New complex hosts Road to Lincoln Midwest Classic

LINCOLN, Neb. (KOLN) – In much lighter news, while college athletes compete in the Men’s College World Series, 15 youth teams from eight states are taking the field in Lincoln for the Inaugural Road to Lincoln Midwest Classic.

Hosted by Washington-based West Coast Premier. The 13-and-under and 14-and-under tournament is scheduled around the CWS, so players can compete during the day and catch evening games in Omaha.

Organizers said the brand-new Sandhills Global Youth Sports Complex was the perfect venue for the event.

“All seven turf fields in one place having you know playability through potential inclement weather, getting the teams so that they can play their games no matter what,” said Drew Reiners, West Cost Premier Tournaments. “These fields are incomparable to anything that I’ve seen in this region, and really even in the Southwest we don’t. We don’t find a lot of facilities that are like this.”

Organizers said Lincoln is a hidden gem for youth sports and they hope to make this an annual event with even more teams in the years ahead.

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