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The Mound Time Bandits are (back row, from left) Andrew White (Liberty), Tony Niehuser (Jesuit), Grant Galligan (Sunset), Nick Pullen (Sunset), James Armstrong (Southridge), Josh Hill (Beaverton), Matt Orcutt (Southridge), Zane Chitwood (Liberty), Parker Stidham (Southridge); (front row, from left) Rob Lavey (Beaverton), Ryan Kaser (Liberty), Josh Lewellen (Valley Catholic).
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Congratulations to the Mound Time Bandits!

The big news at Mound Time right now is our 14U Bandits, who are the 2011 Babe Ruth World Series Champions! After going 2-2 in pool play, the Bandits won it all this week in Glen Allen, Virginia, beating Glen Allen 5-4 in the championship game on Friday. Check the final standings here, and read the press coverage below.

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Watch the games

You can watch archived copies of the games at the official Babe Ruth World Series site. The site also has full game schedules and standings.

Press Coverage

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National Champions: Tualatin Hills Mound Time KATU, September 2, 2011: A group of 14-year-olds from Beaverton and Hillsboro have quite a story to tell. Not only are they the Babe Ruth World Series Champions, they also experienced the largest earthquake to hit the East Coast in decades, and found their homecoming delayed by a hurricane named Irene. The Tualatin Hills Mound Time Babe Ruth baseball team joined us to talk about their big win and all the other events surrounding their time in Virginia. (Includes video of the interview with the team.)
Winning the World Mound Time's 14-year-old all-stars win the Babe Ruth World Series The Beaverton Valley Times, September 1, 2011: Mound Time finished off its stirring run through the Babe Ruth World Series in Glen Allen, Va., by beating the host team 5-4 in Friday's Series championship at Glen Allen Stadium. “It was awesome,” said Mound Time's James Armstrong, who pitched a complete-game four-hitter in the championship. “It was an incredible experience.”
Janesville falls in World Series quarter Mound Time starts fast, then blows out Janesville, Wisc., in the World Series quarterfinals The Beaverton Valley Times, September 1, 2011: Mound Time opened bracket play with a bang, hammering Janesville, Wisc. — the second-place finisher from the National Division — 14-2 at Glen Allen Stadium on Aug. 25 to earn a berth in the tournament semifinals.
Babe Ruth champs coming home after delays due to Hurricane Irene KOIN TV-6, August 28, 2011: Players from a local 14-year-old baseball team who just won the Babe Ruth World Series in Virginia are still arriving back in Portland after being stuck on the East Coast for days due to Hurricane Irene. … 14-year-old [Andrew] White said, "The earthquake and hurricane were pretty awesome, but winning it all was the best part." (Includes video of the team's arrival at the airport.)
Glen Allen falls in title game Richmond Times-Dispatch, August 27, 2011: Glen Allen's 14-year-old Babe Ruth team made a habit of getting ahead of opponents during the Babe Ruth World Series at RF&P Park. On Friday, though, Glen Allen fell behind for the first time in the tournament and its rally came up short as it lost 5-4 to Tualatin Hills, Ore., in the championship game.
Tualatin Hills/Mound Time wins Babe Ruth 14 Year Old World Series The Oregonian, August 26, 2011: Tualatin Hills/Mound Time won the Babe Ruth 14-Year Old World Series on Friday, defeating host Glen Allen (Va.) 5-4. The visitors from Tualatin Hills broke open a 3-3 tie in the 7th inning with two runs on two wild pitches, a throwing error and a single. … Tualatin Hills qualified from pool play with a 2-2 record, then on Thursday and Friday swept through three games of the single elimination championship bracket, outscoring its opponents 22-6.
Babe Ruth Baseball: Mound Time advances to World Series title round The Hillsboro Argus, August 26, 2011: Hillsboro-based Mound Time has reached the championship bracket of the 14-year-old Babe Ruth World Series after finishing 2-2 in American Division pool play. The top three teams from both the American and National divisions advanced to the single-elimination championship bracket, with play beginning Thursday.
