36th Annual Kelso Klassic to be held in June

Blair Setford • February 22, 2022

Kelso Klassic returns

Plans are being made for the 36th edition of the Kelso Klassic fastpitch tournament. Hopefully, things will be back to normal after a couple challenging and somewhat crazy years for softball and just life in general.


This is an ISC qualifier and the tournament will be 3GG bracket play and open to teams of any classification with a maximum number of 12.


Umpires could be in short supply for that weekend, so if you have any umpires in your area that might be interested in coming to Kelso, please have them contact Larry Eftink at the below.


Also, feel free to pass this info on to any team that you think might be interested in participating. Good luck on the upcoming season!


Thanks,

Larry Eftink - Tournament Director

573-450-8887




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