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Tony's Pizzeria
captures the championship crown! In Bayonne Little
League's Hattenberg Junior Minor League Championship
baseball action, Tony's Pizzeria defeated Coldwell
Banker, by a score of 5 to 2. Tony's wins the
championship best of three series (2-0) completing
their undefeated season (10-0) and undefeated
playoff series (4-0) for a 14-0 record.
The winning pitcher
was Mike Santana, giving up no runs on no hits,
while striking out 7 and walking none. The losing
pitcher was Brandon Otero. The offense for Tony's
was led by the hitting of Mike Santana with a
2 run double and a single, David Dobies (double),
Anthony Pilovsky (single), Joe Vesey (single)
and Gabe Marin with a double and 2 runs batted
in. The hitting stars for Coldwell were John Minarek,
Mark Napier and Frank Scanlon with singles.
Outstanding defensive
plays were made by Joe Vesey, Mike Santana, Anthony
Pilovsky, Chris Della Barca, Justin Guthrie and
Liam Constantine who recorded the final out for
Tony's. Jordan Mundell, Mark Napier, Frank Scanlon
and Brandon Otero excelled on defense for Coldwell.
Tony's scored in
the first inning when David Dobies led off the
game with a double and scored on a single by Anthony
Pilovsky.
Tony's increased
the lead to 3-0 in the third inning when Pilovsky
and Joe Vesey reached on base with fielder's choices
and scored on Mike Santana's double.
Coldwell made the
score 3-1 in the bottom of the fourth when John
Minarek singled and scored on a base hit by Mark
Napier.
Tony's increased
the lead to 5-1 in the top of the sixth. With
Santana and Vesey on 2nd and 3rd, Gabe Marin drove
a double into right center scoring the two runners.
In the bottom of the sixth, Colwell added another
run making it 5-2 with Mark Napier's walk and
Frank Scanlon's RBI single. Mike Santana (catcher)
fielding a short grounder and throwing to Liam
Constantine (first base) completed the final out.
Tony's manager,
Bill Pilovsky, started to assemble this championship
team two years ago. Dealing with the loss of some
of their top players last year, the remaining
players (Joe Vesey, Mike Santana, Anthony Pilovsky
and Liam Constantine) improved their skills and
were assisted by the addition of David Dobies,
Gabe Marin and first year players Chris Della
Barca, Justin Guthrie, Jack Page, Dylan Constantine,
Robert Yannaccone, Marc Rodriguez and Andre Banks
to play the best baseball in their league.
Tony's balance of
pitching, fielding and hitting kept them ahead
of their opponents in all of their games, never
behind in scoring.
Bill would like
to thank all of the parents and coaches for helping
the players become the champions they are. He
also thanks the players for giving 100% during
the practices and the games making this the most
memorable season. Tony, the owner of Tony's Pizzeria,
was at the game to congratulate the players on
their great season.
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