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The sweet taste of victory
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| By Robert J. DiAntonio |
Photo by Robert J. DiAntonio
Somers 1's Scott Pires takes a healthy swing in a 15-8 win over Cortlandt 1 on Saturday at Reis Park.
WPBA 16-and-under
gears up for playoffs
With many Major League Baseball squads locked in pennant races down the home stretch of the season, numerous Westchester Putnam Baseball Association players are already getting set for the post-season.
The playoffs are in progress this week, with the championship game set for Saturday.
Cortlandt 2 sits atop the mountain at 19-3, which has been the theme throughout the season. They’ve won the division title, but they will have to carry that momentum into the playoffs this week.
Cortlandt 2 defeated Somers 1 (16-6) on Sunday, 7-3, and split with Somers 2 (17-5) on Saturday, defeating them 11-8 and falling 2-1.
On Saturday, Somers 1 defeated Cortlandt 1 (7-15) in a slugfest, 15-8. Kyle Woltersdorf, an all-section selection for the Tuskers last season, blasted a grand slam to lead Somers, who also received solid hitting from Jake Levine and Anthony Saraceno.
SOAC 1 enters the playoffs at 18-4 as the No. 2 seed. They beat Yorktown 1 on Thursday, 6-2.
Both Yorktown 1 and Yorktown 2 are at 10-12 at the conclusion of the regular season. They split their doubleheader on Saturday with Yorktown 2 winning the first game, 2-1, and Yorktown 1 taking the second game in dominating fashion, 14-2.
SOAC 2 (7-15) closed out the regular season with a 7-4 victory over Ossining (4-18) on Friday.
Lewisboro finished their season with a 6-15 record. Somers 3 ended their year at 5-17, while Briarcliff closed it out at 4-18.
Championship games
All championship games for every age group will be held on Saturday in Mahopac at Crane Road Field, with the rain date Sunday.
The 16-and-under championship game will be held at 10 a.m.; 18-and-under is at 5:30 p.m.; 14-and-under at 3 p.m. and 13-and-under is at 12:30 p.m.
On the Little League field, 12-and-under is at 10 a.m., 11-and-under is at noon, 10-and-under at 2 p.m., and 9-and-under at 4 p.m.
Directions can be found at wpbabaseball.com.
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