NodakQ2 wrote:I would've loved to see Park River (or Carrington or Thompson for that matter) play in an advancing Babe Ruth Tournament this year. The 14 year old Bismarck team that Carrington split with this year is playing in the Babe Ruth 14 Year Old World Series Championship game tonight against a Cali team out in Mass...No doubt PR could've competed in the Regional Tournaments.
Class "B" Babe Ruth teams do have the option of competing, but they have to play in the 15 year old tournament. ND Babe Ruth makes no effort to promote this option to the smaller towns. If Park River would have known that all you have to do is place 2nd and you advance to the Regionals, they probably would have competed. There were only 6 teams in the State Tournament and half them advanced to the World Series. It would have been a nice gesture if the state allowed the class "B" champs to advance. Over the last 4 years the Park River team is 3-0 against West Fargo, 2-0 against Williston, and 1-1 against Bismarck. That's not saying they would have won, but they definitely can compete with them.