Southampton/Sussex All-Stars win title
Published 10:58 am Thursday, August 2, 2012
Members of the Southampton/Sussex 12-year-old all-stars won their district were, from left in front, John Craft, Jeffrey Peden, Zach Goodrich and Dawson Stevens; and in back, Coach Brian Moore, Caleb Kidd, Cameron Seal, Keaton Travis, Nash Warren, Desmond Banks, Davis Powell, Justin Graham, Thomas Pruitt, Coach Chris Pruitt and Coach Paul Rogers. SUBMITTED
SUFFOLK—The 12-year-old Southampton/Sussex All-Stars defeated Windsor twice to win the district championship in the Bronco division.
The team made up of players from eight teams in the league beat Windsor 12-8. Strong performances from pitchers Davis Powell of Wakefield, Cameron Seal of Hunterdale and Nash Warren of Courtland helped lead to the victory.
Southampton/Sussex defeated Windsor 6-1 in the championship game. Thomas Pruitt of Hunterdale pitched seven and one-third innings for the win.
The team also beat the Suffolk Nationals 22-6 in the championship run.
The win qualified Southampton/Sussex for a sectional tournament in Chesapeake. The local all-stars beat Southern Chesapeake Red 3-2 before losing to Western Branch Gold 10-0.
A single by Justin Graham of Courtland scored Jeffrey Peden to help Southampton/Sussex defeat Little Creek National and advance to the championship game, where they lost to Western Branch 9-3.