June 23, 2025
By Adam Burns
COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa — The Sixers (Smith) rolled on Championship Sunday with two blowout victories, securing the 13u D2 Platinum Championship at the Council Bluffs Recreation Complex.
The Sixers (6-1), which plated seven runs in the first inning, earned an 11-0 victory over GBN Feeder Green in the title game Sunday afternoon after handling The Yard 8-0 earlier that day.
“It was great,” Sixers coach Joe Smith said of the title win. “We came out here to have a lot of fun and that’s what we did. It was a great tournament and we had a blast.”
The Sixers’ lone official blemish was against the Colorado Prospects, a 10-3 result on Thursday. The Prospects went on to take runner-up honors in the D1 Platinum bracket.
“We had higher goals to be in the top bracket, but we played great teams and competition and the Prospects knocked us down a bit,” Smith said.
Gavin Cruz cruised and allowed just two hits across five innings of work. He struck out eight batters and walked three.
“Gavin did very well today,” Smith said. “He catches, too, but he loves to pitch, commands the zone well on the mound, and was able to have a two-pitch mix in any count. He pounded the zone and got groundballs.”
6-4-3 DP Cougars 13u go undefeated
The boys from Marietta, Georgia, continued raking on their way to an Omaha Slumpbuster D1 Platinum Championship. The 6-4-3 DP Cougars topped the relentless Colorado Prospects (Gorman), 9-6, to claim the title at Council Bluffs Recreation Complex.
6-4-3 beat the Mid Atlantic Red Sox 11-0 in the semifinals. The Cougars tallied seven runs in the first inning to take a commanding lead. But the Colorado Prospects tacked on single tallies in the second and third before a four-spot in the fifth to bring the deficit 8-6 after five innings. But the Cougars shut the door with another run in the sixth and held the Prospects scoreless in the final two innings to earn the hardware.
6-4-3 went a perfect 9-0 — including the warmup games — on the week in Omaha.
Long Beach 6th Tool takes home 13u D2 Gold
They avoided revenge and took home a title in the process. Long Beach 6th Tool earned a 16-1 victory over PV Thunder (Cannaday) to claim the Omaha Slumpbuster 13u D2 Gold Championship.
Long Beach 6th Tool’s Cash Girard tossed a four-inning no-hitter, striking out six batters and surrendering three walks. One unearned run was scored on his dime. At the plate, Cash also recorded a crucial three-run home run in the second.
Prime Nationals take home 14u D1 Platinum Championship
A local team took the 14u D1 Platinum Championship bracket by storm. Prime Nationals capped an undefeated Omaha Slumpbuster run, finalized by a 16-5 victory over the QC Rattlers Black.
Prime Nationals (7-0), out of Papillion, Nebraska, jumped out to a 3-0 lead in the first, but the QC Rattlers trimmed the deficit to 3-2 in the second. The Nationals put the pedal to the metal with a nine-run second inning to put the game out of reach.
Cordae Burns went 3-for-3 with three RBI and Logan McMurtry was 2-for-3 with a trio of RBI to lead the Nationals at the plate.
Utah Lumberkings capture 14u D1 Gold title
The Utah Lumberkings broke out for 29 runs on Championship Sunday on their way to a 14u D1 Gold Championship, topping Blast Club Baseball in the title game 17-9.
Dallas Tigers win 14u D2 Platinum Championship
The Dallas Tigers (Walsh) fought back from a 1-2 pool play effort to claim the 14u D2 Platinum title with a 19-6 win over Omaha Suburban Stampede. The Tigers handled New Trier Feeder 14-1 in the semifinals.
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