Youth Baseball State Tournament Begins Saturday

Four teams from the Manchester Youth Baseball League begin play on Friday in their respective divisions of the Tennessee Youth Baseball Association State Tournament in Murfreesboro. The 9 & 10 year old all-star team and the 13 to 16 year old Manchester A’s will begin play at 5 PM at Barfield Crescent Park. The 9 & 10’s will play on Field #1, while the A’s will be on Field #4. The 11 & 12 year all-stars will get under way at 6:30 on Field #2 and the 13 to 16 all-stars will also start at 6:30 on Field #4.
Each of the teams will play 3 pool games to be seeded into Sunday’s championship brackets. The 9 & 10 year olds will take on the Christiana Crushers on Friday night, then come back on Saturday to face DeKalb County at noon and Lascassas at 7 PM. The 11 & 12’s will open with the Middle Tennessee Young Gun on Friday, then face the Middle Tennessee Explosion on Saturday at 9 AM and the Murfreesboro Vandals at 2 PM. For the 13 to 16 year olds, the A’s open against DeKalb County on Friday then face Christiana on Saturday morning at 9 AM, followed by Dynasty Baseball at noon. The Manchester All-Stars open with Dynasty Baseball on Friday night before taking on Christiana at Noon Saturday and Putnam County at 4:00 PM.
The single elimination tournament begins at 9 AM Sunday for all 3 age divisions and will conclude on Sunday night. The TYBA State Tournament is held at Barfield Crescent Park on Veteran’s Parkway in Murfreesboro.