Lakeside Knights in Wenatchee

In mid-April, Jack's tournament team, the Lakeside Knights, played in a baseball tournament in Wenatchee, Washington (about two-and-a-half hours east of Seattle). This was the first tournament for the group, who started practicing three months ago. There were over 100 teams in the tournament, split out into different divisions. Jack's team was in one of the 10-and-under divisions, with a total of eight teams.

Their first game was against a team who had traveled all the way from Lethbridge Canada (near Calgary - about a ten hour drive). They were a very good team and the Knights lost, 8-2. In the second game the Knights played a team from East Wenatchee and beat them 12-4. Jack got a key 2-RBI double in the second game to turn a 2-1 game into a 4-1 game. Jack played CF for more of his team's games, and also pitched one inning, giving up 4 runs.

After those two games, the eight teams get put in a standard single-elimination tournament bracket. The Knights were seeded fourth, but lost their first game to a team from Gray's Harbor, Washington, by the score of 11-6.

All in all it was a very fun weekend and it was great to come away from their first tournament with one win. They are scheduled to play in another tournament over Memorial Day weekend in Woodinville, Washington, just north of Seattle.

Here are some photos from the weekend:

Jack in Centerfield

Jack on second base after his double

The Lakeside Knights