CANAL WINCHESTER, OHIO - A baseball team of 11- and 12-year-olds kicked out of a league in A Columbus, Ohio suburb is fielding offers from all over to play, including some in Georgia.<br>
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The Columbus Stars were removed from their league last month because they were too good. In some of their last games, the Stars beat the Red Sox 18-0, World Harvest 13-0, Sugar Grove II 24-0 and Sugar Grove I 10-2.<br>
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Other teams began complaining and canceling.<br>
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Michael Mirones, board chairman for the Canal Winchester Joint Recreation District, pulled the Stars from the league and returned their $150 entry fee. He suggested the Stars play in a travel league against better teams.<br>
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Now the Stars have received offers from teams all over central Ohio and in other states.<br>
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Clay Branch, a parent in a youth league in Atlanta, said he offered to arrange for the team to play in Georgia.<br>
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``I'd never heard of anything like that, and it blew my mind,'' he said. ``I wish we were closer.''<br>
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The Stars already have a couple of games coming up against teams in central Ohio. They also plan on playing in two tournaments next month.<br>
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Georgian Heights, a team from the Columbus area, defeated the Stars 5-4 last week to give them their first loss this season. The Stars had defeated Georgian Heights in two earlier meetings this year.<br>
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Stars pitcher Josh Dameron, 12, said the team learned from the loss.<br>
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``The mood of our team is the same,'' he said. ``We don't care about the loss. The next time we play them, we hope we win.''<br>
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<I>(The Associated Press)<I/>
