ELLWOOD CITY BASEBALL

The 74th Ellwood City Little League Classic, the second oldest Little League tournament in the country, will begin on July 14th. The tournament, which began in 1952, is second in years only to the Little League World Series which will hold its 77th tournament next season. The tournament will be played nightly at the Ewing Park Baseball Complex. The games, held nightly under a Little League approved lighting system, will be at Freidhoff Field in the Ewing Park Baseball Complex. Freidhoff Field has a grass infield, bleacher seating for 300 surround the field, an electric scoreboard, press box and concession stand. The 22nd Home Run Derby will be held before each team's first three games. A minimum of two PIAA umpires from the Lawrence County Umpires Association will umpire every game. A minimum of three PIAA umpires will umpire the championship round. The tournament is restricted to teams with players ages 12 and under that participate in a regular season league of teams 12 and under. Players participating in travel leagues must be a member and participate in their sponsoring organizations league. Any violation of this policy will be forfeiture of any games played by their team. Ellwoodcitybaseball.com will have comprehensive coverage of every game with over 100 pictures and play-by-play game reports. Ellwoodcity.org will provide additional reports.  A team trophy and individual trophies will be awarded to the tournament champions and runners-up. The Home Run Derby champion will be awarded an individual trophy. The tournament is a modified double-elimination with a three-game minimum. To ensure your place in the tournament make your check for $400 payable to: ECABF. The mailing address is Don Mancini, 50 Pittsburgh Circle, Ellwood City, PA 16117. For further information on the tournament contact Don Mancini at 724/290-4226 or dmancini@zoominternet.net.