Vero Beach, Fla.— The Texas Rangers Youth Academy this weekend competed in Major League Baseball’s Breakthrough Series Invitational Tournament, where they advanced to the championship game and finished as runners-up.

First pitch for the championship game was at 7:30 a.m. CT at MLB’s Jackie Robinson Training Center, where the Rangers lost 1-0 to the Breakthrough Series Team. Romel Garcia pitched a complete game for the Rangers after sacrificing a leadoff home run to University of Miami commit Rookie Shepard on his second pitch of the contest.

The Rangers attempted to rally in the top of the sixth in a two-out, bases-loaded situation, but Lou Collier’s Breakthrough Series Team escaped the inning with some key defensive plays.

With the second-place finish, the Texas Rangers Youth Academy completed the tournament with a 4-1 record, outscoring their three pool play opponents 25-9 before securing their 13-3 semi-final victory over the Walk Off Charities Scout Team.

This morning’s championship game was streamed live on MLB.com and can be viewed here.