ESTEVAN - The Estevan Minor Baseball Association is going to host a pair of provincial tournaments from Aug. 13-15 at Mel Murray Cactus Park.
The under-11 (U11) AA Tier 4 provincial tournament will bring seven teams to Estevan, and the U15 AA Tier 4 tournament will offer six teams.
The host Estevan U11 AA Brewers, which is Estevan’s age rep. team, will be in a pool with the Weyburn Beavers and the Saskatoon Blue Jay Knockouts. They will play both of their round robin games on Aug. 13, versus Weyburn at 2 p.m. and Saskatoon at 4 p.m.
The other pool will boast the Lumsden Cubs, Maidstone Lakers, Rosetown Angels and Eston Ramblers.
The playoffs will begin in the afternoon of Aug. 14, and continue on Aug. 15, with the gold medal game at 1 p.m. on Aug. 15.
The U15 AA tournament will see the Estevan Brewers face the Saskatoon Cardinals at 2 p.m. on Aug. 13 and the Canora Royals at noon on Aug. 14. The U15 Brewers will be comprised of players from Estevan’s U15 house leagues.
Also competing will be the Pilot Butte Broncos, the Regina Blue Jays and the Regina White Sox.
The playoffs will be contested on Aug. 15. If a tie-breaker is needed, the championship game will be at 2 p.m.; if there isn’t a tie-breaker, it will be at 1 p.m.
Opening ceremonies will be at 5 p.m. on Aug. 13. Kevin Culy will toss out the first pitch.
A skills competition will follow the ceremonies.
