Baseball Buzz: July 14-16 Weekend Winners at Sports at the Beach!
Summer Slugfest 2017 ~
SATB hosted 69 teams at our 3-day Summer Slugfest baseball tournament! Teams from 200+ miles away include: Marauders Baseball Club 9U & 11U (Elizabeth Township, PA) Berkshire Braves (Sherman, CT) Camelot Knights (Farmingdale, NY) Columbia Clippers (Kinderhook, NY) East Coast Mavericks (Yorktown, NY) Greene County Outlaws (Coxsackie, NY) Motus Academy, Akadema Bulls, and Long Island Gulls 13U & 14U (all of Setauket, NY) Nutley Nationals (Nutley, NJ) Hit Doctor (Chesterfield, VA) North Jersey Bandits (Haledon, NJ) Northern Valley Coyotes 11U, 12U & 13U (Closter, NJ) Three Village Patriots (Stony Brook, NY) Amsterdam Rams 12U & 14U (Amsterdam, NY) Capital District Titans (Colonie, NY) Motus Academy Avengers (Whitestone, NY) Bellport Blue Claws (Bellport, NY) Brunswick Buckeyes (Troy, NY) Kings Park Knights (Kings Park, NY) Lions Baseball (Ridge, NY) Pascack Valley Baseball (Pascack, NJ) Sharks Baseball (New Hyde Park, NY) WV Patriot Baseball (Bridgeport, WV) Long Island Lions (Long Island, NY) NY Storm (Albany, NY) Castle Hill Coyotes (Bronx, NY) Franklin Square Colts (Franklin Square, NY) and the TC Young Bucks 17+ (Warren, OH)!
What could be better than a relaxing weekend at the beach playing everyone's favorite game? Let's take a look at the results:
Starting with the 9U division: the Mid Atlantic Shockers Gaylor brought back the trophy in a 6-2 match against the Marauders Baseball Club on Sunday. The 10U champions were the Berkshire Braves, finishing out with 6-0 stats after an 8-point lead versus the Columbia Clippers in the finals. The Marauders Baseball Club took the 11U title back to Elizabeth Township, PA with a win opposite the Northern Valley Coyotes in the championship round. In the 12U division, the Motus Academy Avengers closed out with a double-digit lead versus the Diamond Baseball Academy Black on Sunday. The Stars Red 13U went 7 and 0 for the weekend and faced off with the JSBA for a 3-1 final score. The Sykesville Cyclones brought a shutout game opposite the Delmarva Aces 14U East in Sunday's final round. Finally in the 17+ division, the East Coast Royals took home the trophy after a close 5-4 match with the Franklin Square Colts.
9U
Mid Atlantic Shockers Gaylor
(Berlin, MD)
Final Stats: 5-0
R/A - 10 R/S - 43
10U
Berkshire Braves
(Sherman, CT)
Final Stats: 6-0
R/A - 19 R/S - 68
11U
Marauders Baseball Club
(Elizabeth Township, PA)
Final Stats: 5-1
R/A - 34 R/S - 59
12U
Motus Academy Avengers
(Whitestone, NY)
Final Stats: 6-0
R/A - 12 R/S - 96
13U
Stars Red
(McLean, VA)
Final Stats: 7-0
R/A - 12 R/S - 89
14U
Sykesville Cyclones
(Sykesville, MD)
Final Stats: 5-0
R/A - 10 R/S - 45
17 + UP
East Coast Royals
(Berlin, MD)
Final Stats: 4-0
R/A - 12 R/S - 31
We want to say THANK YOU to all the teams who participated and all the families and fans who cheered from the stands!
*Special Shout-Out to the SATB Concessions crew for keeping everyone hydrated & fed in the heat
2017 Tournament Video: