| SANDLOTT News: The Murfreesboro Diamond Dawgs captured the 2010 SANDLOTT HS World Series today with a 12-0 win over the previously undefeated Worth Bulldogs. The Diamond Dawgs had a tournament record of 7-1. Having already played seven games in four days, Coach Terry Fann was worried about having enough pitching in the championship game. He looked to Austin Coley, a rising senior at Siegel HS, and asked him if he could go two innings. The tall righthander then went out a tossed a one hit complete game shutout! Congratulations to Coach Fann, his staff and all the outstanding Diamond Dawg players. |
| SANDLOTT 11u News: Coach Brian Winders' Hendersonville Deluge ballclub has won the 2010 SANDLOTT Mid-State 11u American Division regular season championship. Congratulations to Coach Winders, his staff and all the outstanding players. Good luck in your postseason. |
| SANDLOTT Mid-State 15u News: The Smyrna Bulldogs have captured the 2010 SANDLOTT Mid-State 15u National Division regular season championship. Congratulations to General Manager David Looper, Head coach Danny Brewer and all the outstanding Bulldogs on a very good season. |
| SANDLOTT 18u News: Coach Jim Lovejoy's East Cobb Patriots captured the 18u 2010 SANDLOTT World Series in Nashville, Tennessee this past weekend. They defeated the Franklin Mustangs 4-3 in the championship game. |
| SANDLOTT Mid-State 11u News: Coach Jay Vondohlen's TN Bulldogs are the 11u overall 2010 SANDLOTT Mid-State regular season champions. This outstanding team fashioned out excellent 14-1 record. Congratulations to all the Bulldogs and good luck in the postseason. |
| SANDLOTT Mid-State 10u News: The Brentwood Power won the 10u regular season championship for the just completed SANDLOTT Mid-State National Division. Coach Rick Erickson's squad compiled an impressive 11-2 record. Congratulations to the entire organization and best of luck in the postseason. |
| SANDLOTT News: The Murfreesboro Diamondbacks Black won the 'Boro Bash this past weekend, defeating the 5 time Connie Mack National Champion East Cobb Yankees, 2-0 in the Championship game Sunday at MTSU's Reese Smith Field. Going into Sunday, the Diamondbacks Black, Hit After Hit and the Yankees all had identical 4-1 records. The Yankees had the head to head tie-breakers over both squads and the Diamondbacks had only allowed 5 runs in 5 games, so the Yankees and Diamondbacks were declared the top 2 seeds, thus setting up the title game. Neil Robinson twirled a 3 hit, 75 pitch, complete game masterpiece, picking up the win on the hill. The Diamondbacks Black pitching staff allowed only 5 runs over the course of the tournament while walking only 5 batters over the same course of time. The Diamondbacks Black will head to Memphis July 20 to represent Middle TN in the AABC Connie Mack Southeast Regional Tournament, hosted by the Memphis Tigers. The winner of the regional will advance to Farmington, New Mexico to play in the Connie Mack World Series the second week in August.
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| SANDLOTT Mid-State 13u News: The Murfreesboro Slammers have won the 2010 SANDLOTT Mid-State 13u National Division regular season title. Coach Nathan Cox and his outstanding "Slammers" won out with a 10-1 record. Good Luck in the postseason! |
| SANDLOTT Mid-State 10u News: The 10u Hendersonville Hornets not only have won the regular season American Division of the SANDLOTT Mid-State league but have also won the overall 10u championship with an impressive 13-2 record. Congratulations to Coach Joey Owens, his staff and all the Hornets. Good luck in the postseason guys. |
| SANDLOTT Mid-State 16u News: Coach Nathan Brown's 16u Hit after Hit squad has captured its second league title in one week. Today they are crowned the champion of the 2010 SANDLOTT Mid-State league 16u regular season with an awesome 9-0 record. Just last week Hit after Hit won the SANDLOTT Southern Super league championship. What a great accomplishment. Keep it going in the postseason guys. Congratulations to Coach Brown, his staff and all the outstanding players. |
| SANDLOTT Mid-State 15u News: Coach Keith Morrison's ballclub finished their regular league season with a 9-1 record. A tough one run lost on June 5th was the only blemish on their way to winning the SANDLOTT Mid-State 15u American Division 2010 championship. Good Luck in the postseason to all the outstanding players for the Bowling Green Spirit. |
| SANDLOTT Mid-State 12u News: Coach Jeff Frantz's TN Ravens finished out with very good 9-2 league record to win the 12u American Division 2010 SANDLOTT Mid-State regular season title. Congratulations to all the Ravens and good luck in the postseason. |
| SANDLOTT Mid-State 14u News: Coach Justin Humphrey's baseball club has fashioned out an outstanding 15-1 record to win the 2010 SANDLOTT Mid-State league 14u division championship. Congratulations to Coach Humphrey, his staff and his outstanding players. Good luck in the postseason. |
| SANDLOTT Southern 18u News: With tonight's doubleheader sweep of Bucs Baseball, the Hit after Hit ballclub has won the 2010 SANDLOTT Southern Super League championship for the 18u division. This championship comes on the heals of another title as Coach Lem Pilkinton's team just won the SANDLOTT Mid-State 18u division this past week. Hopefully this outstanding group of players can remain on a roll through the postseason. |
| SANDLOTT Mid-State 13u News: Coach Shannon Winters' Blowfish Baseball club has captured the 13u American Division regular season championship for the 2010 SANDLOTT Mid-State league. They had a splendid 9-1 record and hopefully will continue with their fine play in the postseason. Congratulations to all the outstanding players with Blowfish Baseball. |
| SANDLOTT 15u World Series News:
Coach Lawton Miller's TN Baseball Club edged the Franklin Falcons 1-0 in the semi finals and then won the Championship by defeating the top seeded Winchester Rebels in another close one 8-7. Two great games on the final day of the SANDLOTT 15u Wood World Championship.
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| SANDLOTT News: SANDLOTT President Mickey Hiter might as well re-name the SANDLOTT 16U Wood Bat World Series the Music City Outlaw Invitational. The Outlaws became the first three-peat champion at the 16U level on Saturday, defeating a very talented Team GA squad in the championship game in Murfreesboro, TN at Siegel High School by a score of 5-1. The Outlaws sported a 6-1 record for the tourney, outscoring their opponents by 29 runs. Congratulations to the Outlaws on their third consecutive title and congratulations to Team GA, Ohio Glaciers and the Middle TN Mudcats 15's for making it to Saturdays final four portion of the tournament.
