What a big let down

It’s Lakeshore. What did you expect? Non-baseball folks running that program and travel teams.

First let’s be honest there was a lot more than 5 minus of rain. This wasn’t a light rain storm, this was a down pour and this was the second one in
Less than 24 hrs. The coaches were there til 1am getting the fields together for it to downpour again.

If I’m not mistaken isn’t every tournament play 2 games and you don’t get money back? If I’m wrong please tell me where a 3 game guarantee has where you don’t get all 3 in you get your money back? I agree the 1:30 min was some , but that’s because everything started late with letting fields to finish drying out.

Besides the coaches being there late night on friday they were back by 6ish on saturday. Let's not forget these are volunteers not paid employees. The 1:30 sucks but how do you suggest getting the games in without making some concessions??? It was a downpour on friday and Saturday. Those complaining what tournament(s) have you run?

I agree with Lake Shore experience not being great the past two seasons for multiple reasons. The biggest thing that raised alarm flags for me was the changing of the team draw from Friday to Saturday. They changed all the team matchups in 10u overnight Friday night without any teams dropping out. No real explanation was given.

And tip our hats to the Lake Shore Crew. They had volunteers at 1:30 in the morning still out working on baseball fields, that's commitment.

For the second time this year, they got smacked down by Mother Nature. it happens, ask Upper Chesapeake, SATB and Annapolis Open among other long standing tournaments. It happens.

It didn't make me happy when LS cancelled, but after the deluge I witnessed and knowing they had already burned out their volunteers Friday night, I completely understood. And I expected it.

If you sign up for tournaments, you will get some rain outs, and lose some money from the refunds. We have had 3 tournaments rained out this year, and each has a published partial refund policy that you see before you sign up.

Throwing out attacks without facts and pouring salt on the wound like the first two comments did is just wrong.

But its the internet, everyone gets their say.

And I agree no one was happy, including the volunteers at LakeShore who gave up so much of their free time, not for the money, but for a fun tournament their kids could play in too.

It was a heavy downpour Saturday evening but it was brief and it did soak the fields. 90 degree days and sunshine Sunday all other tournaments would have continued in my opinion with possibly a brief delay. I think the "money grab" comes from keeping 70% if no games are played and 80% if one game is played. My personal opinion if you put on a tournament you should be prepared to have crews on hand for field maintenance.