{"id":11696,"date":"2011-06-10T11:42:49","date_gmt":"2011-06-10T18:42:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.fastpitchwest.com\/?p=11696"},"modified":"2011-06-10T11:52:56","modified_gmt":"2011-06-10T18:52:56","slug":"parity-reigns-at-27th-kelso-klassic-fastpitch-softball-tournament","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.fastpitchwest.com\/?p=11696","title":{"rendered":"Parity reigns at 27th Kelso Klassic fastpitch softball tournament"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><figure id=\"attachment_11697\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-11697\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.semissourian.com\/story\/1735332.html?response=no\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.fastpitchwest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/se-missourian-300x36.gif\" alt=\"\" title=\"se missourian\" width=\"300\" height=\"36\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-11697\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.fastpitchwest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/se-missourian-300x36.gif 300w, http:\/\/www.fastpitchwest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/se-missourian.gif 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-11697\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Click logo for complete story.<\/figcaption><\/figure>Parity reigns at 27th Kelso Klassic fastpitch softball tournament<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>By Marty Mishow ~ Southeast Missourian<br \/>\nTwo local teams will compete in this year&#8217;s fastpitch tournament<br \/>\nThe powerhouse squads that met in the 2010 finals did not return this year.<\/p>\n<p>That means the popular 14-team men&#8217;s fastpitch softball tournament is wide open, according to Kelso Klassic media coordinator Jerry Wolsey.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I&#8217;d say this year there&#8217;s a lot more parity,&#8221; Wolsey said. &#8220;Just about any team can win the thing. It should make for a really good tournament.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The 27th annual Kelso Klassic, a staple of the community and its surrounding areas for nearly three decades, begins today on two fields at Kelso City Park.<\/p>\n<p>There will be four games today, two at 8 p.m. and two at 9:30 p.m. Both local squads will see action today. Host Kelso Fastpitch plays Kreke Tree Service from Teutopolis, Ill., at 8 p.m. and West End Tavern of Altenburg\/Frohna faces Black Gold from Hermann, Mo., at 9:30 p.m.<\/p>\n<p>Play Saturday begins at 8:30 a.m. and runs well into the night. The double-elimination event concludes Sunday, with games starting at 9 a.m. and culminating with the 3 p.m. championship. An if-necessary title contest would follow.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We look for another great tournament,&#8221; said Wolsey, a former Southeast Missouri State baseball player who competes for Kelso Fastpitch. &#8220;This continues to be one of the top tournaments in the nation.  <a href=\"http:\/\/www.semissourian.com\/story\/1735332.html?response=no\">Click here for the complete story.<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote><p>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\"><!--\ngoogle_ad_client = \"ca-pub-5012464944583968\";\n\/* Ballparkradio Main *\/\ngoogle_ad_slot = \"2176237682\";\ngoogle_ad_width = 468;\ngoogle_ad_height = 60;\n\/\/-->\n<\/script><br \/>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\"\nsrc=\"http:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/show_ads.js\">\n<\/script><\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Parity reigns at 27th Kelso Klassic fastpitch softball tournament By Marty Mishow ~ Southeast Missourian Two local teams will compete in this year&#8217;s fastpitch tournament The powerhouse squads that met in the 2010 finals did not return this year. 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