Message : DEFENSE WINS CHAMPIONSHIP GBWAA 10 YEAR OLD ALL STARS-PURPLE TEAM WIN WEST MIFFLIN TOURNAMENT The GBWAA 10 year old All Star Tournament Purple Team brought home the first place trophy from the annual West Mifflin Tournament on Sunday, July 13, 2008, beating Woodland Hills 9 – 0 in the championship game. The GBWAA team played an excellent tournament proving that strong defense is the key to a successful team. The GBWAA 10 year olds, playing together as a team for the first time this summer, dropped the first game of the tournament 2 – 1 to a very strong Monroeville team, last year’s tournament champ. The G-Dawgs battled back in the next two games, dominating Elizabeth Township 12 – 2, and long-time rival, Penn Hills 14 – 3. In the quarter-final match against Steel Valley, the G-Dawgs came from behind in the bottom of the sixth inning to win the game 4 – 3, setting up a re-match with Monroeville in the semi-final. Against Monroeville, the G-Dawgs scored early and never looked back. Powered by excellent pitching and precise defense, the GBWAA stunned Monroeville 8 – 0. In the championship game against Woodland Hills, the G-Dawgs’ continued their impeccable pitching and defensive play, allowing only three hits in the contest, while the batters strung together hit after hit, giving the G-Dawgs the 9 – 0 victory and 1st place in the tournament. CONGRATULATIONS, 10 YEAR OLD G-DAWGS! Name : Alan Popa Email : alanpopa@popacpas.com Team : 10 U Tournament Purple Team League : Minors 10U Date : Jul 18, 2008 at 15:23:55 Message : Congratulations to the Riverdogs for winning the girls 12U championship by defeating a very good Knights team, 15-13. Both teams should be commended for their effort and the many exceptional plays that were made. It was an outstanding season for both teams. As for the Riverdogs, the improvement from beginning to end was staggering. We were a young team and were small in size, but big in heart. The girls quickly bonded together and had fun all season. I also want to thank coaches Jack Claherty and Rob O'Brien for their commitment and work with the girls as well as the parents for their support. Team members included Jordan Bogaski, Allee Claherty, Ashley Duffy, Danielle Hall, Madison Lanetz, Madeline Leya, Mika Lipowcan, Alicia Malush, Alana Miklas, Carla Nicola, Mallory O'Brien, and Allie Watkins. You are a special group of young ladies and should be very proud of your effort. Name : Mark Miklas Email : mark@youneedaction.com Team : Riverdogs League : Girls 12U Date : Jun 26, 2008 at 10:37:01 Message : Even though this is related to BWFP, Doug Higgins should still be recognized on this board. When my 15U fast pitch team lost several girls at mid season, he gave up 2 quality ball players from his team to save our team from folding. I am pleased to report that all parties have been happy with this change and both teams are doing well. Doug's move showed once again that his first interest is with the girls of our league. Name : Mark Miklas Email : mark@youneedaction.com Team : BWFP 2 League : 15U Fast Pitch Date : Jun 26, 2008 at 10:36:19 Message : Congratulations to the Rockhounds sponsored by Doctor Drain for winning the 10u championship over the second place Bees sponsored by Golden Triangle Mortgage. Great game with a close score of 9-6. Mvp's go to Emma Dongilli of the Bees and Destiny Halerz of the Rockhounds for their fabulous play. Name : Mike Crough Email : mcrough72@verizon.net League : 10U Date : Jun 26, 2008 at 09:57:22 Message : when the orioles met the pirates we knew we had a tough game in front of us.the whole oriole team gave it there best effort it was the best defensive game we had all season with everyone contributing. Tyler Clapper was awarded the game ball for his great play at second base and batting. Tyler went 4 for 4 at bat sending two balls into the outfield.good game Tyler and the rest of the oriole team Name : jim lachut Email : jlachut3006@msn.com Team : orioles League : rookies Date : Jun 16, 2008 at 00:18:55 Message : when the orioles played the red sox Marc Cardillo recieved the game ball. Marc went 3 for 3 batting and had a great game at third base.marc hits the ball hard every time at bat and is one of our best hitters. graet game Marc Name : jim lachut Email : jlachut3006@msn.com Team : orioles League : rookies Date : Jun 16, 2008 at 00:03:28 Message : when the orioles played the mets 2 players had excellent games, nick mcgervey went 4 for 4 batting and had a good game fielding.Damian Pfaff had a great game at shortstop and at bat. Damian has been one of our best hitters all year getting on base almost every time at bat. Great game guys and the Oriole team. Name : jim lachut Email : jlachut3006@msn.com Team : orioles League : rookies Date : Jun 15, 2008 at 23:57:57 Message : When the Orioles played the astros it was another excellent team effort. Tyler Clapper had a good game at third base and at bat . Damian Pfaff and Mason Stahl continued to hit the ball hard as they have done all season.The game ball went to Nick Banco who hit the ball hard all night going 4 for 4. Great game nick Name : jim lachut Email : jlachut3006@msn.com Team : orioles League : rookies Date : May 29, 2008 at 14:30:50 Message : when the orioles met the yankees on may 13 the orioles came to play.the whole team played good defense and hit well. the one player who stood out the most was Jake Nowicki, jake made some great plays from third base and shortstop Jake also went 4 for 4 batting.Great game Jake and the rest of the oriole team. Name : jim lachut Email : jlachut3006@msn.com Team : orioles League : rookies Date : May 29, 2008 at 14:18:10 Message : at the orioles third game we faced a hard hitting red sox team. We did'nt hit so well tonight but there was some good defense Nick Lachut did an excellent job at second base turning a double play , Tyler Clapper also did a great job at second base and nick banco is turning into an excellent catcher but the player of the game was Dan McGervey who made an outstanding catch in left field great catch Danny ,good game orioles Name : jim lachut Email : jlachut3006@msn.com Team : orioles League : rookies Date : May 29, 2008 at 14:09:32 Message : at the Orioles second game nick lachut and jake nowicki made some great plays at second and shortstop. sam barbano and arlen hooks did an excellent job at first. Nick McGervey made a great catch at third base.the game turned into a hitting contest and the game ball went to Arlen Hooks who hit his first home run of the year. good game Orioles keep hitting. Name : jim lachut Email : jlachut3006@msn.com Team : orioles League : rookies Date : May 29, 2008 at 13:56:44 Message : at the orioles first game it was tough to pick a player of the game . the whole team hit great and fielded well.Two players made outstanding plays Jake Ross caught a deep fly ball in left field and kept runs from scoring, and Sam Barbano sent a ball over the left field fence for a three run home run. both players recieved game balls. good game Orioles. Name : jim lachut Email : jlachut3006@msn.com Team : orioles League : rookies Date : May 29, 2008 at 13:43:32 Message : Last night at Little Ro, the Yankees fell behind early and had to play catch up. All the guys played their hearts out, battling back in the 6th inning to score nine runs and almost pull it out. Joey Starzynski had a great game collecting two nice hits. Andy Sopata made two great plays at second base, including catching a hard line drive, as well as sending two nice shots into the outfield. Noah Knerr had a couple great hits and a nice play in the field. Josh Louden had two nice hits and played a great second base. But the night belonged to Jared Arch. Jared made three great plays at third base and two more at pitcher's helper. He also went 3-5 at the plate. That performance earned Jared the game ball. Way to go Jared! Nice game Yankees! All the coaches are very proud of the way you played and never giving up !! Name : Coach Mike Email : michael.sopata@fedex.com Team : Yankees League : Rookie Date : May 28, 2008 at 07:57:44 Message : After a late night game on Friday, the Yankees came ready to play again on Saturday. It was a tremendous team effort both offensively and defensively. The Yankees collected 26 hits and made many great plays in the field. Domenic George shined at second base making two great plays and had two nice hits. Jared Knerr played his heart out at pitcher's helper. Sean Kosslow did a fantastic job at shortstop and made a nice play in the outfield. But the night belonged to Mike 'Spike' Starzynski. After an awesome running catch in center field the night before, Mike continued his great play by making several nice catches at first base and two great plays at pitcher's helper. He also went 3 for 4 at the plate with two great shots to the outfield, almost hitting the fence at Little Ro. Mike's performance earned him the game ball. Way to go Yankees and way to go Mike !!!! Name : Coach Mike Email : michael.sopata@fedex.com Team : Yankees League : Rookies Date : May 25, 2008 at 22:37:45 Message : The Yankees played Friday night under the lights at Leyland field. The formidable LA Angels came ready to play. The entire Yankee team played AWESOME, collecting 24 hits !! EVERYONE on the Yankess played great. Noah Knerr collected three hits. Joey Starzynski had a nice base hit and a great catch at second base. Tyler Pogany shined at first base making great play after great play. Tyler also went 3 for 4 at the plate including 3 RBIs earning him the game ball. Way to go Yankees and NICE JOB Tyler !!! Name : Coach Mike Email : michael.sopata@fedex.com Team : Yankees League : Rookies Date : May 25, 2008 at 22:24:59 Message : When the Yankees battled the orange and black of the Orioles, nobody knew what would happen. A beautiful evening proved no help for our battling Yankees though. The Orioles fought hard and eventually ended the yankee winning streak. Although the Yankees tried hard at the plate, hits were scarce. The Yankee fielding however, was incredible. Jack Obrien shined at third base making great play after great play. Spectators were yelling "The Pittsburgh Pirates need a third baseman like you!" Jack also had three great plate appearences. The combination of a vacuum for a glove and smart 'at bats' earned him the game ball. Way to go Jack ! Name : Coach mike Email : michael.sopata@fedex.com Team : Yankees League : Rookies Date : May 16, 2008 at 15:02:14 Message : The Muckdogs pulled out a come from behind win on Saturday against their rivals from West Mifflin. Thanks to Morgan Geyers shot to the outfield with bases load and the strong pitching of Gwen Schemm the Muckdogs prevailed. This game was a perfect example of why you never quit!!! Name : Mike Crough Email : mcrough72@verizon.net Team : Muckdogs League : 10u Slowpitch Date : May 12, 2008 at 12:07:49 Message : Wednesday night the Yankees battled hard against the mighty Braves. The game was fierce and close the entire way. All the players did their best including Jack O'brien who went 2-4 with a clutch hit to drive in 2 runs. Andy Sopata got his first 2 doubles of the season, also driving in 2 runs. (He must like the new bat). Tyler pogany got his first chance at first base and made several nice plays. Luke Smith led the team by going 4-5 at the plate, and made several nice plays in the field including a great running catch deep in the outfield!! That performance earned Luke the game ball. Great job Yankees ! Keep up the good work !! Name : Coach Mike Email : michael.sopata@fedex.com Team : Yankees League : Rookies Date : May 9, 2008 at 11:57:37 Message : The first game of the season proved exciting for our Yankees. Friday night against the fighting Oakland A's saw some tremendous work by the team. Joey Starzynski made a nice play at third base, and Jared Arch had a great scoop as well. Noah Knerr had an outstanding evening, going 3-4 at the plate with 2 nice plays in the field. Noah received the first game ball of the season. Way to go! Great job to all the Yankees ! Name : Coach Mike Email : michael.sopata@fedex.com Team : Yankees League : Rookies Date : May 9, 2008 at 11:50:23
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