Saladino Tournament continues in three divisions for 2024
Staff Report
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The 2024 Saladino Baseball Tournament returns for its 43rd installment next March, and will once again feature three exciting tournament divisions.
All division will feature pool-play rounds from Saturday, March 9th through Tuesday, March 12th, with each team guaranteed at least four tournament games.
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Gold Division consolation teams will play their fourth game, while the four pool winners will face off in semifinal action on Wednesday, March 13th, with the Saladino Championship Final taking place at the University of Tampa on Thursday, March 14th.
Jefferson, Lennard and Strawberry Crest return as Gold Division hosts, along with Tampa Catholic providing the host sites for pool-play rounds. Semifinal and final consolation games, as well as Thursday’s Saladino Championship game sites are still to be determined.
The Silver and Bronze Divisions will match up the two pool winners in the division championship, while the corresponding pool finishers will face off for their fourth games – both taking place on Wednesday, March 20th.
An eight-team (two-pool) Silver Division pool and consolation games will be hosted at Riverview and Sumner.
And returning for its second season, the eight-team Bronze Division will be hosted in its entirety by Tampa Bay Tech, with the consolation games taking place Wednesday at 10a, 1p and 4p, and the Bronze championship at 7p.
Pool play rules are as follows: Tournament seeding determined by Saladino Advisory Committee (made up of Tournament Director Tony Saladino III, Saladino board members Donny Scolaro and Jarrett Guthrie, last season’s Gold and Silver division champion coaches Miguel Menendez (Jesuit) and Jason Smith (Riverview), and county-at-large volunteer member Spencer Nunez (Jefferson); the top team in each pool advances to semifinal; highest seed is home team throughout tournament.
