May 15, 2024

OC Sports Zone: Community First

All games in the Ryan Lemmon Baseball Tournament being played at Great Park

The baseball stadium at the Orange County Great Park will be one of the sites for the Ryan Lemmon Baseball Tournament. (File photo: Tim Burt, OC Sports Zone)

The annual Ryan Lemmon Baseball Tournament begins on Saturday, March 30 at all the games will be the Orange County Great Park in Irvine, according to Dick Owens, tournament director.

The tournament, sponsored by the Ryan Lemmon Foundation, runs through Wednesday, April 3.

The Great Park facility includes the main stadium and four other fields which will be utilized for the 24-team tournament.

“This is going to be a great tournament with top teams like Capo Valley, Centennial, Dana Hills, ML King and Valencia/ Valencia,” Owens said.

In the past years, games have been held at Windrow Park and the Ryan Lemmon Stadium in Irvine.

There will be an admission charge of $8 per day or $25 for a tournament pass, Owens said.

Updates can be found at:www.ryanlemmonfoundation.com

Updates will also be provided by OC Sports Zone.

Teams in the tournament are Canyon, Capistrano Valley, Capo Valley Christian, Centennial (Corona), Dana Hills, El Modena, Fountain Valley, Irvine, Laguna Beach, Los Alamitos, Marina, ML King, Newport Harbor, Pacifica, Pomona, San Juan Hills, Segerstrom, Trabuco Hills, University, Valencia/Valencia, Valencia/Placenita, Woodbridge and Yorba Linda.

Opening day schedule (Saturday, March 30)

At Great Park Stadium: CdM vs. Dana Hills, 9 a.m.; Yorba Linda vs. Los Alamitos, noon.; ML King vs. Capo Valley Christian, 3 p.m.; Trabuco Hills vs. Fountain Valley, 6 p.m.’

At Great Park Field 5: University vs. El Modena, 11:30 a.m.; Laguna Beach vs. Capistrano Valley, 2:30 p.m.; Canyon vs. Woodbridge, 5:30 p.m.

At Great Park Field 6: Newport Harbor vs. Valencia, 11 a.m.; Marina vs. Pacifica, 2 p.m.; Centennial vs. Irvine, 5 p.m.

At Great Park 7: Valencia/Valencia vs. San Juan Hills, 2:45 p.m.; Pomona vs. Segerstrom, 5:45 p.m.

Second round (Monday, April 1)

At Great Park Stadium: Pacifica vs. San Juan Hills, 10 a.m.; El Modena vs. Centennial, 1 p.m.; Canyon vs. Newport Harbor, 4 p.m.; Irvine vs. Laguna Beach, 7 p.m.

At Great Park 5: Capistrano Valley vs. Pomona, 12:30 p.m.; Fountain Valley vs. ML King, 3:30 p.m.; Valencia vs. Los Alamitos, 6:30 p.m.

At Great Park 6: Dana Hills vs. Valencia/Valencia, noon; Woodbridge vs. Yorba Linda, 3 p.m.; Trabuco Hills vs. University, 6 p.m.

At Great Park 7: Capo Valley Christian vs. Marina, 3:30 p.m.; Segerstrom vs. Corona del Mar, 6:30 p.m.

Third round, Tuesday, April 2

At Great Park Stadium: Segerstrom vs. University, 10 a.m.; Pomona vs. Woodbridge, 1 p.m.; Marina vs. Capistrano Valley, 4 p.m.; Valencia/Placentia vs. Valencia/Valencia, 7 p.m.

At Great Park 5: San Juan Hills vs. Irvine, 12:30 p.m.; Capo Valley Christian vs. Newport Harbor, 3:30 p.m.; Fountain Valley vs. Laguna Beach, 6:30 p.m.

At Great Park 6: Centennial vs. Canyon, noon; Yorba Linda vs. Trabuco Hills, 3 p.m.; ML King vs. El Modena, 6 p.m.;

At Great Park 7: Los Alamitos vs. Dana Hills, 3:30 p.m.; CdM vs. Pacifica, 6:30 p.m.

The tournament wraps up with the championship games on Wednesday, April 3 at 6 p.m. and 6:15 p.m. The Wednesday schedule will be announced later.

-Tim Burt, OC Sports Zone; timburt@ocsportszone.com