SOMA 9-YEAR-OLDS SWEEP STATEWIDE TOURNAMENT

The South Orange Maplewood Cougars 9-year-old team completed a sweep of the Mount Olive Memorial Day Tournament by winning 6 of 6 games, including a comeback win in the semi-finals against the Peapack Pirates.  

Down 11-5 in the bottom of the 6th inning, they made a miraculous rally to tie the game and send it to extra innings.  Nicolas Lorenzo cleared the bases with a long triple, and then came home on a throwing error by the Pirates.  

Again, down 2 runs in the bottom of the 8th inning, the Cougars refused to lose and scored 3 runs to win 14-13.  That win sent them to the Championship game where they beat Kinnelon 11-4 to cap their undefeated weekend.  

Congratulations to the boys for their tireless effort, and to all of the coaches and parents who support them.

Photo above: Front row:  Official team mascot Liam Johnson

2nd Row L to R:  Nicolas Lorenzo, Alejandro Lorenzo, Dominic Starzynski, Alex Chibbaro, Jack Kalsched, Jake Gewirtz

3rd Row:  Nick Williams, Brandon Doubek, Matthew Motiwalla, Dylan Sullivan, Zach Johnson, Nico Reyes

4th Row:  JC Lorenzo, Joe Doubek, Head Coach Eddie Starzynski, Rob Chibbaro