The Town Crier: High School Sports: Arkansas Badboyz have awesome season (10/06/10)

The Arkansas Badboyz team pictured are, from left: Front -- Gavin Stone, Tanner Harvey, Matthew Frazier, Tyler Harvey, Dax Hurst. Back -- Coach Brandon Nix, Caden Barrett, Nolan Smith, Trace Huckabay, Cory Turner, Tommy Garcia, and Coach Blandon Barrett.
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The Arkansas Badboyz USSSA 11 year old baseball team had an awesome 2010 season. The team was formed in the fall of 2009 and is made up of players from Bay, Lake City, Leachville, Monette, Paragould and Jonesboro.

The team started out as 11AA team and won first place in three tournaments while finishing second place in four tournaments. The team also won the USSSA Spring League in Jonesboro with a record of 6-0.

On June 1, with a record of 29-15, they were moved up to AAA play. As an AAA team, they improved to 46-21. They have played in Arkansas, Tennessee, and Mississippi. They have won a total of six first place trophies, six second place trophies and finished third in one tournament. They are looking forward to playing 12AAA in the spring of 2011 and have played two fall tournaments to get started with a record of 10-3.

Their record from March to September was 53-24. The Arkansas Badboyz can be visited on Facebook with more photos and highlights of their great season.

The team is coached by Blandon Barrett and Brandon Nix.