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Lincoln Heat 8U bring home 4th from Olympia

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[July 01, 2013]  ATLANTA -- The Lincoln Heat 8U competed in Olympia's fourth annual "Summer Bash" and finished in fourth place.

In Game 1, Lincoln lost in a heartbreaker to Washington, the eventual champions, 5-3. The Heat were led by Mason Farris, who went 3-3 with a double, one run scored and two RBIs, and by Trey Schilling and Bricen Gillum, who each had two hits and a run scored. Jaden Leadley and Darren Stevens had two hits as well..

In Game 2, the Heat played Tremont and the bats came alive. Lincoln won 17-2. Every player on the team recorded a hit. Gillum had four hits and two runs scored; Schilling had three hits and three runs scored; Leadley had four hits, three runs batted in and three runs scored; Farris had three hits and seven runs batted in; Alex Schmidt had three hits and two RBIs; Dylan Ferguson had three hits; Chase McCormick, Luke Jones and Stevens had two hits each; and  Jude Toft, Ashton Koontz and Wyatt Mammen all had a hit each..

In Game 3, Lincoln played Olympia and won 8-4. Once again every player had a hit in the game.  Farris had three hits and three RBIs; Gillum had two hits and two runs scored; Schilling had two hits, two RBIs and a run scored; Leadley had two hits; Koontz had two hits and two runs scored; Schmidt, Toft and Jones each had two hits; Mammen and Stevens had a hit each; and Ferguson had two hits and two RBIs.

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In Game 4, the third- and fourth-place game, Lincoln played Pekin and lost 15-6. Gillum, Schilling and Leadley all went 3-3. Schilling had three runs scored and two RBIs. Gillum scored two runs and Leadley one run. Farris had a hit and two RBIs; Koontz had two hits; and Toft, Jones and Stevens had a hit each.

It was another great effort by the Lincoln Heat.

Tournament notes: 

  • Gillum had an average of .769 with seven runs scored.

  • Schilling had an average of .769 with eight runs scored.

  • Leadley had an average of .846 with five RBIs and five runs scored

  • Farris had .an average of .846 and an amazing 14 RBIs in four tournament games..

The Lincoln Heat 8U are now 17-13 on the season and are back in action Tuesday at Olympia..

[Text from file received from coach Steve Farris]

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