Midway is hosting the 9yo tournament. Here are game-by-game summaries.  Brackets can be found under Handouts.  Scores and highlights will be posted here throughout the tournament.

Game 1 - June 27, Canal 9, Naamans 4. Joey Lungen went 4-4 with 2 doubles to lead Canal's 15-hit attack. Winning pitcher Kevin Buglio struck out 7 in 4.3 innings, allowing only 2 hits.

Game 2 - June 27, Suburban 11, New Castle 1 (4inn). Anthony Lozada pitched a two-hitter with 6 strikeouts and rapped two doubles with 5 RBIs to lead Suburban.

Game 3 - June 27, Newark National 17, Midway 2 (4inn). Matthew Theodorakis pitched a 3-hitter with 8 strikeouts and hit a triple and single to lead National.

Game 4 - June 27, Brandywine 11, Stanton-Newport 1 (4inn).  Nick Sargent pitched a complete game and Brandywine scored 11 runs only one hit.

Game 5 - June 28, Canal 8, Capitol 7 Canal rallied with 6 runs on 7 hits in the bottom of the 6th for a come-from-behind win. Matthew Kohan knocked in the winning run with a single. Kevin Buglio, Joey Lungen, and Bryce Carey all had 2 hits for Canal.  Ryan Williams pitched 4 2/3 innings for Capitol giving up 1 run.

Game 6 - June 28, Suburban 12, Wilmington 2 (4 inn).  Anthony Lozada had 2 hits and scored 3 runs for Suburban.  Matt Carrol pitched 2 innings  for Suburban with 4 strikeouts.

Game 7 - June 28, Newark American 8, Newark National 6. Josh Maguire was the winning pitcher, had a triple and scored 3 runs.  Ellis Dorr had 3 hits and got the save.  Danny Miller had 2 hits and scored 2 runs for Newark National.

Game 8 - June 28, Stanton-Newport 3, New Castle 1. Jason Elliott had a double and 2 singles and scored all 3 runs for Stanton-Newport and also got the save.  Andrew Kleimann pitched 5 innings striking out 11.  Kordell Screvin pitched 5 innings for New Castle with 9 strikeouts.

Game 9 - June 30, Midway 15, Capitol 13.  Midway overcame a 10-5 deficit, scoring 10 unanswered runs, and hung on to win as Capitol threatened in the top of the 6th inning.Tim Metzler had 2 hits and scored 3 runs and Tyler Wheatley had a double to lead Midway.

Game 10 - June 30, Naamans 6, Newark National 3. Matt Arrabal had 4 hits and scored 2 runs; Bryce Wallace had 3 hits; and the winning pitcher, Reade Aiello had 2 hits. Nick Zegna had an RBI triple for Newark National.

Game 13 - July 1, Canal 17, Brandywine 0 (4 inn). Kevin Buglio tripled, singled and pitched a 4 inning shutout. Matthew Kohan had a double and 2 singles for Canal.

Game 14 - July 1, Suburban 10,  Newark American 9. Pinch-runner Darius Boyer scored the winning run in the bottom of the 6th inning on a wild pitch to cap a 3-run inning.  The game featured numerous lead changes and key hits.  For Suburban, Bradley Kaden reached base all 4 times, with a single, double, triple and walk, and scored 3 runs.  Chase Chandler had a triple and two walks.  Pitchers Anthony Lozada and Tyler Murphy combined for 8 strikeouts.  Newark American's Ben Dewberry had a triple and two doubles, scoring 3 times.  He also struck out 7.  Will Reader was 3 for 3, and struck out 4.

Game 11 - July 2, Stanton-Newport 12, Midway 10.  S-N jumped out to a 6-0 lead in the 1st inning and held on for the win. Midway was in danger of being 10-runned in the 4th, when they trailed 11-3.  But they fought back with 6 runs in the 5th and had the tying run on, with one out in the 6th, when S-N closed the door.  Stanton-Newport's Carson Ruggerio fired 9 K's in 4 innings, and went 2 for 4 at the plate.  Jason Elliott maintained his tourney-leading batting average of .875, going 2-for-4 with a double.  Midway's Tyler Wheatley had 2 doubles, and Nick Leski was 3-for-4 with a double.

Game 12 - July 2, Naamans 19, Wilmington 0 (4 innings).  Naamans scored early and often, eliminating Wilmington in 4 innings.  Their pitcher Edelman allowed just 2 hits and struck out 9.  He also had a great day at the plate, going 4-for-5 with a triple, 2 RBIs and 2 runs scored.  Teammate Matt Arrabal went 4-for-4 with 3 runs scored, maintaining his #2 tourney batting average of .833.  Dillan Coughenour was 4-for-4 with 2 doubles, 4 RBI, and 3 runs scored, and Donahue added 2 triples.

