A Different Way to a Crown

Melrose’s All-Star team wins championship by run differential after rain, lightning wipe out rest of tourney

  • Melrose’s Andrew Wilson beats the throw at first on a double-play attempt as Fort White first baseman Kamdyn Stoddard takes the throw. (ANTHONY RICHARDS / Palatka Daily News)
    Melrose’s Andrew Wilson beats the throw at first on a double-play attempt as Fort White first baseman Kamdyn Stoddard takes the throw. (ANTHONY RICHARDS / Palatka Daily News)
  • Melrose's Cason Pilcher rounds first and heads to second after leading off the bottom of the first inning with a double. (ANTHONY RICHARDS / Palatka Daily News)
    Melrose's Cason Pilcher rounds first and heads to second after leading off the bottom of the first inning with a double. (ANTHONY RICHARDS / Palatka Daily News)
  • Melrose Babe Ruth 14-and-under baseball all-star players come off the field after a scoreless top of the second inning. (ANTHONY RICHARDS / Palatka Daily News)
    Melrose Babe Ruth 14-and-under baseball all-star players come off the field after a scoreless top of the second inning. (ANTHONY RICHARDS / Palatka Daily News)
FORT WHITE – For the eighth time in the last nine years Melrose’s 14-under Babe Ruth Baseball all-star team has captured the Small State tournament. This time around, though, they got there in a…

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