Stories from Sunday, August 5, 2012

The Marshall County all-stars bid for the number one seed in the American Division I bracket of the 12U World Series in Alachua, FL was put on hold Sunday morning when Mineral Area, MO came from behind to defeat Danny Hollingsworth's squad 4-2. "It doesn't put us out by no means, we are still probably in, but if we would have won that one we would have been the number one seed, regardless of what we would have done this afternoon," said Hollingsworth...

The Marshall County all-stars defied all the odds once again, winning in dramatic fashion 5-2 over Audubon, PA in seven innings in their final pool play contest at the 12U World Series to secure one of the four top seeds, entering double elimination play on Monday. "Our pitching and defense is what got us through this thing, there is no doubt about," said Marshall County head coach Danny Hollingsworth.