Iola Sonic Knights finished second at the 2012 USSSA 14-and-under World Series, July 18-22. The tournament was played at Lenexa’s 3&2 baseball complex.
Iola Sonic Knights lost 12-0 to Pleasanton Plains Red of Springfield, Ill., in the championship game.
The Knights went 2-2 in pool play, pulling out an 11-3 win over Miller Indians to move into single elimination bracket play. They scored 10 runs in the first inning of that game.
Iola beat Capital City Titans 4-0, Kansas Hurricanes 6-1 and Millhouse 14 5-4 to reach the semifinals. Then in a marathon game lasting six hours, the Knights defeated Nebraska Braves 10-8 in 10 innings.
The Knights scored two runs in the top of the 10th and held the Braves in the bottom half of the inning.
“We were spent by the time we played the championship game. We had played over six hours in the extreme heat,” said Tad Whitney, Sonic Knights’ head coach.
“We’re very proud of how the kids played in the World Series and the entire season. These players worked hard all season and the parents gave of their time.”
Whitney said the team wanted to thank Dan Oswald and Iola Sonic Drive-In for the support and making it possible for the team to have this opportunity.
