The Blue Rocks, an 11U AAA baseball team from the Blue Springs area, came from a 10th seed in bracket play to go 6-1 and win the USSSA 11U AAA State Championship tournament June 26-29 in St. Louis. The tournament featured 24 top teams from Missouri. Team members include, front row: (From left to right): Ryan Adams, Nic Mertes, Clayton Anderson, Roman Covey, Bryan Hanneman, Drew Olson; middle row: Braden Younkin, Austin Nibarger, Dalton Lanpher, Aaron Graham, Trent Turner; back row: coach Eric Mertes, manager Garry Anderson, coach Doug Anderson.
If you would like to feature your middle school, elementary school, youth or recreational team in Team of the Day, please submit the team’s information and a photo with everyone identified in the order they appear. Only those submitted with athletes identified with full names will be used. Send them attention: Karl Zinke to 410 South Liberty, Independence, Mo. 64050 or bring them by our Independence office (address above) or our Blue Springs office (500 NW R.D. Mize Road, Blue Springs). E-mails will also be accepted if the photo is attached in digital “JPEG” format. Send e-mail to: karl.zinke@examiner.net. If you would like the picture returned, please send a suitable self-addressed, stamped envelope.
