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Perfect Game Invitational 16u Championship - ShockWave American
The ShockWave American team traveled to East Cobb, GA last week to compete in their first National event of the season. The PERFECT GAME 16u Wood Bat Invitational host by East Cobb Baseball included 32 teams from 10 states. The ShockWave went 3-0 in Pool Play to win their pool and advance to a Quarter Final match up with Marucci Elite.
Pool Play wins included a 13-5 victory over the Chattanooga Cherokees, 2-1 over the Homeplate ChilliDogs and 9-0 over Team GA. Jamie Callahan overpowered the Homeplate lineup with a 92mph fastball and recorded 14K's in route to a complete game "no hitter" on Friday, followed up on Saturday by JD Waites masterful "1 hit" gem over Team GA and then capped off Sunday morning when Akeem Bostick's "no hit" domination over Marucci Elite in the Quarter Final. The ShockWave won an 11 inning Semi-Final battle 3-2 with the East Cobb Yankees (and umpires) off of 6 shutout innings of relief pitching by Preston Lane (2) and Jordan Gore (4) to take on the East Cobb Astros in Championship game.
The championship game was an exciting back and forth battle that saw the Astros take a one run lead, only to relinquish it the following inning on three separate occasions. After East Cobb went up 4-3 in the bottom of the 6th it looked like the Shockwave would continue to answer in the 7th after a leadoff walk was followed by an error, gave them runners on 1st and 2nd with one out. Leadoff hitter Jordan Gore came to the plate with a chance to tie or put his team ahead, Gore got a pitch to drive and smoked a liner up the 3B line...only to find the glove of the 3rd baseman who rifled it to second for a game ending double play. Hayden Heflin went the distance on the mound for ShockWave and took the loss against one of the top teams in the country.
Jamie Callahan earned Most Valuable Pitcher of the tournament award for his pitching performance on Friday.
PERFECT GAME WEBSITE ARTICLE: http://www.perfectgame.org/Articles/View.aspx?article=5886
SHOCKWAVE BASEBALL - PALMETTO ELITE BASEBALL CLUB MERGE!!
The Palmetto Elite Baseball Club founders Britt Borders, Tripp Cromer and Kip Bouknight are teaming up with ShockWave Baseball founder Aubrey Heflin to create a new and exciting baseball organization that will set a higher standard for travel baseball in South Carolina. The new organization will field teams under the well known and respected ShockWave Baseball name. ShockWave Baseball has been a leader in travel baseball in South Carolina since 2005. The merger of these two organizations will create a leadership team and a coaching staff that is unmatched in travel baseball in South Carolina resulting in a baseball experience dedicated to helping individual players achieve their baseball dreams. See "COACHES" page for bios on the staff.
In addition to building truly elite level teams in multiple age groups (12-17), ShockWave Baseball will begin hosting a limited number of college showcase tournaments in 2011. In keeping with the mission of helping players get to the next level, these tournaments will cater to college coaches and pro scouts allowing our players and teams to gain maximum exposure. The tournaments will be uniquely designed and organized to make them “can’t miss” events. Tournament dates and locations will be posted on the "TOURNAMENTS" page.
The partners and coaching staff of ShockWave Baseball are excited about the 2011 baseball season, and we are collectively committed to making ShockWave Baseball a nationally known and respected baseball club. Separately, our organizations were a huge success but together they will change the landscape of travel baseball in South Carolina.18U Wins Fall Lower State Championship!
13U ShockWave BACK 2 BACK CHAMPIONS
The Shockwave 13U won their second straight tournament to start the Fall season, winning the Lowcountry Throwdown in Goose Creek this past weekend. The Shockwave outscored their opponents 32-12, including an 11-3 victory over the North Charleston Patriots in the two day tournament to take home the championship.
Brandon Kuhn and Chris Bonvillain led a balanced offensive attack with 5 hits apiece. Providing excellent pitching were Cody Lewis, Kenny Frank, John McMicking, Dylan Chapman, and Josh Litchfield. Andrew Kenney, Rob Furman, and Carson Walls turned in impressive defensive performances on the middle infield.
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