Ohio Elite Baseball

 The Ohio Elite is based upon a shared philosophy amongst players, coaches, and parents.   The 13U Ohio Elite will consist of players from all over the state of Ohio with the purpose of competing on a national stage, while developing skills for high school and college play. More importantly we will guide the boys in their maturity and life long learning through the game of baseball.

In their final tournament of the season, the 12u Ohio Elite had to fight for survival when they got knocked down by a fantastic Western Michigan Bronco squad in the second round of double elimination play in the Nations Great Lakes Ultimate World Series in Findlay, Ohio.  Resigned to the losers bracket the experienced group of Elite players methodically took down one foe after another.  First was the Kentucky Kids who  fell to a determined squad of Elite players 17-1 which included a 9 run first inning off the Kids 6' 3" ace pitcher.  Next up were the Ohio Watchdogs.  One of the better teams in Northern Ohio, the Watchdogs succumbed to the Elite's  13-7.  After finally making it back to the championship the Elite found that the Western Michigan Broncos were waiting, well rested, The Elite started Kenton Mickley (World Series Tournament MVP) who disoriented the Broncos offense.  After 3 innings the game was over as the Elite avenged their earlier loss to the Broncos with a 19-4 convincing win.  Now with the championship resting on the final game, the Broncos started Blakley who threw the shutout the day before in an effort to stop the hot bats of the 12u Elite.  The Elite solved Blakley in short order and ended the game in 3 innings again, 16-1 for a World Series Championship.  Trent McIntyre threw 3 innings giving up only 1 run in a great outing for the championship win.  The 12u Elite finishes the season with a record of 63-8,...8 tournament championships, a premier state championship, a Cal Ripken Experience Championship and a world series championship.

Ohio Elite's 12u team finished up a successful run in Myrtle Beach at the Cal Ripken Experience in Cal Ripken's state of the art facility.  They finished with an 8-0 record and their 7th tournament championship of the 2010 season.  The 12u defeated teams from Delaware, Wisconsin, Florida, Georgia (2), and Brooklyn NY.  The Elite only gave up 4 runs in bracket play which included an 8-0 victory of Bonnie Robins from Brooklyn NY, (50-7) in the semi final and a 8-3 victory of Dacula Falcons from Georgia.  This increases their season record to 58-6 and sets up their final tournament, the Great Lake Ultimate World Series.
 

12u  Premier/Open Class Ohio State Champions.

The 12u Ohio Elite Baseball team won their 6th tournament of the year by winning the Premier/Open Class division of the Nations Ohio State Championships.  They went 5-0 defeating some of the state's best 12u teams which included Amhearst Comets 12u, Ohio Sharks 12u, and the Ohio Xstream Academy 12u.  They defeated the Ohio Xstream Academy (38-3)   7-1 in the Championship Final.  This gives this group of boys their second Ohio State Championship in a row, and prepares the team to take their 49-6 record  to Myrtle Beach to play in the Ripken Experience over the 4th of July weekend.

The 12u Ohio Elite methodically worked their way through a nationally ranked field from 7 different states to win the 2010 Cincinnati Flames Summer Classic.  The Elite went 6-0 to win their 5^th tournament of the year and averaged 12 runs a game against a very strong pool of teams (220 -66 combined record.)  The 12u Elite has increased its overall record to 42-6.  They will play for an Open Class State Championship next weekend in Columbus.

The 12u Ohio Elite squad improved its overall record to 25-4 and increased its win streak to 16 games and 4 tournaments in a row  this past weekend at the Grove City NCI.  Relying on their defense and pitching depth, the team gave up only 8 runs for the entire tournament.  With several double plays and one triple play, the team used that momentum to turn up the offense at the plate and score 59 runs in 5 games.  This included 13 home runs and numerous extra base hits.  The Elite run ruled a very good Columbus Big Katz team (17-4) in the championship in 3 innings 16-1.  Next up is the Dublin Memorial.

The 12u Elite went 5-0 this past weekend to continue their streak of winning every tournament they have entered this year.  They went 5-0, outscoring their opponents 67-4.  Teams included Cinci Sluggers, Cinci Stix, Huntington Hounds, Westar Panthers, and Haubner Hornets.  Next up are the Grove City NCI and the Dublin Memorial.

The 12u Ohio Elite is 2 for 2 in tournament play by winning the Indiana Elite Invitational.  This tournament was a non-sanctioned invite only tournament held in Columbus, Indiana and hosted by the Indiana Blazers.  Teams were able to load up on players to try to win this tourny and that is what they did against the Ohio Elite.  The field included nationally ranked Edgewood Bulldogs, Louisville Longhorns, E-Town  Shock from Lousiville, Cinci Stix, Indiana Prospects,   Jefferson Elite, and the Michigan Arsenal which contained players from the Detroit Bees and Macomb Mudhens.  The Elite scored 61 runs while only giving up 17 after defeating the Michigan Arsenal for the Championship.  Using a very deep pitching staff allowed the Elite to finish the championship with a couple aces in Noah Ferguson and Trent McIntyre.  Ferguson had 10 strikeouts in 5 innings of work while McIntyre had 3 K's in 2 innings.   Kirk Manns pitched a 3 hitter in the semi final game in a 13-1 win over the E-Town Shock of Ky.

The 12 u Ohio Elite won the Nations 3rd Annual Pre-Season Challenge N.C.I this weekend at Rumpke Park in Cincinnati.  This was a single day shootout format where the Elite outscored their opponents 24-3.