Little Oaks Teams Win 2 AABA State Championships and 1 Runner-Up
Rollin Thunder Wins it's 3rd
in a row.
Rollin Thunder, coached by Jerry Suggs, wins
the Junior Major Championship. After beating the Rosedale Sox in the winners
bracket final, they only needed one more win to take it all. The Sox beat the
Panthers from Greenbrier to set up the championship game against Thunder. The
Sox beat them in the first game 5-2. The Thunder players came out ready to play
in the second game and beat the Sox for their 3rd State Championship in a row.
They won the Junior Minor Title in 2000 and the Junior Major Title in 2001.
Win the Junior Minor
Championship
The Gators, coached by John Pendleton, cruised
through the Junior Minor tournament in Perryville undefeated. They beat the
Greenbrier Razorbacks 10-1 in the winners bracket final. The Razorbacks beat
Good Earth from Highway 10 to set up the championship game. The Gators beat the
Razorbacks 9-1 in the Championship game.
Take Second in The
Senior Major Championship
The senior major Gators, coached by John
Pendleton, beat the Redwings from Arch Street in an 11 inning, 4 1/2 hour game,
9-8 in the winner bracket final. The team from Shirley, AR defeated the Redwings
to set up the championship game. Shirley defeated the Gators in the first game.
The second game went back and forth and the Gators took a 7-6 lead after 6
innings. Shirley scored two runs in the top of the 7th to take a 8-7 lead. The
Gators had a runner on second and two outs, when they hit a ball to the
shortstop. He bobbled the ball and finally made the throw to first. On a very
questionable call, the umpire said he got the ball to first in time ending the
game.
