Hartsville National to host 2017 State Tournaments for Minors & O-Zone

Byerly Park and the Hartsville National Dixie Youth Baseball League are pleased to announce they will be hosting the 2017 State Tournaments for Minors and O-Zone. Dates for the tournaments have not been announced, though they are usually held in the first part of July.  

“This is a great opportunity for our community. Teams from around the state will be here and they’ll get to see just what all Hartsville has to offer,” said Hartsville National President Bruce Douglas.  

Byerly Park is a 93-acre multi-use recreation complex developed to improve to the quality of life for residents of Hartsville and the surrounding areas. The park has a history of hosting top notch softball and baseball tournaments. The park has hosted several district, state and World Series tournaments over the past decade. Recently, Byerly was the site of the Baylerball Invitational, which saw over 30 teams converge on Hartsville for an exciting two-day travel ball tournament. The park also hosted the 2015 Ponytails World Series.  

In addition to baseball, the park offers year-round activities for soccer, softball, baseball, football, basketball, volleyball, tennis, track and field and horseshoes, as well as fitness and martial arts.

“We’re excited for the opportunity to host these tournaments. Our goal is to turn that excitement into an awesome experience for our league and for the leagues that will be represented at Byerly Park in 2017,” said Brooks Bannister, a member of the Hartsville National Board of Directors.  

More information will be released about the tournaments as it becomes available.

2016 Registration Dates

Hartsville National Dixie Youth Baseball will hold registration at Byerly Park's T.B. Thomas Center on January 22-23 and February 5-6.  Players ages 4-12 are welcomed.  The cost is $60 for ages 7-12 and $40 for Instructional League (typically players ages 4-6).

We'll be at the T.B. Thomas Center from 4-7 pm January 22 and February 5.  On January 23 and February 6, we'll be there from 10-2.  Come join us at the ballpark!

For more information, contact the league at hartsvillenational@gmail.com or 843.861.8316.

Annual Meeting to be held December 16 at the TB Thomas Center

 

 

Our annual public meeting for 2015 will be held on December 16 at 5:30 in the TB Thomas Center at Byerly Park.  There are two board seats open.  Nominations and voting will take place at the meeting.  Other than filling the board seats, the meeting will have an open agenda.  Anyone with an interest in the league is invited to attend.

 

Thanks for supporting Hartsville National!



National/State Rule Changes for the 2016 Season

From  a post on the South Carolina Dixie Youth Baseball Facebook Page on October 12, 2015:

A few rules changes that the national board and/or the state board approved for 2016:

•  Each league can now have a maximum of 11 teams in Tball (A), 9 teams in AA.... You still can only have a maximum of 7 in all other divisions in one franchise.
• Coaches will be allowed to wear shorts in tournament play through the state tournament. They must be knee length and all coaches must be dressed the same.
• Chin straps are no longer required.
• Face mask will be a league option.
• In majors and below bats must be 2 1/4". "O" Zone bats may be 2 5/8".

Our Farm League All Stars Draw Westminster in Round One

 

Our Farm League All Stars are packed and ready to head to Union for the 2015 Coach Pitch State Tournament.  Our first game is at 3pm on Saturday against Westminster at the Timken Sports Complex. 

The 2015 Hartsville National Farm League All Star Team includes:

 Dempsey Privette

Montrell Brown

Landon Tedder

Luke Holloman

Lan Holloman

Noah McAteer

Marshall Wint

Coleman Radcliff

Bam Bam Fisher

Demarion Hadley

Bennett Laney

Zachary Pulling

Haynes Privette

Our Farm League All Stars Advance to the State Tournament

 

After an impressive showing in the pre-district tournament in Jefferson, expectations were high for our Farm League All Stars.  And they delivered!

 

After receiving a bye in round one, we topped Kershaw East 10-4 in our opener.  Our second game wouldn't prove to be so easy, but it would prove to be exciting.  Tied 12-12 after 6 innings, the game went to extra-innings.  In the bottom of the 8th, Montell Brown ended the game with a walkoff hit. 

 

Post-Game Team Pic Following The 8-Inning Thriller with Lee County

Our third game of the tournament saw us take our first defeat, 17-2 against Hartsville Northern.  We bounced back with a big 11-6 victory over Kershaw National to earn a birth in the tournament championship game.   

 
Despite a second loss and runner up finish (this time 14-4 to Hartsville Northern), our Farm Leaguers are State Tournament bound.  Congratulations players, parents and coaches on advancing to play in Clemson later this month.  We're proud of you!

 

 

The 2015 Hartsville National Farm League All Star Team includes:

 Dempsey Privette

Montrell Brown

Landon Tedder

Luke Holloman

Lan Holloman

Noah McAteer

Marshall Wint

Coleman Radcliff

Bam Bam Fisher

Demarion Hadley

Bennett Laney

Zachary Pulling

Haynes Privette

Jefferson Wins the District 5 O-Zone Championship

 

After a first round loss to Chesterfield, Jefferson fought their way back to win six games and claim the 2015 District 5 championship.  On the 8th day of the tournament, they were faced with having to beat an undefeated Cheraw team twice and they were up for the challenge. 

 

Cheraw's pitching had been dominant all tournament and they saw no real decline in game one on Friday.  However, it was the outstanding pitching of Jefferson's Jamie Parks that stole the show.  Parks pitched a complete game shutout for the 4-0 win. 

 

In the winner-take-all second game, Jefferson's bats, which had put up 33, 22, 18 and 16 in their four wins prior to Friday, came alive.  Parks, game one's star on the mound, launched the game's final pitch into orbit for a 2-run blast.  Jefferson won 14-3 in 5 innings. 

 

Congratulations to Jefferson on winning the tournament championship and advancing to the state tournament in Union. 

 

Also, we'd like to congratulate Cheraw on an outstanding showing in the district tournament.  Prior to the final game, Cheraw's pitchers gave up 9 runs over 5 games.

 

Hartsville National would like to thank everyone who was involved in the tournament, including our umpires.  The grounds crew at Byerly did a great job preparing the fields, especially during the wet weather we had during the tournament.  The concession stand attendants met every order with a smile.  The scorekeepers and park attendants also helped out tremendously in making this a successful tournament. Is anybody surprised that the umpires were the only ones willing to pose for a picture?