Delaware (Cape) played their last two games at the Regionals this weekend. They played hard and represented Delaware with honor till the very end. We are proud of you!
Monday, August 4, 2014
Saturday, August 2, 2014
Cape (Delaware) beats Rhode Island 9-8, Aug 2, 2014
Cape Henlopen Senior League Delaware State Champions played like champs until 1am this morning, and beat Rhode Island 9-8. Behind 1-5 at some point they bounced back to 5-5, just to be beat back to 5-8 again. Still they kept up the fight and won 9-8 after an intense 3 hour 40 minute game!
Rhode Island, you were awesome too, and it was an honor playing you.
Pictures courtesy parents. More pictures coming soon.
Friday, August 1, 2014
Senior League to Regionals!
Cape Senior League hardballers head to Eastern Regionals
Delaware state champs play Aug. 1 in West Deptford, N.J.
By Dave Frederick | Jul 31, 2014
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Photo by: Dave FrederickPlayers run the state championship banner around the field.
The Cape Senior League Baseball All-Stars trailed 3-1 July 27 when they entered their last at bats against a Naamans team that had sent them downtown to the losers' bracket in the first place. A weather app wasn’t needed to realize the forecast was bleak. But six runs and a 7-3 win set up a winner-take-all showdown July 28 at the same Camden field where Cape lost a state title to Dover three years ago on a two-out dinger in the seventh off the bat of Nick Spadafino. The karma was creepy.
The Vikings scored 11 in the top of the first and three more in the second inning on a three-run bomb off the bat of Ben Lewis to lead 14-0 after two innings and go on to win 15-3 in a five-inning game. That made 20 unanswered runs in three innings over two games, prompting manager Richard Carey to say, “That’s just Little League baseball," or just crazy if you’re a sports psychologist.
The Delaware state title was the first for a Cape Senior League team, which travels to the Eastern Regional Tournament at Union Field in West Deptford, N.J. The regionals are July 31-Aug. 6. Lose two and hit “reverse directions” on the TomTom, but win and it's World Series time.
Cape, now listed as Delaware, plays Friday, Aug. 1, against the winner of Rhode Island and host NJ-15. If the boys are fortunate and good enough to win, they will pick up the winner of Maryland and Pennsylvania. Other states in the tournament are Connecticut, Maine, New Jersey, New York and Massachusetts.
Will Jarrell was in complete control pitching the championship game and left two batters shy of a complete game to keep his pitch count down so he could start the regional opener. Anthony Hitchcock came in to shut it down and be the beacon for the charge-the-mound frenzy. All that was missing was Wally Townsend and Mickey the Bulldog chasing the banner around the outfield.
The 11-run first inning got started with a Noah Piper walk, a Kyle Lux single and an RBI single by Richard Carey. Drew Mulcahy and Jarrell walked, and it was 2-0 Cape.
Ryan Meade sent a shot to third for a force at third by a throwaway to first, chased two runs home and it was 4-0. Noah Clifton ripped an RBI double making it 5-0. Noah Piper batted the second time, hit a sac fly to left to make it 6-0. Kyle Lux stroked a two-run double, making it 8-0. Drew Mulcahy doubled home a pair and later scored on a passed ball, closing out an 11-run first inning.
"This is a good group of players; we have about eight kids who can pitch, so we’re set as good as anyone to play tournament ball. And you saw tonight everybody can hit the baseball," said manager Carey.
A team that was down two runs with three outs to go for elimination and came back to score 20 unanswered runs will live a long time along tailgate row.
