’Pac Falls Just Short of Title in 10-9 Thriller
Nine-year-olds tie it up in top of sixth, but fall to Lewisboro in final at-bat
MAHOPAC—The Mahopac nineyear old WPBA baseball team did just about everything it wanted to do in the league’s playoff tournament last week, pulling off two upsets in ousting the No. 1 and No. 3 seeds on the way to the championship round. But the Indians’ title run came to an end in Saturday’s final at Lakeland High School, when No. Full Story
After Perfect Season Cubs Fall Short In Playoffs
SKIP PEARLMAN CARMEL—The 14U Carmel Cubs started their season in late June with a win over the Haverstraw Hurricanes, it would be the first of 19 straight wins the Cubs picked up before running into them again in second round of the WPBA playoffs. The fourth seeded Hurricanes (16-4) made the most of their second opportunity, and beat the top seeded Cubs, 12-2 on Thursday. Full Story
Karma? No, Just Inanity
Kiernan’s Korner
How pathetic is Frankie Rodriguez? Let’s discuss.
As Mets closers tend to do, Frankie has given at least five dozen seemingly healthy middle-aged New Yorkers heart attacks this past season. All year long there has been nothing but stress from this guy. He had absolutely zero control and walked the bases loaded seemingly every time he was in. Full Story
Brewster Baseball Team Finishes Regular Season on a Strong Note
The Brewster 12 and Under All Star baseball team ended its regular season on a strong note by winning five of its last six games to end the WPBA season with a record of 8-10.
Despite the strong finish, the team did not qualify for the WPBA playoffs. Full Story
Patterson Cooperstown Team Taking in Great Experience
The Patterson Pirates 12 and Under Cooperstown Dreams Tournament team has been enjoying its experience in the birthplace of baseball despite dropping the its first game 13-6 on Sunday morning against a team from Wayne, New Jersey.
In the loss, Ryan Train started on the mound for the Pirates and pitched well for the first three innings before running into some difficulty. Full Story
Patterson 11-Year-Old Pirates Lose to Lewisboro in Playoffs
B.J. O’BRIEN PATTERSON—The Patterson Pirates 11 and Under baseball team won its first two games in the WPBA playoffs last week before losing to Lewisboro 5-0 at Peckham Park in Patterson to end its season.
The Pirates ended the season with a record of 17-4 and were the top seed going into the playoffs. Full Story
Brewster 10U Softball Team Completes Season Undefeated
The Brewster 10U All Star team finished the WPBA season undefeated, going 14-0. A solid team from Yorktown gave the Brewster girls all they could handle in the last game of the year. Full Story
Pirates 10U Team Eliminated from Playoffs by North Salem
The Patterson Pirates season came to a tough end with a 2-0 loss at North Salem in the first round of the WPBA playoffs last Monday.
The Pirates, who ended the season with a record of 11-7, were the seventh seed while North Salem came in ranked second. Full Story
Pirates 10U Squad Upsets Cortlandt American, Loses to Cortlandt National
PATTERSON—The Patterson Pirates 10 and Under baseball team suffered a tough 11-9 extra-inning loss to Cortlandt National to end their season one day after pulling off an upset over top-seeded Cortlandt American, winning 10-3, in the opening round of the WPBA playoffs last week.
Patterson ended the season with a record of 6-6 and was the fourth seed in the playoffs. Full Story
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