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12U DBAT Mustangs-Red Win the Super Series North Texas Super Regional

updated July 3, 200

The 12U DBAT Mustangs Red won the Super Series North Texas Super Regional this weekend with a record of 5-0.  By winning this tournament, they earned a paid entry into the Super Series Super 16 tournament that is being held July 25-August 1 at Craig Ranch.  The team battled through the 100 degree heat beating the Dallas Tigers and Louisiana Thunder in back to back pool games on Saturday and then beating the Texas Stixx, Dallas Tigers and Southlake Dragons in three straight bracket games on Sunday to win the championship.  The Red team outscored their opponents 47-15.  Congratulations to the team for the outstanding performance. 

DBAT Mustangs Kervin - 14U Super 16 Regional Champs

updated July 3, 200

DBAT Mustangs Coach Rick Kervin's team battled plus 100 degree temperatures on Saturday to finish pool play 1 -1.  The players showed tremendous toughness and played through extreme conditions in preparation for single elimination play.  On Sunday, Kervin's team won the first game 8 - 5 to a scrappy Frozen Ropes Red Team.  This set up a semi-final showdown with the loved Blackhawks.  Down 7-3, DBAT Mustangs Kervin's team came roaring back in the 6th inning with 6 straight hits to take a 8-7 lead. Then, with strong pitching the Blackhawks were silenced the rest of the game down.  The championship game was an all DBAT Mustang event as DBAT Kervin battled DBAT Noss to a 8-7 victory in a full 7 inning game.  This game was a back and forth finale.  Both teams played extremely hard and showed tremendous grit.  With the win, DBAT Kervin qualified for the Super Series National Championships in late July.

DBAT Mustangs HS Baseball Program Report

updated July 3, 2009

The DBAT Mustangs HS Division is off to a tremendous start. Please see the DBAT Mustangs News page for the full story

DBAT Mustangs Sharp wins MMWS Qualifier

updated June 30, 2009

The DBAT Mustangs - Sharp 16 year old team won the Mickey Mantle World Series Qualifier and will now participate in the world MMWS in McKinney beginning August 4th.Despite the 100  degree temperatures and playing three consecutive doubleheaders the team won six games and lost one to win the championship.The Team scored 62 runs in 7 games while giving up 27.Thanks to the for the team for displaying great effort and determination to battle through difficult circumstances to win the tournament.

61 sign NLI for 2009 DBAT Mustangs
updated June 30, 2009
 
It is with great pleasure that we announce the DBAT Mustangs now have 53 players to sign NLI for 2009. Our organization is doing an outstanding job networking with colleges anduniversities including playing in the right venues, and against great competition, with the results beingsigned players at all levels of college ball. "We must recognize our 18U management staff headed by Kermit Dow, Ralph Ross, and Dave Ostroff with their constant contact and promotion of our seniors" said Shayne Currin. Pictured teammates Brett Doe and Ryan Ford.

