| GNABA and SANDLOTT Southern 18u News: Jerred Griggs of the Murfreesboro Diamondbacks, a LHP from Cookeville High School, has committed to be a Tennessee Tech Golden Eagle in 2009. Griggs was all-district in 2007 for the Cavaliers and is a lock for the same honor in 2008.
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| GNABA and SANDLOTT Southern 14u News:
Former GNABA and SANDLOTT player Nathan Brown in his second year as head baseball coach of Page High School has been voted the District 10 AA "Coach of the Year". Nathan is currently the coach of the 14u Hit after Hit club in the GNABA and SANDLOTT Southern leagues.
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| GNABA 9u and 10u News: The Greater Nashville Amateur Baseball Association ( GNABA ) just crowned their champions for the early season GNABA tournament. The Middle TN Mudcats defeated the Music City Tornados 7-4 to win the 9u crown. In the 10u championship game the Spring Hill Sluggers had to go an extra inning but beat the Grassland Venom by a 7-5 score to become the champions. |
| GNABA and SANDLOTT 12u News: The Sandlotter would like to take this opportunity to congratulate John Mitchell on being inducted into the Metro Nashville Public Schools Sports Hall of Fame. John is a graduate of Overton High School and pitched in the major leagues for the New York Mets and Baltimore Orioles. The private induction ceremony will be conducted this Tuesday, April 15th at LP Field at 11am. John is the coach of the GNABA and SANDLOTT 12u Shoetiques team.
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| GNABA and SANDLOTT 18u News: Murfreesboro Diamondback catcher Brett Lanning has committed to Dyersburg State Community College. Dyersburg is coming off of 3 consecutive 40 win seasons and is one of the top 25 junior college teams in the nation. Lanning, from Riverdale High School is the 70th Diamondback in just over 5 years to sign on to continue their baseball career at the next level.
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| GNABA News: There will be a scheduling meeting this Tuesday, February 26th, at Shelby Park. The 8u and 9u will meet at 6:30pm, 10u at 7:30pm and the 11u and 12u at 8:30pm. For directions to Shelby Park go to www.sandlotter.com and click on "Ballpark Directions". |
| GNABA and SANDLOTT News: Jaime Cevallos, coach of the Nashville Hammers, had a very interesting article in the "Tennessean" this past Friday. I think it would be worth your time to read. Farrell Owens
http://www.tennessean.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=2008802150315
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| GNABA News: GNABA 13-16u Commissioner Mickey Hiter will conduct a Baseball Clinic for all the GNABA coaches ( 8u through 18u ) March 8th at Shelby Park from 1-4pm. The clinic is free to the GNABA coaches. Mickey will be breaking down videos of the top professional hitters and pitchers. Coaches need to wear coaching attire as there will be a few drills on the field. |
| GNABA 8-12u News: GNABA 8 through 12u Commissioner Chris Mercado has called for a scheduling meeting for Monday, February 4th. All teams are to meet at 6:30pm at the Music City Baseball Complex. |
| GNABA 18u News: Nathan Stewart has been treated for Melanoma and the good news is that the Doctors got it all. Nathan is a Junior at Davidson Academy and will be playing for the Hit after Hit 18u team in the GNABA this summer. Melanoma is a form of skin cancer and Nathan got it on his scape. His early detection was extremely important for Nathan and the entire GNABA is so happy for him. |
| GNABA 13-18 year old News: The GNABA Coaches Organizational Meeting is Jan 26th at 9:00 am for 13u and 14u teams and 10:00 am for all team 15u thru 18u. If you have not recieved an email from me we do NOT have you listed as a GNABA team for 08. Please contact Mickey Hiter at mhiter@bellsouth.net immediately to receive details on the meeting and to register your team.
