A special thanks goes out to Kennewick American for providing the fields and the volunteer staff to make this one of the Pacific Northwest's finest youth baseball tournaments. KAYB is known throughout the Pacific Northwest as a home to grat baseball and great tournaments. This is a great warm-up tournament to start post-season all-star play!

We are all very proud of the improvements made to the complex during the offseason. Upgrades include a new entry complete with wrought iron gates and a metal arch; landscaping improvements; Big League foul poles; new 4-foot fences on three fields; new Kentucky Bluegrass on the infields; a new PA system and many more!
 

> The tournament includes 10, 11, and 12-year-old divisions.
> All-Star, Select teams & League teams are eligible to play provided they meet the Cal Ripken birth date requirements.
> 2008 Cal Ripken Tournament rules will apply.
> No big barrel bats & no slug-bunts.
> The tournament will be played on five fields.
> Games are scheduled to begin on Thursday, June 26, and the top teams will advance to the Championship bracket on Sunday, June 29.
> All tournament team tee-shirts, championship tee-shirts, finalist tee-shirts and team trophies will be awarded.
> Cost for entering this tournament will be $450.00. You do not need to bring baseballs.
> KAYB uses the 60-foot base 46-foot pitcher's mound format.
> A BBQ and Skills Competition will take place on Saturday, June 28 from 4pm-9pm. For more information on the skills competition, click here.
> A completed roster with player name, number and birth days will be required prior to your first game.
> Tournament scores and brackets are posted on this website to allow friends and family back home to follow the tournament in real time!

> Click here to download the application form to enter this tournament <

KAYB has secured great deals on room blocks at local hotels. Many are within minutes of the KA complex and are near restaurants, shopping and entertainment. Click here to see room availability and reservation information.