Howard All-Stars win state title
Published 12:20 pm Tuesday, July 17, 2012
The Howard Township 12-year-old All-Stars won the Cal Ripken Michigan State Championship Sunday. Pictured in front from left are Drew Rudlaff, Tony Nate, Jarod Glenn, Elijah Williams, Zayne Neumann, Cameron Harwood and Alec Janowski. The middle row consists of Hunter Bedell, Bray Plomb, Johnny Bybee, Connor Brawley, Garrett Orpurt, Jake Lalone and bat boy Johnny Morrison. In back are head coach Rick Bedell and coaches Chris Plomb and Jason Mysliwiec. (Daily Star Photo/Provided)
The Howard Township 12-year-old All-Stars captured the Cal Ripken Michigan State championship Sunday.
The All-Stars needed only 14 and a half innings to capture the title. They outscored their opponents 64-4 in the process. All four runs were unearned.
Howard Township went 4-0 in the tournament.
In the championship game against Huron Valley, the All-Stars scored 13 runs and had three home runs. Howard Township went on to win 21-1.
The All-Stars also beat Brandywine B 17-0, Huron Valley 13-3 and Brandywine A 11-0.
Offensively, Howard Township was led by Johnny Bybee with three home runs, Hunter Bedell and Connor Brawley with two home runs and Bray Plomb with a home run.
Jake Lalone, Tony Nate, Drew Rudlaff and Elijah Williams also provided RBIs and key hits for the All-Star.
Defensively, the All-Stars did not allow an earned run. Plomb and Bedell tossed no-hitters for Howard Township.
