of a new outfield sign in center field which honors the achievements of the team. The ceremony concluded with first pitches being thrown out from the 1997 team.

Members of the 1997 Tri County Legion Midget Baseball team were Tanner Bartels, Brett Esau, Dustin Gronemeyer, Jake Klasek, Josh McDougall, Kaleb Pearson, Jarrod Reimer, Jacob Roesler, Brett Scheiding, Brian Thimm and Travis Tietjen. Coaches for the 1997 team were Bill Thimm, Jim Klasek and Kurt Pohlmann. The bookkeeper for the team was Barb Thimm.

TCLBO, Inc. was formed in 1994 with a two-fold mission. The first was to bring Legion Baseball to the Tri County District and the second was to construct a field within the Tri County District. The first goal was accomplished by the establishment of the Junior and Senior Legion teams in 1995. The second goal of constructing a field (Tri County’s “Cody Park / Legion Field”) continues to progress.

TCLBO, Inc. purchased ground ½ miles North of Tri County Schools in June of 1998. A “day field” was completed in 2000 allowing the Tri County Legion teams to start playing “home” games. The first ever home game was played on June 3, 2000. Lighting for the field was completed in 2006 with the first “night” game being played on June 25, 2006. This is a great accomplishment and has been a total community effort of DeWitt, Plymouth, Swanton and surrounding communities. The first three phases of the four phase project are complete and need to finish phase four to finalize the construction phase of the project. Remaining phase four items include bleacher/press box area and other miscellaneous items.

Donations for this project can be sent to Jeff Reynolds, PO Box 274, Plymouth, NE 68424. Businesses interested in purchasing an advertising sign at the field can contact Dave Bloomquist at 223-0117 or Kevin Weichel at 656-4886. Please call Jeff Reynolds at 656-3036 or Bill Waltz at 656-5755 for further information about this project. Donations to TCLBO, Inc. are tax deductible and greatly appreciated.