1. Chris Asing - Gonzaga University
2. Abel Baker - University of Oklahoma
3. Dylan Barth UC - San Diego
4. Travis Ballew - Texas State
5. Logan Brunkenhoefer - Oklahoma State University
6. Tyler Collins - Baylor University
7. Brett Doe - University of New Mexico
8. Josh Easley - University of Arkansas
9. Jake Feckley - Texas A and M University
10. Alex Flink - Princeton University
11. Chase Greening - Angelina College
12. Daniel Jordan - University of Texas - Arlington
13. Max Muncy - Baylor University
14. Trevor Peterson - Louisiana Tech University
15. Josh Turley - Baylor University
16. J.M. Twichell - University of New Mexico
17. Cameron White - United States Air Force Academy
18. Alex Yarborough - University of Mississippi
19. Slade Heathcott - Louisiana State University
20. Kirk Hayes - University of Pennsylvania
21. Aaron Gilbreath - Dallas Baptist University
22. Tyler Mapes - United States Naval Academy
23. Reid Scoggins - Howard College
24. Zach Bellinger - Dartmouth College
25. Ryan Payne - North Central TX College
26. Matt Shortall - Tulane University
27. Steven Curtis - University of Mary Hardin Baylor
28. Corey Brooks - Pepperdine University
29. Brad Stone - Lyon College
30. Erin McCarver - Harding University
31. Johnnie Riley - Northern Oklahoma Junior College
32. Zach Snyder - Lyon College
33. Josh McClendon - McMurry University
34. Johnny Hendrixson - Crowder College
35. Jake Johannsen - Dallas Baptist University
36. Kyle Arnsberg - Arizona State University
37. Sammy Lett - McLennan College
38. Jay Hiller - Hardin Simmons University
39. Cameron Rice - Murray State College
40. Cole Thompson - Centenary College
41. Blake Johnson - Northern Oklahoma Junior College
42. Ryan Marta - UT-Tyler
43. Christian Perry - UT-Tyler
44. Taylor Mabra - University of Texas at Arlington
45. Connor Lewis - Southern Arkansas University
46. Pierce Shivers - Cisco Junior College
47. Preston Beck - University of Texas at Arlington
48. Colby Walding - McMurry University
49. Aaron Cypert - North Central TX College
50. Ronnie Mitchell - University of Nevada
51. Drew Mayhall - Midland JC
52. Rob Thomas - Cisco JC
53. Brodie Walker - University of Texas at Arlington
54. Sam Hansen- University of Texas at Arlington
55. Tait Norris- Western Texas JC
56. Josh Smith- Paris JC
57. Jerry Owen - McLennan College
58. Haydn Vaughan - Letourneau University
59. Jake Abbott - Grayson County College
60. Jason Heflin - Frank Phillips College
61. Ian Richards - Frank Phillips College

DBAT Mustangs Hinajosa Crowned winner South Texas Sliders Tournament

updated June 15, 2009

The DBAT Mustangs Hinojosa won the South Texas Sliders Tournament on June 14.  The DBAT Mustangs team won the 48 team tournament by running ruling every opponent except for the championship game when a grand slam help defeat another equally tough DBAT Mustangs McCabe (15U) for the title.  The DBAT Mustang Hinojosa squad won seven games and lost none while outscored opponents 71-17 hitting .429 for the tournament including 22 doubles 4 triples and 6 home runs.  The pitching staff was 7-0 with a 2.92 ERA with three complete games including a one-hitter.  Congratulations to the team for the outstanding performance.

DBAT Mustangs 14U Southwest Crowned BBI Major Champs

updated June 10, 2009

Congratulations to the DBAT Mustangs Southwest on bringing home the Championship trophy for the BBI 14u Major Tournement held June 6-7. The Mustangs went 2-0 in pool play to capture the # 1 seed.  They won their first bracket game on Sunday beating the Tyler Angels 10-0.  The team anxiously waited to see who their opponent would be in the Championship game, the Garland Cubs or the DBAT 2013 Black.  In the end, it was the Garland Cubs.  The Mustangs went up to a quick 7-0 lead.  The Mustangs' bats were hot. The first 7 players in the line up reached base,  4 singles, 1 double, 1 homerun and 1 hit batter. The Mustangs had a total of 12 hits, 5 walks, and 2 hit batters.  Despite the bats of the Mustangs, the Cubs fought back to tie the game in the last inning.  Thanks to Quintin's timely homerun (2nd of the game) the Mustangs captured the lead and hung on for a 13-12 victory.  The Mustangs outscored their opponents 50-20 in this tournament.

Congratulations to the Mustangs "Homerun Crew" Quintin (2), Zach (2), Hunter (1), Matt (1), Ricky (1), Drew (1), Dakota (1) and Parker (1).

2009 SUPER SERIES NORTH TEXAS STATE CHAMPIONS
DBAT MUSTANGS 11u white

updated June 9, 2009

The DBAT Mustangs 11u white team coached by Eric Anderly & Bobby Parks went 7-0 on their way to winning the Super Series North Texas State Championship. 27 teams went in search for the title of State Champs and the Mustangs The boys outscored their oppenents 81-30 and 5 complete game pitching performances. Connor Killian, Nick Thornquist, Dakota Strickland, Blaze Beason and Ryan Choate showed their best stuff when they took the mound this weekend.  While J.C. Aguilar, Zack Shepherd, Mike Josephson, & Will Caldwell supplied the fire power behind them. J.B. Garrett, Brandon Hammontree and Bruer Bass made several key plays both at the plate and in the field to help the Mustangs bring home the hardware. 
 
