Bombers Baseball 16U wrapped up their season playing in the Midwest Premier Super 16U at Creekside Sports complex in Parkville, MO. The team went 1-1-1 on the weekend and had the tournament cut short due to weather.
This tournament featured some of the top teams in the region. 57 total teams traveled in from Kansas, Missouri, Arkansas, Illinois, Texas, Wisconsin, Indiana, Kentucky, Minnesota, Colorado, Nebraska, South Dakota and Oklahoma.
Teams had to finish in the top 12 to advance to the championship bracket. Bombers finished in the middle of the pack for the standings.
Coach Chris Umphres stated, "Bombers represented central Kansas very well at this tournament. Every team we played made a comment that our small towns should not be able to compete with some of these big organizations around the county. We even beat the Indiana Bulls team that produced the number 1 high school draft pick this year in Max Clark. And lost to the number 1 seed in the whole tournament with a 9-3 score. These boys played in front of multiple coach recruiters this weekend and they were able to compete at a high level. I look forward to these players' futures in baseball or anything else they decide to do."
The Bombers finished the season with a 21-10-3 record. Hitters finished with a .305 team batting average, .419 on base percentage, and a .412 slugging. Pitchers finished the season with 207 innings, 160 strikeouts, 127 walks, 119 earned runs and 4.0 team ERA.