The North American Fastpitch Association (NAFA) Men's Fastpitch Wood Bat World Series will be coming to the State of Illinois and the Midwest for the first time. The tournament bracket is set and six teams will challenge for the wood bat title. Team trophies will be provided for the top three finishing teams, with individual awards provided to members of the top two teams. Players will be selected for their accomplishments as Most Valuable Player, Top Pitcher, and Batting Champion. Fourteen players will also be selected for the all tournament team, as well.
The tournament will be held on Saturday Sept. 4th and Sunday Sept. 5th, with Monday the 6th designated as the rain date. The event will be held at Thunder Park in Roscoe, IL. Thunder Park sits on the corner of Route 251 and Swanson Road for those interested in coming out to watch this event.
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The following teams are entered into this year's tournament.
BAC Pride (Rockford, IL)
Boulder Rebels (Boulder, Colorado)
Central Iowa Express (Des Moines, Iowa)
Dekalb Hustle Hogs (Dekalb, IL)
New Image (Montfort, WI)
Quad City Titans (Davenport, Iowa)
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Below is the schedule for the Labor Day weekend event:
Saturday Sept. 4th: G1: 9am: Boulder Rebels vs. QC Titans
G2: 9am: Dekalb Hogs vs. Central Iowa Express
G3: 10:45am: G1 Winner vs. New Image
G4: 10:45am: G2 Winner vs. BAC Pride
G5: 12:45 pm: WG3 vs. WG4
G6: 2:30 pm: LG1 vs. LG4
G7: 2:30 pm: LG2 vs. LG3
G8: 4:15 pm: LG6 vs. WG7
G9: 4:15 pm: WG6 vs LG7
Sunday: Sept 5th G10: 8:30 am: WG8 vs WG9
G11: 10:15 am: WG10 vs. LG5
G12: 12:00pm: WG11 vs. WG5
IF Game G13: 1:45pm: WG12 vs. LG12
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Tim Hatten
Tournament Director
thatten@gmail.com