Redwood Falls Wood Bat Tournament Saturday, May 31
We will be using two fields. Each are behind the Redwood Area Community Center at 901 East Cook Street.
Concessions will be available. There is no gate fee.
Each team is responsible for supplying one new baseball per game.
No pregame infield/outfield.
If you lose your first game, you will only be playing two games. If you win it, you’re guaranteed a third game.
This is an MSF State Qualifier. State bids will be awarded to the top two teams.
We will follow MSF rules with a few exceptions below:
Only wood bats will be used. As part of your entry fee, each team will receive two bats to keep. They are 29 and 31 inches. Players may use their own wood bats (any size/length/brand is fine).
No pitcher can pitch in more than one game and cannot pitch more than three innings. Innings must be consecutive (no pitcher can pitch the first two innings and then come back into the game later). If a pitcher comes in relief and only throws one pitch to get out of an inning, that still counts as a full inning pitched (even if he comes in with two outs and picks off a runner and doesn’t throw a pitch, that still counts as one full inning).
All games are 6-innings. There will be a 15-run rule after 4-innings and 10-run after 5-innings. We will not start a new inning after 1 hour and 45 minutes, but we will finish whatever inning we’re in (if necessary). We may modify the schedule if bad weather forces an adjustment.
North Field: 9:00 a.m. Redwood Area vs Marshall Orange
South Field: 9:00 a.m. LeSueur vs Watertown-Mayer
North: 11:00 a.m. Annendale vs Long Prairie
South: 11:00 a.m. Pipestone vs New London-Spicer (NLS)
North: 1:00 Redwood/Marshall winner vs LeSueur/Watertown-Mayer winner (winner plays in championship at 5:00, loser plays for third place at 5:00)
South: 1:00 Redwood/Marshall loser vs LeSueur/Watertown-Mayer loser (final game for each team)
North: 3:00 Annendale/Long Prairie winner vs Pipestone/NLS winner (winner plays in championship at 5:00, loser plays for third place at 5:00)
South: 3:00 Annendale/Long Prairie loser vs Pipestone/NLS loser (final game for each team)
North: 5:00 Championship Game
South: 5:00 Third Place Game
Redwood Area Cardinals 2025 (13U)
Mon, May 26: “Player/Dad” Practice 4:00-6:00 at High School North Field, @Wabasso 7:00 (5-inning scrimmage)
Tue, May 27: TBD
Wed, May 28: Practice 10:00-Noon (Johnson Field)
Thu, May 29: TBD
Fri, May 30: Practice 10:00-Noon (High School North Field)
Sat, May 31: Redwood Wood Bat Tournament
Sun, June 1: off
Mon, June 2: @St. James 6:00
Tue, June 3: off
Wed, June 4: Looking for a game (we will practice if we can’t find one)
Thu, June 5: TBD
Fri, June 6: TBD
June 7-8: No Tournament
Mon, June 9: Practice in Belview 3:45-4:55, @Granite Falls 6:00 (Richter Field)
Tue, June 10: off
Wed, June 11: off
Thu, June 12: @Missouri Valley, IA 11:30 a.m. 700 West Huron Street, Missouri Valley, IA: After our game, we can attend the FREE College World Series practice sessions at Charles Schwab Field, 1200 Mike Fahey St, Omaha, NE
June 13-15: Omaha Wood Bat Tournament (College World Series Ticket Information)
Mon, June 16: off
Tue, June 17: off
Wed, June 18: BP in Franklin; hosted by Eric Steffl 3:00-4:30 (myself/Luke won’t be there)
Thu, June 19: “Parents Take Over” Practice 6:00-7:45 (myself/Luke won’t be there) Morton
Fri, June 20: off
June 21-22: No Tournament
Mon, June 23: Looking for a game (there will be practice if we can’t find one, though myself/Luke won’t be there)
Tue, June 24: off
Wed, June 25: BP in Franklin; hosted by Eric Steffl 3:00-4:30
Thu, June 26: Practice 10:15-Noon (Morton)
Fri, June 27: Practice 10:15-Noon (Morton)
Sat, June 28: Morton Wood Bat Tournament – Belle Plaine, Morris, NLS, Redwood
8:30 a.m. Redwood/NLS, 10:30 Morris/NLS, 12:30 Morris/Belle Plaine, 2:30 Belle Plaine/NLS, 4:30 Redwood/Morris, 6:30 Redwood/Belle Plaine
Sun, June 29: Redwood Tournament – Foley, Granite Falls, Pipestone, Redwood
8:30 a.m. Redwood/Granite, 10:30 Pipestone/Granite, 12:30 Pipestone/Foley, 2:30 Granite/Foley, 4:30 Pipestone/Redwood, 6:30 Foley/Redwood
Mon, June 30: off
Tue, July 1: off
Wed, July 2: Practice in Morton 3:30-5:00, @Olivia 6:00
Thu, July 3: off
Fri, July 4: off
July 5-6: No Tournament
Mon, July 7: @Hutchinson 6:00 (two 5-inning games) 1365 South Grade Road
Tue, July 8: @New London-Spicer 5:30 (two 5-inning games)
Wed, July 9: off
Thu, July 10: TBD
Fri, July 11: off
July 12-13: No Tournament
Mon, July 14: TBD
Tue, July 15: Atwater 6:00 (High School North Field)
Wed, July 16: TBD
Thu, July 17: off
Fri, July 18: @Morris Noon
July 19-20: off
Mon, July 21: off
Tue, July 22: Practice 10:15-Noon (Morton)
Wed, July 23: Practice 5:00-7:00 at Johnson Field, Potluck at my house 7:10-8:20, swimming pool reserved from 8:30-10:00
Thu, July 24: off
July 25-27: MSF State Tournament (Marshall)
Mon, July 28: off
Tue, July 29: off
Wednesday, July 30-Saturday, August 2: Sioux Falls World Series
Paxton, Jett, Jack, Jaxon, RJ, Ryker, Levi, Luke, Chase, Conner, Clayton, Hudson, Declan, Oliver
Myself and Luke will be on a baseball tour June 18-24. If you’re a parent(s) who would like to lead a practice or some type of skill development, please let me know. If you’d be willing to throw BP or hit fly balls, it would be appreciated. The more reps kids get, the better they will be. If there’s a weakness on our team, this is a great parent chance to take over and improve us.
Or if any parent would like to contact me about any practice dates/times you’re available to help (in addition to Memorial Day), that’d be great! On the schedule, you will see Eric Steffl has stepped up with hosting a couple of player improvement sessions. The more help at practice, the more skills can get developed in a shorter amount of time. Thank you for your consideration.
Thu, May 22: @Marshall Orange 5:00, @Marshall Black 6:30
