Archive for Friday, June 26, 2009
Local youths enter Triple Crown Mountain Magic tourney
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Mike Jeep said he knows what kind of competition to expect when Triple Crown assembles a youth baseball tournament.
He knows it's tough. But he's still confident the team of local 11- and 12-year-olds he coaches with Frank Lawhead can compete in this weekend's Mountain Magic tournament in Steamboat Springs.
The squad first plays at 5:15 p.m. today at the Ski Town field, then plays twice Saturday, at 3:15 p.m. at Vanatta Field at Howelsen Hill and 5:15 p.m. at Klumker Field, also at Howelsen.
"We're going to compete," Jeep said. "Triple Crown usually brings in some pretty good teams, but we're going to be looking to compete and win some games."
Most members of the team have played together for about four years, joining up to compete in a few tournaments each summer. They played last weekend at a tournament in Denver, falling three times, twice in close, back-and-forth games.
The group also has competed in Triple Crown tournaments in Steamboat in recent years. It won a tournament when the players were 9, and hopes to find a way to succeed at home again this year.
"This is a good group of core kids," Jeep said. "We want to keep them to together for a while. We competed well last week, and we hope to play well again (this weekend)."
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