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Tournaments  | Story  | 7/24/2018

Dodgers win 14u World Series

Nate Schweers     
Photo: Dulins Dodgers-Wright (Perfect Game)

EMERSON, Ga. - “At first when I hit it I thought it was going to hang up there too long and get caught,” said Jonah Sutton. “Once I saw that the outfield was playing shallow I realized it had a shot to get down. Once I saw it get down, it was off the races.”

This was what Jonah Sutton had to say on June 16 when he played the role of hero for a Dulins Dodgers–Wright team that won the 14u PG Summer Showdown. On Tuesday, Sutton came to the plate in the bottom of the seventh with a chance to play hero again, this time in the 14u Perfect Game World Series.

Sutton got a pitch to drive and he didn't miss on Tuesday, giving the Dulins Dodgers–Wright a 4-3 championship win over Team Elite 14u. Sutton’s two-run single capped off a thrilling four run bottom of the seventh inning for a Dodgers team that refused to quit the entire week.

“To be honest, I had not hit well for the past month at all, and that is probably the reason I haven’t been hitting that much,” said Sutton, who ended up taking home the MVP honors of the tournament. “I got my confidence back when I started making contact more, and I didn't have anything to lose today. I swung as hard as I could and it went somewhere.”

Without an official at-bat through the first six games of the tournament, the rising sophomore from Collierville, Tennessee went 2-for-3 in Tuesday’s championship game. After coming up just short at the 14u WWBA National Championship last month, Sutton and his teammates knew they had something to prove at the World Series.

“We know we are the best team in the country. We didn't win the biggest tournament of the year, but we still know we can beat anyone around.”

After an 8-0 loss to Canes National in the final game of the 14u WWBA National Championship, the disappointment and sadness could be seen on the faces of every Dodgers player. Head coach Jeff Wright couldn't be prouder of his guys for finding a way to win it all this time around.

“We have a really good team. It is just a bunch of guys that stick together, and they’ve always stuck together,” said coach Wright. “There is obviously a little bit of luck involved in winning such a big tournament, but these boys just keep going.”

The team chemistry this Dulin’s Dodgers team has was evident throughout their run at this year’s 14u PG World Series. After a come from behind victory in Tuesday morning’s semifinal, the Dodgers found themselves struggling to get anything started off of Team Elite starter Hayden Murphy.

Murphy was virtually unhittable through the first six innings of play, allowing just three hits and stranding any runner that the Dodgers were able to put in scoring position.

After the Dodgers were able to scratch and claw their way to the first two runs of the bottom of the seventh inning, coach Wright had no question that Jonah Sutton was going to end the game with one swing.

“He walked up to me during the pitching change and said, ‘I can do this coach’, and I truly believed him. He’s got a lot of confidence, and he knew he was going to be the one to do it for us.”

On the mound, the duo of Ethan Coley and Kolby Branch did enough to make sure the Dodgers would have a chance to win at the end. Allowing just the three runs on six hits, Coley and Branch stepped up to make big pitches when the team needed it all game.

“Ethan Coley really gave us a chance today. He has thrown a lot of pitches, and he came in and did an excellent job for us. After that, Kolby [Branch], who has not thrown for us at all, came in and threw strikes to gut it out. We did it with guys that we don't normally have out there.”

Tuesday’s championship win capped off what has been an incredible summer for this Dulin’s Dodgers team. The Dodgers went 22-2-1 during Perfect Game events this summer, and they were able to finish on the highest note possible.

“Perfect Game puts on such a great event at such a great facility. We are so fortunate to be able to come here and play these games, and we always get great teams coming in too. Everything is just first class, and it means a lot to be able to come here and win this tournament.”

Not loss in the shuffle of a thrilling win is the performance of MV-Pitcher Javi Marrero. Marrero tossed 8 2/3 scoreless innings for Team Elite 14u this week, and he allowed just four hits and struck out 11 batters in the process.


2018 14u PG World Series runner-up: Team Elite 14u



2018 14u PG World Series MVP: Jonah Sutton



2018 14u PG World Series MV-Pitcher: Javi Marrero
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