Photo courtesy of McAtee Photography
Tygarts Valley’s Sylas Lewis delivers a pitch during a win over Belington/Tucker County in District 8 Little League 11-12-year-old action. Tygarts Valley faces Summersville in the winner’s bracket championship tonight at Holly-Gray Park in Sutton.
SUTTON — The Tygarts Valley 11-12-year-olds can secure a berth in the Little League state tourney with a victory over Summersville at 8:30 p.m. today at Holly-Gray Park.
Tygarts Valley owns wins over the combined Belington/Tucker County squad and Braxton County in the District 8 tournament, while Summersville has defeated Clay County and Elkins.
The loser of tonight’s contest can also advance to state play as the District 8 runner-up as they will face the winner of Thursday’s late game between Elkins and Braxton on Saturday.
Play in the state tournament will begin July 15 in Martinsburg.
In 8-10-year-old District 8 play in Sutton, Belington/Tucker County faced Tygarts Valley in an elimination game on Thursday evening.
The winner of that contest meets the loser of today’s winner’s bracket game between Summersville and Braxton County on Saturday, with the victor moving to the state tourney as the District 8 runner-up.
The 8-10-year-old state tournament starts July 8 at Logan.
District 8 11-12-year old tourney
pairings
At Holly-Gray Park
Sutton
Saturday, June 25
Game 1 — Tygarts Valley 11, Belington/Tucker County 8
Game 2 — Summersville 10, Clay County 0
Sunday, June 26
Game 3 — Tygarts Valley 11, Braxton County 4
Game 4 — Summersville 3, Elkins 2
Monday, June 27
Game 5 — Elkins 11, Belington/Tucker Valley 0
Tuesday, June 28
Game 6 — Braxton County 9, Clay County 7
Thursday, June 30
Game 7 –Elkins vs. Braxton County, (n)
Today
Game 8 — Tygarts Valley vs. Summersville, 8:30 p.m.
Saturday, July 2
Game 9 — Loser of Game 8 vs. Winner of Game 7, TBA
District 8 8-10-year old tourney pairings
At Holly-Gray Park
Sutton
Saturday, June 25
Game 1 — Summersville 11, Elkins 5
Game 2 — Braxton County 14, Tygarts Valley 12
Sunday, June 26
Game 3 — Summersville 27, Richwood 2
Game 4 — Braxton County 9, Belington/Tucker County 3
Monday, June 27
Game 5 — Belington/Tucker County 18, Elkins 6
Tuesday, June 28
Game 6 — Tygarts Valley 17, Richwood 1
Thursday, June 30
Game 7 — Belington/Tucker County vs. Tygarts Valley, (n)
Today
Game 8 — Summersville vs. Braxton County, 6 p.m.
Saturday, July 2
Game 9 — Loser of Game 8 vs. Winner of Game 7, TBA
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