Summer 2011 – Sox Baseball

After starting the summer 0-5 in the Perfect Game…..hard tournament to be thrown in as a new team….the 2011 Sox reeled off a 9-5-1 record with 1st place finishes in the GSA State Tournament and the Grand Slam West Georgia University Showcase.  The squad went 8-0 in the final two touranaments while taking home the hardware from each.  Sox player Deion Law was the tourney MVP for the GSA tourney.  The squad finished the summer with a batting average of .339 while playing stellar defense and receiving outstanding pitching from the hill.

Some of the Sox players will head off to College:  Wes Williams, Huston Arther,  Hunter Harris, Cole Reynolds & Bryce Richey…..while the rest of the squad returns to their High Schools to prepare for their 2011/2012 seasons.

Good luck to each and what a great few weeks of Sox baseball!

Perfect Game Schedule

Date	Day	Time	Opponent	Place	Home or Visitor
7/2/11	Saturday	9:00am	Cape Coast Canes, FL	Allatoona	Visitor
7/3/11	Sunday	9:00am	PlayGround All-Stars, OH	Allatoona	Visitor
7/4/11	Monday	7:00pm	18u East Cobb Astros, GA	East Cobb	Visitor
7/5/11	Tuesday	4:30pm	Brookhaven Jays, MS	Allatoona	Home
7/6/11	Wednesday	4:30pm	NE Lumberjacks, MA	Allatoona	Home

2011 Georgia Sox

The Georgia Sox are putting together their rosters for the 2011 Summer Season!  The squad is looking forward to playing Perfect Game and in other local showcase tournaments!  The team is coming off an impressive 2010 season which saw the squad winning the Atlanta Coaches College Showcase and getting the bronze in the Georgia Perimeter Grand Slam Showcase.

Sox win bronze

Covington, GA

The Georgia Sox (10-3) downed “18u Chain Gold” 8-5 to win the bronze championship in the Georgia Perimeter Grand Slam Showcase.  The Sox went 2-2 in the tourney and were the number 3 seed from their division.  The combination of Lucas Brown, Casey Linch,  Jordan Williams and Michael Royal went the 7 innings for the Sox in the victory!  Zach Munoz, Bryce Richey & Clate Schmidt led the way at the plate with big hits and the squad found it’s defensive magic and played a solid game in the field.

The game wrapped up a successful two week summer season for the Sox which found them going 10-3 and taking home 1st place in the Atlanta College Coaches Showcase last weekend and then the bronze championship in the Georgia Perimeter Showcase.  The team, made up of 16-17 year olds, competed both weekends in an 18u tournaments and had a great time in both tournaments!

Good luck to all Sox players as they leave and go back to their high school teams:  Paulding, Allatoona, Harrison, North Cobb & South Cobb.  Friendships made in great comebacks and victories will be a bond these players will share long after their days on the diamond are over!

Sox take walkoff win over Braves

Conyers, GA

After taking a tough loss to Chain Baseball White (18u) 9-1 at Georgia Perimeter College at 11:15am, the Sox bounced back at Legion Field in Conyers with a 1-0 7th inning win over the Windward Braves.  Lefty Nick Hall went four strong innings for the Sox giving way to Casey Linch who went 2 1/3 and then Jack Morris closed the door the on the Braves to take it to the bottom of the 7th 0-0.

The Sox found some more 7th inning magic when Elliot Blakes blooped a single over first base and scored Zach Munoz from 3rd base to give the Sox a big win over a tough Braves squad.  The team will return to action on Saturday at 11:15am at GPC against Chain Baseball Black.  The team is looking to advance to a medal round on Sunday.

For more tourney info – please visit the Grand Slam Tournament website.

Georgia Sox Update – Georgia Perimeter Showcase

Here is the schedule for the weekend: (meet at 10:15am on Friday and wear black/white)

Friday:

11:15am         vs. Chain Baseball White (18u)      Georgia Perimeter College (239 Cedar Lane Covington, GA 30014)

3:45pm           vs. Windward Braves                    Henson-Carr American Legion Post 77 Field Conyers 674 Legion Road NE Conyers, GA  30112

Saturday:

11:15am         vs. Chain Baseball Black (18u)       Georgia Perimeter College

Here is how the seedings will happen after pool play:  We should pretty good how we fall after the game on Saturday.

