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State Tournament Results for Springfield Teams
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Results of the 13 Year Old District VI TournamentGame 1, July 12- The 13 year old All Stars won their first game at Centreville High School. They defeated Falls Church-Annandale 11-2. J.D. Polcari pitched 6 strong innings giving up 1 hit and striking out 12. John Stone had a good inning in relief to finish the seventh. Offensively everyone contributed led by 2 hits apiece from Kevin League and J.D. Polcari.Game 2, July 15 The 13 year olds won their second game of the tournament over Greater Fairfax, 7-5. Game 3, July 15 The 13 year olds won their third game of the tournament over Greater Fairfax, 7-3. With this win Springfield secured the District VI championship. Results of the 13 year Old State TournamentFinal Game - The Prep team lost Sunday to Varina (Richmond) 6 - 2. They jumped out to an early 2-1 lead but later in the game Varina came back to lead 5-2. Springfield had an opportunity to close the gap with runners on 2nd and 3rd, but couldn't get the timely hit. Althought Springfield hit the ball well, too often it was right at a fielder. Varina added an insurance run in the 6th.The Prep team acquitted themselves well but unfortunately this was their second loss which eliminated them from the State Tournament. Congratulations to the players and coaches of the 13 year old All-Star team for winning the District VI Championship and for their excellent showing in the State Tournament.
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Results of the International/Alliance District VI TournamentDouble Header with Falls Church/Annandale, July 8The Springfield International Allstars split their first double header of the tournament with the Falls Church-Annandale Allstars on Monday night. Game 1-Falls Church/Annandale rallied with four runs in the bottom of the seventh inning to defeat Springfield 6-5. FC/A used timely hitting, a pair of walks, and a Springfield error to earn the win. Eric Yellman started for Springfield and pitched five shut-out innings. Unfortunately, the offense was unable to support a fine pitching effort. Springfield scored two runs in the top of the sixth, which FC/A matched in the bottom of the inning. Springfield rallied again to take a 5-2 lead in top of the seventh with solid bunting from Mark Dougherty and Alex Anastasia. David Glass drove a ball to the fence for two rbi's, but it wasn't enough. Game 2-Springfield shook off the earlier loss and played a solid game to defeat Falls Church/Annandale 9-5. Andrew Kim provided a two rbi double and Scott Bolling broke the game open with a bases loaded triple to lead the Springfield offense. David Glass gave up one run in five innings of relief to pick up the win for Springfield. Jarad Kopf finished with two innings of relief to get the save. Double Header with Greater Fairfax, July 11 The Springfield International All-Stars split their second double header of the tournament with the Fairfax All-Stars on Thursday. Game 1- Needing a win to stay alive in the Alliance Tournament, Springfield used timely hitting and solid pitching to defeat Greater Fairfax 10-5. The big blow for Springfield was Scott Bolling's bases loaded triple. Springfield jumped out to a 3-0 lead in the first inning, but Fairfax chipped away and tied it at three after two innings. At that point, Eric Yellman relieved Matt Gregg and shut down Greater Fairfax for the next four innings. Yellman earned the win for Springfield. While Yellman was holding Fairfax in check, the top of the Springfield line-up was busy. Alex Anastasia, Andrew Kim, Jarad Kopf, David Glass, Yellman, Michael Boulter, and Bolling all contriubuted hits and scored runs for Springfield. In the seventh inning, Fairfax rallied to score twice, but John Paterno closed the door by getting the final two outs on a double play. Game 2- In the championship game of the District VI Alliance Tournament, Greater Fairfax used big bats and strong pitching to defeat Springfield 12-5. Springfield got off to a quick start taking a 2-0 lead in support of starting pitcher David Glass. However, Greater Fairfax slowly chipped away and took a 5-2 lead in the top of the fifth inning. Springfield rallied to tie the game at five in the bottom of the fifth, but ran out of gas afterward. Alex Anastasia and Andrew Kim led to the Springfield offense with two runs scored each. The Springfield Alliance All-Stars finished in second place in the Alliance Tourrnament with at 2-2 record. Congratulations to the players and coaches of the International All-Star team for their fine post season play.
