14U Marshals win six straight to take USSSA Armed Forces Tourney
The 14U McKinney Marshals entered the recent USSSA Major Armed Forces tourney ready for action.  They defeated two of USSSA's top ranked teams to win the tourney.  The Marshals outscored their opponents by over 40 runs in six games.  The emotion from their victory against their cross town rivals carried them to the finals in this 22 team event. They held on to beat a tough South Texas team in the championship game winning six straight in the tournament.

9U McKinney Marshals battle back to claim Mother's Day Tournament
The 9u McKinney Marshals played five games in one day to win the one-day 10U Mothers Day Tourney at Triple Creek.  After losing game one to the Coppell Cowboys 12-5,  the Marshals shut out the NT Eagles 24-0 to reach bracket play.  Defeating the Irving Canes and the McKinney Mavericks put the Marshals in the championship game against Coppell and they took advantage of the chance for payback, winning 20-4 and winning the 10U Mothers Day Championship.

10U McKinney Marshals go 5-0,
sweep March Madness Tournament
The 10U McKinney Marshals won the March Madness One Day Classic at the Big League Dreams in Mansfield. The Marshals won by going 5-0 and winning by a combined score of 49-9. The Marshals reached the championship by defeating the Burleson Elks 20-3, the Cedar Hill Rangers 5-4 and the North Texas Storm 13-2. In the championship game the Marshals shut out the Cedar Hill Rangers 11-0.

11U McKinney Marshals step up,
win the 12U USSSA NIT Tournament
The 11U's had a great USSSA NIT tournament against older teams, going 4-1 the last weekend in March to improve their season record to 13-4.  The Marshals scored 46 runs while allowing 24.  Team defense led the way to the championship on Sunday, with the Marshals committing only two errors over 17 innings of play.

1U McKinney Marshals add youngest players in organization history
The Marshals added two future stars from the class of 2026 as the wives of Marshals Coaches Brian Thomas and Brett McCabe each gave birth to SONS recently. Brett Lee Thomas and Easton McCabe are our newest Marshals! This is the 3rd child for the Thomas clan, giving sisters Brooke and Brynne a teammate to play with. Coach Thomas is in his 5th season with the Marshals after being named an All-American at Texas A&M and a pro career with the Texas Rangers. Coach McCabe, a former D1 college coach, is in his 5th year with the Marshals.  (Photo at Right: Marshals Coach Brian Thomas with son Brett Lee Thomas (L) and Brett McCabe with son Easton (R). Both dads say the boys will work on switch-hitting next week).

Marshals Chase Durham named Perfect Game Tournament MVP in Fort Myers
Marshals third baseman Chase Durham was awarded the Most Valuable Player award for the Perfect Game World Wood Bat Championship in Fort Myers, Florida. The tournament featured teams such as the East Cobb Astros, East Cobb Braves, Midland Braves, All American Prospects, Florida Bombers, Chet Lemon’s Juice, Team Mizuno, Florida Hardballers, and the Tri State Arsenal.

(Photo at Right: Perfect Game Tournament Director Taylor McCollough presents Marshals player Chase Durham with the Tournament Most Valuable Player award).

8U McKinney Marshals go undefeated; win USSSA March Madness Tourney
The 8U McKinney Marshals had a great weekend of baseball, going 2 - 0 in pool play to secure the #1 seed in the tournament, and then following that up by going 2 - 0 again in bracket play to win the USSSA March Madness Championship. The Marshals scored 49 runs while allowing only 16.

Marshals host free youth clinics
McKinney Marshals Coaches hosted 2 free clinics at their indoor facility in Richardson. Some 50 Marshals ages 7-14 came to our pitching clinic and learned several things from the 12 station workout. One week after the pitchers camp, an estimated 30 kids participated in our first annual catchers camp. Current Marshals high school catchers Tyler Bruce of Plano West HS, Sam Davison of Highland Park HS, and Austin Frappier of Flower Mound HS tutored the younger guys in the fine art of catching, Marshals style.

17U Marshals win ninth National Championship
The 17U McKinney Marshals went 8-0 and captured the 2007 Perfect Game 17U Underclass World Wood Bat Championship in Fort Myers, Florida, Oct. 5-8. The  Marshals defeated the Carolina Dirtbags in the final, 7-3.The national tournament was a high profile event because it featured 68 of the best 17U teams in the nation.

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The McKinney Marshals have added "Field Directions" as part of the site index at left. These directions have been gather from a variety of sources, and are provided as a service to our players and their families and fans.

(NOTE: we make no promises regarding the completeness or accuracy of these directions, but we did the best we could, and we think these are relatively accurate. If in doubt, leave early for the game!).