Charleston, Missouri – This weekend the Charleston Fighting Squirrels will host the Dinger Bat Bleacher Bum Invitational.
The 12-team wooden bat baseball tournament is scheduled for Friday and Saturday at Hillhouse Park in Charleston as well as Notre Dame Regional High School in Cape Girardeau.
Teams competing are the Charleston Fighting Squirrels, Charleston Riverdogs, Mobile Rawdogs, Mid-Missouri Peacocks, Blytheville Legion, Kennett High School, Cape Girardeau Legion, SEMO Pirates of Leopold, Paducah Legion, St. Louis Stars, St. Peter’s Legion, and Missouri Rage.
The Dinger Bat Bleacher Bum Tournament is divided into four 3-team pools. The team who finishes first in each pool on Friday will compete in a 4-team championship bracket on Saturday. The team finishing second in each pool will compete in a 4-team silver bracket and the team who finishes third in each pool will compete in a 4-team bronze bracket.
Each team will have the opportunity to compete in two games on Friday and two games on Saturday. There is a 1 hr, 45 minutes time limit for each game.
Admission is $5.00 to attend the tournament.
Friday, June 19th Schedule
At Hillhouse Park
Pool A: Charleston Fighting Squirrels, Charleston Riverdogs, Mobile Rawdogs
Pool B: Mid-Missouri Peacocks, Blytheville Legion, Kennett High School
Charleston Fighting Squirrels vs. Charleston Riverdogs, 9 a.m.
Blytheville Legion vs. Kennett High School, 11 a.m.
Kennett High School vs. Mid-Missouri Peacocks, 1 p.m.
Mid-Missouri Peacocks vs. Blytheville Legion, 3 p.m.
Charleston Riverdogs vs. Mobile Rawdogs, 5 p.m.
Mobile Rawdogs vs. Charleston Fighting Squirrels, 7 p.m.
At Notre Dame
Pool C: Cape Girardeau Legion, SEMO Pirates of Leopold, Paducah Legion
Pool D: St. Louis Stars, St. Peter's Legion, Missouri Rage
SEMO Pirates of Leopold vs. Cape Girardeau Legion, 9 a.m.
Paducah Legion vs. SEMO Pirates of Leopold, 11 a.m.
Cape Girardeau Legion vs. Paducah Legion, 1 p.m.
St. Peter's Legion vs. St. Louis Stars, 3 p.m.
St. Louis Stars vs. Missouri Rage, 5 p.m.
Missouri Rage, vs. St. Peter's Legion, 7 p.m.
Saturday, June 20th Schedule
CHAMPIONSHIP BRACKET
SEMIFINAL: No. 1 Pool A vs. No. 1 Pool B, 1 p.m. at Hillhouse Park
SEMIFINAL: No. 1 Pool C vs. No. 1 Pool D, 1 p.m. at Notre Dame
THIRD-PLACE: Semifinal Losers, 5 p.m. at Hillhouse Park
CHAMPIONSHIP: Semifinal Winners, 7 p.m. at Hillhouse Park
SILVER BRACKET
SEMIFINAL: No. 2 Pool A vs. No. 2 Pool B, 11 a.m. at Hillhouse Park
SEMIFINAL: No. 2 Pool C vs. No. 2 Pool D, 11 a.m. at Notre Dame
THIRD-PLACE: Semifinal Losers, 5 p.m. at Notre Dame
CHAMPIONSHIP: Semifinal Winners, 7 p.m. at Notre Dame
BRONZE BRACKET
SEMIFINAL: No. 3 Pool A vs. No. 3 Pool B, 9 a.m. at Hillhouse Park
SEMIFINAL: No. 3 Pool C vs. No. 3 Pool D, 9 a.m. at Notre Dame
THIRD-PLACE: Semifinal Losers, 3 p.m. at Notre Dame
CHAMPIONSHIP: Semifinal Winners, 3 p.m. at Hillhouse Park
