Redmond-based 16U Steelheads win Arizona baseball tournament

The Sammamish Baseball Academy's (SBA) select 16U baseball team, the Redmond Steelheads, traveled to Phoenix, Ariz. last weekend and won the three-day Martin Luther King Tournament put on by Triple Crown Sports. The team, which consists primarily of Redmond High School sophomores, emerged from pool play with a 3-1 record and won twice more, defeating Bailey Blue from Mesa and the No. 1-seeded Arizona Prowlers, out of Peoria, 7-5 in the championship game.

January 18, 2012 4:08 pm
The Redmond-based SBA Steelhead team (16U) won the MLK Triple Crown tournament in Phoenix on Monday
The Redmond-based SBA Steelhead team (16U) won the MLK Triple Crown tournament in Phoenix on Monday

The Sammamish Baseball Academy’s (SBA) select 16U baseball team, the Redmond Steelheads, traveled to Phoenix, Ariz. last weekend and won the three-day Martin Luther King Tournament put on by Triple Crown Sports.

The team, which consists primarily of Redmond High School sophomores, emerged from pool play with a 3-1 record and won twice more, defeating Bailey Blue from Mesa and the No. 1-seeded Arizona Prowlers, out of Peoria, 7-5 in the championship game.

The Steelheads are managed by Jon Baugher, and coached by Branden Bergstrom.

Redmond High varsity coach Dan Pudwill will be coaching this team after the high school program completes this spring.