A Babe Ruth Regional Baseball Tournament featuring 10 teams from eight states and two countries combined will be played in Junction City in July of 2017.  The announcement was made at the Geary County Convention and Visitor’s Bureau meeting this week.

Tournament dates are July 20-25. Teams from North Dakota, South Dakota, Kansas, Nebraska, Iowa, Colorado, Missouri and Minnesota, will be in the tournament as will two teams from Canada, including Manitoba and Saskatchewan. As the host team the Junction City Reds will be guaranteed a berth in the tournament, which is for players 16 to 18 years of age.