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Auburn Dixie Majors win World Series

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By OANow Staff

Published: July 30, 2008

DYERSBURG, Tenn. — The Auburn Dixie Majors (17-19) All-Stars needed two wins Wednesday to get the World Series title.

They got them both, and in entirely different ways.

After rallying from down two runs in the bottom of the seventh to defeat South Carolina, 6-5, Auburn then rolled from the outset in taking a 9-1 win over Florida for the championship.

“That first game we were battling and I just told them if we just hung in there and believed in ourselves we could get it done,” Auburn Majors head coach Al Starr said. “I knew after that first game it was done. We came out inning after inning and just pounded South Carolina.

“I’m really proud of these guys. They deserved it. They worked hard. There’s not a better group of kids in the state of Alabama.”

J.B. Edgar had a single, a homer and two RBI, Whitt Dorsey had two singles and three RBI, Michael King had two singles and two RBI and Creede Simpson also knocked in two runs to lead Auburn offensively in the championship game.

King got the win on the mound, striking out seven in 6 1/3 innings. Harry Haring came on to get the last two outs.

John Gunnels and Taylor Register also had hits for Auburn in the game.

Getting to the championship game, however, was nowhere near as easy.

Auburn scored three runs in the bottom of the seventh-and-final inning to advance past South Carolina.

Down, 5-3, heading into the seventh, Gunnels led off with a walk, then Register singled. After a passed ball advanced the runners, Simpson hit into a fielder’s choice which scored Gunnels. Dorsey then doubled to score Register.

Then, with two outs, Drew Hull hit a line drive to the fence to score Dorsey, giving Auburn the win.

King earned the win for Auburn pitching in relief of Hull, who started.

Dorsey had a single and a double and scored the winning run for Auburn.

Jace Harper had a single, home run and two RBI, Simpson had a double and an RBI, Register had two hits and an RBI, while J.B. Edgar and Will Ruffin singled.