{"id":9295,"date":"2019-03-12T16:10:35","date_gmt":"2019-03-12T20:10:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/birminghamgiants.com\/?p=9295"},"modified":"2019-03-26T17:50:42","modified_gmt":"2019-03-26T21:50:42","slug":"8u-birmingham-giants-take-home-title-in-their-first-tournament","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/birminghamgiants.com\/?p=9295","title":{"rendered":"8u Birmingham Giants Take home Title in their first tournament"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Playing in their first ever tournament as Giants, the 8u Birmingham Giants softball team posted a perfect 3-0 mark on their way to their first tournament championship as Giants. In game 1 of pool play the Giants faced off with Venom Elite. In a game that was never really close the Giants posted 20 runs over 3 innings on their way to a 20-2 win. At the plate, Natalia Mathews (1), Skylan Dyson (3),  Mackenzie Sansing (3),  <br>Sophia Carroll (3),  Haylee Gothard (1), Abigail Erreca (1), and  Addison Bailey (1) all had hits in the win. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"720\" src=\"https:\/\/birminghamgiants.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/53224128_10218207365526262_3057857259796168704_n.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9297\" srcset=\"https:\/\/birminghamgiants.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/53224128_10218207365526262_3057857259796168704_n.jpg 960w, https:\/\/birminghamgiants.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/53224128_10218207365526262_3057857259796168704_n-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/birminghamgiants.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/53224128_10218207365526262_3057857259796168704_n-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/birminghamgiants.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/53224128_10218207365526262_3057857259796168704_n-80x60.jpg 80w, https:\/\/birminghamgiants.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/53224128_10218207365526262_3057857259796168704_n-265x198.jpg 265w, https:\/\/birminghamgiants.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/53224128_10218207365526262_3057857259796168704_n-696x522.jpg 696w, https:\/\/birminghamgiants.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/53224128_10218207365526262_3057857259796168704_n-560x420.jpg 560w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In game 2 of pool play, the Giants face off with the Crush. Offensively  <br>Natalia Mathews (2), Skylan Dyson (3), Kira Vines (1),  Mackenzie Sansing (1),  Sophia Carroll (1),  Khloe Kennedy (1)  Haylee Gothard (1),   Abigail Erreca (1), Addison Praytor (1) and  Addison Bailey (1)  all had hits for the Giants as the defense posted a 13-0  shut out, seating them 1st over all heading into bracket play.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"720\" src=\"https:\/\/birminghamgiants.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/53662372_10218207363366208_8633720357653577728_n.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9298\" srcset=\"https:\/\/birminghamgiants.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/53662372_10218207363366208_8633720357653577728_n.jpg 960w, https:\/\/birminghamgiants.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/53662372_10218207363366208_8633720357653577728_n-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/birminghamgiants.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/53662372_10218207363366208_8633720357653577728_n-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/birminghamgiants.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/53662372_10218207363366208_8633720357653577728_n-80x60.jpg 80w, https:\/\/birminghamgiants.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/53662372_10218207363366208_8633720357653577728_n-265x198.jpg 265w, https:\/\/birminghamgiants.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/53662372_10218207363366208_8633720357653577728_n-696x522.jpg 696w, https:\/\/birminghamgiants.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/53662372_10218207363366208_8633720357653577728_n-560x420.jpg 560w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Giants playing in the championship game again faced off with the  Gardendale Crush once again, and as before the Giants offense rolled putting up 13 runs on 15 hits by  Skylan Dyson (2), Kira Vines (1),  Mackenzie Sansing (2),  Sophia Carroll (2),  Khloe Kennedy (1)  Haylee Gothard (2), Addison Praytor (1) and  Addison Bailey (1) . The win gave the Giants their first championship of the season.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"720\" src=\"https:\/\/birminghamgiants.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/53863016_10218207364646240_3567048104005861376_n.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9299\" srcset=\"https:\/\/birminghamgiants.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/53863016_10218207364646240_3567048104005861376_n.jpg 960w, https:\/\/birminghamgiants.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/53863016_10218207364646240_3567048104005861376_n-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/birminghamgiants.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/53863016_10218207364646240_3567048104005861376_n-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/birminghamgiants.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/53863016_10218207364646240_3567048104005861376_n-80x60.jpg 80w, https:\/\/birminghamgiants.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/53863016_10218207364646240_3567048104005861376_n-265x198.jpg 265w, https:\/\/birminghamgiants.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/53863016_10218207364646240_3567048104005861376_n-696x522.jpg 696w, https:\/\/birminghamgiants.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/53863016_10218207364646240_3567048104005861376_n-560x420.jpg 560w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Playing in their first ever tournament as Giants, the 8u Birmingham Giants softball team posted a perfect 3-0 mark on their way to their first tournament championship as Giants. In game 1 of pool play the Giants faced off with Venom Elite. 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