Coeur d'Alene Crush, Northwest Wildfire take on state field tomorrow at Ramsey

| July 11, 2013 9:00 PM

COEUR d'ALENE - The Northwest Wildfire and Coeur d'Alene Crush will have two teams each in the under-14 state fastpitch softball tournament starting on Friday at 2 p.m. at Ramsey Park.

The Coeur d'Alene Crush '99 will face the Boise Blast at 2 p.m., with the Northwest Wildfire G facing the Idaho Ricochet of Meridian and Wildfire C playing the Idaho Heat of Eagle and Crush '98 playing the Idaho Crossfire of Idaho Falls at 4.

In other opening games, the LC Bombers of Lewiston face the Red Hots of Nampa at 2 p.m., with Idaho Racers of Boise vs. Idaho Impact of Pocatello scheduled at 4.

The double-elimination tournament continues Saturday and concludes on Sunday. The championship game is scheduled for Sunday at 3:15 p.m.

Nick Baumert, coach of Southern Idaho Golden Eagle softball team, coaches the Southern Idaho Ice.

There is cost for spectators to watch the tournament and the winner will receive automatic bid to ASA Class A Nationals in Normal, Ill.

Other teams can compete in can also advance to Western A Nationals in Kaysville, Utah or at the U-16 Western A Nationals in Spokane.

Nationals are July 28-Aug. 4.