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Results of the 14 Year Old District VI TournamentGame 1, July 12 - Fairfax American defeated Springfield, 8-1.Game 2, July 13 - Springfield defeated Fairfax National 23-16. Game 3, July 15 - Stafford defeated Springfield 9-5. With their second loss, Springfield was eliminated from the District Tournament. Congratulations to players and coaches of the 14 all-star team for a fine tournament effort.
Results of the 13-15 Year Old District VI TournamentGame 1, July 12 - Springfield defeated Stafford 9-0.Game 2, July 13 - Springfield defeated Falls Church-Annandale, 8-1. Game 3, July 15 - Springfield was defeated by Fairfax 5-3 in the first championship game. Game 4, July 16 - Springfield defeated Fairfax 9-3 in the second and final championship game. This makes Springfield the District VI, 13-15 Champions. Springfield now will represent District VI in the State Championship in Varina. Their first game will be Friday, July 19 at 6 PM. Bracket information is available at Virginia State 13-15 Year Old Tournament. Congratulations to the players and coaches of the 13-15 year old all-star team for winning the District VI Championship.Results of the 13-15 Year Old State TournamentFinal Game - The 13-15 team played a double header on Sunday in the losers bracket. They won the first game against cross town rival Reston 8-1. In the nightcap they lost a close game to Augusta 4-3. This loss is the second for Springfield which eliminates them from the State Tournament.Congratulations to the players, coaches and parents of the 13-15 year old team for a fine tournament performance. Springfield Babe Ruth League is proud of their 13-15 All-Star team.
Results of the 16 Year Old District VI TournamentSBRL are the District VI champions, Their first game in the State tournament will be on Friday, July 19 at 11:AM in Orange. Bracket information is available at Virginia State 16 Year Old Tournament.Results of the 16 Year Old State TournamentGame 1 - The 16 year old all stars played Varina Babe Ruth on Friday at Orange Babe Ruth. Varina won 3 -2. Brian Logan from Varina pitched a one hitter. Varina scored the winning run in the top of the seventh with a sacrifice fly. Matt Bodenheimer got the only hit for Springfield. A great pitching performance from Jake Broughton and solid defense kept Springfield in the game. Springfield moves to the losers bracket and plays Saturday at noon.Game 2 - The 16 year old All-Stars won two games on Saturday at Orange County Babe Ruth. In the first game, Springfield beat Greater Loudoun 11-1. Greg Seroka pitched a complete game 4 hitter. Mick Glassmacher, Jake Broughton, and Seroka each had 2 hits. Game 3 - In the second game, Springfield beat Lane 6 - 3. Brian Ball pitched 4 shutout innings. Jake Broughton came in for the save. With the bases loaded for Lane in the 7th inning, RF Matt O'Rourke threw out a runner at the plate to end the game. On Sunday, Springfield plays Northern Fairfax County with the winner advancing to the championship game. Final Game - The 16 year old team played and lost their final game of the State Tournament by a score of 4-2 to Northern Fairfax Co. The game was played Sunday at 1 PM This loss is the second for Springfield which eliminates them from the State Tournament. Congratulations to the Springfield 16 year old all-star team as District VI Champions and for their fine showing in the State Tournament.
Results of the 16-18 Year Old District VI TournamentGame 1, July 13- The Springfield 16-18 year old team lost their first game at Lake Braddock Secondary School on Saturday. It was a close game featuring excellent pitching on both sides. The game was won by the Falls Church-Annandale 2-1.Game 2, July 15- The Springfield 16-18 year old team defeated Greater Fairfax, 10-0 to gain an opportunity to play for the championship. Game 3, July 15- Playing their second game of the evening, the Springfield 16-18 year old team was narrowly defeated by Falls Church-Annandale, 2-1. With their victory Falls Church-Annandale became the District VI champions for 2002. Congratulations to players and coaches of the 16-18 all-star team for a fine tournament effort. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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