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BABE RUTH: Olympic wins Pacific Northwest Regional Championship, will head to World Series in New York state

Published 1:30 am Thursday, July 24, 2025

By Michael Carman

The Olympic Junior Babe Ruth 13U team has qualified for the Babe Ruth World Series in Jamestown, New York after going 6-0 and winning the Pacific Northwest Babe Ruth Regional Championship in Meridian, Idaho this week. Team members are Julian Dominguez, Noah Kiser, Cooper Merritt, Drake Spence, Kyler Williams, Coleman Keate, Jay Lieberman Carson Greenstreet, Brycen Allen, Jacob Kimzey, Liam Shea, Gavin Doyle and Tristan Konopaski. The team is coached by Rob Merritt, Evan Kiser, Tyrell Spence and Bryan Greenstreet.

The Olympic Junior Babe Ruth 13U team has qualified for the Babe Ruth World Series in Jamestown, New York after going 6-0 and winning the Pacific Northwest Babe Ruth Regional Championship in Meridian, Idaho this week. Team members are Julian Dominguez, Noah Kiser, Cooper Merritt, Drake Spence, Kyler Williams, Coleman Keate, Jay Lieberman Carson Greenstreet, Brycen Allen, Jacob Kimzey, Liam Shea, Gavin Doyle and Tristan Konopaski. The team is coached by Rob Merritt, Evan Kiser, Tyrell Spence and Bryan Greenstreet.

MERIDIAN, Idaho — The hits just coming for the Olympic 13U Junior Babe Ruth club. Carson Greenstreet’s clutch two-out double capped a five-run rally in the bottom of the sixth inning and Olympic held on to win the Pacific Northwest Regional Championship 10-8 over the Belgrade (Mont.) Bandits late Wednesday.

The Port Angeles squad went a perfect 6-0 at the regional tournament and has now qualified to play in the 13U Babe Ruth World Series set. Aug. 16-23 in Jamestown, New York.

Trailing 7-1 entering the bottom of the fifth inning against Belgrade, Olympic used four walks, three singles, a two-run double by Noah Kiser and a wild pitch to plate four and pull within 7-5.

Belgrade clawed a run back with a steal of home in the top half of the sixth, leaving Olympic with some work to do.

Kiser’s sacrifice fly trimmed the deficit to 8-6, with Cooper Merritt loading the bases on an infield single and Jacob Kimzey coming through with a two-run single to center field tie the game up.

Greenstreet then followed up with a double to center to score Merritt and Kimzey with the eventual game-winning runs.

Coleman Keate closed out the contest by allowing a leadoff single, before inducing a fielders’ choice and getting the last two outs on a pair of popups.

It was the second time in as many days that Olympic defeated Belgrade, the local side won a Tuesday slugfest 14-12.

Olympic reached the championship thanks to a walk-off, dramatic come-from-behind 4-3 victory in the bottom of the seventh inning over Oswego (Oregon) Baseball 13U to win the regional semifinal.

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Sports reporter/columnist Michael Carman can be contacted at 360-417-3525 or at mcarman@peninsuladailynews.com.

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