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Baseball tourney at Charleston and ND this weekend

Posted Tuesday, June 4, 2013, at 9:47 PM

You can check out the Daily Dunklin Democrat's Dustin Ward's story on the 16-team Fighting Squirrel Baseball Classic here.

The schedule below also is courtesy of Dustin.

A bracket for the tournament that includes all games with the exception of Game 19 and Game 20 is available at this link: View Bracket Here

Thursday, June 6:

First-Round

Game 1 at Charleston: Charleston 16's vs. Kennett Senior Babe Ruth, noon

Game 2 at Charleston: Mayfield, Ky., Legion vs. Poplar Bluff Senior Babe Ruth, 2:30 p.m.

Game 3 at Charleston: Elsberry, Mo., Legion vs. Dunklin County Legion, 5 p.m.

Game 4 at Charleston: Scott County Legion vs. Charleston, Mo., Senior Babe Ruth, 7:30 p.m.

Game 5 at Notre Dame: Kelso, Mo., Scrappers vs. SEMO, Mo., Strokers, noon

Game 6 at Notre Dame: St. Peter's, Mo., Legion vs. Cape Girardeau Legion, 2:30 p.m.

Game 7 at Notre Dame: Festus Legion vs. Fulton, Mo., Legion, 5 p.m.

Game 8 at Notre Dame: Rogersville, Mo., vs. Missouri Bulls, 7:30 p.m.

Friday, June 7:

Consolation Quarterfinals

Game 9 at Charleston: Loser Game 1 vs. Loser Game 2, noon

Game 10 at Charleston: Loser Game 3 vs. Loser Game 4, 2:30 p.m.

Game 11 at Notre Dame: Loser Game 5 vs. Loser Game 6, noon

Game 12 at Notre Dame: Loser Game 7 vs. Loser Game 8, 2:30 p.m.

Championship Quarterfinals

Game 13 at Charleston: Winner Game 1 vs. Winner Game 2, 5 p.m.

Game 14 at Charleston: Winner Game 3 vs. Winner Game 4, 7:30 p.m.

Game 15 at Notre Dame: Winner Game 5 vs. Winner Game 6, 5 p.m.

Game 16 at Notre Dame: Winner Game 7 vs. Winner Game 8, 7:30 p.m.

Saturday, June 8:

Consolation Semifinals:

Game 17 at Charleston: Winner Game 9 vs. Winner Game 10, 10 a.m.

Game 18 at Notre Dame: Winner Game 11 vs. Winner Game 12, 10 a.m.

Loser's Bracket Final Games:

Game 19 at Charleston: Loser Game 9 vs. Loser Game 10, 12:30 p.m.

Game 20 at Notre Dame: Loser Game 11 vs. Loser Game 12, 12:30 p.m.

Fifth-Place Semifinals:

Game 21 at Charleston: Loser Game 13 vs. Loser Game 14, 3 p.m.

Game 22 at Notre Dame: Loser Game 15 vs. Loser Game 16, 3 p.m.

Championship Semifinals:

Game 23 at Charleston: Winner Game 13 vs. Winner Game 14, 5:30 p.m.

Game 24 at Notre Dame: Winner Game 15 vs. Winner Game 16, 5:30 p.m.

Consolation Championship:

Game 25 at Notre Dame: Winner Game 17 vs. Winner Game 18, 8 p.m.

Sunday, June 9:

Fifth-Place Championship:

Game 26 at Charleston: Winner Game 21 vs. Winner Game 22, 10 a.m.

Third-Place Championship:

Game 27 at Charleston: Loser Game 23 vs. Loser Game 24, 12:30 p.m.

Championship:

Game 28 at Charleston: Winner Game 23 vs. Winner Game 24, 3 p.m.

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I hope it doesn't rain Thursday.

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