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| GNABA 8-12 year old News: Commissioner Chris Mercado has announced an organizational meeting for the 8 through 12u's for Tuesday, January 22nd at the Music City Baseball Complex. The 8-10's will meet at 6:30pm and the 11-12's will meet at 8pm. |
| 18 year old news: The TC Knights had several players commit during the early signing period: Marcus Barnes (Univ. of Memphis), Tyler Burnett (MTSU), PJ Polk (UT), Taylor Hill (Vanderbilt), Caleb Hill (Cumberland) and Will Skinner (Walters State CC). |
| 14 year old news: The Tigers ended their season Sunday in the finals of the Sandy Koufax Southeast Region, losing to the Fayette County Bulldogs 4-1. The Tigers finished with a record of 43-15. Updates at www.eteamz.com/tigersbball |
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| GNABA 18 year old news: The Nashville Knights had several players commit during the early signing period: Marcus Barnes (Univ. of Memphis), Tyler Burnett (MTSU), PJ Polk (UT), Taylor Hill (Vanderbilt), Caleb Hill (Cumberland) and Will Skinner (Walters State CC). |
| GNABA 14 year old news: The Tigers ended their season Sunday in the finals of the Sandy Koufax Southeast Region, losing to the Fayette County Bulldogs 4-1. The Tigers finished with a record of 43-15. Updates at www.eteamz.com/tigersbball |
| GNABA and SANDLOTT Southern 12u News: Chattanooga, TN hosted the prestigious Border War Tournament that Hit after Hit won by winning their Pool Play and then beating the Charlotter Megastars, Elite Red Sox ( 8 innings ) and the Rocket City Stingers in the championship game 12-8. |
| GNABA and SANDLOTT Southern 18u News: Four more players with the Nashville Knights have signed with area colleges. Brad Barnes ( Blackman HS ) with Lambuth University. Haskell Fink ( Clarksville HS ) with Jackson St Commmunity College. Logan Hosteller ( BGA ) with Lipscomb University and Ross Moffitt ( Goodpasture ) with Belmont University. See 12-12-2006 news below. |
| GNABA 12u news: The TN Sounds went to Southaven, Mississippi this weekend to play in a USSSA tournament and came away with the Silver Bracket ( AA ) championship. Coach Jesse Eichorn's club earned a 5-1 record in the tournament overall and beat the Memphis Angels 10-7 in the championship game. |
| GNABA and SANDLOTT Southern 18u news: Coach Dustin Smith of the Murfreesboro Diamondbacks announces the college signing of five of his players. They are Cody Pomeroy ( Trevecca ), Chase Birdwell ( Trevecca ), Matt Tidwell ( Jacksonville State ), Ryan Cole ( Roane State ) and Tyler Farley ( Walters State ). |
| GNABA and Southern 12u news: Hit after Hit traveled to Rockwood, TN this weekend to play in the prestigious "Battle in the South" tournament. They defeated the Atlanta Monarchs, Chicago Upper Deck, Michigan Sports Academy and the Mt. Juliet Bearcats. They lost to the Memphis Travelers in the finals and took home the 2nd place trophy. This is the first time in the history of the tournament that two Tennessee teams played in the finals. See: www.battleinthesouth.com |
| GNABA and SANDLOTT Southern 18u news: Coach Dustin Smith of the Murfreesboro Diamondbacks announced today that Derrin Rogers has inked a college grant with Jackson State Community College. Rogers, a right handed pitcher, prepped at Warren County HS this spring and will be playing for the Diamondbacks this summer. |
| GNABA and SANDLOTT Southern 18u News: Former GNABA ( Nashville Knights ) players, Rex Brothers and Ryan Wilkins , were recently honored by the Atlantic Sun Conference after concluding their freshman year at Lipscomb University. Brothers was honored as the Freshman of the Year as well as making second team all-conference. Wilkins also made the all Freshman team while ancoring the middle of the lineup. For more information please see www.lipscombbaseball.com |
