This week’s All Star Baseball Academy Team of the Week Award goes to Warminster-Hatboro’s 12U Select Team. They went 5-0 for the weekend of the 15th and 16th on their way to securing the championship in the Rhyno Pink Ribbon Classic in Berkshire, PA. They are coached by Brian Good and Mike O’Brien.
In the first game of the tournament, the 12U squad came out swinging, winning 10-0 over Max Impact Xtreme. They continued the offensive onslaught in their next two games, beating the Mt. Carmel Clover Hose and the Berkshire Sea Dogs 11-0 each. In the semi-final game they beat the Berkshire Red Sox 7-1, and in the championship game they came from behind to beat the Triple Threat Bearcats 9-5. They scored 8 runs in the fifth off of the Bearcats closer to rally for the win.
While it was a team effort, Brian Schaub and Chris Farrell led the offense, which scored 49 runs in five games. Schaub was 6 for 12, scoring 3 runs and collecting 7 RBI’s. Farrell’s performance was just as impressive, as he went 7 for 12 with 6 runs scored and 4 RBI’s.
Even with this offensive outburst, pitching was the key for the squad, as they shut out three of their five opponents. Cole Nehring, Ryan Boyce and Eric Gross were all stellar, allowing just one run between them. Nehring was the most impressive, throwing 4 innings of no-hit baseball in a game that was shortened for the 10-run mercy rule. In his 4 innings he racked up 6 strikeouts and walked just 2 batters. Boyce nearly matched Nehring’s effort, allowing just 1 hit in four innings, striking out 5 batters with no walks. Eric Gross allowed just 1 run and 2 hits in is 5 innings of work, but collected a whopping 9 strikeouts.
Coach Brian Good was extremely happy with his team’s performance, saying “This weekend was extra special because it was a total team effort, top to bottom. The highlight of the weekend was in the championship game. We were down a few runs going into the fifth inning, and we rallied for 8 runs in the inning to take the lead off their (Triple Threat Bearcats) closer. Overall, it was a great weekend.”
The 12U Select Team plays again in the Oktoberfest Tournament at Sports at the Beach down in Rehobeth, Delaware. The tournament is the 22nd and 23rd.
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