North Dakota American Legion Baseball
Class 'A' ('AA') State Champions
| 1928-1929 | 1930-1939 | 1940-1949 |
| 1950-1959 | 1960-1969 | 1970-1979 |
| 1980-1989 | 1990-1999 | 2000-Present |
| State Champions by City | ||
| State Tournament Notes | ||
| Central Plains Regional Champions (North Dakota Teams) | ||
* = extra inning game
| YEAR | HOST CITY | STATE CHAMPIONSHIP GAME | Score | |||
| 2031 | Mandan | |||||
| 2030 | Grand Forks | |||||
| 2029 | BISMARCK | |||||
| 2028 | Jamestown | |||||
| 2027 | Minot | |||||
| 2026 | Fargo Post 2 | |||||
| 2025 | Williston | |||||
| 2024 | Fargo Post 400 | West Fargo | def. | Fargo Post 2 | 2-1* | |
| 2023 | Dickinson | Fargo Post 2 | def. | Williston | 16-7 | |
| 2022 | West Fargo | West Fargo | def. | Jamestown | 2-1 | |
| 2021 | Mandan | West Fargo | def. | Fargo Post 400 | 3-1 | |
| **2020 | BISMARCK | Fargo Post 2 | def. | West Fargo | 5-4 | |
| 2019 | Grand Forks | Fargo Post 2 | def. | Grand Forks | 7-0 | |
| 2018 | Minot | West Fargo | def. | Minot | 8-5 | |
| 2017 | Williston | Fargo Post 2 | def. | Minot | 5-2 | |
| 2016 | Fargo | Fargo Post 2 | def. | BISMARCK | 4-3 | |
| 2015 | Dickinson | Fargo Post 2 | def. | Mandan | 5-2 | |
| 2014 | Jamestown | BISMARCK | def. | Fargo Post 2 | 9-5 | |
| 2013 | West Fargo | Fargo Post 2 | def. | West Fargo | 5-2 | |
| 2012 | Mandan | West Fargo | def. | Fargo Post 2 | 11-8 | |
| 2011 | Grand Forks | Mandan | def. | Williston | 8-4 | |
| 2010 | BISMARCK | Minot | def. | BISMARCK | 8-5 | |
| 2009 | Wahpeton | Dickinson | def. | Fargo Post 2 | 13-9 | |
| 2008 | Minot | Dickinson | def. | BISMARCK | 7-2 | |
| 2007 | Fargo | Minot | def. | BISMARCK | 10-9* | |
| 2006 | Williston | Minot | def. | Williston | 7-2 | |
| 2005 | Valley City | Fargo Post 2 | def. | BISMARCK | 6-1 | |
| 2004 | Dickinson | Williston | def. | Fargo Post 2 | 9-3 | |
| 2003 | Jamestown | Minot | def. | Fargo Post 2 | 4-0* | |
| 2002 | Devils Lake | Jamestown | def. | Fargo Post 2 | 4-1 | |
| 2001 | West Fargo | Minot | def. | Jamestown | 6-2 | |
| 2000 | Mandan | Mandan | def. | Dickinson | 5-4 | |
| 1999 | Grand Forks | Grand Forks | def. | Minot | 10-9 | |
| 1998 | BISMARCK | Jamestown | def. | BISMARCK | 7-6* | |
| 1997 | Wahpeton | BISMARCK | def. | Grand Forks | 11-9 | |
| 1996 | Williston | Wahpeton | def. | Grand Forks | 17-2 | |
| 1995 | Fargo | Mandan | def. | Jamestown | 10-3 | |
| 1994 | Dickinson | Mandan | def. | Jamestown | 16-14* | |
| 1993 | Devils Lake | Mandan | def. | Jamestown | 11-4 | |
| 1992 | BISMARCK | Fargo Post 2 | def. | Jamestown | 5-4 | |
| 1991 | Jamestown | Mandan | def. | Jamestown | 9-2 | |
| 1990 | Mandan | Mandan | def. | Jamestown | 6-3 | |
| 1989 | West Fargo | Fargo Post 2 | def. | BISMARCK | 15-3 | |
| 1988 | Minot | Fargo Post 2 | def. | Jamestown | 10-3 | |
| 1987 | Grand Forks | Minot | def. | Fargo Bombers | 6-0 | |
| 1986 | Williston | BISMARCK | def. | Williston | 5-3* | |
| 1985 | Wahpeton | Jamestown | def. | BISMARCK | 5-2 | |
| 1984 | Dickinson | Minot | def. | Jamestown | 6-5 | |
| 1983 | Fargo | Fargo Post 2 | def. | Williston | 4-1 | |
| 1982 | Mandan | BISMARCK | def. | Fargo Post 2 | 7-2 | |
| 1981 | Jamestown | Minot | def. | Fargo Post 2 | 7-6* | |
| 1980 | BISMARCK | Jamestown | def. | Minot | 4-3* | |
| 1979 | Wahpeton | Fargo | def. | Minot | 12-4 | |
| 1978 | Minot | Minot | def. | Jamestown | 13-3 | |