| GNABA and SANDLOTT Southern 12u News: Hit after Hit Baseball Academy has been ranked 11th nationally by USA Sports Rankings. The rankings are voted on by tournament directors and coaches. Coach Chris Mercado's players are very deserving of this honor and the staff of the Sandlotter will not be surprised if they rise even higher in the rankings. See: www.usasportsrankings.com/rankings/natlranking.asp? |
| GNABA and SANDLOTT Southern 18u News: Wesley Tobitt, Derek Faust and Levi Davenport of the Murfreesboro Diamondbacks have made their college choices. Tobitt, an infielder from Siegel HS and Faust, a left handed pitcher, also from Siegel HS will continue their education and baseball careers at Vol ST Community College. Davenport, also a left handed pitcher, from Blackman HS, will head west and pitch for Dyersburg State in 2008. |
| GNABA 10u News: The Tennessee Ravens have captured the 2007 GNABA regular season championship. Not only have the Ravens been successful in the GNABA but have posted a remarkable 48-2 overall record up to this date. Please see www.tennesseeravens.com |
| SANDLOTT Mid-America 12u News: Coach Roger Strunk's Cincy Flames have won the 2007 SANDLOTT Mid-America 12u championship. The Flames finished with a 7-1 record having only lost to the Mid Ohio Mustangs in a doubleheader split this past Sunday. From this site click on SANDLOTT Mid-America. |
| GNABA and SANDLOTT Southern 12u News: Hit after Hit continues to rise in the USA Sports Rankings for 12u teams. They are now ranked 3rd in the Nation. They are undefeated in the GNABA and Sandlott Southern League and 39-3 overall. This past weekend they defeated the Mt. Juliet Bears 5-4 in the finals of the BPA ( Baseball Players Association ) 12u Major State Tournament. Hunter Wood hit a solo home run and pitched six innings for the win. Catcher Will Haynie hit a grand slam in the bottom of the 6th inning to win the game. Hit after Hit has played in six major tournaments this season and they have made the finals of all six and have won four of them. See below 06/01/2007 news about Hit after Hit. |
| GNABA 9u News: Congratulations to Michael Severance and his Brentwood Bats on winning the 2007 Greater Nashville Amateur Baseball Association ( GNABA ) 9u regular season championship. The staff of the Sandlotter wish the Bats' staff and players good luck in their upcoming post-season tournament play. |
| SANDLOTT Southern and GNABA 18u News: This past weekend the Nashville Knights won the Lambuth University Classic played in Jackson, Tennessee. The Knights went undefeated in pool play and then beat the Evansville, IN Razorbacks 4-1 in exrtra innings for the crown. In other news involving the Knights, players Timmy Egerton ( Smyrna HS ) and Drew Fann ( Oakland HS ) signed college baseball scholarship with Columbia State and Vanderbilt respectively. |
| GNABA 16u News: The Twitty City Yankees traveled to Murfreesboro, Tennessee this past weekend for the Baseball Players Association ( BPA ) state tournament. After winning their pool play with a 2-1 record they advanced to the Major Division where they defeated the Murfreesboro Stars 3-1, the Murfresboro Patriots 3-2 and then defeated the Chattanooga Chiefs 3-2 for the State Championship. Congratulations to Coach Ron Breedlove and all the TC Yankees. |
| SANDLOTT Southern and GNABA 12u News: Hit after Hit captured the 2007 Greater Nashville Amateur Baseball Association ( GNABA ) 12u regular season championship with a 11-4 win over the Grassland Bulldogs last night. This crown is just another major accomplishment for the Hit after Hit team. Post seson play could be very exciting for this talended group of players. |
| SANDLOTT Great Lakes 16u News: The Northern Ohio Baseball Club "ran the table" on the five team SANDLOTT Great Lakes 16u league. With the 8-0 record they are the 2007 regular season champion. Recently they won the 16u USSSA Ohio State Major Division Championship and are undefeated in the Greater Akron League play with an overall record of 33-4. The staff of SANDLOTT Baseball wishes this outstanding group of players much success in post season play. |
