Part III: The Dundas Invitational Tournament
In 1979, the Dundas Invitational Tournament was born. This was the first in-season tournament in the state, and has been played for the past 23 years. The Dundas Invitational Tournament has always featured the best teams in the state, including Cold Spring, Rochester, Miesville, Red Wing, and several quality "A" teams from the Twin Cities.
Dundas, in spite of having many quality teams over the life of the tournament, has managed to win it only twice in 23 years. The 1983 squad beat Arlington 4-3, ending Arlington's run of four straight Tournament trophies. The 1997 Dukes beat Red Wing 8-6, after impressive wins over Elko and Rochester.
Interestingly enough, the Dukes have not won this tournament during any of their four state championship years. In only 1988 did they manage to get out of the first round.
Bill Nelson gets much of the credit for getting the tournament started, and he had to jump through many hoops to make it a reality.
1979 Dundas Invitational Tournament (1st annual)
Dundas Record: 1-1
Quarterfinals:
Arlington beat Columbia Heights
Dundas beat Minnesota Lake
Lakonis (Minneapolis) 6, Miesville 3
Waseca 6, Marshall 0
Semifinals:
Arlington 13, Dundas 9
Lakonis 11, Waseca 0
Final:
Arlington 14, Lakonis 10
1980 Dundas Invitational Tournament (2nd annual)
Dundas Record: 1-1
Quarterfinals:
Dundas 10, Cambridge 5
Maple Lake 12, West St. Paul 3
Arlington 7, Schwab Towing (Mpls) 2
Red Wing 11, J.Botten 9
Semifinals:
Maple Lake 8, Dundas 5
Arlington 11, Red Wing 2
Final:
Arlington 14, Maple Lake 0
Joe Driscoll was tournament MVP.
1981 Dundas Invitational Tournament (3rd Annual)
Dundas Record: 1-1
Quarterfinals:
Dundas 13, Lonsdale 3
Columbia Heights beat Miesville
Lakonis beat Red Wing
Arlington 12, Hampton 4
Semifinals:
Columbia Heights beat Dundas
Arlington beat Lakonis
Final:
Arlington beat Columbia Heights
Dave Hartman, Arlington 3B & Mgr, was MVP
1982 Dundas Invitational Tournament (4th Annual)
Dundas Record: 0-1
Quarterfinals:
Burnsville vs. Victoria
Miesville beat Willmar
Jordan 7, Dundas 3
Arlington 18, Goofy's (Mpls) 8
Semifinals:
Miesville beat Burnsville/Victoria winner
Arlington 8, Jordan 3
Final:
Arlington 12, Miesville 1
1983 Dundas Invitational Tournament (5th Annual)
Dundas Record: 3-0
Quarterfinals:
Miesville beat ??
Dundas 9, Goofy's (St. Paul) 7, 10 innings
Arlington beat ??
?? vs. ??
Semifinals:
Dundas 11, Miesville 1
Arlington beat ??
Final:
Dundas 4, Arlington 3
Brian Greseth was WP; Lew Olson hit 2-run HR; Steve Sviggum hit solo HR
1984 Dundas Invitational Tournament (6th Annual)
Dundas Record: 2-1
Quarterfinals:
Lakonis beat ??
Dundas beat ??
Burnsville beat??
Miesville beat Arlington
Semifinals:
Dundas 8, Lakonis 4, 10 innings
Burnsville beat Miesville
Final:
Burnsville 8, Dundas 2
1985 Dundas Invitational Tournament (7th Annual)
Dundas Record: unknown
Quarterfinals:
Richfield vs. Miesville
Cottage Grove vs. Dundas
Scantec vs. Burnsville
Highland Park vs. Cambridge
Semifinals:
No information available
Final:
No information available
1986 Dundas Invitational Tournament (8th Annual)
Dundas Record: 2-1
Quarterfinals:
Burnsville Blues beat ??
Dundas 8, Arlington 4
Hamel beat ??
?? vs. ??
Semifinals:
Dundas 9, Burnsville 8, 10 innings
Hamel beat ??
Final:
Hamel 15, Dundas 8
1987 Dundas Invitational Tournament (9th Annual)
Dundas Record: 1-1
Quarterfinals:
Hastings vs. Hamel
Dundas beat Elko
Red Wing vs. Richfield
Miesville vs. Arlington
Semifinals:
Dundas lost in the semifinals
Final:
No information is available
1988 Dundas Memorial Tournament (10th Annual)
Dundas Record: 2-1
Quarterfinals:
Red Wing beat Hamel
Dundas 6, Leavenworth 4
Miesville beat Elko
Hastings vs. Arlington
Semifinals:
Dundas 9, Red Wing 0
Miesville beat Hastings/Arlington winner
Final:
Miesville 9, Dundas 7
1989 Dundas Memorial Tournament (11th Annual)
Dundas Record: 0-1
Quarterfinals:
Hamel 5, Prior Lake 4
Marshall 11, Dundas 10
Red Wing 3, Columbia Heights 1
Miesville 14, New Ulm Kaiserhoff 12
Semifinals:
Marshall 4, Hamel 3
Miesville 15, Red Wing 5
Final:
Marshall 28, Miesville 18.