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| SANDLOTT Southern 16u News: Coach Nathan Brown's Hit after ball club has won the 2010 SANDLOTT Southern 16u championship. Congratulations to the Hit after Hit staff and outstanding players. Good luck in the postseason. |
| SANDLOTT Mid-State League 18u News: Coach Lem Pilkinton"s Hit after Hit squad had a run of ten consecutive wins to capture the 2010 SANDLOTT Mid-State League 18u regular season championship with a splendid 10-1 record. This is the third consecutive year that Hit after Hit has won this age group. Congratulations to this outstanding group of young men and best of luck in the post-season. |
| SANDLOTT Mid-State 13u News: Coach Troy Miller's Clarksville Orioles swept a doubleheader from Force Ten tonight by 12-2 and 10-1 scores. The outstanding feat in the second game was a no-hitter thrown by Richview Middle School righhander Donnie Everett. Congratulations to Donnie and all the Orioles. |
| SANDLOTT Mid-State 12u News: Coach Mike Severance's Brentwood Bats finished an unbeaten SANDLOTT Mid-State 12u league season today with a hard fought 5-3 win over the TN Ravens. Congratulations to all the Brentwood Bats and good luck in your postseason. |
| SANDLOTT Mid-State News: Four former members of the Knights Baseball Organization were taken on day two of the 2010 MLB First Year Player Draft. Logan Darnell got things started as the southpaw was taken by the Minnesota Twins in the 6th round. Darnell played his college ball for the University of Kentucky. PJ Polk, an outfielder from the University of Tennessee, was taken in the 13th round by the Detroit Tigers. Tyler Burnett was the third former Knight taken in the 17th round. Burnett, who was an infielder at MTSU, was drafted by the Houston Astros. Taylor Hill of Vanderbilt wrapped up the day as the right-handed pitcher was taken in the 30th round by the Cleveland Indians.
Darnell, Polk, Burnett and Hill join former KNIGHTS draftees Thomas Wright (Twins, 23rd), Jarred Halloway (Astros, 10th), Seth Lintz (Brewers, 2nd), Rex Brothers (Rockies, Supp. 1st), Caleb Cotham (Yankees, 5th) and Daniel Tenholder (Athletics, 19th).
The Knights Baseball Organization is proud of each and every one of their former players. We wish them the best of luck at the next level. Stay tuned for more news and we anticipate that several more former Knights will be drafted on day 3, the last day of the draft.
The Knights Baseball Organization is run by Eric Fruechtemeyer and Jason Anderegg. The organization currently has teams at the 14U and 15U level.
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| SANDLOTT Mid-State 11u News: Coach Jay Vondohlen's TN Bulldogs won a triple header today! The Bulldogs defeated the Murfreesboro Thunder this morning by a 12-2 score at McKnight field in Murfreesboro. They then traveled to Mt. Juliet where they then defeated the Wilson Vols by 8-0 and 12-2 scores. The TN Bulldogs are undefeated in the National division of 11u SANDLOTT Mid-State league with a 7-0 record as they sit atop the standings. |
| SANDLOTT Mid-State News: The Old Timers Baseball Facility at Shelby re-opens 29th.
The work to restore the Old Timers Baseball Facility continues. The company the city has hired to do sterilization of all the facilities will begin work on Friday May 21st and will be done sometime early next week with the building and grounds. At that point we will be inspected and cleared and can move back into the building and use the facility. Our projected opening date will be Saturday May 29th. Unfortunately all games between now and May 29 will have to be moved to other fields. My apologies for the inconvenience and I wish I could move faster but the city is in control at this point and we cannot play any games until the building and grounds are sanitized, inspected and released for use. If your games are May 29th or later we should be good to go borrowing something unforeseen happening.
God bless
Mickey Hiter
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| SANDLOTT Mid-State 18u News: Murfreesboro Diamondback head coach Dustin Smith as brought a future Diamondback home with him. Nolan Wyatt Richard Smith. 7 pounds 5 ounces, 21 inches long, born at 4:17 AM on May 7, 2010. Congratulations to the Smith family!
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| SANDLOTT Mid-State League News: Hello Folks. Please click on www.otbaseball.com and then click on the lead news about the damage at the Old Timers Baseball Complex that serves as the headquarters for the 13 through 18u divisions of the SANDLOTT Mid-State league . You can click on the pictures that were made yesterday. I would also like some feedback on the condition of the fields that our teams play on. If you have had damage please let me know. Thanks, Farrell Owens - The Sandlotter |
| SANDLOTT Mid-State 18u News: Congratulations to Greenbrier High School/Brentwood Bulldog pitcher Cody Ledbetter. Cody pitched a PERFECT game on April 20th against Westmoreland and struck out 18 of the 21 batters he faced! GREAT job Cody!
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| SANDLOTT Mid-State 13u through 18u News: There will be a scheduling meeting this April 8th for the 13u through 18u teams. The meeting will start at 6:30pm and will be at Shelby Park. |
| SANDLOTT Mid-State 18u News: Zach Curtis, a left handed pitcher, from Hendersonville High School has signed scholarship papers with Volunteer State JUCO in Gallatin, TN. The Pioneers were the Tennessee JUCO Conference Tournament Champions in 2009, falling just short of an appearance in the JUCO World Series. Volunteer State is a perennial contender in one of the strongest JUCO conferences in the country. Curtis has the potential to step in and make an immediate impact and push for big innings in 2011.
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| SANDLOTT Mid-State 18u News: Jordan Parris, a catcher from Tullahoma High School, has decided on his academic and baseball future. Jordan will become a Charger at Columbia State in the fall of 2010. Columbia State is one of the most tradition rich JUCO programs in the Southeast, claiming conference title honors 12 times along with multiple trips to the mecca of JUCO baseball, the JUCO World Series, in Grand Junction, CO. Parris should get the opportunity to make an immediate impact as a freshman in the fall of 2010. Congratulations to Jordan and his family!
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| SANDLOTT Mid-State 18u News: Ross Mitchell, a LHP/OF/1B, from Blackman High in Murfreesboro, has signed with Mississippi State University. Mitchell was tabbed as the Daily News Journal Pitcher of the Year Recipient and earned second-team All Mid-State honors as a utility player in 2009 as he also hit .386 with 34 hits and 19 RBI. Ross was also named to the Sunbelt team in 2009 and is an honor student with a 3.8 grade point average. Congratulations to Ross and his family!
