In addition to the solid performance by the 03 Gator team, the 02 Gator team finished 3rd in its 10 team pool at the Carrollton Classic in Carrollton, GA. With a record of 4-3 against a pool made up entirely of teams from the south the 02 Gators also gave up the 7th fewest runs of the 40 teams at the tournament. Though the finish was one place away from qualifying for bracket play, finishing 3rd in a pool as a 2002 team is a solid performance given the level of competition. The only other 02 team to finish as high as the Gators was the Birmingham Thunderbolts 02 who also finished 3rd in their 10 team pool with a 4-3 record.
I believe the performances of the 02 and 03 Gators teams is indicitive of the amount of work everyone is doing within the polar vortex of Indiana to close the gap between Indiana teams and teams from the south.
In addition to these Gator Teams the 12U Indiana Magic and the 10U Gator Stevenson team were also at the Carrollton Classic and were competitive in their respective pools.
Good luck to everyone playing this weekend!