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Wayne County 7 and 8 Year Old All Stars win tournament


The Wayne County 7 and 8 year old All Stars defeated South Laurel 11 to 4 in the championship game of the H&W 8 and Under Classic, Saturday, July 17 to win their home tournament.

The local team won two games Friday, July 16 and three more the following day to take the championship.

Wayne County began tournament play with an 18-7 win over Pulaski County. Trey Blevins, Trajan Smith, Noah Antle and Nick Gillespie all collected 3 hits each for the winners. Wayne County followed up with a 20-1 win over Burkesville as Blevins, Peyton Woods and Jonathan Doss pounded out three hits apiece.

Wayne County suffered their first loss in 9 games Saturday morning falling to South Laurel by a score of 14-11, Blevins and Tyler Guffey had three hits each for the home team.

The local team got back on the winning track by defeating North Laurel by a score of 10-0 to finish up the pool play portion of the tournament. Colton Hatfield, Tyler Guffey and Trevor Dishman led the way with three hits each.

Wayne County began elimination play by defeating Burkesville 19-9, as Blevins had four hits in the game, with Carson Staples, Antle and Guffey collecting 3 apiece. This set up a rematch with South Laurel in the championship game.

The game was scoreless through two innings, but Wayne County had a two out rally in the top third, putting six runs on the board.

Wayne County scored 5 more runs to hold on for an 11-4 win. Jonathan Doss led the way with three hits, while Ian Clarin, Blevins, Dishman, Hatfield and Antle collected two hits each.

Wayne County ends the All Star season with an 18-5 record, two tournament Championships and one Runner-up finish.



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