Northern California Qualifier Tournament

Blair Setford • October 6, 2023

San Francisco Bay Area Invitational Nov 4-5


TOURNAMENT NAME:  13th Annual Men's Major Fastpitch San Francisco Bay Area Invitational Tournament:

DATES:  November 4 & 5, 2023

LOCATION: Alden E. Oliver Sports Complex, 2580 Eden Park Place, Hayward, California:

ENTRY FEE:  $650.00:

FORMAT: 4 game guarantee (round robin with single elimination seeded Sunday)

CONTACT: Vanessa O'Laughlin Tournament Director

CELL PHONE: (510) 703-8352

UIC: Sean Beaton 

ISC REPRESENTATIVE: Chris Santos

CELL PHONE: (303) 419-7352




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