42 annual Holiday Tournament All-Tournament team

Utility – Layne Hurst – Clever – 5-11 .455, 5R, 2(2B), 5 RBI.

Utility-  Kendon Brown – Glendale – 8-12, .667, 6R, 3(2B), 5 RBI.  Tied for tournament best in batting avg.
 
Utility-  Jeremy Lufft – Blue Springs A’s – 7-16, .438, 6R, 3(2B), 3B, 3 RBI.
  
Catcher – Trenton Orr – Blue Springs A’s – 4-13, .308, 3R, 5 RBI.

1^st Base – Corbin Hare – Blue Springs A’s – 7-15, .467, 4R, 6 RBI.

2^nd Base –  Trevor Bowling – Willard – 11-20, .550, 9R, 5(2B), HR, 7 RBI. Led tournament in Hits 
                                                
3^rd Base – Hunter Whiteley – Willard – 5-13, .385, 5R, 3 RBI.
                                                                 
Shortstop – Brayton Ballenger – Catholic – 7-11, .636, 4R, 2B, 1 RBI.
                                                                
Outfield –  Tyler Grose – Rock Memorial – 8-12, .667, 6R, 2(2B).  Tied for tournament best in batting avg.

Outfield –  Keaton Presley – Willard – 8-19, .421, 9R, 2B, 3 RBI.
                                    
Outfield – Michael Pfeifer – Willard – 8-17, .471, 7R, 2B, 9 RBI.  Did not play in championship game.
                                                                                 
Pitcher – Tyler Austin – Willard – 2 App., 1-0, 8.1 IP, 7H, 2R, 2ER, W1, K3, ERA 1.68       
                                         Complete game 7-inning win vs. Post 21 in pool play
Pitcher – David Stober – Blue Springs A’s – 2 App., 1-0, 1 SV, 3.2 IP, 2H, 0R, K5, ERA 0.00
                                       Winning pitcher in relief in championship game
                                                                                           
Mr. Hustle Award –  Grant Gavin – Blue Springs A’s – 7-12, .583, 9R, 3B, 2HR, 7 RBI.
                                     Played LF, SS, DH, 1B, RF in tournament.  Hit 2 HR in championship game.

Kent Kepper Most Valuable Player –  Kyle Reed – Blue Springs A’s – 10-19, .526, 12R, 2(2B), 4(3B),
                            HR, 10 RBIs.  Played CF and RF for the A’s.  Led Tournament in Runs, triples, and RBIs.
                          
Notes-  The A’s won the tournament for the 4^th time, adding to their titles in 1999, 2005, and 2008.  Willard
was in the championship game for the 3^rd straight year (2011 lost to Midwest Outlaws 8-2; 2012 beat
Branson 7-2 in 8 innings).

Trevor Bowling and Michael Pfeifer of Willard were repeat players on the All-Tournament Team. 
Pfeifer was the All-Tournament 1B in 2012.  For Bowling, it was his third straight selection.  In 2011 and
2012, he was a pick as a utility player.  For the three years, Bowling was 27 for 65 (.415), with 22 runs scored,
9 doubles, 1 triple, 1 HR, and 18 RBIs.  His HR came in the QF Friday vs. Mountain Home on the first
pitch of the game.  It bounced off the top of the left field fence at Meador and went over. 

Rain affected the tournament on Wednesday and Thursday, but minimally.  The late game in Willard on
Wednesday had to be completed Thursday morning, and rain came to Catholic on Thursday, July 4^th.  The
game in Willard was the only game suspended and completed the next day.

On Thursday in pool play in Republic, the A’s blew open a 0-0 tie with a 17-run inning vs. the LCA Chargers.