2006 USA Classic
USA Stadium, Millington * CBHS-Giacosa Field, Memphis
Participants
Indiana
Southport

Kentucky
Henry Clay
Lexington Catholic
Trinity

 Mississippi
Northwest Rankin
Olive Branch

Oklahoma
Shawnee

 Tennessee
CBHS
Collierville
ECS
Germantown
Hardin County
Hendersonville
Houston
MUS
Riverdale




 April 5-8, 2006 (Schedule revised 11:30 a.m. Friday)
 
Game No. Date Team   Team Time Site
1 4/5 Henry Clay (1)   Houston (8) 3:00 USA 1
2 4/5 Olive Branch (1)   ECS (2) 5:15 USA 1
3 4/5 Southport (1)   Riverdale (14) 2:00 USA 2
4 4/5 Germantown (3) 13 inn. Lexington Catholic (4) 4:00 USA 2
5 4/5 Northwest Rankin (1)   Collierville (6) 7:30 USA 1
6 4/5 Trinity (10)   Shawnee (0) 3:00 CBHS
7 4/5 MUS (8)   Hendersonville (7) 5:15 CBHS
8 4/5 Hardin County (0)   CBHS (11) 7:30 CBHS
             
9 4/6 Henry Clay (3)   Olive Branch (5) 2:00 USA 2
10 4/6 Southport (1)   Germantown (3) 4:00 USA 2
11 4/6 Northwest Rankin (12)   Shawnee (3) 3:00 CBHS
12 4/6 Hendersonville (10)   Hardin County (7) 5:15 CBHS
13 4/6 Houston (3)   ECS (7) 7:30 CBHS
14 4/6 Riverdale (1)   Lexington Catholic (4) 3:00 USA 1
15 4/6 Collierville (0)   Trinity (2) 5:15 USA 1
16 4/6 MUS (4)   CBHS (16) 7:30 USA 1
             
17 4/8 Henry Clay (11)   Southport (0) 10:00am CBHS
18 4/8 Shawnee (13)   Hardin County (12) 12:15pm CBHS
19 4/8 Olive Branch (5)   Germantown (4) 12:15pm Germantown
20 4/8 Northwest Rankin (10)   Hendersonville (1) 10:00am Germantown
21 4/8 Houston (6)   Riverdale (7) 10:00am Houston
22 4/8 Collierville (15)   MUS (0) 12:15pm Houston
23 4/8 ECS (11)   Lexington Catholic (16) 10:00am USA 1
24 4/8 Trinity (1)   CBHS (13) 12:15pm USA 1
             
25 4/8 Southport (1) 15th place Hardin County (12) 2:30pm CBHS
26 4/8 Henry Clay (7) 13th place Shawnee (8) 4:45pm CBHS
27 4/8 Houston  (11) 7th place MUS (9) 2:30pm Houston
28 4/8 Riverdale (4) 5th place Collierville (3) 4:45pm Houston
29 4/8 Germantown (5) 11th place Hendersonville (1) 2:30pm Germantown
30 4/8 ECS (4) 3rd place Trinity (14) 2:30pm USA 1
31 4/8 Olive Branch (2) 9th place Northwest Rankin (3) 4:45pm Germantown
32 4/8 Lexington Catholic (6) 1st place CBHS (5) 4:45pm USA 1

April 11, 2006
USA Classic photos available for online purchase
Millington, Tenn. - The website is www.picmyphotos.com. The password is USACLASSIC06.

April 8, 2006
Lexington Catholic claims USA Classic title; CBHS second

Millington, Tenn. - Lexington Catholic (Ky.) became the first team from outside the state of Tennessee to claim the USA Classic championship in the tournament's fourteen year history. The Knights won a slugfest over ECS 16-11 on Saturday morning and defeated host Christian Brothers 6-5 in the championship.

Trinity (Ky.) claimed third place with a 14-4 victory over ECS.

