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Hopkins Readies for Gopher Classic Baseball Tournament

The team is playing in the largest American Legion tournament in the United States.

Hopkins is gearing up to play in the 2013 Jim Hanus Gopher Classic Baseball Tournament.

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.

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Hopkins is in pool 11 playing at Minnetonka’s Big Willow Park, where it’s the host team. It kicks off the tournament at 7 p.m. Friday against Team Saskatchewan. On Saturday, they play Academy of Stars at 4:30 p.m. and Fridley Gold Eagle at 7 p.m. Hopkins will play its last pool game against Anoka at 11:30 a.m. Sunday.

The championship rounds will be played Monday and Tuesday at Veterans Field at Minnetonka High School.

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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.



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