Sweet Water 12U wins state championship

Sweet Water saw its 12-year-old Cal Ripken all-stars earlier this week. The Sweet Water 12U team opened play Saturday with a 3-0 win over Opp before downing Greensboro 6-2 and Demopolis 3-0 Sunday. Sweet Water continued its unblemished run Monday with a 12-1 trouncing of Evergreen and a 3-2 win over Valley Grande. Sweet Water polished off a perfect tournament Tuesday with a 4-3 win over Opp.

The state championship team includes Braiden Broussard, Garrett Lewis, Dylan Mendenhall, Jayden Smith, Xavier Lucy, Cardarius Wilson, Reed Joiner, Stratton Lewis, J.P. Brock, Tate Jordan, Landen Pritchett and Jared Dailey.

The Sweet Water team now moves to regional play in Virginia where it will represent Alabama.