The Albany Heat youth baseball team hit the road last weekend and returned from Russell County with a championship trophy in tow from the Coach Pitch Division of the Southern Kentucky Classic. The Heat finished the tournament with a 4-0 record, including an 11-0 win in four innings over Russell County in the championship game.

Pictured above, front row, left to right, are: Nick Poore, Caden Poore, Tate Conner, Carter Gibson ,Blaine Melton and Drew Davis. Second row: Bently Boils, Jaxson Mason, Wyatt Proffitt, Caleb Thrasher, Matthew Duvall and Cannon Young. Players not pictured are Noah McCutchen and Ruger Branham. Coaches pictured in the back row are, left to right: John Mason, Nick Thrasher and Butter Melton.