The PF Flyers 12U team won its second fall tournament, capturing the Tournaments for a Cause Fall Showdown.
The Flyers cruised through their first three games of the tournament, outscoring their opponents 27-1 before having to come from behind to win the championship game.
The Flyers opened the tournament with an 11-1 win. Ryan Edwards led the way, going 3-for-3 with a double, two runs scored and two RBI. Pierce Ewen added a three-run double.
Patrick O’Donnell pitched three innings, allowing three hits and no earned runs. He struck out three. Jax York closed the game with a scoreless inning.
In the second game of pool play, Jackson Meinberg, Charlie Renneker, Ewen and Edwards combined to throw five shutout innings, allowing only two hits while striking out nine.
Edwards finished a perfect day at the plate in pool play by going 2-for-2 with a double, a run scored and two RBI.
Meinberg went 2-for-3 with a double, two RBI and a run scored.
The Flyers continued to cruise in the semifinal.
Meinberg pitched a six-inning complete game shutout on only 60 pitches. He allowed two hits and struck out three.
Meinberg also went 2-for-2 with two RBI.
That win sent the Flyers to the championship game against Bo Jackson Elite.
Bo Jackson Elite jumped ahead 3-0, but the Flyers chipped away with single runs in the first, second and third innings to tie the score. Bo Jackson went back ahead in the top of the fourth before the Flyers erupted for four runs in the bottom of the inning.
Meinberg led off with a walk. Colton Rash singled. One out later, Renneker was hit by a pitch. Edwards singled to put the Flyers ahead 5-4. Isaac Mahle added an RBI groundout, and Edwards later scored on a passed ball to make the score 7-4.
The Flyers held on to win the game and move to 8-0 on the fall.
