Early isn’t the lone site in which Brown County youth will be competing for Texas Teen-Age Baseball state championships this week.
Five county teams will be partaking in three additional tournament across the state starting Monday.
The Bangs Legends will battle in the 10-team TTAB 10U Tight Base State Tournament in Chandler.
Along with Bangs, the field consists of the Coleman Bluecats, Chandler Horned Frogs, Chandler Dodgers, Rusk Astros, Rusk Rangers, Alto River Dogs, Buffalo McVeay, Grand Saline Cubs, Edgewood Dirt Bags
The 14-team TTAB 12U Open Base State Tournament will be held in Franklin.
Representing Brown County will be the Brownwood Pirates and May Tigers, while the rest of the field features the Coleman Cats, Ballinger Kekambus, Buffalo Grissett, Temple Athletics, Belton Dodgers, Belton Cardinals, Rogers Ballers, Groesbeck Jones, Cameron Yankees, Chandler Texans, Rusk Scrappers, Grand Saline Orioles.
Also, the Brownwood Brewers and May Tigers will test their mettle in the TTAB 14U State Tournament in Rusk. The tournament will consist of a dozen teams including the Rusk Eagles, Buffalo Brooks, Cameron Marlins, Temple Rockies, Rusk Rangers, Academy Rubber Ducks, Grand Saline Indians, Axtell Hitmen, Van Black Jacks and Belton Longhorns.
Below is the complete schedule for the Texas Teen-Age Baseball state tournaments outside of Brown County:
10U Tight Base at Chandler (10 teams)
Game 1: Chandler Horned Frogs vs. Rusk Astros, 6 p.m. Monday
Game 2: Bangs Legends vs. Buffalo McVeay, 6 p.m. Monday
Game 3: Grand Saline Cubs vs. Chandler Dodgers, 6 p.m. Monday
Game 4: Coleman Bluecats vs. Edgewood Dirt Bags, 8:15 p.m. Monday
Game 5: Alto River Dogs vs. Game 1 winner, 8:15 p.m. Monday
Game 6: Rusk Rangers vs. Game 2 winner, 8:15 p.m. Monday
Game 7: Game 2 loser vs. Game 3 loser, 6 p.m. Tuesday
Game 8: Game 1 loser vs. Game 4 loser, 6 p.m. Tuesday
Game 9: Game 7 winner vs. Game 5 loser, 8:15 p.m. Tuesday
Game 10: Game 8 winner vs. Game 6 loser, 8:15 pm. Tuesday
Game 11: Game 3 winner vs. Game 5 winner, 8 p.m. Tuesday
Game 12: Game 4 winner vs. Game 6 winner, 8:15 p.m. Tuesday
Game 13: Game 10 winner vs. Game 6 loser, 6 p.m. Wednesday
Game 14: Game 9 winner vs. Game 12 loser, 6 p.m. Wednesday
Game 15: Game 11 winner vs. Game 12 winner, 8:15 p.m. Wednesday
Game 16: Game 13 winner vs. Game 14 winner, 8:15 p.m. Wednesday
Game 17: Game 16 winner vs. Game 16 loser, 6 p.m. Thursday
Game 18 (CHAMPIONSHIP): Game 15 winner vs. Game 17 winner, 8:15 p.m. Thursday
Game 19 (IF NEEDED): Game 18 winner vs. Game 18 loser, 6:30 p.m. Friday
12U Open Base at Franklin (14 teams)
Game 1: Brownwood Pirates vs. Belton Cardinals, 2:30 p.m. Monday
Game 2: May Tigers vs. Belton Dodgers, 2:30 p.m. Monday
Game 3: Grand Saline Orioles vs. Rogers Ballers, 5 p.m. Monday