"The boys really showed what they are capable of when they put their minds to it," Anderly said. "We asked for their best, and that is what they gave us." Congratulations 11u State Champs.  
 
Next up is the Super Series 11u Open tournament in Waco, TX June 19th-21st.

DBAT Mustangs have banner day

updated June 9, 2009

The DBAT Mustangs have banner first day in the MLB Draft.  Former DBAT Mustangs Slade Heathcott (29th pick) Yankees and Victor Black (49th pick) Pirates were selected in the first round on day 1.

Character is important

updated June 9, 2009

Following is an email the DBAT Mustangs received from a college recruiter this week, the names have been removed for privancy; however this is a true and acurate statement as quoted.

"My name is Coach X and I am an assistant baseball coach at Y University.  I saw your DBAT Mustang player throw this weekend and wanted to get your feelings on him. Not only what kind of baseball player he is but just as important what kind of kid he is. Does he show up on time, how does he interact with teammates and coaches, how are his parents, and anything else you
can add will be greatly appreciated. Thanks for your time."

We offer this email because parents and players need to know what the college coaches are looking for.  They are desperate for character, they could care less about talent if it does not have character. 

Texas North Super NIT Champs - D-BAT Mustangs Blue

updated June 4, 2009

14U D-BAT Mustangs Blue coached by Dax Powell and Ross Hawley go 6-0 to win the Texas North Super NIT.  20 teams competed in the Super NIT including most every 14U major team in the Dallas area and the Dynasty Black from Houston and the BLBA Black from Waco.  D-BAT Blue started bracket play with the #5 seed after beating the Texas Stix and wining a hard fought battle with D-BAT Mustangs-Kervin.  Bracket play started in Mansfield at the Big League of Dreams.  D-BAT Blue came through the first rounds successfully out performing the Allen Wranglers with a score of 8-5 including a Grand Slam Home Run in the third inning.  In the second round the BLBA Black gave a good fight but was unable to out score D-BAT Blue who again were victorious with a score of 8-5.  The team then had to travel to Grand Prairie for the semi-final game against the Texas Blackhawks.  This game was truly going to be a pitcher’s battle.  D-BAT Blue took an early 2-0 lead.  The Blackhawks came back and tied up the game in the second inning and went a run ahead in the third.  D-BAT Blue was not to be stopped and scored 3 runs in each of the fourth and fifth innings.  D-BAT Blue won the right to play for the championship with a score of 8-3.  The championship game started at 9:20 pm against the Garland Cubs and was a battle of endurance for both teams.  D-BAT Blue scored 6 runs during the first four innings and allowed only 2 runs by the Cubs in the fifth inning.  At 11:10pm, after a 13 hour day of baseball, D-BAT Blue was named the 2009 Texas North Super NIT Champion.  Subsequent to the tournament, USSSA ranks the D-BAT Blue Mustangs as the No.2 Major 14U team in the nation out of the 354 teams that they rank nationwide.

DBAT Mustangs 14U Southwest Crowned South Super Texas NIT Champs

updated May 18, 2009

The 14U D-Bat Mustangs (Southwest) won the South Texas Super NIT held May 8- 10 in Houston, TX. and qualified for the USSSA Elite 32 World Series in Orlando, Florida.
 
The Mustangs went 3-0 in pool play Saturday, out-scoring their opponents 28-1, to capture the #2 seed going into Sunday's Championship bracket play. Sunday the Mustangs defeated the D-Bat 2013 Black 4-3 in a well played & hard fought quarterfinal game & then beat the Louisiana Tigers 12-4 in the semifinals to win one of the 2 berths awarded & advance to the Championship game to play the #1 seeded Dallas Tigers.
 
