A handful of college baseball players with ties to The Laker/Lutz News coverage area are participating in the Russ Matt Collegiate Baseball Invitational in Polk County, the largest collegiate baseball tournament in the nation.
The 38-day tournament, which began Feb. 22 and runs through March 31, features various Division I through Division III programs, as well as teams from the NAIA (National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics), Junior College and NCCAA (National Christian College Athletic Association) ranks.
Players from The Laker/Lutz News coverage area in the RussMatt tourney:
Gideon Dunn (Steinbrenner High School) — Crown College (Minnesota)
Zach Howard (Sunlake High School) — Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University (Daytona Beach)
Jacob Rodriguez (Bishop McLaughlin Catholic High School) — Greensboro College (North Carolina)
Blake Carroll (Bishop McLaughlin Catholic High School)— Greensboro College (North Carolina)
Ruben Ramirez (Pasco High School) — Iowa Wesleyan University
Games are primarily played at Auburndale’s Lake Myrtle Sports Park and Winter Haven’s Chain of Lakes Park. Other facilities, such as Warner University in Lake Wales, Henley Field in Lakeland and Polk State College in Winter Haven, will host some games, too.
For more information, visit RussMatt.com.
