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The Dillon Diamondbacks 8U - Front Row (left to right): Ryleigh Schurlknight, Maggie Love, Logan Grice, Jena Stutler, Abby Bristow, Ashton Goodwin, and Victoria Grimsley. Second Row (left to right): Jayla Goodwin, Spivey Evans, and Mo’Nazia Sowells. Back Row (left to right): Coaches Tom Schurlknight, Stevie Grice, Jeff Stutler, and Amanda Blackmon. (Click image to view at full size!)
They started the day off with a 16-5 victory in the pool game over the Laurinburg All-Stars. Then in the double elimination bracket they started with a 21-16 loss to the Coastal Marlins in extra innings.
Coming out of the losers bracket, the Diamondbacks reeled off four straight victories with a 14-0 win over the CArolina Rockers, an 18-13 win over the Coastal Marlins, a 21-9 win over the Dixie Divas, and a 13-6 win over the Laurinburg All-Stars to advance to a one-inning shootout for the championship against the Laurinburg All-Stars. The Diamondbacks prevailed 1-0 to win the championship.
The Diamondbacks scored an amazing 99 runs in the tournament.
