It was a night to remember… another one run National American Tournament of Champions (N.A.T.C.) championship game, key home runs and solid pitching for both championship competitors! Team Anderson, out of Placentia, California, was trying to become the first back-to-back champions at Dreams Park, since it's inception twelve years ago, but the Georgia Bandits from Winder, Georgia put a stop to that with some early runs and solid pitching in the late innings. Bandit pitching ace, Jake Schultz , known as "Big Red", came on in the bottom of the sixth inning to close the door on Team Anderson and earn the save and preserve the win for the Georgia. Schultz struck out the side and also lifted the Bandits offensively with a solo home run to lead them past Team Anderson 5-4, to become the 2007 N.A.T.C. champions. Tony Hunter led the Bandits (12-0) with two hits, including a solo home run as Alex Raburn, Josh Hart and Cal Baker each added a hit. Mark Hernandez earned the winning pitching honors, allowing one run on one hit and striking out two batters in his relief appearance. Travis Demeritte started pitching and allowed three runs on one hit striking out six batters. The Bandits, managed by Shannon Ivey, defeated the 28th seed Yorba Linda Aztecs of California, 12-0, on Wednesday night. They went on to defeat the 12th seed Southern California Bombers of California, 10-2, the 4th seed California Sting-Bomberz of California, 8-2 and the 17th seed Boys of Baseball National Travel Team from Alabama, 7-5 to advance to the championship game. Rio Ruiz led Team Anderson, which finished 10-1, with a three-run home run as Eric Hutting added the only other hit for the team. Art Vidro and Timmy Lopes combined to strike out 10 batters. Team Anderson, the defending 2006 N.A.T.C. champions were managed by Charles Chatman. They earned the 2nd seed in the 95-team single-elimination tournament. Team Anderson knocked off the 15th seed Los Alamitos Sluggers of California, 17-6, the 26th seed All American Sports Academy from California, 14-3 and the 6th seed Hanover Heat of Virginia, 11-1 to make the championship show. The N.A.T.C. championship game concluded the 2007 season at Cooperstown Dreams Park. The "Summer of 2008" season will begin on June 6th, 2008.

The San Diego Stars needed a pick-off to squeak out a victory against the Connecticut Cardinals and claim an exciting Week #11 Championship. Stars catcher, Niko Maida, threw out a Connecticut runner at third base in a crucial 6th inning play as the Stars edged the Cardinals, 11-10 at Cooperstown Dreams Park. On the ensuing play, Eddie Maldonado drilled a three-run home run to left-center field to leave the Cardinals one run short in the game. Maida's play proved to be the game winner. Offensive power sparked the San Diego Stars to an undefeated week, 12-0, as they combined for 10 hits including home runs by Colin Winters, Kevin Hagan and Drew Davis. Maida had an outstanding offensive, as well as defensive, game as he went 3-for-4 with two runs batted in. Teammates Gosuke Katoh, Danny Martin, Mike Martin and Ryan Noll each added a hit for the Stars. Mike Martin came on in relief to earn the victory for San Diego, striking out three of the nine batters he faced. The San Diego Stars, managed by Lyle Gabriel, defeated the 33rd seed South Jersey Sand Sharks (NJ), 9-7, in their first game of the 96-team tournament. The Stars continued their run on Thursday, defeating the 21st seed Scripps Ranch Falcons (CA), 8-2, the 4th seed Seattle Baseball Select (WA), 8-4 and the #1 seed Southern California Golden Spikes (CA), 14-2, in advancing to the championship game. Coach Gabriel continued his championship run at Dreams Park earning his eighth title overall (3rd as a 12U program). The Connecticut Cardinals, managed by Mark Figgie, had an outstanding week in earning the overall number two-seed and bye on Wednesday afternoon. They ended the week at 10-1. In the tournament play the Cardinals edged the 15th seed Riverside Rebels (CA), 8-7. In the "elite eight" they knocked off the 23rd seed Scranton Miners (PA), 16-11, and went on to blast the 11th seed Richmond Red Sox (VA), to advance to the championship game. Bryan Terzian went 2-for-3, including two home runs and four RBI to lead the Cardinals. Glenn Marrus added a home run and three runs batted in. Jimmy Davitt contributed with two hits. The Connecticut Cardinals became the first team from Connecticut to participate in a championship game at Cooperstown Dreams Park.

