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Tri-County Downs NWE To Advance In 8-9 Year Old Tournament
June 18, 2009
The Tri-County All-Stars have advanced in tournament play by defeating the Northwest Escambia All-Stars Wednesday night.
With their 19-10 win over NWE, Tri-County remains alive in the District 1 Little League 8-9 Year Old All Stars Tournament at Bradberry Park in Walnut Hill. Tri-County will play Defuniak Springs Thursday at 6 p.m.
Northwest Escambia
Jacob McCullough, catcher, and Brannon Whitehead, third baseman, both went 2 for 4 at the plate, scoring twice, in the first and fourth.
Trey Holder, first baseman, hit a double in the first to score two runs.
Dawson Brown, Trey Holder, Jason Fischer, Preston Milstead, Logan Calloway and Chase Gifford each scored a run.
Jason Fischer was the starting pitcher for NWE. He pitched two complete innings. He threw only five pitches the first inning. Jason had three strike-outs and walked two, allowing only two runs in 39 pitches. Chase Gifford, Logan Calloway, and Levi Wagner also pitched.
Tri-County
Dutch Burkhead started the game as pitcher, allowing four runs. Neikel Robinson came in to explode on the mound striking out seven on 60 pitches in 3 1/2 innings. Brent Groover also pitched and Seth Killiam closed.
Zach Wright , Niekel Robinson, Brent Groover, and Seth Killam each had one single, while Reid Kelly hit three singles. Nolin Hawthorne went 3-4 with singles. Dutch Burkhead and Seth Killam each had a double and Logan Dobson hit two triples.
Niceville-National 18 Destin 8
Also Wednesday night, Niceville-National beat Destin 18-8.
Pictured above and below: NWE versus Tri-County action from Wednesday night at Walnut Hill’s Bradberry Park. NorthEscambia.com photos, click to enlarge.
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4 Responses to “Tri-County Downs NWE To Advance In 8-9 Year Old Tournament”
Way to go Neikel!!!! I am so proud of you!!!!
I AM SO PROUD OF MY SON AND HIS TEAM. I THINK HE HAS DONE AWESOME AND HAD SCORED SEVERAL POINTS FOR HIS TEAM AGAINST NWE. WAY TO GO ZACH & NOLEN!
WHAT A GAME….Our boys played their hearts out last night and I (we) are so proud of them. They are winners and they are ALL STARS! Good Job guys. Thanks to the coaches for their time and all that you did to get us in the game. Thanks William for the great photos.
I’M SO PROUD OF ALL THE STARS FROM BOTH TEAMS. YOU’RE ALL WINNERS OR YOU WOULDN’T HAVE BEEN CHOSEN.