ESCANABA---The Escanaba Senior Little League All-Stars (age 15-16) are preparing for the Senior Little League World Series next weekend in Delaware.
The girls now know the names of the four teams they will face in pool play, as other regional tournaments have started to wrap up around the world.
The girls now know the names of the four teams they will face in pool play, as other regional tournaments have started to wrap up around the world.
The Escanaba girls continue to practice at home, and are doing some fundraising.
Escanaba won the Central Regional in dramatic fashion in Indiana last weekend, with only nine players. They dethroned nine-time Central Regional Champion South Bend.
Escanaba will have some reinforcements for the World Series. Third baseman J.J. Laviolette, who played with the team in the district, sectional, and state tournaments, will be in Delaware. She missed the Central Regional Tournament.
Laviolette will be appearing in her second World Series, as she also played in the Junior League World Series in Kirkland, Wash., back in 2013.
Escanaba Senior Girls World Series Opponents
Sunday 8/2 vs Garden City, Montana 8 p.m.
Monday 8/3 No Game
Tuesday 8/4 vs Victoria, BC, Canada 10 a.m.
Wednesday 8/5 vs Prague, Czech Republic, 8 p.m.
Thursday 8/6 vs Damascus, Virginia, 8 p.m.
Friday 8/7 Semifinals or Consolation Games
Saturday 8/8 Championship 2 pm or Third Place 11 am
The Radio Results Network is in the process of arranging to broadcast the girls' games live from Delaware. The plan is to broadcast the games on WGKL-FM (105.5) and on-line at www.rrnsports.com. Check back on this page for more details.
Escanaba won the Central Regional in dramatic fashion in Indiana last weekend, with only nine players. They dethroned nine-time Central Regional Champion South Bend.
Escanaba will have some reinforcements for the World Series. Third baseman J.J. Laviolette, who played with the team in the district, sectional, and state tournaments, will be in Delaware. She missed the Central Regional Tournament.
Laviolette will be appearing in her second World Series, as she also played in the Junior League World Series in Kirkland, Wash., back in 2013.
Escanaba Senior Girls World Series Opponents
Sunday 8/2 vs Garden City, Montana 8 p.m.
Monday 8/3 No Game
Tuesday 8/4 vs Victoria, BC, Canada 10 a.m.
Wednesday 8/5 vs Prague, Czech Republic, 8 p.m.
Thursday 8/6 vs Damascus, Virginia, 8 p.m.
Friday 8/7 Semifinals or Consolation Games
Saturday 8/8 Championship 2 pm or Third Place 11 am
The Radio Results Network is in the process of arranging to broadcast the girls' games live from Delaware. The plan is to broadcast the games on WGKL-FM (105.5) and on-line at www.rrnsports.com. Check back on this page for more details.
