Northwood Coaches Pitch
The Northwood Coaches Pitch won the state championship by coming back after trailing 0-5 after three innings.
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Northwood Blue defeated Tega Cay 10-5 to win the South Carolina Little League Coaches Pitch baseball state championship Monday in Summerville.
Northwood fell behind 0-5 after three innings in the championship game, and then bounced back by scoring two runs in the fourth inning and eight in the fifth, including a fielder's choice and six singles.
“There’s nothing more exciting than seeing a team come back to win that final game after being down 0-5,” Northwood Manager Nathan Headley said. “The boys played as a team and improved week to week. I couldn’t be more proud of them.”
Northwood was unbeaten, 7-0, in the tournament that featured 12 district champions, defeating Summerville Red, Carolina Forrest, Tega Cay, Wren and Summerville Blue in the semifinals.
The win represents back-to-back State Championships for a Northwood Little League Coaches Pitch team.
Members of the team are:
Ben Boggs
Bennett Candler
Christopher Clark
McLeod Darnell
Tyson Fine
Eli Headley
Holden Koss
Lane Myers
JC Nelson
Johnny Rosario
Lawson Shirley
Jacob Wiggs
Carter Williams
Coaches
Jake Fine
Kirk Myers
Stephen Williams