| SANDLOTT and GNABA 13u News: Congratulations to Coaches Nathan Brown, Larry Barrett and all the players on the Hit after Hit 13u team on winning the SANDLOTT Southern 13u 2007 regular season championship. Good Luck in the post season. |
| SANDLOTT Southern 16u News: Congratulations are in order for Coach Jim Merkling and the East Cobb Yankees on winning the SANDLOTT Southern 16u regular season title. The Yankees are 9-0 in league play with one game left to play against the East Cobb Braves. |
| SANDLOTT Mid-America 14u News: Coach Don Thacker's Columbus Cobras have wrapped up the SANDLOTT Mid-America 14u regular season championship. With two games still left to play the Cobras are 6-0. The closest any team has come to them so far is the Franklin Sidewinders who lost 7-2. |
| SANDLOTT 12u News: The Viper Baseball Academy from the Huntsville, Alabama area won the 2007 SANDLOTT 12u Wood Bat World Series this past weekend in Nashville, Tennessee. The Vipers had to defeat the defending champions Hit after Hit twice on Sunday and they did. The tournament hosted seven outstanding teams in addition to the Vipers and Hit after Hit. They were the Dayton Dodgers, Mid-Ohio Mustangs, Chattanooga Cyclones, North Alabama Giants and the Catoosa Lookouts. Jeff Wales, Head Coach of the Vipers, said "We saw excellent teams during this series and the tournament was run very well by SANDLOTT President Mickey Hiter and the fields maintained by Chris Mercado were the best we've seen this year". The Viper Baseball Academy roster includes Deacon Aldridge, Christopher Brown, Zac Crocker, John Evans, Blake Logan, Caleb Lindsey, Matthew Lyons, Ty Miller, Glenn Irby and Keegan Thompson. This group of players has compiled a 45-10 record on the year and complete their season at the BPA World Series this weekend in Franklin, Tennessee. |
| SANDLOTT and GNABA 15u News: The Twitty City Tigers have just completed their 2007 regular season and they have much to show for it. Coach Mike Peek's ballclub won the GNABA 15u title as well as the SANDLOTT Southern 15u title. With the completion of their regular league schedule the Tigers have set their site on post season. They will be playing in the SANDLOTT Wood Bat 15u World Series this week in Nashville. |
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FIRST TEAM
POSITION PLAYERS TEAM
Pitcher Joey Haston Chargers
Pitcher Beau Burnette Chargers
Pitcher Kyle Nichols Chargers
Pitcher Brent Amburn River Rats
Pitcher Robert Post River Rats
Pitcher Luke Brown Trojans
Pitcher Ty Ehtington Trojans
Pitcher Alan Barnette Trojans
Pitcher Justin Batts Bucks
Catcher Matt Lyle River Rats 358
1b Adam Bland Trojans 289
2b Seth Hawkins Trojans 394
SS Chase Patrick Chargers 304
3b Evan Medlock River Rats 450
Outfield David Dunlap Bucks 324
Outfield Ron Welty Chargers 434
Outfield Drew Burgess Trojans 375
DH/utility Alex Meadows River Rats 473
SECOND TEAM
Catcher Justin Mundy Trojans 303
2b Thomas Toliver River Rats 441
SS Johnson Coley Chargers 333
3b Evan Webb Trojans 256
Outfield Jack Wortley Chargers 300
Outfield Thomas DeAngelis Chargers 269
Outfield Matthew Little River Rats 350
DH Tyler Wilson Bucks 288
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American League
FIRST TEAM
POSITION PLAYERS TEAM
Pitcher Austin Armstrong Stingers
Pitcher Cody Whitlock Seahawks
Pitcher Brian Myers Seahawks
Pitcher Lee Thompson Seahawks
Pitcher Jake Samules Navigators
Pitcher Andy Betts Navigators
Pitcher Matt Bowling Travelers
Pitcher Scottie Peterson Travelers
Pitcher Jeremy Beeching Travelers
Catcher Mark Jurczynski Seahawks 375
1b Matt Blanton Seahawks 319
SS Max Harvell Travelers 516
2b Chad Cunningham Stingers 538
3b Brad Cobb Travelers 466
Outfield Capris Longmire Seahawks 312
Outfield Ross Collins Navigators 371
Outfield LewisVento Travelers 387
DH/3b Brian Zimmerman Navigators 370
SECOND TEAM
Catcher Eric Buck Helton Stingers 312
1b JT Baker Seahawks 179
SS Chase Ezell Travelers 333
Outfield Alex Hilliard Navigators 350
Outfield Jeff Giersbrook Seahawks 275
Outfield Joey Manning Navigators 363
DH Matt Philpott Navigators 260
