Byron Cox Post 72 is playing host to its annual invitational beginning Thursday. The four-day event will feature 12 teams from Indiana, Illinois, Kentucky, Missouri and Michigan.
North Montgomery High School and Wabash College will be the sites for the Thursday and Friday’s pool games. The top eight seeds will advance to play at North Montgomery on Saturday with the semi-finals and championship scheduled for Sunday.
Post 72 will play Speedway at 10 a.m. Thursday at North Montgomery.
Other games slated for Thursday at North Montgomery are Danville, Illinois plays Kokomo at 12:30 p.m.; at 3 p.m. Evansville Funkhouser takes on Kokomo; at 5:30 p.m. Post 72 plays Lexington, Kentucky; and at 8 p.m. Evansville Funkhouser takes on North Branch, Michigan.
Games Thursday at Wabash College include 10 a.m. Lafayette versus Terre Haute; at 12:30 p.m. Rantoul, Illinois plays Terre Haute; at 3 p.m. Princeton takes on Speedway; and at 5:30 p.m. Rantoul, Illinois plays Washington, Missouri.
Friday games will follow the same time schedule as Thursday’s games.
Post 72 will play at 8 p.m. Friday against Princeton at North Montgomery.
Saturday games begin at 11 a.m. with other games at 2 p.m., 5 p.m. and 8 p.m.
Sunday semi-finals will be played at 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. with the championship slated for 5 p.m.
Post 72 will look to rebound after this past weekend’s disappointing performance at the Danville, Illinois Wooden Bat Invitational. The team went 1-3. The season record is now 17-5.
Admission to games is $10 for those age 13 and older. Children 12 and younger and those older than 80 are admitted for free.
Post 72 games can be heard on Thunder 103.9 FM and will be broadcast on Facebook at Buzzed Sports Media.