Delaware Senior League state champions are in back (l-r) Cape League President Bill Lux, Ryan Meade, coach Jeff Mulcahy, Will Jarrell, Noah Piper, Adam Webster, Jason Dominick, Anthony Hitchcock, manager Rich Carey, Noah Clifton, and coach Derek Clifton. In front are Kyle Lux, Dwayne Harmon, Richard Carey, Briley Brooks, Will Geppert, Ben Lewis, Drew Mulcahy. (Photo by: Dave Frederick )
Will Jarrell picked up the win on the pitcher's mound in the 15-3 rout over Naamans. (Photo by: Dave Frederick )
Dew Mulcahy slides home safely for a run. (Photo by: Dave Frederick )
Will Geppert on a dead run gets leather on a hard-hit ball, but it went "snow cone" and popped out of his glove. (Photo by: Dave Frederick )
Ben Lewis hit a three-run home run first ruled a double; the umpire thought it bounced over, but the ball is in the treetops. (Photo by: Dave Frederick )
Cape charges the mound after closing out the victory over Naamans. (Photo by: Dave Frederick )
Milton 9-1- All-Stars District 3 Champions
Milton 9-10 All-Stars battle back to championship game
By Dan Cook | Jul 29, 2014
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Photo by: Dan CookMilton pitcher Ty Husbands delivers to the plate in the 6-1 loss to MOT. Husbands struck out four MOT batters in the contest.
The Milton All-Stars battled back from the bottom losers' bracket to win games against the District 2 winners, Canal, and won the first rematch against a very good District 1 MOT team. They play MOT Monday, July 28, for the winner-take-all state championship banner.
Milton could only muster four hits in the July 25 loss to MOT. Brian Sponaugle slammed a triple and knocked in the lone run for the visiting Milton squad. Ty Husbands delivered two singles while Timmy Hitchcock hit one.
Ty Husbands struck out four in the loss.
"It was one of those games," said manager Zac Crouch.
Milton knocked District 2 Canal out of contention with a 12-3 win July 26.
Hunter Rauch went 3-for-4 from the plate with two RBIs, Ty Husbands went 2-for-2 with two RBIs, Brian Sponaugle slammed a triple and scored two RBIs, Cole Carter knocked in one run via a double and Nick Cox added an RBI single. Luke Crouch and Timmy Hitchcock went 2-for-3 and 1-for-2, respectively.
Timmy Hitchcock and Nick Cox teamed for five strikeouts and the win in six innings.
In the first championship game matchup with MOT, Milton scored one in the first inning and followed with two in the third and fourth, never looking back, and finished the game off in the sixth with a double play.
"It's really exciting," said Crouch. "To bounce back against Canal and get into the championship round with MOT showed the hearts of our players."
Brian Sponaugle slammed a triple and double, scoring two runners, while Ty Husbands knocked in a run on a double. Nick Cox hit a double and had an RBI; Malikye Wells hit two singles, driving in a Milton runner, and Timmy Hitchcock drove in one. Cole Carter picked up an RBI with a bases-loaded walk.
Ty Husbands pitched 5 1/3 shutout innings for the win, putting nine batters in the book via the K. Nick Cox picked up the save.
"It's rewarding to see the team come to play and fight to get to the finish line," said Crouch.
Milton catcher Brian Sponaugle tags out a MOT player during a rundown. (Photo by: Dan Cook)
Hunter Rauch tags out a MOT runner at second. (Photo by: Dan Cook)
Milton's Nick Cox gets the ball in quickly to the infield. (Photo by: Dan Cook)
Austin Rhue trots to second still feeling the sting after being hit by a pitch. (Photo by: Dan Cook)
Milton's Cole Carter snags a fly ball for the Milton squad. (Photo by: Dan Cook)
Third baseman Timmy Hitchcock throws out a MOT batter. (Photo by: Dan Cook)
Austin Rhue came in to relieve Ty Husbands in the contest. (Photo by: Dan Cook)
Paris Mitchell slams a ball into the outfield. (Photo by: Dan Cook)
Hunter Rauch congratulates Brian Sponaugle on his throw down to second. (Photo by: Dan Cook)
The Milton infielders have a comical moment to relax pitcher Ty Husbands. (Photo by: Dan Cook)
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