Marshall scored 17 runs in the top of the 8th to win; Miesville lead 18-11 after 7 innings.
1990 Dundas Memorial Tournament (12th Annual)
Dundas Record: 0-0
Quarterfinals:
Hamel 9, Miesville 3
Dundas vs. Arlington, rained out
Rochester vs. Prior Lake, rained out
Marshall vs. Red Wing, rained out
Semifinals & Final:
Rained out
1991 Dundas Invitational Tournament (13th Annual)
Dundas Record: 1-1
Quarterfinals:
Hamel 13, Red Wing 1, 7 innings
Miesville 7, Highland Park 1
Rochester 7, Prior Lake 6
Dundas 4, Arlington 3
Semifinals:
Miesville 16, Hamel 9
Rochester 8, Dundas 6 (10 innings)
Final:
Rochester 7, Miesville 2 (called after 5 inning due to rain)
1992 Dundas Invitational Tournament (14th Annual)
Dundas Record: 0-1
Quarterfinals:
Hamel 7, Miesville 1
Prior Lake 9, Columbia Heights 5
Highland Park 11, Dundas 5, 13 innings
Rochester 6, Red Wing 3, 10 innings
Semifinals:
Hamel 19, Prior Lake 3
Rochester 13, Highland Park 7
Final:
Hamel 12, Rochester 8
1993 Dundas Invitational Tournament (15th Annual)
Dundas Record: 0-1
Quarterfinals:
Highland Park 6, Red Wing 1
Hamel 9, Northfield 0
Rochester 9, Miesville 2
Prior Lake 11, Dundas 1
Semifinals:
Hamel 11, Highland Park 8
Rochester 8, Prior Lake 5
Final:
Hamel 10, Rochester 4
1994 Dundas Invitational Tournament (16th Annual)
Dundas Record: 1-0
Quarterfinals:
Hamel 6, Prior Lake 3
Dundas 3, White Bear Lake 0
Rochester 12, Northfield 8
Highland Park 7, Red Wing 4
Semifinals & Final:
Rained out
1995 Dundas Invitational Tournament (17th Annual)
Dundas Record: 0-1
Quarterfinals:
Rochester beat ??
Hamel 9, Dundas 7
Highland Park 8, Northfield 5
Red Wing beat ??
Semifinals:
Hamel 7, Rochester 0
Red Wing beat Highland Park
Final:
Hamel 18, Red Wing 2
1996 Dundas Invitational Tournament (18th Annual)
Dundas Record: 0-1
Quarterfinals:
Elko beat Highland Park
J.Botten 6, Dundas 4
Hamel 4, Red Wing 3
Rochester 12, Burnsville 2
Semifinals:
Elko 3, J.Botten 2, 12 innings
Hamel 9, Rochester 6
Final:
Hamel 12, Elko 6
1997 Dundas Invitational Tournament (19th Annual)
Dundas Record: 3-0
Quarterfinals:
Rochester 7, Highland Park 5 (10 innings)
Dundas 4, Elko 3 (10 innings)
Red Wing 17, J.Botten 11
Hamel 10, Rosetown A's 6
Semifinals:
Dundas 2, Rochester 1
Red Wing 12, Hamel 5
Final:
Dundas 8, Red Wing 6
1998 Dundas Invitational Tournament (20th)
Dundas Record: 0-1
Quarterfinals:
Hamel 4, J.Botten 1
Rosetown A's 11, Dundas 6
Rochester 3, Elko 0
Highland Park 17, Red Wing 1
Semifinals:
Hamel 8, Rosetown A's 6
Highland Park 8, Rochester 7
Final:
Hamel 9, Highland Park 8
1999 Dundas Invitational Tournament (21st)
Dundas Record: 0-1
Quarterfinals:
Rochester 6, Hamel 5
Bloomington 6, Dundas 3
Highland Park 7, J.Botten 6
Elko 10, Rosetown A's 0
Semifinals:
Bloomington 12, Rochester 5
Elko 7, Highland Park 5
Final:
Elko 17, Bloomington 11
2000 Dundas Invitational Tournament (22nd)
Dundas Record: 1-0
Quarterfinals:
Elko 9, Highland Park 5
Cold Spring 14, Fairfax 5
Dundas 5, Sleepy Eye 1
?? vs. ??, rained out
Semifinals & Final:
Rained out
2001 Dundas Invitational Tournament (23rd)
Dundas Record: 2-1
Quarterfinals:
St. Paul Rosetown 4, Hopkins 2
Dundas 10, Hutchinson 4
Cold Spring 6, Sleepy Eye 1
Rochester 15, Bloomington 4
Semifinals:
Dundas 7, Rosetown 2
Rochester 6, Cold Spring 5
Final:
Rochester 13, Dundas 3, 8 innings.