11U Tournament News - NABF World Classic, Day 5 at Southaven

By Jamie Mercer

Thursday, July 3, 2008 (Southaven, Miss.) -- With Round Robin pool play behind them, 60 of the nation’s best baseball teams focused July 3 on the start of division play at the National Amateur Baseball Federation (NABF) World Classic at Southaven’s Snowden Grove Park.
The annual event attracted teams from as far away as Maryland, Florida, Oklahoma, Kentucky and Georgia, in addition to Mid-South representatives from western Tennessee and northwestern Mississippi. Teams competed in the 16-, 13-, 11-, 10- and nine- year-olds divisions leading to the championship round on the Fourth of July.

11-year-olds
In the 11-year-olds division, the Mississippi Royals and Collierville (Tenn.) Dragons meet in one of Friday morning’s semi-final match, while the Tupelo (Miss.) Rangers face the Germantown (Tenn.) Giants in the other semi-final.
The Royals advanced by downing the Sykesville (Md.) Cyclones, 4-1, and the Mississippi Mustangs, 6-1, while the Dragons defeated Cincinnati (Ohio) Stix National, 8-0, and the Paducah (Ky.) Storm, 9-3. The Rangers edged the Cincinnati Astros, 16-5, and the Arkansas Skeeters, 6-4, while the Giants took care of the Southaven (Miss.) Panthers, 8-0, and the Memphis (Tenn.) Tigers, 6-5.
Friday’s semi-final games start at 10 a.m., followed by the championship games at 12:30 p.m. local time.
Prior to starting division play on Thursday, the teams took part on a three-day Round Robin pool play event to determine which teams would advance.
In the 11-year-olds division, the Mid-South Gamers of Collierville, Tenn., and the Memphis Eagles were eliminated from the 16-team field.

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