Owls Nest: Tournament Results
Monday, March 16Owls Runner-Up in Beechmont Snowball Tournament
The Owls took second place in the Beechmont Snowball Tournament. The Owls played well in pool play by going 3-0 before facing a hot hitting Diablos team in the Championship game. The Owls offense could not get on track and the Diablos cruised to an 11-1 victory.
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Owls Win Sonic Snowden Grove Classic In Southaven, MS
The Owls get back on top, winning the Sonic Snowden Grove AA Classic in Southaven, MS. The Owls rolled through pool play beating the St. Louis Bulldogs, Chesterfield Giants and Crittenden County Eagles to earn a spot in the Championship bracket. The Owls beat the Milan Xplosion in the semi-finals 9-1 to advance to the Championship game against a solid Memphis Eagles 11U AAA team. The Eagles jumped out to a 2-1 lead and held until the 5th inning when the Owls took advantage of a couple of walks and 3 singles in a row to plate 2 runs in the bottom of the fifth. The Owls held on to win 3-2 and claim the championship.
Tuesday, May 20
Owls Bats Dormant in Beechmont Spring Fling
The Owls finished the Beechmont Spring Fling 1-2 and a fifth place finish over the May 16-18 weekend. The Owls had been swinging hot bats; however, they failed to muster any significant offense falling to the Samurais 10-6 and Bulls 9-2. The Owls lone win game against the Stixxx (IN) 7-3, an 11U team, that was not able to overcome their mistakes against the more seasoned Owls.
Sunday, May 11
Owls Place 2nd in Rain Shortened Player's Dugout Mothers Day Classic Tournament
Mother nature again brought an abrupt end to the Players Dugout Mothers Day Classic played in E-town May 9-11. The Owls finished pool play with a 2-0 record with a 7-4 victory over the Southern Indiana Spikes to avenge a tough loss for 2007 and a 10-4 win over the Hub City Braves. The tournament winner is expected to be determined by USSSA tie-breaker. The Owls and Kentucky Bulls each finished with 2-0 records with the Owls giving up 8 runs and the Bulls only 4 which would tentatively give the Owls a 2nd place finish.
Monday, May 5
Owls Win Rain Shortened Mid-May Classic USSSA NIT in Cincinnati, OH
The Owls won their second USSSA qualifier of the 2008 season this past weekend in Cincinnati, OH at the rain shortened Mid-May Classic NIT. Weather led to the cancellation of all games on Saturday. All teams would play their original 2 game pool schedule on Sunday and a winner would be determined based on USSSA tie-breaker criteria. The Owls faced off against the Butler County Bombers in the first game and played to a 5-5 tie in regulation 6 innings to take the game into the Ohio Shootout Tiebreaker rules which puts the last two outs on 1st and 2nd to begin each inning. Both teams held firm in the 7th, however, in the 8th inning, the Owls scored 3 in the top of inning and held the Bombers scoreless with good pitching and some good defensive play to capitalize on some Bomber base running errors. The second game was not so close, however, as the Owls jumped on the JB Yeager Nationals and cruised to a 10-1 win and claim to first place in the tournament edging out the Kentucky Buccaneers on runs allowed - Owls giving up 6, Buccaneers 9.
Wednesday, May 14
Owls Place 2nd In Murray Rotary Invitational
The Owls traveled to Murray, KY April 18-20 to compete in the Murray Rotary Invitational USSSA World Series Qualifier and KY Double Points Weekend tournament. After rain washed out Friday's games, the Owls finally got underway Saturday afternoon against the West Kentucky Titans - Blue team and continued to play great baseball beating the Titans 8-0 in four innings. The Owls continued to roll through pool play shutting out the Paducah Panthers 6-0 and an 18-0 victory over the Hancock County Riverbats. The Owls took the number 1 seed into bracket play and cruised to an 11-3 victory over the JC Traveling Indians from Illinois. The Indians were the first team to put up runs against the Owls. The Owls then faced off against a tough AJ Bombers team who had won several tournaments in Murray as 11's in 2007. The Bombers took a 2-0 in the top of the first inning on some miscues by the Owls defense. The Owls tied the game 2-2 in the bottom of the inning. Both teams settled into a defensive struggle until the 6th inning when the Bombers were able to push across 2 more runs. The Owls could not generate any offense in the bottom of the inning and were retired in order to give the Bombers a hard fought tournament victory and the Owls to settle for a 2nd place finish.
Monday, April 14
Owls Win Sparky's Pizza Early Bird USSSA Qualifier in Jackson, TN
The Owls won their first tournament of the 2008 season and first ever USSSA event this past weekend in Jackson, TN. After settling for a consolation championship and 5th place in the rain shortened Cotton States Championship NIT played in Decatur, AL the weekend of April 4-6, the Owls went 5-0 with 3 shutouts, scoring a total of 46 runs and giving up only 5 to win the championship. The Owls relied on outstanding pitching and defense to shutdown opponents and took advantage of miscues and timely hitting en route to the championship.