The Patterson 12U All-Stars begin play in the Babe Ruth 12U Southwest Regional in Mountain Home, Arkansas, Thursday.
Patterson will face Hamburg, Arkansas Thursday at 12:30 p.m. The winner will play Friday at 4 p.m., while the loser will hit the field again Friday at 9 a.m.
The double-elimination tournament runs through Saturday, with the championship game scheduled for Saturday evening.
In its warm up games Wednesday, Patterson went 2-0, topping Levelland, Texas, 3-0 and Ozark Tri County 5-0.
Other teams in the tournament are Harrison (Arkansas) Diamond, Jefferson Parish Recreation Department — West, Hereford, Texas, Jefferson Parish Recreation Department — East and ...