The Edina Hornets 13AAA travel team participated in the Cooperstown Baseball World Tournament near Cooperstown NY July 11-19. Our Hornets went out representing Edina, MN, and ranked 6th in State. We finished 4-1 in pool play defeating Hicksville NY 10-2, Kendall County IL Blue Devils 6-4, Toronto Whitby Chiefs 10-0, and the Massachusetts Plymouth County Whitecaps 15-2 . Our only loss came at the hands of the Arizona Blackhawks 5-2. We finished seeded 2nd of 12 teams for tournament play.

Tournament play began with our Hornets defeating Toronto Canada Etobicoke Titans 8-5. Our most difficult game was next coming from behind to tie the game in regulation 3-3 against the Pennsylvania Bally Bearcats. In the first extra inning we scored and won 4-3 propelling our team to the championship to face our nemesis, Arizona Blackhawks (seeded 1st in the tourney). We came out strong scoring two in the 1st, eight in the 2nd, four in the 3rd and two in the 4th inning to hammer home our championship 16-1.

Our off-season training, Tom Nevers/Players Only instruction throughout the year, and dedication by our players and coaches proved out with excellent pitching, stellar defense, and a potent offense. Congratulations to our Hornets 13AAA traveling team for a great 2008 season.