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| SANDLOTT Mid-State 18u News: Another Murfreesboro Diamondback has committed to continue his baseball career at the collegiate level. Taylor Callis, a left handed pitcher from Beech High School, has inked with Covenent College in Chattanooga, TN. The Scots are Coached by former Major Leaguer Doug Simons and competes in the NCAA Division III and is a member of the National Christian College Athletic Association (NCCAA). Congratulations to this young man and his family!
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| SANDLOTT Mid-State League 13-18u News: SANDLOTT Mid-State 13u thru 18u League meeting.
What: SANDLOTT Mid-State League Coaches Meeting
When: January 23rd 9:30 am - 13u and 14u 10:30 am - 15u thru 18u
Where: Shelby Park - Old Timers Baseball Facility
Agenda: Pay league fees, split up into divisions, set up number of games to be played, discuss rules
What you need to bring: $345 entry fee
(if you want league insurance and need coverage before April 9 you will need to pay insurance premium also)
All sanction fees and insurance can be paid at the schedule meeting April 9 or at this coaches meeting whichever is most convenient for you.
Direct questions to Mickey Hiter by hitting reply to this email.
If you received an email asking you to register please do before the meeting at www.sandlotter.com
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| SANDLOTT Mid-State 18u News: The Murfreesboro Diamondbacks have a handfull of players that have decided on their collegiate futures. Ryan Stephens, an outfielder from Riverdale High School, will take his talents to the outfield of Reese Smith Field next fall and become a Blue Raider under longtime Coach Steve Peterson at MTSU. Jake Francis, also an outfielder from Riverdale High, will look to make an immediate impact at NAIA national power, Lee University, in Cleveland,TN. Richie Pearl, a versatile infielder, will ink with Jackson State, always a contender in the TN JUCO conference, one of the strongest Junior College conferences in the nation. Pearl should push for immediate time for the Generals in the fall of 2010. Daniel Tucker, a shortstop from Hendersonville High School, will become a Senator at Walters State, one of the premier JUCO programs in the country. The Senators were JUCO National Champions in 2006 and have had as many players drafted in the MLB draft the past few years as any 2 or 4 year program in the state of Tennessee. Carter Watson, a RHP from Siegel High School, will also head to East Tennessee in the fall and become a Volunteer at the University of Tennessee. Watson has a shot to step in and push for big innings as a freshman after inking during the early signing period. Congratulations to all of these young men and their families!
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| SANDLOTT Mid-State 16u News: The Sandlotter received this note from former Boston Red Sox right-hander Charlie Mitchell who is the coach of the Tennessee Raptors...Wanted to let the Sandlotter know that we came in 3rd place in the 15u United States Specialty Sports Association ( USSSA ) International tournament that ran July 24 thru Aug 2nd in Crystal Lake, Illinois ( 45 min NW of Chicago ). There were 46 teams teams mostly north and midwest teams; team from Texas, one from Alabama, and teams from Japan, Canada ( who were in our pool ), Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico, Brazil, Russia and a couple other countries. We had 5 pool play games. Top 3 seeds go to Gold bracket and bottom 2 go to silver bracket. Went 3-2 as well as 3 other teams, but we got 2nd seed in our pool due to least runs given up. Japan was 5-0 in our pool but won 3 games by one run. They beat us 3-2 in 8 innings. They won another 11-10 after being down by 10 runs.They were pretty solid though. Had good pitching and didn't make many mistakes at all. The tournament part was double elimination. We played Dominican Republic the first game and beat them and we were undefeated until the championship of winners bracket where we faced undefeated Japan. They got 7 runs early to our 1 and we came back 7-4 late in game and had a chance in last inning with runners on base but couldn't cash in. They went through 3 pitchers that game ( who had some gas ) because we threatened and were hitting some ropes all game. We just hit some right at them. So they beat us 7-4. Then we had to play the winner of the losers bracket to see who played Japan in finals. Puerto Rico beat the Texas team to play us. They whipped us pretty bad. Everything they hit were in gaps, hit over us, hit under us, hit between us.. just one of those games...Any way, We got 3rd. Japan beat Puerto Rico 8-5 in first game of finals. We played 1 seeds every game of Tourney play. We played 11 games ( 7-4 ) and played four different countries. It was an awesome tournament and a great experience. |
| SANDLOTT Mid-State 9u-18u News: Hello Coaches. I want to make all of you aware of a special night that the Nashville Sounds are hosting on Tuesday, August 18th. The night is being billed as "Baseball Appreciation Night" as they host the Sacramento Rivercats. The Sounds want to recognize all that have made a contribution to the great game of baseball on this night. Tickets are FREE for all players and coaches but they must be secured in advance of the 18th. If a team wants to buy additional tickets for parents, family and friends the cost will be $10 each and can be ordered when they place the order for the team tickets. This can be done by calling 690-HITS and asking for Drew ( x108 ) or Jeffrey ( x109 ). Additional tickets can be purchased the day of the game but will be $12 and there is no guarantee that seating will be available adjacent to the players' seats. Hope to see you there. Farrell Owens - The Sandlotter
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| SANDLOTT Mid-State 11u News: The 11u Boro Boyz went to the Baseball Players Association ( BPA ) world series in Warsaw, Indiana. They had a great trip and made it to the championship game where they were defeated 7-4 by the Lansing Express.
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| SANDLOTT Mid-State 18u News: Generals Baseball won their first game at the AABC ( American Amateur Baseball Congress ) Connie Mack Southeast Regionals 1-0 over the Memphis Tigers. Austin Carter allowed 4 hits and only one walk to get the victory. The Generals then lost a heartbreaker 3-2 to the Homestead Florida Storm. Next up was the defending Connie Mack National Champions, East Cobb Yankees. They fought hard but eventually fell by a 10-0 score. Coach Adam Blackwell reports that the team saw some great players and had a great deal of fun. The Generals season ends with a record of 30-20.
