Troy Nationals ran out of steam late in Wednesday night's game in the Dixie Minor State Tournament in Montgomery.

The Troy Nationals lost 10-8 to the Taylorville Americans.

After a three-run jump on Taylorville in the first inning, the Troy Nationals couldn't hold on for the win.

Taylorville posted 2 runs in the second inning while Troy added one.

Taylorville took the lead in the third inning and added runs each inning while the Troy Nationals were scoreless until the sixth inning.

&uot;We made an incredible comeback scoring five runs in the sixth,&uot; said Troy Nationals Coach Allen Blackmon, &uot;but it just wasn't enough.&uot;

Blackmon said that despite the tough loss, he was proud of the team and the way they played throughout the tournament.

He thanked fans and parents for all the support throughout the year, as well as Jake Smith, David Flemming and Jim Wallace who drove to the park to pitch to the team so they could have batting practice from left-handed pitchers.

&uot;That helped us tremendously,&uot; said Blackmon.

&uot;Our boys really hit tonight.&uot;

The tournament loss ended the season for the Troy Nationals.

Their final record was 12-2.