Morgan Field at Bateman Park in Okmulgee will be the site of this weekend’s Okmulgee Neal’s Classic baseball tournament.
Cleveland, Meeker to kick off 3-day event Thursday
Morgan Field at Bateman Park in Okmulgee will be the site of this weekend’s Okmulgee Neal’s Classic baseball tournament.
The annual 3-day event will get started Thursday at 10 a.m. with a showdown between the Cleveland Tigers and Meeker Bulldogs.
Besides Cleveland, Meeker, and the host Okmulgee Bulldogs, the other teams competing at the annual tournament include the Beggs Golden Demons, Kiefer Trojans, Bristow Purple Pirates, Haskell Haymakers, Keys Cougars, Tahlequah Sequoyah Indians, and the Woodward Boomers, who are currently coached by former Okmulgee baseball standout David Dunlap, who also served as head softball and baseball coach for some time at OHS.
Thursday’s opening day schedule will include the host Okmulgee Bulldogs battling the Cleveland/ Meeker winner at 12 p.m., followed by Keys and Haskell doing battle at 2 p.m., Beggs and Bristow squaring off at 4 p.m., Woodward taking on Tahlequah Sequoyah at 6 p.m., and Kiefer going up against the Woodward/Tahlequah Sequoyah winner at 8 p.m.
Friday’s tournament action will also feature six games, beginning at 10 a.m., while Saturday’s tournament schedule will begin with the seventh-place game at 11 a.m.
Saturday’s other tourament contests will feature the consolation finals at 1 p.m., the third-place game at 3 p.m., and the championship game at 5 p.m.
Below is the complete schedule for the 2023 Okmulgee Neal’s Classic baseball tournament at Morgan Field at Bateman Park in Okmulgee.
--- 2023 Okmulgee Neal’s Classic April 20-22, 2023 • Okmulgee Tournament Teams
• Okmulgee Bulldogs
• Beggs Golden Demons
• Woodward Boomers
• Tahlequah Sequoyah Indians
• Cleveland Tigers
• Meeker Bulldogs
• Kiefer Trojans
• Bristow Purple Pirates
• Keys Cougars
• Haskell Haymakers --- Tournament Schedule
Game 1: Cleveland vs Meeker; Thursday, 10 a.m.
Game 2: Game 1 winner vs Okmulgee; Thursday, 12 p.m.
Game 3: Keys vs Haskell; Thursday, 2 p.m. Game 4: Beggs vs Bristow; Thursday, 4 p.m. Game 5: Woodward vs Tahlequah Sequoyah; Thursday, 6 p.m.
Game 6: Game 5 winner vs Kiefer; Thursday, 8 p.m. Game 7: Game 5 loser vs Game 3 loser; Friday, 10 a.m. Game 8: Game 4 loser vs Game 1 loser; Friday, 12 p.m. Game 9: Game 7 winner vs Game 2 loser; Friday, 2 p.m. Game 10: Game 6 loser vs Game 8 winner; Friday, 4 p.m.
Game 11: Game 6 winner vs Game 4 winner; Friday, 6 p.m.
Game 12: Game 3 winner vs Game 2 winner; Friday, 8 p.m.
Game 13 (Seventh Place): Game 9 loser vs Game 10 loser; Saturday, 11 a.m.
Game 14 (Consolation Finals): Game 9 winner vs Game 10 winner; Saturday, 1 p.m.
Game 15 (Third Place): Game 11 loser vs Game 12 loser; Saturday, 3 p.m.
Game 16 (Championship): Game 11 winner vs Game 12 winner; Saturday, 5 p.m.
