Dixie Youth All-Stars

[Salty]

******** Louisiana Dixie Youth All-Stars ********



2013 DIXIE YOUTH MAJORS WORLD SERIES CHAMPIONS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


Really happy for 'em, Shane.

[mriguy]

Thats awesome, I bet those boys were so excited!

[Top Dawg]

Awesome!! Congrats!!

[swamp snorkler]

Congrats

what age group



We had a team from Houma go play in Cooperston NY a couple weeks ago and won the whole thing 104 team tournament. 12 year olds.

[Salty]

Originally Posted by swamp snorkler

Congrats

what age group



We had a team from Houma go play in Cooperston NY a couple weeks ago and won the whole thing 104 team tournament. 12 year olds.

11-12

This tourney was played in Laurel, MS. What association are the Houma kids a part of?

[swamp snorkler]

Originally Posted by Salty

11-12

This tourney was played in Laurel, MS. What association are the Houma kids a part of?

They play 95% USSSA. Here's a link to their team info.

http://www.usssa.com/sports/Team3.asp?TeamID=1840187


LBA = Louisiana Baseball Academy
They have a team in each age group from 9-13

My son will be trying out for next years 9yo team tomorrow.

[Salty]

Never heard of this group. When I hear USSSA...I think softball.

[T-TOP]

Originally Posted by Salty

Never heard of this group. When I hear USSSA...I think softball.

It has ruined rec baseball..... If you want you kid to play descent ball these days.. You have to fork out the cash and play USSSA..

[huntin fool]

From Moss Bluff... Just sayin'

[ckinchen]

Outstanding

[jchief]

Way to go. KPLC TV has a piece on it tonight at 6 pm news cast

[Salty]

I wish the major sponsors would take as much interest in Dixie Youth as they do in Little League baseball. Microsoft, BP, Dave Thomas Foundation (Wendy's), Toyota, IBM.....all these people pour money into Little League baseball every year. That's why they have their own stadium for the World Series and that's why they get seen on ESPiN. Aren't these kids from Moss Bluff and others across the country every bit as important? I friggin' don't understand it and it pisses me off bigtime!!!

[meaux fishing]

congrats

[huntin fool]

Yea grew up playing U-trip
Dixie was what the league play was (rec then allstars)
But our travel team was USSA.
Good luck to your son tomorrow.

[T-TOP]

BTW... Congrats to the moss bluff boys!!

[goldenrod]

Little league is a rec league, just as Dixie youth, Pony baseball etc...It just depends on which one your area is affiliated with.

[Salty]

Isn't there a Little League association in the Laffy/LC area? There was a Louisiana team vying for "The" World Series a couple days ago but didn't notice where they were from. I think there was a southwest Louisiana team in the LLWS a couple years ago.

[T-TOP]

Yes, both LC and laff have sent teams to the series. But there is still not very much league played, the minimum it takes to qualify. Rest of the time play USSSA. In LC Anyway...

[swt70611]

Thanks guys. I haven't been on here much. This last weeks been crazy. Very special week for those kids. They got to experience a life experience most will never reach. They finished to allstar run 26-0. The completion was tough at the World Series. Most team had some powerful pitching and could really hit well. The city of laural has a incredible park and the community support wasfirst class. I wish dixie youth got the coverage that little league does. In the south dixie is far bigger than LL. but nationally and over seas makes them have the coverage they get. I love watching it and this year will watch it know our boys could beat most of those teams.
The kids do play USSSA tournoment ball as well. LL kids do as well. Playing just league ball is not enough. Now days if you want to make allstars you almost have to play travel ball. This year it just worked out that 10 of 12 kids on the team played together in both. The 2 other came from a different team.
I love travel ball but the experience thru Dixie is different as in you lose it's season over. Usssa you lose you come back next weekend.

http://www.usssa.com/sports/Team3.asp?TeamID=1895926

It think the record for the year combined is around 55-6.

[swt70611]

Few pics from the final day.