Tournament website with schedules and brackets:
minorstate.ngbsa.org

Wednesday (Day 5): North Gwinnett faced off with undefeated Troup County.  The Bulldogs jumped out early with a 2-out rally.  Dan Tamburo went long scoring 3 runs.  The Bulldogs struggled to find it's pitching, walking 5 Troup batters in the first inning and giving up 3 runs to tie the game.  The next three innings, the Bulldogs only put up 4 hits, and only scoring one run, while Troup was able to rack up 9 runs on 9 hits.  The final score after 6 innings was Troup 12, Bulldogs 6.  They had a very good run making it to the Final Four in a Dixie Youth state tournament dominated by teams made up with travel players.  We wish Troup County all the luck in the championship series which begins on Friday against either Lee County or Perry.

Tuesday (Day 4): The Bulldogs faced North Macon for the second time Tuesday.  The game was dominated again by defense.  Rohit pitched the whole game and was fantastic!  77 pitches, 54 of them strikes!  He gave up only one run on four hits in the 6 innings, and only 2 walks.  The solid defense really helped.  Bulldogs eliminated North Macon, winning 3-1.  North Gwinnett is in the FINAL FOUR!

Monday (Day 3): The Bulldogs faced off against Albany.  In the first inning, the Bulldogs walked the first three Albany batters.  JoJo came in to relief pitch and after some great defense, only gave up one run that inning.  The Bulldogs were also only able to put one on the board.  In the second inning, the Bulldogs defense gave up another run, but our offense was able to add two.  Bulldogs ahead 3-2 going into the 3rd inning.  The 3rd inning was scoreless for both sides.  In the 4th, the Bulldogs were able to add another to the board, while the defense held off Albany another inning.  In the fifth, Albany was held to only one run, but was able to shut down the Bulldogs.  Going into the sixth inning, Bulldogs up 4-3, Albany walked 4 of our batters, followed by some sacrifice flies to the outfield.  They added 3 more runs.  Albany came back to within striking distance, putting two runs on the board.  The Bulldogs brought in Rohit to relieve JoJo, striking out the next batter, and causing the final batter to ground to first base.  Game over: 7-5.  JoJo pitched in 6 innings, but only faced 27 batters.  Of the 74 pitches he threw, 61 were strikes!  Outstanding!  Defense won this game.  They are now in the final 8!  Bulldogs face North Macon again Tuesday night at 6:00 on Field 5.

Sunday (Day 2): After a scoreless first inning, North Macon scored 3 runs in the 2nd inning.  The Bulldogs pounded the ball in the bottom half, racking up 12 runs.  However, the Bulldogs could not hold on to the lead, giving up between 4 and 5 runs each inning after that, while only scoring 2 more runs the rest of the game.  They lost 21-14.  They go on to face Albany Monday night at 8:00pm on Field 7.

Saturday (Day 1): The NG Bulldogs (National) had a strong showing against Wrens.  They won their first game 13-4.  Nick Harrison sent one over the fence for his first-ever home run.  The next game will be at 4:00 Sunday on Field 5 versing North Macon American.

The Pee Wee National team won the State Championship today in Albany.  They beat Grayson Green in the finals.  In the first game Friday night they won 11-0.  Zander Sechrist and Jake Ludwig combined to pitch a no-hitter in that game.  Ben Sheppard had a homer in the game to lead the offense.  In Saturday's game, they won 12-1 to capture the title.
 
NG National completed the tournament undefeated going 7-0.
 
Team members include: Ryan Cooper, Jarrett Burney, Ben Sheppard, Kenneth Huffman, Zander Sechrist, Josh Shuler, Benton Rabitsch, Daniel Teran, Cameron Speicher, Spencer Southard, Greyson Pugh, and Jake Ludwig.
 
The team was lead by Head Coach: Darin Southard, and Assistant Coaches: Herb Shuler, Cary Cooper, Kenneth Huffman, and Cliff Burney.

From 7/8:
NG American (Vogel) was eliminated by Grayson - Green Thursday night losing 2-0.  Way to go Bulldogs for making it that far!