"Never Give Up" echos throughout Dreams Park again after the Nor Cal Grizzlies found themselves down by four runs in the top of the sixth inning of this week's championship game against the #4 seed Hard 90 Rival. Not only did Nor Cal find a way to tie the game 8-8 in the sixth but they added three more runs in the top of the seventh to claim the Week #10 Champiionship 11-8. Following the spirit of head coach, David Huerta, the Grizzlies were led by Mark Mathius who went went 3-for-4 including blasting two home runs, accounting for four runs batted in and scoring three times. The team effort was provided by Brett Binning with three runs batted in, Chris Flexen two hits and two RBI's and Jake Villa who added two additional hits. Pitchers Matt Cobley and Robert Monchak held the heavy hitting Hard 90 Rival in check in the late innings to allow the amazing comeback. The Grizzlies finished 6-1 to earn the 15th seed into the 96-team single-elimination tournament. They knocked off 46th seed Palos Verdes Waves of California 14-1 and the 18th seed Jersey Bulldogs of New Jersey 6-5 on Wednesday night to advance to the "Sweet 16". On Thursday, they upset the 2nd seed Las Vegas Baseball Academy Lightning of Nevada 10-6 and continued by defeating the 23rd seed Hardball of Florida 17-2 and 6th seed West Valley Hawks of California 21-3 in their quest for the championship game appearance. Hard 90 Rival of Belmont, California was managed by Rick Sundberg. They were undefeated in regular team play which earned them the 4th seed in the 96-team single-elimination tournament. The Rivals defeated the 32nd seed Carroll Cannons of Maryland 14-2 on Wednesday night. and continued in the "Sweet 16" by beating the Chicago North Shore Sharks of Illinois 12-4. They then knock off the 12th seeded CCC Rockers of California 3-2 and the top-seed American Avengers of Texas 9-4 in advancing to the championship game. J.R. Robinson had a superb championship game as he led Hard 90 with three hits including two home runs, six RBI's and scoring two runs. Guillermo Salazar pitched five innings striking out five of 22 batters he faced and was well on his way to victory until the Grizzlies found a way to score in the late innings. Offensively, Salazar added two hits, while Matt Olson, Tanner Hetzel, Joe Ellis and Jimmy Shaw each contributed with one. This was Coach Sundberg's second appearance in a championship game at Cooperstown Dreams Park. He managed the Star Maker Red Legs, who won Week #10 in 2004, defeating the Nevada Wildcats 9-2.

Mackenna Stuart went 3-for-4 with three home runs and five RBI 's to lead the California Sliders of Turlock, California past the Syracuse Jr. Skychiefs Red, 13-1, to claim the week 9 championship at Cooperstown Dreams Park. The Sliders (10-0) totaled 13 hits as a team and also set a new home run record for the week blasting 72 home runs. The record was previously held by the Orlando Sting, set back in 2000, hitting 71 home runs. Steven Martinez struck out five batters, allowing two walks and one hit in three innings, to earn winning pitcher honors. The Sliders, managed by Steven Orisio, started the 96-team tournament field on Thursday morning, after earning a bye on Wednesday, as the top-seed defeating 16th seed OC Stars (CA), 13-1. They went on to defeat the 9th seed Desert Firebirds (AZ), 13-1 and the 4th seed Rhode Island Wolf Pack (RI), 3-2 to advance to the championship game. For Syracuse, managed by Dom Caruso, James Novakowski went 1-for-2, including a solo home run to lead the Skychiefs (10-1). Matt Dipaulo added one hit, while pitching a three-hitter in 2/3 of an inning. Syracuse earned the 3rd seed in the 96-team tournament. On Wednesday night, they knocked off the 30th seed Team Titans (FL), 5-4. They went on to defeat the 19th seed Palm Desert Storm (AZ), 7-3, the 27th seed Team Connecticut Baseball (CT), 5-4 and #2 seed Ryder Showtime Dodgers (WA), 4-1, to earn the second birth in the championship game. This was the first time the Syracuse Jr. Skychiefs organization participated in a championship game at Cooperstown Dreams Park.

