The City of Bristol Tennessee Parks and Recreation announced the line-up for the 20th Annual State Line Classic Softball Tournament. The event is scheduled for Wednesday, April 6, 2016, with a rain out date of Wednesday, April 13. This tournament is hosted each year by the Parks and Recreation department to showcase local high school softball talent. The tournament matches up Tennessee softball teams against Virginia softball teams.
On the day of the State Line Classic, the opening ceremony will begin at 4:00pm. The first double header game will begin at 4:30pm on all four fields. The final games of the night will begin at 6:30pm.
4:30pm Games
Field A Eastside High School vs. Elizabethton High School
Field B Holston High School vs. Sullivan East High School
Field C Virginia High School vs. Tennessee High School
Field D John S. Battle High School vs. Sullivan Central High School
6:30pm Games
Field A Eastside High School vs. Tennessee High School
Field B Holston High School vs. Sullivan Central High School
Field C Virginia High School vs. Sullivan East High School
Field D John S. Battle High School vs. Elizabethton High School
The tournament games are held at the City of Bristol Tennessee’s Whiteop Creek Park multi-sports complex. Whitetop Creek Park is located directly behind the Bristol Motor Speedway on Highway 394 on Sportsway Drive. The gate fee for the night’s entertainment is $3.00 per adult and $1.00 per student or child over 5 years of age. Concessions will be available.
“The multi-sports complex hosts softball and baseball tournaments from March through October of each year bringing over 100,000 people to the Bristol area,” said Sandra Cole, Recreation Programmer. “It also hosts numerous adult softball leagues including church, men’s, women’s and co-ed teams throughout the year. We invite everyone to come out and see how Fastpitch Softball is played in the great states of Tennessee and Virginia.”
For more information contact Sandra Cole at 423-764-4023 or email [email protected]
