Home Church capped off a remarkable season to win the division 3 championship. Between the regular season and tournament, they finished 17-1 overall. Ninth seed Dale had an incredible run in the tournament, finishing runner up. The Salem Saints finished third, while 11th seed North Isanti 3 also had a great run in winning the consolation championship.
1st Place: Home Church
2nd Place: Dale
3rd Place: Salem Saints
Consolation: North Isanti 3
Third seed North Isanti peaked at the right time and went undefeated in the tournament to win their second D2 title in three years. South Isanti (5th seed) and North Isanti 2 (6th seed) both had incredible runs to place 2nd and 3rd, respectively, and consolation went to Cross Pointe 2.
1st Place: North Isanti 1
2nd Place: South Isanti
3rd Place: North Isanti 2
Consolation: Cross Pointe 2
Third seed New Hope Cambridge finished the regular season with 5 straight wins and went undefeated in the tournament to claim their first ever D1 title. They defeated top seed Karmel in a hard fought championship game. Cross Pointe 1 had a strong run with wins over 9-5 Refuge and 10-4 ROC to win third place, while ROC won the consolation trophy.
1st Place: New Hope Cambridge
2nd Place: Karmel
3rd Place: Cross Pointe 1
Consolation: ROC
Congratulations to Seth Leaf and Kelsey McFarland on winning the men’s and women’s home run derbies, respectively. Seth out-muscled over 15 challengers to win the championship for the 2nd straight year, while Kelsey hit 5 in the women’s final.
The 2023 youth tourney was one of the most balanced tournaments we’ve ever had. Most games were neck and neck and there were several walk-off wins. In the end, First Baptist Church double dipped New Hope to earn the championship!
1st Place: First Baptist Youth
2nd Place: New Hope Youth
3rd Place: Karmel Youth
Consolation: North Isanti Baptist Youth Red
The youth league has grown to 10 teams for 2023 with the season kicking off next week. The schedule has been posted on the website – just click on the Schedule tab to view or click here: https://www.dalboareamsl.com/schedule/
If you see any mistakes, please reach out to one of the commissioners.
The rest of the 2023 schedule has been posted on the website – just click on the Schedule tab to view or click here: https://www.dalboareamsl.com/schedule/
If you see any mistakes, please reach out to one of the commissioners.
The 6th annual Salem One Pitch Tournament was held on Saturday, April 30th. If you aren’t familiar with what a one pitch tournament is – basically each at bat is only one pitch, period. You either hit the ball into play, take a ball (which is a walk), take a strike (which is an out), or hit a foul ball (which is also an out). This makes the games go by quicker so you can fit more into the day. This year’s tournament was double elimination and consisted of 6 teams: New Hope Cambridge, Oxlip Ballhawks, Oxlip, Refuge, River of Life, and the host Salem Saints.
The games were competitive, featured great sportsmanship, and fun was had by all. In the end, Oxlip went undefeated and topped New Hope Cambridge for the championship, while the Salem Saints claimed third place.