MICKEY HITER Commissioner 615 226-7005
mhiter@bellsouth.net
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| SANDLOTT Wood Bat News: The American League defeated the National League 4-0 today in the annual SANDLOTT Wood Bat All-Star game. The American League's Chase Ezell ( Travelers ) was named the game's Most Valuable Player. The Franklin, Tennesse native and Junior to be at Campbellsville College was one for one with two walks and two RBI's and a run scored. Matt Bowling was credited with the win. The Sophomore to be at Lipscomb University pitched the fifth and sixth innings. |
| GNABA 11u News: In an exciting finish the TN Playmakers won the 2007 Greater Nashville Amateur Baseball Association ( GNABA ) 11u ( American Division ) regular season championship. They had to win the last game of the regular season against Cascade and did so. Four teams ( TN Playmakers, Cascade, Grassland Bulldogs and the Dickson Rattlers all finished with a 9-2 record. Per GNABA rules the TN Playmakers became the pennant winners because of the following: The Grassland Bulldogs and TN Playmakers were 2-1 when playing head-to-head against the other three and the Dickson Rattlers and Cascade were 1-2 when head-to-head against the other three. TN Playmakers beat the Grassland Bulldogs head-to-head. Congratulations to Coach Eddie Smith and all of his staff and players. |
| SANDLOTT and GNABA 18u News: Coach Eric Fruechtemeyer's Nashville Knights have captured the 2007 Greater Nashville Amateur Baseball Association ( GNABA ) 18u regular season championship. Congratulations to all the Knights and good Luck in the post season. |
| GNABA 11u News: Coach John Mitchell's Shoetiques ballclub has won the Greater Nashville Amateur Baseball Association ( GNABA ) 2007 11u ( National Division ) championship. Congratulations to the staff and players and best of luck in your upcoming post season tournaments. |
| SANDLOTT and GNABA 16u News: The Nashville Yankees have won the 2007 Greater Nashville Amateur Baseball Association ( GNABA ) 16u Championship. Congratulations to Coach Mike Allen, his staff and all the Yankee players. |
| SANDLOTT and GNABA 14u News: Congratulations to Head Coach Don Hudson, Hoil Crowe and the staff and players of the TN Xtreme on winning the 2007 14u Greater Nashville Amateur Baseball Association ( GNABA ) Championship. Best of Luck in your post season tournaments. |
| SANDLOTT and GNABA 12u News: Eric Henninger pitched a perfect game for Hit after Hit against the Georgia Raiders in the BPA 12u World Series this past Friday, July 6th in Franklin, TN. His ten K's was part of his 18 consecutive batters retired in Hit after Hit's 8-0 win. Way to Go Eric!! |
| Viper Baseball Academy defeated runnerup Hit After Hit in the finals of the SANDLOTT 12u Wood World Championship July 1st at the Music City Baseball Complex. The North AL Giants finished 3rd |
| The Canadian Thunderbirds defeated the Twitty City Tigers 2-0 in the finals of the SANDLOTT 15u Wood World Championship in Nashville Tn on July 8th. The Diamond Studz from Michigan finished 3rd. |
| GNABA 12u News: It has just been brought to the attention of the Sandlotter that the Nashville Crush won the 12u AA USSSA East TN State Tournament two weeks ago by beating the Mt. Juliet Sliders 6-0 in the finals. The Crush finished with a 6-0 record in the tournament. Congratulations to Head Coach Robbie Sinks and the staff and players of the Nashville Crush on this accomplishment. |
| SANDLOTT and GNABA 16u News: The Nashville Yankees captured the 16u SANDLOTT World Series this past week that was played in Murfreesboro, Tennessee. The Yankees had to win two games on the final day and they did. After disposing of the Canadian Thunderbirds by a 4-1 score they then prepared to take on the East Cobb Braves for all the marbles. A gutsy complete game pitching performance from starter Robert Hansen sealed the 6-1 victory. Hansen pointed out the hugh defensive plays by catcher Luke Fennell to get him over some rough spots. Fennell threw out runners in the sixth and seventh innings that helped him earn a spot on the All-Tournament team. Fennell also went 2 for 3 with an RBI and two runs scored. Two other Yankees made the All-Tournament team. Drew Allen was named the tournament MVP and Tyson Ashcraft made the All-Glitter team. Congratulations to Head Coach Mike Allen and his staff and all the championship Yankee players. |
