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One week down, one to go

Sunday, June 5 2011 10:07pm Written by Parker Hodge
As we enter the final week of the City Tournament, several things have been made clear. First, there have been some great games played thus far. Second, by looking at the bracket, the best matchups might be yet to come. And third, everyone has had a great time so far.

While we were leery at first about asking coaches to evaluate the umpires (especially after one coach might have ended their season), nearly every evaluation has had positive feedback of our officiating crew. In fact, nearly a dozen coaches have said they had the best umpires all season in the tournament and while not everyone was completely happy, those that haven't been have offered constructive feedback (for the most part) which will help the crew get better throughout the post season and next year.

Looking to the brackets, there still are many exciting games yet to be played and we've had several nailbiters already.

In the Major-70 bracket, Pepsi-Cola is the only KA team left in the championship bracket. Pepsi, which only dropped one game during the regular season, eeked out a win against a tough Overturf team to advance to face KPMA in the quarterfinals. KPMA has been consistent thus far in scoring with seven runs in each of its first two games. KN's Sullivan Rowell and Apollo will meet in the other quarterfinal matchup. KA dominates the consolation bracket with 5 teams still alive compared to KN's three. Needless to say, its still anyone's guess who will be playing on Saturday morning.

In the Major-60/Minor A bracket, KA squares off against KA and KN faces KN on Tuesday in games that will determine who will advances to the semifinals. DQ Grill & Chill and Tri-Cities Battery easily won their Saturday games, but both want the semfinal berth. And in the other quarterfinal game, the Cougars will face the #1 KN seed Atomic Printing for the right to face a KA team in the semifinals.

The Minor/Minor-B bracket has a strong Yoke's Fresh Market team facing a strong Three Rivers Physical Therapy team for the right to remain in the championship bracket. Wednesday night might prove to be the toughest test for each team so far this season and I'm sure the fences will be lined with people to watch what probably will be the best game of the evening.

It's been a great tournament so far, and this week should prove to be full of great matchups from teams who badly want to hoist the trophy on Saturday. 

Back on track after the rain

Friday, June 3 2011 10:14pm Written by Parker Hodge

After Mother Nature unleashed her fury on us Wednesay night, we were able to get caught up with our rescheduled games by Thursday night. It was a complete team effort to do so, and thanks goes out to all the teams affected by the rainout. Despite the last minute changes, everyone was positive about the changes in location and game times.

I just happened upon the almanac for June 1st, and the official report is 1.14" of rain fell on Wednesday. Considering it didn't start raining until early evening, that's a lot of rain to fall in about four hours time. Considering we are in the desert and get about 6-8 inches of precipitation annually, that's about 15-20% of the annual total in one evening's time.

And of course, it had to come during the City Tournament. 

It was going great...until the rain

Wednesday, June 1 2011 9:50pm Written by Parker Hodge
Didn't this happen last year?

Seems this tournament is cursed when it comes to Mother Nature and her ability to create rain in early June when all of Kennewick wants to play baseball. As a result, two Minor/Minor-B games were called in the second inning due to rain and lightning. Neither game was legal, and as a result, each game will be replayed fully on Thursday evening.

Minor/Minor-B Game 10 (Culligan vs. Trophy Shoppe) will move to Kennewick American's Field #2 at 7:15pm. Game 12 (The Informed Vegan vs. Three Rivers Physical Therapy) will move to Kennewick National Field #1 at the conclusion of the Major-70 game. We expect that game to begin about 7:30pm.

To allow ample time for Game 10, the Major-70 game 4 (Zips-Cable Bridge vs. Conner Construction) will be moved to a 5pm start time. And at Kennewick National, Major-70 Game 3 (Red Apple and KPMA) will also move to a 5pm start time.

We know the changes are inconvenient for everyone, however their isn't any makeup time built into the schedule. We were fortunate the early games were able to be played and didn't need to be rescheduled.

It's worth noting for the Minor-Minor-B coaches involved that the games will be restarted as if the never started. All pitching and innings played for the two games is wiped clean and will start over. If you have specific questions regarding how this will affect your team, please contact one of us on the Tournament Committee.

We appreciate your patience as we work to get all the games played. 

Day 1 complete

Tuesday, May 31 2011 9:30pm Written by Parker Hodge
The first day of the City Tournament is in the record books without any major snags or problems. The Minor-Minor B bracket began play on Tuesday while the remaining two divisions start play on Wednesday.

The scores are posted on the scoreboard page and the brackets have been updated as well. You can select them from the drop-down menu at the top of this page. We are working on pitching records. Many of the submission forms logged tonight were missing last names and several didn't keep track of pitcher's for the opposing team. As soon as we are able to track down the information, we will update the site with the record.

In the meantime, you can send at email to This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it to get pitching information or stop by the tournament office at KA during tournament hours to have the information pulled that we have. We appreciate your patience. 

Brackets are set

Sunday, May 29 2011 6:44pm Written by Parker Hodge
The brackets are set. The fields are prepped. All that's missing is a few hundred kids ready to prove they are the best team in Kennewick.

The annual InterCity Tournament between Kennewick National and Kennewick American begins this week with 53 teams each vying for their respective division's first-place trophy.

The Minor/Minor-B division begins play on Tuesday, while the Major-60/Minor-A and Major-70 divisions begin play on Wednesday.

The annual City Touranment BBQ will be held at Kennewick American on Saturday, June 4th from 11am-1pm. The feast is made possible by the generous support of Sysco Food Services.

But on the field is what the kids really look forward too. In fact, several at KA have been talking about the tournament for the last few weeks. It should be a good two weeks of baseball and leave lasting memories for everyone participating.