Cold Spring hosts the Nick Bell Classic this weekend at the Cold Spring Baseball Park.

Cold Spring hosts the Nick Bell Classic this weekend at the Cold Spring Baseball Park.  The classic started in the mid 1980s when Bill Huls was the manager.  It was originally titled the Central Minnesota Challenge.  Usually three of the top local teams would take on three teams from other areas of the state.  Now, however, there aren't enough local "B" teams that are available to play.  Most of the "C" teams are now in their League Playoffs and aren't available to play either.

Cold Spring, Hutchinson, Minneapolis Cobras and Lyons Pub,  Rosetown and the Brainerd Bees are all playing this weekend.  The schedule goes like this:  Friday at 6:30 P.M. Cold Spring plays Hutchinson.  At 8:30 P.M. The Minneapolis Cobras play the Rosetown A's.  On Saturday, it is Brainerd vs Lyons Pub at 1:00 P.M., Brainerd vs the Cobras at 3:00 P.M., Lyons Pub vs Hutchinson at 5:00 P.M. and Cold Spring vs Rosetown at 7:00 P.M.

On Sunday, Brainerd plays Hutchinson at Noon, Lyons Pub plays Rosetown at 2:00 P.M., and Cold Spring plays the Cobras at 4:00 P.M.

Cold Spring is one of the favorites to win the Class "B" State Tournament this year.  They have lost only three times all season while winning thirty-one.  They have gone to the State Tourney a record twenty straight times.  They have won seven titles winning back to back Championships in 2000 and 2001.