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Timberland wins middle school tournament

Published Tuesday, March 16, 2010 11:44 AM

By Roger Lee
Berkeley Independent

photo by Roger Lee

Tripp Wilkie steals second for Timberland.

photo by Roger Lee

Lucas Carr started on the mound for Timberland during the championship game March 6.

Coach Art Craig didn’t know exactly what to expect when he took the Timberland B-team on the road to compete in the second annual Summerville preseason middle school baseball tournament. Once he got there, he was pleasantly surprised.

The Timberland team prevailed in a field of 10, claiming the 2010 tournament trophy with a 10-4 victory over DuBose Middle School March 6 in the championship game at Gahagan Park.

“This is the first time we’ve had a B-team,” Craig said. “A while back, the parents started asking about putting a team together because we have a bunch of seventh-graders who want to play. This was their first chance to play together so it was nice to see them do so well.

“We were trailing late in both of our final two games but our kids showed a lot of character and came back.”

Over five games, the team averaged 13 runs a game and only gave up eight the entire tournament. Timberland went 3-0 to win its pool and then defeated Varnville to advance to the championship.

DuBose, which defeated Alston Middle School in the semi-finals to advance, took a 2-0 lead in the first inning when Dylan Vaughn drove in Lewis Vaughn with a single and came home himself off a Cody Lewis base hit.

The team extended its lead by a run in the second, but Timberland got on the board when a Tripp Wilkie double drove in Brad Browder and Bryan Jackson in the third.

DuBose added a run in the top of the fourth, but Timberland tied the game in the bottom of the frame when a bases-loaded single by Lucas Carr drove in Colton Anderson and Jackson. The game-winning run came in the bottom of the fifth, when Wyatt Craig drove in Carr with a single.

DuBose coach Jade Hill said even though his team had to settle for runner-up honors, his team now has something to build on.

“We had an excellent tournament and it was a way to see what we have before the season starts,” he said. “With the different teams involved, it gives you something to compare yourself to.”

Wilkie was 2-for-5 with three RBIs. Carr was 2-for-4 with two RBIs and a run scored. Jackson scored two runs and drove in one.

For DuBose, Lewis Vaughn was 2-for-5 at the plate with two runs scored. Dalton Noffsinger and Kyle Smith were both 2-for-4 at bat. Dylan Vaughn was 1-for-4 with 3 RBIs and a run scored.

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