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posted 10/25/2009 Congratulations to the 10U Eagles and 11U Eagles who won their respective Championships in Marianna, Florida this weekend. Also, the 9U Eagles came in second place in their wood bat tournament in Mobile, Alabama - stopped only as a result of a time limit expiration that shortened the game to just five-innings.
The 10U Eagles had a strong weekend that included contributions from all players, dominating pitching, strong defense and especially timely and clutch hitting in the championship. The !0U Eagles thrashed the competition in their first three games winning by a combined score of 34 to 4. In the championship the 10U Eagles had to battle back from a 5-1 deficit with 2 runs in the bottom of the fifth and sixth innings to force extra innings. In the seventh the Eagles traded runs and then in the eighth the Eagles broke through with the winning run.
The 11U Eagles capped off a long Sunday at the fields by winning three games on the day with a strong team effort as well. The day included several individual hi-lites including a complete game 1-hit gem of a pitching performance by Corbin Thurman in the semi-finals, a grand-slam by power hitter Judd Barth and a great hitting day (7 for 9) and game-ending diving catch by Jacob Jenkins who ranged from centerfield to make the game-ending diving catch in deep left field.
