Maine wins Westford U11 Junior Ghosts Memorial Day Tourney

The Memorial Day weekend baseball forecast known as for repeated Lightning strikes, which screeched from Westford all the best way to the Pine Tree State.
Designated hitter Wyatt Poitras acquired the offense going launching a monster solo house run, because the U11 Maine Lightning took down the Tewksbury Chiefs 13-0 within the championship spherical of the Westford U11 Junior Ghosts Memorial Day Match, Sunday, Might 29 on the Graniteville Subject Complicated.
Maine powered its means all through your entire three-day match going an ideal 4-0, whereas outscoring the competitors 50-4.
The Lightning opened Sunday’s motion by bumping off fourth-seeded Belmont 17-2, whereas third-ranked Tewksbury managed to journey up their hospitable hosts from Westford 4-3. The Ghosts surrendered its lead, because the U11 Chiefs pulled away with three runs within the fourth inning. Westford completed second within the round-robin rankings, outscoring the opposition 15-7. They misplaced the semifinal recreation regardless of outhitting the Chiefs by a 10-7 margin.
The U11 Westford Junior Ghosts Memorial Day Match showcased the sport of baseball, in addition to instructing the gamers about service, sacrifice, and giving again, elevating funds to learn army households.
All 4 group’s took half within the opening day ceremonies Saturday. The Nationwide Anthem was sung by Dave Norti, who served In the USA Navy from 1983-87. The primary pitch was delivered by David Silton, a Marine with the 2nd Battalion 4th Marines. A Purple Coronary heart recipient whereas serving in Iraq in 2004, he’s now a 15-year veteran officer with the Westford police division.

Scoreboard
Pool Recreation 1: Westford 7, Belmont 1
Pool Recreation 2: Maine 9, Tewksbury 0
Pool Recreation 3: Westford 5. Tewksbury 2
Pool Recreation 4: Maine 11, Belmont 2
Semifinal Recreation 1: Seed 1 Maine 17, Seed 4 Belmont 2
Semifinal Recreation 2: Seed 2 Tewksbury 4, Westford 3
Championship Recreation: Maine 13, Tewksbury 0