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WA State Major Baseball Tournament - Day Five
by pat.ryan＠wad2llb.org 20 Jul '23

20 Jul '23

Day 5 of the Washington State Major Baseball Tournament. No extra innings today. Two very exciting games. Lots of opportunities for teams in both games. We are down to just 4 teams after tonight. See the updated game bracket attached. A summary follows: Game 20: D10 4 vs D4 7 - Loser Out. Game 21: D2 2 vs D1 8 - Loser Out. Two games tomorrow. Game 19: D8 vs D9 - Semi-Final Game 22: D1 vs D4 - Loser Out More tomorrow. 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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Revised Bracket - 8-10 Baseball State
by jarel＠jpiworldwide.com 20 Jul '23

20 Jul '23

All, We had sent out the revised bracket on Sunday but some are saying they don't see it. Jim said he hasn't had a chance to update the state website - So here it is again. Jim will get to it when he can, but you all should have several copies. It is a 12 team bracket with some revised times. Regards JP DA WA5/13

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Day 5 Juniors Baseball
by jarel＠jpiworldwide.com 20 Jul '23

20 Jul '23

All, Things were much calmer with two games today, both eliminations. Game 1 – South Hill LL – 11 Hazel Dell LL 7 Out Game 2 – Everett LL 7 – RUG LL 4 – Out No hassles today. IT was much warmer (mid 90s) – the west side parents are starting to look a bit more healthy as they tan up… I told one of them to tell her friends when they get back to Seattle that they spent the week in Spokane San Lucas…. 😊 Regards JP DA WA5/13

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Notes for Managers 8-10 Baseball
by jarel＠jpiworldwide.com 20 Jul '23

20 Jul '23

All, We are missing some things for 8-10 Baseball Programs: 1. Dist 1 Needs Jersey Numbers and a team photo They will be printing the programs TOMORROW - so you have to get your numbers/photo to Valerie Hernandez TONIGHT or no later than 10:00 AM tomorrow morning (Thursday) to be included in the program. Her email is Valerie Hernandez vhernandez(a)othellowa.gov <mailto:vhernandez@othellowa.gov> OR her assistant emendoza(a)othellowa.gov <mailto:emendoza@othellowa.gov> Also - PLEASE BRING YOUR TOURNAMENT BOOKS TO THE MANAGERS meeting for review. based on some errors we have seen in books this year, we will need to look at them pretty closely. It is going to be hot, so we will discuss how to deal with that in the managers meeting. YOU WILL NOT BE ALLOWED TO PLAY UNTIL YOUR TOURNAMENT BOOK IS APPROVED. We appreciate all who sent UMPIRES! Thanks! I think we got everything with at least 2 umpires per game. There are 4 slated for the Championship games. Our pins are shipping slow, so we may not get them in time. If we don't we will send them to the teams that don't make it to the 1,2,3rd place finishes. (The banner and medals are here) Manager's meeting at 8:00PM Friday Night July 21. JP

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Re: [Wadas] WA State Major Baseball Tournament - Day Four - Corrected Game 17 Score
by pat.ryan＠wad2llb.org 19 Jul '23

