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Tournaments  | Story | 9/6/2022

Labor Day Classic Roundup

Blake Dowson
Photo: Dynasty - 17u East Labor Day Classic champs (Perfect Game)
East Labor Day Classic - Fort Myers, Fla.

14u Bracket



No. 1 seeded Clutch Elite 14u (Florida) showcased its dominance throughout the event, finishing a tournament win off with a 11-0, run-rule victory over JCS Sluggers 14u (Florida) in the championship game.

Anthony Vargas threw a five-inning no-hitter in the championship game for Clutch Elite and was named the MV-Pitcher of the event, while teammate Darrien Martinez won MVP honors thanks to his 1.082 OPS, while scoring four runs and driving in seven.



15u Bracket

Hit Factory Pro 2026 (Florida) scored three runs in the first and three more in the sixth, which proved enough to hold off 305elite (Florida) in the championship game, winning by a 6-2 final.

Shane Rupp had two hits and two RBI out of the five-spot in the Hit Factory order, while also scoring a run. Ben Burke was the man on the mound for Hit Factory in the championship game, throwing the first 5 1/3 innings in scoreless fashion, allowing just three hits.

Hit Factory's Hector Rivera was named MVP after hitting .533 and driving in 10 runs across his six games played. 305elite's Darian Villabrille was named MV-Pitcher, as he gave up just one earned run over 6 2/3 innings pitched, while striking out 10.



16u Bracket

Five runs in the bottom of the second inning broke a scoreless tie for the Gulf Coast Monarchs (Florida) in its championship matchup against Kachi (Florida), and eight runs in the third was enough to win by run-rule, 13-0 in four innings.

Johnny King and Jacob Estrada both had three hits in the contest, while OB Osceola III and Beau Collier both had two hits and two RBI.

Gulf Coast's Jackson Geiger won the MVP award, hitting .667 for the event over nine at-bats. Cole Ingole won the MV-Pitcher award, with a 0.00 ERA over seven innings, striking out 11 and allowing just three hits.



17u Bracket

The last team into the winner's bracket ended up being the last one standing in the 17u portion, as eighth-seeded Dynasty (Florida) beat 5 Star Tampa Gold (Florida) in the championship game. A six-run sixth inning broke a 2-2 tie, and Dynasty ended up winning by a 8-2 final score.

Jason Bello, a South Florida commit, won MVP honors for Dynasty. Bello hit .500 with seven hits, eight runs, and nine RBI. 5 Star's Shay Barbosa won MV-Pitcher, with a 0.00 ERA across 5 1/3 innings, with nine strikeouts.



18u Bracket

X Team 2023 (Florida) threw a shutout in the 18u championship game, winning 8-0 over Legends 18u Powered by UA (Florida).

Pavlos Piperakis was the man responsible for the shutout, tossing all five innings while allowing just one hit and striking out eight. Piperakis was named MV-Pitcher for his effort in the title game. X Team's Jesus Rodriguez was named MVP, having hit .462 with five runs scored and six driven in.



Southeast Labor Day Classic - Marietta, Ga.

15u Bracket

East Cobb Astros 15u (Georgia) was relentless in the 15u championship game, scoring runs in five separate innings and winning by a 8-0 final over Dirtbags 15u Platinum (Virginia).

Ten different Astros registered hits in the contest, with Colton Sweat and Zack Simmons both earning two base knocks.

Dirtbags' Aidan Woods was named MVP of the event for his .444 batting average, five runs scored, six driven in, and six stolen bases. East Cobb's Jake Boland won the MV-Pitcher, as he tossed 7 2/3 scoreless innings across two appearances while striking out 12 and allowing just one hit.



18u Bracket

eXposure Scout Team (Tennessee) earned a walkoff victory over the East Cobb Astros (Georgia) in the 18u bracket, scoring two runs in the bottom of the eighth inning to win by a 8-7 final.

Hudson Lutterman, who was 3-for-4 in the contest, sent a first-pitch fastball into center field to score Henry Ford and Landon Franklin to send them off as winners.

Christopher Moore earned the start on the mound for eXposure and gave his team a great effort, throwing four innings and allowing just one earned run.

