June 4th – 6th was a hard won and rewarding weekend for Pleasant Hill Babe Ruth AAA Team Navy. On Friday night the team won in a playoff game against Springfield. Saturday morning Team Navy and Team Gold went head to head to determine which Pleasant Hill team would continue in the Willamette Valley Babe Ruth tournament. The victor was Team Navy.
Saturday was to be a long day for most of AAA Team Navy for 8 of the players along with players from AAA Gold and Pleasant Hill AAÂ Babe Ruth teams had formed a team to play in the annual Willamette Tournament in Eugene, Oregon.
Immediately following the Navy – Gold game the team left for Eugene where upon arrival they played in two more back to back games.
Team meeting following 2nd place win in Willamette Tournament
On Saturday the team composed of Colton Baker, Dylan Miller, Tyler Cook, Kaleb Miller, Seth Hensley-Weinheimer, Tanner Maryanski, Preston Paparo, Torrey Gage Tomlinson, Brady Lane, and Braedon Putman took on and won against both Springfield and Cascade. Coaches for the games were Forest Tomlinson, Lee Baker and Kirk Miller.
On Sunday the team won against South Eugene and played Willamette to determine the tournament winner. While Willamette took first place and Pleasant Hill second, the parents and fans could not be prouder of Pleasant Hill. Pleasant Hill had pulled off 5 straight wins in 3 days. Tuesday evening June 8th a well prepared Team Navy will play their first game in the Willamette Valley Babe Ruth Playoffs and it is understood that their first challenge will be Willamette so this should be an exciting game. Congratulations on a Great Season Pleasant Hill Babe Ruth and Babe Ruth Cal Ripken.
