The 8U Buckhead Braves claimed a victory in the Gold Bracket of the Hobgood Baseball Bash on Sunday.  The Braves went 4-0 over the weekend giving away only 9 runs in 4 games.

Thursday night began with an 11-3 victory over Sharon Springs Silver.  The Braves’ bats lit up in the 3^rd with 9 straight hits and no outs to be stopped by the 7 run limit.  The infield trio of Michael Mitchell, Henry Levenson and Manny Pargman led the Braves defensively.  While Harrison Gough and Sam Neal were hot on offense. 

Saturday was a match up against the Kennesaw General Reds, which end in an 11-0 victory by the Braves.  Henry Levenson led our offense with 3 RBI(s), and Sam Neal had his 2^nd in the park homer of the tournament in large part to some quality base running.  Offensively, Jack Landers was great at 3^rd, Zach Hanson was busy at SS making good stops for solid outs, and Harrison Gough saw some action in left field to secure 3 outs

Sunday started off with a nail biter against the Sandy Springs Cougars.  The Cougars sprang to a quick 2-0 lead in the 1^st with an out of the park HR.  Offensively, the Braves’ bats were quiet until the bottom of the 5^th when they racked up 6 of their 7 runs.  The inning included two doubles by Zach Hanson and Nick McCarthy as well as a successful RBI bunt by Harrison Gough.  Defensively, Zach Hanson was a leader at SS, which helped the Braves out of the 6^th inning. 

The evening ended with a late start against the Eastside Titans.  The Braves’ bats lit up again in the 4^th with 10 straight hits to score 7 runs.  Again, Zach Hanson saw much action at SS, which secured a majority of our outs for the game, and it led him to be name Braves’ MVP for the Tournament.

The action continues for the Braves’ this Thursday with a 7:30 start against the NYO Longhorns at the Dizzy Dean District Tournament.