Pool play complete. โ
3-0 at the ABC Championships.
โพ +27 run differential
๐ #4 overall seed
Proud of how this group competed. The job isnโt finished.
Bracket play starts tomorrow. One game at a time.
#5StarMidwest#ABCChampionships
Five Star Midwest Black 16u short recap, Stats donโt show it but I had a very efficient season hitting and playing the field:
Hitting:
17 BB drawled
10 hits
.286 avg
Pitching:
32.0 IP, 6 starts
28 SO
18 ER
1.75 K/BB
@5StarMidwest28@OwenHaight7@BadinBaseball@AidanDiersing
๐ 0-2. Three elimination games. One Championship.
After opening the Great American World Series 0-2, this group never blinked.
โ๏ธ Won 3 straight elimination games
๐ Great American World Series Silver Bracket Champions
Quarterfinal
๐ฅ Owen Haight delivered the biggest hit of the weekend with a bases-loaded triple in the final inning to give us the lead for good.
๐ฅ Xavi Hollander & Nathan Carnes combined for 11 strikeouts, with Carnes slamming the door to earn the win.
Semifinal
๐ช TJ Sunderman threw a complete-game 3-hit victory, striking out 7 to send us to the championship.
Championship @ Northern Kentucky University
โพ๏ธ Landyn Sanson gave us 4.0 innings, 5 K, helping build an 11-0 lead as we finished the job.
Weekend Leaders
๐ฅ Gavin Fender โ 1.130 OPS | GRAND SLAM | 8 RBI
โพ๏ธ Owen Haight โ .400 AVG | 6 H | 7 R
โก๏ธ Zaiden Tiplady โ .385 AVG | 4 RBI
๐ช Gavin Honican โ .357 AVG | 5 H | 5 RBI
๐ฏ Nathan Carnes โ .615 OBP | 6 R | 1.3 FIP
๐งฑ Drew Greely โ .538 OBP
๐ช TJ Sunderman โ 8.2 IP | 1.62 ERA | 9 K
Championships are earned one pitch, one at-bat, and one teammate at a time. Proud of this group.
โก๏ธ Next stop: ABC Tournament. On to Indianapolis!
โญ๏ธโพ๏ธ #FiveStarMidwest #GreatAmericanWorldSeries #Champions #RoadToABC #PlayerDevelopment
@FenderGavi42327@MarkSanson64@OwenHaight7@ztiplady_@NathanCarnes@drewg715@Gavinh1428@Xavi_Hollander@CDubs2028@WilMathews2028
โพ๏ธ WWBA Regional Championship @PG_OhioValley
Pool play pitching rotation is set for 5 Star Midwest Black 16U.
๐ฅ Luke Wagner (Mason HS โ28)
๐ฅ Xavi Hollander (Butler HS โ28)
๐ฅ TJ Sunderman (Badin HS โ28)
๐ฅ Braxton Short (Blanchester HS โ28)
Excited for the opportunity to compete against some of the top programs in the region and represent our families, schools, and organization.
#WWBA #5StarMidwestBlack #Baseball #ClassOf2028 #RoadToWWBA
๐ 2028 Player Profiles Link
https://t.co/veyl9JdESZ
Complete-game grit from 2028 RHP TJ Sunderman (Badin HS RHP 2028) @tjsundy30.๐ฅ 6.2 IP | 96 Pitches | 4 K | W
Competed all afternoon and led #5StarMidwestBlack to an 8-4 win over DC3 Elite at the Perfect Game Ohio Valley Select Championship. @PG_OhioValley@BadinBaseball