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| SANDLOTT Mid-State 9u News: The 9U Tennessee Ravens won the 2009 Southern Youth Sports Association ( SYSA ) National Championship. The Ravens went 4 and 0 in pool play allowing only 6 runs in four games. In a field of ten teams, the Ravens were the only unbeaten team in pool play and this earned the Ravens the number one seed. When the rain came on Sunday the Ravens were awarded the Championship. The 9u Ravens finished their season 50 and 8 with four championships and one runner up. The Ravens had several top 4 finishes as well. The Ravens travelled to MS and AL playing and beating some of the best names in baseball (including but not limited to Memphis Tigers, Mississippi Mustangs, etc). This fall the Ravens will crank it back up and finish in Southaven, MS in the USSSA Fall Nationals |
| SANDLOTT Mid-State 14u News: The 2009 SANDLOTT 14u Wood Bat World Championship ended yesterday in dramatic fashion for Coach Lawton Miller's Grassland Bulldogs. They had to win two games and they did just that. They defeated Hit after Hit 12-3 in a morning game and then came back in the championship game to win a thrilling 13-11 game against the Toledo Longhorns. Congratulations to all the champion Bulldogs and their entire staff. |
| SANDLOTT Mid-State 14u News: Coach Brian Hetland's Clarksville Orioles 14U team went 7-0 in the C.A.B.A. National Championship in Hopkinsville, Ky. The Orioles beat the Pastime Prospects out of South Chicago 4-1 in the semi-final game and then won a come from behind thriller over the Roswell Hornets 11-10 to take the championship. The Orioles were down 6-1 in the second and down 9-4 in the fourth and overcame the deficits to win the game in the seventh inning.
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| SANDLOTT Mid-State 11u News: The 2009 SANDLOTT 11U National League Champs Brentwood Bats, coached by Michael Severance, close out the year in strong fashion. The BATS get the number one seed after going 3-0 in the rain shorten pool play and win this year’s first annual Southern Youth Sports Association ( SYSA ) national tournament . The Brentwood Bats had another outstanding year going 40-5 and once again won the SANDLOTT National League division going 14-2 and completing their required games.
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| SANDLOTT Mid-State 13u News: Coach Don Rhoton's Tri-Cities Diamond Kings and Coach Paul Gossett's Brentwood Storm are Co-Champions for the 2009 SANDLOTT Mid-State 13u National Division. Congratulations to both of these fine teams. |
| SANDLOTT Mid-State 17u News: Coach Barry Messer's Murfreesboro Warriors have won the 2009 17u regular season championship for the SANDLOTT Mid-State National Division. Congratulations to all the Warrior players and the entire coaching staff. |
| SANDLOTT Mid-State 10u News: Coach Anthony Ford's Middle TN Mudcats have the captured the 2009 10u regular season championship for the SANDLOTT Mid-State National Division. Congratulations to all the Mudcats! |
| SANDLOTT Mid-State 14u News: Coach Dennis Rowland's Middle TN Blue Raiders have won the 2009 SANDLOTT Mid-State 14u Division championship. Congratulations to all the players and staff on an outstanding season. |
| SANDLOTT Mid-State 15u News: Coach Chris Parker's Middle TN Mudcats have won the 2009 regular season championship for the SANDLOTT Mid-State 15u Division. Congratulations to all the Mudcat players and the entire coaching staff. |
| SANDLOTT Mid-State 14u News: Left-handed hurler Eric Henninger of the Legends Baseball 14u team threw a no-hitter at the Indiana Cobras today in the SANDLOTT 14u World Championship tournament going on at Shelby Park here in Nashville, Tennessee. The Legends won the game 10-0. Congratulations to Eric on a masterful performance! |
| SANDLOTT Mid-State 16u News: With a 7-5 and 2-1 doubleheader sweep over the second place Murfreesboro Stars on Thursday night the Murfreesboro Patriots have won the 16u SANDLOTT Mid-State regular season championship. Congratulations to Coach Mack Hawks and all the outstanding Patriot players. |
| SANDLOTT Mid-State 11u News: Coach Jeff Frantz's TN Ravens have won the 11u American Division for the SANDLOTT Mid-State regular season. Congratulations to all the outstanding Ravens players. Plans are now underway for a possible play-off for the overall 11u championship with the National Division champion ( Brentwood Bats ). |
| SANDLOTT Mid-State 10u News: The 2009 regular season champions for the SANDLOTT Mid-State 10u American Division is Coach Rusty Carroll's Heritage Heat. Congratulations to all the Heat players and staff. |
| SANDLOTT Mid-State 12u News: The 2009 SANDLOTT Mid-State regular season 12u National Division championship goes to Coach Mark Jones' Knockouts. An effort will now be made for an overall 12u championship game to be played between the Knockouts and the American Division champion, Murfreesboro Warriors. |
| SANDLOTT Mid-State 12u News: The Murfreesboro Warriors, coached by Ryan Glass, defeated the Christiana Warriors tonight in a doubleheader to wrap up the 2009 SANDLOTT Mid-State 12u American Division regular season championship. The Warriors have a 11-0 league record with three games to go. Congratulations to all the outstanding Warrior players. |
| SANDLOTT Mid-State 18u News: Coach Jimmy Murphy's Donelson Cardinals are the 2009 SANDLOTT Mid-State 18u National Division regular season champions. The Cardinals finished the league season with a 13-3 record and a 12 game winning streak! Congratulations to all the Cardinals on an outstanding season. |
| SANDLOTT Mid-State 14u News: Coach Rick Haynie's Legends Baseball won the 2009 SANDLOTT Mid-State 14u American Division on the last two games of the regular season. The Legends were trailing the Bowling Green Spirits by one full game but the Legends won two games over the Tennessee Stixx and the Bowling Green Spirits dropped a doubleheader to Hit after Hit. Legends Baseball had beaten the Spirits two games in Bowling Green Monday night to narrow the gap. |
| SANDLOTT 15u News: The Tennessee Raptors today won the 15u SANDLOTT Wood Bat World Championship. The Raptors were 5-1 in the tournament and Coach Charlie Mitchell, former Boston Red Sox pitcher, credited good defense, good pitching ( Ben Brock pitched a complete game two hit shutout against a powerful Team Connecticut ballclub and Taylor Berzina, Cody Shelton, Drew Hutchison, Conner Gaines, Matthew McGarvey, Hunter Newman and Cameron Hoge all contributed greatly on the mound ) and overall team effort for the success of his ballclub. Congratulations to all the Raptors. |
| SANDLOTT 16u News: The Franklin Outlaws rode outstanding pitching and got the clutch hit in the game that mattered most, the 16U Championship Game of the SANDLOTT World Series. The Outlaws defeated Williamson County rival, the Franklin Mustangs in Sundays titantic struggle at Siegel High School. The Mustangs finished the weekend 5-1, allowing only 8 total runs on their way to a runner up finish. The Outlaws went undefeated over the course of the week, allowing only 9 runs, running the gauntlet with an impressive 6-0 record. Congratulations to Coach Ben Williams and his squad on defense of their title!
