All-Star success for SYBA
Published 10:36 am Thursday, June 21, 2018
- After the Southampton-Sussex Pony A All-Star team defeated the S-S Pony B team to win the Suffolk Youth Athletic Association All Star Tournament championship, both teams joined together on the field to celebrate their friendship and tournament success. -- Submitted | Mary Ann Clark
This past weekend, coach pitch, mustang, bronco and pony teams representing the Southampton-Sussex Baseball Association participated in the Suffolk Youth Athletic Association Invitational All-Star Tournament.
The Southampton-Sussex Mustang A All-Star team proudly displays the trophies earned for capturing first place in the Suffolk Youth Athletic Association All-Star Tournament. In front, from left: Cole Hewett, Gannon Ritter, Marquez Stith, Ethan Webb, Emerson Darden, Kingston Brooks, Hunter Bell; middle, David Brantley, Grant Applewhite, Matthew Gray, Sabien Motton, Daniel Hoctor; back, Asst. Coach Scott Hewett, Head Coach Andy Ritter, Asst. Coach Mike Brooks. — Submitted | Anna Ritter
In the pony bracket, the S-S B team defeated the S-S A team, as well as Western Tidewater and Suffolk to go 3-0 in pool play. The S-S A team also defeated Western Tidewater and Suffolk, finishing 2-1 in pool play, and qualifying them to play in the championship game on Sunday in a rematch with the S-S B team.
In the tournament finale, the S-S A team avenged its earlier defeat and topped their fellow county league ballplayers by a final score of 10-3.
The S-S Mustang A team also went on an impressive run, which included a 33-2 trouncing of Southern Chesapeake, completing the entire tournament undefeated and taking home the first place trophy.
In all, eight Southampton-Sussex teams competed in the tournament with six advancing to Sunday’s championship rounds.
