Head coach Nick Sampey made the statement following the Jackson Parish 7U boys All-Star baseball team’s third place finish in the Dixie Youth District 8 tournament last week that he felt his team was one of the best there. 

Apparently, Dixie Youth officials agreed. 

This was confirmed a few days after the tourney when Jackson Parish Recreation Department Director, Tommy Smith, got notice that JP7U was one of a few third place teams across the state to qualify for the Dixie Youth “Coach Pitch” State Tournament that will be played in July.

“We have some really talented players on our team and I am really happy that we are going to get a chance to continue to play,” said Sampey. “The district tournament was the first time ever that the guys on our team had been in that kind of atmosphere. Now that we have that experience under our belt, I expect us to play even better.”