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2006 ALL STAR PROGRAMS
FINAL SEASON OF LITTLE LEAGUE PARTICIPATION
Ocee Park completed its final season as a Little League affiliate in 2006
sending teams to the summer tournament trail in all age groups in baseball and softball. Baseball
teams were in action against District 2 competition while the softball teams played in the state
tournament in Athens (Bogart). Read below for more information on each of the 2006 All Star teams.
2006 District 2 Tournament Teams
Ocee Park Sponsoring 12 Baseball and 3 Softball District 2 Teams
In early 2006, Georgia Little League District 9 was merged with District 2. Leagues
from District 9 including Ben Hill, Buckhead, Murphey Candler, Ocee Park, and Sandy Springs joined with
East Marietta, Milford, and Smyrna Little Leagues to form the new 8-league District 2. This summer,
Ocee Park will sponsor 12 tournament teams in baseball and 3 teams in softball. In baseball, there are
2 teams in each of the 8, 9, 10, 11, and 12 age groups and one team each in the Junior (13-14) and
Senior (14-16) age groups. In softball, Ocee Park is sponsoring a team in each of the 10, 11, and
12 year old age groups. All baseball teams will compete in District 2 tournaments and the district
winners will advance to a state tournament in certain but not all age groups. In softball, Ocee Park
is the only league in District 2 meaning all 3 teams advance directly to the state tournaments in
their respective age groups.
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Division |
Ages |
Winner |
Location |
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8YO |
7/8 |
Smyrna |
Smyrna |
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9YO |
9 |
Buckhead |
Murphy Candler |
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11YO |
10/11 |
Buckhead |
Sandy Springs |
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10YO |
9/10 |
Murphey Candler |
East Marietta |
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12YO |
11/12 |
Buckhead |
Ocee Park |
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Junior |
13/14 |
Smyrna |
Smyrna |
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Senior |
14/15/16 |
Smyrna |
Smyrna |
8YO Blue and Red baseball Teams Announced
On May 27th, Ocee Park Little League was proud to announce the following
selections to the Blue and Red squads in the 8YO (7/8 year old) division. The 8YO tournament is
being held at Smyrna (Chuck Camp Park) from June 10 to June 17.
OCEE PARK 8YO TEAMS OUTSTANDING IN POOL PLAY
Ocee Park Blue DEFEATED IN SEMIFINALS by Murphey Candler
The Ocee Park Blue and Red 8YO tournament teams
both played great baseball in the pool play round. The Blue team was undefeated
going 3-0 in pool play defeating Ocee Red 11-5, Ben Hill Blue 5-2, and
Smyrna Red 12-2. Only the mercy rule prevented the Smyrna game
from getting more out of hand. Apparently, the only weak part of
the Ocee Blue squad is the inability of the coaching staff to
win a coin toss for home team relegating Ocee Blue to the
visitor dugout for all 3 victories. After advancing from pool
play, Ocee Blue faced Ben Hill Red in the quarterfinals. In
perhaps their best overall game so far in the tournament, the
Blue team beat Ben Hill 13-3 in another mercy rule contest.
Advancing to the semifinals, the Blue team faced their toughest
competition in a contest with Murphey Candler Gold. The MC Gold
team took an early 8-1 lead but Ocee Blue stormed back in the
final inning to close the gap to 8-7 but MC Gold was able to
hold on and advance to the finals. Congratulations to the Ocee
Blue team and the coaching staff led by Chuck Barron for an
outstanding tournament performance.
2006 Ocee Park 8YO Blue Tournament Team
Ocee Park Red Team Goes 1-2 in Pool Play
The Ocee Park Red team went 1-2 in pool play losing to
Ocee Blue 11-5 and defeating Ben Hill Blue 7-6. The Red team lost a
heartbreaker to Smyrna Red 10-9 which would have advanced them out of
pool play and eliminated Smyrna from the tournament.
Congratulations to the Ocee Red team and to Mike Sims and his
coaching staff for their outstanding representation of the Ocee
Park program in the 8YO tournament.
9YO Blue and Red baseball Teams Announced
On June 3rd, Ocee Park Little League was proud to announce the following
selections to the Blue and Red squads in the 9YO (9 year old) division. The 9YO tournament is
being held at Murphey Candler Park from June 17 to June 24.
Ocee Park 9YO Teams Defeated in Semifinals
The District 2 9YO tournament began
Saturday, June 17, with both the Ocee
Park Blue and Red teams winning impressively in their opening games of
pool play. Ocee Blue defeated Milford 5-1 and Ocee Red defeated Murphey
Candler Blue 12-7. On Sunday, Ocee Blue defeated Murphey
Candler Blue 10-7 in an exciting game and Ocee Red
beat Milford 12-1. On Wednesday, Ocee Blue and Ocee
Red met in a battle of the undefeated teams to see who
would claim the #1 seed from Pool B. Ocee Blue took the
honors 13-9 in a great game but both teams advanced to
the semifinals to each face a team from Buckhead in an
all Ocee Park-Buckhead showdown. On Thursday night, Ocee
Red was defeated 8-2 by Buckhead Red and Ocee Blue was
defeated by Buckhead Blue 4-1. For the tournament, Ocee
Blue was 3-1 and Ocee Red was 2-2. Congratulations to
both of our 9YO tournament teams for their superb
performances in the reaching the semifinals.