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| SANDLOTT Mid-State 17u News: The 17u Hendersonville Shooters, coached by Andy Gilley, have wrapped up the 2009 SANDLOTT Mid-State 17u American Division pennant race. Congratulations to all the outstanding players on the Shooters' ballclub. |
| SANDLOTT Mid-State 13u News: Coach Eddie Smith's Tennessee Playmakers clinched the SANDLOTT Mid-State 13u American Division tonight with a doubleheader sweep over the Station Camp Legends. The Playmakers have a 9-0 league record with three games still to play but they already have a four game lead over the second place Hermitage Thunder. Congratulations to all the Playmakers. |
| SANDLOTT Mid-State 9u News: The 9U Tennessee Ravens just won the Tennessee USSSA State Championship. The Ravens went 5-0 in the tournament and run ruled the Knoxville Stars 10 to 2 in the title game to capture the crown.
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| SANDLOTT Mid-State 11u News: Coach Joe Wheeler's Cobras 97 Baseball club won the 11U USSSA State tournament this past weekend. They finished the tournament with a 4 - 1 record. They beat the Boro Boys in the championship game 5 - 0.
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| SANDLOTT Mid-State League: Just a reminder that TWO weeks from today ( JULY 10th ) is the deadline for all the games in the SANDLOTT Mid-State league to be finished. Games played after the 10th will be non-league games and will not count in the standings. |
| SANDLOTT Mid-State 18u News: Coach Dustin Smith took his Murfreesboro Diamondbacks down to Atlanta, Georgia this week to take on a strong field of amateur baseball teams in the Atlanta Yankee Invitational. Early on they were paired up against the Bayside Yankees, the defending National Amateur Baseball Federation ( NABF ) World Champions. The Diamondbacks took a 1-0 lead into the bottom of the seventh before falling in a 2-1 heartbreaker. |
| SANDLOTT Mid-State 11u News: Coach Michael Severance's Brentwood Bats have clinched the 2009 SANDLOTT Mid-State 11u National Division regular season championship. Congratulations to all the Bats' players. They will now await the winner of the American Division ( undetermined at this time ) for the overall 11u championship. |
| SANDLOTT Mid-State 9u News: With a doubleheader sweep of the Southside Sluggers tonight the TN Ravens have captured the 2009 SANDLOTT Mid-State 9u regular season championship. This gives the Ravens back-to-back titles as they won the 8u championship in 2008. Congratulations to Coach Scott Tansil and all the Ravens. They currently have a 18-0 record with two league games to play. |
| SANDLOTT Mid-State 18u News: Generals Baseball of the 18u National Division claimed title to the 31st Annual Twitty City Classic with a 6-3 win over the host Twitty City Tigers on Sunday May 21. For the tournament, the Generals posted a 4-1 mark in pool play before beating the Tigers in the Championship game. The Generals scored 40 runs in the 6 games while allowing only 16.
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| SANDLOTT Mid-State 18u News: The 2009 Diamondback Challenge, hosted by the Murfreesboro Diamondbacks, took place over the weekend with 15 teams from all over Middle Tennessee in addition to the Memphis Tigers and Georgia Roadrunners, who were visiting the Music City from out of town. Despite poor weather conditions, all scheduled games were able to be played and the Nashville Knights were crowned 2009 Diamondback Challenge Champions with an unblemished mark over the weekend. The Murfreesboro Diamondbacks would like to say thank you to all teams that participated and for their patience over the weekend. The 2010 Challenge is already in the planning process and looks to be bigger and better than ever before.
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| SANDLOTT Mid-State News: The Colorado Rockies selected two more SANDLOTT league and Middle Tennessee State University players on Thursday. Former Murfreesboro Diamondbacks Coty Woods ( Riverdale HS ) and Nathan Hines ( Oakland HS ) were taken in the 33rd and 50th rounds respectively. On Tuesday the Rockies selected Lipscomb's Rex Brothers with their 34th overall pick for a total of three SANDLOTT players. |
| SANDLOTT Mid-State News: Vanderbilt lefthander Mike Minor was chosen 7th overall by the Atlanta Braves in the 2009 Major League Baseball Draft. The Chapel Hill, TN native played his summer ball for several years for Ken Perkins' Brentwood Bulldogs. Two other Bulldogs ( Both righhanded pitchers ), Matt Ridings ( BGA and Western Kentucky University ), was taken by the Washington Nationals in the 25th round and Daniel Tenholder ( Rossview HS and Austin Peay State University ) was taken in the 19th round by the Oakland A's. Just missing the first round and going 34th overall with the Colorado Rockies is Lipscomb University lefthander Rex Brothers ( Shelbyville HS ) who played SANDLOTT ball with Greg Wilkins' Nashville Knights. Other SANDLOTT players taken so far are Caleb Cotham ( Mt Juliet HS and Vanderbilt University ) in the 5th round by the New York Yankees and Stephen Liddle ( Franklin HS and Vanderbilt University ) in the 15th round with the Minnesota Twins. |
| SANDLOTT Mid-State 18u News: Murfreesboro Diamondback pitcher, Carter Watson, a rising senior at Siegel High School, has decided where he will continue his baseball career. Watson will ink with the University of Tennessee during the early signing period this fall. The talented right hander will be a Volunteer in the fall of 2010 and should get a shot to pitch in the SEC immediately.
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| SANDLOTT Mid-State 18u News: Murfreesboro Diamondback pitcher Brian Davis, from Riverdale High School, will continue his baseball career and education at Dyersburg State. The hard throwing right hander will get a shot to join the weekend rotation for Coach Robert White and the Eagles, who finished as runner ups in the TCCAA conference tournament in what many considered a rebuilding year.
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| SANDLOTT Mid-State 11u News: The 11u Brentwood Bats Baseball team won this weekend's Memorial Day Bash in Owensboro, KY. The Bats went undefeated in pool play, winning 2 games on Saturday. They won 4 games on Sunday and closed out the Championship Game beating South Spencer Indiana 12-4.
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| SANDLOTT Mid-State News: Adam Pieratt, who has played in the mid-state area & a long time Clarksville Oriole died in a car crash yesterday in Stewart County. The Stewart County Rebel Left Handed Pitcher had already signed with Columbia State Junior College & was supposed to graduate today. He was a great young man who had a bright future ahead of him. He will be missed.
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| SANDLOTT Mid-State 18u News: Murfreesboro Diamondback Taylor Stewart, from Beech High School, has committed to continue his education and baseball career at the next level. Stewart has inked a baseball scholarship at Volunteer State Community College in Gallatin, TN. Taylor, who can play multiple positions well, has primarily caught for the Bucs this spring and should contribute big things to Mike Crossland's Pioneers in 2010.
