Memorial Day baseball tournament is a hit
By Eddie Brisendine
Ramona Sports Association hosted its 30th Annual Ramona Baseball Invitational over the Memorial Day weekend at the PONY Baseball fields in Ramona Community Park. It was the first year the games were played under the lights.
Fifty-one teams from around the county played over the four-day event, including 11 teams from Ramona. The stands and fence lines were jammed with spectators. Players and spectators enjoyed what they agreed was beautiful weather and great baseball.
Vendors sold barbecue, Mexican food, coffee, jewelry, clothing, and sporting goods. Ramona High School graduate Lexi Hogan provided face painting.
“I’m going to Point Loma Nazarene College this fall, so I’m trying to earn some much needed money here this weekend,” said Hogan.
Two former PONY league players — Kevin Guglielmetti and Trevor Kerchner — assisted at the tournament, calling balls and strikes and working the base paths for the umpire crew. For Kerchner, it’s all about fun.
“This has always been a great tournament and it’s a lot of fun to come back and umpire,” he said.
The tournament was broken into two parts. Friday and Saturday were “pool play” days, where all the teams in each division played against each other. On Sunday and Monday, a single elimination bracket was played, with each team being seeded based on their pool standings.
Friday & Saturday Pool Results
8-Under DivisionRamona Red 12, El Cajon Heat 11Academy 17, Ramona Blue 11El Cajon Heat 9, Ramona Blue 5Ramona Red 11, Wolfpack 39-Under Division