2006 Ocee Park 9YO Blue Tournament Team
10YO Blue and Red baseball Teams Announced
On June 15th, Ocee Park Little League was proud to announce the following selections to
the Blue and Red squads in the 10YO (9/10 year old) division. The 10YO tournament will be held at East Marietta
Little League from July 1 to July 8.
Ocee Park 10YO Red Defeated in Semifinals
The District 2 10YO tournament hosted by
East Marietta began
Saturday, July 1, with the Ocee Park Blue and Red teams both in
action. Ocee Blue had a tough tournament draw in a 5-team pool
and although playing well throughout the tournament was not able
to advance out of pool play. The Ocee Red team, playing in the
opposite 4-team pool, went 1-2 in pool play but was able to
advance to the semifinals of the tournament based on the
tie-breaker rule. In the semifinals, Ocee Red ran into a very
talented team from Murphey Candler which was the eventual
tournament winner. Congratulations to both the Ocee Blue and Red
teams and their coaching staffs for their excellent showings in
the 10YO tournament.
11YO Blue and Red baseball Teams Announced
On June 10th, Ocee Park Little League was proud to announce the following selections to
the Blue and Red squads in the 11YO (10/11 year old) division. The 11YO tournament will be held at Sandy Springs
Little League from June 24 to July 1.
Ocee Park 11YO Red Defeated in Semifinals
The District 2 11YO tournament hosted by
Sandy Springs began
Saturday, June 24, with the Ocee Park Blue and Red teams facing
each other in the first game. Ocee Red prevailed 7-6 over the
Blue team in a hard fought game. Ocee Blue defeated Murphey
Candler Blue 13-5 and then lost their final pool play game to
East Marietta in a heartbreaker 7-6. The Blue team finished 1-2
in pool play and as a result did not advance to the semifinals.
Following their opening day victory over the Blue team, Ocee
Park Red defeated Murphey Candler Blue 12-2 but then lost to
East Marietta 7-4. East Marietta was the #1 seed from the pool
with a 3-0 record while Ocee Park Red advanced to the semifinals
as the #2 seed from the pool. In their semifinal game, Ocee Park
Red gave a strong Buckhead team all they could handle before
Buckhead prevailed 4-1. Buckhead and East Marietta advanced to
the championship game.
12YO Blue and Red BASEBALL Teams Announced
On June 15th, Ocee Park Little League was proud to announce the following selections to
the Blue and Red squads in the 12YO (11/12 year old) division. The 12YO tournament, oftern referred to as the
Little League tournament, is being hosted this year by Ocee Park Little League. The 12YO
tournament will be held at Ocee Park from July 8 to July 16 on Fields #1 and #2.
Ocee Park 12YO Blue Advances to Semis
The District 2 Little League tournament began on
Saturday, July 8, with some excellent baseball action in both
pools. Ocee Red defeated Milford on Saturday 7-5 in an
exciting game that saw several lead changes. A tough
East Marietta team defeated Ocee Red on Sunday. Ocee
Blue was also in action on Saturday losing a tough
contest to East Marietta in one of the most exciting
games of the tournament. Down 4-2 in the 6th inning,
Ocee Blue rallied to tie the game on a Jimmy Meyer home
run but East Marietta bounced back in the bottom of the
6th to win 5-4. On Sunday, Ocee Blue defeated Milford.
With Ocee Blue and Red are both 1-1 in Pool B play, they
faced each other in a Thursday showdown to see which team
would advance to the semifinals of the District 2 Little
League tournament. In an exciting game with several lead
changes, Ocee Blue pulled away from the Red squad in the
latter innings to take a 10-4 hard fought victory. The Blue
squad advanced to the tournament semifinals to face the
talented team from Buckhead. The game was close for
several innings before Buckhead pulled away for a 10-0 victory.
Buckhead squared off against Murphey Candler in the final game
winning 6-1 to take the title for District 2 and to advance to
the Georgia state Little League tournament
Juniors Blue Baseball Team Announced
On June 19th, Ocee Park Little League was proud to announce the
following selections to the Blue squad in the baseball Juniors (13/14 year old) division.
The Juniors baseball tournament team will represent Ocee Park in the District 2 tournament
starting on July 8th at Smyrna's Chuch Camp Park.
Ocee Park Juniors Defeated by Smyrna
The District 2 Juniors (13/14YO) tournament began
Saturday, July 8, at Smyrna's Chuck Camp Park. In a best 2 of 3 series for the District 2
Championship, a tough Smyrna team defeated Ocee Park and will represent District 2 in the
upcoming state championship tournament. Congratulations to the Ocee Park Juniors team for
their hard work leading up to the tournament and for their efforts against Smyrna in the District
2 championship.
