Eastern lost in the semi-finals to Virginia 4-3.  The team went 3-1 in the Tournament of State Champions, 10-1 overall.  Eastern went 3-0 in pool play by beating Kentucky 14-4 on Monday night.  The boys clinched the #2 seed and will play the #3 seed Virginia Tuesday at 4:30 CST.   

On Saturday, August 2, the Eastern All Stars beat Tennessee 21-3 in their first game in the Tournament of State Champions.  There were plenty of tournament records set in the game.  The team had five home runs in the game (a tournament record), Whitt Davis hit one three run home run and then a grand slam home run.  Whitt had 8 RBI on the day (a new tournament record).  Devin Platts hit a three run home run and a grand slam home run (a new tournament record, two grand slams hit by the same team) and Daniel Wright added a solo home run.  In the third inning, the team set another record by scoring 13 runs in one inning.  The 21 total runs were also a tournament record.

On Sunday, August 3, the Eastern All Star team got down early to Florida 1-0.  Then in the top of the third inning, Daniel Wright led off the inning with a solo home run.  Following a single by Graham Brady, Ethan Abston hit a double down the left field line to knock in the go ahead run.  The team went on to win the game 5-2. 

Congratulations to the 9-10 Eastern All Star team for winning the state tournament at Fern Bell.  This is the first state championship in the ten year history of Eastern League.  The team now advances to the Tournament of State Champions in Ceredo - Kenova, West Virginia beginning on Saturday, August 2.

You can follow the team in West Virginia at this link TOURNAMENT OF STATE CHAMPIONS .    This website also includes live professional web streaming using four cameras with professional play by play and color analysts for all games by the Marshall University broadcast team.

Eastern will play Tennessee on Saturday, August 2 at 10:00 AM CST, Florida on Sunday, August 3 at NOON CST and Kentucky on Monday, August 4 at 7:00 PM CST.  All teams with a 2-1 or better record will advance out of pool play into the quarter-finals beginning on Tuesday, August 5.

We will update the website with more information as it is received.

The team is trying to raise money for the boys to go to West Virginia.  Any donations from the community are greatly appreciated.  If you are interested in making a personal or corporate donation, please contact This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it .