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MVAA Baseball wishes to thank its sponsors for their valuable support.  Donations from businesses and individuals alike allow MVAA Baseball to provide valuable opportunities to the children participating in our programs.  Special thanks go out to the following for their sponsorship of MVAA Baseball:

 Agilent Technologies

Asbury Communities

The Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa

Charles Town Races & Slots

Farmers & Mechanics Bank

Ideal Chevrolet Pontiac, Inc.

The Main Cup

Michael A. Thomas & Associates, Inc.

Middletown Sportsland

North Star Foundation

State Farm Insurance

The Bentz Family

Mary Ann Heddleson

The Kefauver Family

The Martin Family

The Spillman Family

The Tucker Family

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Sunday, March 25, 2007

MVAA Baseball congratulates its 10U Select baseball team for taking second place in the 2007 Annapolis Open, Grant Turner Memorial Tournament to kick off the 2007 season!  The Knights split their two games Saturday in their first day of tournament play with a 12-7 win over Gambrills and a 16-6 loss to the HCYP Raiders.  The Knights then defeated Chesapeake 10-9 on Sunday to advance to the bracket finals against the HCYP Raiders.  The upstart Knights avenged the prior day's loss by defeating a tough HCYP Raiders squad to win 2-1 and clinch the bracket championship.  The Knights win was made possible by solid defensive play and the strong pitching performance of Austin Marrone.  In their third game of the day, the Knights lost the tournament championship game to a very strong Mt. Airy team.  Manager Brian Moore commented, "We are so proud of all of our kids.  Every player on the team contributed to our success in the tournament defensively and at the plate."

Members of the 10U Knights are Lucas Kobat, Keith Heckler, Jamie Wright, Matthew Reiser, Trevor McClure, Austin Marrone, Bailey Savage, Alex Cartner, Patrick Moore, Jonas Carbaugh, Alex Heckler, Will McClain, and Matthew Considine.  The 10U Knights are coached by Manager Brian Moore and Assistant Coaches Keith Heckler, Darrell McClure, and Buzz McClain.