Eagle Pass Little League Baseball 12 Under All-Stars Rally To Defeat San Antonio Five Diamond To Advance To Texas West Sectional 3 Championship
By: Ricardo E. Calderon, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc., Copyright 2017
Former New York Yankee legendary player Yogi Berra is credited with saying “It’s not over till it’s over” in 1973. The Eagle Pass Little League Baseball 12 Under (majors) All-Stars trust and confidence among themselves as a team assisted them to rally from a 6-1 deficit in the bottom of the sixth inning to narrowly defeat the San Antonio Five Diamond Little League All-Stars by the score of 7-6 at the Texas West Sectional 3 Majors Tournament on Sunday, July 9, 2017 in Eagle Pass, Texas, eliminating San Antonio Five Diamond from the tournament while advancing to the Championship game against undefeated San Antonio McAlister Park Little League All-Stars on Monday, July 10, 2017, at 7 PM at Fort Duncan Park in Eagle Pass, Texas.
Eagle Pass pulled the stunning come from behind victory in their last at bat with two outs with several base hits, a grand slam home run, and a Five Diamond error to snatch the win from the jaws of the San Antonio Five Diamond All-Stars, leaving the Five Diamond All-Stars, coaches, and fans stunned and in disbelief while the Eagle Pass All-Stars, coaches, and fans were jubilant and celebrating the amazing rally that won the game.
Eagle Pass now advances to the Texas West Sectional 3 Championship game on Monday, July 10, 2018, at 7 PM in Eagle Pass, Texas against undefeated San Antonio McAlister All-Stars. Eagle Pass needs to defeat San Antonio McAlister twice in the tournament while McAlister needs only one win over Eagle Pass to advance to the Texas State Little League Championship in Abilene, Texas next week.
Eagle Pass All-Stars made Yogi Berra a prophet in fulfilling his famous motto “It’s not over till it’s over” true.
Eagle Pass and United States-Mexico Border baseball aficionados are invited to attend the Championship game between host Eagle Pass All-Stars versus the visiting San Antonio McAlister All-Stars on Monday, July 10, 2017, at 7 PM at Fort Duncan Park in Eagle Pass and cheer Eagle Pass to victory. Admission is free.