Game 4: Temple Athletics vs. Cameron Yankees, 5 p.m. Monday
Game 5: Ballinger Kekembas vs. Groesbeck Jones, 7:30 p.m. Monday
Game 6: Chandler Texans vs. Buffalo Grissett, 7:30 p.m. Monday
Game 7: Coleman Cats vs. Game 1 winner, Noon Tuesday
Game 8: Game 2 winner vs. Game 3 winner, Noon Tuesday
Game 9: Game 4 winner vs. Game 5 winner, 2:30 p.m. Tuesday
Game 10: Rusk Scrappers vs. Game 6 winner, 2:30 p.m. Tuesday
Game 11: Game 4 loser vs. Game 5 loser, 5 p.m. Tuesday
Game 12: Game 2 loser vs. Game 3 loser, 5 p.m. Tuesday
Game 13: Game 6 loser vs. Game 8 loser, 7:30 p.m. Tuesday
Game 14: Game 1 loser vs. Game 9 loser, 7:30 p.m. Tuesday
Game 15: Game 11 winner vs. Game 7 loser, 2:30 p.m. Wednesday
Game 16: Game 12 winner vs. Game 10 loser, 2:30 p.m. Wednesday
Game 17: Game 7 winner vs. Game 8 winner, 5 p.m. Wednesday
Game 18: Game 9 winner vs. Game 10 winner, 5 p.m. Wednesday
Game 19: Game 13 winner vs. Game 15 winner, 7:30 p.m. Wednesday
Game 20: Game 14 winner vs. Game 16 winner, 7:30 p.m. Wednesday
Game 21: Game 19 winner vs. Game 18 loser, Noon Thursday
Game 22: Game 20 winner vs. Game 17 loser, Noon Thursday
Game 23: Game 17 winner vs. Game 18 winner, 2:30 p.m. Thursday
Game 24: Game 21 winner vs. Game 22 winner, 2:30 p.m. Thursday
Game 25: Game 24 winner vs. Game 23 loser, 6 p.m. Thursday
Game 26 (CHAMPIONSHIP): Game 23 winner vs. Game 25 winner, 10 a.m. Friday
Game 27 (IF NEEDED): Game 26 winner vs. Game 26 loser, 12:30 p.m. Friday
14U at Rusk (12 teams)
Game 1: May Tigers vs. Rusk Eagles, 4 p.m. Monday
Game 2: Brownwood Brewers vs. Buffalo Brooks, 4 p.m. Monday
Game 3: Cameron Marlins vs. Temple Rockies, 6 p.m. Monday
Game 4: Rusk Rangers vs. Academy Rubber Ducks, 6 p.m. Monday
Game 5: Belton Longhorns vs. Game 1 winner, 8 p.m. Monday
Game 6: Van Black Jacks vs. Game 2 winner, 8 p.m. Monday
Game 7: Axtell Hitmen vs. Game 3 winner, 4 p.m. Tuesday
Game 8: Grand Saline Indians vs. Game 4 winner, 4 p.m. Tuesday
Game 9: Game 3 loser vs. Game 5 loser, 6 p.m. Tuesday
Game 10: Game 4 loser vs. Game 6 loser, 6 p.m. Tuesday
Game 11: Game 1 loser vs. Game 7 loser, 8 p.m. Tuesday
Game 12: Game 2 loser vs. Game 8 loser, 8 p.m. Tuesday
Game 13: Game 5 winner vs. Game 6 winner, 4 p.m. Wednesday
Game 14: Game 7 winner vs. Game 8 winner, 4 p.m. Wednesday
Game 15: Game 9 winner vs. Game 10 winner, 6 p.m. Wednesday
Game 16: Game 11 winner vs. Game 12 winner, 6 p.m. Wednesday
Game 17: Game 15 winner vs. Game 14 loser, 8 p.m. Wednesday
Game 18: Game 16 winner vs. Game 13 loser, 8 p.m. Wednesday
Game 19: Game 13 winner vs. Game 14 winner, 4 p.m. Thursday
Game 20: Game 17 winner vs. Game 18 winner, 6 p.m. Thursday
Game 21: Game 20 winner vs. Game 19 loser, 8 p.m. Thursday
Game 22 (CHAMPIONSHIP): Game 19 winner vs. Game 21 winner, 6 p.m. Friday
Game 23 (IF NEEDED): Game 22 winner vs. Game 22 loser, 8 p.m. Friday