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SUNY Fredonia to host baseball showcase tourney this weekend

OBSERVER Photo by Braden Carmen Dunkirk’s Peyton Ahlstrom, pictured above during a game against Fredonia earlier this year, will be on the mound for the Great Lakes Gators on Sunday, at SUNY Fredonia, in a baseball showcase tournament.

Special to The OBSERVER

SUNY Fredonia will play host this Saturday and Sunday to a weekend of baseball, featuring some of the top high school baseball talent in Western New York and Northeast Pennsylvania. Four teams will meet on Ludwig Field for a baseball showcase tournament, providing the student athletes the chance to showcase their abilities in front of college coaches and scouts and for SUNY Fredonia to showcase its campus and facilities to potential future students.

“It’s exciting to get this level of baseball on campus for a weekend and be able to show off our facilities and campus to potential students, athletes and their families,” said Fredonia Blue Devils baseball coach Matt Palisin.

The event brings four college showcase teams together for the weekend and will feature some of the top talent from 22 different school districts across the region. The participant teams include the WNY Prospects Showcase team, Buffalo Bolts, Erie (PA) Steelheads 17u Team and the Great Lakes Gators, which features Dunkirk junior Peyton Ahlstrom.

Throughout the summer, these four teams will represent the region at various stops throughout the country, including events in Ohio, New Jersey, Pennsylvania and Georgia, in addition to regional events focusing on college exposure.

“This is an outstanding opportunity for our guys to play at a great facility and showcase their abilities in front of coaching staffs that may be interested bring them into their programs. Our kids are excited. Peyton (Ahlstrom) is going to start on mound for us Sunday morning vs. the Bolts and I know he’s excited for the opportunity to play so close to home,” said Great Lakes Gators founder Bill Rumley.

The schedule for the weekend is as follows. All games are free to attend.

Saturday

9 a.m. Erie Steelheads vs. Buffalo Bolts

11:15 a.m. Great Lakes Gators vs. Erie Steelheads

2:15 p.m. Buffalo Bolts vs. WNY Prospects

4:30 p.m. Great Lakes Gators vs. WNY Prospects

Sunday

8:30 a.m. WNY Prospects vs Erie Steelheads

10:45 a.m. Great Lakes Gators vs Buffalo Bolts

1 p.m. Third Place Game #3 Seed vs #4 Seed

3:45 p.m. Championship Game #1 Seed vs #2 Seed

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