WEST SIDE 9-10'S DEFEAT NORTH RIVERDALE 7-2
TO WIN DISTRICT 23 CHAMPIONSHIP
Inwood, NY July 25th 2004
Mathew Nunez singled, doubled, tripled and drove in 5 runs to lead the
Westside 9-10s to the District 23 Championship today at Ken DeGroat
field in Inwood Hill Park before a standing room only crowd of 250.
Westside unleashed a blistering 10 hit attack. David Kagan (1-1, 3 walks,
run scored) set the tone with a lead off line drive single and the Westies
attack never stopped. Chris Golston (2-4 , 2 runs scored) launched a
scorching line drive double into the gap to set the table for a three run
third inning with additional RBI's by Alex Antiuk and Jarobi Moorehead. Jake
Orbison drove in a run in the 5th to put Westside up 5-2. Nunez's triple off
the fence in the 6th drove in 2 insurance runs that put the game way out of
reach for Riverdale.
The Westside defense was flawless again with solid pitching performances by
starter Moorehead and 2.3 innings of scoreless relief by Kagan. Riverdale's
only runs scored on a wild pitch and a walk as Westside pitching scattered 6
singles. In the 3rd inning with the bases loaded and Riverdale threatening
to get close, Moorehead induced the batter to hit the ball back through the
box for a 1-2-3 (Moorehead-Kai Glick-Kagan) double play. Glick
gunned down his 6th base stealer of the tournament in the 4th to clear the
bases.
Total
Westside 1 0 3 0 1 2 7
Riverdale 0 0 2 0 0 0 2
The Westside 9-10s face Brooklyn in the first round of the Sectionals on
Saturday 7/31 at 11AM at Joe Torre Field (E38th street and Avenue V,
Brooklyn)
Two undefeated Manhattan teams invaded the Bronx on 7/14 for a semi-final
showdown to determine who would claim the first berth in the District 23
championship game.
The first inning set the tone for a hard tight battle as the Inwood starter struck out the side. Inwood was determined to run but Kai Glick served notice by gunning down their first steal attempt. Inwood would not attempt to steal another base the rest of the game and would only advance 1 runner on a wild pitch. Smart defense and well executed cutoffs stalled the speedy Inwood runners and forced them to move a base at a time.
Jarobi Moorhead led off the 2nd with a monster line drive smash triple to
left center that split the Inwood outfield. He then scored to put the
Westies up 1-0. Inwood answered back in the bottom of the frame to tie it
1-1. Westside pitching led by Chris Golston (4 innings, 5 K's, 2 hits, 1 ER)
and defense including an amazing diving play in right field by Mikael Mogues
shut down Inwood after that. West side blew it open in the 5th with smart
base running, hard hitting and 2-out clutch RBI singles by Mathew Nunez and
Noah Mathews to score 5 and take a 6-1 lead. Alec Schaw came in to relieve a
tiring Golston in the bottom of the inning and held Inwood to a run in the
5th and 1 in the 6th before Glick came in to slam the door shut and record
the save.
The WSLL 9-10's are the only undefeated team remaining and play for the
District 23 championship on Sunday 7/25 at 1PM at the Inwood field (218th street and Indian Road, easily accessible by the 1 train and right behind Columbia's Baker field).
Come and Cheer them on!