49th annual Colfax Classic to feature Hall of Fame inductions
By: Mike Ray, Colfax Record Sports Editor
For 51 weekends of the year, the ball diamond at Colfax’s Living War Memorial Park sit mostly idly. There’s some Little League activity in the spring and Tournament of Champions action in June, but, for the most part, its base paths remain empty.
But every third weekend in August, the vintage diamond up on the hill that overlooks Colfax comes alive as it once did decades ago.
This weekend, for the 49th consecutive year, it will happen again.
Friday night the three-day Colfax Recreation Men’s Fast Pitch Classic will kick off a three-day run that will feature nine men’s fast pitch teams from around Northern California that will vying for championship honors in one of the state’s longest-running tournaments.
“It’s the best tournament of the year,” said Jeff Nye, player-manager for defending tournament champion 10-35 of Grass Valley. “This will be my 15th straight year of playing in the tournament and I really look forward to it each year.” Click here to read the entire story and view photo at The Auburn Journal.
NAFA A-Major Champs among the team in tournament
Two weeks ago, the Roseville Eagles, bolstered by former Colfax High baseball standouts Tyler Phillips and Kevin Fontana, traveled to Moline, Ill. where they posted a perfect 6-0 record on their way to winning the 32-team North American Fast Pitch Association Men’s A Major national championship
49th Annual Colfax Classic
Friday, Aug. 22
7:15 p.m. – 10-35 vs. Barnes’ Bombers
8:30 p.m. – Dirt Bags vs. Brewers
Saturday, Aug. 239 a.m. – Gold Country Automotive vs. Roseville Eagles
10:45 – Barnes’ Bombers vs. Black Sox
12:15 – Akers’ Advanced Painting vs. Brewers
1:45 p.m. – East Bay Bashers vs. Dirt Bags
3:15 p.m. – Akers’ Advanced Painting vs. Gold Country Automotive
4:45 p.m. – East Bay Bashers vs. Black Sox
6:15 p.m. – Hall of Fame Ceremony
7:30 p.m. – Roseville Eagles vs. 10-35.
Sunday, Aug. 24
8 a.m. – Team 8 vs. Team 7
9:30 a.m. – Team 5 vs. Team 6
11 a.m. – 8 a.m. winner vs. Team 4
12:30 p.m. – 9:30 a.m. winner vs. Team 3
2 p.m. – 11 a.m. winner vs. Team 1
3:30 p.m. – 12:30 p.m. winner vs. Team 2
5 p.m. – 2 p.m. winner vs. 3:30 p.m. winner