Players flanks coaches Ryan Cadwell and Robert Cunningham during a postgame talk.

LONG BEACH — The future is bright for local youth baseball.

The Ilwaco Babe Ruth team, featuring 12 local players between ages 13 to 15, recently completed a sweep of three summer tournaments, where they compiled a 15-1-1 record while outscoring their opponents by a combined 124-32 margin.

The team opened tournament play June 10-11, where they went 4-0 in the Longview Tournament before ultimately crushing the Lookout Regulators 15-2.

In July, the team traveled to the Stars and Stripes Tournament, part of the Portland Competitive Youth Baseball League (PCYBL), where they continued their unbeaten streak. The team started with a 12-3 victory over Mount Hood Select, then pounded West Portland Senior Black 28-2 before routing the Ravens 13-3 in the title tilt.

On July 8-9, the team participated in the PCYBL Summer Slam, where they again went undefeated with convincing wins over the Regulators and the Sandy Pioneers, capping an impressive summer streak.

The 2023 Ilwaco Babe Ruth team roster includes:Brent Curry #3, 9th grade, Ilwaco HS

Chase Cunningham #00, 9th grade, Ilwaco HS

Cody Kaino #6 8th grade, Hilltop MS

Elijah Godwin #12, 9th grade, Ilwaco HS

Gavin Estrada #10, 9th grade, Ilwaco HS

Haddox Hazen #9, 8th grade, Hilltop MS

Keyton Fisher #1, 9th grade, Ilwaco HS

Leith Chadwick #18, 10th grade, Naselle HS

Mark Ragan #14, 8th grade, Hilltop MS

Mason Harrell #50, 8th grade, Hilltop Ms

Sawyer Linquist #21, 9th grade, Ilwaco HS

Tyler Cutting #7,9th grade, Ilwaco HS

Coaches: Ryan Cadwell and Robert Cunningham