Youth ball: Babe Ruth regional under way at Propstra

Just one close game highlighted the first day of the Pacific Northwest Regional Babe Ruth 15-year-old baseball tournament at Propstra Stadium.

Host Hazel Dell Metro had Monday off, and plays its first pool-play game at 4 p.m. Tuesday against Calgary.

Calgary suffered a 10-run defeat to South Coast of Coos Bay, Ore., 11-1.

Ellensburg opened Monday’s play with a 25-5 win over Green River, Wyo., in five innings.

That was followed by the day’s closest game as Midland of Puyallup edged North Bitteroot Valley, Mont. 6-5.

Lewiston, Idaho, capped the day with an 11-3 win over The Dalles.

Action resumes with four games Tuesday: Midland vs. South Coast at 10 a.m.; Green River vs. Lewiston at 1 p.m.; Metro vs. Calgary at 4 p.m.; and Centralia plays its opener against The Dalles at 7 p.m.

The top two teams from each of the two pools meet in the semifinals on Saturday, with those winners meeting for the championship at 6 p.m. on Saturday. The champion here advances to the Babe Ruth World Series for 15-year-olds later this month in Jamestown, N.Y.

Admission is $5 per game or $40 for a tournament pass.

Babe Ruth 13s — The Hazel Dell Metro teams opens pool play at the regional tournament in Kennewick at 7 p.m. Tuesday against British Columbia.

Little League senior softball — Battle Ground fell to 2-3 at the regional tournament in Missoula, Mont., knocking them out of contention for the tournament title.

Battle Ground, the Washington state champion, split a pair of games Sunday. They defeated Yuba City, Calif., 9-8, but then lost to Tucson, Ariz., 12-10. Details from the games were not reported.

UPDATE: Battle Ground finished pool play on Monday with a 12-4 loss to Butte, Mont. Game details were not reported. Butte and Barstow, Calif., both 5-1, advance to a best-of-three final series for a berth to the Senior Softball World Series.

BABE RUTH PACIFIC NORTHWEST 15s REGIONAL

Aug. 1-6 at Propstra Stadium in Vancouver

American Pool

W L

Puyallup (Midland) 1 0

South Coast (Coos Bay, Ore.) 1 0

Hazel Dell Metro 0 0

Calgary 0 1

N. Bitteroot Valley (Mont.) 0 1

National Pool

W L

Ellensburg 1 0

Lewiston 1 0

Centralia 0 0

Green River, Wyo. 0 1

The Dalles, Ore. 0 1

Monday

Ellensburg 25, Green River 5

Midland 6, North Bitteroot Valley 5

South Coast 11, Calgary 1

Lewiston 11, The Dalles 3

Tuesday

Midland vs. South Coast, 10 a.m.

Green River vs. Lewiston, 1 p.m.

Calgary vs. Hazel Dell Metro, 4 p.m.

The Dalles vs. Centralia, 7 p.m.

Wednesday

Ellenburg vs. Lewiston, 10 a.m.

North Bitteroot Valley vs. South Coast, 1 p.m.

Green River vs. Centralia, 4 p.m.

Midland vs. Hazel Dell Metro, 7 p.m.

Thursday

North Bitteroot Valley vs. Calgary, 10 a.m.

Ellensburg vs. The Dalles, 1 p.m.

Centralia vs. Lewiston, 4 p.m.

Hazel Dell Metro vs. South Coast, 7 p.m.

Friday

The Dalles vs. Green River, 10 a.m.

Calgary vs. Midland, 1 p.m.

North Bitteroot Valley vs. Hazel Dell Metro, 4 p.m.

Ellensburg vs. Centralia, 7 p.m.

Saturday

Semifinals

American 1 vs. National 2, 10 a.m.

National 1 vs. American 2, 1 p.m.

Championship

Semifinal winners, 6 p.m.

Tickets: $5 per game, or $40 for a family tournament pass to all games. Champion advances to Babe Ruth World Series Aug. 20-27 in Jamestown, N.Y.

ELLENSBURG 25, GREEN RIVER 5

Ellensburg 766 05 –25 17

Green River 001 31 — 5 4

W — Kyler Watts. L — Jeremy Hopkins.

MIDLAND 6, NORTH BITTEROOT VALLEY 5

Montana 004 001 0–5 6

Midland 000 231 x–6 6

W — Travis Hill. L — Brad Schaff.

SOUTH COAST 11, CALGARY 1

Oregon 312 111 2–11 8

Calgary 100 000 0– 1 3

W — Mychael Yarbor. L — Rick Mari.

LEWISTON 11, THE DALLES 3

Lewiston 201 700 1–11 7

The Dalles 000 101 1– 3 7

W — DePaul Blunt. L — Austin Wilson.