2005 Blacksburg Baseball Association
Minors All-Star Team Wins
District Championship!!
July 6, 2005, Patrick Springs, Patrick County, Virginia -
The Blacksburg Baseball Association's Minors All-Star Team, coached by Mike Wolfert, Chris Wise,
and Mike Barry, won the District 3 Dixie Youth All-Star Tournament held in Patrick County, VA.
The Blacksburg team played 6 games in 6 days winning their final five games in
row. After losing to Christiansburg 10-8 in their opening game,
Blacksburg beat Pulaski West 7-0, Pulaski East 23-2, Patrick County 5-2,
Patrick County again 9-2, and Christiansburg 13-6 in the tournament finals. Todd Dunbar
threw a no-hitter in the 5-2 win to beat the last undefeated team in the
tournament, Patrick County. He pitched a complete game (6 innings) and
struck out 11 Patrick County All-Stars. Because three teams (Patrick,
Blacksburg, and Christiansburg) all had one loss, there was a draw to see
who received the bye for the remaining set of games. The bye was drawn by Christiansburg. Thus, Blacksburg and
Patrick had to play again. Blacksburg defeated Patrick County 9-2. Blacksburg then faced
Christiansburg in the final. In the championship game, Todd Dunbar
pitched 3 innings and Aiden Ball pitched 3 innings in relief.
Lead off batter Michael Wolfert, Jr., went 3 for 5 scoring 3
runs, and had 5 stolen bases. Aiden Ball was 2 for
4 and Colin Ball was 2 for 3. Alex Shimozono
was 2 for 4 and had 3 RBI. Todd Dunbar and Tyler Barry had 2 RBI each.
Front row (L to R): Gabe Dascanio, Alex Shimozono, Tyler Remsen, Colin Ball, Michael Wolfert, Dylan McMahan, John Herrington
Second row (L to R): Tyler Barry, Todd Dunbar, Connor Schroeder, Aidan Ball, Cody Minnix, Cal Wontrop
Back row (L to R): Chris Wise, Mike Barry, Manager Mike Wolfert, Doug Minnix
Not pictured: Ken Ball
Click on any of the small images below to see the full image.
Radio interview of Coach Chris Wise and Michael Wolfert, Jr., on Big Dog Sports Talk 7/13/2005: Part 1Part 2Part 3
2005 Minors All-Star Team is Runner Up in
State Tournament Story and Pictures
Images courtesy of Jeff Dobson.
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