AAU and Super Series Teams Tops at the Nationally Televised 2nd Annual New Era National Youth Baseball Championships

AAU and Super Series Teams Tops at the Nationally Televised 2nd Annual New Era National Youth Baseball Championships

Aledo, Texas and Spring, Texas Win National Youth Baseball 10U and 12U Championships

MEMPHIS, Tenn., Aug. 31 /PRNewswire/ -- Sixteen teams, the champions from the eight leading youth baseball organizations, came to Gameday Baseball's First Tennessee Fields in Memphis seeking an answer to the question, "Who is the best of the best?" When the dust at home plate settled, the American Athletic Union's North Texas Bulldogs of Aledo, TX were crowned the nation's best 10-and-under team, while Super Series Baseball's Team Rattlers of Spring, TX were tops in the 12-and-under division in the August 27 -30 Championship Series for each group.

The teams competed in the New Era National Youth Baseball Championships (NYBC) organized by the Major Youth Baseball Alliance (MYBA). Seven states and Puerto Rico were represented.

Ten of the championship games, including the semi-finals and finals of both age groups, were televised on the MLB Network and on MLB.com.

In the 10-and-under finals, the Bulldogs' Wes Harris hit a walk-off home run with two on, leading his team to a 3-1 victory over in-state rival Dallas Tigers of Super Series. Bulldogs pitcher Kannon Brown threw a complete game five-hitter, positioning his team to win in the bottom of the sixth. Harris was named the Series' 10U MVP. In addition to his game-winning shot, Harris hit .667 for the Series, with two homers and seven RBIs.

The Team Rattlers took advantage of a 10-run fifth inning to defeat the Babe Ruth League's Forest Hills All-Stars from Tampa, FL in an 18 to 6 slugfest. Luken Baker was named the 12U Series' MVP. He batted .500 and pitched four shutout innings in the final game.

The Series' Sportsmanship Award winners were the 10U PONY Mustang All-Stars from Chino Hills, CA and the 12U AABC Vaqueros of Carolina, Puerto Rico. The Vaqueros narrowly missed their division's title game, losing 5-4 to the Babe Ruth team in the semi-finals.

ABOUT THE MYBA

In addition to AAU and Super Series, MYBA members are the AABC, Babe Ruth, Dixie Youth Baseball, the National Amateur Baseball Federation, PONY Baseball and USSSA. The MYBA was organized by Eddie Einhorn, Vice Chairman of the Chicago White Sox, who felt all youth baseball players should have an opportunity to compete for a true national championship. He currently is the group's Interim Executive Director.

Source: Major Youth Baseball Alliance

CONTACT: Bob Pipkin, +1-901-682-3839, bobpipkin@westrogers.com, for
Major Youth Baseball Alliance

Web Site: http://www.mlb.com/youthmajors
http://www.gamedaybaseball.com/

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