After drawing some bad luck in tournament draws the last two years, members of the Dothan Dixie Youth Boys 10U AAA all-star team finally had some good fortune this past
The Dothan American Blue all-stars captured the Alabama state title in Greenville, beating Opelika 4-3 in the championship on Monday afternoon. The victory sends Dothan American to the Division I AAA World Series in Ruston, La., Aug. 4-9. It opens play on Aug. 4 at 2 p.m. against the North Carolina state champion.
People are also reading… “We had a strenuous practice schedule. We practiced almost every day leading up to the state tournament and I have to give credit to the kids. They busted their tail to get where they are.The Dothan American team won its first four tournament games, including an 11-9 win over Troy in the third game, but then lost in the fifth tournament game to their recent nemesis, Troy, 10-6.
Opelika, though, shut down the Dothan offense from there and eventually tied the game at 3-3 after scoring a single run in the second, fourth and fifth innings, respectively. “It was a seeing-eye bloop between the right fielder and second baseman,” Kelly, the head coach said. “It counts, though. They are no pictures on the scorecard.”
The Dothan team opened the state tournament with a 16-1 win over Auburn Blue before defeating host Greenville 14-10, though it had a 13-1 lead in the second inning.“Troy has been a little bit of a thorn in our side,” Kelly said.Troy seized a 6-1 lead after two innings, but Dothan came charging back, scoring one in the third and six in the fourth to grab an 8-6 advantage. Troy, though, tied it with two in the bottom half.
“The big thing is we have a good group of boys who work hard,” Kelly said. “They have been playing together for a while and they are all friends. The biggest thing is they love baseball. They really love baseball and are really easy to coach.”“We play outstanding defense,” Kelly said. “We pride ourselves on defense and pitching and we are aggressive at the plate. We are not a sit around and draw walks type team. We are swinging early in the count hitters.
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