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Two Russell Co. HS baseball players on World Series title team

Laker seniors this year Colton Back and Taylor Grider play with Bluegrass Stars, Lexington, KY, the World Series of Baseball 18u Champions, a title the team won in Panama City, FL. Colton and Taylor will be seniors this coming year on RCHS Coach David Rexroat's Laker baseball team
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By Sandy Cunningham

Two local Russell County High School Laker baseball players complete their summer baseball season on the highest note possible, World Series of Baseball 18u Champions.



Colton Back, son of Pat Back and Jamie McQueary and Taylor Grider, son of Barry Grider and Sandy Cunningham play for the Bluegrass Stars 18u team based out of Lexington, Kentucky.

The Stars won 5 out of 7 tournaments this summer with only two of these being played in Kentucky.

The tournaments won were Morse Mustang Tournament in Danville, KY; Bluegrass Stars Tournament in Russell Springs, KY; Indiana University Southeast Tournament of Champions in New Albany, IN; Battle at the Lake in Hamersville, OH and the Grand Slam World Series which was held in Panama City Beach, Florida this last week.

They won the championship in the World Series by defeating 21 teams from Michigan, Missouri, Alabama, Ohio, Georgia, Louisiana, Texas and Florida. The Stars are coached by Tom Brooks, Steve Mitchell, Tommy Warner and Jerry Adams. The coaches all said that Colton and Taylor were key components to the success of the Stars all season long.

Colton Back has excelled defensively all season and hit over 300 in the last 8 games. Taylor Grider pitched 5 no-hitters this season with one of those being in the semi-final game at the World Series against Rutherford, Florida. Both Colton and Taylor will be seniors for the Laker team this year.

David Rexroat, Head Coach for the Russell County Laker Baseball team says that both Colton and Taylor are great young men who love the game. They are hard-working young men who have bright futures ahead of them. He looks forward to seeing what the boys bring to their senior season as Russell County Lakers. - Sandy Cunningham


This story was posted on 2014-07-28 08:36:41
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Bluegrass Stars: World Series of Baseball 18u Champions



2014-07-28 - Panama City, FL - Photo from Jamie McQueary.
World Series of Baseball 18u Champions. From left Coach Steve "Poppy" Mitchell, Taylor Grider, Russell County, KY; Coach Tom Brooks and Colton Back, Russell County, KY. The Bluegrass Stars won the title. Colton Back excelled defensively; Taylor Grider pitched 5 no-hitters this season. Colton and Taylor will be seniors at Russell County High School in 2014-15. - Jamie Mcqueary

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