I did my last PA assignment of the season with the Chargers Thursday night. Seems awfully early to be hanging up the mic in the season, but that’s the way it is.

I was with a lot of my closest friends and family in the pressbox, and we watched a resurgent Chargers team blast their way into the State tournament, which will be held at the end of the month in Medicine Hat, Alberta.

I would say that I understand where the most important baseball is being played these days, at least in the Great Falls area. We have some trips planned to see minor league ball in Missoula, Helena, and Billings. Not when those teams are playing the Voyagers, though. Too close to the pain …

I’ve never been to the well-touted Spokane Wood Bat tournament, held over the July 4th holidays. It will feature the Chargers, Electrics and Stallions, all of the Legion teams from Great Falls.

Most of my family will be going (I’m the only newbie from the immediate family on the trip). Of course, I’ll be keeping statistics and calling in stories to the Tribune on a daily basis.

Someone asked me yesterday if I ever tired of baseball. I guess the answer is evident, given my father’s passion for the game. The fact that the entire rest of my family is practically rabid about it is my greatest support.

Spokane should be fun … tune in toward the end of the week for more details.