Sumter Post 15 has sponsored a team every year since 1929, just four years after the American Legion began sponsoring a nationwide youth baseball program. Sumter is the only Post to have sponsored a team in South Carolina since its inception in the Palmetto State. According to research at the national level Sumter has the second oldest program in the American Legion.
Sumter Post 15 Sr. State Championships:
1940, 1950, 1952, 1962, 1977, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1999, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2010
Jr. Legion State Championships:
2018
Riley Park is home to the Sumter P-15s. It was named after Legionnaire John J. Riley. Riley not only served as the athletic director and head coach for the first 16 years of the program; he also played a major role in the construction of Riley Park. He was elected to United States House of Representatives in 1945. Riley Park was named to honor him in 1947.
Player Meeting Sunday, May 1
4 pm
at Riley Park
Anyone interested in play P15 Baseball this summer should attend the meeting.
Schedule coming soon!
Saturday, July 21 - Wednesday, July 25
The Jr. P-15's win the SC Jr. Legion State Tournament!!