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« on: May 25, 2014, 01:46:31 PM »
Really impressed with the tournament play. The defense was outstanding for YSU; really impressed by Shane Willoughby at short and Phil Lapari at second. Both made outstanding plays that were way beyond routine. Only one error in the tournament by the left fielder. Also the play in right field in the 8th in the last game was an aggressive play to win the tournament that just about backfired. Looked like he was close to the catch. Compare to the defensive play by the other teams and we really had an advantage. Most of our scoring was aided by walks, hit batsmen, errors, and questionable plays. Also the pitching during the season was really hurt by walks which were held to a minimum in the tournament except for the one bad inning against Milwaukee which was a typical occurrence during the season. Also great to see Jeremy Quinlan do so well, being a local walk-on. Lots of talent locally that maybe we can now attract from the "B" League. Not sure if we pursued that local talent previously, but with the outstanding play of some of our local players, it can be helpful in the future.
Great Tournament play for sure. The other teams did not hold up well at all under the pressure and in most of our wins than was a factor. YSU played like Champions in every sense of the word. Congratulations to all the Players and Coaches for a job well done.