The Indians are the 2006 Southfield Youth Baseball House League Champions in the 12U division. The second year in a row.

THE COMBINATION TEAM OF THE A'S AND INDIANS WENT 3-1 IN THE TENTH (10th) ANNUAL COMMERCE CLASSIC LITTLE LEAGUE TOURNAMENT. THE GAMES TOOK PLACE AT MAPLE GLEN PARK IN COMMERCE TOWNSHIP OVER THE FOURTH OF JULY WEEKEND, (JULY 2,3,4). THE INDIANS PICKED UP TROPHYS FOR 2ND PLACE BY BEATING STRONG TEAMS FROM WESTLAND,Mi., WINDSOR, ONTARIO CANADA, AND A COME FROM BEHIND EXTRA INNING WIN AGAINST THE TEAM FROM DEXTER, Mi.

****READ STORY BELOW ABOUT THIS YEARS (2005)COMMERCE CLASSIC****

***Special Thanks go out to Indians Coaches Mark Hurt, Fred Sharp, and Arnie Tencer and to Southfield A's Coaches Gilliam and Summers for their help at the Commerce Classic, by joining the two teams (Indians and A's) to make the Indians a huge success at the Commerce Classic .***

Final minor standings
for 2004 (SYB)

Yankees 13-1-0
Athletics 11-2-1
Indians 10-3-1
Pirates 10-3-1
DiamondBacks 7-6-1
Blue Jays 6-8-0
Mets 5-9-0
Reds 3-11-0
Giants 3-11-0
Tigers 0-14-0

The Indians will have a new look this coming season, having lost at least 3 players. Two of which were amongst their best hitters.

Leadoff man/Pitcher/Infielder, Richard Mallory, and Cleanup hitter Matt Careauthers also a Pitcher/Infielder(both seen in photo above) and Utility man Outfielder Marcus Rashid have all left the team.

Mallory has switched teams, he is now a member of the Southfield A's 12U team. Matt and his family are moving to a new country. Matt's father has taken a new job and moved the family to South Africa, where Matt and his brothers have taken up the games of crickett and rugby. Marcus and his family have moved to Houston, Texas, where he is playing hockey and pursuing his dream of someday becoming an NHL defenseman.

Northwest that is, en route to the much heralded GonzoBall Little League Tournament in Comstock, Michigan just outside of Grand Rapids, to square off with teams from all over the Midwest.

But First----We digress.
Our beloved Southfield Indians, known as the Comeback Kids of late, fell one run short against the Yankees in the 2004 SYB Championship game this past Saturday at the Civic Center.

In dramatic fashion down 10-5 in the last inning, the tribe scored 4 runs making the score 10-9, with 2 men on base it looked like they were going to pull it out again. But it was not to be. Final score 10-9.

Sights are now set for the final games of the year in the above mentioned road trip to Grand Rapids and the Gonzoball Tournament. Where the first game is Saturday morning pitting the Indians against the Grand Rapids Flames.

The Indians started the league playoffs this past Tuesday, July 6, with a come from behind last inning 10 to 9 victory against the much improved Jamal and the BlueJays.

*****Credit goes to the Blue Jays and their coaches for vast improvement in fielding and hitting. ******

Once again the Commerce Classic Little League Tournament has asked The Best Fish and Seafood Market of Commerce to sponsor a team in the Commerce Classic. This years July 1,2,3, 2005., Tournament In the Walled Lake, Commerce area is hosted by Charlie Cosgrove and the Commerce Little League. Last season Best Fish and Seafood Market sponsored a Southfield team that combined the best members of two teams (Indians, A's)to form one Southfield Indians team.
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The good news is that The Best Fish & Seafood Market located at 3434 E. West Maple Road (Maple at Haggerty)Commerce, Michigan 48390 phone 248-926-1500, has already commited to sponsoring a team in this years tournament.

The Tribe added 2 more wins to their record by beating the D'backs on Wednesday evening, and by taking it to the Mets this morning (saturday) at Inglenook.
Big games next week vs the Yankees, and the A's in the rained out make up games.

THE INDIANS WENT UNDEFEATED (5-0) IN THE ALLEN PARK BPA TOURNAMENT AND ARE THE 2004 10 AND UNDER CHAMPS.

THE CHAMPIONSHIP GAME WAS THE INDIANS 3RD GAME OF THE DAY ON SUNDAY AFTERNOON WITH THE INDIANS BEATING THE BRANDON MICHIGAN HAWKS TO WIN THE TOURNAMENT.