Golden Giants announce National Tournament.

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Golden Giants announce National Collegiate Summer Classic.

The Topeka Golden Giants are excited to announce plans for the first annual National Collegiate Summer Classic to be held July 12th - 17th at the Lake Shawnee Baseball complex in Topeka, Kansas.

With a great location, outstanding playing surafces and top competion; the Summer Classic looks to be one of the top summer league tournaments in North America. The tournament will be open to all Summer Collegiate teams and will feature a double elimination schedule with the winner taking home the title of Summer Collegiate National Champions.

Topeka, a city of over 123,000; is the capital of Kansas and sits smack dab in the middle of the Continental United States. Topeka's proximity to Kansas City's International Airport makes it an excellent location for a National Tournament of Summer Collegiate baseball.

Making the Classic shine is the outstanding site at Lake Shawnee. The baseball complex features two beautiful baseball stadiums with artificial turf infields and all the modern amenities to make your teams experience a memorable one. The complex, currently under renovation, looks to be one of the premier facilities in the U.S. and will be completely brand new this coming spring. The Golden Giants will begin their second season of play at the complex in 2010 and along with Shawnee County Parks and Recreation, look to add fan-friendly amenities such as a beer garden, expanded seating, closer restrooms and new concessions.

The National Collegiate Summer Classic is not affiliated with the National Baseball Congress or the NBC World Series held annually in Wichita. We respect the NBC and it's member teams. We choose to hold our tournament before the NBC World Series, therefore giving teams a chance to play in both tournaments if they see fit.

If your team is interested in participating in the National Collegiate Summer Classic, please visit the folowing link, fill out the form and submit it to the Topeka Golden Giants.

www.topekagoldengiants.com/ncsc.html

If you have any questions regarding the National Collegiate Summer Classic, please contact one of the following:

Brett Cowdin
Team President
Phone: [phone]
email: [e-mail]

Nick Pruitt
General Manager
Phone: [phone]
email: [e-mail]

David Streeter
V.P. Director of Marketing and Promotions
Phone: [phone]
email: [e-mail]

John Tetuan
Field Manager
Phone: [phone]
email: [e-mail]

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All the information is now up and available on our website:

www.topekagoldengiants.com/ncsc.html

Please feel free to drop us an email if you have any questions. Otherwise if you are interested please fill out the form and send it into the Golden Giants.

We'll see you this July!

[coachsavage]

It's too bad all the summer leagues don't get together and have the champion of each league play in a "tournament of champions" at the end of the season. All the leagues would have to make sure their schedules are set so the playoffs are done by a certain day, it would take some work and co-operation but could be done..

[ezstreet]

Well, we are trying to be an option out there for those who might not make the NBC or are not affiliated with the NBC. Additionally we are not trying to step on the NBC's toes.

Certainly we'd love to see that sort of format some day.

Please spread the word around about our tournament. We think it has the potential to be huge.