MERIDIAN - The 11U Worland Baseball opened the Cal Ripken Regional Tournament on the wrong foot, losing to Willamette Valley 23-0.

In the first inning alone Worland gave up 11 runs due to three errors. After that onslaught the team could not rebound and the game was over in the third inning.

Worland manager Jerry Leyva didn't hide the fact his team played poorly but found a way to motivate the...