The Tigers-Ingram finished Runner-up last week in the Super Series Super16 National Championships hosted at Craig Ranch in McKinney. After 10 games and an 8-2 record in the 100 degree+ Texas sun the Tigers had a lot to be proud of with their finish. They had to battle back up the losers bracket after a second bracket game loss to the McKinney Marshals only to meet them four games later. After taking the first rematch game 7-3, the heat and schedule were just too much to overcome with the Marshals winning the deciding championship tilt.
Tigers selected to the All – Tournament Team were William Adair (16 for 27 with 7 RBI’s to lead team hitting), Jared Martin (12 for 27 with 7 RBI’s), Ty Manning (hit .400 for the tournament with 8 RBI’s, a homerun, and stellar defense), Syler Shepherd (hit .433 with 11 RBI’s and earned a win on the mound), Hayden Houser (solid defense and went 6 for 13 in the last 5 games), and Cole Solomon (hit .400 with three triples, threw 5 1/3 innings of a no hitter in bracket play and earned a save in another). Defensive MVP was Ty Manning for his spectacular “Sportscenter” plays in centerfield during the week.
Congratulations Tigers on a hard fought Runner-up finish!!
Cecil’s 11U Dallas Tigers fought long and hard, through 8 games with temps above a hundred for the first time this year, to place 4th in the Super Series Super 16 National Championship Tournament.
Skills competition yielded additional hardware for the around the horn portion of the contest. Cecil’s Tigers – Lucas Caskey, Jacob Perry, Andrew Keefer, Logan Montoya, and Dylan Ditzenberger – had the quickest time of all teams in the tournament. Although not quite enough to win, Ronnie Taylor and Kevin House logged homeruns during the Home Run Derby portion of the competition.
Battling injuries and weather, Cecil’s 11u Dallas Tigers won the championship in the 2010 AAYBA World Series Diamond Division.
Dallas Tigers-Griffin played their best baseball of the summer in the heat of Austin this past weekend. Behind no hitters by Reed Bastie and Ryan Dean, the Tigers went 4-0 in the wood bat tournament and outscored their opponents 41-6. Reed Bastie, Brice Cell, Ryan Dean, Tyler Jaquess and Michael Sheehy combined to go 24-48 with 10 extra base hits on the weekend.
At the Big League Dreams Invitational Baseball Tournament the 9U Dallas Tigers went 2-1 in round robin play making it to the championship game. The 2 early tournament wins were come from behind victories. Game 1 was a walk-off line-drive single by JD Crowder and game 2 was a squeeze bunt by Carter Kryzak. Yes they executed a game winning squeeze bunt at 9U!!! In fact, Nick Vernars in the championship game executed a squeeze bunt to increase the lead to 3 runs.
Way to go 9U Tigers and congratulations on a fantastic season!
In Arizona, the Dallas Tigers Arias 17u Tigers had a fantastic weekend. With a shorthanded pitching staff due to high school injuries, Arias’ Tigers hit their way to the quarterfinals. Our Tigers proved to everyone their that heart, determination and teamwork can take a team a long way, beating teams with big rosters, with several top pitchers. The Dallas Yankees and their “Hired Guns” found out that money doesn’t necessarily buy happiness. Our Tigers beat the Yankees in extra innings 4-2 with 15u Matt Wilson closing the game. Great job boys and coach Arias.
In Keller, the Dallas Tigers Ingram 16u team win the Stix tournament. Behind dominate pitching, Ingrams Tigers rolled to their first tournament win of the season.