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The sixty-sixth win of the year for the Oklahoma Outlaws will certainly be the most memorable of their lives.  A 10-1 romp over Central Plains champion Eden Prairie, MN in game fifteen of the 2010 ALB World Series has given them the title of National Champions.  

It was no easy feat for the Mid-South champs, who defeated Eden Prairie a few ho...

Despite the absence of their star shortstop, Midwest City has more than held their own this week.  They continued their run with a superb outing from starting pitcher Kevin Hill and defeated the Western Regional champs 7-1.

Midwest City, the Mid-South Regional champs, started off with a one run first inning to give themselves the early lead.  Things remained relatively quiet for a few i...

The day began with just six teams left remaining in the country, though only four would survive and advance to Monday's action.  Roseburg, the Northwest Regional champs, rallied from a four run deficit to defeat Moline, IL 9-7.  A six run fifth inning proved to be the difference in this one.

Moline took the lead early with a run in the top of the first.  Roseburg countered to tie t...

In front of a crowd of over two thousand people, two of the nation's top programs over the last few years squared off in hopes of heading to the winner's bracket.  Eden Prairie, Minnesota, the Central Plains power, capitalized on seven Roseburg errors to win 13-6.

Roseburg jumped out to a 1-0 lead in the bottom of the first before Eden Prairie rattled off 9 straight runs from the third throu...

Game 3 of the 2010 ALB World Series was a high scoring affair between the Great Lakes and Northeast Regional champions.  Moline, Illinois jumped out to a 2-0 lead in the first.  Branford appeared unphased and scored five straight runs in the second and third innings, taking the lead by three.

That's when Moline's offense broke out and posted two straight six run innings.  Branford ...

All good things must inevitably come to an end.  Over the course of the past few weeks, it appeared that the talented bunch from the Chester County League in Southeastern PA would close their season earlier than anticipated.  They dropped their first game of the Region 3 tournament, before rallying for the championship.  They did it again last week, dropping the first game of the state tournament to Millcreek before winning five in a row.

The best season in Pennridge history has officially come to a close, but not before an incredible run through the state and national regional tournaments.  Pennridge dropped a 6-2 decision against Indiana champion Terre Haute who came into the game with a gaudy 40-6 record.

Things looked good early for for the PA runner-ups, as they went ahead in the bottom of the first on a Tim Eversole sin...

Coming into national regional play, there are always a bunch of unknowns.  What you can generally expect though, is to find stellar defense and effective pitching that is instrumental in getting through a tough state tournament.  The Mid-Atlantic Regional's nightcap, between Virginia champion Chesapeake and host West Lawn was anything but that.

Chesapeake jumped to a lead first, with tw...

After winning the PA Region 2 Tournament a couple of weeks ago, Pennridge went on a tear through the first few days of the PA State Tournament.  They won their first three games, securing an automatic bid to national regionals and the state championship round.

Since then, the newly crowned PA runner-up has dropped three contests in a row.  The first two came at the hands of the eventual...

The Spring City Red Sox, Pennsylvania's top legion team this summer, find themselves in a familiar precarious situation at the 2010 Mid-Atlantic National Regional Tournament.  For the third straight week, the Region 3 natives have dropped into the loser's bracket on the first day with an opening round defeat.

If the Region 3 and PA State tournaments were any indication, Spring City's season ...

Pennridge's dream season will last at least another week, as they are assured of a bid to national regionals.  Not only that, but they also find themselves with a spot in the championship round of the state tournament, they can finish no worse than second.

Things didn't look good early for the Region 2 champions, they jumped out to a 1-0 lead in the top of the first, but quickly squandered t...

Day one of the tournament featured four thrilling games, all of which were hotly contested until the very end.  In game one, Pennridge edged Danville 5-4.  In the second game, Hopewell topped Upper Dauphin 4-2.  

Millcreek downed Spring City 7-6 in the third game of the day, with Boyertown beating State College 2-1 in the nightcap.

Seven regional championships were played today around the state, we'll post the outcomes of the games here.

Region 2: Pennridge 13, Kutztown 2

Region 3: Spring City 13, Newtown 6

Region 4: Upper Dauphin 11, Campbelltown 3

Region 5: Danville 16, Valley View 6

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Several games from across the state have concluded so far, most notably a crazy one in Region 2.

Kutztown forced a pivotal game 15 with Pennridge after trailing by three runs heading into the eighth inning.  The Cougars rallied for thirteen runs, and actually ended up invoking the mercy rule in that game.  The two teams are in the midst of their rematch.

The season began a few short months ago with hundreds of PA teams vying for a coveted spot in the 2010 PA State Tournament that will be played next week in Boyertown.

Down to 56 as this week began, by the end of the night we'll be down to eight.  Seven region champions will be crowned today, some of them having gone unscathed through their respective tournaments.

The Region 8 Tournament page has been completely updated.  Thanks again to site member Elk County Fan 1 for his help getting the scores.

Even after a surprising loss yesterday, NorChester still had one more loss between themselves and a painfully early ending to their season.  Their matchup tonight was none other than their longtime rival, the Spring City Red Sox.  NorChester got the best of the Chester County League in southeastern PA in the regular season, claiming the league's first berth to the regional tournament by finishing first.

In game 9, the first game of the day, Southwestern York ended Enola's season with a 9-2 victory.  SW York went on the offensive for the win, hitting four home runs to move to (20-3) on the season.

The next loser's bracket game pitted the host, Hanover, against Campbelltown.  Campbelltown was able to erase a 3-0 deficit to storm back and out Hanover from the tournament, 6-3. ...

The expectations for NorChester have been incredibly high all season.  For much of the year, the Bulldogs were undefeated and laying waste to their fellow Chester County League competitors.  From our vantage point, many considered NorChester to not only be one of the top teams in the state, but the team to beat in Pennsylvania this year.

After a few near misses at the PA Legion State To...

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