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Hawkeye
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 Posted - 03/28/2009 : 19:58:32
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Here's the field which is the best we've seen from USTBA at 10U. USTBA splits into 3 divisions after pool play (Ultimate, American, National)
What say you . . .
1. Team Wilson
2. ECB Bulldogs
3. Bandits Baseball
4. Tennessee Bulldogs
5. Southern Dodgers
6. West Georgia Bandits
7. Sandy Plains Wildcats
8. Georgia Titans
9. ECB Scorpions
10. Chili Dogs – Black
11. S. Forsyth Spartans
12. S. Paulding Spartans
13. 6-4-3
14. Acworth Warriors
15. ECB Luck
16. Hobgood Heat
17. ECB Tigers
18. Holly Springs Express
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BBall123
395 Posts |
Posted - 03/29/2009 : 09:23:28
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Bandits
643
ECB tigers
ECB Bulldogs
Holly Springs Expressquote:
Originally posted by Hawkeye
Here's the field which is the best we've seen from USTBA at 10U. USTBA splits into 3 divisions after pool play (Ultimate, American, National)
What say you . . .
1. Team Wilson
2. ECB Bulldogs
3. Bandits Baseball
4. Tennessee Bulldogs
5. Southern Dodgers
6. West Georgia Bandits
7. Sandy Plains Wildcats
8. Georgia Titans
9. ECB Scorpions
10. Chili Dogs – Black
11. S. Forsyth Spartans
12. S. Paulding Spartans
13. 6-4-3
14. Acworth Warriors
15. ECB Luck
16. Hobgood Heat
17. ECB Tigers
18. Holly Springs Express
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SpeedKills
106 Posts |
Posted - 03/29/2009 : 15:11:01
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| Tennessee Bulldogs were the Smyrna Bulldogs last year @ 9u they were a solid ball team last year, BUT never played in Ga before...may be a sleeper,may not..... |
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Rocky
290 Posts |
Posted - 03/30/2009 : 07:14:00
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3. Bandits Baseball
17. ECB Tigers
10. Chili Dogs – Black
13. 6-4-3
5. Southern Dodgers? who is this team? if it's Gresham Park under another name I put them ahead of the Tigers. |
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Hawkeye
35 Posts |
Posted - 03/30/2009 : 23:21:36
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Here you go. Everyone Print this one for your bookee . . .
Ultimate
643
ECB Tigers
ECB Scorpions
Southern Dodgers
Bandits
TN Bulldogs
American
ECB Bulldogs
Chili Dogs - Black
Team Wilson
Holly Springs
S. Forsyth
Hobgood
National
Acworth
S. Paulding
Sandy Plains
Georgia Titans
ECB Luck
W. GA Bandits |
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Rocky
290 Posts |
Posted - 03/31/2009 : 06:58:28
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| any ideas about Southern Dodgers? they Gresham Park? |
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Shut Out
512 Posts |
Posted - 03/31/2009 : 13:05:20
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| This tounament has a weird format. 3 bracket divisions with only 18 teams competing seems a little too civilized. 2 brackets of 9 teams would make the teams who go farther have to work harder and go deeper into their pitching staff. I like it better when the whole team has to work hard together to fight through a tournament. In this weekends format the teams that aren't as deep can hide some of their pitching deficiencies. At the 1st Splains USTBA tournament i don't remember this format. |
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Shut Out
512 Posts |
Posted - 04/01/2009 : 14:01:08
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| Does anyone know anything about the TN Bulldogs? |
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baseballpapa
1520 Posts |
Posted - 04/01/2009 : 16:01:35
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| We saw them in the BPA World Tournament last year. Very solid and big if I remember right but everyone looks big to the Bandits. They lost in the semis right before we would have played them but they looked good then and I am sure they will bring the house with them to Atlanta. |
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CoachMark
216 Posts |
Posted - 04/01/2009 : 20:54:57
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quote:
Originally posted by Shut Out
This tounament has a weird format. 3 bracket divisions with only 18 teams competing seems a little too civilized. 2 brackets of 9 teams would make the teams who go farther have to work harder and go deeper into their pitching staff. I like it better when the whole team has to work hard together to fight through a tournament. In this weekends format the teams that aren't as deep can hide some of their pitching deficiencies. At the 1st Splains USTBA tournament i don't remember this format.
