Lake Wylie Shamrocks swing championship win in Charlotte

The Lake Wylie Shamrocks baseball 12U team won the Oct. 11 Dick’s Sporting Goods Swing for the Cure Championship.

They won all three games, scoring 21 runs – 10-8 against the Stealth Eagles, 5-1 against Dilworth U11 and 6-1 against Stealth Eagles.

This is the team’s second year, and this season they have played in four tournaments and qualified for three championship games. They have had two runner-up finishes and won the championship after a hard fight from behind win in extra innings.

The Lake Wylie Shamrocks also added a 11U team to the baseball club. The competitive travel baseball teams practice three times a week and compete in about 15 tournaments a year.

The team has been accepted to go to the Cooperstown, N.Y., Dreams Park in July for a week-long tournament.

For more information, call coach Joe Killelea at 954-401-7959.

This story was originally published October 23, 2015 at 11:05 AM with the headline "Lake Wylie Shamrocks swing championship win in Charlotte."