Five members of the Memphis Royals were voted to the All-GABL Team by the league's coaches, umpires, and commissioner.  Selected to the first team were utility player Hunter Dawson, outfielder Michael Ferguson, third baseman Chris Mitchell, shortstop Zac Mitchell, and pitcher Ivan Nails.

Click on the link to see the voting results.

TOURNAMENT SCHEDULE

Friday, July 31
Game 1 - Akron Team Diesel 4, Pine Bluff Braves 3
Game 2 - Florence Team Nitro 5, APAK Collegiate Stars 2
Game 3 - Tennessee Blue Devils 10, Memphis RedBirds 7
Game 4 - Memphis Royals 18, Akron Team Diesel 1

Saturday, August 1
rained out

Sunday, August 2
Game 5 - APAK Collegiate Stars 4, Memphis RedBirds 3
Game 6 -Florence Nitro 3, Tennessee Blue Devils 0
Game 7 - Pine Bluff Braves 7, Memphis Royals 3
Game 8 - Memphis Royals 3, Tennessee Blue Devils 2
Game 9 - Florence Nitro 9, Pine Bluff Braves 0

Most Valuable Player - Scott Trousdale, Florence Nitro
Most Valuable Pitcher - Jordan West, Florence Nitro

All-Tournament
Jarod Mothershed, Florence Nitro
Drew Clark, Florence Nitro
Rusty Todd, Florence Nitro
Corey McCoy, Pine Bluff Braves
Jerome McCullum, Pine Bluff Braves
Earl White, Pine Bluff Braves
Zac Mitchell, Memphis Royals
Hunter Dawson, Memphis Royals
Blake Burke, Tennessee Blue Devils

The Memphis Royals defeated the Hattiesburg Black Sox 10-7 in the championship game of the United States Baseball Congress World Series on Sunday afternoon at Smokie Harrington Park in Hattiesburg.  It was the second USBC title for the Royals (the other was in 1999).  The Royals improved to 30-4 on the season while the Black Sox fell to 36-3.

After giving up an unearned run in the first inning, the Royals plated nine runs in the top of the second to take a 9-1 lead.  Hunter Dawson led off the inning with a double, followed by a walk to Austin Moody and a Black Sox error (which scored Dawson with the Royals' first run.)  Key plays in the inning were Kyle Hobar's perfect bunt down the third base line which loaded the bases and two-run singles by Alan Wright and Jesse Brooks.  Brooks, who went 3 for 4, also doubled in the fourth and led off the seventh with his fourth home run of the season.

Winning pitcher Stephen Kirkpatrick improved to 4-1 in his best outing of the season.  Kirkpatrick allowed only one unearned run on three hits through five innings.  After the Black Sox made the score 9-4 on a three-run homer by Michael Lindsey, Kirkpatrick was replaced on the mound by Kyle Lewis, who pitched the final two innings.  The Royals also played excellent defense, highlighted by outstanding plays by shortstop Zac Mitchell, third baseman Chris Mitchell, and centerfielder Michael Ferguson.

The Royals reached the championship game by defeating the Meridian Braves 14-4 on Friday and the Fort Worth Mariners 6-5 and the Hattiesburg Black Sox 10-2 on Saturday.  Top hitters in the tournament for the Royals were Brooks (8 for 14, 7 RBI, double, triple, HR), Lewis (8 hits, 8 RBI, double, inside the park HR), Z. Mitchell (7 for 15, 2 doubles, 4 SB), Dawson (6 for 12, 5 RBI, 2 doubles, 2 triples), and C. Mitchell (6 for 16, 7 RBI, double, triple).  Winning pitchers in the Royals' first three games were Zane Adams (vs. Meridian), Wes Grilliette (vs. Dallas), and Ivan Nails (vs. Hattiesburg - 7 IP, 2 ER, 8 k's).

Week of May 17-23
Player of the Week - Zac Mitchell
.600 avg. (6/10), 2 doubles, 1 home run, 6 RBI
Pitcher of the Week - Philip Riley
1 win, 6 IP, 1 hit, 0 er, 1 bb, 11 k's

Week of May 24-30
Player of the Week - Garrett Pepper
.833 avg. (5/6), double, 3 RBI
Pitcher of the Week - Wes Grilliette
1 win, 5 IP, 4 hits, 1 er, 2 bb, 8 k's 

Week of May 31-June 6
Player of the Week - Zac Mitchell
.524 avg. (11/21), 5 doubles, 1 home run, 8 RBI
Pitcher of the Week - Zane Adams
2 wins, 12 ip, 11 hits, 2 er, 2 bb, 8 k's

Week of June 7-13
Player of the Week - Jesse Brooks
.400 avg. (4/10), triple, home run, 8 RBI
Pitcher of the Week - Ivan Nails
1 win, 5 ip, 0 er, 1 bb, 5 k's 

Week of June 14-20
Player of the Week - Michael Ferguson
.692 avg. (9/13), 2 RBI, 3 SB, .706 on-base avg.
Pitcher of the Week - Phillip Riley
1 win, 5 ip, 0 hits, 0 runs, 2 bb, 9 k's

Week of June 21-27
Player of the Week - Hunter Dawson
.600 avg. (9/15), double, triple, home run, 5 RBI, 3 SB
Pitcher of the Week - Stephen Kirkpatrick
1 win, 4 ip, 0 hits, 0 runs, perfect game, 6 k's

Week of June 28-July 4
co-Player of the Week - Zac Mitchell
.550 avg. (11/20), 5 RBI, 3 doubles, 5 SB
co-Player of the Week - Kyle Lewis
.444 avg. (8/18), 8 RBI, double, inside the park HR
co-Pitcher of the Week - Ivan Nails
1 win, 7 ip, 6 hits, 2 er, 8 k's (vs. Hattiesburg in USBC World Series semifinal game)
co-Pitcher of the Week - Stephen Kirkpatrick
1 win, 5 IP, 6 hits, 3 er (vs. Hattiesburg in USBC World Series championship game)