2023年8月5日,

哦,這麼近。Penn-Trafford初級美國退伍軍人協會棒球隊以賓夕法尼亞州立冠軍,完成了第二次下降1 - 0在決賽上Perkiomen 8月2日在貝裏克。這是上層Perkiomen 41個賽季的第一個冠軍。它在2022年決賽中輸給了Murrysville和康在2021年的半決賽。Penn-Trafford青年隊贏得賓夕法尼亞州美國退伍軍人協會在2021年青年冠軍,巧合的是失去了一個遊戲上Perkiomen在比賽。Penn-Trafford教練史蒂夫•Freas 2021團隊教練,他說他覺得這支球隊有人才帶回另一個標題。“我們隻是沒有得到及時的衝擊,“Freas說。“這是我參與過的最好的遊戲之一。兩隊的投手和國防是非凡的。他們的右外野手救了這個遊戲。” Penn-Trafford loaded the bases with two outs in the sixth inning and Logan Matrisch hit a shot down the right field line that the Upper Perkiomen fielder dove and caught. “We probably would have scored three runs, but the kid made the play,” Freas said. “I was so proud of the teams’ effort. We’re 0-3 against Upper Perkiomen now.” Ethan Septak was named tournament MVP. Penn-Trafford defeated Back Mountain, 7-0, Saegertown, 11-1, and Lower Southampton, 9-3. It fell to Upper Perkiomen in pool play, 6-4. Penn-Trafford (25-3) won the Westmoreland Junior Legion regular season and playoff titles. It defeated Murrysville in the best-of-three championship series, 2-1. Penn-Trafford went 4-0 in the West Regional at Homer City by defeating S.W. Jack, 4-0, Saegertown, 8-3, Millcreek, 12-1, and Monroeville, 8-4. “From top to bottom, I feel we’re pretty good,” Freas said. “Adding the extra hitter has benefitted us. We have 10 to 13 players I feel comfortable with in our lineup. “We have strong hitting, play solid defense and have a good, balanced pitching staff.” The top pitchers were Ben Grabowski, Dom Delio, Braden Kane, Zach Feldman, Septak, Nico Casciato and Evan Gigliotti. Coming into the state tournament, Delio was 6-0, Kane 4-0 and Feldman 3-0. Septak led the team with 21 RBIs while Matrisch led the team with 27 runs scored and 23 hits. Septak was on the 2021 team. “Logan is our table-setter,” Freas said. Santino Sella collected 16 hits and scored 14 runs. Grabowski and catcher Colton Tyburski banged out 18 hits. “Colton works his tail off,” Freas said. “He does a great job controlling the pitching staff. He’s also a solid hitter.” Septak played first when he wasn’t pitching. Grabowski played second, Delio shortstop and Feldman third. Kane started in left field, Matrisch in center and either Casciato or Sella in right. Paul Schofield is a Tribune-Review staff writer. You can contact Paul by email at pschofield@triblive.com or via Twitter . Categories:Other Local | Penn-Trafford Star | Sports