19 Jul '23

The correct final score for game 17 was D2 5 and D12 3 Thanks, Pat From: Pat.Ryan(a)WAD2LLB.org <Pat.Ryan(a)WAD2LLB.org> Sent: Tuesday, July 18, 2023 11:11 PM To: 'Washington DAs Discussion Forum' <wadas(a)lists.rodeonetworks.com> Cc: 'staff(a)wad2llb.org' <staff(a)wad2llb.org>; 'presidents(a)wad2llb.org' <presidents(a)wad2llb.org>; 'Jim Portugal' <information(a)washdist9.org> Subject: WA State Major Baseball Tournament - Day Four Day 4 of the Washington State Major Baseball Tournament. None of the teams wanted to quit playing today. Both games went into extra innings. Two very exciting games. See the updated game bracket attached. A summary follows: Game 17: D2 3 vs D12 3 in 7 innings - Loser Out. D12 was also in an 8 inning game their first game of the tournament. Game 18: D6 7 vs D4 8 in 10 innings - Loser Out. Holy cow, yes 10 innings. Two games tomorrow. Game 20: D10 vs D4 - Loser Out Game 21: D1 vs D2 - Loser Out Things got a bit ugly at the conclusion of the D2 vs D12 game which was very unfortunate. It was a hard fought game and both teams played very well. The trouble began with what was either real or perceived sign stealing by a player on the D2 team. The umpires were alerted by one of the players that they thought the player was signaling to his teammate. The umpires warned the player and the manager that stealing signs was not allowed. Several innings later the same player was on base again and one of the umpires saw what he believed was similar behavior to what the player had been warned about previously. At the end of the play the player and manager were ejected from the game. Of course he was not happy about the decision and insisted that he would never teach his players to steal signs. I have known this coach since he played himself on the same field. While I do believe he wouldn't teach his players to steal signs I also know that the umpires had to make their decision based on what they saw on the field. They thought the player was stealing signs and continued to do so later in the game. Therefore the rule is clear and the player and manager are ejected from the game. The fans on both sides actually seemed to handle the warning and subsequent ejections fairly well. It wasn't until the game was over and D2 held off D12 in the bottom of the 7th inning that things got a bit ugly from both sides. It was an emotional game (a loser out game after all) and the D2 team was, in my opinion, overly celebratory following the final out. However, I didn't see anything that was directed toward the other team. Both teams quickly reassembled and did their common high-five good game hand shakes. For some reason a few (maybe only one to start) of the D2 fans made taunting gestures toward the D12 fans. That provoked several of the D12 fans to come over to the D2 side and get into a verbal altercation. Whether it was this incident or just frustration I don't know but I had a rather lengthy discussion with a number of D12 fans who couldn't believe I would condone having a team cheat the whole game and allow such horrible behavior from the home crowd throughout the game. Now I was at the game and watched nearly all of it close by both sides fans. I didn't hear anything during the game that game me pause from either side. The umpires thought they saw misbehavior and dealt with it. The game ran smoothly otherwise. I did not witness the behavior by the fans after the game ended but did get first hand reports. As mentioned above I did spend quite a bit of time talking with the fans on the D12 side who were quite agitated. I have informed the D2 team that if there is even a hint of derogatory comments during the next game that I will not hesitate to clear the stands. There is no excuse for poor behavior and it won't be tolerated. Sorry for the lengthy briefing but I thought you should all know how that game ended. Really a shame because it was a very well played game by both teams and prior to the blowup at the end it had been a pleasure to have both teams and their fans participating. The D12 coaching staff did a great job with the players and they should all be very proud of their accomplishments. More tomorrow. 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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Day 4 Juniors Baseball Tournament
by jarel＠jpiworldwide.com 19 Jul '23