The USTBA events are definitely different, but they are a lot of fun as well. This format puts a lot of emphasis on pool play games if you want to make it to Ultimate division. While you don't have to be as deep through your roster, you're likely going to have to pitch some of your best pitchers in pool play because losing a game is deadly.
What I really like about USTBA is that it allows teams that might not normally want to play in a MAJORs tournament to play against the big boys without getting penalized with a 1st round certain bracket exit. No other event will attract this broad range of teams besides a World Series.
What is best about USTBA is how they prepare and run the tournaments themselves. The fields will be decorated with American flags on the outfield fences and draped with Red, White & Blue. With the decorations and the ability for all teams to win trophies, the kids really feel like they are at a special event.
The Feb Frost at Sandy Plains had 10 teams at 10u and split into two divisions of 5 teams each (American & National). On Sunday afternoon, 8 of the 10 teams were still playing. I wasn't sure I would this format before the event, but now I won't hesitate to put my team in a USTBA tournament. Especially if the Bandits are playing. Hopefully we'll get a shot at them this weekend. |
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Shut Out
512 Posts |
Posted - 04/02/2009 : 12:22:16
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CoachMark,
It sounds like you had a good experience in the Feb Frost and i do like the idea of more teams able to play more games. Looking forward to seeing how it pans out. Hopefully the weather will cooperate this weekend so we can all get back on the field. Amazing how it can be a drought until baseball season. |
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CoachMark
216 Posts |
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Pickle
22 Posts |
Posted - 04/02/2009 : 18:48:13
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1. 643
2. ECB Tigers
3. Bandits
4. Tenn. Bulldogs
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Shut Out
512 Posts |
Posted - 04/03/2009 : 10:46:32
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CoachMark,
How are your SP/Harrison fields looking. Playable for tonight? |
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Rocky
290 Posts |
Posted - 04/03/2009 : 11:57:45
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1. 12-0
2. 6-4
3. 4-5
4. 2-12
5. 8-3
6. 4-6
7. 2-12
8. 8-4
9. 5-6
10. 2-6
11. 8-0
12. 12-0
13. 8-3
14. 8-7
15. 4-9
16. 0-12
17. 12-0
18. 12-0
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CoachMark
216 Posts |
Posted - 04/03/2009 : 13:49:29
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Originally posted by Shut Out
CoachMark,
How are your SP/Harrison fields looking. Playable for tonight?
I think so for the 10U games. I didn't look at the other fields. We're playing at ECB. |
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Hawkeye
35 Posts |
Posted - 04/03/2009 : 13:53:28
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quote:
Originally posted by Rocky
1. 12-0
2. 6-4
3. 4-5
4. 2-12
5. 8-3
6. 4-6
7. 2-12
8. 8-4
9. 5-6
10. 2-6
11. 8-0
12. 12-0
13. 8-3
14. 8-7
15. 4-9
16. 0-12
17. 12-0
18. 12-0
Rocky - What does this mean? |
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bmoser
1633 Posts |
Posted - 04/03/2009 : 14:11:50
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I see the numbers 1,2,10, and 11 working there way into the equation (:
quote:
Originally posted by Rocky
1. 12-0
2. 6-4
3. 4-5
4. 2-12
5. 8-3
6. 4-6
7. 2-12
8. 8-4
9. 5-6
10. 2-6
11. 8-0
12. 12-0
13. 8-3
14. 8-7
15. 4-9
16. 0-12
17. 12-0
18. 12-0
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bmoser
1633 Posts |
Posted - 04/05/2009 : 09:05:10
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BBALL123
The Express didn't make the 1st tier bracket, and the Bulldogs didn't make the 2nd tier bracket. The West GA Bandits had a favorable pool draw, so now we get to see if they can hang with the big boys.
