15 Year Old All Stars

The Kennewick Babe Ruth 15's are competing in the Babe Ruth State Tournament in Chehalis, WA, July 13th - July 17th. Updates will be posted following each game. The Kennewick 15's started off pool play with a 9-4 win over Pierce County. With 3 hits and 5 RBI, Luke was named the MVP of the game. Austin P. added 2 hits and 3 RBI of his own. Jeff and Raef pitched very well and limited Pierce County to only 1 hit. Kennewick will play Hazel Dell in a Pool Play on Thursday. In Pool Play game #2, Kennewick lost 11-0 to Hazel Dell. In their final Pool Play game, Kennewick defeated Centralia by a 4-2 final on Friday. Luke had 2 hits in the game in the victory. Thomas and Jeff combined to allowed only 2 runs on 10 hits. With the win, Kennewick clinched the #2 seed from their pool. In single elimination, Kennewick matched up against Chehalis, the #3 seed from pool B. In a very close game, Kennewick came out on top with a 3-2 win. Jeff, Austin P., and Thomas all pitched very well in the win. Offensively, Thomas had two hits with a double. With the win over Chehalis, Kennewick faced #1 seed Longview. Kennewick was able to pull out the win, 6-4, to reach the finals. Thomas and Austin P. held a very good hitting Longview team to only 4 runs. Austin P. and Luke had 3 hits each, while Ethan added 2 hits of his own. Kennewick will get a rematch with #1 seed Hazel Dell, Sunday, at 10am with the winner advancing to regionals. The Kennewick 15's finished 2nd at state after a 12-6 loss to Hazel Dell. Kennewick's 6 runs were more than any other team was able to score on Hazel Dell. Congratulations on your strong showing at the WA State Tournament.