Tigers had to win 4 games on Sunday to take home the championship!! At Craig Ranch in McKinney, Texas, the boys battled all day. Congratulations boys!!
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The 11U Dallas Tigers coached by Tommy Hernandez and Chad Polk took the field at Big League Dreams in Mansfield Texas in their first fall tournament. Over the 5 games, the team only allowed 7 runs. Pitching and defense were solid all weekend. Pitching was a total team effort with all 12 players pitching on the weekend. Overall a great start to the 2011-2012 season. Nice job boys!!
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The 15U Dallas Tigers coached by Tommy Hernandez win the AABC Ken Griffey Jr Division National Championship on Tulsa, Oklahoma.
The Tigers went 5-0 to win the AABC Ken Griffey Jr. National Championship held in Owasso, Oklahoma. Battling through temperatures ranging from 109 to 116 degrees, the kids executed all week with fantastic pitching and defense and some timely clutch hitting to bring the Dallas Tigers Baseball Club it’s 18th National Championship and the Tigers 7th AABC Championship. All 16 kids contributed to this championship throughout the week with Tanner Gardner receiving the Outstanding Hitter Award and Brandon Maine was named Tournament MVP. Brandon started and finished games 1 and 5 to deserve this award. Tanner hit .500 for the tournament. Congratulations to all the boys for following up last years Super Series National Championship.
Back row left to right: Head Coach Tommy Hernandez, Manager Mike Barnes, Bryar Barnes, Bryce Carter, Jake Wilcox, Kent Myers, Ryan Cottingame, Turner Larkins, Seth Jordan, Michael Kopech, Asst. Coach Rick Robertson
Front row left to right: Brandon Maine, Ty Harp, Noah Lee, Cal Hernandez, Ryan Robertson, Tanner Gardner, Garrett McCain, Connor Reich. Not shown: Brad Barnett, Foster Sawyer
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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
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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!
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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.
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The 11U Dallas Tigers, Head Coach Kyle Krowka, went 4-0-1 on Father’s Day Weekend to become the Youth Travel Sports Legends Summer Champions. The boys took the field against the Southlake Dragons in the Championship game, for what turned out to be a dog fight. Krowka’s Tigers were victorious with a score of 6-5.
Individual Honors go to Hunter Watson, who was named the Tournament MVP!
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The 8U Dallas Tigers coached by Coy Polk were the runner-up for the USSSA State Champion in Grand Prairie, Texas.
Congratulations boys… Way to go!
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Dallas Tigers Fuentes 16U took 2nd place in the Pastime Tournaments 16/17U Southwest Wood Bat Championships, held this past weekend at Northwood University. With a record of 5-0 going into the Championship game, the Tigers came up just short securing 2nd place in the tournament. The team’s performance this weekend, marks two 2nd place finishes and one 1st place Championship win, in their three tournament outings this summer.
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The 12U Woods team took their fifth tournament title of the season capping off a 3-0 Sunday for the USSSA State title and a Father’s Day Championship to match their Mother’s Day title back in May. The bats came alive on Sunday after a dormant Saturday of pool play, along with key pitching. JJ Montenegro again hurled a complete game gem going the distance while giving up 3 hits, 1 walk, and setting down 10 Patriots on K’s in the Sunday opener, winning 5-2. Next were the DBAT-Merle Mustangs, the tournament #1 seed. Jake Whitbeck tossed three strong innings and through four innings the Tigers mounted a 12-3 lead, in part on seven Mustang errors. DBAT tried to make a late game comeback but the Tigers hammered out 12 hits. The Tigers hammered out 12 hits lead by Klayton Henderson (3 for 4) and Garrett Carter (2 for 4 with two doubles) to hang on for a tense 12-10 victory to get to the championship. The final was a rematch from Saturday’s pool play against the Arlington Heat which in that game neither team could find their bats. Both teams only managed a hit apiece on Saturday with the Tigers on the short end of a 1-0 game. However, Sunday was a different story for Woods team. Before the Heat came to the plate in the bottom of the second, the Tigers went up 6-0 with as many hits including a dinger by Jordan Blackmon, his fifth of the season. They would finish the game with 11 hits. After a leadoff single in the first by the Heat, Lance Russell then picked that runner off first followed by retiring every batter in order until the fifth en route to a complete game on 4 hits, 4 K’s, no walks and a 9-1 championship win! On defense, Parker Kelly flashed some ESPN highlight plays at shortstop all weekend to shut down several opponent rallies.
Congratulations Tigers!!!
It was a great Father’s Day gift as the Tigers prepare for the upcoming Super Series National Tournament in Burleson next week followed by the NABF Classic World Series in Southaven Mississippi the week after that.
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