Carson Sands came on in relief to earn the victory for the Tallahassee Horns of Florida in the Week 8 championship at Cooperstown Dreams Park. Sands struck out 13 of 19 batters he faced allowing just two walks and no runs as the Horns (11-0) defeated the Olney Pirates of Maryland 6-5 on Thursday evening. Matthew Railey went 2-for-3 with a 3-run blast to put the Horns ahead for good. Sands also added three hits, including a two-run home run. Drew Dickey added two hits, while Garrett Larkin and Robert Robbins each added one. The Pirates (11-1) got things started early jumping out to a 5-0 lead after the first inning. Errol Robinson led off with a solo home run, while Cody Acker, Antonio Pino and Brian Battaglia (two RBI) each had one hit. Tallahassee Horns, managed by David Elsebernd, earned a bye as the top-seed in the 97-team single-elimination tournament . During the "Sweet 16" the Horns defeated the 46th seed Herndon Hammer of Virginia, 16-5. They went on to edge the 9th seed Southwest Stars from Minnesota, 6-4 and squeezed by the 4th seed Bases Loaded Bo Sox of North Carolina, 5-4, to advance to the championship game. For the Olney Pirates, managed by Tony Pino, they started Wednesday evening as the 3rd seed, knocking off the 33rd seed Ramapo Rangers of New Jersey, 12-0. They defeated the 14th seed Pickerington Purple Tigers from Ohio, 14-1, to advance to the "Elite Eight". From there, they beat the 6th seed TC Predators from Utah, 12-4 and the 15th seed Otown Knights of Florida, 10-4, to earn a showdown with the Horns in the championship.

The Hit after Hit Baseball Academy from Nashville, Tennessee continued there success in their second year at Cooperstown Dreams Park. Griffith Ganick drove in the only run of the game in the second inning to lead Hit after Hit to a 1-0 victory over the Shiloh Heat from Snellville, Georgia and claimed the Week 7 championship. Hunter Wood was outstanding in pitching a complete-game striking out 12 of the 18 batters he faced, allowing only two hits and game up only one walk to earn the victory. Ross Grosvner, Kyle Brennan, Seth Campbell and Penn Murfee each added a hit for Hit after Hit which finished the tournament 11-0. David Milligan and David Mayo combined to strike out nine batters and allowed five hits for the Shiloh Heat who were 12-1 at Dreams Park. Jack Banda and Bryn Parten each contributed a hit. The Hit after Hit Baseball Academy earned the second seed which gave them a bye on Wednesday evening. They started tournament play on Thursday morning defeating the 15th seed Carolina Reds (SC), 2-1 to advance to the "Elite Eight" and continued to roll past the 7th seeded Lake Shore Gray Sox (MD), 10-1 and the sixth seed Central Florida Squeeze (FL), 5-3 to make it to the championship game. The Heat, managed by Mike Scavo, started tournament play on Wednesday evening knocking off the 62nd seed Brecksville Bees (OH), 10-8 and the 41st seed Downers Grove Longshots (IL), 2-0. On Thursday morning they defeated the 32nd seed By-You Gurus (LA), 5-1 and 21st seed Santa Fe Sliders (FL), 7-3 to advance to the semi-finals. The Heat upset the top-seed San Antonio Angels (TX), 10-6, to advance to the championship game. The Hit after Hit Baseball Academy is coached by Chris Mercado, who in his second year has won two championships at Cooperstown Dreams Park. He is on his way to becoming one of most successful coaches in Dreams Park history.

