Longhorns Strike Again—-Super Series MO/IL Bi-State Champions!

6/1 - The 10U Longhorns strike again. In there fourth championship game appearance of the ’09 season, the Longhorns faced the relentless Chesterfield Chargers in what turned out to be the most exciting game of the season and the Longhorns 3rd title of the season. The Super Series MO/IL Bi-State Championship game started out as a typical 10U championship game with two strong teams and turned into an unprecedented fight to the end with neither team willing to give up. The first two innings were a defensive battle and with few base runners and a 0-0 score. In the top of the third, the Chargers came up with four runs. Not to be upstaged by the Chargers, the Longhorns came up with five runs of their own in the bottom of the third to take the lead 4-5. The Chargers scored two runs in the 5th inning to take the lead 6-5. The Longhorns were able to score one in the bottom of the 5th to tie up the game. The pressure was mounting going into the last inning with the score tied. The Longhorns had their ace closer Zack Thorp on the mound and were feeling pretty confident. Then with two outs in the top of the 6th inning, the Chargers come up with big hit that drove in two runs to take the lead 8-6. The Longhorns didn’t give up hope going into the bottom of the 6th. The first two batters were out on what were very close plays and the Longhorns were beginning to wonder if they would catch a break. The Chargers’ Pitcher was being very careful to keep the ball down in the strike and changing up speeds. With two outs, no men on base, and two strikes, Eric Tipton drives an off speed pitch to into the left-center gap for a stand-up double. The Longhorns’ spirit starts to rise. Jake Versemann takes a walk to keep the Longhorns’ hopes alive. Zack Thorp steps to the plate and drives a ball to the middle of the fence in right center for a standup double– two runs score to tie up the game!! A couple feet higher and it would have been a home run. The crowd is on their feet. The Chargers coaches are talking to their pitcher. So with the game tied, Thorp on second, Aireon Davis comes up to the plate and drives the ball into the left center gap and Thorp scores to win the game! And as Jack Buck would say, “Folks, that’s a WINNER!!!”