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Cardiac Kids: G.Loudoun Advances in SE Regional on 7th Inning Drama

Daniel Graves drives in two with two out in the 7th inning for 6-5 opening round Babe Ruth U14 Southeast Regional win for Greater Loudoun in Florida

Published: 08/01/2009
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By Dan Sousa
LoudounPrepSports.com Editor

Fernandina Beach, Fla. (Aug. 1, 2009) - The Greater Loudoun U14 Babe Ruth team advanced to the Southeast Regional on a series of dramatic victories and the cardiac kids were at it again on Friday, with Daniel Graves driving in two runs in the top of the seventh inning for an opening round 6-5 win over Nasau Bahamas.

Coach Doug Walker joked that the team has aged him 10 years in the last two weeks. Greater Loudoun, made up of rising freshmen and sophomores from Heritage, Loudoun Valley, Paul VI and Stone Bridge high schools, trailed on Friday, 2-0 in the fourth inning before jumping ahead, 4-2.

The island nine went back ahead, 5-4, heading into the final inning. With two outs and runners at second and third, Graves, son of manager Glenn Graves, line a single to scoring the tying and eventual game-winning runs.

Greater Loudoun took Saturday and Sunday off as weather postponed its 5 p.m. winner's bracket game against Union County, N.C. on Sunday evening. The game will be made up Monday.

Tournament Results
July 30
Jupiter (FL) 7, McLean-Great Falls (VA) 2
Giles County (TN) 4, Huntsville (AL) 2
Nassau (Bahamas) 7, Longwood (FL) 5
Greenville (NC) 19, Fernandina Beach (FL) 1

July 31
Jupiter (FL) 15, North Columbus (GA) 1
Tallahassee (FL) 4, Giles (TN) 3
Greater Loudoun (VA) 6, Nassau (Bahamas) 5
Union County (NC) 5, Greenvile (NC) 2

Aug 1
Longwood (FL) 11, North Columbus (GA) 6 (North Columbus eliminated)
Giles Co. (TN) 9, Fernandina Beach (FL) 2 (Fernandina Beach eliminated)
McLean-Great Falls (VA) 9, Nassau (Bahamas) 3 (Nassau eliminated)
Greenville (NC) 5, Huntsville (AL) 3 (Huntsville eliminated)

Aug 2
Giles 6, Longwood 5 (Longwood eliminated)
McLean-Great Falls 7, Greenville 6 (Greenville eliminated)
Jupiter vs. Tallahassee, 2:30 PPD
Greater Loudoun vs. Union County, 5 PPD


Greater Loudoun 
Babe Ruth U14 Virginia State Champions
Daniel Delaney (Stone Bridge)
Daniel Graves (Loudoun Valley)
Lucas Martinez (Stone Bridge)
David Miller (Loudoun Valley)
Andrew Munford (Loudoun Valley) 
Trevor Pike (Loudoun Valley)
Dan Robinson (Heritage)
Joe Salzano (Paul VI)
Pete Sotos (Heritage)
Blake Southerland (Loudoun Valley)
Sean Walker (Heritage)
Drew Woodford (Heritage)

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