ENTERPRISE, Ala. – It wasn’t the ending the Troup all-stars were hoping for, but it was still a heck of a run.

Troup finished with a 2-2 record in the Junior Dixie Boys World Series, giving it a fifth-place finish in the 12-team tournament.

Troup came into Monday’s action with a 2-0 tournament record, but it was eliminated with losses to Alabama and South Carolina.

“They worked hard, and they learned a lot about baseball, and they learned a lot about themselves,” Troup coach Andy Buchanan said. “And they know if they want to be back here next year, they can’t put the ball and glove away.”

All of the players on the team will be eligible to play in the 13-14-year-old Dixie division next year.

Troup, which won the state tournament to earn its World Series invitation, came within a whisker of moving to 3-0 in the tournament, but it lost a 5-4 heart-breaker to Alabama.

After Dre Leonard’s two-out double tied it in the top of the seventh, Alabama won it with a run in the bottom of the inning.

In the second game of the day, Troup was unable to get anything going, and it was eliminated with an 8-0 loss to South Carolina.

After its draining loss to Alabama during the mid-day heat, Troup only had a couple of hours to prepare for the late game.

While Troup played its first game of the day at 1 p.m., South Carolina played at 10 a.m.

“Being tired, and being mentally exhausted, it was tough,” Buchanan said.

Against Alabama, Troup trailed 4-3 heading into the top of the seventh.

Caleb Buchanan, who had two hits and two RBIs in the game, walked, and Matt Morton reached on a fielder’s choice.

Leonard came to the plate with two outs and Morton standing on first base.

Leonard responded with a double to the fence, and Morton was able to come all the way around to score.

Leonard, who went to third on the throw home, was stranded, but Troup was back in the game.

Things started unraveling in the bottom of the inning, though.

A single, a walk, and an infield base hit loaded the bases for Taylor Lord.

Lord fell behind 0-2, but he got enough of the next pitch to get it through the middle of the Troup defense, and Alabama had the 5-4 win.

“I was just trying to keep my head in,” Lord said. “I knew I could do it even though I fell behind 0-2. I just saw the ball through and made contact.”

In addition to Buchanan’s big day at the plate, Morton, Chas Pardue and Clayton Vaught each had two hits.

Leonard only had one hit, but it was the game-tying double.

Dustin Vaught started, and coach Buchanan said “he did a super job,” before leaving after four innings.

Leonard pitched the next 2 2/3 innings before he was relieved by Morton, who threw five innings of no-hit ball in Saturday’s win over Tennessee.

“We played them tooth-for-tooth for seven innings,” Buchanan said. “That was a tough loss.”

After the short break, Troup was right back on the field against South Carolina, and things started going poorly from the start.

After Troup failed to score in the top of the first, South Carolina scored three runs in the bottom of the inning, and it didn’t look back.

Relief pitcher Jaylen Colton did a nice job of working out of a jam in the first, and he held South Carolina at bay in the second.

South Carolina added to its lead in the third inning, though, and it put things on cruise control from there.

There are four teams remaining in the tournament, and they’re all in action today.

Louisiana and Alabama play at 5 p.m., and Texas and South Carolina meet at 8 p.m.

The winner of those games face off on Thursday in the championship round.