Heaters to Host USSSA Points Event

 Ever since the Heaters were created back in 2012, it has been a goal of ours to host a major tournament in Wise.  The Heaters were able to host an 8U event last season in which 7 teams from Southwest Virginia and Northeast Tennessee came to Veldon Dotson Park for a 2-day tournament at Veldon Dotson Park.  Many newcomers to the area raved about the facility and stated a desire to return again someday.

Well that someday is now.  The Heaters have worked it out with Tennessee's USSSA directors to host a USSSA points event at Veldon Dotson Park the weekend of May 23-25.  This event will be a sanctioned, USSSA points event and include teams from 7U up through 12U.  This will be the first event of its kind hosted in Wise and at Veldon Dotson Park.  The event will be called The Mountain Top Classic (same name used for last year's 7-team 8U event).

Registration fees for the event will be: 7/8U=$25; 9U-12U=$100.  With no local Tennessee events that weekend, it is a perfect opportunity for teams to travel to Wise for an event and still be awarded USSSA points.  We already have commitments from 8U, 9U, 10U, and 12U teams.

So please, come and join us in Wise for a great tournament!

For more information, contact either Chris Wilson (276-219-3659) or Kelly Foster (276-219-2063)

Confirmed Teams:
7/8U
Heaters Baseball Club
Wytheville Maroons

9U
Heaters Baseball Club
Pikeville Phillies
Lebanon Bullets

10U
Heaters Baseball Club
Northfork Riverdogs
Pioneers
Nationals
CCYA Cougars
Volunteer Falcons

11U
Pikeville Phillies

12U
Pikeville Phillies
Xtreme

Heaters In Full Swing

The Heaters will be in full swing this weekend with all 4 of our teams seeing action in the Tri-Cities area.  Fresh off their championship run in the Cougar Classic last weekend, the 10U squad will be playing at Domtar Park in the USSSA Jim Herbert Memorial.  The 9U squad (runner-ups last weekend) will also be participating in the Herbert.  The Heaters Girls Softball squad the the boys 8U Coach Pitch teams will be making their 2014 tournament debuts this weekend with the girls at Ridgeview Elementary School and the 8U squad participating in the Herbert tournament with site to be determined.

Here are Saturday's schedules for each of the 4 teams...

10U (Games played at Domtar Park's Field 2)
12:30 vs Bristol Va Travel Baseball
4:00 vs Cincy Flames

9U (Games played at Domtar Park's Field 1)
1:45 vs Johnson City Thunder
5:15 vs Boone Scrappers

Girls Softball (Games played at Ridgeview Elementary in Gray, TN)
9:00 vs The Storm
11:20 vs Morristown Wildfire

8U (Games played at TBD)
2:45 vs Boone Scrappers
5:15 vs Lebanon Hawks

*Note, all game times and opponents subject to change pending on weather or conflicts

Good luck to all Heaters players this weekend!

Heaters to Play in Cougar Classic This Weekend

The 9U and 10U Heaters squads have accepted an invitation to play in this weekend's Cougar Classic to be held at Indians Springs Elementary School in Kingsport, TN.  Both Heaters squads will be in action this Saturday and Sunday.

The schedule for Saturday's action is as follows:
9U
12:30 - vs Rogersville Storm
3:45 - vs Boone Scrappers

10U
12:30 - vs Kingsport Indians
3:45 - vs Boone Scrappers

All action Sunday is TBD based off of the results from Saturday's games.

Heaters 12U Girls Softball Roster Announced

Congratulations to the following girls for making the inaugural 12U Heaters Softball Team

#2 Hunter Grant
#4 Olivia Basham
#5 Carlee Salyers
#8 Haley Mullins
#11 Reagan Dotson
#13 Madison Shuler
#21 Gabby Hall
#22 Carissa Mullins
#25 Nikole Counts
#28 Brittany Mullins
#31 Camdyn Sykes
#48 Hannah Carter

2014 Season!!

The 2014 Heaters Baseball Club season is upon us and with that comes some exciting news.  The Heaters Baseball Club will expand yet again for the 2014 season.  This year, we will have 3 teams competing in travel baseball.  The Heaters will field competitive teams at the 8U, 9U, and 10U levels.  Also, for the first time, the Heaters will field a girls softball team.  The Heaters Girls Softball team will be competing in the 12U level.

In all, the Heaters Baseball Club will include over 40 kids throughout Wise County and Kentucky.  The Heaters, with 7 tournament championship in its history, will look to expand on that success in 2014 with 4 teams total. Check in over the upcoming weeks for more updates on the 2014 season.

8U Schedule for Mountain Top Classic

Mountain Top Classic
8U 60 Minute Time Limit on Pool Play Games

Saturday Pool Play
10:00 - Heaters Baseball Club vs Abingdon (Results: Heaters 18-3)
11:15 - Southwest Bullets vs Heaters Baseball Club (Results: Heaters 16-2)
12:30 - Abingdon vs Wise (Results: Abingdon 17-1)
1:45 - Falcons 7U vs Southwest Bullets (Results Bullets 23-1)
3:00 - Wise vs Falcons 8U (Results: Falcons 24-2)
4:15 - Hawks vs Falcons 7U (Results: Hawks 16-1)
5:30 - Falcons 8U vs Hawks (Results: Falcons 8-1)

Sunday Tournament Play
Silver Bracket
1:00 - Seed 3 (Wise ML) vs Seed 2 (Falcons 7U) (Results: Wise 13-6)
2:15 - Winner of Game 1 vs Seed 1 (Abingdon) (Results: Abingdon: )

Gold Bracket
3:30 - Seed 4 (Bullets) vs Seed 1 (Falcons 8U) (Results: Falcons 19-16)
4:45 - Seed 3 (Hawks) vs Seed 2 (Heaters) (Results: Heaters 13-4)
6:00 - Winner game 1 vs Winner game 2 (Results: Heaters 21-6)

Mountain Top Classic

The Heaters Baseball Club and Veldon Dotson Park are pleased to announce they'll be hosting a tournament in Wise the weekend of May 25 and 26.  The tournament will be for 9-10 year old teams and for 8U teams.  The cost is $100 for 9-10 teams and $75 for 8U teams.  Teams who are interested in playing should contact Chris Wilson or Kelly Foster.  Contact information is in the flyer or listed in our contacts link at the top of the page.

All teams who enter will be guaranteed 3 games.  Each team will play 2 pool play games on Saturday with a single elimination tournament to follow on Sunday.  Prizes will be awarded to the top 2 teams in each age division. 

The 9-10 year old tournament will use Little League style rules for stealing bases.  8U will be coach pitch using USSSA style rules.