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9-11 Baseball State Tournament Day 2
by salterfamily8 24 Jul '23

24 Jul '23

Good evening!!We had a great day of baseball today!! It was a beautiful 70 degree day with full sun and a very gentle ocean breeze. Perfect baseball weather! Unfortunately, we had to say goodbye to 1 team tonight. :(Here are the day 2 results:Game 6D1 - Pacific 11D3 - Larch Mountain 1Game 7D9 - Bellevue National 19D5 - Othello 0Game 8D4 - Camas 1D8 - NE Seattle 11Game 9D12 - Richland National 10D6 - Salmon Creek 4Game 10 - Loser out gameD11 - North Whidbey 2D7 - South Highline National 12Shout out to Bev from D8 who came out and visited us today! She even brought me a scorekeeper for Game 8, which was very appreciated!! Thanks Bev!!Shout out to D9 and D10 for sending umpire crews up to us!! THANK YOU!!!!We are back at it tomorrow with 4 loser out games. Have a great night everyone!!Susie TuckerDA WA 11Sent via the Samsung Galaxy Note20 Ultra 5G, an AT&T 5G smartphone

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THanks to D4 for umps!
by jarel＠jpiworldwide.com 24 Jul '23

24 Jul '23

All, Thank you so much to D4 for sending umps over the weekend, the guys did a great job in the heat and were VERY much appreciated..you guys just added a little extra to the tournament! Regards JP DA WA5/13

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9-11 Softball
by Glen Dickason 23 Jul '23

23 Jul '23

We had 4 lopsided games today. Jim Portugal pointed out that winners outscored losers 60-3. I’m hoping for better match ups Sunday. Game 1 – Kirkland 20, Port Townsend 1 (3 innings) Game 2 – South Hill 13, West Seattle 2 (4 innings) Game 3 – Woodinville 17, South Whidbey 9 (3 innings) Game 4 – Mukilteo 10, East County 0 (4 innings) Sunday Game 5 – Kirkland v South Hill Game 6 – Woodinville v Mukilteo Game 7 – Port Townsend v West Seattle (loser out) Game 8 – South Whidbey v East County (loser out)

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WA State Major Baseball Tournament - Day Eight
by pat.ryan＠wad2llb.org 23 Jul '23

23 Jul '23

Day 8 of the Washington State Major Baseball Tournament. Championship game today. Our new Washington State Major Baseball Champions are from District 8 Northeast Seattle Little League. Great group of players and fans. Proud to have them represent us at the Regional tournament. It was a good game. District 1 Mill Creek had runners in scoring position in multiple innings, but Northeast Seattle just kept shutting them down. See the updated game bracket attached. A summary follows: Game 24: D1 Mill Creek 0 vs D8 Northeast Seattle 6 - Championship Congratulations to these two fine teams and all of the teams that came to Poulsbo this week to play. We got to watch a lot of great baseball. Regards, Pat ======================================= Pat Ryan District Administrator Little League Baseball and Softball Washington District 2 2686 NE Lillehammer Lane Poulsbo, WA 98370 360-779-1824 home 360-271-5193 mobile 888-300-6193 fax <mailto:Pat.Ryan@WAD2LLB.org> Pat.Ryan(a)WAD2LLB.org <http://www.wad2llb.org2/> www.WAD2LLB.org "If you want 1 year of prosperity, grow grain. If you want 10 years of prosperity, grow trees. If you want 100 years of prosperity, grow people." Old Chinese Proverb =======================================

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8-10 Day 1 in the books
by jarel＠jpiworldwide.com 22 Jul '23

22 Jul '23

All, Time for the big block party in Othello (starts at 5 PM) they have bands, music, food and games for the players, families, and the whole area - the whole town is invited. should be a blast. Scores from Today: Asotin County LL 3 vs. Magnolia LL 3 Cascade 1 vs. West Seattle 15 Larch Mountain 2 vs. Mill Creek 7 Salmon Creek 6 vs. North Kitsap 7 We had one ejection of a manager (Asotin County - yes District 5), and some issues with score keeping. Many things on this facility are new (like 4 new scoreboards, new concession stand, new scorers area, new Pas. so it's been a bit bumpy logistically. The players are out of the heat of the day today and tomorrow with games being split times (morning and evening ) High today is 99 degrees. Game start was 74 degrees for first start this morning, and 95 by game end of final game. First pitch tomorrow is 9 AM. Games 5 and 6 are at 9 and 10 Games 7 and 8 are at 6 PM And yes we have lights! Regards JP DA WA 5/13

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Championship Game Juniors
by jarel＠jpiworldwide.com 22 Jul '23

22 Jul '23

Hi All, We have a Washington State Juniors Champion. Thanks to all who sent teams. And ESPECIALLY Thanks to all who sent umps!! D9 Mercer Island 9 D1 Everett 6 Regards JP DA WA5/13

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Day 7 Juniors and Opening Ceremonies 8-10s
by jarel＠jpiworldwide.com 22 Jul '23

