Baseball skills contest part of state tourney in Baxter

071419.S.BD.BaseballSkillsTourney1.jpg — Baxter's Chad King rounds the bases Friday, July 12, at Oscar Kristofferson Park in Baxter during the Cal Ripken 12U State Baseball Tournament skills contest. The skills contest was comprised of throwing, pitching, running and a home run derby. Kelly Humphrey / Brainerd Dispatch

By Kelly Humphrey

July 12, 2019 at 11:30 PM

The Cal Ripken 12U State Baseball Tournament skills contest was comprised of throwing, pitching, running and a home run derby Friday, July 12, at Oscar Kristofferson Park in Baxter. Kelly Humphrey / Brainerd Dispatch -- For more photos, go to https://bit.ly/2XMxbJk .

071419.S.BD.BaseballSkillsTourney2.jpg — Baxter's Trey Hendrickson pitches during a baseball skills contest Friday, July 12, at Oscar Kristofferson Park in Baxter during the Cal Ripken 12U State Baseball Tournament. The skills contest was comprised of throwing, pitching, running and a home run derby. Kelly Humphrey / Brainerd Dispatch

By Kelly Humphrey

Growing up in the Brainerd lakes area I realized that I never wanted to leave, so it is a true blessing that I was able to find a job at the Dispatch doing something I love. As a visual journalist, I work in the mediums of photography and videography to bring our readers everything from sports, hard news, weather and local events to slice of life documentation of our coverage area.