COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) – On the local sports scene, the mid-summer baseball highlight for Branch County is happening this weekend as Coldwater is hosting for the 46th time the AABC Mickey Mantle U-16 North Central Regional. The action in the round robin tournament that features ten teams begins today with ten games with the contests at Lowe Field as well at Borden Field at Heritage Park.
The Coldwater Redbirds under Coach Corey Post finished the regular season with a 28-7 record. The Redbirds are scheduled to open play this afternoon at 1:30 p.m. at Borden Field against Grossi Baseball and then tonight, it’s Coldwater vs. the Hitters Edge at 6:30 p.m. at Lowe Field. There are ten more games tomorrow and then it’s the championship round on Sunday at Lowe Field.
The tournament winner advances to the Mickey Mantle World Series which starts July 28th in McKinney, Texas.