| 1977 | Fargo | Minot | def. | Fargo Post 2 | 7-3 | |
| 1976 | Williston | Fargo Post 2 | def. | Williston | 11-0 | |
| 1975 | Jamestown | Jamestown | def. | BISMARCK | 2-1 | |
| 1974 | Mandan | Fargo Post 2 | def. | Minot | 5-3 | |
| 1973 | Fargo | Williston | def. | Fargo Post 2 | 15-2 | |
| 1972 | Williston | Grand Forks | def. | Fargo Post 2 | 6-5 | |
| 1971 | BISMARCK | BISMARCK | def. | Grand Forks | 7-0 | |
| 1970 | Fargo | Mandan | def. | Grand Forks | 2-1 | |
| 1969 | Williston | Fargo Post 2 | def. | Mandan | 7-5 | |
| 1968 | Fargo | Grand Forks | def. | Mandan | 5-1 | |
| 1967 | Mandan | Grand Forks | def. | Fargo Post 2 | 6-4 | |
| 1966 | Fargo | BISMARCK | def. | Mandan | 8-1 | |
| 1965 | BISMARCK | Mandan | def. | Grand Forks | 5-4 | |
| 1964 | Grand Forks | Mandan | def. | Fargo Post 2 | 4-3* | |
| 1963 | Mandan | BISMARCK | def. | Grand Forks | 8-4* | |
| 1962 | Jamestown | Drayton | def. | BISMARCK | 3-2 | |
| 1961 | Mandan | BISMARCK | def. | Grand Forks | 8-2 | |
| 1960 | Fargo | Fargo Post 2 | def. | Drayton | 10-4 | |
| 1959 | Minot | Grand Forks | def. | Minot | 9-8* | |
| 1958 | Jamestown | Drayton | def. | Jamestown | 14-2 | |
| 1957 | Williston | BISMARCK | def. | Fargo Post 2 | 6-5 | |
| 1956 | Jamestown | BISMARCK | def. | Fargo Post 2 | 4-3 | |
| 1955 | Minot | Jamestown | def. | BISMARCK | 6-4 | |
| 1954 | Dickinson | Jamestown | def. | Minot | 11-2 | |
| 1953 | Fargo | Fargo Post 2 | def. | Jamestown | 5-0 | |
| 1952 | BISMARCK | Fargo Post 2 | def. | Dickinson | 8-0 | |
| 1951 | Dickinson | Wahpeton | def. | BISMARCK | 6-1 | |
| 1950 | Jamestown | Fargo Post 2 | def. | Grand Forks | 7-1 | |
| 1949 | Jamestown | BISMARCK | def. | Fargo Post 2 | 12-4 | |
| 1948 | Wahpeton | Fargo Post 2 | def. | BISMARCK | 16-1 | |
| 1947 | Minot | Fargo Post 2 | def. | BISMARCK | 11-4 | |
| 1946 | Grand Forks | Fargo Post 2 | def. | Williston | ||
| 1945 | BISMARCK | BISMARCK | def. | New England | 15-1 | |
| 1944 | Fargo | Fargo Post 2 | def. | Jamestown | 19-1 | |
| 1943 | Jamestown | Fargo Post 2 | def. | Jamestown | 9-2 | |
| 1942 | Grand Forks | Fargo Post 2 | def. | Enderlin | 21-2 | |
| 1941 | Enderlin | |||||
| 1940 | Enderlin | |||||
| 1939 | Grand Forks | |||||
| 1938 | Grand Forks | |||||
| 1937 | Grand Forks | |||||
| 1936 | Grand Forks | |||||
| 1935 | Fargo Post 2 | |||||
| 1934 | Grand Forks | |||||
| 1933 | Fargo Post 2 | |||||
| 1932 | Cooperstown | |||||
| 1931 | Cooperstown | |||||
| 1930 | Enderlin | |||||
| 1929 | Fargo Post 2 | |||||
| 1928 | Linton | |||||
| Fargo Post 2 | 29 | Enderlin | 3 | |
| BISMARCK | 12 | Cooperstown | 2 | |
| Grand Forks | 10 | Dickinson | 2 | |
| Minot | 10 | Drayton | 2 | |
| Mandan | 10 | Wahpeton | 2 | |
| Jamestown | 7 | Williston | 2 | |
| West Fargo | 5 | Linton | 1 |
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*Extra Inning State Championship Games* 2024 - West Fargo def. Fargo Post 2 2-1 in 10 innings 2007 - Minot defeated Bismarck 10-9 in 12 innings 2003 - Minot defeated Fargo 4-0 in 10 innings 1998 - Jamestown defeated Bismarck 7-6 in 11 innings 1994 - Mandan defeated Jamestown 16-14 in 10 innings 1986 - Bismarck defeated Williston 5-3 in 10 innings 1981 - Minot defeated Fargo 7-6 in 12 innings 1980 - Jamestown defeated Minot 4-3 in 11 innings 1964 - Mandan defeated Fargo 4-3 in 11 innings 1963 - Bismarck defeated Grand Forks 8-4 in 12 innings 1959 - Grand Forks defeated Minot 9-8 in 10 innings |