Bracket Play Schedule will be as follows:

4:30 PM Saturday:  POOL-A #5 vs POOL-B #5 @ GPC

6:45 PM Saturday:  POOL-A #4 vs POOL-B #4 @ GPC

9:00 AM Sunday:  POOL-A #3 vs POOL-B #3 @ GPC

11:15 AM Sunday:  POOL-A #2 vs POOL-B #2 @ GPC

CHAMPIONSHIP GAME

1:30 PM Sunday:  POOL-A #1 vs POOL-B #1 @ GPC

CONFIRMED COLLEGE & PRO TEAMS WHO WILL BE IN ATTENDANCE:

GEORGIA PERIMETER COLLEGE

ANDREW COLLEGE

MERCER UNIVERSITY

MIDDLE GEORGIA COLLEGE

GORDON COLLEGE

NORTH GEORGIA COLLEGE & STATE UNIVERSITY

AUGUSTA STATE COLLEGE

UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA

ATLANTA BRAVES

BOSTON RED SOX

CINCINNATI REDS

PITTSBURGH PIRATES

CHICAGO WHITE SOX

Sox win “18u Atlanta College Coaches Showcase”

Riverdale, GA

The Georgia Sox (6-1) grinded out two big wins on a blistering hot afternoon over the (18u)Newton County Lugnets and the Marietta Braves.  The Lugnets game was a wild one…full of controversy & craziness from the opponents side but the Sox behind the pitching of South Cobb’s David Collins outlasted the Lugnets for the 2nd day in a row to seal a trip to the tourney championship.

In the championship game, the Sox were blanked for the first 7 innings by the Marietta Braves starter.  The Braves were limited to 4 early runs off starter (Allatoona) Wes Joines but Casey Linch (Allatoona) held them there for 2 2/3 to get the team to hard throwing Allatoona righty Clate Schmidt.  Schmidt gave up one run in the 6th but took the Sox to the 7th down 5-0.  In the 7th inning the Sox bats came alive and the team got off the deck to shock the Braves.

After a few key hits and walk, the Sox got one run across with one out to make the score in the 5-1.  This brought up Allatoona first baseman Nick Hall to the plate and he belted a towering “grand-slam” over the right field fence (360+) to tie the contest 5-5.  The Braves then held the Sox at bay until the 10th when the team exploded for 5 more runs to take a 10-5 lead to the bottom of the 10th.  The Braves put one on the board but Schmidt and the outstanding Sox defense held them there to take home a 10-6 championship victory!  The team will take a much needed 2 day rest before returning to the diamond on Wednesday!

Sox #1 seed

The Georgia Sox (4-1) will take on the Atlanta Avalanche 17u team at 4pm at Eagles Landing High School in the semi-finals of the “College Coaches Showcase”.   Should be a great evening of baseball action!  The championship game will begin at 8pm.

Sox win game one of Coaches Showcase

College Park, GA

The Georgia Sox (3-0) started the Coaches Showcase with a 2-0 blanking of the 18u host Atlanta Avalanche.   Michael Royal, a rising junior at Allatoona High School, went the distance in the contest only allowing one hit.  The Sox only managed a handful of hits but they were enough to give the team a 2-0 victory.

The Sox return to action on Saturday at Eagles Landing High School against the Newton County Lugnuts at 10:30am and then are facing the 18u Avalanche at 2:30pm back at Bill Evans Field in College Park.

Georgia Sox Schedule

The Georgia Sox will take to the diamond for two weeks to showcase some of the top talent in NW Atlanta.  The team will play a two week schedule and will be looking to let colleges & scouts see these young men action!

July 5 & 6     Local games 

July 8-11      Atlanta College Coaches Showcase

July  13-15   Local games

July 16-18    University of Alabama Showcase/Tuscaloosa