For the first time in 38 years, there will be two classes of amateur baseball in Minnesota this season.
There’s not much change in Class C statewide, other than three teams have made the move from Class C to Class B.
The big change is in Class B.
The 32 teams that were previously in Class A have blended into Class B with the 30 teams that were already playing there.
The defending champion in each class remains in place and is ranked first in the preseason poll.
The Nisswa Lightning lead the Class C poll.
A total of 33 teams received mention in the Class C poll. Among them were the Luverne Redbirds and Fairmont Martins.
Here are the complete polls. Listed are place and team with poll points in parenthesis.
Class C
1. Nisswa Lightning (35)
2. Watertown Red Devils (32)
3. Buckman Billygoats (31)
4. Delano Athletics (30)
5. Jordan Brewers (28)
6. New Ulm Brewers (16)
7. Bird Island Bullfrogs (15)
(tie) Waconia Lakers (15)
9. Webster Sox (5)
10. Bluffton Braves (3)
Class B
1. Rochester Royals (65)
2. St. Louis Park Pirates (54)
3. Champlin Park LoGators (52)
4. Miesville Mudhens (43)
5. Minnetonka Millers (39)
6. Baseball 365 (25)
7. Chanhassen Red Birds (22)
8. Minneapolis Cobras (20)
9. Air Freight Unlimited (14)
10. Moorhead Brewers (13)
State champions
Champions from the state amateur baseball tournament:
1924
St. Paul Armour’s
1925
White Bear Lake
1926
St. Paul Armour’s
1927
Mora
1928
Mankato
1929
Albert Lea
1930
A: Fairmont
B: South St. Paul
1931
A: St. Paul Bohn Ref.
B: Maple Lake
C: Madelia
1932
A: St. Paul Milk Drivers
B: Chaska
C: Brooten
1933
AA: St. Paul EMBA
A: St. Peter
B: Harmony
1934
AA: Minneapolis Jerseys
A: Willmar
1935
AA: St. Paul J.J. Kohn
A: Red Wing
1936
AA: St. Paul Comm. Row
A: Windom
1937
AA: Minneapolis Heinies
A: Austin
1938
AA: St. Paul N. St. Env.
A: Owatonna
1939
AA: St. Paul T.H. Shoe
A: Maple Lake
1940
AA: Albert Lea
A: Shakopee
1941
AA: Owatonna
A: New Ulm
1942
AA: Austin
A: Fairfax
1943
AA: Minneapolis Mitby Sathers
A: New Ulm
1944
AA: Albert Lea
A: Springfield
1945
AA: Albert Lea
A: Excelsior
1946
AA: Albert Lea
A: Springfield
1947
AA: Albert Lea
A: Chaska
1948
AA: Albert Lea
A: Winsted
1949
AA: Austin
A: Excelsior
B: Little Falls
1950
AA: Fergus Falls
A: LeCenter
B: Lester Prairie
1951
AA: Litchfield
A: Watertown
B: Soderville
1952
AA: Willmar
A: Cannon Falls
B: Soderville
1953
AA: Austin
A: Delavan
B: Rollingstone
1954
A: Benson
B: Milroy
1955
A: St. Peter
B: Cold Spring
1956
A: Minneapolis Teamsters
B: Bemidji
1957
A: Waseca
B: Braham
1958
A: Austin
B: Pipestone
1959
A: Fairmont
B: Shakopee
1960
A: Bloomington
B: Pipestone
1961
A: Minneapolis Twin City Federal
B: St. Bonifacius
1962
A: St. Paul Ganzers
B: Little Falls
1963
A: Minneapolis A&B Sports
B: Braham
1964
A: St. Paul Como Rec
B: St. Bonifacius
1965
A: Bloomington
B: St. Bonifacius
1966
A: Winona
B: Perham
1967
A: Columbia Heights
B: Arlington
1968
A: Columbia Heights
B: Dassel-Cokato
1969
A: St. Paul Sport Spec
B: Arlington
1970
A: Columbia Heights
B: Deer Creek
1971
B: Chaska
1972
B: Columbia Heights
1973
B: Cold Spring
1974
B: Red Wing
1975
B: Prior Lake
1976
B: Prior Lake
1977
A: Minneapolis Mr. Roberts
B: Bemidji
1978
A: Columbia Heights
B: Miesville
1979
A: West St. Paul
B: Arlington
1980
A: Richfield
B: New Ulm
1981
A: Winona
B: Cold Spring
1982
A: Brooklyn Center
B: Dundas
1983
A: St. Paul Stieichens
AA: St. Cloud
1984
A: St. Paul Frontier Bar
AA: Arlington
1985
A: Minneapolis Halek’s
AA: Arlington
1986
A: Columbia Heights
B: Cold Spring
C: Jordan
1987
A: Bloomington
B: Hammel
C: Chaska
1988
A: Minneapolis J. Botten
B: Dundas
C: Delano
1989
A: Columbia Heights
B: Miesville
C: Morris
1990
A: St. Paul Conquest Rooster
B: Red Wing
C: Bovey
1991
A: Minneapolis Angels
B: Rochester
C: Regal
1992
A: Minneapolis Angels
B: Miesville
C: Sartell
1993
A: St. Paul Highland Park
B: Red Wing
C: Granite Falls
1994
A: Minneapolis Angels
B: Jordan
C: Belle Plaine
1995
A: St. Paul Rosetown
B: Miesville
C: Sauk Rapids
1996
A: St. Paul Highland Park
B: Cold Spring
C: Plato
1997
A: Minnetonka
B: Hamel
C: St. Michael
1998
A: Minnetonka
B: Dundas
C: Glencoe
1999
A: Minnetonka
B: Dundas
C: Buckman
2000
A: Glynn Building
B: Cold Spring
C: Brainerd
2001
A: Minnetonka
B: Cold Spring
C: Watkins
2002
A: St. Louis Park
B: Austin
C: Granite Falls
2003
A: Minnetonka
B: Austin
C: Green Isle
2004
A: Minnetonka
B: Jordan
C: Blue Earth
2005
A: Wesley Homes
B: Mankato
C: Holdingford
2006
A: Minnetonka
B: Rochester
C: Blue Earth
2007
A: Minnetonka
B: Miesville
C: Plato
2008
A: St. Louis Park
B: Mankato
C: Elko
2009
A: Minnetionka
B: Shakopee
C: St. Cloud Orthopedic
2010
A: Minnetonka
B: Shakopee
C: Midway
2011
A: Stockmen’s Irish
B: Sauk Rapids
C: Isanti
2012
A: Minnetonka
B: Victoria
C: Maple Lake
2013
A: St. Paul Shamrocks
B: Sauk Rapids
C: Isanti
2014
A: St. Paul Capitals
B: Cold Spring
C: Sobieski
2015
A: Minnetonka
B: Dundas
C: Plato
2016
A: Minnetonka
B: Miesville
C: Raymond
2017
A: Minnetonka
B: Miesville
C: Kimball
2018
A: St. Louis Park
B: Chanhassen
C: Plato
2019
A: Minneapolis Cobras
B: Chanhassen
C: Jordan
2020
A: Minnetonka
B: Chanhassen
C: Fairmont
2021
A: Air Freight Unlimited
B: Chanhassen
C: Sobieski
2022
A: St. Louis Park
B: Rochester
C: Nissswa