Stefan Mrkonja was the igniter that started the fire for Beaver Valley Red to claim the Week 6 championship at Cooperstown Dreams Park. Mrkonja went 3-for-4 with 3 home runs and seven RBI to lead the 4th seed Beaver Valley Red (PA) past the 3rd seed West Pines Cobras (FL), 10-2 on Friday morning. Chris Wastchik pitched a complete-game, allowing two runs on seven hits and striking out seven batters for Beaver Valley Red (11-0). Wastchik also contributed offensively with a solo home run, as Adam Bleday added three hits and Nick Vento, Brock Baranowski and Brad Gresock each had two hits. The Cobras' Eddie Salomon got things going in the fifth-inning when he belted a two-run home run to put the West Pines Cobras (10-1) on the scoreboard. Carlos Lopez and Zach Smith each contributed with two hits as Chris Khawly added one. Beaver Valley started the single-elimination tournament on Wednesday evening by defeating the 32nd seed Show Me State Tigers of Missouri, 15-3 to advance to the Sweet 16. On Thursday, they knocked off the 41st seed Home Crush of Illinois, 14-2, the 5th seed Miramar Maddogs of Florida, 8-5 and the #16th seed Team Maryland, 4-3 to advance to the championship game on Friday morning. The West Pines Cobras, led by Jim Murray, shut out the 31st seed Spanish Fork Heat of Utah, 12-0 to advance to the sweet 16 on Thursday morning. They went on to defeat the 14th seed Las Vegas Highrollers of Nevada, 7-6 and the 27th Powder Springs Longhorns from Georgia, 9-8 to advance to the semifinal game. The Cobras needed one extra inning, to squeak by the 10th seed Swansea Cardinals of Massachuttes, 7-6 to advance to the week #6 championship game. The Beaver Valley baseball club, managed by Brian Smith, tied a team record earning their fourth championship in 12 years at Cooperstown Dreams Park. The San Diego Stars (CA) are the only other team to share this record. The team also totaled 39 home runs for the week.

The Hawaii Sluggers (HI) have accomplished something that 42 other Hawaii teams could not … a championship in Cooperstown, New York. The Sluggers from Honolulu, Hawaii defeated the Mac-N-Seitz Indians of Kansas City, Kansas 11-5 to capture the Week 5 title at Cooperstown Dreams Park. Nick Alarcio lead the Sluggers going 3-for-4 at the plate including two home runs, a double and four runs batted in. Austin Darmawan and Vance Fuchigami each added two hits. David Torigoe pitched 3 2/3 innings while striking out eight batters that he faced allowing four hits and two runs to earn the victory. For Mac-N-Seitz, 11-1, they jumped out to a 1-0 lead in the top-half of the first inning, with Clayton Custer scoring on a passed ball from third base. Sam Kindred belted a two-run shot, while Connor Taylor added two hits. The Hawaii Sluggers, managed by Fili Filefa, earned the top-seed in the 96-team single-elimination tournament and a bye until Thursday morning. The Sluggers defeated the #17 seed Texas Raptors, 12-0, during the sweet 16. In the elite eight, they edged the 9th seed Gulf Coast Gators of Mississippi, 5-4 and blanked the fifth seed Turn 2 Baseball of Texas, 4-0, to make their way to the championship game. As for the Indians, managed by Jeff Foster, they knocked off the 26th seed Proway Colt 45's from Texas, 9-0. They went on to defeat the 10th seed Flower Mound Warriors of Texas, 5-4, the 2nd seed South Wake Storm from North Carolina, 16-5 and 22nd seed South Oakland A's of Michigan, 14-2, as they advanced to the championship game.

The Texas Stampede relied on the bottom of the lineup to hoist the crown at Cooperstown Dreams Park. Extra-hitter Alex Dunlop had an outstanding game going 2-for-2, with two home runs and two RBI to lead the ninth-seeded Stampede (11-0) past the seventh-seeded Carolina Crushers (10-1), 4-3. The Crushers, managed by Troy Walls, scored all its runs in the bottom of the first inning with Cody Trogdon leading the team with a two-run home run and Shane Billings driving in Tim Amick. Dylan Patin pitched a complete-game 3 hitter, while striking out 10 batters to earn the victory. Tristian Sanders hit the go ahead home run for the Stampede that eventually won the game. JT Cherry also contributed with a solo shot. The 7th seed Carolina Crushers, from Randleman, NC, defeated the 35th seed Powder Springs War Eagles, 8-0 to advance to the sweet 16. They went on to eliminate the 23rd seed Round Rock Warriors (TX), 12-6, the 15th seed Florida Xtreme, 11-4 and the 6th seed Cherokee Reds (GA), 19-2 on Thursday to advance to the championship game. The Texas Stampede, managed by Mike Jackson, had to face five teams before earning its way to the championship. They defeated the #52 seed Three Village Yankees Red, 9-0 and #24 seed Island Boyz, 9-1 to advance to the sweet 16. From there, they knocked off the #8 seed Texas Longhorns, 7-4, upset the #1 seed Glendale Knights (CA), 14-1 and the #13 seed Wills Park Wild Dogs (GA), 13-4 to advance to the finals.

