Six games until state

Following cancellation of the league tournament due to flooding in Cedar Rapids, creative scheduling changes give the Warriors six games to tune up for their run at the state title.

All games will be played at McKinley Field, greatly enhancing our concession revenue opportunities. The Clear-Creek Amana Clippers come to town Wednesday for a 5 p.m. double header. The Warriors split with the Clippers way back on May 4.

On Saturday, revenge is best served cold to the Corridor Mudcats. A noon double header is scheduled. The Mudcats handed the Warriors their first loss of the year way, way back on April 13 during the makeshift Cedar Rapids Spring Classic.

On Sunday, the Warriors host the Firehawks in a double header rescheduled from Monday and moved from Daniels Park to McKinley. It will be the season's first meeting of the two teams.

The Warriors carry a #5 ranking into the state tournament in Ankeny beginning Friday, June 27. A championship -- or a top-five finish -- would qualify for the USSSA World Series in Lenexa, Kansas the week of July 13.

League Tournament canceled

Add the Positive Sports League Tournament to the casualties of the flood now ravaging Cedar Rapids. The tournament scheduled for this weekend has been canceled.

The Warriors now have five games scheduled before the State Tournament June 27-29. A double-header with the Clear Creek Amana Clippers is scheduled for 5 p.m. Wednesday at McKinley. A noon double-header with the Corridor Mudcats is scheduled for noon on Saturday, June 21. The Firehawks will be the final State Tournament tuneup, with a single game scheduled for 5:30 p.m. Monday, June 23.

State Tournament venue announced

For the second year in a row, the Prairie Ridge Sports Complex in Ankeny will host the 14U AA State Tournament. The Warriors, currently ranked fifth in state, are one of 20 teams registered for the tournament.

Other participants include #1 Sergeant Bluff Warriors, #2 WDM Tigers, #3 IFA Cadets, #4 Valley Junction Venom, #6 WDM Rebels, #9 Altoona Indians, #10 Corridor Mudcats, #18 Quad City Lightning, #21 Barnstormer Thunder and #24 Rails Maroon. Unranked participants include Dowling Maroons, Cedar Rapids Lions, Mason City Hawks, North Iowa Panthers, North Scott Rebels, SDM Fusion, Des Moines Stingers, The Wild and Waukee Warriors.

Brackets have yet to be released, but we will have a game sometime Friday afternoon or evening and are guaranteed at least four games. Rooms have been blocked off at the Ankeny Heartland Inn (515) 964-8202.