May 2011 - Ohio Heat 11U National Places 3rd in Prestigious Elite Invitational
Tue, 2011-05-17 20:16 — dunaway
The Ohio Heat 11U National team battled the weather and one of the most competitive 11U tournament fields in Cincinnati to place third in the Elite Invitational held at WCBC May 14-15. The Heat flew through the Initial Play double-elimination bracket on Saturday to go 2-0 and take the #2 seed into Sunday's Gold Championship bracket. The Heat defeated the Lyndon Lightning 9-2 in the first round. However, the Heat came up 70' short as they left the tying run on 3B and lost to a very solid Dublin Green Sox team 7-6. The Green Sox went on to defeat the Cincinnati Riverbats 5-1 for the Elite Invitational Championship.