NG National (Southard) plays the first game Friday night in the "best of three" for the championship.  The second game will be played at 10am Saturday morning.  Good luck Bulldogs!


From 7/7:
NG National (Southard) won last night in extra innings 3-2 over Grayson - Blue.  They are now 5-0 and are advancing to the championship finals which starts on Friday night. 
 
NG American (Vogel) won last night against Grayson - Green 8-6.  They play again tonight to determine who plays NG National on Friday night.


From 7/6:
Our Pee Wee National Team (Southard) won 3-2 over Mill Creek tonight to advance to the semi-finals on Wed night against Grayson - Blue.  The NG pee wee National team is 4-0 for the tournament.
 
Our Pee Wee American Team (Vogel) won 13-12 tonight in a thriller against Newton County.  They face Grayson-Green in the semi-finals on Wednesday night.  The American team is 3-1 in the tournament.


From 7/4:
Both 8U Pee-Wee teams have played 2 games in the state tournament in Albany.

Our Pee Wee National team won their first game Saturday 14-0 over Lee county.  They won their Sunday game over Parkview 13-0.  In the game, Benton Rabitsch set several state tournament records.  He had two home runs, one of which was a grand slam, and also had 7 RBI's for the game.
 
Our Pee Wee American team is also 2-0.  They beat Baconton 7-4 Saturday and Newton County 14-13 Sunday.  Both teams play again on Monday night.

The North Gwinnett (American) Major/Ozone All Star team has won the District 6 championship and will be playing in the state tournament in Columbia County, GA beginning July 10.  After losing their opening round game by one run to Collins Hill, the Bulldogs strung together four consecutive wins to take the championship behind a strong defense, powerful hitting and outstanding pitching.  After being rained out in Friday's scheduled final game, the Bulldogs jumped on Dacula Saturday morning with five runs in the first behind three home runs from Justin Godfrey, Des Fields, and Lane Morrell.  From there, they received strong starting pitching from Travis Amaral, solid defense all around and a potent offense led by Ben Leimkuehler and Des Fields both of whom went 3-3 on the day.  In the end, Justin Godfrey closed out the win in strong fashion by mowing down the final six outs for a 12 - 2 win.  Good luck to our Bulldogs in the State Tournament!

Front row (left to right):  Justin Godfrey, Travis Amaral, Chandler Hood,
Trevor Blackwell, Johnathan Spathelf, T. Hudlow

Middle row (left to right):  Jacob Yang, J.K. Kysel, Ben Leimkuehler, Des
Fields, Peter Mraz, Lane Morrell

Back row (left to right):  Asst. Coach John Kysel, Head Coach Tim
Leimkuehler, Asst. Coach Tom Mraz

Congratulations to our 8U American All-Star team for winning the District 6A Championship.  They played a tough Mill Creek team 3 times in the tournament and won the championship game 10-9 on Monday.  The team advances to the Pee Wee State Tournament on July 3rd in Albany, GA, alongside the 8U National All-Star team.  Go Bulldogs!

Players:
Craig Mitchell, Luke Hardin, Chase Coursey, Jacob Vogel, Ian Cardenas, Travis Buchanan, Chad English, Colin Smith, JR Martin, Colby Blackwell, Brian McGlynn, Sean Spellacy
 
Coaches:
Larry Mitchell, Curt Vogel (Head Coach), Steve Hardin

Congratulations to our 8U National All-Star team for winning the District 6B Championship on Saturday vs. Mill Creek.  They won the championship game 12-1.  This team advances to the state tournament held in Albany GA on July 3rd.  Good luck team!

Players:
Ryan Cooper, Zander Sechrist, Benjamin Sheppard, Joshua Shuler, Daniel Teran, Kenneth Huffman, Cameron Speicher, Jarrett Burney, Spencer Southard, Benton Rabitsch, Greyson Pugh, Jake Ludwig

Coaches:
Darin Southard (Head Coach), Cary Cooper, Herb Shuler, Kenny Huffman, Cliff Burney, Laura Southard (Team Mom)