Information, scores and news from the 2023 Wisconsin Baseball Association (WBA) state tournament.
The River Falls Fighting Fish captured the Division A title defeating the Tilden Tigers 13-2 and the Osceola Braves took home the Division B title beating the Elmwood Expos 11-6.
See brackets below for all weekend scores from both divisions.
The Spring Valley Hawks have been deemed ineligible for the Wisconsin Baseball Association (WBA) Division A finals due to use of an illegal player during regional action last week. The defending WBA state champs, Tilden Tigers, will now advance in place of Spring Valley and play the Chippewa Falls LumberJacks Friday, August 16th at 8:30 at First National Bank of River Falls Field.
The Wisconsin Baseball Association (WBA) had eight teams, from Division A and Division B, qualify for the final championship weekend. A change from 2023, there will be no pool play and a single elimination tournament style bracked to determine each division winner. Division A will play at First National Bank of River Falls Field and Division B will play at Mike Roiger Field in Whittlesey.
The Wisconsin Baseball Association (WBA) board has determined seedings, pairings and tournament schedule for the 2024 tournament. With eight sites hosting the opening round WBA tournament a total of 48 games will be played August 9th-11th in a pool play format. The final weekend, August 16th-18th will feature a single elimination format with eight teams qualifying from each division.
The new division format will crown two champions, Division A (large) and Division B (small).
All tournament booklets, contact lists and other details can be accessed below:
The WBA board has received feedback from all participating league members and a major change will be coming to the WBA tournament for the 2024 tournament. Teams will be split into and A and B division based on population of participating teams. A total of 24 teams will participate in each divison for a total of 48 WBA teams. The semi-final weekend will have eight host sites with six teams particpating at each location.
The round-robin format will continue for the semifinal weekend of WBA baseball play. However, the second and final weekend will be a single elimination format.
