2011 Records and Results

    2011 was another successful season for the Pittsburgh Diamond Dawgs. The Dawgs played in tournaments in Pennsylvania, Michigan, Ohio and Tennessee.  Competing in Nations Baseball, Triple Crown, USSSA and independent tournaments, the Dawgs beat teams from 10 different states and Canada.  (PA, NY, NJ, MD, TN, VA, NC, MI, OH, IND).  Advancing to 36 Championship games the Dawgs won tournaments in 4 different states.


 Individual Records

           Youngest player to get a hit in a tournament game:   Petey Craska   ( 8 Gold)    Age 6
         Most Strikeouts in a game by a pitcher:   Anthony Winkler  (13Gold)    18
         Most wins in a season by a pitcher:   Josh Lapiana  (15 Gold)    12-0
       


Team Achievements

      
3 Teams advanced to the championship in every tournament they played in:     10 Gold     11 Gold     12 Gold
         2 Teams win 25 plus games:    13 Gold   27-4         15 Gold   25-4 (Played in 2 16u tournaments....only lost 1 game to 15u teams)
        
Dawgs teams played in Championship games in every age group from 9u -18u



 Individaul Achievments

        
3 former Diamond Dawgs were selected in the 2011 Major League Baseball 1st year player draft
         2 Dawgs were named high school baseball All State for 2011
        19 current and former Diamond Dawgs played in the WPIAL high school Championship games at Consol Energy Field in 2011
         4 Dawgs recieved scholarships to play College Baseball for the 2011-2012 season

                                                                                                                     

          
Tournament Results


May  7-8     Etna Summer Starter  (Pgh, PA)
               
10 Black Champions


May 14-15  Wolves Classic  (Farmington Hills Mi)   Dawgs teams go a combined 13-1 in a rain shortened event    (Awards given by 1 day seeding)
                   11 Gold  Champions
                   12 Gold  Champions
                   13 Gold  Champions
                    9 Gold   Runner up  (Undefeated)
                   10 Gold  Runner up  (Undefeated)
                   13 Black  3rd Place  (Undefeated)
                    8 Gold wins the first game as an 8u team in Dawgs history


May 28-30  Wayne Williams Memorial  ( Dublin OH)    One of the largest and most competitive tournaments in the mid west   (20-40 teams per age group)
                   12 Gold  Champions
                   10 Gold  Runner up
                   11 Gold  Runner up
                   13 Gold  3rd Place
                    9 Gold  Semi-finals
             Dawgs teams go a combined 26-7 for the tournament


June 4-5     Great Lakes Prime Time Shootout  (Akron OH)
                    13 Black  Runner up
                    17 Gold  Runner up   (18u division)
                    10 Black  Semi finals
                    11 Black  Semi finals
                    12 Black  Semi finals


June 11-12   Southern Summer Bash  (Kingsport TN)
                    11 Gold  Champions
                    13 Gold  Champions
                    10 Gold  Runner up
                    12 Gold  Runner up   (Championship game stopped due to rain)
                    15 Gold  Runner up  (16u division)
                     9 Gold  Semi Finals
                    14 Gold Semi Finals


June 18-19    Fathers Day Classic  (Beaver Falls PA)
                     13 Gold  Champions
                     10 Black  Runner up
                     12 Gold  Runner up


June 18-19     Prowlers Tournament  (Crafton PA)   Rain Shortened
                      11 Black   2-0
                      12 Black  1-0
                      14 Black 1-0


June 23-26    Nations Baseball Ohio State and Midwest Championships   (Akron OH)
                      15 Gold  Champions    (38 teams)
                      18 Gold  Champions
                      17 Gold  3rd Place     (Lost to 18 Gold in Semis)


June 24-26   Jackson Jayhawk Classic    (Massilon OH)
                      11 Black  Champions
                        9 Gold  Runner up
                      10 Gold  Runner up
                      13 Gold  Runner up
                      13 Black  Semi finals


June 12-July7th    Bob O Conner Memorial    ( Squirrel Hill PA)
                      9 Gold  Champions
                     10 Black  Semi finals
                     11 Black  Semi finals
                     12 Black  Semi Finals
                      8 Gold  3rd Place   (9u division)


July 2-4    Summer Series Challenge   ( Solon OH)
                     12 Gold  Champions
                     10 Gold  Runner up
                     11 Gold  Runner up
                     13 Gold  Runner up
                     15 Gold  Runner up   (16u division)
                     14 Gold  Semi finals


July 9-10   Burried Treasure   (Youngstown OH)
                    11 Gold  Runner up
                    14 Gold  Runner up


July 14-17   Pastime Tournaments: University of Pittsburgh Mid Atlantic Championships   (Pittsburgh PA)
                    15 Gold  Champions
                   
14 Gold  Semi finals


July 13-17   Palomino South Zone tournament
                    18 Gold   Champions


July 16-17 Hampton Elite Wood Bat Classic   (Pittsburgh PA)
                    17 Gold 
Champions



                     





                     
     
                     

           





 




















 

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