Quade Brown (17) and his Salado Scrappers teammates celebrate after they defeated the Belton A’s 9-1 on Thursday to win the championship of the Texas Teenage Baseball Machine Pitch State Tournament in Belton. The Scrappers, who joined the Class 2A Salado Eagles as state baseball champions this year, had a 5-0 record in the tournament and won their last two games by a combined score of 24-2. (Mitch Green/Telegram)