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Rocky
290 Posts |
Posted - 04/06/2009 : 08:07:16
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| who won this tournament? Was under the weather didn't get out to see this one? |
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BBall123
395 Posts |
Posted - 04/06/2009 : 08:25:15
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BM ,
Stuff happens , How did the tourney end up ? Im out of town and the ustba has not updated the site?quote:
Originally posted by bmoser
BBALL123
The Express didn't make the 1st tier bracket, and the Bulldogs didn't make the 2nd tier bracket. The West GA Bandits had a favorable pool draw, so now we get to see if they can hang with the big boys.
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baseballpapa
1520 Posts |
Posted - 04/06/2009 : 09:47:26
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Bandits win!!!!!!!!!. But then again they had to win as both the Georgia Bandits and West Georgia Bandits were pitted against each other in the championship finals. In what I consider a upset the West Georgia Bandits beat the East Cobb Scorpions that put together another fine tournament to match up against the Georgia Bandits. The Georgia Bandits bats finally came alive and we won 15-5 in the championship games. This was a tough hard fought win for us as the Home Plate Chili Dogs, Scorpions, and 643 all came to play. Congratulations to the Coaches of these teams as every single time we play you you are better than the last time we played and this is what your goal should always be and that is to get better each time out. Thanks to our Coach for working so hard to keep our edge and focus as it is obvious that if we don't that there are several teams ready to take over the top of the pile.
I say this with emphasis: USTBA puts on 3 times the tournament as USSSA and if USSSA does not begin to respond to the complaints and emails that they have been sent that they might become a thing of the past in Georgia as there is now a organization that can fill the void. |
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bmoser
1633 Posts |
Posted - 04/06/2009 : 10:27:55
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I wasn't at that tourney, so I don't know either. I was at a 10U 14 team AAA tourney at Mill Creek. Midway Dirty Dawgs, Georgia Warriors and Elite Gamers-Red who were all formerly Major teams and all had just dropped down into AAA competed. AA Mill Creek-Red won it beating Midway 26-10 in the final game. Since Mill Creek Red has also beaten PTB Elite and the EC Scorpions (twice), I'd guess USSSA will be re-classifying them very soon.
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Originally posted by BBall123
BM ,
Stuff happens , How did the tourney end up ? Im out of town and the ustba has not updated the site?quote:
Originally posted by bmoser
BBALL123
The Express didn't make the 1st tier bracket, and the Bulldogs didn't make the 2nd tier bracket. The West GA Bandits had a favorable pool draw, so now we get to see if they can hang with the big boys.
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BBallManGA
48 Posts |
Posted - 04/06/2009 : 10:51:11
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Baseballpapa:
Congrats on your latest win! Your team is certainly one of the best that our state has to offer at the 10U age group. So could you elaborate a little more on the quality of the tourney? How was the officiating? Did you like the three division format? Did you think the director did a good job of breaking the team into the three different divisions? |
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Hawkeye
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Posted - 04/06/2009 : 10:51:12
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Wow. The W. GA Bandits came out of nowhere. I'll be the first to admit, I've never seen these guys play and I watch a lot of games.
Do we know how the other Divisions turned out? I haven't seen anything posted on the USTBA site. It's good to hear that USSSA has some competition. |
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baseballpapa
1520 Posts |
Posted - 04/06/2009 : 11:59:46
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Overall the tournament was a blast. I really think the kids enjoy the atmosphere with the American Flags flying and music and I know that I have enjoyed every USTBA event we played in so I am very satisfied with the way the tournaments are run.
Baseball Papa has never seen umpires that he likes as I like to rag them all but all in all I would give the umpiring an A- or B+. I am not real sure how I liked the 3 division format although it was certainly different and fresh. It makes a big difference in pool play as I am sure most teams would rather compete in the Ultimate Division but there is a huge plus in that teams were playing for championships that might not have been playing in the other format.
The reason I like these Directors is that they are accessible and will explain what they are thinking and I feel that this is good if I agree with them or not. At least I know where they are coming from.
Have you ever emailed the USSSA Director and got a response. I have tried emailing the State Director and the National Director and have yet to be responded to. I believe that USSSA feels that they have a lock in Georgia and that they don't have to explain anything to anybody. Very unprofessional organization if you ask me.
I would recommend to all Coaches that if you have to make a choice between a USSSA sanctioned tournament and a USTBA that you choose USTBA every time. |
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10U - USTBA Spring Championship Predictions