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| SANDLOTT Mid-State 18u News: Murfreesboro Diamondback, Patrick Schloss, and infielder from Siegel High School in Murfreesboro, has committed to continue his education and baseball career at Dyersburg State JUCO. Dyersburg is currently battling for the top spot in the TN Conference. Schloss hit a robust .398 for the D'backs in 2008 while smacking 17 doubles and homering 3 times. Schloss will join 5 of his '09 D'back teammates in Dyersburg. Congratulations to Patrick and his family!
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| SANDLOTT Mid-State League News:
Mickey Hiter is offering a FREE coaches clinic to all SANDLOTT Mid-State team coaches on March 7th from 1:00 to 4:00 pm at the Old Timers Baseball Facility in Shelby Park. This is NOT your typical coaches clinic. Mickey will be covering the fundamentals of pitching, hitting and catching using Rightview Pro Software a great piece of technology that breaks down fundamentals in stop action, slow-mo, and real time. He will be using video from 30 major leaguers that are considered the best players in today's game. Rightview Pro is used by many of the major league and top college programs throughout the country. Mickey feels that this clinic will be of benefit to any coach that wants to enhance his knowledge and increase his ability to teach the basic fundamentals of the swing, pitching and catching.
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| SANDLOTT Mid-State 18u News: Sam Dove (Brentwood Academy) committed to Georgia Tech this weekend and will sign with the Yellow Jackets in April. Sam led the Bulldogs in hitting last summer with a .410 average, 59 hits, 53 runs and 10 stolen bases. He also had 18 extra base hits including two home runs. In addition, he anchored the defense at shortstop. He also hit .396 with 12 steals at Brentwood Academy last year. Sam was selected to the TBCA Region 5-6 Showcase team, the Division II Middle Tennessee Region team and the TSWA All-State team in 2008. He also carries a 4.0 at BA and scored a 33 on the ACT.
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| SANDLOTT Mid-State 18u News:
Gavin O’Neal (Brentwood HS) signed a letter of intent with Martin Methodist. He is a three year letterman at Brentwood High School and has a 3.3 GPA through his junior year at Brentwood. Gavin will play third base and be in the pitching rotation for the Bruins this spring and will do the same for the Bulldogs this summer.
Drew Bryant (Page HS) has committed to Maryville College and will sign with the Scots this spring. He had a great high school season last spring for the Patriots, hitting .304 with a home run, 14 runs batted in and 10 stolen bases. He was selected to the District 10-AA team as Page came one game shy of the state tournament. Drew is in his third year with the Bulldogs.
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| SANDLOTT Mid State 18u News:
Ben Brewer ( Brentwood Bulldogs, David Lipscomb High School ) will be joining fellow Bulldog Alex Boshers at UT-Martin for the 2009-10 school year. Ben committed to the Sky Hawks last week and will sign in April.
He is a three year starting catcher for the David Lipscomb varsity team and a two year starter on the Mustangs football team. He finished the 2008 high school season with a .368 average and a .531 on base percentage, with 13 extra base hits. He was all-District in baseball in 2008 and all-District football in 2007 and 2008. He was also selected to the TBCA Region 5-6 Showcase team.
Ben is also an outstanding scholar, an Honor Roll member and is listed in Who's Who Among American High School Students.
Congratulations Ben!
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| SANDLOTT Mid State 18u News: Murfreesboro Diamondback Pitcher/Infielder, Sam Underland, from Riverdale High School, has committed to continue his baseball career and education at Dyersburg State. Dyersburg is a perennial top 20 program nationally among Divison 1 JUCO's and Underland is the 5th member of the 2009 Diamondbacks to be headed to West TN to suit up for Coach Robert White's Eagles in 2010. Congratulations to Sam and his family!
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| SANDLOTT Mid-State 18u News: Murfreesboro Diamondbacks pitcher Josh Bryant has committed to sign with the National JUCO power Walters State Senators. They were the 2006 Junior College National Champions and made an appearance in the Junior College World Series in 2008, having six players drafted by Major League Baseball clubs along the way. Bryant, a stout lefty from Tullahoma High School, sports a 4.2 GPA taking honors courses along with sporting an impressive ACT score. Josh will join D'back teammate Clint Meadows in Morristown in the fall of 2009. Congratulations to Josh and his family!
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| SANDLOTT Mid-State 18u News: Mike Minor (Forrest/Vanderbilt) and Matt Ridings (BGA/WKU) were both selected to the Louisville Slugger 2009 Pre-Season All American 2nd team. Both played for the Brentwood Bulldogs from 2004-2006. All ( 14 ) of the seniors on the 2006 Bulldogs team signed to play in college. Nine went to Division One, two to NAIA and three to Juco.
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| SANDLOTT Mid-State 18u News: Paul Boals is the latest of a long list of Brentwood Bulldogs over the years to sign to play college baseball. Paul will be playing for Coach Woody Hunt's Cumberland University Bulldogs in the spring of 2010. Paul played the 2008 sandlot season with the Ohio Warhawks, one of the premiere programs in the U.S. He will be moving to Nashville after he graduates from Olentangy High School in Delaware, Ohio this spring. Paul will spend time behind the plate and in the outfield for Ken Perkins' Brentwood Bulldogs this summer.
Paul is an honor student, carrying a 3.44 GPA in seven honors classes and two AP classes. He made a 24 on the ACT his sophomore year and will improve on that in the fall. He is a two year starter and three year letterman for Olentangy and has won academic and sportsmanship awards in addition to all conference baseball.
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| SANDLOTT Mid-State 18u News:
Trevecca baseball coach Jonathan Burton has added Corey Crunk of Murfreesboro (Tenn.) Riverdale High School ( Plays for Dustin Smith's Murfreesboro Diamondbacks in the summer ) to his 2010 recruiting class.
Crunk is one of the most versatile players the Riverdale baseball program has seen in recent years. The senior utility infielder, who batted .282 with a .403 on-base percentage last season, will suit up for the Trojans in the Spring of 2010.
Coach Jonathan Burton in excited to ink another local product, "Corey is a great high school local sign for us. He works as hard as anyone and can play multiple positions. We feel like Corey is capable of becoming a great player when he learns our system. He has the desire to get better everyday which will push our incoming freshman and upperclassmen each and everyday."
Trevecca's a good baseball program, and there's a chance to play early, because they're losing 13 seniors after this year," Crunk said.
Crunk, a 5'7" utility player, helped lead the Warriors to the District 7-AAA championship game in May of 2008. He feels like Trevecca will be a good fit for him on the diamond and in the classroom.
"It's a great school with a tremendous teacher-to-student ratio," Crunk said.