Southwest Labor Day Classic - Surprise, Ariz.

14u Bracket

One National 2027 (Arizona) blanked Ducks Select (Texas) in the championship game of the 14u bracket, taking home the inaugural title at the Southwest Labor Day Classic.

Blake Middleton, Jace Diaz, and Blake Gonzales shared the shutout on the mound for One National, Middleton and Diaz both tackling three innings and Gonzales handling the last frame. 

Damian Valdez had two hits in the championship game and drove in a pair, too. He was named MVP of the event for One National. MV-Pitcher went to Ducks Select's Evan Rios, who threw seven scoreless innings across two appearances.

15u Bracket

Pomona Titans Elite (California) threw a shutout of its own in the 15u title game, winning 3-0 over Trosky National 2026 (Arizona).

Isaac Solorzano took care of Trosky on the mound for Pomona, cruising through his seven innings allowing just three hits while striking out six. Appropriately, Solorzano was named MV-Pitcher of the event for his performance.

Sebastian Macias, the leadoff man for Pomona, doubled and drove in a run in the championship game. He earned the MVP award, having hit .533 for the event across 15 at-bats, while scoring seven runs and stealing seven bags.



Midwest Labor Day Classic - Marion, Iowa

14u Bracket

Aces Baseball (Iowa) used a big five-run third inning to pull away from P2p Millers Boxwell (Minnesota), ultimately cruising to a 8-0 win in the championship game.

Brayden Kennedy carried the heaviest load on the mound for Aces Baseball, tossing the first five innings while allowing just three hits and striking out seven. Lincoln Norris and Brady Hicks both had two hits in the contest for Aces Baseball, and both scored two runs as well.

15u Bracket

The championship game in the 15u bracket was an offensive show, with Iowa Select 2026 Scout and P2p Millers Hoffman (Minnesota) combining for 24 hits and 16 runs. When the dust settled, Iowa Select came away with a 10-6 victory.

Ty Donels was 3-for-4 with a double and two runs scored for Iowa Select in the contest, one of three players to score twice - Xavier Perez and Garrett Luett joined him in that category. Perez, Luett, Isaiah Scott, and Zander Murray all drove in a pair of runs.

16u Bracket

Down 5-2 heading into the fifth frame of the 16u championship game, Iowa Select 2025 Scout tagged Hitters 2025 (Wisconsin) with five runs in the frame and went on to win by a 7-5 final.

Kaden Phan doubled home the first two runs of the inning, and passed balls scored the next three. Jaxton Schroeder, who singled to lead off the inning and scored on Phan's double, was 3-for-3 in the game, including a triple.

Colin Bentley battled on the mound for Iowa Select, sticking around long enough to see his team take the lead. He gave his teammates a gutsy six-inning performance while they worked on the comeback.

17u Bracket

GRB Rays Green 17u (Wisconsin) earned itself a championship at the Midwest Labor Day Classic with a 6-3 win over Hitters 2024 (Wisconsin).

Eason Hurd earned the complete game victory on the mound for GRB, tossing the full seven innings at 99 pitches, striking out four in the process.

Landen Seymour had two hits and two walks out of the leadoff spot for GRB, scoring and driving in one run apiece. Hurd, hitting out of the three-hole, had two hits himself, while scoring one and driving one in. Sam Vargas joined in on the offensive production, scoring a run and driving in a pair.

18u Bracket

Six combined runs in the first inning from Iowa Sticks Munson and Halos Scout 2023/2024 (Wisconsin) were followed by four innings of zeros, before Halos Scout pushed across five runs in the bottom of the sixth and went on to win by a 7-4 final score.

After the four-run first inning, Bennett Wolfe settled down nicely on the mound for Halos Scout, throwing five total innings and allowing just three hits, striking out five. Dylan Campeau finished off the final two innings, striking out two and not allowing a run.

Josh Diorio and Austin Drayna, hitting out of the two- and three-hole, respectively, both had two hits in the contest. Diorio scored twice and drive two runs in, as well. Devin Gudenschwager, the team's leadoff man, scored twice and drove in three.
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