Once again this spring, Mother Nature’s timing hasn’t been great.
After a dry start to the day, raindrops started to fall around 1 p.m. Saturday (April 29), which was day three of the four-day Will Smith Memorial 9U Tadpole Tournament, hosted by North 91Ô´´ Baseball.
The 16 teams involved in the tourney were split into four pools and games take place at George Zarrelli Diamond, the South Diamond at Walnut Grove Park, and Fort 91Ô´´ Park.
Barring a rainout, the tournament will continue Sunday (April 30) with the semifinals taking place at 3 p.m. at the George Zarrelli Diamond, and the South Diamond at Walnut Grove Park.
The championship game is scheduled for 5 p.m. Sunday at George Zarrelli Diamond.
This year marks the fifth annual tournament in honour of Will Smith, who passed away Feb. 10, 2013 after a two-month battle with pancreatic cancer.
He was 47.
Smith played his youth baseball with Whalley and made it to the Little League World Series three times as a player, in 1978, 1981 and 1984.