Bellevue/Kirkland All-Star Softball Action This Weekend at Everest Park

The Bellevue-Kirkland Juniors Softball All-Star team will play it’s first game Saturday July 9th at 1pm at  against a team from Fall City-Issaquah-Sammamish.

The tournament includes four teams of 13-15 year old girls from across the eastside communities within Little League District 9.  

The winner of the tournament will advance to the Little League World Series as the host team and play against teams from across the country and around the world August 14-20 also at Everest Park in Kirkland.  The championship game will be seen on ESPN. 

The Bell-Kirk All-Star team is made up of 10 players from Bellevue East Little League, 3 from Kirkland American, and 1 from Kirkland National. 

According to Manager Jessica Cabales, the team is very strong in pitching, has great defense, and several power hitters.  What impressed her most is how quickly the girls bonded as a team after only a few weeks of practice.  

These girls have been playing little league softball for as many as 10 years and most have 3-5 years of all-star experience, but this season means a lot more because of the opportunity to play in the World Series as the District 9 representatives. 

Assisting Jess are two very experienced assistant coaches; Mike Golitz of Kirkland and Pete Hesketh of Bellevue. 

All Little League games are free to watch so come out to beautiful Everest Park this weekend and enjoy some great sports action.