KELSO KLASSIC TRIMS DOWN 14-TEAM FIELD

KELSO, Mo. -- A 14-team men's fast-pitch field was to be trimmed down to eight teams Saturday night in the 17th annual Kelso Klassic.

In Saturday night's semifinals, Nokomis (Ill.) Bud Light was to play Radom (Ill.) and Taylorville (Ill.) was to meet defending tournament champion Mueth's Tavern of St. Louis. The two winner's bracket finalists are scheduled to meet today at noon.

One of the two Kelso entries remains alive. Kelso Connection, which opened with a 1-0 victory over Elkville (Ill.) on Friday, encountered a second-round loss to Nokomis on Saturday, but remained alive in the loser's bracket at press time.

Kohlfeld Distributing of Kelso was eliminated from contention on Saturday. After suffering a 5-3 loss to Taylorville on Friday, Kohlfeld dropped a 9-1 decision to Hermann (Mo.) Black & Gold and a 7-0 loss to the Capitol City Chaos of Springfield, Ill., on Saturday.

The championship game is scheduled for 3 p.m. today.

Tournament results

Friday

Game 1: Kelso Connection 1, Elkville (Ill.) 0

Game 2: Nokomis (Ill.) 6, Herrin 1

Game 3: Radom (Ill.) 4, Bunker Hill (Ill.) 0

Game 4: Taylorville (Ill.) 5, Kohlfeld 3

Game 5: Vandalia (Ill.) 5, Capitol City 0

Game 6: Hermann (Mo.) 2, Memphis Pomen 1, 8 innings

Saturday

Game 7: Nokomis 5, Kelso Connection 0

Game 8: Taylorville (Ill.) 1, Vandalia (Ill.) 0

Game 9: Radom 6, Lafayette Pub 3

Game 10: Mueth's Tavern 5, Hermann (Mo.) 1

Game 11: Lafayette Pub 10, Elkville 0

Game 12: Bunker Hill (Ill.) 4, Herrin (Ill.) 1, 10 innings

Game 13: Hermann (Mo.) 9, Kohlfeld 1

Game 14: Capitol City 1, Memphis Pomen 0

Game 15: Lafayette Pub 8, Herrin (Ill.) 0

Game 16: Bunker Hill (Ill.) 7, Elkville (Ill.) 5

Game 17: Memphis Pomen 1, Hermann (Mo.) 0

Game 18: Capitol City 7, Kohlfeld 0