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Fort Mill, playing as the South Carolina All-Stars, just won the DYB World Series

The Fort Mill coach pitch all-stars are now World Series champs.

The 8U team made up of players from the town recreation league wrapped up the Dixie Youth Baseball World Series on Tuesday night with a win against Virginia. Fort Mill, playing as the South Carolina All-Stars, finished the 11-state tournament undefeated.

The Fort Mill team won district, state and the World Series tournaments without a loss.

South Carolina beat Virginia 4-0 in the championship game. Earlier Tuesday, Fort Mill eliminated Tennessee with a 8-0 win. For the tournament, the South Carolina team outscored opponents 72-20.

With a 7-0 World Series record, the Fort Mill squad completed all level all-star play with a record of 17-0.

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The team travels back to Fort Mill on Wednesday.

This story was originally published August 10, 2021 at 8:09 PM.

John Marks
The Herald
John Marks graduated from Furman University in 2004 and joined the Herald in 2005. He covers community growth, municipalities, transportation and education mainly in York County and Lancaster County. The Fort Mill native earned dozens of South Carolina Press Association awards and multiple McClatchy President’s Awards for news coverage in Fort Mill and Lake Wylie. Support my work with a digital subscription
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