All-Star teams prep for state tourneys
By Michael Butler
Tallassee has more all-star baseball teams than ever before. In the Babe Ruth and Dixie Youth League, there were eight in all.
Three additional rookie all-star teams were added for DYB in Tallassee this year.
"The rookie tournament has been around for several years but the district we were in didn't really push it. We really didn't know much about it. District 10 highly encourages rookie teams. The DYB board saw it is a great way for some of the younger kids to get some extra playing time."
All three rookie teams have completed district play at East Montgomery. The AAA (10U) team went undefeated and will next play in the state tournament in Tuscaloosa beginning on July 6.
Tallassee's other three all-star teams played through sub-district tournaments and are finishing up district play this week. The 10U squad is in the championship series at AUM.
The 10U all-stars will advance to the state tournament in Troy with a district title against Southeast Blue. Otherwise, the group will play in the sub-state tourney at Ray Thornington Park in Montgomery.
Tallassee's two Babe Ruth teams are state bound. The 15U stars will play in Childersburg after district play concludes in Sylacauga this week. The 14-year-old team won the district tourney in Tallassee and will be in Wetumpka for the state. 14U coach Lee Golden talked about the district title and his group.
"This tournament was one of the most exciting tournaments I've been apart of in a long time," he said, "from teams with illegal bats to the stands being packed out and having to call the ambulance to the field. No worries everyone was okay.
"This is a tough scrappy bunch of players. We played a total of five games in this tournament. For a team to have to play two back-to-back games and come out on top is pretty impressive to me. I'm ready see what this team can do at the state tournament."
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Tallassee (15U)
Babe Ruth |
District 9 Tournament -
Sylacauga |
District
Runners-up
|
Monday |
June 26 |
Sylacauga |
L 20-4 |
|
|
Wetumpka |
W 10-0 |
Tuesday |
June 27 |
Sylacauga |
W 5-2 |
|
|
Sylacauga (If necessary) |
L 14-4 |
Tallassee (14U)
Babe Ruth |
District 9 Tournament -
Tallassee |
District
Champs
|
Friday |
June 23 |
Wetumpka |
W 15-3 |
Saturday |
June 24 |
Sylacauga |
L 4-3 |
|
|
Wetumpka |
W 14-0 |
Sunday |
June 25 |
Sylacauga |
W 9-2 |
|
|
Sylacauga |
W 8-7 |
Tallassee (12U)
OZONE |
District 5 Tournament -
Wetumpka |
|
Friday |
June 16 |
Wetumpka |
L 8-4 |
Saturday |
June 17 |
Prattville |
W 17-6 |
Monday |
June 19 |
Southeast Gray |
L 14-10 |
Tallassee (12U)
OZONE - Rookie |
District 5 Tournament -
East Montgomery |
|
Friday |
June 16 |
East Montgomery |
L 8-5 |
Saturday |
June 17 |
Prattville |
W 21-6 |
Monday |
June 19 |
AUM |
L 17-2 |
Friday |
June 23 |
East Montgomery |
L 13-5 |
Saturday |
June 24 |
Prattville |
W 7-4 |
Monday |
June 26 |
AUM |
L 8-6 |
Tallassee (10U)
|
District 5 Tournament -
AUM |
District
Champs |
Friday |
June 16 |
Metro |
W 16-6 |
Saturday |
June 17 |
AUM Green |
W 13-3 |
Monday |
June 19 |
Southeast Gray |
W 9-7 |
Friday |
June 23 |
AUM Green |
W 11-5 |
Saturday |
June 24 |
Southeast Gray |
L 9-8 |
Monday |
June 26 |
Southeast Gray |
W 8-0 |
Tuesday |
June 27 |
Southeast Blue |
L 6-2 |
Wednesday |
June 28 |
Southeast Blue |
W 9-8 |
Thursday |
June 29 |
Southeast Blue (If necessary) |
W 5-2 |
Tallassee (10U)
Rookie |
District 5 Tournament -
East Montgomery |
District
Champs |
Friday |
June 16 |
East Montgomery |
W 9-3 |
|
|
Prattville |
W 17-4 |
Saturday |
June 17 |
Prattville |
W 20-4 |
Monday |
June 19 |
East Montgomery |
W 11-3 |
Tallassee (8U)
|
District 5 Tournament -
Prattville |
|
Friday |
June 16 |
Southern |
W 25-0 |
Saturday |
June 17 |
AUM |
L 10-1 |
Friday |
June 23 |
Southeast Gray |
W 13-3 |
Monday |
June 26 |
AUM |
L 14-4 |
Tallassee (8U)
Rookie |
District 5 Tournament -
East Montgomery |
|
Friday |
June 16 |
East Montgomery |
W 18-16 |
Saturday |
June 17 |
Prattville |
W 21-5 |
Monday |
June 19 |
Montgomery American |
L 18-6 |
Friday |
June 23 |
AUM |
L 15-0 |
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