Information courtesy of Ron Kopp:
9 TEAMS TO COMPETE IN 39th RICE LAKE AQUAFEST
INVITATIONAL MEN’S FASTPITCH TOURNAMENT
Six teams from Wisconsin, two from Minnesota, and one from Kansas make up the roster of teams for the 39th Rice Lake Invitational Men’s Fastpitch Tournament to be held June 9-11, once again as part of the city’s Aquafest celebration.
Defending champion Tin Cup of St. Paul and 2016 runner-up Ostrander Norsemen of Ostrander, Minnesota are not entered in this year’s meet.
Wisconsin entries include Striker’s Lanes of Baldwin, Dugout Bar and Grill and Cushing Tigers of Cushing, Ben’s Northern Bar-Deer’s Food Locker of Luck, and the Rice Lake Orangemen, the only team to have played in all 38 previous events.
Len’s Automotive of St. Paul and last year’s third place finisher, Odin Fastpitch, are the two Gopher State entries.
The Kansas entry is Wizard of Oz from Silver Lake, a perennial entry in national fastpitch competition of the North American Fastpitch Association.
Play begins Friday evening at Rice Lake’s Tate Park with one game, that at 8:00 p.m., and continues all day Saturday with opening games at 10:00 a.m. and Sunday starting at 9:00 a.m. The event concludes early Sunday evening.
Ronn Kopp – ronnkopp [at] charter.net