U13 Warriors Baseball Team Comes Out of Tie to Win Glen Ellyn Summer Classic

The Under 13 Wheaton Warriors Red boys baseball team kept their hot-streak alive by winning Glen Ellyn's 2011 Summer Classic over the weekend. 

The Warriors took third place after finishing with three wins and a loss in the Milwaukee, WI 13U baseball tournament in late June just before competing as the No. 8 seed in the West Suburban Baseball League (WSBL) playoffs. The Warriors lost in the semifinals to the No. 1 seed. 

This weekend, however, the Warriors won four consecutive games at the 2011 Glen Ellyn Summer Classic against teams from Oak Park, Glen Ellyn, Schaumburg and Addison. They played Glen Ellyn in a tight championship game that remained close through the first five innings.

Tied 4-4 in the fifth, the Warriors added five runs, bulked up on defense and pitching to win the game 9-4.

Team players on this year's championship team included Matt Perna, Blaze Barista, Jake Berry, Will Bach, Grant Negris, Jack Bucholz, Andy Andersen, Jackson Nafziger, Marcus Gustaveson, Jackson Garner, Nick Howell and Austin Hartnett.

The Warriors will play in Wheaton's Red, White and Blue Tournament this weekend at Atten Park in Wheaton.