PBA Spartans Travel Baseball Team : Maple WARS! Ft. Myers, FL Saturday September 10 & Sunday September 11, 2016

This up coming weekend (09/17/16 and 09/17/16) both the 8U and 9U teams will be competing in at the SWFL September Showdown in Sarasota, FL. Looking forward to cheering on these boys for the second weekend in a row! Last weekend in just their second tournament, the boys were able to come in second and bring home some hardware. We are all very proud of these boys and what they have been able to accomplish in just a short time together. #teamworkmakesthedreamwork. Good job coaches for always making sure these boys are ready to go. #givemeathumbsup

Saturday September 10, 2016. Fort Myers, FL at STARS complex. First game, against the Fusion, a scrappy team from the Estero area. The Spartans did a great job and came away with the W 7-5. After 26 hours in the car, returning from Massachusetts, the 8U Spartans gave me a lot to cheer about!

Everyone trying on their new helmets!

Nate at the plate

Uriyah digging in

Xaviers at third

DEFENSE!

Uriyah at second

Coaches meeting

Colin watching the boys do work

Bryce at the plate

Lucas at the plate

Spartan brothers and sisters

Canyon at the plate

Dominic G. at the plate

Dominic V. on third

Canyon on second

Gabriel at the plate

Colin putting in work behind the plate

Bryce holding down first

FAMILY on three!

GM Eric supported the 8U all weekend long. Always coaching them up!

Colin at the plate

ROUND IT!

Father and son on third

Bryce laying the hammer at the plate

Uriyah with a score

Bryce on second

Bryce now on third

Coach Jose, give me thumbs UP!

Nate at pitcher

New helmets came in! Thanks to A Way Out Bail Bonds for these

Canyon rounding third

Dominic G. with the stretch

He was out at first, but everyone was distracted....

So Ean went to third!

Colin with a base hit

and stealing second

Uriyah at short

Colin at third

Good game, Spartans with W!

Colin with the dab

A HUGE thanks to Scott Brucker and his family for coming out and cheering on the boys. He has just become our newest sponsor, giving a percentage of his real estate commission if you mention the Spartans! Thank you Scott for all that you do not only for the Spartans, but the community here in Cape Coral.

Game 2 was against the Rivals out if North Port. The Spartan bats continued to impress, winning 11-1, enacting the mercy rule. Good job boys! #grandopeninggrandclosing

Lucas behind the plate

CHEESE!

Xaviers at the plate

Nate with a bunt... Maybe Kent Murphy does bunt! Inside the park homerun on overthrows!

DEFENSE!

Ely at second

Bryce with the play at first

Uriyah with the tag at second

Colin give me a thumbs UP!

Canyon smashes the ball!

Gabriel with another hit

With it being 1,000 degrees here in SWFL it's important to stay hydrated

Colin at third

Bryce at first

I'm fired up, are you fired up!?!

Ely... Another one

DIG!

Bryce scores again

Uriyah behind the plate

Uriyah with a homerun shutting this game down!

Spartans with the W! Good game

CHAMPIONSHIP SUNDAY!!! Game one vs the Rivals was a quick one. The Spartans' bats were on fire, and went up early and often. Scoring 5 runs in the first. Then 5 runs in the second. Three more in the third and this game was over, enacting the mercy rule. This gave the boys a little bit of a break before taking on the Fusion in the finals championship game. The boys knew they had their work cut out for them, as the Fusion had battled the Spartans on Saturday, all game, with the Spartans hanging on for the W. With all of their success on Saturday, the Spartans were the #1 seed heading into Sunday. The Spartans and Fusion battled all day with the game being called for lightning in the sixth inning. Turns out, mother nature was the only thing that could stop the Spartans. The Spartans ended the day as the runner up, falling to the Fusion 7-5. The boys have a lot to be proud of, coming in 2nd, in only their SECOND TOURNAMENT!!!

All Business in Red

Some of the boys waiting their turn

Watching the PBA Hornets finish up their game

The PBA Hornets came up short in their game, but our boys were quick to congratulate their Cape Coral brothers

Pledge of Allegiance before the game

Moments of silence before the game on September 11 #neverforget

Ready to go to work

Bryce on first holding it down

Dominick handling things at the pitchers mound

Lucas behind the plate

Colin on third

Uriyah at short

Xaviers rounding third

Score one for red!

Ely at the plate

Gabriel taking care of business in right

Nate in left center

GM Eric was on hand all weekend long to cheer the 8U team on

Dominic V doing work at the plate

CT ready to send one to left

Score another one for red

Dominic G digging in at the plate

Gabriel with another base hit

Another one

Colin with a base hit

Xaviers at the plate

Nate with another base hit

Colin scores another run

Bryce laying it down at the plate

Triple

Ely looking to get on base

Lucas adding to the hit parade

Another one

Game over Spartans 13-0 come away with the W!

Good Game

Game 2 Vs Fusion for the CHIP

Colin and Dominick G.

I'm FIRED UP! ARE YOU FIRED UP!?!?

U scores!

Ely digs in

Hes going to score!

Spartan brothers and sisters always cheering on their siblings

Here comes Gabriel

Colin back at it

Gabriel coming home

Colin coming home

Next time knock him over

Uriyah with a deep drive

Ean taking care of the outfield

GM Eric is always coaching and helping the boys, we really appreciate it

Focus! LET'S GO!

Brothers

Lucas behind the plate

Colin smashed a ball to left... But the kid playing out there made a great catch and robbed him of extra bases

GM Eric giving Colin some encouraging words

FINISH THE WAR!

The boys came up a little short (stupid lightning LOL) but were able to bring home some hardware in only their second tournament. Thank you to Christian at Prostyle for a great weekend and all that you do for the game of baseball.