Cloninger Classic

JuLY 3-6, 2025

The Helena Reps will be hosting the annual Legion Class A Lee Cloninger Classic at Kindrick Legion Field in Helena, MT from July 3-6, 2025.

The Cloninger Classic is named after longtime Helena American Legion baseball supporter and volunteer Lee Cloninger, who worked the ticket booth and concessions at Kindrick Legion Field for over 30 years.

The seven-team 2025 tournament includes the Helena Reps, Bozeman Bucks, Calgary Bucks, Edmonton Southwest Sox, Great Falls Chargers, Idaho Prime, and Lethbridge Miners.

Tournament Rules

1. American Legion Baseball Rules will be followed except as specified below. 

2. Coaches must be in uniform and wear protective helmets.

3. Games will be 7 innings unless extra innings are needed. In the case of a tie after 7 innings or because of time limit,
   teams will go into a tie-breaker scenario. Each team will start the next inning with a runner on 2nd base and no outs. The
   runner will be the last out recorded from the previous inning.

4. Twelve run rule applies after 4 innings, eight run rule applies after 5 innings.

5. The time limit for each game is 2 hours. Time will officially start with the first pitch of the game. There will be no time limit for the Championship game. The official scorekeeper will keep track of time.

6. Home team will be determined by a coin toss before the start of the game. Helena will be home team for their pool play games. On Sunday, the better seed will be the home team.

7. Infield/outfield is not allowed. Ground balls and fly balls in the outfield only please.

8. Courtesy runners are encouraged for the pitcher and catcher. Courtesy runner can be any player that is not currently in the lineup.

9. Teams will be seeded for Sunday’s games.  Seeding criteria follows.
   •    Overall record
   •    Head to Head record
   •    Runs allowed
   •    Runs scored
   •    Coin flip if still tied

   *If 3 or more-way ties, Head-to-Head will only be used if all tied teams have played each other. If all tied teams have not
   played each other the remaining seeding criteria will be used to break the first tie. The team that won the first tie will
   then be removed and we will evaluate the remaining teams to break the second tie, where Head- to-Head can come
   back into play.

10. Helena will always occupy the 3rd base dugout.

11. We will have just finished installing turf on various parts of the field. Absolutely no sunflower seeds or gum. Metal spiked cleats are allowed as the main playing surface will still be dirt and grass.