ACES MONTHLY

Delmarva Aces & Softball, Inc. October 2017 Page 1

FIVE ACES LAND SPOT ON PERFECT GAME MOE’S SOUTHWEST GRILL ALL-TOURNAMENT TEAM SPOTLIGHT PLAYER OF THE MONTH Two weeks ago, the Mizuno Aces 2019 American club headed south to Fort Myers, FL. to take part in the 2017 Perfect Game Underclass World Championship. With the best talent in the country and hundreds of college programs littering the bleachers, the boys came out with a 2-2 record and loads of 9U DAYLEN LINTON interests from college coaches.

Highlighting the weekend from the stat book, five players RHP/INF/OF earned a spot on the All-Tournament Team. From the mound, BELLE HAVEN, VA. Evan Harris, Mason Fluharty and Devin McClendon stood out, striking out more than half of the hitter’s they faced. At the plate, it was Matt Sinko and Brett Swift who delivered after double to cash in Aces baserunners.

Congratulations to these five for their efforts and performanc- es. Solid team right here with great chemistry. #GoAces

Coming in as October’s Player of the Month is 9U East’s Daylen Linton! Kid has been a force for the club as they have been motoring through their opponents this fall. From the bump, the righty has pitched eight innings, striking out 21 hitters. Linton is 2-0 with one save so far this fall. From the plate, the Eastern Shore, Virginia native is sporting a .348 batting average, and second on the team in RBI’s (runs batted in).

Prior to this fall, the 9U placed in the top five in the entire nation for the Pitch, , and Run competition. Awesome job, Daylen! #GoAces

THIRD ANNUAL LIVE/SILENT AUCTION SLATED FOR NOVEMBER 11TH AT OC BREWING COMPANY We are only a few weeks away from the biggest fundraiser of the year! All 24 Delmarva Aces/Mizuno Aces teams will have tables represented in effort to off-set player and tournament costs for the upcoming spring/summer.

Join us for an evening of food, friends, fellowship, and fun on November 11th from 6-11pm at OC Brewing Company on 56th street in Ocean City, MD. There will be buffet from 6-8pm, drink specials, silent/live auction items, 50/50 raffle, door prizes, guest bartenders and more. Bill Baker from Power 101.7 will be the DJ for the night. Tickets are $17 in advance and $20 at the door. We look forward to seeing you there!

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Delmarva Aces Baseball & Softball, Inc. October 2017 Page 2 FOUR ACES ANNOUNCE QUARTET OF ACES SQUADS SHOW WELL POST GRADUATION PLANS IN LAST WEEKENDS TOURNAMENTS Over the past three weeks, four Aces have inked decisions to The weekend of October 14-15th was pretty good for four specific further their academic and athletic careers. The soon to be Aces clubs. 8U East, 10U East and 11U East all finished atop their age graduates are all state of Delaware products who excelled on brackets in Fruitland’s October Slugfest tournament, while 9U East the diamond last summer, traveling all over the east coast. made it to the Championship game at Sports at the Beach’s Save Sec- First up is 2018 graduate of Sussex Academy, Jason Xiong who ond Base tournament for the second time this fall. will be heading to Washington D.C. to play for Catholic Univer- 8U East debuted for the first time together as a team, outlasting the sity. A solid bat at the plate, Xiong will get the opportunity to Fruitland Force in a 3 hour & 30 minute Championship game, coming play under the highly accomplished Head Ross Natoli. out with a 10-9 victory. As usual, 10U East found themselves in anoth- Rising senior from Newark Charter School in upstate Dela- er Championship game. The team is coming off a stellar summer, ware, Sean Kelby will head across the bridge and suit up for notching a 34-5 record. A long weekend of game delays and field Towson University upon graduation next spring. Receiving switches didn’t stop them as they sealed 1st place with a 9-1 win over attention from numerous schools, the 6’4 hurler caught the Mid-Atlantic Shockers-Lambrose. 11U East followed suit in their age eye of newly hired Head Coach Matt Tyner last summer. An- group as well, pulling out a close Championship game win over the other Division I bound player, Hiram Davis has committed to Fruitland Force 2-1. The team displayed stellar pitching all weekend, play for J.P. Blandin and the Delaware State University Hor- coming up big in key spots. About 45 minutes north, 9U East battled nets. The 2019 graduate of Dover High School stays in his all weekend at Sports at the Beach. Coming off a 1st place finish two backyard and will be a great fit for Blandin and the Hornets. weeks ago, the squad found themselves in the Championship game The fourth an final commitment is 2018 graduate of Indian once again, eventually falling to a tough Lower Bucks Prospects team. River High School, Cole Hitch. The will head to Princess Anne to play for the Hawks and recently hired Head Coach, Great weekend for these teams who showed off some amazing efforts Brian Holloman. Hitch brings a solid bat to the plate every time by the players. With a few of the teams just starting to play together and will head to campus next fall. in their first tournaments, the results showed the coaches what they have in front of them over the next year. Awesome job, Aces! Awesome job, gentlemen. We are very proud of you!

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