Local 14U team wins BPA Missouri State Championship

FLORISSANT – A Mineral Area 14U baseball team coached by Rusty Sullens team won the Baseball Players Association (BPA) Missouri State Championship this past weekend. The team beat the South Central Illinois Bulldogs in the Championship game 16-5.

Cody Boylan was the winning pitcher on record with three innings pitched. He gave up one earned run, with five strikeouts and one walk.

The 14U team scored 5 runs in the first, with Kenny Mahurin hitting a three-run home run to highlight the inning.

Mahurin was 4-4 in the game with a walk, and a home run and 5 RBI’s. Jake Sullens was 4-5 with four singles and five RBI’s, and Matt McElrath was 3-4, with three singles and two RBI’s.

Members of the 14U BPA Championship team are (from left-to right): Front Row – Chase Boyer, Brendan Hovis, Matt McElrath, Nate Rinker, Devin Bainbridge, and Jake Sullens. Back Row – Garrett Wilkinson, Jared Jones, Kenny Mahurin, Coach Rusty Sullens, Colin Govero, Garrett Wencker, and Cody Boylan. Not pictured is Coaches Justin Nettles and Tim Hedrick