Hosting games at two venues, Washington Post 218 will sponsor a 12-team Senior Legion wood bat tournament June 20-24.
Post 218 will run games at both Rotary Recreational Complex - Ronsick Field and St. Francis Borgia Regional High School for the tournament.
The 12 teams have been divided into four pools of three teams each. Pool play will take place Wednesday and Thursday, June 20-21.
Pool A consists of West, Manchester and Jackson.
Pool B consists of Elsberry, Eureka and Daniel Boone.
Pool C consists of St. Charles, Creve Coeur and Springfield.
And Pool D consists of Washington, Ballwin and Ste. Genevieve.
Games commence Wednesday, June 20, at Rotary Recreational Complex - Ronsick Field. The first game is between Washington and Ballwin and starts at noon.
Each pool has one game scheduled Wednesday. The other games will be West versus Manchester in Pool A at 2:30 p.m., Elsberry versus Daniel Boone in Pool C at 5 p.m. and St. Charles versus Creve Coeur in Pool B at 7:30 p.m.
On Thursday, the rest of the pool games will be split between Borgia and Ronsick Field.
Washington’s other pool game will be against Ste. Genevieve at 4:30 p.m. on Borgia’s field.
Other games at Borgia are Daniel Boone versus Eureka at 9 a.m., Eureka versus Elsberry at 11:30 a.m. and Ballwin versus Ste. Genevieve at 4:30 p.m.
Games at Ronsick Field on Thursday are West versus Jackson at noon, Jackson versus Manchester at 2:30 p.m., St. Charles versus Springfield at 5 p.m. and Springfield versus Creve Coeur at 7:30 p.m.
After the conclusion of pool play, teams will be seeded within their pools. Tiebreakers, in order, are most wins, head-to-head result, least runs allowed and coin flip.
On Friday, teams placing third in their respective pools will be assigned to the consolation bracket at Borgia. Semifinal games in that bracket are set for 1 and 4 p.m. The final games in that bracket are set for Saturday at Ronsick Field at noon and 2:30 p.m.
The top two teams from each pool will play in an eight-team bracket for the championship. Pools A and B will be on one side of the bracket and Pools C and D will be on the other side.
The tournament will continue through Sunday, June 24. The third-place game starts at noon at Ronsick Field and will be followed by the championship game at 3 p.m.
