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Tournament title decided by battle of leagues top two teams
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By the time Hoover and Son Insurance and Eastside Market advanced to the 7-8-year-old machine pitch tournament championship, the crowd gathered knew an epic game would be on its way.Both teams won one-run games early in the day to advance to the finals. The last game was no different, as the teams were nip-and-tuck all the way through. Two runs by Hoover and Son in the fifth inning ended up securing an 8-5 win in the championship.Hoover and Son was the regular-season champion, while Eastside Market finished the season in second place.