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Central Plains Regional Champions (North Dakota Teams) 2024 - Fargo Post 2 2021 - Fargo Post 400 2019 - Fargo Post 2 1992 - Fargo Post 2 1989 - Fargo Post 2 1969 - Fargo Post 2 1967 - Grand Forks |
| 2024 State Championship Game - West Fargo's Aiden Wolf hit a solo homerun on a 2-2 pitch to lead off the bottom of the 10th to give the Patriots a 2-1 state championship victory over Fargo Post 2. Both West Fargo (Host) and Fargo Post 2 (ND Rep) advanced to the Central Plains Regional Tournament in West Fargo, ND. |
| In 2021 and 2023 North Dakota sent both the State Champion and State Runner-up to the Central Plains Regional Tournament. |
| 2020 - Due to COVID-19, the 2020 American Legion baseball season was cancelled across the country. No Regional or World Series tournaments were held. The state of North Dakota did have a summer baseball season but teams registered with Babe Ruth Baseball. There was a nine team Class AA Senior Babe Ruth Division as well as a nine team West Division and an 11 team East Division for Class A. Bismarck hosted the State Class AA Tournament while Valley City hosted the Class A Tournament. |
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2003 State Championship Game - The game was 0-0 through 9 innings before Minot scored 4 runs in the top of the tenth inning. Charlie Shirek went the distance for Minot to record the shutout 4-0. |
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1997 State Tournament - Bismarck's Tim Olson was selected Most Valuable Player of the State 'A' Tournament. Olson went on to play college baseball at the University of Florida and Major League Baseball for the Arizona Diamondbacks and Colorado Rockies. |
| 1995 - Separate state tournaments held for Class A (formally Class AA) and Class B (formally Class A). Class A Eastern and Western Divisional Tournaments - Top four teams qualify for state tournament. |
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1992 State Tournament - Jamestown outfielder-pitcher Darin Erstad was named the tournament Most Valuable Player. Erstad finished the tournament 10-for-21 with two homers, two triples, a double and six runs scored. On the mound, Erstad appeared in three games, saving one and winning one. He was 2-1, pitching 18 innings and allowing 12 hits and striking out 14. Erstad was victimized by five unearned runs in a 5-4 championship game loss to Fargo. Erstad went on to play college baseball and football at the University of Nebraska and Major League Baseball for the Anaheim Angels, Chicago White Sox and Houston Astros. Erstad was the first pick overall in the 1995 MLB draft. |
| 1990 State Championship Game - Mandan's Jake Meyhoff recorded 17 strike outs in Mandan's 6-3 victory over Jamestown. |
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1989 - Class AA State Champion Fargo defeated Class A Champion Sawyer-Surrey 16-3 and 11-1 in a best two-out-of-three game playoff for the overall State Championship. Fargo was the North Dakota representative at the Central Plains Regional in North Platte, NE. Fargo entered the Regional Tournament with a 29-game win streak. |
| 1985 - Class AA State Champion Jamestown defeated Class A Champion Fargo Bombers 10-7 and 8-1 in a best two-out-of-three game playoff for the overall State Championship. Jamestown was the North Dakota representative at the Central Plains Regional in Cape Girardeau, MO. |