All-Tournament Team
Ben Revere, Lexington Catholic (MVP)
Jordan Root, Lexington Catholic
Wes Caldwell, Lexington Catholic
Nick Maronde, Lexington Catholic
Matt Packer, Christian Brothers
Alan Wright, Christian Brothers
Seth Walker, Christian Brothers
Erich Holland, Trinity
Braxton Graven, Trinity
Stephen Box, Evangelical Christian
Houston Brown, Evangelical Christian
Chad Hunter, Riverdale
Drew Pomeranz, Collierville
Daniel Hill, Houston
Max Prokell, Memphis University School
Todd McInnis, Northwest Rankin
Ridge Bass, Olive Branch
Rob Melton, Germantown
Jason Collins, Hendersonville
Tyler Phillips, Shawnee
Patrick Brady, Henry Clay
Ike Boyd, Hardin County
Anthony Worland, Southport

April 7, 2006
Games cancelled for Friday; rescheduled for Saturday

Millington, Tenn. - Click on the link above for the new schedule

April 6, 2006
ECS, CBHS, Lexington Catholic and Trinity advance in USA Classic

Millington, Tenn. - In winners bracket games, ECS defeated Houston 7-3, and CBHS beat MUS 16-4 to advance to the semifinals. Lexington Catholic and Trinity, each from Kentucky, claimed victories over Riverdale and Collierville, respectively.

In the losers bracket, Olive Branch defeated Henry Clay 5-3, Germantown beat Southport 3-1, Northwest Rankin knocked off Shawnee 12-3, and Hendersonville downed Hardin County 10-7.
April 5, 2006
Local teams enjoy success in opening round of USA Classic

Millington, Tenn. - Teams from the Memphis area went 5-1 in the first day of the 2006 USA Classic National Invitational on Wednesday at USA Stadium and CBHS. At USA Stadium, Houston started the day off with an 8-1 victory over Henry Clay (Ky.), while Evangelical Christian followed with a 2-1 come-from-behind win over Olive Branch (Miss.). Collierville's Drew Pomeranz dominated Northwest Rankin with a 6-1 win in the nightcap.

At CBHS, MUS downed Hendersonville 7-6, while Christian Brothers shut out Hardin County 11-0. The only local team to fall was Germantown, in 13 innings, to Lexington Catholic (Ky.) 4-3.

In other action, Trinity (Ky.) defeated Shawnee (Okla.) 10-0, and Riverdale defeated Southport (Ind.) 14-1.

Participating Team Information

School City 2005
Record		 2005 Finish Returning Starters Enrollment School
Christian Brothers Memphis, TN 34-8 State Champions 5 840
Boys		 Private
Collierville Collierville, TN 37-7 State Semi-finals 3 2300
Co-ed		 Public
Evangelical Christian Cordova, TN 19-17 State Quarterfinals 8 480
Co-ed		 Private
Germantown Germantown, TN 23-14 3rd in District 5 2250
Co-ed		 Public
Hardin County Savannah, TN 29-15 Regional Finals 6 1150
Co-ed		 Public
Hendersonville Hendersonville, TN 22-12 Regional Semifinals 5 1400
Co-ed		 Public
Henry Clay Lexington, KY 23-12 Regional Semifinals 5 1800
Co-ed		 Public
Houston Germantown, TN 36-8 State Champions 4 2200
Co-ed		 Public
Lexington Catholic Lexington, KY 31-7 Regional Semifinals 6 860
Co-ed		 Private
Memphis University Memphis, TN 24-12 District Finals 6 439
Boys		 Private
Northwest Rankin Brandon, MS 36-3 State Champions 6 1250
Co-ed		 Public
Olive Branch Olive Branch, MS 30-8 State Quarterfinals 6 2000
Co-ed		 Public
Riverdale Murfreesboro, TN 30-12 State Quarterfinals 6 1800
Co-ed		 Public
Shawnee Shawnee, OK 33-8 State Quarterfinals 6 1140
Co-ed		 Public
Southport Indianapolis, IN 20-12 Sectional Finals 2 1800
Co-ed		 Public
Trinity Louisville, KY 24-12 State Semifinals 6 1400
Boys		 Private