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Wednesday, July 14, 2021 - Pike County Journal Reporter - Page 3A
Baseball All Star teams swing for the fences
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The Pike 8U All Stars won the sub state championship. Pictured are (kneeling) Brycen Anderson (front row l-r) Jase Brannon,
Landon Fraysure, AJ Roark, Gunner Coursey, Tate Perdue, Bryce Burkett, Carter Pierce, Beau Wilson, Cooper Cook, Gavin Gaylon
(back row l-r) coaches Andrew Roark, Wade Wilson, Gerald Floyd, Win Fraysure and Kel Brannon. Not pictured is Tripp Bickley.
BY RACHEL McDANIEL
news@pikecountygeorgia.com
After the regular
Pike County recreation
baseball season con
cluded, All Star teams
were formed in each age
division, including for
the first time a 15U all
star team. The 6U, 8U,
10U, 12U and 14UA11 Star
teams participated in the
USSSA Sub-State Tourna
ment June 11-13.
“We had a record
turnout for youth base
ball this spring as more
than 460 kids registered
to play. With that many
kids it takes a lot of great
volunteers to coach
these young athletes. We
appreciate all our coach
es who gave of their time
and talents to the youth
of this community. We
could not have done it
without them,” said Pike
County Parks and Rec
reation director Kevin
Teate.
He said all the All Star
teams played well in the
USSSA Sub-State with
three teams advancing
to the USSSA Final Four
State Championship. The
6U Red All Star team fin
ished second, the 8U Red
All Star team finished
third and the 14U All Star
team finished third in the
Final Four.
“We are proud of all
our athletes that partici
pated in our league this
spring. Best wishes to
the All Star teams that
are still participating in
tournaments,” he said.
The Pike County 6U
All Stars include Rowan
Basilici of the Rockies,
Jamison Beckham of the
Rockies, Beckett Buford
of the Dodgers, Russell
Elliott of the Red Sox,
Brycen Harrill of the
Dodgers, John Wesley
Hunt of the Rockies,
Koah Ivester of the
Tigers, Cason Manley of
the Dodgers, Beau Mills
of the Rockies, Corbin
Rice of the Rockies,
Brooks Stephens of the
Cubs and Jase Stone of
the Red Sox.
The Pike County 8U All
Stars Red include Brycen
Anderson of the Angels,
James Bickley of the
Blue Jays, Jase Brannon
of the Brewers, Bryce
Burkett of the Brew
ers, Cooper Cook of the
Brewers, Gunner Coursey
of the Brewers, Landon
Fraysure of the White
Sox, Gavin Galyon of the
White Sox, Justin Perdue
of the Blue Jays, Carter
Pierce of the Brewers,
Andrew Roark of the
White Sox and Beau Wil
son of the White Sox.
The Pike County 14U
All Stars include Logan
Beavers of the Dodgers,
Timothy Bennett of the
Braves, Brycen Briscoe
of the Rangers, Ashton
Cox of the Dodgers,
Trace Jackson of the
Dodgers, Jeremy Mitchell
of the Dodgers, Brennen
Redding of the Dodg
ers, Landon Register
of the Dodgers, Bryson
Sandefur of the Dodgers,
Denver Shubert of the
White Sox, Tristen Sowell
of the White Sox, Thomas
Turner of the Braves,
Landen Wood of the
Dodgers and T.J. Snyder
of the White Sox.
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The Pike County 14U All Stars recently went undefeated and won the Sub-State championship
tournament. Pictured are (l-r) coach Austin Stokes, head coach Allen Beavers, Ashton Cox,
Cash Turner, Logan Beavers, Jeremy Mitchell, Dever Shubert, Tristen Sowell, TJ. Snyder, coach
Jason Jackson, Brennen Redding, Brycen Briscoe, Bryson Sanderfur, Trace Jackson, Landon
Register, Kaden Bennett and Landen Wood.
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The 6U Red All Star team finished second in the USSSA Final Four State Championship. Pic
tured are (front row l-r) Cason Manley, Brycen Harrill, Jase Stone, Corbin Rice, Rowan Basilici
(middle row l-r) Koah Ivester, Beckett Buford, Jamison Beckham, Beau Mills, Russell Elliott,
John Wesley Hunt, Brooks Stephens (back row l-r) coaches Garred Mills, Danny Stephens, Josh
Rice and Justin Ivester.
COVID-19: Takes toll on local family but prayers, support get them through
FROM PAGE ONE
Bobby’s son Jason,
22, and two daughters,
Abby, 15, and Lauren,
13, greatly missed their
dad and their mom as
she spent a lot of time
in the hospital with him.
He was in the hospital
for Mother’s Day, was
intubated on their 17th
wedding anniversary
and also spent Memorial
Day and Father’s Day in a
hospital bed. They were
finally able to see him for
Father’s Day.
Things were espe
cially scary for the family
on May 20 when Stacy
received a message from
Emory doctors saying
he was still alive but
they were fighting for his
life. He was placed on a
chemical life support to
give her time to come say
good-bye to him.
“They called in pal
liative care to help me
make decisions because
his organs were shut
ting down. The staph
and pneumonia were
too aggressive and his
body was rejecting the
antibiotics, rejecting the
vent and his kidneys
had failed,” said Stacy.
“That’s the day 1 prayed
and the first time 1 heard
God answer me - ‘He’s go
ing to live. Proclaim it.’”
Stacy lost hearing and
had complications from
the COVID-19 virus as
well but their daughters
never tested positive
or had any symptoms.
Bobby spent more than
60 days in a hospital bed,
at times surrounded by
all sorts of machines,
having to be placed on
dialysis and at one time
SPECIAL PHOTOS
Above, despite many scary days and months of uncertainty,
Stacy and Bobby Berry made the best of their battle with
COVID-19 and give God the credit for his recovery and return
home. At right, Bobby Berry sits beside a fountain on the
grounds of the Warm Springs Rehabilitation Center.
was thought to be hav
ing seizures. Through it
all, the family never lost
their sense of humor or
their faith in God.
In one post, Stacy
wrote, “He is literally sur
rounded by a dialysis ma
chine, heart machines,
breathing machines,
X-ray machines. ‘It may
look like I’m surrounded,
but I’m surrounded by
you,”’ she said, quoting a
popular Christian wor
ship song.
The Berry family is
known for their sense of
humor and when nurses
had to shave Bobby in
order for the machines
helping him breath to
work more efficiently,
he and Stacy agreed to
let the nurse give him a
mohawk and a mustache
before shaving it all off.
The Pike community sur
rounded their children
and family with love and
support and Christ Cha
pel hosted a prayer night
for Bobby on June 21,
just a week before he was
able to leave the Warm
Springs Rehabilitation
Center and return home.
“While Bobby was in
the hospital going two
steps back and one for
ward, I allowed myself to
feel the pain of uncertain
ty. Would my girls have
their daddy walk them
down the aisle? Would 1
be a 40 year old widow?
But, after the pleading
and many questions
without answers, I would
listen to many worship
songs and remember that
many were praying and
fighting for us,” said Sta
cy. “This allowed me to
rest in God, knowing He
is good. He has equipped
us for the next thing
and we are surrounded
by prayer warriors that
brought peace and even
joy in the middle of a
true nightmare.”
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