| 1984 - Class AA State Champion Minot defeated Class A Devils Lake 12-8 and 7-5 in a best two-out-of-three game playoff for the overall State Championship. Minot was the North Dakota representative at the Central Plains Regional in Rapid City, SD. |
| 1983 - Class AA State Champion Fargo defeated Class A Champion Devils Lake 6-1 and 16-0 in a best two-out-of-three game playoff for the overall State Championship. Fargo was the North Dakota representative at the Central Plains Regional in Ely, MN. |
| 1982 - Class AA State Champion Bismarck defeated Class A Edmore 17-3 and 10-1 in a best two-out-of-three game playoff for the overall State Championship. Bismarck was the North Dakota representative at the Central Plains Regional in Fenton, MO. |
| 1981 - Class AA State Champion Minot defeated Class A Champion West Fargo in a best two-out-of-three game playoff for the overall State Championship. Minot won the opening game of the series 10-1 before West Fargo won 5-3 to force a third game. Minot defeated West Fargo 8-6 in the series final and went on to represent North Dakota at the Central Plains Regional in Ralston, NE. |
| 1971 - Bismarck Governors' Head Coach Neal Kalberer was a player on Bismarck's 1966 State Championship team. In fact, Kalberer was named the North Dakota American Legion player of the year in that 1966 championship season, and the team went on to the regional finals before falling in two straight games to Enid, OK. |
| 1970 - Mandan entered the 1970 state tournament with a 19-game winning streak. The streak eventually reached 22 games before Grand Forks defeated the Chiefs 3-2 in the first championship game. Mandan came back to win the second championship game 2-1 to earn a trip to the Great Plains Regional tournament. |
| 1967 - Under coach Marv Skaar, Grand Forks cruised through the North Dakota Eastern Division tournament and the North Dakota state tournament. From there, the team went on to win the Region 6 tournament in Hastings, Neb., and without a break or a trip home, got on a plane for the World Series in Memphis, Tenn. Grand Forks was the first North Dakota team to make the World Series in Legion baseball and also the first to win a game there. In their first game, GF shut out Denver, Colo., 3-0, behind Gary Schuler's pitching. Grand Forks lost the next two games and was sent home. |
| 1964 Championship Game - Fargo Succumbs 4-3 on 11th Inning Balk - Mandan's Bill Cook scored the winning run in the bottom of the 11th inning on a balk with one out by Fargo ace right-hander Ollie Cornelius. All three umpires signaled the balk. |
| 1958 - Drayton became the first Class B school in state legion history not only to challenge the Class A powers in the state but win. |
| 1949 - Class A State Champion Bismarck defeated Class B Champion Inkster in a best two-out-of-three game playoff. Inkster challenged Bismarck for the regional berth and after much dispute the best-of-three series was set at Inkster. The class B team won the opener 11-6 but Bismarck came back to win the next two tilts 5-2 and 11-4 to earn the right to represent North Dakota at the Regional in Aberdeen, SD. |
| 1948 - Fargo defeated Bismarck 16-1. The game was called at the end of the 8th when Bismarck's chances were futile. |