14U 'Horns Win Open

[Apr 11] The 14u Longhorns came away with their 5th tournament championship of the 2009 - 2010 season, after defeating the Murrietta Valley Hurricanes 9-4 in the Triple Crown Spring Break Tourney on Sunday.

The Horns went 5-0 in the two day tourney, outscoring their opponents by a 48-18 margin.  The Horns and the Hurricanes locked horns in a championship game for the 2nd time in less than a month, with the Horns prevailing each time in large part by scoring early in both contests.  The boys got off to a slow start offensively in Game 1, but came on quickly thereafter, scoring runs in bunches and slugging five homeruns in the two day tournament at the Poway Sportsplex.
 
On the pitching front, eight (8) Longhorn pitchers combined to hold their opponents to less than three (3) runs per game.  Longhorns pitchers threw strikes, and pitched to contact the entire weekend, keeping everybody on their toes defensively throughout each of the five games.  Overall, the boys played very good, and occasionally spectacular defense, particularly in the championship game when it was needed most.