The Tri-County Crusaders won the Mother’s Day Pride 11-and-under baseball tournament Friday and Saturday in Houston with an undefeated record.

The Crusaders cruised through the round-robin format. They beat Licking 7-2 and downed West Plains 14-3 on Friday. The following day, they blanked Houston 13-0 and defeated West Plains 12-2.

Licking, coached by Jared Satterfield, finished second.

Members of the Crusaders are Jansen Acklin, Stetson Welch, Conner McNew, D.J. McNew, Whitley Welch, Tanner Cantrell, Jacob Mitchell, Landon Tyler, Kolby

Walker, Jalen Acklin and Matt Wernsing. They are coached by Tony McNew.

Isaiah Buse has served as the publisher of the Houston Herald since 2023. He started with the organization in 2019, and achieved a bachelor's degree in business administration in 2023. He serves on the...

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