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Babe Ruth tournament starts Friday at Clyde Allen Field
By Staff Reports
Wednesday, July 22, 2009 | No comments posted.
The South Coast will have half the teams in this weekend’s Southern Oregon State Babe Ruth Tournament for players 13 to 15 years old.
Just four teams are in the competition this year, with the Rogue Valley area not sending up a group.
South Coast Babe Ruth, the host organization for the tournament, has a pair of squads, including the generally older South Coast Nationals and the somewhat younger South Coast Americans.
The double-elimination tournament at Clyde Allen Field in North Bend starts with a pair of games Friday and concludes Sunday with either one or two contests. The winner earns a spot in the regional tournament at Centralia, Wash.
South Coast Babe Ruth also has teams entered in the 14-year-old prep tournament at Grants Pass and the 13-year-old prep tournament at Klamath Falls. Those squads also have a chance to advance to regionals, in Moscow, Idaho, and Bozeman, Mont., respectively.
The South Coast Nationals include several players from both Myrtle Point and the Bay Area team Fourmile Logging. Players from those two groups combined to form a team that won a number of weekend tournaments during the summer.
Most of the players on the South Coast Nationals are 15, while many of the players on the South Coast Americans are 14.
The South Coast Americans are up first Friday, facing Umpqua Valley, which encompasses all the rural areas of Douglas County from Drain to Canyonville and east of Roseburg to Glide. Those squads open the tournament at 5:30 p.m.
The late game Friday, slated to start at 8:30 p.m., features the South Coast Nationals against Klamath Falls.
The winners of Friday’s games meet at 10 a.m. Saturday, while the losers play an elimination game at 1 p.m. The loser of Saturday’s first game and the winner of the second contest meet at 4 p.m. Saturday in another elimination game, for a chance to advance to the championship round.
Sunday’s schedule calls for a game at 10 a.m., with a second game at 1 p.m., if necessary.
All games are seven innings, with a 10-run mercy rule in effect after the fifth inning
Admission for the tournament is $8 per day for adults and $6 for children 7 through 12. A tournament pass is $15 for adults or $25 for families for the entire weekend. Because Clyde Allen Field has an extensive concession stand, and money raised through food sales helps pay for umpires, field maintenance and other tournament costs, no outside food will be allowed in the stadium.
South Coast Babe Ruth features teams in Florence, Reedsport, Bandon, Coquille, Myrtle Point and the Bay Area. All the cities provided at least one player for a local team competing this weekend at one of the three sites.
The local teams for each state tournament are listed below. Players are listed with their ages (for the 13- to 15-year-old teams) and what team they played for during the Babe Ruth regular season.
South Coast Nationals: Cody Anderson, 15, Fourmile Logging; Jason Atkins, 15, Myrtle Point; Clint Burris, 15, Myrtle Point; Tanner Canaday, 14, Myrtle Point; Tyler Davidson, 15, Fourmile Logging; Zac Holloway, 15, Florence; Raymond Jones, 15, Fourmile Logging; Taylor Love, 15, Myrtle Point; Doug Molzahn, 14, Fourmile Logging; Max Peters, 15, Bandon; Eric Rains, 15, Myrtle Point; Zach Thrall, 14, Fourmile Logging; Timmy Young, 15, Bandon. Coaches: Gary Grassham, Rick Spring, Doug Veysey.
South Coast Americans: Austin Aarant, 14, Coquille; Michael Benitez, 14, Fourmile Logging; Ryan Clardy, 15, Reedsport; Alex Dew, 14, Fourmile Logging; Austin Flood, 14, Coquille; Travis Gallagher, 15, Bandon; Wyatt Griffith, 14, Fourmile Logging; Jared Hackney, 14, Fourmile Logging; Deven Knowlton, 14, Hill Trucking; Ryan Melton, 14, Fourmile Logging; Erik Paige, 14, Coquille; AJ Potts, 14, Hill Trucking; Skyler Woody-Waterman, 14, Myrtle Point. Coaches: Joe Bollig, Quintin Hall, Joe Bollig Jr.
South Coast 14-year-old Prep: Nick Cole, Grocery Outlet; Hayden Davisson, Hill Trucking; Chris Gruchacz, Hill Trucking; Michael Hampton, Hill Trucking; Josh Iabichello, Florence; Matt Miranda, Coquille; Duke Mitchell, Hill Trucking; Lucas Qualman, Grocery Outlet; Ryan Smith, Florence; Alex Snow, Florence; Vernon Stevens, Grocery Outlet; Jake Thompson, Florence. Coaches: Mike Elliot, John Qualman.
South Coast 13-year-old Prep: Mitchell Butler, Florence; Cory Dannels, BASA (Coquille); Chase Davidson, North Bay Fire; John Dodson, Florence; Clayton Duryee, North Bay Fire; Tyalor Fisher, Myrtle Point; Zachary Hackney, North Bay Fire; Andrew James, North Bay Fire; Joseph Knife, Myrtle Point; Bradley Rains, Myrtle Point; Anthony Ross, North Bay Fire; McClay Saxon, BASA (Florence). Coaches: Rod Duryee, Dave Chavez, Tony Dodson.
