Sunbelt - Tennessee is the 2005 Junior Sunbelt Champion - TN 8 Oklahoma 1 - Rob Catapano(Farragut HS) picks up the win with 8 strikeouts while, Caleb Cotham (Mt. Juliet HS) drives in 4 runs while going 2-3 with a double. With the scored tied 0-0 going into the bottom of the 2nd, Jeff Lockwood (Knox Halls HS) and Steve Liddle (Franklin HS) reached on walks. After a strikeout and fielder's choice, Caleb Cotham drove in the first of five runs scored with 2 outs. Blake Forsythe (Christian Brothers) followed with an RBI single, and then Gunter Delashmit (Covington HS) drove in 2 runs with a double to left-center. Catapano held OK Blue in check and turned the ball over to Matt Packer (Christian Brothers). Packer set all four batters he faced, and then Team Tennessee responded with 3 more runs a in the bottom of the fifth as Cotham hit a 3-RBI double scoring Lockwood, Steve Liddle, and Tanner Moore (McCallie School) who all reached on base on balls. Mark Lamm (Loretto HS) closed the game enticing a 1-6-3 double play and groundout to Tyler Mathis (Covington HS). Rob Catapano was selected as the Most Outstanding Pitcher, and Gunter Delashmit the Tournament MVP. Others selected to the All-Tournament Team were Tanner Moore and Alan Wright (Christian Brothers).
