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(ABILENE) The Cameron A's won 4 straight games during the TTAB Midget League State Tournament this week to claim the state championship. The A's opened the tournament
Monday with a 21-2 win over Milford in a game that ended after 3 1/2 innings. The A's advanced to the second round of the winner's bracket Tuesday defeating Bangs 11-0 in 4 innings. The drama came in the third round Wednesday when the A's met up with the S. E. Houston Astros, also undefeated in tournament play. After battling to a 1-1 tie through 5 innings, the Astros scored 3 runs in the top of the 6th to take a 4-1 lead. But the A's would not be denied, scoring 4 runs in the bottom of the final frame to hand the Astros their first loss of the season. Meanwhile, the Rogers
Reds, who were battling back in the loser's bracket after losing their first
round game to the Astros, would face the Houston team again Wednesday night
for a chance to advance to the championship game Thursday. The Reds
jumped ahead early and held on for a 4-3 win earning a right to face the
Cameron A's in the finals. The championship game provided little drama as the A's were too much for the Reds who were playing their 6th game of the tournament. The game was called after 5 innings when Ty Morgan rapped a game-ending 3-RBI single that gave the A's a 10-0 lead. The Cameron A's lost only 1 regular season game, and went undefeated in both the District and State Tournaments. (Right) A's Terry Gelner slides safely into 2nd base. |
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| Dillon Shelton arrives safely at 1st after a single. | Justin Flores steels second on Cameron A's. |
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| Joshua Smitherman fouls four before eventually being walked. Smitherman went 2 for 2 in the championship game with a triple, 3 RBI's, and a run scored. | Cameron A's coaches (L-R) Michael Shelton, Jimmy Morgan and Ricky Sapp talk with home-plate umpire between innings. |
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| Cameron A's celebrate State Championship after a 10-0 win over the Rogers Reds. | Bat Girl Brook Brashear celebrates with team following the victory. |
 (Above) The A's were treated to a night out at Gatti Land following their State Championship victory. Pictured above (L-R) are Justin Sapp and Ty Morgan. (Right) Rogers Reds' Caleb Williams was named the tournament's MVP. |
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| Reds display their trophies after tournament finals. | |
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