Put me in coach, I'm ready to play.
For players on the five teams in this weekend's Bud Light Classic senior men's baseball tournament at Citizen Field, Friday can't come soon enough.
They've waited since the season ended in September to get the gloves and bats working for them and run the base paths on an outdoor diamond. They'll get that chance in the two-day tournament.
It all starts Friday at 6 when the Inland Control & Services Tigers face the DOB Contracting Gladiators, followed by the Queensway Auto World Red Sox-P.G. Surg Med midget Knights matchup at 8 p.m. The Knights are the defending Western Canadian double-A champions.
The tournament resumes Saturday at 10 a.m. when the Northern Traditional Homes Orioles play the winner of the Tigers-Gladiators game. Games are scheduled every two hours Saturday, leading up to the final at 8 p.m.
The Century 21 Prince George Senior Men's Baseball League season-opener is set for Wednesday, May 22 at Citizen Field when the Red Sox take on the Knights. The Orioles and Tigers meet on Thursday, May 23 for the first time since September, when the O's captured the playoff title with a three-game sweep of the Tigers in the final. The Gladiators' first game is Friday, May 24 against the Red Sox.
The regular season ends on Aug. 1.
