Thanks to Scott Standerfer for this report.
The Bar of Appleton and the Decatur Pride advanced through the heat and the playoff brackets that began early Sunday morning to meet in the final of the 2010 Herald & Review Shootout. In the Championship Game, The Bar defeated the Pride 6-0. The Bar broke open a 1-0 game in the 5th with 5 runs off Pride starter Jim Hartman. Andrew Blackshaw was the winner in the circle going the distance for The Bar of Appleton.
The Bar of Appleton advanced to the final by defeating Villa Grove Log Cabin and the Belleville Stallions, both in mercy rule games. Decatur advanced with wins over the Marshall Lightning and Aurora Dolan & Murphy.
MVP’s Josh Johnson and Andrew Blackshaw
Andrew Blackshaw was named the Most Valuable Pitcher and Josh Johnson of the Bar of Appleton was named the Most Valuable Player in the tournament.
Complete details and game recaps will be provided in the next day or two.
Photo of the 2010 Decatur Tournament Champions, Bar of Appleton, borrowed from Pat Humphries’s Facebook Photos. (click to enlarge)
In this photo: Jared Johnson, Joshua Johnson, Andrew Blackshaw, Thomas Crouch, Pat Humphries, Brandon Seidl, B.J. Gulick, Jesse Delorit, Justin Colombo, Daryn Miller, Chris Delorit, Nik Peters
Editor’s note: MVPlayer and MVPitcher Josh Johnson and Andrew Blackshaw, in back row, hardware in hand. Congrats to both.