Team Tennessee, a travel baseball squad that includes 11 players from Middle Tennessee, beat Texas 6-1 to win the Junior Series of the Sun Belt tournament last week in McAlester, Okla.
Tennessee roared through the tournament with a 10-0 record.
Mt. Juliet’s Kyle Smith was named the most valuable hitter as he batted .556 with eight RBI and two homers.
Blackman’s Clay Skipworth, who hit .474 with eight RBI, made the all-tournament team. Columbia’s Heath Slatton hit .320 with six RBI.
Junior Schedule TEAM TN OPPONENT DATE
@ McAlester Tennessee 8 Georgia 0 Fri June 10
@ McAlester Tennessee 7 Missouri 3 Fri June 10
@ NE OK JC Tennessee 5 Texas 0 Sat June 11
@ McAlester Tennessee 8 Oklahoma Blue 1 Sat June 11
@ McAlester Tennessee 10 Canada 4 Sun June 12
@ McAlester Tennessee 9 Mississippi 5 Mon June 13
@ Wilburton Tennessee 12 Oklahoma Gold 0 Mon June 13
@ NE OK JC Tennessee 10 Arizona 7 Tue June 14
@ NE OK JC Tennessee 4 Colorado 3 Tue June 14
@McAlester/NE OK JC Tennessee 6 Texas 1 Wed. June 15