Quad City Heat 9U Team: World Series Sweet Sixteen

Congratulations to the Quad City Heat 9U Team for a terrific World Series in Orlando this past week. The team earned the honor of making it into the "Sweet Sixteen" during the tournament. Thirty-two teams qualified to play in Orlando; only the top 16 teams advanced to the Sweet Sixteen during the tournament.

With temperatures well into the 90s - typical Orlando weather - the team faced some tough competitors. But two wins against teams from Puerto Rico and Texas - and a tie game - propelled the Heat into the Sweet Sixteen, right along with some of the best teams in the country.

The Heat's final ranking was 13th after a loss to the Florida Pokers. The Charlotte (N.C.) Megastars won the overall title.

Great job kids! The Quad Cities was well-represented.

The Final Countdown!

Opening day of the 9U Elite World Series is one week from today - Sunday, August 2nd!

The competition will be tough but we're psyched! The majority of the teams are from the South; there are two other teams from the Midwest (Ohio and Michigan).

See our latest stats on the USSSA web site here.

Practice, Practice, Practice

We've finished with our local games but the season's far from over! Practice still goes on, of course.

We play our first game in Orlando August 2nd!

New uniforms are in as are our trading pins. The kids are excited.

Thanks to everyone for their help with donating funds to the team whether through a cash gift or the purchase of a cupcake. Every little bit counts!

Firecracker Classic Win

Congratulations to the team for a first-place finish at the Firecracker Classic held in Milan over the Fourth of July weekend. The team also achieved its 50th individual game win this season during this tournament. It was a great way to wind up our local tournament season.

Orlando is next!

50/50 Raffle Tonight at River Bandits Game

The team will be at the River Bandits game tonight - Thursday, July 2. We'll be handling the 50/50 raffle. Thanks River Bandits!

Support the 9U Heat and the River Bandits

We will be working the concessions at the Quad Cities River Bandits game this Thursday evening. A portion of the proceeds will go to the 9U Heat. The game against Burlington starts at 7 p.m. Thank-you River Bandits for the opportunity!

For ticket information click below.

River Bandits

Great Job Kids!

We're very proud of the team's performance in Des Moines over the weekend. The team went undefeated Friday and Saturday and entered Sunday's play as first seed. This was a great accomplishment in and of itself as they had to defeat the very tough "Sticks" team from Waukee.

Sunday started with a victory over the Grandview Stars landing the team in the final four, but the Heat was not able to pull off a second victory over the Sticks in a subsequent game. The Sticks went on to win the championship over the Mariners while the Heat settled for 4th place in a close game (13-12) against the Urbandale Mudcats that was called in the 5th due to time-limit rules.

The weekend started with high temperatures and ended as a windy dustbowl!

A highlight was the state championship win by the QC Heat's 13AA team. Excellent! Congratulations!