Dowagiac baseball opens season Saturday

Published 11:38 am Sunday, March 17, 2013

Cal Cox and the Dowagiac baseball team will kick off the 2013 season Saturday as it participates in the Corey Hinz Memorial Tournament at South Haven High School. The Chieftains will face Gobles in their first game at 1 p.m. (Leader photo/File)

Cal Cox and the Dowagiac baseball team will kick off the 2013 season Saturday as it participates in the Corey Hinz Memorial Tournament at South Haven High School. The Chieftains will face Gobles in their first game at 1 p.m. (Leader photo/File)

The Dowagiac baseball team will open its 2013 season at the Corey Hinz Memorial Tournament hosted by South Haven High School Saturday.

Hinz lost his life in December 1988 in an automobile accident.

The tournament is a round robin format with host South Haven taking on Gobles in the opening round at 11 a.m.

Dowagiac will then face the Tigers at approximately 1 p.m. with the Chieftains and Rams squaring off in the final round around 3 p.m.

The Chieftains will then travel to Brandywine March 25 before opening up at home March 26 against Decatur.