Midwest Plains 2007

   The west side of  Nebraska is dry, flat, small, and hot. I went to Scotts Bluff, Nebraska for the 2007 10-Year-Old Midwest Plains Regional Baseball Tournament. We got invited to go there for winning the state tournament in Chaska.
   We had to be there two days before the first games were played so we could check in to the hotel, check in to the tournament, and practice. My team had to drive 15 hours to get there and we weren't the farthest away. Cape Girardeau, Missouri was the farthest, they had to drive over 20 miles to get there, but it was probably worth it because they won the tournament and advanced to the world series in Indianapolis.
   We won our first game but lost the second to Cape Girardeau and that put us in the losers bracket. We battled our way through the losers bracket and advanced to the championship game against Cape Girardeau.
   The hardest game in the losers bracket was against Lamar, Colorado. They had by far the best pitcher we saw in the whole tournament. After the game we met a lot of the players at the hotel and made friends with them. A couple of years later i went to Lamar for one of my brothers tournaments but sadly I didn't see or recognize anybody there.
   Two days Later we played the championship game. It was really close but we ended up losing 4-0 with only two hits. As soon as the game was over we left for the 15 hour drive home. I will never forget my experience in a regional tournament.