By Brett Fisher

  • A batter connects on a ground ball base hit Saturday morning at Centennial Park.
    A batter connects on a ground ball base hit Saturday morning at Centennial Park.
  • A base runner slides into second ahead of the tag Saturday morning at Centennial Park.
    A base runner slides into second ahead of the tag Saturday morning at Centennial Park.
  • An outfielder throws to third base Saturday morning at Centennial Park.
    An outfielder throws to third base Saturday morning at Centennial Park.
  • A batter readies his swing as the ball approaches home plate Saturday morning at Centennial Park.
    A batter readies his swing as the ball approaches home plate Saturday morning at Centennial Park.
  • A shortstop cuts off the second base runner Saturday morning at Centennial Park.
    A shortstop cuts off the second base runner Saturday morning at Centennial Park.
  • A batter hits a foul ball down the right field line Saturday at Centennial Park.
    A batter hits a foul ball down the right field line Saturday at Centennial Park.
  • Runners advance on a base hit into the outfield Saturday morning at Centennial Park.
    Runners advance on a base hit into the outfield Saturday morning at Centennial Park.

It’s a mad, mad, mad, mad world this weekend in the Eagle Valley as more than 100 teams from all over the West Coast have converged upon the John D. Winters Centennial Park Complex in northeast Carson City for the 17th Annual All World Sports Midnight Madness slow-pitch softball tournament.

The event runs around the clock for 72 straight hours of pitch after maddening pitch, and inning after maddening inning.

Play began Friday night at 9 p.m. and continues through Monday morning, Memorial Day.

The Carson City Visitors Bureau expects the tournament to pump close to $2 million into the local economy over the holiday weekend.