22 Jul '23

Greetings All, Great play by both teams on Friday night. Temps are high reaching 101 degrees yesterday - thus the late start (7:30) Everett D1 15 Wallapa Harbor D3 9 First Championship Game today - Mercer Island v. Everett Yesterday afternoon we had opening ceremonies (got some great drone footage ) Players got to run out of a tunnel on to the field, speeches by the Mayor, brilliant day with temps around 95. All in attendance got free hotdogs (players, fans, and onlookers), Simplot brought in a "french fry trailer" and gave away free french fries to everyone. Drinks were on the house. Then after the speeches and team parade there were games and contests for kids late into the evening with prizes and lots of fun. There are pictures we will upload later today (hopefull) and some cool drone video. Othello has really rolled out the red carpet. The park is in great shape, the facilities look brand new. There are food vendors, concessions, a security presence and press coverage. It has the potential to be a good tournament. We have a shortage of umpires (as compared to last week) but it's still a reasonable crew (anyone wanna come do a state tournament? We have rooms and food). Regards JP DA WA5/13

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WA State Major Baseball Tournament - Day Seven
by pat.ryan＠wad2llb.org 22 Jul '23

22 Jul '23

Day 7 of the Washington State Major Baseball Tournament. Just one game today. And now there are two. See the updated game bracket attached. A summary follows: Game 23: D1 Mill Creek 5 vs D9 Issaquah 0 - Semi-Final Loser Out Issaquah had opportunities but just couldn't get them across the plate. Championship game(s) tomorrow. Northeast Seattle D8 vs Mill Creek D1 Game 24: D1 Mill Creek vs D8 Northeast Seattle - Championship 11:30am Game 25: If needed following. ~2:00pm Regards, Pat ======================================= Pat Ryan District Administrator Little League Baseball and Softball Washington District 2 2686 NE Lillehammer Lane Poulsbo, WA 98370 360-779-1824 home 360-271-5193 mobile 888-300-6193 fax <mailto:Pat.Ryan@WAD2LLB.org> Pat.Ryan(a)WAD2LLB.org <http://www.wad2llb.org2/> www.WAD2LLB.org "If you want 1 year of prosperity, grow grain. If you want 10 years of prosperity, grow trees. If you want 100 years of prosperity, grow people." Old Chinese Proverb =======================================

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A HUGE THANK YOU!
by jarel＠jpiworldwide.com 21 Jul '23

21 Jul '23

All, I wanted to say a very big THANK YOU to all Districts who sent umpires over for the Juniors Tournament (which is almost done). We have been very fortunate to have what is arguably the best crew for a tournament I have EVER seen.. In 31 years of little League. These guys were/are amazing. They are dedicated individuals that represented the Little League ethos, were gentlemen, and made zero mistakes in all the games I watched. They then started teaching. Umpires from District 13 which were not as experienced helped with a few games; The guest umpires took the time to help them improve their skills and understanding of umpiring baseball. And did it without making them feel stupid or unvaluable. They taught like professionals. The camaraderie they developed was good. These umpires that came to our tournament brought skill, grace, and professionalism, and frankly gave us lofty goals to shoot for in terms of developing umpires in our district. I thanked them and told them they have INSPIRED our umpires to do better, and motivated presidents in our District to value the umpire more and develop them better within their leagues. This group of umpires has shown us what "Good" is in every aspect of the word. And I have been to the LLWS a few times. And personally for me. it gave me a bit of hope of where we could wind up as a District in terms of umpire development. Thank you to all who sent us folks. It's been amazing to watch. Regards JP DA WA5/13

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Day 6 Juniors
by jarel＠jpiworldwide.com 21 Jul '23

21 Jul '23

All, Day 6 was reasonably uneventful with only one or two “glitches in the matrix”… more on those in a minute. Scores: Everett LL 12 – South Hill 0 – Eliminated Mercer Island LL 3 – Willapa Harbor 2 (loser bracket) Teams Remaining, Everett (1 loss), Mercer Island (no losses), Willapa Harbor (1 Loss) Game time tonight 7:30 – temps today around 97 degrees, probably 85 by game time. Willapa Vs. Everett – should be a great game. We did have the manager of the Willapa team question the eligibility of an “injured” player who was out a game and returned to pitch (he had a gun). The process was reviewed and the player and manager were in compliance. The other incident involved Everett whose third coach was running late for the game. The manager requested another coach take their place as “he is on the affidavit” according to the manager. Tournament staff initially said “yes – it’s OK”. This request to add the “replacement coach” came at the umpire plate meeting. The tournament staff, while reviewing the request and checking the affidavit found the replacement coach was not on the affidavit, and in fact NO replacement coaches had been named or vetted. Before the first pitch, the tournament staff went and removed the coach, and placed a call to Western advising of the situation… The coach on the affidavit eventually showed up (second inning I think) and was allowed in the game. When confronted the Everett Manager said “well I thought I had him listed”. The errant replacement coach also had at one point indicted he was an ADA…. I raised my eyebrow and let the kids play…. Thinking to myself – “maybe the heat made the manager forgetful”. How can you not know who is on your affidavit after All-Star selection, Districts, and now State? Hmmm… must be the heat. Since play had not started officially, there was no “foul”… other than potentially some honesty. I said potentially 😊 – giving the guy the benefit of the doubt. I am off to my next tournament today – we have Managers Meeting tonight for the 8-10s. First pitch is 9:00 AM tomorrow and it’s gonna be 99-100 degrees sometime tomorrow in Othello. Regards JP DA WA5/13

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