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Sioux Falls Chosen To Host 2019-2020 American Legion Baseball Regional Tournaments

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On Thursday, the American Legion announced regional site locations for the National American Legion Baseball Tournament. Sioux Falls, SD was chosen to host the Region 6 tournament in back-to-back years, starting in 2019.

Tournament Locations

Region 1 – Shrewsbury, Massachusetts

Region 2 – Asheboro, North Carolina

Region 3 – Tampa, Florida

Region 4 – Hastings, Nebraska

Region 5 – Charleston, Illinois (2019 only)

Region 6 – Sioux Falls, SD

Region 7 – Lewiston, Idaho (2019 only)

Region 8 – Fairfield, California

The dates for each tournament will be August 7-11, 2019 and August 5-9, 2020. This is the first time bids could be submitted for a two-year commitment.

Nate Wek is currently the sports content producer and sports and rec beat reporter for South Dakota Public Broadcasting. He is a graduate of South Dakota State University with a Bachelor of Science degree in Journalism Broadcasting and a minor in Leadership. From 2010-2013 Nate was the Director of Gameday Media for the Sioux Falls Storm (Indoor Football League) football team. He also spent 2012 and 2013 as the News and Sports Director of KSDJ Radio in Brookings, SD. Nate, his wife Sarah, and three sons, Braxan, Jordy, and Anders live in Canton, SD.