Braves Beat Twins! Cardinals beat Dodgers!

 The first round of the playoffs proved to be very exciting.  The 8th ranked Braves put it all on the line and brought home a big win against the #1 ranked Twins!   Eston Hall was on fire pitching and the Twins had a hard time hitting the ball.  Ben Tuggle came in to finish it off and the Braves kept the Twins to one run.

Final Score:  Braves 6  Twins 1

The second game of the night featured the #5 ranked Cardinals playing the #4 ranked Dodgers.   The Cardinals were in it to win it.  Luke Couch pitched like a pro and the Weyman Prater came in to finish it off.  Thomas Anderson hit a deep ball to left field as well as several other good hits from the Cards.  Nate Nailen and Jonathan Hand pitched great, but the Cardinals found a way to put up 9 points on the board.  Cardinal defense played tight, and even thought Nailen,Hand, Bosworth and other Dodgers had some great hits, they couldn't bring them home.

Final Score:  Cardinals 9  Dodgers 1

Braves will face the Cardinals Thursday at 5:30

Let the "World Series" Begin!

 The  official rankings are in and the tournament begins Monday:  Congratulations to the Twins for finishing #1 seed for the season!  The rest are as follows: 2. Tigers 3. Phillies 4. Dodgers 5. Cardinals 6. Rangers 7. Yankees 8. Braves

Game 1, Monday at 5:30 will showcase the #1 Twins facing the #8 Braves- they faced each other twice this last week with the Twins winning 8-7 & 8-5...can the Braves pull it all together in the finals and beat the Twins?  Anything is possible!

Game 2 at 7:30  will be the #5 Cardinals facing the #4 Dodgers.  Both of these teams have had their ups and downs this season.  The Dodgers are the one team that the Cardinals have not beat.  It should be a very good match up.  Cacace did a fine job drafting and got very lucky with his 10th drop-in!  Cardinals have the talent to match them, if they stay away from errors and can get those bats swinging.

11u World Series Bracket

 The Bracket is out for the play off tournament.  Final seeds will be determined after the games on Saturday.  The board will be wiped clean...may the best team win!

Game Action Photos

 from Allyson McLean:

Several of you have asked about the photos I have taken this season.  You can view them here:

http://allysonmclean.zenfolio.com/

The photos are divided by games.   You can order directly from the website & have professional lab photos delivered to your door.  Shipping is $4.95 for 1-50 photos.  If you would rather order directly from me, or you have a special team order or want a poster done...email me directly with the photo numbers from the site- vestaviaphotography@gmail.com

Thanks! (:

#1 falls

 The number one rank has seen a lot of changes this season.  Tonight the mighty Tigers take a big fall to the Twins.  The Tigers now have 3 players out with injuries.  It is becoming questionable how Coach Brooks runs his practices.  With the addition of RJ to the injured, this team is going to have a hard time finding the win with new subs every game.  Don't count them out yet though.  Coach Brooks will bring out the best in the team left uninjured & he still has a lot of talent there.