The Mustangs then defeated the Dallas Tigers 7-6 in the Championship game, which came down to an exciting tiebreaker, to become South Texas Super NIT Champions.
 
There were great pitching, hitting & defensive performances by all of the Mustangs this weekend.
  
Hunter Hargrove & Quintin Rohrbaugh were named tournament Co- MVP's.
 
Congratulations to Head Coach Drew Noss, Assisstant Coach Matt Ritter & Pitching Coach Dale Noss. Their hard work & efforts are paying off in preparing the Mustangs for a National Championship run this July in Orlando.

DBAT Mustangs 11U Red Crowned Shootout Champs

updated May 3, 2009

Twenty-eight teams converged on Ardmore, Okla., Friday, April 24, for the 8th Annual 11U TX-OK Shootout – and by Sunday night only two remained – both from Texas: The DBAT Mustangs Red and the Flower Mound Warriors. Following the incredible success of the DBAT organization in the TX-OK Shootout the weekend before (12U Red took first; Mansfield took second) the 11U team, coached by Rod Murrell, had something to prove. 

“We got off to a slow start for the season,” Murrell said, “with several new players, and consistently bad baseball weather. But we believe in these boys; they are incredibly talented, and we knew that once they came together as a team, they could beat anybody.” The team pulled it all together in Ardmore, going 7-0 and outscoring opponents 74-17. That impressive showing included two shutouts and four run-rules.

In the championship game, the Mustangs spotted the Warriors one run in the first, but made it up on a pair of singles and some hustle in the second. After allowing a second Warrior run in the top of the third, the Mustangs fought back and again tied it in the bottom half. After three it was tied at two.

The DBAT Red team put together three hits – a pair of singles and a double – and went ahead 5-2 in the fourth – and they wouldn’t trail again. After tacking on an additional insurance run in the fifth, the boys held the Warriors to one run in the top of the sixth – and claimed the title.

“The Warriors are a strong team,” Murrell said, “and they fought hard. We just put it all together when we needed to – and I’m very proud of the boys.”

Next up for the 11U Red is the Super NIT in Tulsa this weekend.

DBAT Mustangs 14U Kervin wins Nations World Qualifier

updated April 28, 2009

DBAT Kervin went 1 -1 in pool play as they batted everyone and prepared pitching for Sunday's elimination day.  In the morning game, we beat the DBAT Black 4 -1.  Then, in the semi's wesquared off with the Frozen Rope Blue Sox team and won 6 -1 behind another strong pitching performance.  In the champioship game, DBAT Kervin came out firing and run-ruled the Flower Mound Warriors 13 - 5. Great weekend by every player.

DBAT Mustangs 12U Red wins TX/OK Shootout

updated April 23, 2009

The 12U DBAT Mustangs Red won the TX/OK Shootout this weekend with a record of 6-0.  The bats were on fire scoring 55 runs and the pitching & defense were fierce allowing only 3.  Overall, the tournament environment was very difficult and the team dealt with rain delays, nasty fields, cold weather, 30 mph winds and by the time the trophies were handed out, sleep deprivation.  The tournament opened with a postponement of our Friday night pool game and the cancellation of our 2pm pool game on Saturday.  We finally played our first pool game at 8pm on Saturday night and beat the North Texas Thunder 10-0.  Pool play continued Sunday morning at 9:30 with a 10-0 beating of the Oklahoma Blacksox.  The championship brackets were drawn up and the #1 seed was ours.  Our first bracket game started against the Oklahoma Justice.  1 inning into the game, they realized they got the bracket wrong and stopped the game.  After a 20 minute delay, they changed our 1st round bracket opponent so we started round 1 again.  This time against the Edmund Tigers.  After a 9-0 pounding, we faced off against the Dirtbags.  After beating them 9-1, we waited to find out who our semi-final opponent would be.  Emerging from the other quarter final game was the DBAT Mustangs-White.  After the dust had settled on the battle of the Mustangs, the Red team came out on top 6-2 and once again went into "wait" mode.  After the other side of the bracket had been decided, the Championship game would once again be a battle of the Mustangs as the DBAT Mustangs-Red would face off against DBAT Mustangs-Mansfield.  After 4 innings, the Red team came out on top winning the Championship game 8-0.

