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The 6th annual Lakeshore Invitational Baseball Tournament, now part of the Wisconsin Amateur Baseball Classic series of tournaments, will be played the weekend of August 29 & 30, 2020 in Branch and Manitowoc. Exact tournament format will be determined when teams are finalized. Any interested teams should contact branch.blaze@gmail.com as soon as possible.

The 2020 participants are:
- Branch Blaze (co-host, Shoreland League)
- Manitowoc Bandits (co- host, Shoreland League)
- Little Chute Bandits (unaffiliated)
- Kewaskum A's (Rock River League)

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The 2019 Lakeshore Invitational Tournament was held on Sunday, June 2 in Branch and Manitowoc. The Branch Blaze, Little Chute Bandits, and Rubicon Red Sox played at Branch and the Manitowoc Bandits, De Pere Dodgers, and Green Bay Storm played at Municipal Field in Manitowoc. In the end, the De Pere Dodgers defeated the Little Chute Bandits 12-2 to come away with their 3rd consecutive LIT Championship. The Dodger's Luke Gajewski was named tournament MVP for his gaudy offensive numbers on the day. In three games, Luke had seven hits in 11 at bats, scoring seven runs, stealing six bases, and driving in two. He also had a double. (Full recap - https://www.wiscbaseball.com/news_article/show/1025945)
Branch Pool
11:00 - Little Chute (9) vs Branch (0)
1:00 - Little Chute (7), Rubicon (3)
​3:00 - Rubicon (13) vs Branch (0)
Manitowoc Pool
11:00 - Green Bay (8), Manitowoc (6)
1:00 - De Pere (10), Green Bay (0)
3:00 - De Pere (5) vs Manitowoc (1)
Championship Game (Manitowoc)
​6:00 - De Pere (12) vs Little Chute (2)
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The 4th annual Lakeshore Invitational Tournament happened on Sunday, June 3, 2018. Along with the co-hosts Branch Blaze and Manitowoc Heat, the tournament featured the Two Rivers Polar Bears, the defending tournament champion De Pere Dodgers, the Plymouth Flames, and the first time entrant Appleton Legends. Appleton and De Pere won their pools and squared off in the Championship game, with De Pere earning consecutive tournament titles. The Dodger's Michael Manns was named tournament MVP going 4-9 with two doubles, two walks, and four RBI's on the day. (Full Recap - ​https://www.wiscbaseball.com/news_article/show/924093)
NextEra Pool (Branch)
11:00 - Branch (1) vs Two Rivers (4)
1:00 - Two Rivers (1) vs Appleton (3)
​3:00 - Appleton (15) vs Branch (0)
Weichert Pool (Manitowoc)
11:00 - Manitowoc (0) vs De Pere (18)
1:00 - De Pere (3) vs Plymouth (2)
3:00 - Plymouth (11) vs Manitowoc (1)
Championship Game (Manitowoc)
​6:00 - Appleton (7) vs De Pere (12)
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The 3rd Lakeshore Invitational Tournament took place on Sunday, June 4, 2017 in Manitowoc and Branch. The field consisted of the co-host Branch Blaze and Manitowoc Heat as well as the Two Rivers Polar Bears, Plymouth Flames, De Pere Dodgers, and Kewaskum A's. Two Rivers and De Pere won their respective pools and faced off in the Championship game with De Pere coming away with the win. Dodger's player Connor Rutherford was named tournament MVP by going 4 for 13 at the plate with a double, a homerun, and 5 RBI's.
NextEra Pool (Branch)
11:00 - Branch (2) vs De Pere (6)
1:00 - De Pere (6) vs Kewaskum (2)
​3:00 - Kewaskum (10) vs Branch Blaze (0)
Weichert Pool (Manitowoc)
10:30 - Manitowoc (0) vs Two Rivers (11)
1:00 - Two Rivers (3) vs Plymouth (2)
3:00 - Plymouth (11) vs Manitowoc (0)
Championship Game (Manitowoc)
​6:00 - De Pere (17) vs Two Rivers (4)
Lakeshore Invitational Baseball Tournament
The 2016 Lakeshore Invitational Baseball Tournament was held on Sunday, June 5. This year's participants were the co-hosts Branch Blaze and Manitowoc Heat and the De Pere Dodgers, Little Chute Bandits, Plymouth Flames, and Two Rivers Polar Bears. The championship game featured pool winners De Pere and Little Chute. However, the game was called after a half inning of play due to rain and both teams were declared co-champions.
NextEra Pool (Branch)
11:00 - Branch (4) vs Two Rivers (8)
1:00 - Two Rivers (2) vs De Pere (4)
3:00 - De Pere (11) vs Branch (0)
Weichert Pool (Manitowoc)
11:00 - Manitowoc (0) vs Little Chute (10)
1:00 - Little Chute (5) vs Plymouth (4)
3:00 - Plymouth (16) vs Manitowoc (1)
Championship Game (Manitowoc)
6:00 - De Pere vs Little Chute
Game cancelled due to weather, both teams declared co-champions
The inaugural Lakeshore Invitational Baseball Tournament took place on Saturday, May 16, 2015. The competing teams were the co-hosts Branch Blaze and Manitowoc Heat as well as the Clintonville Athletics, Little Chute Bandits, and Two Rivers Polar Bears.

The Branch pool was won by Clintonville with a 2-0 record. Two Rivers won the Manitowoc pool with a 2-0. Two Rivers defeated Clintonville in the championship game. Parker Mindell of Clintonville was named Tournament MVP.

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