Waite Park 13AAA Baseball Team Wins 13U Babe Ruth Midwest Plains Regional Tournament
From August 1st through the 4th, 2012, in Gering, Nebraska the Waite Park 13AAA team won the 8 team 13U double elimination Babe Ruth Midwest Plains Regional Tournament. In the first game, Waite Park beat the Kansas state champs from Liberal 15-0, then they beat the North Dakota state champs from Grand Forks by a score of 11-9.
In the semi-finals, Waite Park beat the Missouri state champs from Mineral Area 14-3, and then beat the Colorado state champs from Southeast Denver by a score of 11-0 to win the Midwest Plains Regional championship.
By winning the regional tournament, the team qualifies to play in the 13U World Series in Kitsap, WA. The team is now 34-3 on the season.
(results courtesy of Mike Dehler)