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| SANDLOTT Mid-State 18u News: Murfreesboro Diamondback, Barry Bartlett, a first baseman / third baseman, from Siegel High School has committed to Dyersburg State. The slick fielding lefty swinger put up solid numbers for the D'backs in 2008 and should be a great addition for the Eagles of Dyersburg in 2010. Dyersburg State is regarded as one of the top JUCO programs in the Southeast. Congratulations to Barry and his family on his committment!
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| SANDLOTT Mid-State 18 u News: Murfreesboro Diamondback Neil Robinson, a right handed pitcher from Siegel High School, has committed to ink with Dyersburg State Community College. Robinson has competed at the 18U level for the D'backs since he was 14 and the hard throwing righty should make an immediate impact for Coach Robert White's squad in 2010. Congratulations to Neil and his family!
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| SANDLOTT Mid-State League 18u News: Murfreesboro Diamondback Austin Townes, a three year starter for Smyrna High School, has committed to Dyersburg State Community College. Townes hit at a .368 clip for the Diamondbacks in 2008 as a 16 year old and was one of the leading hitters for Smyrna HS in the Spring of 2008. Austin will be a great addition for the Eagles of Dyersburg State for Coach Robert White. Congratulations to Austin and his family!
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| SANDLOTT 18u News: Brentwood Bulldogs righhanded pitcher Alex Boshers of Donelson Christian Academy ( He is also the Student Body President at DCA ) has signed to play baseball for the University of Tennessee Skyhawks for the 2010 season. Alex joins a long list of of Bulldogs that over the years have signed college and professional agreements. |
| SANDLOTT 18u News: Murfreesboro Diamondbacks pitcher Brandon Hall, a hard throwing right hander from Hendersonville High School, has committed to Middle Tennessee State University. Hall will ink during the early signing period today and will get a shot to step in and contribute immediately for Coach Steve Peterson's Blue Raiders in 2010. Congratulations to Brandon and his family!
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| SANDLOTT 18u News: Coach Mike Allen is happy to announce that two of his Nashville Yankees players have committed to colleges. Pitcher Andy Hillis of Brentwood High School has chosen the University of Tennessee and catcher Thomas Lundborg of Brentwood Academy has verbally committed to Arkansas State. |
| SANDLOTT 18u news: Luke Fennell is set to sign with the Trevecca Trojans this Thursday at Centennial High School where he has been a three year starting catcher. Coach Jonathan Burton will be on hand to ink this valuable recruit. Luke played last year with Hit after Hit 18’s for coaches Lem Pilkinton and Orlando Thomas and will do the same this coming summer. Luke is the son of Connie and John Fennell and congratulations go out to all.
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| SANDLOTT 18u News: Murfreesboro Diamondbacks' Pitcher/Outfielder Clint Meadows, from Beech High School, has committed to sign with National JUCO power Walters State. The Walters State Senators won the national title in 2006 and qualified for the JUCO World Series in Grand Junction, Colorado in 2008. The Senators also had 6 players taken in the Major League Baseball draft in 2008. Meadows should make an impact immediatly and will make a great fit for Walters State in 2010. Congratulations to Clint and his family!
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| Sandlotter News: SANDLOTT Baseball and the Mid-State Amateur Baseball Association ( MSABA ) has merged to form the SANDLOTT Mid-State League for 2009. For more than 30 years the two best leagues in middle Tennessee operated separately. Ken Perkins, Mickey Hiter and Chris Mercado the current caretakers of the two leagues have taken steps to bring together the leagues into one great league that will better serve the middle Tennessee youth baseball community. Many teams have been deprived of the opportunity to compete with teams from the other league. The merger of these leagues has created the new league, the SANDLOTT Mid-State League. The SANDLOTT Mid-State League will create many opportunities for teams to compete with each other and create advantages not found in the GNABA and MSABA when operated separately.
Here are some of the advantages that will be created by the merger of these two good baseball leagues.
1. League parity - Teams will compete in divisions in single age groups. These divisions will better match teams for better parity and competition
2. More flexible schedules - Divisional league play will enable us to better manage the number of games required for play to better meet the needs of your team.
3. Less travel - In some cases we can place teams in divisions geographically to cut down on trips to play teams in the outer areas of the league.
4. More tournament opportunities - Between the two leagues we now have access to virtually every national sanction and any national tournament a team might want to participate in. This year's tournament schedule will include the CABA 14u World Series, NABF 15 Classic and seven SANDLOTT World Championships six of which are in the Nashville area.
5. Buying power - The SANDLOTT Mid-State League will have more than 150 teams in 09. This number of teams will enable us to shop effectively for everything from insurance to equipment and uniforms.
6. Super web site - The increase in the number of teams will make www.sandlotter.com one of the most visited youth baseball league sites anywhere. Parents. players, college coaches and other baseball fans will make our web site a regular stop to get up to date baseball information.
7. National visibility - USA Sports Rankings, the Global Baseball Alliance and the all major sanctions will more readily recognize our league as a major select travel league. We will be the largest league in the southeast and we'll be recognized as a national contender.
8. More effective leadership - Ken Perkins, Mickey Hiter, Chris Mercado and Farrell Owens collectively have many many years of experience operating youth baseball leagues. Jack Hand will continue to work in an advisory capacity. Each is committed to a common goal that will insure that the SANDLOTT Mid- State League will be the most successful select travel league in Nashville's youth baseball history. Ken, Mickey, Chris and Farrell have different approaches, different personalities and varied opinions. This diversity will more effectively meet the needs of the diverse teams that are in the league.
Please feel welcome to contact us with any questions and visit our web site at www.sandlotter.com
13u thru 18u Mickey Hiter - mhiter@bellsouth.net and Ken Perkins - kenperkins@bellsouth.net
8u thru 12u Chris Mercado - clmercado6@yahoo.com
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| SANDLOTT Mid-Tenn League 18u News: Murfreesboro Diamondbacks infielder Corey Crunk, a senior at Riverdale High School, has committed to Trevecca Nazarene University. Trevecca has been a mainstay in the NAIA National top 20 and a force in the always strong TranSouth Conference. The Trojans claimed the Conference title in 2008 with a sparkling 17-3 conference record while winning 37 games overall. Congratulations to Corey and his family.
