The DeKalb Youth Baseball Minor League teams wrapped up season play and began tournaments last week.
Janney and Associates met Insta Cash on May 27, taking a 14-6 loss. Insta Cash pitchers gave up 20 walks in the game.
J and A scored six runs on four hits. Mason Winter, Jackson Arnold, Cameron Caballero, and Hunter Cantrell put in a single each for the losing team.
IC scored 14 runs on four hits. Jacob McCowan smacked a double, while Kholton Melton, Brayden Summers, and Tyler Jackson all singled in the game.
In the second game of the evening, Southern Landscape Supply fell to A Degree Above in a 5-4 game.
SLS recorded four runs on three hits. Alex Antoniak Blasted an inside-the-park home run, Ian Colwell hit a triple, and Peyton Saylors added a single.
ADA won the game with five runs on four hits. Briz Trapp and Marquez Chalfant hit doubles in the contest, while Dalton Williams and Adan Ramirez put in a single each.
As tournament action began, Insta Cash and Janney and Associates fought it out in the first game, with IC pulling out a 7-6 win in the bottom of the fifth inning.
J and A scored six runs on three hits, all singles from Mason Winter, Cameron Caballero and Jordon Parker. IC scored seven runs on three hits. Jacob McCowan hit a triple and a single, and Landon Cripps put a triple on the books.
With J and A out of the single-elimination tourney, A Degree Above and Southern Landscape Supply faced off in the second game of the tournament, with SLS falling to ADA in an 11-3 contest.
ADA held SLS to three runs on one hit, a triple from Alex Antoniak. ADA scored eleven runs on nine hits. Marquez Chalfant blasted a home run and a single, Martin Willingham and Stephen Banks hit a double each, Dalton Williams peppered two one-baggers, and James brown, Adan Ramirez and Colton Slager put in singles.
The win over SLS set ADA up to face Insta Cash in the championship game.
A Degree Above turned the thermostat up on IC, handing them a 15-0 pounding to win the championship.
While IC put two hits on the books, singles by Landon Cripps and Kholton Melton, ADA scored 15 runs on seven hits. Briz Trapp hit a double and two singles in the game, Marquez Chalfant and Dalton Williams put in a double each, and Adan Ramirez added two singles to help with the win.
While Insta Cash are the season champions, A Degree Above claimed the tournament championships. An awards show will take place on June 13. More on this in next week’s Smithville Review.