All Day Rainout

Schedule Change:  Babe Ruth officials in an effort to finish the 14u  Southeast Regional by Sunday have decided to double up everyone on Saturday  and play two games each.  Nash County will now play McLean-Great Falls Virginia at 9am Saturday and then play their 4th and final round Robin game at 9:00pm Saturday night against Monroe County Al.

The third day of the 14u Babe Ruth baseball Tournament in Newton NC was rained out.  The rains that started here around noon had already drenched the ball field in Newton even before the first game could get started at 9am this morning.

So after two days of play in the four days of round Robin play Nash County stands 1-1 along with a Union County NC and Monroe County Al.  The team in trouble is McLean-Great Falls VA who in two games has two losses and given up 32 runs and The  tie breaker  in Babe Ruth is runs allowed so even if Virginia won their last two games they have given up way too many runs compared to everyone else.

The team right now sitting pretty in the American bracket is Key West Florida who has beaten Nash County 5-2 and Monroe Al 6-1.  That's two of the teams chasing Key West and they hold the tie breaker against either at this point.  The first game Saturday morning for Key West is against McLean-Great Falls and we all expect a Key West win and that would make they 3-0  with Union County being game four for them Sunday.

Nash County plays McLean -Great Falls at 7pm Saturday night and that would be Virginia's second game of the day and quite possibly already eliminated from the semi final round  might  be thinking about going home Sunday and a great chance for Nash County to go to 2-1.  If Nash County wins that game that sets up a good situation for Nash County.

Saturday weather permitting Monroe Alabama will meet Union County.  Since both are 1-1 one will have two losses after Saturday and that opens up that with a win over McLean-Great Falls by Nash County Saturday then their game Sunday against Monroe will be at least for Nash County a win and they make the semi's.

Union County still plays Key West on Sunday and and for the best results for Nash  County it would be better at this point for Key West to go 4-0 in the bracket. The Key here is Nash County owns the tie breaker with Union County.  If it becomes a 3 way tie and it comes down to runs allowed. As of right now Key West has given up only three runs, Nash County 10 and both Monroe and Union have given up 12.

Right now looking on a day of rain in Newton Nash County is in a good spot if they keep winning.  Hope they can play Saturday.