Niagara Snappers win Lackawanna, NY tournament
The Niagara Snappers, with pitcher Corey Costello, won the Lackawanna, New York tournament on the weekend. The following story appears on the Niagara Snappers website.
Snappers Shell It Out in Lackawanna
The Niagara Snappers competed in the 2nd annual Mickey Brennan Memorial Tournament and came away with the title after losing their first game and having to play 7 more to win it including 5 on the Sunday.
The Snappers got themselves into a hole early by losing to Ricola's by a score of 1-0. Corey Costello and Jeff VanHooser locked into a classic pitchers battle with each giving up only 1 hit in the game and Costello striking out 19 to VanHooser's 15.
The Snappers then reeled off victories of 11-2, 10-3, 8-1, 7-1, and 3-2 to make it back to the finals to face Ricola's again.
The offence would make up for their earlier mistakes at the Snappers pounded out 10-2 and 7-0 (mercy) victories to lay claim to the title.
For the weekend, the Snappers outscored their opponents 56-12.This was the first time for the Snappers in this tournament and we want to congratulate everyone associated with it. From the grounds crew to the umpires to the concessions, everything was top notch. We look forward to visiting next year to defend the title.
Peter Dobbin of the Snappers was named the tournament MVP going 14-26 for the weekend with 4 walks and 4 home runs.
Congratulations also go out to Mike Bateman and Matt Bedrosian who were red hot all weekend with the bats and solid on defence to go along with it.
Following is a brief summary of the tournament:
1-0 loss to Ricola's (Corey Costello 1 hit, 19 k's)
11-2 win against Bear's Den (Dan Duemo 10k)
10-3 win against Cleveland Red Eye (Jason Paylove 5k)
8-1 win against Big John's (Byron Demoe 15k)
7-1 win against LA Lounge (Dan Duemo 10k)
3-2 win against Ashland Merchants (Corey Costello 15k)
10-2 win against Ricola's (Byron Demoe 7k)
7-0 win against Ricola's (Dan Duemo 3k)
Home Runs
Peter Dobbin 4
Matt Bedrosian 2
Scott Young 2
Todd Dawdy 2
Trevor Falk 1
Kevin Newhouse 1
Corey Costello 1
Snappers Shell It Out in Lackawanna
The Niagara Snappers competed in the 2nd annual Mickey Brennan Memorial Tournament and came away with the title after losing their first game and having to play 7 more to win it including 5 on the Sunday.
The Snappers got themselves into a hole early by losing to Ricola's by a score of 1-0. Corey Costello and Jeff VanHooser locked into a classic pitchers battle with each giving up only 1 hit in the game and Costello striking out 19 to VanHooser's 15.
The Snappers then reeled off victories of 11-2, 10-3, 8-1, 7-1, and 3-2 to make it back to the finals to face Ricola's again.
The offence would make up for their earlier mistakes at the Snappers pounded out 10-2 and 7-0 (mercy) victories to lay claim to the title.
For the weekend, the Snappers outscored their opponents 56-12.This was the first time for the Snappers in this tournament and we want to congratulate everyone associated with it. From the grounds crew to the umpires to the concessions, everything was top notch. We look forward to visiting next year to defend the title.
Peter Dobbin of the Snappers was named the tournament MVP going 14-26 for the weekend with 4 walks and 4 home runs.
Congratulations also go out to Mike Bateman and Matt Bedrosian who were red hot all weekend with the bats and solid on defence to go along with it.
Following is a brief summary of the tournament:
1-0 loss to Ricola's (Corey Costello 1 hit, 19 k's)
11-2 win against Bear's Den (Dan Duemo 10k)
10-3 win against Cleveland Red Eye (Jason Paylove 5k)
8-1 win against Big John's (Byron Demoe 15k)
7-1 win against LA Lounge (Dan Duemo 10k)
3-2 win against Ashland Merchants (Corey Costello 15k)
10-2 win against Ricola's (Byron Demoe 7k)
7-0 win against Ricola's (Dan Duemo 3k)
Home Runs
Peter Dobbin 4
Matt Bedrosian 2
Scott Young 2
Todd Dawdy 2
Trevor Falk 1
Kevin Newhouse 1
Corey Costello 1
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