Below are summaries and highlights from local Youth League games played over the past week:
ROCKHOUNDS RALLY TO WIN URA MINORS TITLE --
In the URA (Unionville) Minors last week, the Rockhounds rallied from the losers bracket to take the title over the Knights, 9-4 and 4-1. The Rockhounds had lost to the Knights in the first round of the double elimination tourney, 9-3, but then got red-hot behind the play of Paul Malone, JT Hower, and Jason Moore to win the championship.
Manager Jay Moore was happy with his team’s effort. “It was a strong defensive performance by our kids that made the difference today. And everyone contributed at the plate too,” he noted.
Malone got the win on the mound in the 9-4 win and had a double with 2 RBI’s. Foster Loyer was 2-3 with 2 runs scored and Hower was 2-3 with 3 RBI’s. Jason Moore was 1-3 with a big double and Justin McLellen also contributed at the plate. Robbie Schofield came on in relief and got the final outs for the Hounds.
For the Knights, Jack Adams and Theron Schilling had a great series, both at the plate and with their stellar defense and pitching.
FOR A SLIDE SHOW OF THE ROCKHOUNDS’ TITLE, SEE POST BELOW!!
EAST SIDE LL MAJORS ANNOUNCES TOURNAMENT TEAMS--
East Side LL announced its 12 year old tournament teams last week:
Vaughn Chambers, Braves
NATIONAL DIVISION: A-Jon Construction-- Vaughn Chambers, Owen Hovick; GSA—TJ Booth, Kevin Singer; Hegarty Maintenance—Perry Cozzone, Jacob Rice, Patrick Durant; WHW Construction—Chris Heilman, Ryan Loucks, Conor McGinnis; Carman Auto—Andrew Coleman; Goshen Optimist—Brian Boyle.
Chris Heilman, A's
AMERICAN DIVISION: A-Jon Construction—Tyler Johnson; AUI—Steven Dewitt; Hegarty Maintenance—Michael Sprague; John Smith Auto—Eddie Fordyce, Shane Metzger, Jimmy Muscarella, Tyler Ramierz; McDonalds—Luke McCartney; Moulton Davis—Chris Greim, Ryan Tench; Optimist—Kevin McKeighan; WHW Construction—Doug Costin.
1B Conor McGinnis and P Doug Costin, A's
EAST SIDE “BAT-A-THON” WINNERS—ESLL VP and Majors Director Perry Cozzone announced that the recent Bat-A-Thon raised nearly $20,000 for the league’s field acquisition fund. Winning sluggers were Jimmy Muscarella (121 points, 8 HR), Perry Cozzone Jr. (120 pts, 6 HR), Shane Metzger (104 pts, 5 HR) and Vaughn Chambers (99 pts, 4 HR).
YANKEES TOP GIANTS IN NEWTOWN EDGMONT ROUND ROBIN PLAY—
In the 11-12 year old Newtown Edgmont Majors, the Yankees stormed past the Giants last week, 7-2. Dan Duffy did a great job on the mound for the Yankees and got the win. Big hitters were Bobby Halligan (double and RBI) and Sean Clinton (double and 2 runs scored) for the winners.
“I’m real happy to get the win, and we had great pitching performances, “ said winning manager Dan Duffy. “We knew we had to bring our best game to beat the Giants, as they were at the top of our league standings next to the A’s.”
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Look for more Youth League game summaries and features in the coming weeks on the new ASBA Blog!! To submit your league summaries or action photos of your games, please contact Ken Leidheiser at ken@allstarbaseballacademy.com. We want to hear from you and your league!
