The young Prince Edward-Farmville Youth Association (PEFYA) Minors all-star team struggled in its opener Friday, falling 15-4 to the Charlotte County All-Stars during the double-elimination 2019 Dixie Youth Baseball Minor League District 5 Tournament in Crewe.

PEFYA Minors Manager Jacob McCann noted a few mistakes contributed to the lopsided nature of the game, but he also highlighted the positives of his squad.

“The team played pretty good,” he said. “We had a couple of innings that kind of hurt us, a couple of innings where we missed a few plays that we should have made, but the team, they worked hard, and they kept their heads up for the most part, so it was OK.”

This year, Prince Edward-Farmville is fielding an all-star team at the Minor League level that features a fair number of players at the young end of the 9- to 10-year-old age range.

“It is a younger team,” McCann said. “It’s probably about half-and-half, so it’s definitely not an older team. A lot of these teams have mostly 10-year-olds and even some older, 11-year-olds, depending on when their birthdays fall.”

Aided by having a bye Saturday, PEFYA will have all of its pitchers available when it plays Sunday at 3 p.m. against the Blackstone All-Stars at Beamer Field in Crewe.