| SANDLOTT and GNABA 16u News: The Twitty City Tigers have completed their season with an overall record of 35-15. This great record was accomplished inspite the fact that over half of their games were against 16 year old teams and the Tigers roster is made up of only 15 year olds. This strong schedule has been taken into consideration by the USA Sports Rankings and they have made the TC Tigers the #1 team in the state of Tennessee for 15u teams and ranked #6 Nationally. See www.usasportsrankings.com CONGRATULATIONS to Head Coach Mike Peek and his outstanding staff and players. |
| GNABA 16u News: The Twitty City Yankees traveled to Greensboro, North Carolina this past week to play in the United States Specialty Sports Association ( USSSA ) Sophomore ( 16u ) World Series. Coach Ron Breedlove's club wound up beating Vunn Baseball 11-2 to capture the title. Pitcher-third baseman B.J. Walker was named the MVP of the tournament and right fielder Nathan Stewart was named the offensive MVP. Congratulations to all the Coaches and Yankee players. |
| GNABA 14u News: The Huntsville Tigers won the SANDLOTT Wood 14u World Series today. In pool play they recorded victories over the Cincinnati Crusaders and the Canadian Thunderbirds to finish with a 2-1 record that qualified them for the Championship round. In this round the Tigers beat Hit after Hit, TN Xtreme and the Patterson Park Canes, and that set up an all GNABA final when the Murfreesboro Diamond Dawgs defeated the Midland Jets. The Tigers then won it all by taking a thrilling 4-3 decision over the gutsy Diamond Dawgs Club. Congratulations to Head Coach Dewayne Friend and his outstanding staff and players on this major accomplishment. |
| SANDLOTT and GNABA 13u News: Hit after Hit has added another top accomplishment to their already terrific season. Yesterday they won the Baseball Players Association ( BPA ) 13u State Championship. This title comes on the heals of winning the SANDLOTT Southern 13u regular season title as well as being the Co-Champions along with the Tenessee Raptors of the GNABA 13u regular season. Hit after Hit will now go on to the BPA World Series in Owensboro, Kentucky starting the 25th of this month. We wish Nathan Brown, Larry Barrett and all the players much success in this upcoming tournament. |
| GNABA 11u News: The Shoetiques finished the SANDLOTT 11u World Series tournament unbeaten as they defeated the Cincinnati Stix 6-5 in the Championship game yesterday. Head Coach John Mitchell ( Former Major Leaguer ) along with assistant Terry Ward guided this outstanding group of young players to this Championship. Shoetiques was also the winner of the GNABA 11u National Division regular season title. Shoetiques will now journey down to Atlanta, Georgia to play in the United States Speciality Sports Association ( USSSA ) 11u Major World Series. CONGRATULATIONS to all. |
| SANDLOTT and GNABA 15u News: The USASPORTSRANKINGS have released their state and national polls this week as they do every Friday. The last poll will be out on August 10th. The Twitty City Tigers are still #1 in the state of Tennessee poll, however, this week with a win over Cincy Flames (previously #3) in the Sandlott Wood Bat Series and another couple of teams losing big in games , the Tigers are #2 in the National Poll in the 15u age group.You can see this poll at www.usasportsrankings.com and can also keep up with the Tigers at www.eteamz./com/tigersbball. Here are the links for the Canadian newspapers that have articles about the Sandlott World Series Championship game.These are very interesting and create great exposure for the Tigers.