Aiming to win the world Mound Time starts 2-1 in the 14-year-old Babe Ruth World Series in Glen Allen, Va. The Beaverton Valley Times, August 25, 2011: One bad inning. That was all that stood between Mound Time and a 3-0 record in pool play at the Babe Ruth World Series for 14-year-olds. Mound Time is likely to finish either second or third in the American Division pool, and will try to play its way into a semifinal berth with a game at either 5 or 7 p.m. today (Thursday) EDT.
Mound Time comes through in the clutch Mound Time comes from behind with two runs in the final inning to beat Tucson The Beaverton Valley Times, August 25, 2011: Mound Time, facing Tucson, Ariz., in its second pool play game in the Babe Ruth World Series for 14-year-olds on Sunday, fell behind 3-0 early on, moved within 3-2 after three innings, then scored twice in the bottom of the seventh to win 4-3 at Glen Allen Stadium. “That was just another one in our history of comeback games,” said second baseman/shortstop Rob Lavey. “We had no doubt we were going to come back.”
Local all-stars open Babe Ruth Series with a big victory Mound Time leads just 2-0, then pulls away with a seven-run fourth The Beaverton Valley Times, August 25, 2011: Mound Time was ticking like a time bomb. Mound Time, facing Augusta, Va., in its first pool play game in the Babe Ruth World Series for 14-year-olds on Sunday, led just 2-0 after three innings. But Mound Time lit its fuse in the fourth, blew up for seven runs and just flat blew Augusta away, winning 11-1 at Glen Allen Stadium.
Mound Time opens with win at World Series The Hillsboro Argus, August 23, 2011: Hillsboro-based Mound Time Baseball won its opening game in the Babe Ruth 14-year-old World Series on Sunday, defeating Augusta, Va., 11-1. Mound Time, which is going by “Tualatin Hills” at the World Series, took a 2-0 lead into the top of the fourth inning, then exploded for seven runs in the frame to put the game out of reach.
Mound Time stars ready for the Series The team opens play in the Glen Allen, Va., World Series Sunday The Beaverton Valley Times, August 18, 2011: Mound Time, a 14-year-old Babe Ruth all-star team, will get its chance to prove it too, and soon — the team opens play in the Babe Ruth World Series in Glen Allen, Va., on Sunday. “We are excited and ready to go,” said Mound Time manager Greg Cero. “The boys are in tune with the fact that this is a humbling experience and they are going to treat it with a lot of respect.”
Oregon team to compete in Babe Ruth 14-Year-Old World Series The Oregonian, August 18, 2011: Twelve Washington County teens started training in February and playing regular season Babe Ruth Baseball in April. After winning at the district, state and regional levels, they are headed to the Babe Ruth 14-Year-Old World Series in Glen Allen, Va., which begins Sunday.
Mound Time off to the World Series The Hillsboro Argus, August 12, 2011: Talk about dominance. Save for a needed comeback in the last game, the 14-and-under team for Hillsboro-based Mound Time Baseball crushed all its opponents at the Babe Ruth Pacific Northwest Regional last week in Keizer. Those results not only gave Mound Time the Regional title, but it advanced the club to the 14-U Babe Ruth World Series. The 10-team affair runs Aug. 19-26 in Glen Allen, Va.
Never-say-die Bandits rally to win Series berth Mound Time comes from behind big-time to win a berth in the World Series The Beaverton Valley Times, August 11, 2011: The team rallied with seven runs in its final three at-bats on Saturday, knocked off Kelso, Wash., 10-9 and won a berth in the upcoming Babe Ruth World Series for 14-year-olds.
“It was hands-down the biggest comeback I've ever seen in baseball considering the stage the kids were on and the timing of the comeback,” added Mound Time manager Greg Cero. “The kids deserve all the credit in the world.”
Bandits roll into title tilt The team goes 4-0 in pool play, then knocks off Salem in its semi The Beaverton Valley Times, August 11, 2011: Mound Time left fielder Matt Orcutt explained it this way: “We were just hoping for a big win to make sure we stayed hot and don't let down on Saturday,” he said. “I started to get a little nervous (when Mound Time's lead shrank to 5-3), but we stayed strong and we finished it out.”