Oak Lawn Grizzlies Make Mark in Midwest Tourney

Watch out for the Grizzlies roaming Oak Lawn and outlying areas. They’ve been striking fear into the competition in 11U travel baseball.

Last weekend at the CABA Midwest Tournament in Lynwood, the Oak Lawn Grizzlies took home third place. They lost 8-1 to the defending state champion Naperville Renegades on Saturday at the Ho-Chunk Baseball Complex, but they bounced back to defeat a different Naperville Renegades team 8-1.

On Sunday, the Grizzlies won 5-3 over the McKendry Rebels. On Monday, in their last game, the Grizzlies lost 6-1 to the Tinley Park Bulldogs, the top-ranked team in the area.

“The team played very well and as their coach I was very proud of them for performing at such a high level in their first tournament,” coach Curtis Simonson said in an email.

Next weekend, the Grizzlies will be hosting a tournament at St. Xavier University.

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