http://www.thespec.com/Sports/article/218391
http://www.hamiltonmountainnews.com/hmn/sports/sports_837476.html
http://www.hamiltonscores.com/baseball/news/?article=071212818
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| While examining a 17-year-old pitcher for a knee injury last year in Nashville, Dr. Damon H. Petty was asked a chilling question by the teenager and his father: If reconstructive elbow surgery were performed on his healthy throwing arm, might he gain some speed on his fastball? ...More |
| SANDLOTT and GNABA 18u News: The Nashville Knights entered the SANDLOTT 18u World Series this past Wednesday along with 40 other teams. The tournament ended today with the Knights being crowned Champions after defeating the Colorado Jets by a 6-4 score. Head Coach Eric Fruechtemeyer praised his coaching staff that consisted of Jason Anderegg and Travis Hume along with General Manager Greg Wilkins. He also singled out players P.J. Polk and Marcus Barnes as having a very good series but said that the great TEAM EFFORT was the reason that they won the title. The Knights are now 45-8 and go to the NABF regional in Evansville, Indiana this coming weekend. Congratulations to the Knights organization. |
| GNABA 11u News: Coach Eddie Smith's TN Playmakers went to Kingsport, Tennessee this past week to play in the USSSA 11u Silver Division World Series. With teams there from six different states the Playmakers got off to a slow start but roared back by going undefeated in the final round and defeating the Pirates of the Commonwealth 8-3 to win it All! The Playmakers can now add this crown to the GNABA 11u American division regular season championship that they won two weeks ago. CONGRATULATIONS TN Playmakers. |
| SANDLOTT Wood Bat News: Coach Jonathan Burton's Trojans won the 2007 SANDLOTT Wood Bat regular season Championship. They will now try to win the post season League tournament that starts Wednesday, July 25th. The Trojans will play the Stingers in the opening round at Seven Oaks Park at 6pm. The Chargers will play the River Rats in the 8pm game. Thursday's games will be: Seahawks vs Bucks at 1pm, Navigators vs Travelers at 3pm, Trojans- Stingers winner vs Seahawks- Bucks winner at 6pm and Navigators- Travelers winner vs Chargers-River Rats winner at 8pm. All tournament games are scheduled for Seven Oaks Park. Current schedule and results will be posted here at League News. |
| SANDLOTT Wood Bat News: Rain has washed out the opening day of the 2007 SANDLOTT Wood Bat tournament. Revised schedule is as follows: Thursday, July 26th - Seahawks vs Bucks at 1pm - Navigators vs Travelers at 3pm - Trojans vs Stingers at 6pm - Chargers vs River Rats at 8pm - Friday, July 27th - Trojans - Stingers loser vs Seahawks - Bucks loser at 11am - Navigators - Travelers loser vs Chargers - River Rats loser at 1pm All games to be played at Seven Oaks Park. Further tournament schedule will be published Thursday night at League News. |
| SANDLOTT Wood Bat News: The Stingers came into the SANDLOTT Wood Bat tourney as the eighth seed and they promptly upset the Trojans who were the number one seed and regular season champion by a 10-3 score. The sixth seeded Bucks also pulled off an upset by beating the third seeded Seahawks 10-2. In other games the Navigators defeated the Travelers 2-1 and the Chargers beat the River Rats 9-1. Friday, July 27th schedule:
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1pm Travelers vs River Rats -
3pm Stingers vs Bucks -
6pm Navigators vs Chargers -
8pm Winner of 11am game vs loser of 6pm game |
| SANDLOTT Wood Bat News: Results of games played in the SANDLOTT Wood Bat tournament for July 27th. Trojans 4 Seahawks 2 ( Seahawks eliminated ), Travelers 3 River Rats 2 ( River Rats eliminated ), Bucks 3 Stingers 2, Navigators 3 Chargers 2, Trojans 8 Chargers 6 ( Chargers eliminated ) Note: The Stingers will play the Travelers Saturday morning, July 28th at 11am, Bucks vs Navigators at 1pm, Trojans vs winner of 11am game at 3:30pm, Loser of 1pm game vs winner of 3:30pm game at 6pm |
