High Desert Baseball Classic starts today

COLUMBIA BASIN — Two teams representing the River Dogs Babe Ruth baseball program begin play today in the High Desert Baseball Classic which runs through Sunday.

The River Dogs team will play in the Blue Division while Parros del Rio, a roster of younger players, will battle it out in the White Division.

Six teams are set to fight it out for the Blue Title along with the River Dogs, including the Northwest Krush, Coyotes, NC Tribe, Kitsap Baseball, and Reality Sports.

Along with Parros del Rio in the White Division will be the Kent Bulldogs, Brewster, and Team Fitness.

The tournament is scheduled to take place at Johnson/O’Brien Stadium and Boruff Field in Ephrata and Big Bend Community College in Moses Lake.

Action kicks off today with 12:30 encounters at Big Bend (NW Krush vs. Reality Sports) and Johnson/O’Brien (River Dogs vs. NC Tribe).

At 3 p.m., BBCC hosts NW Krush vs. Coyotes in that site’s final game of the day.

Also today at Johnson/O’Brien will be a 3 p.m. game between Kent-Team Fitness, followed by Parros del Rio vs. Brewster at 5:30 p.m. before the day wraps up with a NC Tribe-Reality Sports clash at 8 p.m.

The remaining schedule follows:

Friday

at BBCC                  

10 a.m. - Coyotes vs. Reality Sports; 12:30 p.m. - Kitsap Baseball vs. Reality Sports; 3 and 5:30 p.m. - Kent Bulldogs vs. Brewster.

at Johnson O’Brien

10 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. - Parros del Rio vs. Team Fitness; 3 p.m. - NW Krush vs. NC Tribe; 5:30 p.m. - River Dogs vs. Coyotes; 8 p.m. - Kitsap Baseball vs. River Dogs.

Saturday

at BBCC

10 a.m. - NC Tribe vs. Coyotes; 12:30 p.m. - Kitsap Baseball vs. NW Krush; 3 and 5:30 p.m. - Brewster vs. Team Fitness

at Johnson O’Brien

10 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. - Parros del Rio vs. Kent Bulldogs; 3 p.m. - Reality Sports vs. River Dogs; 5:30 p.m. NC Tribe vs. Kitsap Baseball; 8 p.m. - River Dogs vs. NW Krush    

Sunday

at Boruff Field

9 a.m. - Kent Bulldogs vs. Team Fitness; 11:30 a.m. - #5 Blue vs. #6 Blue (Fifth Place Game); 2 p.m. - Parros del Rio vs. Brewster.

at Johnson O’Brien      

9 a.m. - Kitsap Baseball vs. Coyotes; 11:30 a.m. - #3 Blue vs. #4 Blue (Third Place Game); 2 p.m. - #1 Blue vs. #2 Blue (Championship Game).