10u Team Wins TOC Championship

Winchester's 10u team jumped out to an early lead and never looked back as the Sachems defeated Saugus 7-0 in the finals of the Bay State Baseball Tournament of Champions at Nutile Field. Mario DiBenedetto pitched five strong innings for Winchester and Jack Keane closed the door with a hitless 6th inning to seal the shutout. Winchester's pitching staff allowed only 8 runs during its 6-0 run through the TOC. The Sachems' TOC title was the first ever by a 10-year old team from Winchester in 28 years of Bay State play (two 12u teams previously won the TOC).

Keane cracked a two-out, two RBI double to deep center that put the Sachems ahead to stay in the bottom of the first. Keane later scored when Andrew Woolston walked and continued to second base, which forced an errant throw. In the home second, after DiBenedetto singled and took second on Patrick Grassey's sacrifice bunt, Michael Yarin reached on an error. Andrew Torrey and Liam Fitzpatrick (2 hits) each knocked in a run for a 5-0 lead. Fitzpatrick and Matt Scolaro drove home Tony Andreozzi (2 hits) and Yarin in the 4th to close out the scoring.

Congratulations to the 10u TOC champions and thanks to all of the parents and Sachem alumni who helped make the TOC weekend a success for everyone!

SYBS Spring Playoffs Conclude
The spring playoff season finished in style as SYBS crowned some new champions and enjoyed a repeat victory in the Majors division. On the small diamond, in the Majors championship game, the Pro-Care, Inc. Diamondbacks won their second title in a row by edging the Katherine Waters-Clark Realtor Orioles 3-2.

In AAA play, the Roche Bros Phillies won a 4-3 squeaker in the final against the Driscoll Electric Marlins under the lights on Nutile C Field. Earlier in the day, the AA champion Ambrose Photography Diamondbacks were crowned after earning a hard-fought 3-1 win over the D'Agostino's Deli Mets.

The Senior Softball championship game concluded with the Triad Driving Academy Red Sox defeating the Lawnicki Dental Care Cardinals by a score of 16-10 at Ginn Lights Field.

In the Babe Ruth Prep division, the John A Pierce Insurance Athletics won the championship with a thrilling 13-11 victory over the Driscoll Electric Cardinals at Skillings Field in the second game of a doubleheader that determined the winner of the double-elimination tournament. Earlier in the day, the Cardinals hammered the Athletics to force the winner-take-all finale.

In the Babe Ruth division, the Allstate Electric Cardinals secured the second title of the day for the home town teams with a 7-6 win against the Belmont Orioles at Belmont High School's Varsity Field.

Congratulations to Winchester's spring league champions!

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Junior Softball	White Sox	151
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Individual Player Sales
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11 Year Old Regional in Winchester

On August 6, 8 teams representing the best 11-year old players in New England met on West Side's Robert J. Nutile Field for one week to determine the Cal Ripken Baseball New England Champion. More

Regional Ceremony Gallery
If you didn't see the Opening Ceremony - even if you did - you'll enjoy these shots of some of Winchester's finest 11-year old baseball players and their friends.

SYBS 13u Team Advances to State Tourney
The SYBS 13u Babe Ruth team scored two runs with two outs in the bottom of the 7th inning to defeat Burlington 7-6 and win the District 2 championship game on the 90-foot diamond. The win propelled the Sachems to the state tournament in Quincy, MA and completed an unbeaten run through district play. After falling behind 4-0 and 6-2, Winchester rallied for three runs in the home 6th to cut the deficit to one run. The Sachems game-winning rally featured four walks and a hit batter. Michael Fries scored the tying run on a passed ball and Davis Clarke's walk-off walk scored Michael Grassey with the game-winning run. Robert Nadel earned the win for the Sachems with a complete game on the mound.

Three Small Diamond Teams Reach States
Cal Ripken District 1 tournament play in Eastern Massachusetts is complete for each of the four age groups (9-12). The SYBS 9s, 10s and 12s each qualified for the Massachusetts State Tournament.

The SYBS 10-year old team captured the District 1 crown and a berth in the State tournament with an 11-1 win against Burlington. The Winchester Star provides additional coverage of the District 1 champion Sachems.

In the 9-year old championship game, the SYBS 9s fell to Burlington by a score of 5-4 in an 8-inning thriller. By virtue of their trip to the final, the Sachem 9s also qualified for the State tournament. During district play, the 9s defeated Concord-Carlisle 9-6, lost to Burlington 8-7, and beat Revere (6-5), Arlington American (16-5), and Marblehead (12-3).

After losing the opener to Arlington National (3-0), the SYBS 12s qualified for the State tourney with an exciting run to the final, where they lost to Burlington by a score of 12-2. The Sachems' journey included wins against Bedford (4-3), Concord-Carlisle (10-0), Marblehead (8-6), Arlington National (2-1), and Revere (3-2). The wins against Marblehead and Arlington were both punctuated by game-winning, 6th inning home runs off the bat of Patrick Foley. See the replay of Foley's walk-off 3-run homer against Marblehead on the Marblehead Patch website.