14UD-Bat Mustangs Blue wins Elite 32 Berth in Phoenix

 updated April 5, 2009

The 14U D-Bat Mustangs Blue coached by Dax Powell and Ross Hawley are the first 14U team in the area to win a berth to the Elite 32 World Series in Disney this summer.  On the weekend of March 27-29, D-Bat Blue along with the Dallas Tigers and 12 other teams from Arizona, California, Colorado and Minnesota attended the USSSA Arizona Super NIT in Phoenix.  D-Bat had a rocky start in pool play losing to CC Elite from Cherry Creek, CO, 15-5, but then went on to handily win their other two pool games 13-4 against the Blizzard BB Academy Black from Minnesota and 14-6 against the Desert Firebirds from Arizona.  In the first round of bracket play, D-Bat confidently beat the Broomfield Yankees from Colorado 14-6.  Next, they again faced the Blizzard who earlier as the #14 seed sent home the #3 seed, Arizona Heat.  D-Bat won this round against the Blizzard with a score of 6-3.  In the semi-finals, D-Bat faced NorCal Baseball who earlier that morning had sent home the #2 seed, CC Elite, with a solid 10-0 score.  The semi-final games were very important as this Super NIT gave away 2 berths to the Elite 32 and thus the winner of this game had secured a coveted prize.  The game was extremely intense and close.  Going into the sixth inning, NorCal led 3-2.  In the bottom of the sixth inning, D-Bat was able to score 4 runs and keep their bats alive until time had expired.  With the Elite 32 berth in hand, D-Bat moved into the Championship game against Team Rawlings Elite.  Earlier in the day, Team Rawlings had beaten the Dallas Tigers in the quarters and the SoCal Birds in the semis.  Team Rawlings played a flawless game.  In the last inning of the game, Team Rawlings was up 6-3 with D-Bat up to bat.  D-Bat had bases loaded, but was unable to pull off the victory and were awarded runner up.  While never happy with second place, D-Bat Blue had succeeded in their primary goal and are now preparing for the Elite 32 later this summer.

DBAT 12U Red wins USSSA March Madness NIT

updated April 5, 2009

The 12U DBAT Mustangs Red won the USSSA March Madness NIT major division this weekend with a record of 4-1.  The team went 1-1 in pool play losing to DBAT Mansfield in the freezing cold of Saturday morning before turning it aroung and defeating the Dallas Braves 12-0.  After some bracket confusion was resolved, the Mustangs opened bracket play with a 9-1 beating of the North Texas Bulldogs advancing to the semi-finals.  The Mustangs squared off against the Dallas Braves who had a bit of a chip on their shoulder from the Saturday beating.  The Braves opened strong but in the end, the Mustangs prevailed with a 7-5 victory pushing them into the championship game against the Dallas Tigers.  The championship games started slow as both pitchers took control of the game.  After 3 innings, the score was 3-1 Mustangs.  In the 4th inning, the Mustangs made a few adjustments at the plate and broke the game open and in the end, came out on top defeating the Dallas Tigers 14-2 to win the championship. 

DBAT 14U Blue wins Craig Ranch March Bash

updated March 27, 2009

D-Bat Mustangs 14U Blue coached by Dax Powell and Ross Hawley went undefeated this past weekend to win the Craig Ranch March Bash.  In pool play, the team defeated the Texas Stix 6-5 and the Bullard Dragons 14-0. As the number 2 seed, D-Bat Blue received a bye in the first round of bracket play.  Then D-Bat jumped up on the Texas Bearcats in the second round of bracket play winning 14-4.  The semi-final game was a hard fought battle between D-Bat Mustangs Blue and D-Bat Mustang Kervin team.  The game went to an extra inning after time had expired with D-Bat Blue coming out on top with a score of 5-4.  D-Bat Blue advanced to the championship with the Dallas Tigers who had beaten the D-Bat Mustangs Southwest in the other semi-final game.  After seven intense innings the D-Bat Mustangs Blue were declared the tournament winners with a score of 8-4.