Just four teams are in the competition this year, with the Rogue Valley area not sending up a group.
South Coast Babe Ruth, the host organization for the tournament, has a pair of squads, including the generally older South Coast Nationals and the somewhat younger South Coast Americans.
The double-elimination tournament at Clyde Allen Field in North Bend starts with a pair of games Friday and concludes Sunday with either one or two contests. The winner earns a spot in the regional tournament at Centralia, Wash.
South Coast Babe Ruth also has teams entered in the 14-year-old prep tournament at Grants Pass and the 13-year-old prep tournament at Klamath Falls. Those squads also have a chance to advance to regionals, in Moscow, Idaho, and Bozeman, Mont., respectively.
The South Coast Nationals include several players from both Myrtle Point and the Bay Area team Fourmile Logging. Players from those two groups combined to form a team that won a number of weekend tournaments during the summer.
Most of the players on the South Coast Nationals are 15, while many of the players on the South Coast Americans are 14.
The South Coast Americans are up first Friday, facing Umpqua Valley, which encompasses all the rural areas of Douglas County from Drain to Canyonville and east of Roseburg to Glide. Those squads open the tournament at 5:30 p.m.
The late game Friday, slated to start at 8:30 p.m., features the South Coast Nationals against Klamath Falls.
The winners of Friday’s games meet at 10 a.m. Saturday, while the losers play an elimination game at 1 p.m. The loser of Saturday’s first game and the winner of the second contest meet at 4 p.m. Saturday in another elimination game, for a chance to advance to the championship round.
Sunday’s schedule calls for a game at 10 a.m., with a second game at 1 p.m., if necessary.
All games are seven innings, with a 10-run mercy rule in effect after the fifth inning
Admission for the tournament is $8 per day for adults and $6 for children 7 through 12. A tournament pass is $15 for adults or $25 for families for the entire weekend. Because Clyde Allen Field has an extensive concession stand, and money raised through food sales helps pay for umpires, field maintenance and other tournament costs, no outside food will be allowed in the stadium.
South Coast Babe Ruth features teams in Florence, Reedsport, Bandon, Coquille, Myrtle Point and the Bay Area. All the cities provided at least one player for a local team competing this weekend at one of the three sites.
The local teams for each state tournament are listed below. Players are listed with their ages (for the 13- to 15-year-old teams) and what team they played for during the Babe Ruth regular season.
South Coast Nationals: Cody Anderson, 15, Fourmile Logging; Jason Atkins, 15, Myrtle Point; Clint Burris, 15, Myrtle Point; Tanner Canaday, 14, Myrtle Point; Tyler Davidson, 15, Fourmile Logging; Zac Holloway, 15, Florence; Raymond Jones, 15, Fourmile Logging; Taylor Love, 15, Myrtle Point; Doug Molzahn, 14, Fourmile Logging; Max Peters, 15, Bandon; Eric Rains, 15, Myrtle Point; Zach Thrall, 14, Fourmile Logging; Timmy Young, 15, Bandon. Coaches: Gary Grassham, Rick Spring, Doug Veysey.
South Coast Americans: Austin Aarant, 14, Coquille; Michael Benitez, 14, Fourmile Logging; Ryan Clardy, 15, Reedsport; Alex Dew, 14, Fourmile Logging; Austin Flood, 14, Coquille; Travis Gallagher, 15, Bandon; Wyatt Griffith, 14, Fourmile Logging; Jared Hackney, 14, Fourmile Logging; Deven Knowlton, 14, Hill Trucking; Ryan Melton, 14, Fourmile Logging; Erik Paige, 14, Coquille; AJ Potts, 14, Hill Trucking; Skyler Woody-Waterman, 14, Myrtle Point. Coaches: Joe Bollig, Quintin Hall, Joe Bollig Jr.
South Coast 14-year-old Prep: Nick Cole, Grocery Outlet; Hayden Davisson, Hill Trucking; Chris Gruchacz, Hill Trucking; Michael Hampton, Hill Trucking; Josh Iabichello, Florence; Matt Miranda, Coquille; Duke Mitchell, Hill Trucking; Lucas Qualman, Grocery Outlet; Ryan Smith, Florence; Alex Snow, Florence; Vernon Stevens, Grocery Outlet; Jake Thompson, Florence. Coaches: Mike Elliot, John Qualman.
South Coast 13-year-old Prep: Mitchell Butler, Florence; Cory Dannels, BASA (Coquille); Chase Davidson, North Bay Fire; John Dodson, Florence; Clayton Duryee, North Bay Fire; Tyalor Fisher, Myrtle Point; Zachary Hackney, North Bay Fire; Andrew James, North Bay Fire; Joseph Knife, Myrtle Point; Bradley Rains, Myrtle Point; Anthony Ross, North Bay Fire; McClay Saxon, BASA (Florence). Coaches: Rod Duryee, Dave Chavez, Tony Dodson.
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