10-U District Tournament News

Springfield Is 2009 PA 10-and-Under District 1 Champion

Tue, 7 Jul 2009 22:00:00 EDT

Springfield shut out Hilltop on Tuesday night, remaining undefeated in the District Tournament to win the District 1 Championship at the 10-and-Under level. Springfield advances to the Southeast Pennsylvania 10-and-Under State Tournament which starts on Saturday, July 18 in Warrington, PA. Hilltop has also qualified and will join Springfield in representing District 1 in the State Tournament. Bracket

Hilltop and Springfield Vie For District Crown

Tue, 7 Jul 2009 13:00:00 EDT

With Hilltop and Springfield set to play for the District Championship starting Tuesday night, here's a look at the two competitors:

Springfield cruised through their first 3 games against Westgate, Hilltop and Ridley to stay in the winners' bracket, despite a tough second-round game against Hilltop, which they won 8 - 7. By remaining in the winners' bracket, Springfield has saved themselves from playing the extra games that come with the losers' bracket. Springfield in 3 - 0 in the tournament and has outscored opponents 29 - 13. Since Springfield is undefeated in the tournament, a win Tuesday night would give them the District crown, but Hilltop proved to be their toughest opponent so far.

Hilltop won their first-round game against Highland Park, only to suffer a tough second-round loss to Springfield, with the winning run being scored in the bottom of the sixth inning. Following the loss to Springfield, Hilltop got hot and burned through their opponents in the losers' bracket, going 3 - 0 and outscoring opponents 40 - 13 during that run. Hilltop is 4 - 1 in the tournament and is coming into the Championship round with solid pitching and a hungry offense that has outscored opponents 52-22 in just 5 games. Playing out of the losers' bracket, Hilltop will have to beat Springfield Tuesday night and Wednesday night to become the District Champion, and the team is eager to flash their hot bats against the team that pushed them out of the winners' bracket.
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Hilltop Stages Late Comeback, Advances to District Finals

Mon, 6 Jul 2009 22:00:00 EDT

On Monday night Hilltop secured their chance to compete for the District Championship against Springfield by defeating Ridley. In a high-scoring game where possession of the lead changed sides several times, Ridley took an 11 - 9 lead into the sixth inning. Hilltop strung together a series of hits that would knock in 5 runs in the frame and took a 14 - 11 lead, which they held onto, shutting down Ridley in the bottom half of the sixth to win the game. With the win Hilltop and Springfield will face off in the District Finals. Bracket

Hilltop Sends Lansdowne Packing

Thu, 2 Jul 2009 22:00:00 EDT

Hilltop had another dominant outing on Thursday night as they eliminated Lansdowne from the tournament by a score of 9 - 2. Pat Lord's pinpoint control on the mound held the Lansdowne Lightning offense in check as Hilltop took a 5 - 0 lead going into the fifth inning. Lansdowne began chipping away by scoring two runs in the top half of the fifth, but Hilltop added four more runs in the bottom half with a bases-clearing triple to Left Field and another run scored on the wild throw to home, putting the game out of reach. Hilltop will play Ridley when the tournament resumes on Monday July 6. The winner of Monday's game will compete with Springfield for the District Championship on Tuesday, and Wednesday, if necessary. Bracket

Springfield Last Standing in Winners' Bracket, Awaits Opponent

Wed, 1 Jul 2009 22:00:00 EDT

Springfield guaranteed themselves to compete for the District 1 Championship by knocking Ridley out of the winners' bracket Wednesday night. Ridley, who had scored a combined 33 runs to win their first two games, was only able to muster 3 runs against Springfield. Scoring a combined 14 runs in their previous two games, Springfield piled-up 15 runs to sink Ridley to the losers' bracket. Ridley will play the winner of Thursday night's elimination match between Lansdowne and Hilltop. The 10-U District 1 Tournament will break for the Independence Day holiday weekend after Thursday's game. The tournament will resume on Monday, July 6, and a District Champion will be crowned on Tuesday, or Wednesday if Springfield does not win on Tuesday. Bracket

Final Four at the 10-U District 1 Tournament

Tue, 30 Jun 2009 22:00:00 EDT

In an elimination game on Tuesday, Lansdowne narrowly defeated Westgate by a score of 4 - 3. Lansdowne moves on play another elimination game against Hilltop on Thursday. Four teams remain in the District Tournament: Ridley and Springfield in the winners' bracket, and Hilltop and Lansdowne in the losers' bracket. The final game in the winners' bracket will be played tonight between Ridley and Springfield. Bracket

Hilltop Rebounds Against Narberth

Mon, 29 Jun 2009 22:00:00 EDT

After a tough loss against Springfield Sunday afternoon, Hilltop rebounded strongly in an elimination game Monday night against Narberth. Hilltop won the match-up by a score of 17 - 0, eliminating Narberth from the District Tournament. Hilltop now awaits the winner of tonight's elimination game between Lansdowne and Westgate. Action in the winner's bracket continues Wednesday night between Ridley and Springfield. Bracket

More Second Round Baseball on Sunday

Sun, 28 Jun 2009 22:00:00 EDT

On Sunday second-round play at the 10-and-Under District 1 Tournament continued. Hilltop suffered a tough loss at the hands of Springfield, with the winning run being scored for Springfield in the bottom of the sixth inning on a bases-loaded sacrifice fly to Left Field. Springfield moves on to play Ridley, the winner of which is guaranteed to compete for the District Championship. Hilltop will have to battle their way through the losers' bracket, starting with a 5:45 P.M. game against Narberth on Monday night. Earlier Sunday, Westgate defeated Highland Park. Westgate will play Lansdowne, but Highland Park has the misfortune of being eliminated from the Tournament. Monday's Hilltop vs. Narberth game and Tuesday's Lansdowne vs. Westgate game are both elimination games. Bracket

Second Round Kick-off Game Plates 25 Runs

Sat, 27 Jun 2009 22:00:00 EDT

In an early second-round game on Saturday afternoon teams combined to score 25 runs. Lansdowne, the recipient of a first-rount bye, was defeated by first-round winner Ridley by a score of 16 - 9. Lansdowne will play the winner of the Highland Park vs. Westgate game, and Ridley awaits the winner of the Hilltop vs. Springfield game. Bracket

Ridley, Hilltop, and Springfield Are First-round Winners

Fri, 26 Jun 2009 22:00:00 EDT

In first-round action Ridley defeated Narberth 17 - 1 on Friday night. On Saturday Hilltop edged Highland Park 4 - 2 and Springfield advanced to the second round over Westgate 6 - 3. Second round match-ups include Ridley vs. Lansdowne, who drew the first-round bye, and Hilltop vs. Springfield. With their first-round losses, Highland Park and Westgate will face off and the winner will play the loser of the Lansdowne vs. Ridley game. Bracket

10-U District Tournament Bracket and Schedule

Fri, 26 Jun 2009 18:45:00 EDT

Check back for scores and updates to the bracket and schedule.

10-and-Under District Tournament starts Friday June 26

Tue, 23 Jun 2009 20:00:00 EDT

Hilltop has received the privelege of hosting the 2009 District Tournament at the 10-and-Under age group.