After a year of no local Little League and subsequently no tournament action, youth baseball and softball teams in Clark County and elsewhere are geared up for some tournament play.
Clark County is represented by District 4 and 6, though not all age groups had teams in those districts. Here’s the rundown:
MAJOR BASEBALL (ages 10-12) — Camas Little League won the District 4 All-Star tournament over th weekend, beating Cascade 12-1 to earn a trip to the state tournament at Hartman Park in Redmond beginning Saturday. Hazel Dell will be representing District 6, having beat Salmon Creek for the district title last week.
The winner of the state tournament moves on to the Pacific Northwest Region at San Bernardino, Calif., in August for a chance to go to the Little League World Series at Williamsport, Pa. The World Series was canceled last year due to the pandemic.
MAJOR SOFTBALL — State started on Saturday at Abrams Park in Ridgefield and runs through Wednesday or Thursday depending on Wednesday’s results. Camas is the District 4 champion in the tournament, and Ridgefield is representing District 6.
Camas was 1-1 going into Monday’s loser-out game, while Ridgefield went 0-2 and was eliminated.
8-10 BASEBALL — Fort Vancouver Little League is hosting the District 4 tournament beginning Tuesday. The District 6 tournament is at Luke Jensen Sports Park and runs through Wednesday or possibly Thursday depending on the Wednesday results. Winners advance to state beginning July 24 at Fort Borst Park in Centralia.
8-10 SOFTBALL — Lewis River is the District 6 champion, and Camas is the District 4 champ. State runs through Thursday or possibly Friday at Snider Park in Poulsbo.
9-11 BASEBALL — Cascade Little League is hosting the four-team District 4 tournament, which runs through Wednesday. The District 6 four-team tournament runs through Tuesday or Wednesday at Luke Jensen Sports Park. State begins July 24 at Northshore Athletic Fields in Woodinville.
INTERMEDIATE BASEBALL — Ridgefield advanced to state as the District 6 champion. Action began Saturday at Underwood Park in Des Moines.
JUNIOR BASEBALL — Evergreen is the District 4 champion and Hazel Dell is champion of District 6 at state, which begins Saturday at Edmonds/Lynnwood.
JUNIOR SOFTBALL — Vancouver’s David Douglas Park and Cascade Little League is hosting state and play began on Saturday and runs through Thursday. Camas, the District 4 champ, won its first two games and is the semifinal against Kirkland at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday. Battle Ground, the District 6 champ, went 0-2 and was eliminated.
For online bracket information visit:
District 4 — https://www.district4wa.com
District 6 — https://www.dist6wa.org/
State — https://www.littleleaguewa.org/
