Silver champs

The Spring Branch-Memorial Sports Association 8U Oakland A’s finished out a great season with a knock-out in the Silver Bracket of the final playoff games. The team was comprised of players from Rummel Creek Elementary School. Pictured (front row, from left) are players Phillip Gillespie, Micah Scarborough, Rhett Freidman, Markus Patterson, Harrison Lui, Hunter Nguyen; (second row, from left) Minu Dempsey, Wyatt Gentry, Holden Nguyen, Lion Neikirk, and Grant Morgan. Coaches are Phil Morgan and Will Dempsey (back row, from left). Players Minu Dempsey and Grant Morgan secured themselves a place in the Home Run Derby, where all the home run hitters compete to see who can hit it out of the park. The Derby brought another great season of SBMSA baseball to a close.

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