The Sidewinders finished 2nd in the 2009 Triple Crown Sports Great Lakes Championships 13U Division held in Naperville, IL.  This is the State Championship Tournament for TCS.  The Sidewinders pulled out a miracle in the semi-final game against Edge Baseball from Naperville, down 5 runs going into the last inning, they rallied for 8 and held the Edge to 1 to win 16-14.  The Sidewinders fell behind early against the Quad City Hitmen and did not have enough energy to overtake them.  Down 9-1, the Sidewinders battled back to 9-6 and 12-8, but had nothing left for the last inning and lost to an outstanding Quad City team 17-8.