Game 15 - July 6, Newark American 20, Stanton-Newport 10 (5 inn).  Stanton-Newport jumped out to a 6-0 lead in the top of the first inning, but N-A switched pitchers and ace Josh Maguire put out the fire.  He struck out 10 in the next 3 1/3 innings, allowing 4 hits, and earned the win.  He also scored 4 runs.  Leading the 15-hit onslaught was P. Swain, who was 4-for-5 with 4 runs scored.  Ellis Dorr had 5 RBIs and was 2-for-3, Ben Dewberry drove in 4 and scored 3, going 3-for-4, and Will Reader had 4 RBIs.  Stanton-Newport's Carson Ruggerio had 3 RBIs and scored twice, Casen Carr scored twice, and Jason Elliott tripled.

Game 16 - July 6, Naamans 10, Brandywine 9.  Naamans overcame a 6-2 deficit by scoring 7 runs on 5 hits in the 3rd inning.  Then they held on to win, with Matt Arrabal pitching out of jams in the 4th and 6th innings.  He got two huge assists in the final 2 frames, when catcher Dillon Coughenour threw out base runners at 2nd base.  Arrabal was 2-for-4 with a triple, RJ Edelman was 2-for-3 with 2 RBIs and 3 runs scored, and starting pitcher Reade Aiello was 3-for-4.  Brandywine's center fielder Wayne Pritchett blasted a 3-run homer over the center field fence, the only home run in the tournament.  He also had an RBI double.  Patrick Barker was 4-for-4 with 2 RBIs and 2 runs scored. 

Game 17 - July 7, Canal 15,  Suburban 2 (4inn) (Winner's Bracket Final) Canal scored in each of their 3 at bats and won easily.  Matt Kohan threw a 2-hitter with 7 strikeouts to earn the win.  Kevin Buglio doubled and tripled and knocked in 4 runs to lead the attack.  Bryce Carey was 2-for-3 and scored twice, and all but 2 of Canal's players scored at least once.  Canal will now sit back and wait to see if the Friday's Championship Game will be a rematch with Suburban or Naamans.

Game 18 - July 7, Naamans 21, Newark American 4 (4 inn).  Naamans scored all the runs they would need in the first inning (5) and won handily in an unexpectedly one-sided game.  RJ Edelman went the distance for Naamans, hurling a 5-hitter with 10 strikeouts.  (He now shares the Tourney lead of 19 strikeouts with Newark American's Josh Maguire.)  Naamans' hitting clinic featured 14 hits from up and down the lineup, and they ran the bases very well.  Will Hoffman, batting in the #7 spot, was 3-for-3 with 3 RBIs.  Matt Arrabal, RJ Edelman and Bryce Wallace each scored 4 times.  Leadoff batter Arrabal smacked 2 doubles and Edelman added 1.  Wallace tripled and Matt Steptoe added a double.  Newark American's Ben Dewberry had his second triple of the tournament.

Game 19 - July 8, Naamans 15, Suburban 4 (4 inn).  Naamans is on a roll.  Big time.  They won for the 3rd straight night, and for the second night in a row, it only took 4 innings.  Matt Arrobal set the tone early when he blasted a pitch 210 feet to dead center field.  He then proceeded to pitch a 3-hitter with 7 strikeouts for the win.  He had plenty of defense behind him, and plenty of offense too.  He scored the next 3 times he came to the plate, and so did RJ Edelman.  Edelman tripled and singled twice, with 3 RBIs. Naamans' #3 and #4 batters each went 2-for-4, with Reade Aiello scoring 3 times, and Dillon Coughenour scoring once.  Jack Prosceno had an RBI double and scored twice from the #9 spot.  Arrobal leads all hitters in the Tournament with a .789 batting average.  For Suburban, Matt Carrol was 2-for-2 with an RBI and run scored.

Game 20 - CHAMPIONSHIP GAME - Friday, July 10, CANAL 7, NAAMANS 4.  The tournament started the way it ended, with Canal beating Naamans, this time 7-4.  It was another exciting & very well-played game, and lived up to the Championship billing.

Canal's Cole Humes led off with a walk and scored on Matthew Kohan's single. Kohan then scored on Bryce Carey's RBI single.  The inning would have been worse for Naamans if not for the hustle of catcher Jacob Miesel.  He threw out 2 runners in the inning, at 2nd and 3rd base.  Naamans' RJ Edelman reached on a one-out walk, and Reade Aiello followed with a single.  With runners at the corners, Naamans attempted a double steal, with Edelman scoring to make the score 2-1.  Aiello held Canal in check in the 2nd and 3rd innings, while Naamans tied the game 2-2 on an RBI single by Matt Arrabal.  

Canal got the breaks they needed in the pivotal 4th inning.  With Naamans' subs on defense, Bryce Carey led off with a triple.  Following a walk and a hit batsman, Canal had the bases juiced with no out.  Aiello then struck out 2 batters and it appeared Naamans had dodged a bullet.  But Joey Lungen got a bases-loaded walk to give Canal a 3-2 lead.  Then the hot-hitting Kevin Buglio hit a hard single to score 2 runs. Naamans threw the ball around a bit, and another run scored.  A hustling Edelman beat Buglio to the third base bag for the tag, to end the inning.  But the damage was done, and it seemed to take some air out of Naamans.

