Outlaws take 2nd
BARTLESVILLE, OKLA. ? The Lawrence Outlaws rebounded from losses in their first two games to reach the championship game of the USSSA Pepsi Challenge 18-and-under baseball tournament over the weekend.
The Outlaws fell to the Bartlesville Cubs, 12-4, in the final, but still earned a berth to the USSSA World Series July 21 in Juniper, Fla.
“It was a real good weekend,” Outlaws coach Ryan Goodwin said. “The kids really came together well. It was tough losing the first two, but to come all the way back showed a lot of heart.”
After losing to the Cubs, 5-3, and Garland, Texas, 7-6 in eight innings, on Friday, Lawrence ran off three straight wins.
The Outlaws run-ruled the Bartlesville Wildcats, 16-2, on Saturday, then beat the Coffeyville Rockies, 10-8, and Garland, 12-2, on Saturday.
Austin Engling had eight hits during the tournament, while David Allen, David Arndt and Cameron Taylor each had six hits.
Bartlesville Cubs 5, Outlaws 3
Bartlesville 000 301 1 Â 5 11 0
Outlaws 000 021 0 Â 3 7 0
LP Â Nate Burman, 0-1.
Outlaws highlights  Daniel Dulin 2 RBIs; David Allen 2B; David Arndt RBI.
Garland, Texas, 7, Outlaws 6, 8 innings
Outlaws 020 031 00 Â 6 7 1
Garland, Texas 000 212 11 Â 7 6 1
LP Â Dominck Harrell, 0-1.
Outlaws highlights  Dulin 2 hits; Allen 2-run HR.
Outlaws 16, Bartlesville Wildcats 2
Bartlesville 000 20 Â 2 4 4
Outlaws 542 5x  16 11 1
WP Â Sheldon McGuire, 1-0.
Outlaws highlights  Austin Engling 3 hits; Cameron Taylor 2B, 3B, 4 RBIs; Paul Houle 2B.
Outlaws 10, Coffeyville Rockies 8
Outlaws 000 082 0 Â 10 7 3
Coffeyville 210 050 0 Â 8 9 1
WP Â Burman, 1-1.
Outlaws highlights  Engling 2 RBIs; Taylor 2 hits; Burman 21*3 innings of scoreless relief.
Outlaws 12, Garland, Texas 2
Outlaws 004 71 Â 12 13 0
Garland, Texas 002 00 Â 2 5 1
WP Â McGuire, 2-0.
Outlaws highlights  McGuire complete game; Allen 2B, 2 RBIs; Matt Lane 2 hits, 3 RBIs, 2B; Harrell 2 hits; Chris Coleman 2 hits, 2B; Arndt 2 hits, 2 RBIs.
Bartlesville Cubs 12, Outlaws 4
Outlaws 300 10 Â 4 8 2
Bartlesville Cubs 304 32 Â 12 8 1
LP Â Harrell, 0-2.
Outlaws highlights  Coleman 2 RBIs; Allen 2 hits; Arndt 2B.