In the two years since forming the South Florida Mustangs travel baseball program, manager Gary Bussey has watched the squad rapidly grow into one of the area’s most competitive.
This summer, the Mustangs have again been among the best in the state.
The squad, competing as the Lake Worth Mustangs during the Pony League season, recently earned a second-place finish in the Pony League 11-and-under state tournament.
The Mustangs won the district tournament in early June and are currently playing in the Amateur Athletic Union national tournament, which began Friday in Orlando.
“I feel the team’s performance was outstanding in districts,” Bussey said. “We went undefeated, 10-run (mercy ruled) two teams and played extremely well defensively. We had great pitching. At state we played incredibly well. Even in the championship games we played well. The ball just didn’t bounce our way. I felt the team played hard and never quit.”
Lake Worth went undefeated in the state tournament before falling to the Tamiami A Youth Stars in the championship round.
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Perkins added to Canada's WBC roster
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