Lanier High Baseball: Recaps: 2003 SOUTH GA. VOLCANOES FINISH #21 IN USSSA WORLD SERIES
2003 SOUTH GA. VOLCANOES FINISH #21 IN USSSA WORLD SERIES
AFTER THE UPDATES AND RECOMPUTING , THE VOLCANOES FINISHED LOWER THAN PREVIOUSLY THOUGHT. SORRY FOR THE ERROR! RYAN WHITE LED THE VOLCANOES TO A RESPECTABLE FINISH IN THE UNITED STATES WORLD SERIES GOING 2-0 ON THE MOUND PITCHING 12 INNINGS ALLOWING 2 RUNS ON HITS. ETHAN MCRAE PITCHED 6 INNINGS GOING 0-1 WITH A NO DECISION. NATHAN BASS STARTED ONE GAME AND THREW 2 INNINGS ALLOWING 2 EARNED RUNS.
THE VOLCANOES 3 LOSSES CAME TO THE #1 SEEDED MC/SEITZ INDINAS OUT OF INDIANA 7-5, # 11 RANKED BEAVER VALLEY PENN. 6-4, AND #9 TWIN CITY BASEBALL ACADEMY OF NORTH CAROLINA.
THEIR 4 WINS CAME FROM A 5-4 WIN OVER THE OHIO MUSTANGS, 9-6 OVER THE FLORENCE TIGERS, WEST BOYTON GATORS 5-2, AND 5-2 OVER THE OHIO SHARKS. THE NO FEAR ASTROS OUT OF CALIF. DEFEATED TAMIMAMI .FLA IN THE CHAMPIOSHIP GAME. THE SAN DIEGO CHEROKEES AND THE DIAMOND KINGS OF MIAMI FINISHED 3RD AND 4TH. MAC/SIETZ AND BEAVER VALLEY FINISHED TIED FOR 5TH.
OUR KIDS PLAYED WELL AND THEY GOT A GREAT EXPERIENCE IN SEEING WHAT THE BEST 13 YEAR OLDS IN THE U.S PLAYED LIKE. PUERTO RICO AND MEXICO WERE ALSO IN THE SERIES. HOPEFULLY, WE CAN GET OUR KIDS TO WORK HARDER KNOWING WHAT KIND OF TALENT IS OUT THERE ALL OVER THE U.S. AND NOT JUDGE THIER TALENT ON JUST THE KIDS AROUND OUR AREA.
RYAN WHITE JOINED ONLY 4 OTHER PITCHERS IN THE TOURNEY WHO WON 2 GAMES. MCRAE FINISHED TIED FOR 3RD IN HOMERUNS FOR THE TOURNEY. MCRAE ALSO GOT TO PARTICIPATE IN THE HOMERUN CONTEST WITH 75 OTHER KIDS @ THE WINSTON -SALEM WARTHOG STADIUM DURING OPENING CEROMONIES.
THE TEAM STAYED IN NORTH CAROLINA FOR 8 DAYS.
