Baseball Fans Get Set for the 2011 Dunedin Spring Classic

The Dunedin Falcons would love to repeat as champions at the 42nd annual Spring Classic.

Last year, they overcame a seven-run deficit in the seventh inning to snatch the championship away from East Lake. Many of those players man Dunedin’s current roster.

The annual tournament starts today (March 28) and runs through Friday (April 1) at the Englebert Complex, 1700 Solon Ave in Dunedin. The tournament hosts thirteen different teams across three different ball fields with winners and losers moving into different brackets.

The list of competing teams include Dunedin, East Lake, Clearwater Central Catholic, Pinellas Park, Tarpon Springs, Palm Harbor, Countryside.

Here’s a look at some area teams and how they fit into the tournament:

Countryside vs River Ridge at 5 p.m.

The Countryside Cougars (10-5) are coming off a 4-0 loss to . However, the Cougars came back and beat Lakewood 6-3 the very next day. The Cougars will, no doubt, throw ace lefty  at the opposition and hope to get through their first game against River Ridge to get into the winner’s bracket.

Clearwater Central Catholic vs Pinellas Park at 8 p.m.

(6-7) had a rocky start to the year but have won four of their last five games and are very familiar with most of the teams in the tournament. They will have to get past Pinellas Park to move into the winner’s bracket.

Click here: for a link to the tournament bracket.

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