Aiken American 10-Year-Old All Stars Win District Title
Kevin Plunkett pitched four innings and drove in three runs as Aiken American defeated Bamberg 10-2 to win the Dixie Youth District 6 Championship. Manager Mark Plunkett praised the team while Michael Currens finished strong in relief. Aiken advances to Irmo for the state tournament beginning July 17.
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Bamberg
Kevin Plunkett
Aiken
Irmo
Austin Smith
Daniel Clark
Banks Camp
Smith
Clark
Plunkett
Aiken American high on Dixie Youth title bid
Aiken American scored five runs in the first inning and beat Midland Valley 10-1 in the Dixie Youth 11-12 Sub-District 6B at Howard Field. Matthew Callas fired a complete game allowing two hits with six strikeouts to push Aiken American to an unbeaten record and force Belvedere to win tonight and Friday. Dustin Griffin earned a win for Belvedere over Gregg Park 8-2 in the early game.
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Clearwater
Aiken American
Midland Valley
Dixie Youth
Howard Field
Belvedere
Dustin Griffin
Gregg Park
Matthew Callas
Spencer McCants
Bryce Clifton
Aiken National Advances to Dixie Youth Sub-District Final
In Orangeburg Aiken National broke a tie with single runs in the third and fifth innings to beat Silver Bluff 4-2 and reach the Sub-District 6A championship. Zach Madden earned the complete-game win with seven strikeouts. Cedarius Tankersley also pitched a complete game for Silver Bluff, which plated its two runs in the second inning. In Monetta, Batesburg-Leesville swept Edgefield 7-0 and 3-0 to clinch all-star eligibility in Sub-District 3B.
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Orangeburg
Aiken National
Silver Bluff
Dixie Youth
Zach Madden
Bamberg
Cedarius Tankersley
Monetta
Batesburg-Leesville
Edgefield
Bamberg Handles Aiken in Dixie Boys District Tilt
Don Sandifer nearly pitched a no hitter as Bamberg beat Aiken 5-2 at Riverview Park in the Dixie Boys 14 year old district tournament. Aiken drew walks early but failed to close the gap after sixth inning.
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North Augusta
Don Sandifer
Aiken
Bamberg
Riverview Park
Sandifer
Scott Hayes
Dixie Boys 14-year-olds edge Bamberg in late rally
North Augusta also advances as Forrest Morgan comments on improving play after a 3-1 win over Gregg Park. Bamberg built a 4-0 lead behind Zack Godley on Kody Breland’s double, but Dixie Boys surge in the sixth tightens the game.
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Zack Godley
Kody Breland
Aiken
Thomas Timmerman
Brent Furnas
Braves complete sweep of Expos 14-2 in strong road win
Jaret Wright pitched six solid innings as Andruw Jones homered twice and drove in five. J.D. Drew also went 4-for-4 with a homer in the sixth, part of Atlanta's 17-hit attack. Charles Thomas Adam LaRoche Rafael Furcal and others added shots as the Braves improved to two games over .500.
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San Juan
Puerto Rico
Jaret Wright
Andruw Jones
Atlanta Braves
Montreal Expos
Jones
J.D. Drew
Braves
Charles Thomas
Adam LaRoche
Rafael Furcal
Alanta
Wright
Sando Cabrera
Nick Johnson
Livan Hernandez
Drew
Chipper Jones
Johnny Estrada
LaRoche
RBI
Hernandez
Atlanta
Chad Bentz
Bentz
Claudio Vargas
Mark DeRosa
Joe Horgan
Eli
Thorpe Aims for Third Champions Tour Title at Senior Players
Dearborn Michigan Jim Thorpe seeks a third title this week at the Senior Players Championship as part of the Champions Tour five major events. Defending champ Craig Stadler Bruce Fleisher Hale Irwin also have two wins this year. Thorpe credits a hot putter and notes the competition has grown tougher with 78 players capable of winning.
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Dearborn
Mich
Jim Thorpe
Thorpe
Craig Stadler
Bruce Fleisher
Hale Irwin
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