The always competitive 13^th annual Best of the West baseball tournament kicks off on Saturday.

Peoria Sunrise Mountain hosts the tournament, but the two-time tournament defending champ is Yukon Oklahoma. Eight Arizona teams will participate in the 14-team tournament.

Teams from Oklahoma, Colorado and California travelled to the Valley to play in the 4-day event.

Tournament schedule

Saturday

At Sunrise Mountain

Cactus Shadows vs. Raymond S. Kellis 1 p.m.

Sunrise Mountain vs. Centennial 4 p.m.

At Sunnyslope

Millennium vs. Sunnyslope 4 p.m.

Fort Collins Colorado vs. Page Oklahoma 7 p.m.

At Greenway

Mountain Ridge vs. Greenway 4 p.m.

Burroughs California vs. Stillwater Oklahoma 7 p.m.

Monday

At Sunrise Mountain

Union Oklahoma vs. Sunrise Mountain 10 a.m.

Millennium vs. Fort Collins 1 p.m.

Mountain Ridge vs. Millennium 4 p.m.

At Cactus Shadows

Page Oklahoma vs. Cactus Shadows 4 p.m.

Cactus Shadows vs. Union 7 p.m.

At Greenway

Yukon Oklahoma vs. Centennial 1 p.m.

Stillwater Oklahoma vs. Greenway 4 p.m.

Greenway vs. Yukon 7 p.m.

At Sunnyslope

Sunnyslope vs. Burroughs 4 p.m.

Raymond S. Kellis vs. Sunnyslope 7 p.m.

Tuesday

At Sunrise Mountain

Fort Collins vs. Union 10 a.m.

Sunrise Mountain vs. Fort Collins 1 p.m.

Sunrise Mountain vs. Cactus Shadows 4 p.m.

At Millennium

Millennium vs. Mountain Ridge 1 p.m.

Page Oklahoma vs. Mountain Ridge 4 p.m.

Mountain Ridge vs. Union 7 p.m.

At Greenway

Yukon vs. Burroughs 1 p.m.

Burroughs vs. Centennial 4 p.m.

Centennial vs. Greenway 7 p.m.

At Sunnyslope

Sunnyslope vs. Stillwater 1 p.m.

Stillwater vs. Raymond S. Kellis 4 p.m.

Raymond S. Kellis vs. Yukon 7 p.m.

Wednesday

At Sunrise Mountain

Pool A winner vs. Pool B No. 2 10 a.m.

Pool A No. 2 vs. Pool B winner 1 p.m.

CHAMPIONSHIP GAME at 4 p.m.

At Greenway

Pool A No. 3 vs. Pool B No. 3 10 a.m.

Pool A No. 4 vs. Pool B No. 4 1 p.m.

Pool No. 5 vs. Pool B No. 5 4 p.m.

At Millennium

Pool A No. 6 vs. Pool B No. 6 10 a.m.

Pool A No. 7 vs. Pool B No. 7 1 p.m.