Congratulations to the 2021 Dixie Youth Baseball Division 1 AA World Series Champions for their amazing and record-setting win in the Dixie Youth Baseball World Series in Laurel, Mississippi on Aug. 10!
The Fort Mill Parks & Recreation All-Star Coach Pitch baseball team, led by Coach Ryan Smith and made up of 7 and 8-year-old players, swept the series and was welcomed home on Aug. 11 with a procession along downtown Fort Mill and a celebration at the YMCA at the Complex ballfields.
The team includes Brady Childers (#24), Calvin Krantz (#44), Chase Smith (#13), Clay Swenson (#10), Easton Nesteruk (#25), Ethan Rodriguez (#21), Graham Mattox (#5), Gordon Owino (#22), Henry Herchek (#12), Ishaan Alluri (#23), Jace Griffin (#7), and Tyler Teaver (#11). The coaching staff also includes assistant coaches Jad Griffin, Kevin Nesteruk and Chris Mattox.
Check out the video below from the team's welcome home celebration!