CHARLOTTE (N.C.) — You know a tournament has history and well-earned prestige when it has been gifted a nickname, in this case, “The Beast of the Southeast.”

USSSA’s twice-a-year classic, formally known as the Queen City Select Super NIT, has been a fixture on the Charlotte travel baseball schedule for years and a highlight of the season for all that participate.

Canes Carolina will compete in its fifth and final tournament of the fall season at the NIT. The tourney features a 13-team Major division and some of the top organizations in 12U travel baseball.

Pool play starts for the Canes at 2:30 p.m. tomorrow in a matchup with the Rawlings Prospects NC out of Wake Forest, N.C. It will be the first meeting between the squads.

Then comes an all-Canes showdown as Canes Carolina takes on Canes Danko out of Clayton, N.C. at 4:30 p.m. This will also be the first meeting between these Canes affiliates. Both games will take place at Crooked Creek Park in Indian Trail, N.C.

TEAM	LOCATION
Canes Carolina	Charlotte, N.C.
Canes Danko	Clayton, N.C.
Carolina Elite of Clayton	Clayton, N.C.
Carolina Express	Charlotte, N.C.
GBC Prospects	Greensboro, N.C.
Hayseeds	Lugoff-Elkin, S.C.
MARA Bolts	Matthews, N.C.
Mission Saints	Waxhaw, N.C.
Rawlings Prospects NC	Wake Forest, N.C.
SBA Futures	Matthews, N.C.
SBA North Prospects	Rockwell, N.C.
South Charlotte Panthers Marucci	Randleman, N.C.
USA Prime Coastal Stars	Clemmons, S.C.