The members of the Gloucester Youth Baseball 12U baseball team left no doubt that they were the Babe Ruth League State Champion this past weekend as they throttled their competition by double-digit margins in every matchup of tournament in Glen Allen.

The young sluggers will now advance to the regional tournament, where they have the opportunity to punch their ticket to the Cal Ripken League World Series.

Gloucester enjoyed a first-round bye before taking on Glen Allen, which it promptly shut out on Friday by the score of 10-0. The home nine then advanced to take on Arlington, which had soundly defeated Lakeside, 6-1, in the first round.

Though Arlington was able to plate five runs, it was soundly defeated by a strong showing from the Gloucester offense in a 16-5 rout on Saturday. Arlington won the consolation bracket and earn another shot in the title game but again incurred a loss, this time by a score of 12-1.

Grayson Shield was named tournament MVP and, per assistant coach Bria...