The bats were light and the balls were flying out of the stadium during the Week #3 championship game as the Rocket City Baseball Club Stingers of Huntsville, Alabama and the Coral Springs Diamonds of Coral Springs, Florida both put on a hitting display in front of a massive crowd on hand at Cooperstown Dreams Park. The Stingers (12-0) were led by Jackson Stephens with a 3-run home blast, while Dathan Prewitt, Trent Simpson and Taylor Propst each contributed with one, as they defeated the Diamonds, 6-3. Austin Sanders pitched a complete-game four hitter while striking out 11 batters. Coral Springs, managed by Butch Kopec, (11-1) jumped out to an early lead when Ryan Richman hammered a solo shot in the first inning. Richman also pitched four innings, allowing four hits and six runs scored. The Diamonds reached the finals by defeating the 34th seed Baltimore Buzz, 17-5 on Wednesday night. They went on to defeat the 11th seed East Cobb Astros, 11-9 during the Sweet 16. In the elite eight they crushed the Newnan Yankees, 14-4 and they ousted the 10th seed Cincinnati Mavericks, 17-5 to reach the finals. Rocket City, managed by Richard Cole, started tournament play on Wednesday evening, defeating the 28th seed Oxford Yellow Jackets (AL), 19-7. They went on to knock off the 12th seed Roanoke Badgers, 12-2. The Stingers blanked the fourth seed Bay Area Blazers, 15-0 and defeated the number one seed Memphis Travelers, 4-3 to reach the championship game.

The Chattanooga Chiefs of Chattanooga, Georgia won the 2007 10 & under championship at Cooperstown Dreams Park defeating TSB Baseball of Central Valley, California 10-3. The Chiefs, managed by Chris Frix, started the championship game strong with an early lead when they scored three runs in the first inning. Leading 6-0 in the fifth the Chiefs almost let TSB back in the game as TSB scored three runs to cut the margin to just three. The Chiefs held on to win the game with four more runs in the sixth. Winning pitcher, Slade Dale, struck out 8 and walked 5 in his five innings of work. Blake Hamilton came on in the sixth to get the last three outs for the Chiefs. Catcher, Logan Peterson, was 3 for 3 and scored three runs for Chattanooga while teammates Drew Vaughn and Slade Dale each had two. Both teams were 7-0 in regular game action before tournament play began. The Chattanooga Cheifs defeated #30 Hawaiian Punch (HI) 15-2, #14 Southern California Sidewinders (CA) 5-1, #34 Region Redbirds (IN) 8-0 and #15 Florida Fire (FL) 13-1 in tournament play prior to the championship game. The TSB Baseball team defeated #16 Cincy Flames (OH) 7-3, #8 North County Longhorns (CA) 4-3 and #13 East Cobb Astros (GA) 2-1 in tournament plan before falling to the Chattanooga Chiefs.

The Tamiami Rangers of Miami, Florida powered their way to the Week #1 championship with a 6-1 victory over another Florida team, the Tampa Heat. The top-seeded Rangers, managed by Felix Roque, were powered by pitcher Mark Hernandez who recorded fifteen strikeouts on the mound while blasting a two-run home run to get the game started by Tamiami in the bottom of the first as they took a 2-0 lead. Tamiami was never headed as they increased the score to 5-0 with three runs in the third on a solo home run by left fielder Anthony Gonzales and one more run in the fifth. Gonzalez also had two singles to go three for three at the plate and scored three runs. The other two hits by the Rangers were recorded by Daniel Sanchez and J.C. Baxley. The Tampa Heat, managed by Gary Garcia, closed the score to 5-1 with a solo shot by second baseman Victor Pelligrino in the top of the fourth inning which turned out to be the only hit by Tampa in the game. Hernandez was superb as he shut down the potent hitting of the Heat and set the side down in order in the second, third, fifth and sixth innings on his way to recording the victory. Tamiami recorded seven victories in the regular game play leading up to tournament victories over the #45 Duneland Flyers of Indiana, the #9 Knoxville Stars of Tennessee, #12 Team Rawlings of Florida and the Tampa Heat. The Heat, seeded second, also recorded 7-0 regular game play before defeating the #18 Team Oakley of Florida, #7 Viper Baseball Academy of Alabama and #6 Utah Cutters in tournament action. The championship game last one hour and thirty-four minutes.