EMERSON, Ga. – Pool play in the 2015 18U WWBA National Championship is coming to a close, and some teams are making a late push to clinch a coveted spot in the playoffs. The East Cobb Yankees, who are leading Pool D, came into Tuesday with the goal of hopefully creating some separation between themselves and the North East Mudhens.

The Mudhens and the Yankees are two of the best teams in this tournament, and they squared off on Monday in a game that saw the Yankees take the top spot in their pool standings.

Both teams are 4-1 but the Yankees now have the head-to-head advantage, seeing as they won 11-5. The Yanks have scored 44 runs through five games, and have only allowed 13. Half of those runs allowed came in an unexpected loss to open pool play against the Evansville Wolfepack, who are now in the bottom half of the pool standings. That loss must have awoken a sleeping giant, because the Yankees have been on fire ever since.

Their game on Tuesday afternoon against Team Elite South would prove that they are playing top-notch baseball at the right time.

It’s no surprise this team is leading the standings; they have 15 D-I Commits to pretty much all ACC schools. In fact, most of the Georgia Tech recruiting class is on this team, as the Yankees have seven GT commits. This roster is certainly riddled with talent, and they have been putting on a show at this year’s National Championship tournament.

Today’s contest featured spectacular displays of power hitting from almost every player in the lineup for the Yankees. The scoring got underway in the second inning when Logan Moody hit a home run to the deepest part of the park on a first-pitch fastball. The starter for Team Elite South got a little wild after that and put some men on by way of walk, which the Yankees used to their advantage when they drove them in with timely base hits. This would be a four-run inning, and that would be plenty of cushion for their starter, Holden Thompson.

Team Elite South would only score one run of Thompson, and the Yankees would continue to absolutely tear the cover off the ball. There were multiple deep drives, and in the third inning, Brian Moore would have himself a three-run home run to widen the Yankees’ lead. The Yankees would bring more entertainment, as Logan Moody once again hit a home run to make it two for the day. This one was a moon shot over left field, and sealed the win for the Yanks. They would win by a score of 10-1 in a game that was cut short by run rule.

Aside from a great pitching performance by Thompson, Moody and Carter Kieboom stood out today with their defense and bats. Moody felt comfortable with his performance, to say the least, and hopes to stay hot as they look to win out and claim their pool in tomorrow’s game.

Logan Moody hit two home runs in the East Cobb Yankees 10-1 win over Team Elite South on Tuesday.