BABE RUTH REGIONALS START TODAY

The Astoria 14-year-old Babe Ruth All-stars begin their quest for a third straight appearance in the regional championship round, as they take on Wyoming champion Torrington in the first round of pool play at the Pacific N.W. Regional Tournament in Roseburg.

Astoria will play four pool games with a day off on Monday. The top two teams from each of the two pools will advance to the championship round on Wednesday, August 9th. The tournament champion will go on to the Babe Ruth 14-year-old World Series in Wilson County, North Carolina later this month.

Here is the schedule for the Pacific N.W. Regional Babe Ruth 14-year-old Tournament. All games are played at Legion Field in Roseburg:

FRIDAY, AUGUST 4
Skyline (Butte, MT) vs. Alberta, 10:00 a.m.
Astoria vs. Torrington (WY), 1:00 p.m.
Central Kitsap (WA) vs. Lewiston (ID), 4:00 p.m.
Kennewick (WA) vs. Fraser Valley (BC), 7:00 p.m.

SATURDAY, AUGUST 5
Lewiston vs. Skyline, 10:00 a.m.
Astoria vs. Fraser Valley, 1:00 p.m.
Roseburg (OR) vs. Kennewic, 4:00 p.m.
Central Kitsap vs. Umpqua Valley (OR-host), 7:00 p.m.

SUNDAY, AUGUST 6
Torrington vs. Fraser Valley, 10:00 a.m.
Lewiston vs. Alberta, 1:00 p.m.
Astoria vs. Roseburg, 4:00 p.m.
Umpqua Valley vs. Skyline, 7:00 p.m.

MONDAY, AUGUST 7
Central Kitsap vs. Alberta, 10:00 a.m.
Kennewick vs. Torrington, 1:00 p.m.
Roseburg vs. Fraser Valley, 4:00 p.m.
Lewiston vs. Umpqua Valley, 7:00 p.m.

TUESDAY, AUGUST 8
Astoria vs. Kennewick, 10:00 a.m.
Central Kitsap vs. Skyline, 1:00 p.m.
Roseburg vs. Torrington, 4:00 p.m.
Umpqua Valley vs. Alberta, 7:00 p.m.

WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 9
Semifinals, 10:00 a.m. and 1:30 p.m.
Championship Game, 5:30 p.m.

Champion to World Series in Wilson County, NC, August 19-26