A pair of Bleckley All Star teams finished Hawkinsville Invitational Tournament play on a good note.  In the 11-12 boys division, BC overcame a five-run deficit against Telfair County to win 7-6.  Their championship game opponent was host Hawkinsville, who had handed Cochran their first loss Thursday.

Game one saw Shane Cannon hit two home runs, the second a grand slam, and collect 7 RBI in a 12-9 win.  In game two, time was called in the third inning with Bleckley leading 3-2.  Coaches questioned the eligibility of the Hawkinsville pitcher.  They had a copy of the GRPA rules that stated any pitcher who had thrown over 30 pitches in a game must miss a day before pitching again.

After a conference, the game was forfeited with BC winning.  Sub distrct play begins Thursday in Hawkinsville against Johnson County.

The Bleckley 9-10 boys All Star team have lost five games this summer.  All came against Hawkinsville.  Their last loss was 4-1 Monday at the Hawkinsville Invitational.  Wednesday night, the two teams met again. 

Bleckley had eliminated Dooly County.  Telfair County had sent Hawkinsville to the loser's bracket.

Cochran scored two early runs but Hawkinsville scored six unaswered.  A four run top of the fifth tied things at six.  Down 7-6 going to the sixth, Phillip Ard doubled to lead off.  He came home on a single by Brody Little to tie things at 7.  Willie Harris' double capped what would be a three-run top of the sixth.

A three up, three down bottom of the inning capped Bleckley's 9-7 victory.  They play Thursday at 5:30 p.m.  To see how the rest of the Bleckley All Stars faired, click here.

The Bleckley 11-12 boys made their All Star Tournament debut last week in Cochran. 

They were undefeated going into Saturday's championship games against Hawkinsville despite losing a player to injury and an extra long layoff due to weather.  Needing one win for first place, the Bleckley bats had six hits in two games as they finished second.

Monday, Bleckley looked to rebound in Hawkinsville agains Telfair County.  Conner Outlaw's solo home run was part of a four-run second inning.  Up 8-1 in the fourth, BC went on to win 11-6 and plays Tuesday at 7 p.m. 

To read how the other Bleckley teams that played fared, click here.