19 Jul '23

Hi All. WHAT IS WRONG WITH PEOPLE!!!??? Day 4 Scores: Game 1 Hazel Dell LL D6 15 vs. South Kitsap LL D2 5 - Out Game 2 Everett LL D1 11 vs. Southwest LL D7 2 - Out Game 3 Willapa Harbor LL D3 5 vs. RUG LL D8 4 Game 4 Mercer Island LL D9 6 vs. South Hill LL D10 0 Games 2, 3, 4 yesterday were actually pretty good games with games 3 and 4 being VERY good games although the score of game 4 may not reflect that. Those last three were pretty close until the last couple of innings. I want to give some applause out to the District 13 UIC and Tournament UIC, Mark Dixon. He has done an INCREDIBLE job getting an umpire crew together for this tournament. 1. EVERY GAME has 4 umps on the field 2. EVERY GAME has at least ONE if not more WORLD SERIES UMPS on the field 3. EVERY GAME has at least 2 regional umps on the field 4. And EVERY GAME has every ump with State level experience. 4 umps on the field every game and 4 umps with impeccable experience on the field – EVERY GAME. This is the best Little League State tournament officiating I have ever seen. Period. Great work to Mark and his helpers for getting this team of umpires together. It’s fantastic. HOWEVER, We needed it. We have had two ejections during the tournament (so far) for “unsportsmanlike conduct”. One happened the second day of the tournament when a player lowered his shoulder trying to take second and plowed over a shortstop and caused a minor injury that stopped play. He was ejected. He felt bad and apologized to everyone. He has served his suspension and will be back in play today. Then about 10:00 AM on the 4th day (Yesterday) we get a call from the hotel manager/owner where some of the teams are staying… Apparently they have had a problem with one of the teams for some time. The teams were throwing trash in the halls (The manager put extra trash cans in the hallways when they saw this – they still threw the trash on the floor). They had been running in the hallways, destroyed hotel property and equipment, yelling profanities, being out in the common areas late and making a nuisance… And this hotel is a supporter/sponsor of the local league and the owner is a friend of Little League. So we gathered information, the hotel management reviewed surveillance video etc. They (hotel staff), met with parents to let them know there was a problem the night before last night and to please take care of the behavior – but nothing changed after the meeting and the players were still acting like little savages the next night and day. I asked another team parent (another team parent with another team staying at the hotel) and they confirmed there had been problems. Other NON-Little League guests started checking out and demanding refunds citing the behavior of the players as the reason…. Apparently the problem was significant and the hotel was losing guests. The hotel manager was ticked. I called the DA staff of the team that had been identified and let them know the problem and they got right on it with the manager of the team. The hotel manager was preparing to evict the entire team. The hotel manager then contacted us and said they may take the tack of “Just removing the players and families who were the most troublesome” instead of the whole team. The manager of the team did speak with the hotel staff, and I will get the rundown on that today as to if they were able to get the problems taken care of… I apologized to the hotel manager through the ADA that had been working with them( they had communicated on getting the COMPLIMENTARY hotel rooms for umpires, and setting aside room blocks for team), and I will speak personally to hotel management today. And then … later that same day…(Day 4). The second ejection happened last night. In a tight game with lots of fan noise, but nothing out of the ordinary… the pitcher walked the batter…. And the batter flipped his bat to the dugout and turned to go to first and promptly issued a “F—K YOU” (loud enough for everyone in the stands cheering to hear it) to the pitcher and trotted up to first base. The plate ump immediately stopped the game, called a conference between the umpires and then walked to the runner and ejected him. The plate ump is a seasoned World Series, Western Region, and State ump from Oregon. He did everything right at the scorers table, and asked tournament staff to find the parent and remove the player. This player has not apologized (yet). BUT the parent, who had been pushing the rules with where he wanted to set up camera shots to take pictures, got verbally aggressive with tournament staff and had to be escorted in an unflattering way out to the parking lot. It APPEARED as if he was trying to edge his way to the other teams fans, who had started chipping a bit more than they should and I had to shut that down as well. But the dad continued to swear loudly all the way to the parking lot. Luckily we have some muscle at the host league. I have not heard from either the parent or the player at this point. The game ended with the team that had been behind all game coming back to win in the 7th (They were visitor, put up a run or two and held the home team during their at bat). As soon as the game was over I went and talked with all the umpires both separately and together as a unit and asked them if they heard anything from the other team to incite the kid, or from the fans that caused the problem. They all said no and were unanimous in their thinking. (I would expect no less). During the course of play and the ejection I and the umpire informed the manager that the player was out for the game (it could have wound up a tie at the end of 7 – but didn’t) and he had to serve a one game suspension – which meant he would miss the next game. This was the first loss for the losing team so there is a good chance these two teams will meet again. The MANAGER then later came back and spoke with me and the ADA (separately) trying to get the penalty removed. He felt that the fans had really caused the problem, by cheering too loudly and razzing his team and that the kid was not that kind of kid and he shouldn’t be penalized a game and, and, and. I then used the “tried and true” Little League response to his “complaint” about the ruling… “What would you like me to do for you?” . In that he asked if I would call Western to get a waiver to let the kid play his during his suspension. I told him that was not a response Western would provide. He said “Please call” – I said is this a protest? He said “Please call”. So I called Kit. She said he’s suspended for a game. I said “I told you so”. The manager told me that the suspended player was his starting pitcher for the next game. I had the host league and tournament staff “hover” around the manager in the background because he continued to stay in the bleachers. I didn’t want there to be further incidents. The umpire had asked to stay in the umpire break room until things cooled down a bit. I kept a couple of tournament staff around him in the background as well. He came out of the umpire break room, and I don’t think the upset manager stayed much after that. The upset manager was not rude, or disrespectful in anyway, and the exchange on the field with umpires and officials of the tournament was measured and controlled. He didn’t “lose it”. Even in his interactions after the game, the manager was polite and not irrational. He may have been delusional about Kit changing an umpires ruling, but he was not rude or impolite. We’ll see how today goes. I am trying to “out write” Pat Ryan 😊 JP DA WA5/13

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8-10 Tournament SWAG - CUSTOM!!!
by jarel＠jpiworldwide.com 19 Jul '23

19 Jul '23

Hi All, the TD for the 8-10 Baseball has set up a custom SWAG form and website. It has some great apparel and other swag offers. Please send this to all teams coming to 8-10 State https://www.customswagwa.com/2023llstate8910bb Regards JP DA WA 5/13

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WA State Major Baseball Tournament - Day Four
by pat.ryan＠wad2llb.org 19 Jul '23

