The team scored a total of 23 runs on 22 hits in two games
to win the American Legion Baseball State Championship on Aug. 5 at Murnane
Field.
Saratoga defeated Saugerties 10-2 in the first game. Kyle
Willmott and Chris Pescetti each drove in three runs, and Brent Merriman
pitched a complete game, allowing two runs on eight hits while striking out
five, the Utica Observer-Dispatch reported.
"Saratoga continued its hot hitting in the
championship, defeating Middletown 13-5," the paper reported. "Merriman
came up big at the plate, with two hits and four RBIs, and Willmott and Matt
Flynn each drove in a pair of runs. Bryan Carr picked up the complete-game
victory."
Eight teams competed in the tournament, including the 2011
defending chanpions Whitestown Post. Other teams were: Jurek (Swormville Post),
Braman Post (Penfield), Oneonta Green Wave, and Adrean Post (Utica).
Saratoga moves on to the Northeast Regional championship,
which starts Aug. 9 in Old Orchard Beach, Maine.
