MIDCOAST CAL RIPKEN

Belfast sweeps Sluggers youth baseball tournament

Winter ball gets these players ready for the baseball season.
Staff
Tue, 04/08/2014 - 9:00am
Belfast U10 team, back row, Ryder Wagenknecht, Caleb Hall-Arnett, Luke Hamlin, Isaac Cunningham; middle row, Tommy Walker, Zepherin Leppanen, Jason Bartlett, Noah Jacobs; and front, Eamon Goscinski. Not present, Dakota Payson, who had to exit the game after being hit by a pitch. The team is coached by Penson Bartlett, Rich Wagenknecht, and Kurt Payson. (Photo Courtesy of Midcoast Cal Ripken)
The Belfast U10 team, back row: Allison Goscinski, Scott Cournoyer, Sawyer Carson, Brandon Cournoyer, Scott Baker; middle row, Zepherin Leppanen, Jason Bartlett, Eamon Goscinski, Joseph Baker, Connor Fournier, Chris Fournier, Riley Woodbury, Colby Benjamin; and front, Matt LeBlanc. (Photo Courtesy of Midcoast Cal Ripken)

BREWER – Two teams from Belfast, a U10 and U12 team have completed their play in the Sluggers Youth Baseball Winter League held at Sluggers with both teams bringing home a championship.

The winter league ran from Feb. 15 through March 29 with the championships being played Saturday, April 5.

The Belfast U10 baseball team picked up a 10-0 win over Bradford behind the pitching of Jason Bartlett who threw a no hitter for the win. Zepherin Leppanen paced Belfast at the plate with a grand slam.

The Belfast U12 team pulled out a hard fought 2-1 victory against Winterport in extra innings. Ryder Wagenknecht only gave up one hit in three innings on the mound. Luke Hamlin pitched five innings allowing just one hit as well. The Belfast team had two outs and runners on first and second,when Eamon Goscinski ripped a game winning triple in the eighth inning to give Belfast the win.

Ron Hawkes can be reached at sports@penbaypilot.com 

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