19 Jul '23

Day 4 of the Washington State Major Baseball Tournament. None of the teams wanted to quit playing today. Both games went into extra innings. Two very exciting games. See the updated game bracket attached. A summary follows: Game 17: D2 3 vs D12 3 in 7 innings - Loser Out. D12 was also in an 8 inning game their first game of the tournament. Game 18: D6 7 vs D4 8 in 10 innings - Loser Out. Holy cow, yes 10 innings. Two games tomorrow. Game 20: D10 vs D4 - Loser Out Game 21: D1 vs D2 - Loser Out Things got a bit ugly at the conclusion of the D2 vs D12 game which was very unfortunate. It was a hard fought game and both teams played very well. The trouble began with what was either real or perceived sign stealing by a player on the D2 team. The umpires were alerted by one of the players that they thought the player was signaling to his teammate. The umpires warned the player and the manager that stealing signs was not allowed. Several innings later the same player was on base again and one of the umpires saw what he believed was similar behavior to what the player had been warned about previously. At the end of the play the player and manager were ejected from the game. Of course he was not happy about the decision and insisted that he would never teach his players to steal signs. I have known this coach since he played himself on the same field. While I do believe he wouldn't teach his players to steal signs I also know that the umpires had to make their decision based on what they saw on the field. They thought the player was stealing signs and continued to do so later in the game. Therefore the rule is clear and the player and manager are ejected from the game. The fans on both sides actually seemed to handle the warning and subsequent ejections fairly well. It wasn't until the game was over and D2 held off D12 in the bottom of the 7th inning that things got a bit ugly from both sides. It was an emotional game (a loser out game after all) and the D2 team was, in my opinion, overly celebratory following the final out. However, I didn't see anything that was directed toward the other team. Both teams quickly reassembled and did their common high-five good game hand shakes. For some reason a few (maybe only one to start) of the D2 fans made taunting gestures toward the D12 fans. That provoked several of the D12 fans to come over to the D2 side and get into a verbal altercation. Whether it was this incident or just frustration I don't know but I had a rather lengthy discussion with a number of D12 fans who couldn't believe I would condone having a team cheat the whole game and allow such horrible behavior from the home crowd throughout the game. Now I was at the game and watched nearly all of it close by both sides fans. I didn't hear anything during the game that game me pause from either side. The umpires thought they saw misbehavior and dealt with it. The game ran smoothly otherwise. I did not witness the behavior by the fans after the game ended but did get first hand reports. As mentioned above I did spend quite a bit of time talking with the fans on the D12 side who were quite agitated. I have informed the D2 team that if there is even a hint of derogatory comments during the next game that I will not hesitate to clear the stands. There is no excuse for poor behavior and it won't be tolerated. Sorry for the lengthy briefing but I thought you should all know how that game ended. Really a shame because it was a very well played game by both teams and prior to the blowup at the end it had been a pleasure to have both teams and their fans participating. The D12 coaching staff did a great job with the players and they should all be very proud of their accomplishments. More tomorrow. 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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Day 3 Juniors Tournment
by jarel＠jpiworldwide.com 18 Jul '23

18 Jul '23

All, The day dawned much cooler yesterday for Day 3 of the Washington State Juniors Tournament. Although very windy, the temps never got above 85 so the players were less stressed in the heat. Attendance was good for the two games we played. Game 1 D12 – Pasco National LL 0 vs. D6 Hazel Dell LL 25 Game 2 D11 – SWAT 22 vs. D7 SWLL 29 Pasco and SWAT are done for the tournament. There have been 8 games so far and 6 of them ended by mercy rule. In game 2 yesterday we thought the game would be over due to the 15 run rule, SWAT was down 22 to 0 going into the bottom of the 3rd but - came back and put 15 runs on the board in the bottom of the 3rd. The bulk (like 80% ) of the runs were scored on walks. The game went the full 7 innings and was 4:50 long (yes 4 hours and 50 minutes long!) you heard right - FOUR HOURS AND FIFTY MINUTES LONG. I heard someone say something funny… “I knew we had a problem when the announcement came over the loud speaker from the press box that they were closing the snack shack and then I realized we still had a couple innings to play”. That’s how long the game was. 😊 Regards JP DA WA5/13

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WA State Major Baseball Tournament - Day Three
by pat.ryan＠wad2llb.org 18 Jul '23

18 Jul '23

Day 3 of the Washington State Major Baseball Tournament. Some really good games today. A couple of the best ones are not reflected in the final scores. We had several games that were very close until the last inning. See the updated game bracket attached. A summary follows: Game 15: D9 3 vs D10 2 (walk off single in bottom of the 6th that nearly cleared the fence for a grand slam) Game 16: D8 10 vs D1 2 (D8 was visitor and was down 2 to 1 going into the 6th) Game 14: D2 1 vs D3 0 - Loser Out Game 11: D11 3 vs D12 26 - Loser Out Game 12: D6 3 vs D7 1 - Loser Out Game 13: D13 4 vs D4 14 - Loser Out Tomorrow we go down to two games a day. Tuesday and Wednesday are loser out games. Game 17: D2 vs D12 - Loser Out Game 18: D6 vs D4 - Loser Out We brought in some additional access for the internet connection at the park to the announcer booths. It was significantly better today and we'll continue to tweak it to improve the livestream. We have the games scheduled on our Facebook events page ( www.facebook.com/WAD2LLB/events <http://www.facebook.com/WAD2LLB/events> ) and will go live the remainder of the tournament. 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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