McLean Hitmen 13U Take Silver Division at Annual Longhorn

By Russell Pahl

The McLean Hitmen 13U travel baseball team won the Silver Bracket Championship of the Ninth Annual Longhorn Stampede this past weekend with an exciting 16-13 comeback victory in the championship game over the Fielder’s Choice Red (Purcellville).

After falling behind 9-1 early, the Hitmen never gave up and quickly mounted a comeback to take an 11-10 lead into the 4th inning. The game stayed close from that point on, however big late inning hits from Owen Ricketts and Grant Williams gave the Hitmen enough of a cushion to hold on for the victory.

Brenden Mabus, Michael Lowen and Williams combined on the mound for the Hitmen for the championship.

The Hitmen finished the tournament 4-1 with victories over MVP Terps Black (5-3), Xplosion (4-2), Arsenal (11-4) and the Fielder's Choice (16-13). The lone setback in pool play was to H3 (Charlottesville, VA).

Other members of the Mclean Hitmen 13U are: Nathan Bass, James Beahn, Carter Govan, Johnny Hecht, Alex Horenstein, Henry LeVasseur, Tristan Lee, John Merlene, Elijah Poole and John Henry Skerl. The Hitmen are coached by Donny Michael, Michael Yauss, Jim Amonett and Russell Pahl.

The McLean Hitmen are a nonprofit corporation and can be found at www.mcleanhitmen.com. Tryouts for the 2013-2014 season will be held in mid to late July. For more information on the program, contact Russell Pahl at ripahl@yahoo.com.