Top row (L to R): Mike Barnes, Bryce Carter, Mr. Bill Brown, Seth Jordan, Ryan Cottingame, Foster Sawyer, Kent Myers, Turner Larkins, Jake Wilcox, Garrett McCain, Rick Robertson, Tommy Hernandez
Bottom row: Bryar Barnes, Ty Harp, Ryan Robertson, Cal Hernandez, Brandon Maine, Brad Barnett
No shown in picture: Tanner Gardner and Michael Kopech
Tigers 12U Ingram Roll to AABC Regional Championship – Next Stop, Puerto Rico!
The Dallas Tigers 12U Ingram claimed the top spot in the AABC South Plains Regional tournament in Farmington, New Mexico. The team qualified for the event by going 16-0 in BBI league play in Mesquite. Coached by Linty Ingram, the 12U Tigers team brought their A-game to Farmington and rolled to a 6-0 record, with a cumulative victory margin of 130-9.
The Tigers made it to the finals along with the Santa Fe Orioles as the only two undefeated teams remaining. On Saturday evening in the first game between the undefeated teams, the Orioles jumped out to a quick 2-0 lead in the top of the first inning. It was all Tigers from there, as the team scored 20 unanswered runs on the way to a 20-2 win. The Tigers’ bats were very active, and the defense cruised behind a pitching performance that accounted for 14K’s out of 15 total outs.
The teams met again Sunday morning, and this time the Tigers drew the visitor’s spot. Despite facing a hard throwing pitcher from the Orioles, the Tigers jumped ahead early, including a well executed steal of home plate to take a 3-0 lead. From there the Tigers never looked back – keeping the accelerator on with active bats and smart base running, complemented by strong pitching and solid defense across the board. Final score – Tigers 22-1 over the Orioles to claim the AABC South Plains Regional championship. Soon after the final out, Coach Ingram (being a great sport) was “surprised” by a cold shower from the water cooler, hoisted by a group of players who shall remain anonymous. The six wins in the tournament bring the team’s record for the year to 67-15-3.
Next up for the Tigers is a trip to Toa Baja, Puerto Rico, for the AABC World Series. The Tigers will face off against other AABC regional champions in the 8-team double elimination tournament. The pressure will be on to represent Dallas well, as the D-Bat Mustangs took home the AABC 12U World Series title last year. Play begins on Thursday, August 4, with the championship game played on the evening of August 7. The team flies to San Juan on August 3rd and will be staying together in the Dorado Beach area, near Toa Baja, the site of the AABC World Series. Several tournament games will be televised in Puerto Rico, and the team expects to play in front of large crowds of locals who are very enthusiastic about baseball. While it is sure to be a very memorable experience for the boys, as always Coach Ingram will ensure the team is ready and focused on the task at hand.
Good luck to all the players and coaches as they prepare to head out and represent the Tigers organization, and the Dallas area, in the AABC World Series. Let’s bring home the trophy!
Kyle Krowka’s 11U Dallas Tigers went 7-1 last week to capture the Youth Travel Sports World Series Championship
in the 11U Major division.
Griffin Weissman had the game winning hit that scored Max Dodd for the victory. The umpires chose Kaden Krowka as the tournament MVP for his dominating performance on the mound. Kaden went the distance, in the championship round, pitching a complete 6 inning game.
This tournament win gives the team a birth to USSSA The Elite 32,
held annually at Disney’s Wide World of Sports Complex in Orlando, Florida.
Heath Autrey is starting the new Dallas Tigers South! Tryouts will be August 6, 2011 in Waxahachie 9:00 – 12:00noon and August 20, 2011 9:00 – 12:00noon (if needed). Field location will be announced in the coming weeks. Starting teams 9U, 13U, and 14U.
We want to carry on the Dallas Tiger tradition of offering the highest level of instruction and coaching in the southern part of the metro-plex with an emphasis on fundamentals, respecting the game, being a good teammate, and the understanding of the mental skills needed to be successful in life and baseball. We will have the best coaches in the area working with our teams year in and year out to prepare each kid to play at the highest level of baseball they can. We are looking for players and families that are committed to the game and all of the dedication and hard work that comes with it.
