Mercer Island Select Baseball

Five Tool Training– Dominic Woody and Andre Marshall

K-Center– Kevin Miller (hitting) and Kelton Jacobson (pitching)

Dan Galaz danogalaz@comcast.net (pitching)

Mike Brooks (hitting)

Bill Stubbs(defense)

Alan Patrick (catching)   

All 8 MI Select teams particpated in the MayDay Mayhem baseball tournament in sunny Yakima over the weekend and our Mercer Island teams earned 3 Championships and one 3rd Place finish.  All teams performed well and are continuing to improve their physical and mental skills as well as their baseball IQ.  Congratulations to all teams as your hard work is paying off! 

The Mercer Island 11U Thunder select baseball team won the Triple Crown Washington Season opener tournament in Wenatchee in mid-April. The tournament featured 120 teams in the 9U to 14U levels from across Washington and the greater area.

The Thunder started off in pool play on Saturday, taking an extra-inning defeat in game one 7-6. In their second team, the team bounced back to beat Bothell 12-6. During three games on Sunday, Mercer Island pitchers gave up two hits, and the defense allowed only two runs, beating Washington Senators 6-1, Eastside Select 2-1 and the Senators against 3-0 in the title game.