Summer Baseball is a Hit in Scarsdale
- Wednesday, 27 August 2014 07:41
- Last Updated: Wednesday, 27 August 2014 07:45
- Published: Wednesday, 27 August 2014 07:41
- Joanne Wallenstein
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16u team Top row: Matt Silfin, Spencer Shaev, Masashi Kawabata, Dylan Doughty, Harrison Wirth, Ethan Shire, Will Eisler, Scott Kelly, Michael Wallach, Jake Abrahams, Koji Sakulrat, Coach Doc Scholl: Bottow row: Teddy Delorenzo, Pat Lyons, Josh Cromwell, Nate Ware, Stephen Varlotta, Marco Pompa, Arthur Noulas. Missing: Donald Lamonaca, Ethan Raff, Tyler Mandel
Both teams began practice in early June and played for nine weeks through the 1st week of August. The two teams combined played close to 50 games over the summer months.
Highlights included lots of great hits, spectacular catches and two walk off home victories. The 16u team had key wins against local rivals like New Rochelle, Eastchester and Cortland as well as memorable victories against select travel teams like NY Angels, Hardball, Diamond Buddies and Highlander Academy.
This all led to a strong run to the semi finals at the New York Elite Baseball tournament in Newburgh NY in July and falling just short to Rye in the semis during the Westchester Baseball Association playoffs in August. It was a great summer of competitive ball and the boys got exposure to Raider baseball working closely with Scarsdale High Varsity Coach Doc Scholl and JV Coach Jeff Weigel (the high school Varsity and JV coaches respectively).
Summer ball and the great weather may be a fond memory now, but baseball in Scarsdale is alive and well as the fall season gets underway in two weeks.
Contributed by Sean Kelly