Seniors Blue Baseball Team Announced
On June 16th, Ocee Park Little League was proud to announce the
following selections to the Blue squad in the baseball Seniors (14/15/16 year old) division.
The Seniors baseball tournament team will represent Ocee Park in the District 2 tournament
starting on July 9th at Smyrna's Chuch Camp Park.
Ocee Park Seniors Defeated by Smyrna
The District 2 Seniors (14/15/16YO) tournament began
Sunday, July 9, at Smyrna's Chuck Camp Park. In a best 2 of 3 series for the District 2
Championship, a talented Smyrna team defeated Ocee Park 13-3 in game #1 with Ocee Park falling
just short of forcing a game #3 in the series with a 10-8 loss in game #2. Smyrna goes on to
represent District 2 in the
upcoming state championship tournament. Congratulations to the Ocee Park Seniors team for
their hard work leading up to the tournament and for their outstanding efforts against Smyrna
in the District 2 championship.
10YO Red Softball Team Announced
On June 15th, Ocee Park Little League was proud to announce the
following selections to the Red squad in the softball 10YO (9/10 year old) division.
The 10YO softball tournament team will represent District 2 in the Georgia State 10YO
tournament in Bogart, GA starting July 15 with pool play and culminating with semifinal
and championship games on 7/20 and 7/21.
10YO Red Softball Team Results
The Ocee Park 10YO softball team began state tournament play on
Sunday, July 15th, defeating Oconee County 11-9 in a thrilling game. Laina Latzsch
pitched the team to the brink of victory with Claire
King securing the win with a solid inning of relief in
the top of the 6th inning. On Monday, the 10YO team
completed Pool B play with a lopsided 21-4 victory over
Rockmart-Polk County. Scoring early and often, the
offense saw to it that the 10YO pitchers only had to pitch
the minimum 4 innings before the mercy rule went into effect.
Claire King, Nicole Peters, and Kylie Aiken combined to
hold Rockmart-Polk County to 1 run. The 10YO team
advanced from Pool B play undefeated to face Columbus
Pioneer in the semifinals on Thursday night. In a very
close and exciting game, Pioneer tied the game 1-1 at
the halfway point before adding 2 more runs in the
bottom of the 5th inning to take a 3-1 lead. Ocee Park
was unable to rally in the top of the 6th leaving
Pioneer to play Oconee County for the state championship
on Friday evening in the 10YO tournament. Pioneer defeated
Oconee County on Friday night to claim the 10YO division
state title. Ocee Park not only soundly defeated the state
runner-up in Oconee County but provided the state champion
Pioneer with their toughest test in tournament.
Congratulations to the entire Ocee Park 10YO team and
coaching staff for an outstanding tournament
performance!
Ocee Park 10YO Softball All Stars
11YO Blue Softball Team Announced
On June 15th, Ocee Park Little League was proud to announce the
following selections to the Blue squad in the softball 11YO (10/11 year old) division.
The 11YO softball tournament team will represent District 2 in the Georgia State 11YO
tournament in Bogart, GA starting July 15.
11YO Blue Softball Team Results
The Ocee Park 11YO team began play in the
10-11 age division of the state tournament on Saturday, July 15th.
Due to the limited number of teams entered in this division, Ocee
Park was pitted against Columbus Northern in a best 2 of 3 series
for the state championship. Ocee Park was defeated by a very tough
Columbus Northern team on Saturday in game #1 and on Sunday in game #2
that saw Northern crowned as the Georgia state champions in the 11YO
division for 2006.
Ocee Park 11YO Softball All Stars at Georgia State Banquet in Bogart
12YO Blue Softball Team Announced
On June 15th, Ocee Park Little League was
proud to announce the following selections to the Blue squad in
the softball 12YO Little League (11/12 year old) division. The
12YO softball tournament team will represent District 2 in the
Georgia State 12YO Little League tournament in Bogart, GA
starting July 15 with pool
play and culminating with the semifinal and championship games
on
7/20 & 7/21.
12YO Little League Softball Results
The Ocee Park 12YO softball team began play in the Georgia
state Little League softball tournaments on Saturday, July 15, at the Bogart
Sport Complex outside Athens. The 12YO team started play on Saturday against the
defending state champion Oconee County. In a heartbreaking defeat, Oconee County
defeated Ocee Park 3-2 in an extra inning contest that featured an outstanding
performance from Erin Thorn in the pitcher's circle for Ocee Park. The 12YO team
was in action again on Sunday against Harris County but lost a tough game 8-5. On
Tuesday, the 12YO team lost another close game to Hart County 9-8 wrapping up their
tournament action. In all, the team lost 3 games by a total of 5 runs. Two of
their losses came at the hands of the eventual state champion, Harris County, and
the state runner-up Hart County. Congratulations to the 12YO Little League softball
team for an outstanding tournament performance.
Ocee Park 12YO Softball All Stars Ready for Action at Georgia State Tournament
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