Heath is the current Head Baseball Coach at Corsicana High School. Below are more of his coaching credentials:
- Head Baseball Coach at Red Oak High School 2007-2011
- 2010-2011 Director of Instruction/Field Coordinator for University of Texas Baseball Camps in Austin
- Hitting Instructor for 14 years
- 2009 Connie Mack World Series Dallas Tigers
- 2009 Connie Mack World Series Qualifier Champions Phoenix, AZ
- Coached current Major League Players Brad Hawpe (SD) Chris Davis (Tx), Brett Anderson (Oak), Clayton Kershaw (LA),James Russell (CHI), Brandon Belt (SF),Yovani Gallardo (Mil), Aaron Crow (KC)
- 15 top ten round selections MLB Draft
- 50+ players that have received NCAA Division 1 scholarships
- 2008 Assistant Coach Ft. Worth Cats American Assoc. Regular Season Champions
- 2007 Head Coach Texas Collegiate League Champions Coppell Copperheads
- 2005 Super Series National Champions Dallas Tigers
- 2005 USSSA State Champions Dallas Tigers
- 2003 Super Series National Champions (Phoenix, AZ)
- 2003 World Wood Bat Championships Runner Up Jupiter, FL
- Former TCU Volunteer Assistant
- Former Assistant Coach Navarro College
Our baseball home will be at UR Baseball facility owned by New Dallas Tigers South coach Blake Doolan (305 W. Madison St, Suite 100, Waxahachie, TX 75165). To learn more about UR Baseball facility click here http://www.urbaseball.com/
Dallas Tigers are proud to announce a new 2011-2012 8U team is forming. John Mahalik will be the instructor leading this team in the upcoming season. We are proud to have John join the club as an instrutor. He has been a great ambassador of the game of baseball and a great contributor to his community. John played over 5 years of minor league baseball and 2 years in Europe. Since leaving professional baseball he served on the Carrollton city council for 7 years.
Learn more about John at http://www.mahalik.com/. He can be contacted at jmahalik11@hotmail.com
10U Dallas Tigers, coached by Tommy Hernandez, played very tough all week in Burleson, Texas, at the Super Series National Tournament. In the semi-finals they faced a very tough Avenger Force team out of Houston, Texas and won 13-11. The championship game match-up was against the Banditos our of Houston as well. Our Tigers battled every out in the national championship game, but fell short with a 6-5 loss.
We are very proud of the boys for the way they battled all week and played hard. Nice work boys! Go get them in Farmington, New Mexico next week!
Former Dallas Tiger, Blake Beavan, makes his first start in the big leagues!
Beavan, who was called up from Triple-A Tacoma on Saturday to start in place of injured lefty Erik Bedard, made his MLB debut in style. The 6-foot-7, 250-pound Beavan, who is just the sixth Mariner starting pitcher this season, sported impressive control with a consistent fastball and had the Padres batters generating harmless contact all afternoon. He’s in line for at least one more start, scheduled for July 8 at the Angels.
Blake earned his first career win, and did so in impressive fashion on Sunday, limiting the Mariners to one run on three hits and two walks with four strikeouts over seven frames.
Watch the highlight video here http://mlb.mlb.com/team/player.jsp?player_id=518444
Congratulations Blake!!
Congratulations to the Dallas Tigers 15U Fleming Team for taking 2nd place in the USSSA June Summer Sizzler. The June Summer Sizzler was just that…two days of sizzling temperatures…but that’s not all that was hot. After a very strong showing in pool play, 10-0 & 8-1, the boys captured the number one seed. After two well played bracket games, 7-3 & 14-2, the boys fell short in the Championship Round 10-8 on Sunday evening to take 2nd place for the weekend. Thanks for the great weekend of baseball boys and coaches.
