Minnetonka Readies for Gopher Classic Baseball Tournament

Minnetonka is gearing up to host key games of the 2013 Jim Hanus Gopher Classic Baseball Tournament, including the tournament’s championship rounds.

The Gopher Classic is the largest American Legion tournament in the United States. Ninety teams will play at 15 Twin Cities sites between Friday and Tuesday.

All 90 teams will compete in pool play for the right to advance to the single-elimination championship rounds. The 15 pool winners and one second place team will advance.

Two of the 15 sites are in Minnetonka. Veterans Field at Minnetonka High School has been designated site 14 (with Excelsior as the host team). Big Willow Park (with Hopkins as the host team) will be site 11. The championship rounds will be played at Veterans Field.

Among area Legion teams:

• Eden Prairie is in pool 8 playing at Round Lake Stadium in Eden Prairie.
• Excelsior is in pool 14 playing at Veterans Field.
• Excelsior (Team #2) is in pool 2 playing at Benilde-St. Margaret’s in St. Louis Park.
• Hopkins is in pool 11 playing at Big Willow Park. 

Click here for a full schedule.

PSB MN will broadcast several of the games according to the following schedule:

Friday

• 9 a.m.: Eden Prairie vs. Lino Lakes
• 7:30 p.m.: Eden Prairie vs. Sioux Falls East
• 8 p.m.: Edina vs. Omaha—Creighton Prep

Saturday  

• 11:45 a.m.: Edina vs. Tri City (New Brighton)
• 7:30 p.m.: Eden Prairie vs. Moline
• 8 p.m.: Edina vs. Ash Port

Sunday

• 5 p.m.: Eden Prairie vs. Marshall
• 5:15 p.m.: Edina vs. Lakeville South
• 7:30 p.m.: Eden Prairie vs. Huron
• 8 p.m.: Edina vs. Oakdale

Tuesday

• 9 a.m.: Semifinals
• 11:30 a.m.: Semifinals
• 2 p.m.: Championship

Click here to listen to the broadcasts.