Semo Strikers

07/28/2024

Game 7 Mid TN Summer Championships
⚾️Nashville, TN: July 27-28⚾️

Strikers went 1-0-1 on Saturday in pool play. The first game was an exciting one, ending in a 3-3 tie against a talented Canes team. We played a Rawlings Tigers team next and finished strong with a score of 10-5.

We had to deal with an abundance of wasps around the ballpark, and lots of mold in the dugout! The condition of the field was terrible. Apparently this park has been under floodwaters many times. It was not a nice facility…we’ll just count that as a life experience. 😉🫣

Unfortunately, as has happened multiple times this season, Sunday’s bracket play was rained out. 🌧️ The photo on the left is the weather we woke up to Sunday morning from our hotel room. That wasn’t our field, but it was a neat view!

Proud of the guys for playing hard & finishing the season strong! 💪⚾️

07/22/2024

⚾️GMB July Championships⚾️
7/20-21
O’Fallon, IL

We, collectively, did not bring our best stuff this weekend, no doubt. The team went 2-3 for the weekend & ended up finalists in the silver bracket. Disappointing, yes, but life lessons are being learned here…only hard work, determination, and putting your best foot forward will produce the results you’re wanting to achieve. 🩵

On the plus side, there were still plenty of outstanding plays, we had GREAT weather for July, we got to play 5 games over the weekend, and had no injuries! 🙌

07/09/2024

07/08/2024

⚾️🏆GMB Branson World Series🏆⚾️

It was a great long weekend of baseball…the guys came to compete this weekend & really played to their potential!

⚡️Went 5-0 for the tournament
⚡️Seeded #1 in gold bracket
⚡️Solid pitching in bracket play
⚡️4 home runs
⚡️Several double plays
⚡️Solid defense
⚡️Some close, exciting games
⚡️Gold Bracket champions

We were missing our center fielder due to illness, but proud of the guys for filling in positions as needed.

07/08/2024

Congrats to Karsen Bess #24 and Weston Holcomb #22 on their home runs in Branson today…each came at key points in the games. Way to go, guys! ⚾️⚾️

07/07/2024

Congrats to Hayden McFall #6 on a big game in Branson today…2 great at-bats, hitting 2 home runs & driving in 4 RBIs! ⚾️

07/04/2024

06/19/2024

USSSA Father’s Day Frenzy, Jackson TN
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It was a hot 🥵 weekend as the Strikers took on an open tournament in Tennessee!
We went 1-1 in pool play Saturday.

Unfortunately, bad luck struck again when 2 of our pitcher/catchers were injured & had to seek medical treatment during our 1st bracket play game. They are doing ok at home now, but still need some recovery time. Proud of the boys for continuing to push through adversity with having only 8 players for the remainder of the game, as well as dealing with unsportsmanlike conduct from the other team’s coaches.

It felt great to have the whole team together & we are definitely getting our momentum back. Let’s keep rollin’! ⚾️

06/10/2024

Rain, rain go away…this basically sums up our last THREE tournaments! 😩

May 25-26: Sikeston (rained out Sunday)
June 1-2: Cape (rained out completely)
June 7-8: Perryville (rained out Sunday)

Hoping for better weather for the rest of the season. We’re definitely ready to get in some full weekends of baseball! ⚾️

05/26/2024

Congratulations to Nolan Turner #19 for pitching a no walk shutout game yesterday at the Battle of the Bases in Sikeston! ⚾️🎉Way to go, Turner! 👏