Blue gear up for World Series after strutting to state title
by Chike Nwakamma
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Bartow Blue 8U All-Stars
Bartow Blue’s Lehla Thomas swings at a pitch Friday during practice for the 8-year-old softball team. The Blue, state champions, qualified for the Dizzy Dean Softball World Series earlier this week and travel to Southaven, Miss., next week. CHIKE NWAKAMMA/The Daily Tribune News
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Across the parking lot from where the Bartow Blue All-Stars practiced Friday evening hang four banners on the fence of Field 12 at Hamilton Crossing Park -- including a World Series championship.

Bartow Blue, an 8-and-under softball team, doesn't yet have its banner proudly displayed but that's something bound to happen in a matter of days following Monday's victory in the championship game of the Dizzy Dean state tournament.

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