The Patterson 8U All-Stars won the Cal Ripken 8-year-old Machine Pitch National state title Sunday at Kemper Williams Park near Patterson, topping St. Charles 4-3. Trailing 3-2 entering the top of the fifth, the Patterson squad scored two runs for the eventual win. St. Charles took a 2-0 lead in the bottom of the first, while Patterson tied the game at 2 in the top of the second. St. Charles retook the lead at 3-2 in the bottom of the third. With the win, Patterson now is eligible to attend the Cal Ripken Southwest Region Tournament, which will be held in Mobile, Alabama, beginning ...