The Elkins Babe Ruth City Tournament will get under way today at Robin Harvey Memorial Field.
Two games will be on tap today and two contests are scheduled for Wednesday. The tourney championship game is scheduled for Thursday.
The first game today will pit No. 3 Allegheny Insurance against No. 6 Suzuki at 5:45 p.m.
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Broughton’s Sports’ Chris Bodkin races down the first base during the Fuzz Jones tournament earlier this season. Broughoton’s will look to repeat as City Tournament champions.
The second game will feature No. 4 Davis Trust taking on No. 5 Citizens at 8:15 p.m.
The two games on Wednesday will be semifinal contests. No. 2 Broughton's Sports will face the Allegheny Insurance/Suzuki winner in the first game.
The other semifinal matchup will be top-seeded Elkins Fordland against the winner of Davis Trust/Citizens National game. That contest is slated for 8:15 p.m.
Broughton's Sports defeated Allegheny Insurance in last year's championship game of the tourney.
Elkins Fordland was the regular season champions this season with a 20-3 overall record.
Brougton's Sports finished second with a 16-7 mark.
Allegheny Insurance and Davis Trust tied for third place with 11-12 records.
Citizens National Bank finished in fifth place at 7-16, while Elkins Suzuki was sixth at 4-19.
After the championship game on Thursday, the league will announce all three of its All-Star teams.
The 13-14 year-old sate tournament will be held in Elkins at Robin Harvey Memorial Field in July.
The 15 year-old state tournament, which is also scheduled for July, will be in Harrison County at Frank Loria Field complex in Clarksburg.