| SANDLOTT Wood Bat News: 11am - Travelers 2 Stingers 1 ( Stingers eliminated ) 1pm - Navigators 12 Bucks 6 3:30pm - Trojans 9 Travelers 1 ( Travelers eliminated ) 6pm - Bucks 9 Trojans 1 ( Trojans eliminated ). Note: Bucks and Navigators will play tomorrow at 1pm for the championship. Should the Bucks win the 1pm game another game will follow immediately afterward. |
| SANDLOTT Wood Bat News: In 2005 and 2006 the Navigators won the SANDLOTT Wood Bat regular seson title only to falter in the post-season tournament. This year the Navigators finished 4th in the regular season and finished the turn-about by winning the tournament championship. They were undefeated in tournament play until the Tennessee Bucks forced a second game Sunday by beating the Navigators 3-2. The Navigators then came back to overcome a early deficit to win the second game 4-3. Head Coach Brian Ryman, assistant Ben Williams and all the Navigators are to be congratulated on winning the tournament title. |
| SANDLOTT and GNABA 18u News: Coach Dustin Smith's Murfreesboro Diamondbacks capped off another 30 plus win season by capturing the 18u USA Wooden Bat tournament in East Tennessee this weekend. They defeated the Tennessee Dogs 6-0 in the finals. The Diamondbacks had an orignal roster of 22 players that got down to 11 at the end of the season. For this reason Coach Smith is especially proud of this group and their accomplishments. |
| SANDLOTT and GNABA 13u News: Coach Nathan Brown's Hit after Hit squad traveled to Owensboro, Kentucky this weekend to play in the Baseball Players Association ( BPA ) 13u World Series. They were undefeated going into the championship round against Elizabethtown, Kentucky and came up short by a 1-0 score. This forced a second game and the Nashville based Hit after Hit club came up big by winning a thrilling 7-6 game in 8 innings for the Championship. |
| SANDLOTT 18u News: The Brentwood A's captured the SANDLOTT High School eligible World Series this weekend here in Nashville, Tennessee. They had 4-1 record that put them in the final day of the championship round but they had to win two games to get the title and indeed they did by defeating the Louisville Prowlers 6-5 in 9 innings and then coming back with a convincing 13-5 victory over Inferno Baseball out of Buffalo, New York. Congratulations to Head Coach Hunter Bledsoe and assistants Michael Henry, Lantz Wheeler and all the A's on this major accomplishment. |
| SANDLOTT and GNABA 12u News: In 2006 Hit after Hit played in the Copperstown 12u tournament. There were over 70 teams there and Hit after Hit won it all. HUGE accomplishment! The past week they went back to defend their title. There were 96 teams in the tournament from all over the United States including Hawaii. In an amazing feat, Hit after Hit went 11-0 and won the championship again!! Please pull up www.cooperstowndreamspark.com and then click on 2007 and then click on 7th week. Congratulations to Head Coach Chris Mercado, assistants Rick Haynie and Gary Ganick and all the outstanding Hit after Hit players. |
| SANDLOTT and GNABA 15u News: This past Thursday, August 16th the USA Sports Rankings released their final National Poll. The Twitty City Tigers were ranked #5 in the 15-under age group. Teams from across the entire country were listed in the poll and the Tigers should be very proud of their high final ranking. You may go to www.usasportsrankings.com to view the complete poll and www.eteamz.com/tigersbball to follow the Tigers as they approach the 2008 season. |
| GNABA 8-12 year old News: GNABA 12u Commissioner Chris Mercado announced today the formation of an 8u coach-pitch division for the Greater Nashville Amateur Baseball Association for the 2008 season. Please click on www.sandlotter.com and then click on Message Board and go to General Discussion. |
| SANDLOTT News: Mickey Hiter, who is the Founder and President of SANDLOTT Baseball announced today the appointment of Arturo Perez-Figaredo as the Director of the new SANDLOTT Caribbean Region. Arturo directs leagues in Puerto Rico and is a great baseball influence in the Caribbean. Mr. Hiter believes that this new appointment will bring teams from Puerto Rico and other locations in the region to the SANDLOTT World Championships. |