The 12U Potomac Grays entered the season ending ODBL Championship tournament looking forward to squeezing as much baseball out of the weekend as possible, given the many rainouts throughout the fall.

The two Saturday games determined the seeding for Sunday, with only the top 8 seeds qualifying to play for the Championship. The first game was against the Virginia Generals, who had beaten the Grays already twice this season. However, the Generals had not yet faced David Siegel and his superb pitching. Siegel struck out 12 batters in 4 2/3 innings and generally blew the ball past every batter. In the words of one parent, Siegel was “beast!” David added to his strong performance by hitting a triple in the 2nd inning and scoring the team’s first run. » Read more..

The Grays followed up there strong showing at Longhorn back in September with a successful finish at the Columbus Day Classic. The three day tournament, held at the Sports at the Beach complex near Rehoboth Beach, was a good test for the Grays. After a tough stretch in pool play, (1-3 with two 1-run losses), the Grays found themselves in Monday’s 12u consolation tournament. The team made the most of their situation, beating the TC Triplets in the semi-final (and avenging a pool play loss). In the final, the Grays battled with the Colts Neck Cougars before winning 4-3.

Congrats to the Grays on a great finish!

Columbus Day Classic (Rehoboth)