Reese Widman Memorial - Strike out the Stigma Divisions

Good luck to all teams participating in the Reese Widman Memorial. Let us honor Reese and "Strike Out the Stigma"

Widdy's Work will be at the following locations this weekend
Thursday - Heritage
Friday - Peck
Saturday - Rac
Sunday - Heritage

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The schedule for next week's Reese Widman Memorial is Live

Please be on the lookout for the following in the coming days:
- Gamechanger - We will invite your team to join the event through GC
- Special Announcements from our Tournament Sponsor - Ram Restaurant and Brewery of Lacey, Lakewood, and Puyallup
- Widdy's Work will be at some of the locations to help raise awareness about mental health.

Thank you for supporting this event and helping to Strike out the Stigma
~Top Tier Staff

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Divisions have been split to ensure a competitive balance. If you have issues with your placement and want to request to go up or down in competitive level, please reach out to staff by Wednesday, July 9th at 7pm:
arlo.evasick@toptiersports.net for all 15u-18u divisions
matt.creaser@toptiersports.net for all 8u-14u divisions

Tournament Rules --- click here

Schedules will be released by the end of the week so that you may all plan accordingly.

Any unpaid teams will be removed from the schedule at 7pm Wednesday, July 9th.

We look forward to sharing the field with you and honoring Reese!

~Top Tier Staff

The Reese Widman Memorial, sponsored by Ram Restaurants, is next week!

Thank you for being a part of the Reese Widman Memorial Tournament: Stike Out the Stigma. This baseball tournament is in memory of our son, Reese Widman. Reese was a competitive, talented baseball player who played for New Level, Steilacoom High School, Patriot Athletic League, and Lakewood Baseball Club. Reese was also committed to play baseball at Pierce College. Reese love this game and all of his teammates. Baseball has proven to be more of a family than just a sport.

Reese silently struggled with his mental health and died by suicide on January 7, 2023. He left behind a message to his friends, “Do what I couldn’t do; Get help.” He left us with instructions to help others. We are taking Reese’s message and sharing it to help others in our community. We need allow space to reach out when we are struggling, normalize the discussion of mental health, and let people know that’s it ok to not be ok and to reach out. This message is increasingly important to our young athletes.

We are here to remember Reese and his love for baseball. We also want to erase the stigma surrounding mental health and suicide. This can start with you as a coach.

Thank you for you for your support. Now go STRIKE OUT THE STIGMA!

Respectfully,

Corey and Kelly Widman
Reese Widman’s mom and dad
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