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| GNABA and SANDLOTT 18u News: Ryan Emery of the Murfreesboro Diamondbacks, a RHP/OF from Lipscomb HS, has committed to sign with Arkansas State University. Coach Tommy Raffo, a longtime Mississippi State assistant, begins his first season at Arkansas State and is highly regarded for recruiting top talent. During his 15 seasons at Mississippi State, Raffo served as the recruiting coordinator for the Bulldog baseball program, landing 10 straight recruiting classes ranked in the top 33 nationally by Collegiate Baseball. Emery was an all-state performer in 2008 and big things are expected in 2009. Congratulations to Ryan and his family!
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| GNABA and SANDLOTT News: Former 1st Round Pick and 3 year Murfreesboro Diamondback pitcher Bryan Morris was dealt to the Pittsburgh Pirates as part of the deal that sent Boston Red Sox outfielder Manny Ramirez to the Los Angeles Dodgers on Thursday. Bryan was 2-4 with a 3.04 ERA in Class A. He will report to Class A Hickory in the Pirates system. Morris was the 2004 GNABA Connie Mack Most Valuable Player.
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| SANDLOTT Wood Bat News: Coach Dylan Lynch's Trojans defeated the Seahawks 4-0 behind the 4 hit complete game shutout by left hander Wesley Griggs and a solo home run by 1st baseman Adam Bland. The victory gave the SANDLOTT Wood Bat post-season tournament championship to the Trojans. |
| GNABA 9u News: Congratulations to the 9U Smyrna Bulldogs who traveled to St. Louis July 20-27 to play in the USSSA World Series. After a good showing in pool play, the Bulldogs were seeded 7th for tournament play. During Tournament play, the Bulldogs won the first game and then fell into the losers bracket with a second game loss to the KC Bulldogs. The Bulldogs then rallied winning 6 back to back games at 4PM, 6PM, 8PM, 10PM and 12AM to take the title of World Series Champions! Dawson Hamilton received the Tournament MVP, Cody Miller received the Tournament Defensive Player MVP and Julian Shanklin, John Turner and Maddux Vondohlen were all selected to the All Tournament Team. The Bulldogs coached by Jay Vondohlen, Chris Ellis, Brian Turner and John Platz finished the season with a record of 67-6.
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| SANDLOTT Wood Bat News: The Trojans nipped the Seahawks by the score of 4-3 in the winner's bracket finals today. In the second game today the Navigators eliminated the River Rats by the score of 6-1. In the final game of the day the Seahawks eliminated the Navigators 4-3 in ten innings. Tomorrow at 1pm the Trojans and Seahawks will play for the championship. The Seahawks will have to defeat the Trojans twice in order to win it all. |
| SANDLOTT Wood Bat News: Coach Aaron Smith's Seahawks stunned the regular season champion Navigators by the score of 8-5 today. The Trojans followed that game by defeating the Travelers by a 5-3 count. The Seahawks and Trojans will now play each other tomorrow at 3pm in the winner's bracket finals. The River Rats eliminated the Travelers 3-2 in the 6pm game and will play the Navigators tomorrow at 5pm. The Navigators eliminated the Chargers tonight 6-5. All games are at Seven Oaks Park. |
| GNABA and SANDLOTT 18u News: Head Coach Lem Pilkinton and his assistant Orlando Thomas guided their 18u Hit after Hit ballclub to the following accomplishments in this 2008 season. Season record 43-14
*Won GNABA league 18U division
*Co-winners Sandlott Southern League 18U division (tied with East Cobb Patriots 18s)
*Won Diamondback Challenge tournament and Twitty City Classic 18U
*One team member selected in MLB draft (Kes Carter, Ravenwood HS)
*Two members named to TSWA All-State (Kes Carter, Ravenwood HS and Ben Burgess, Brentwood HS)
*Eight team members headed to college baseball careers:
Kes Carter-Western Kentucky
Ben Burgess-Tennessee Tech
Garrett Fanchier-Belmont
Drew Brown-Bryan College
Matt McGee-Volunteer State
David Isaacs-Shelton State
Cody Midgett-Motlow State
Thomas Shelton-Illinois
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| SANDLOTT Wood Bat News: In the opening game of the 2008 SANDLOTT Wood Bat post-season tournament the Seahawks defeated the River Rats 9-1. In game two the Travelers won over the Chargers 4-2. Tomorrow at 1pm the regular season champion Navigators will play the Seahawks and at 3pm the Trojans will take on the Travelers. At 6pm the River Rats will play the loser of the 3pm game and at 8pm the Chargers will play the loser of the 1pm game. |
| GNABA 10u News: The Spring Hill Sluggers and Brentwood Bats tied with identical 16-2 records for the 2008 Greater Nashville Amateur Baseball Association ( GNABA ) 10u regular season championship. They played each other twice during the regular season and split one run victories. When they could not get together on a playoff date they were declared Co-Champions. |
| GNABA 16u News: The Twitty City Tigers have wrapped up the 2008 Greater Nashville Amateur Baseball Association ( GNABA ) 16u regular season championship. Coach Mike Peek's Tigers fashioned an impressive 13-1 record in league play. |
| GNABA and SANDLOTT Southern 16u News: Coach Mike Allen's Nashville Yankees have won the 2008 SANDLOTT Southern 16u regular season championship with a splendid 9-1 record. The Yankees only blemish was a close 3-2 loss to the FCA Tigers. |
| GNABA 16u News: The Twitty City Tigers won the Twitty City Classic this weekend winning the semifinals and finals in extra innings. The Tigers beat the Cincinnati Crusaders 3-2 and the St.Paul (MO) Redbirds 4-3 in the championship game. The Tigers are currently 34-6 and are headed to the Midwest Showcase Series in St. Louis, MO on July 17th -20th. The Tigers are currently ranked #1 in Tennessee and #2 in the nation in the 16-under USASPORTSRANKINGS.com polls. You can follow the Tigers through their website at www.eteamz.com/tigersbball .
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| GNABA and SANDLOTT Southern 14u News: Coach Nathan Brown's Hit after Hit ball club has won the 2008 Greater Nashville Amateur Baseball Association ( GNABA ) 14u regular season championship. They have a 13-1 league record with two games left to play. |
| GNABA 12u News: Coach Mark Moore's Lascassas Panthers have won the 2008 Greater Nashville Amateur Baseball Association ( GNABA ) 12u American Division regular season championship. The Panthers have a 10-1 record with only two games left to play and they have a five game lead over the second place team. |
| GNABA and SANDLOTT Southern 13u News: Coach Lawton Miller's Grassland Bulldogs clinched the 2008 Greater Nashville Amateur Baseball Association ( GNABA ) 13u regular season championship tonight by defeating the Tennessee Jays. The 18-2 Bulldogs have a three game lead with only two games left to play. |
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