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10U Gainesville Cannons go to Sweet 16 in NY
The 10U Gainesville Cannons travel baseball team finished ninth at the 10U Cooperstown Dreams Park Tournament that was held June 14-19. There were 97 teams from across the country that participated in the weeklong event for players age 10 and under.
The week started with opening ceremonies, followed by skills competition events. For the Cannons, Matt Scott tied for sixth in the Road Runner competition, a race around the bases. James Beasley participated in the Golden Arm, a throwing competition from center field to home plate, and Landon Avila represented the Cannons in the King of Swat competition, the home run derby. Tim Toureau, Nick Drury, Tanner Heltibridle, Garrett Cook, Austin Gerber, Tyler Fetheroff, Shane Buss, Hayden Lilek, and Nick Rauber joined forces to compete in the Around the Horn competition, a race to throw the ball around the field from home to each position and back.
After the six game pool-play rounds held Sunday through Wednesday, the Cannons were ranked 22 of 97 with a 4-2 record, allowing an average of only 2.2 runs per game. The two losses were each by one point and each to a top-five seeded team. Carrying their momentum into the playoffs, the Cannons proceeded to win two tough games through several rain and fog delays until losing to the East Cobb, Ga. Astros 3-0 in the Sweet Sixteen.
Overall, the Cannons outscored their opponents 58 to 20 in nine games. The pitchers allowed a combined earned run average of 2.20. The team averaged 6.44 runs per game versus 2.22 runs allowed. According to coach Troy Toureau, “We were told no one could compete with Florida and California and baseball powerhouses such as East Cobb, Ga. Well, we ended up ninth out of 97th. Not too bad for a team made up of boys from Gainesville, Haymarket, Bristow and Warrenton. I have never been prouder of this team. It is truly amazing the level of ball they play at such a young age.”
Fireworks followed the closing ceremonies in which each player was inducted into the American Youth Baseball Hall of Fame and received a Hall of Fame ring.
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