Mustang All-Stars play in zone tournaments
Published 11:15 am Friday, July 26, 2013
At press time, the Southampton/Sussex All-Stars Mustang Team was in Chesterfield to compete in the East Zone Tournaments. The first game in the double-elimination round was against Swansea, Mass.
Southampton Sussex Allstar Regional Champs are, from left in front: Matthew Brantley, Hunter Rountree, Josh Williams, Tre Dundlow, John Butler; middle, Tanner Drewry, Casey Nipper, Cameron Belter, Mike Walton, Kaleb Jenkins, Mason Smith; back, Richard Dundlow, Brian Rountree (head coach), Chris Belter. Not pictured is Christian Kizer.
The following statistics were provided by Head Coach Brian Rountree:
The Mustangs won 13-0 against Mallard Creek, N.C., when they played Tuesday of last week in the regional tournaments. Tanner Drewry was the starting pitcher, and was relieved by Casey Nipper.
The team won 11-1 over Huntersville, N.C., last Wednesday. Hunter Rountree was the starting pitcher, and was relieved by Cameron Belter.
The Mustangs won 12-9 in extra innings (seven instead of six) over Garner, N.C. last Thursday. Kaleb Jenkins was the starting pitcher, and was relieved by Cameron Belter, Hunter Rountree and Tanner Drewry.
The team won its championship game played last Friday against Garner. Cameron Belter threw a complete game shut-out, 5-0. This victory sealed the overall win in the regional tournament, and enabled the Mustangs to advance to zone, which is just one level below the World Pony Series.
The Mustangs are: Tanner Drewry (00), Josh Williams (20), Michael Walton (5), John Butler (6), Mason Smith (9), Hunter Rountree (10), Tre Dundlow (11), Casey Nipper (13), Matthew Brantley (15), Cameron Belter (16), Kaleb Jenkins (24), Christian Kizer (51). Head Coach is Brian Rountree. Assistant coaches are Chris Belter and Richard Dundlow.