The Vicksburg Patriots’ 9-year-olds’ All-Star team finished 6th out of 18 teams at the Cal Ripken Southwest Regional this weekend. The team won three games and lost two, and was awarded the tournament sportsmanship award.

The Patriots defeated Sylvan Hill (Ark.) 15-3 in the first game on Sunday, but lost to Bay St. Louis 2-1 in the second game.

The Patriots lost to Bay St. Louis in the state championship game to earn a berth in the Southwest Regional.

Vicksburg trailed 2-1 in the last inning, when Mario Doyle hit a two-out double and tried to score on a Drake Dorbeck hit, but was gunned down at home on a bang-bang play.

To get to the game against Bay St. Louis, the Patriots used a big fourth inning to put Sylvan Hill away. Doyle went 2-for-4 with four RBIs, including a three-RBI triple, and Brock Barnes belted a two-RBI double.

Dorbeck pitched 4 1/3 innings for the win, and Dolan pitched 2/3 of an inning for a save.