Jason Peterson Quotations

I think it's kind of fun for the people that are taking in the kids. It gives those families someone to root for during the tournament.

We were very successful when we hosted a state tournament. Babe Ruth gave us a shot to host a regional tournament, but we had to put in a larger fence on our field.

Sometimes people don't realize how much money it costs to run a Babe Ruth league. Insurance is $5,000 a year alone.

It should be a tremendous experience for our kids on the Ottumwa team. Only a few of them have had a chance to compete on a regional level, but those that have had a tremendous time. The winner of this tournament goes to the World Series, so this is a very exciting level for all the kids playing in this tournament.

It surprised me how quickly things came together. A lot of organizations stepped up to help. They knew what we wanted to accomplish and they really stepped up to help give this community a little economic boost.

Hopefully we'll get a lot of community support for this. We had a great time with the state tournament two years ago. Hopefully it can be just as much fun this year.