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2005 State Champs!!!!!

DATE

OPPONENT

RESULT

Mar 18

Kempsville

Won 11-0

Mar 22

First Colonial

Lost 1-7

Mar 24

Ocean Lakes

Won

Westminster National Classic Tournament
Ft. Lauderdale, FL
March 28
thru
April 1
Seabreeze HS, Daytona
Western Branch
Mosely, Lynnhaven, FL
Westminster Acad., FL
Won 12-3
Won 9-2
Lost 9-12
Lost 10-11

Apr 05

Kellam

Won

Apr 08

Tallwood

Won

Apr 12 Bayside Won
Apr 15 Cox Won
Apr 19 Green Run Won

Apr 22

Salem

Won

Apr 29

Landstown

Lost 0-1

May 03 Bayside Won

May 06

Tallwood

Won

May 10

Kellam

Won

May 13

Ocean Lakes

Won

May 16

First Colonial

Won 10-1

May 18 Kempsville Won 17-1
May 18 First Colonial (playoff) Won 14-2
Beach District Tournament
May 21 Kempsville-QF Won 12-2
May 24 Cox-Semi Final Lost 2-3 (5 inn)
Eastern Region Tournament
May 30 Churchland - QF Won 7-2
June 1 Menchville - SF Won 3-0
June 3 First Colonial - Final Lost 4-10
State Tournament
June 7 James Robinson - QF Won 7-0
June 10 Stonewall Jackson - SF Won 2-0
June 11

Osbourn
Championship Game
Won 11-10
12 innings

2005 Final Record: 23-6
Coach:
Jimmy Hunt  Beach Co-Coach of the Year 2002
JV Head Coach: Travis Sutton
Asst. Coach: Mike Supa

Baseball State Champs 2005

About the 2005 season:
The never-say-die Princess Anne baseball team erased an 8-0 deficit to win the 2005 state championship in a dramatic 11-10, 12 inning victory, over Osbourn H.S.

PA chipped away at the lead getting two runs in the bottom of the 3rd. They got back in it on Baylor U. bound Beamer Weems' three-run homer in the 5th. Still down by three, they tied it in the bottom of the 7th on Dan Hudson's bases loaded double. They fell behind in the 11th, but tied it again on Sam Harrison's single. In the 12th inning, they trailed again by a run, 10-9. Down to their final out, with no one on base, the Cavs scored two runs on three consecutive hits: a single by Alex Owen, a double by Weems to tie it, an intentional walk to Hudson, and the game winning single to right by Jake McAloose sending Weems home with the winning run into a mob of teammates at the plate. (See the 17 second video clip (784 kb) of the winning hit.)

To get to State, the Cavs beat First Colonial High School 14-2 in a Beach District playoff to win their first regular season championship since 1985. The win earned PA a trip to the Eastern Region Tournament, in spite of the rain shortened 5 inning 3-2 loss to Cox in the semi-finals of the District Tournament.

PA beat Churchland 7-2 in the quarter final of the Eastern Region tournament. They won their 20th game of the year, beating Menchville 3-0, in the region semi-finals to qualify for the State Tournament. They lost to FC in the finals of the Eastern Region tournament, forcing them to go on the road as a second seed, where they beat James Robinson 7-1, setting the stage for their 2-0 semi-final win over Stonewall Jackson, and the state championship game at William and Mary.

With six of nine starters back from the 2004 team that finished 16-6, PA was the preseason pick as #1 in Tidewater. They exceeded all expectations by finishing #1 in the State in 2005.

The 23 wins in 2005 broke the school record for most wins in a season that was set last year.