| After winning
their first game over Binghamton West 15-4, the Apalachin All Stars faced
Binghamton South West. They won that one 17-0 with Mark Eddinger pitching
a 2 hitter. They next faced their big rival, Elmira, winning 5-0, with
James Ramsay pitching a 1 hitter with 16 strike outs. Binghamton East won
the next game 4-1 with Apalachin All Stars' Marc Baker striking out 10
and helping himself with 3 RBI's.
The Apalachin All Stars faced Elmira again for the championship. The All Stars lead 1-0 through the first 3 innings, Elmira answered in the 4th with a run to tie it 1.1. In the 5th, Eddinger singled up the middle and Ramsay hit the second pitch over the right field fence to take a 3-1 lead and that was enough to win the game. James Ramsay .579, Marc Baker .564, and Ross Youmans .524 led the way for the season. Apalachin also took second place in the Fenton Invitational for 11- and 12-year-olds, which took place in Maine, New York. |
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| Front Row, L-R: Mark Youmans, Chris
McManus, Davey Haskins, Mark Eddinger, Brian Freeman
Back Row, L-R: Geoffrey Eck, Marc Baker, James Ramsay, Mike Riley, Jacob Ficarro, Ross Youmans. Not pictured is Mike Suwak. The Apalachin All Stars was coached by Doug Baker, Neil Eddinger, and Ted Eck. |