After Canal's starting pitcher Buglio reached his maximum pitch count in the 5th inning, Naamans rallied for two runs.  But Canal brought in Cole Humes to put out the fire.  He did what few other pitchers had been able to do during the entire tournament - He retired the hot-hitting leadoff batter Matt Arrabal to end the 5th, and then pitched a 1-2-3 6th inning to clinch the victory for Canal.

Winning pitcher Kevin Buglio had 3 hits and 3 RBIs to lead Canal.  He boosted his batting average up to .733, to win the batting title (eeking past Naamans' Matt Arrabal's .696).  Buglio fired 4 more strikeouts, to put him in a Tourney-high tie at 20, with Naaman's RJ Edelman.  Buglio also made two nice plays at third base to end the game.

Canal's Bryce Carey went 3 for 3 with a triple.  Cole Humes scored two runs     Losing pitcher Reade Aiello struck out 5 and had two singles for Naamans.  Canal won 5 straight games to earn the Title.  Naamans won 5 straight in the losers bracket, including 3 in 3 days this week.

The "Top 10" Lists have been updated for all 20 of this year's Tournament Games

Congratulations to Brandywine's WAYNE PRITCHETT and Naamans' MATT ARRABAL! Both have hit monster shots over the center field fence!

Check the HANDOUTS section to see if anyone from your team is listed.

BA: Matthew Buckery (.583), Justin Wheatley (.571), Troy Berta (.400)

Slug Pct.: Matthew Buckery(.833), Justin Wheatley and Adam Gerdeman(.714)

Hits: Justin Wheatley (8), Matthew Buckery (7), 5 tied with 4

HRs: Adam Gerdeman (2, both Grand Slams), Matthew Buckery (1)

3Bs: Kyle Tweed (1)

2Bs: Justin Wheatley (2), Jimmy Clough (2), Mark Wellborn (2)

RBIs: Adam Gerdeman (10), Kyle Tweed (3), Mark Wellborn (3)

Runs: Matthew Buckery (5), Logan Perry (4), Kyle Tweed (4), Adam Gerdeman (4)

BBs: Seth Collett (4), 5 tied with 2

Wins: Matthew Buckery (1, no-hit shutout), Troy Berta (1)

Saves: Adam Gerdeman (1)

Innings: Matthew Buckery (8 1/3), Adam Gerdeman (6 1/3), Jimmy Clough (4 2/3)

Ks: Adam Gerdeman (12), Matthew Buckery (6), Jimmy Clough (5)

         Here's the latest information on Midway's 7 teams entered in District 2 tournaments:

         The 8yo tournament was held at New Castle LL.  The team was managed by Joe Pierce.  Members of the team were Daniel Brown, Aaron Crowley, Brenden Haywood, Spencer Goff, Christopher Kirvin, Vince Pasquarella, Matt Pierce, Ross Preston, Mitchell Riley, Kyle Suplee, Dylan Taylor, Matthew Willard, and Patrick Williamson.  The team went 3-2 and finished in second place.  Both losses were to champion Canal.

         The 9yo tournament was hosted by Midway.  Midway's team was managed by Sam Votta.  Members of the team were: Conor Brainard, Sean Cunningham, Alex Dowd, Brian Dunphy, Kieran Jubb, Dustin Kenny, Nick Leski, Matt McGuirk, Tim Metzler, Michael Piccio, Joshua Taylor, Sam Votta, and Tyler Wheatley.  The team finished 1-2 in 7th place.  Canal beat Naamans in the finals.

         The 10yo tournament is being held at Naamans LL.  Midway's team was managed by Chadd Wolfe.  Members of the team were: Spencer Brooks, Ben Cancino, Kenny Crowe, Sam Goff, David Hazelton, Brennan Hazewski, Chase Lawhorne, Carlos Mendez, Kyle Montanez, Jimmy Nolan, Kevin Russo, Lou Thompson, Jonathan Williams, and Gage Wolfe.  The team lost two close games to Capitol and Naamans.  Naamans came out of the losers bracket to beat Newark National in the finals.

          The 11-12yo Brandywine Invitational was held at Brandywine LL.  Midway's team was managed by Peter Barry.  Members of the team were: Kevin Allen, Andrew Allison, Max Barry, Joe Cunningham, Louis DiChiara, Nick Fernald, Brian Henry, Sean Jubb, Daniel O'Leary, Thomas Otlowski, and Nathan Riley.  The team lost all 4 of it's games in pool play.   One of the Naamans teams won.

         The 11-12yo District Tournament was held at all fields.  Midway's team was managed by Mark Buckery.  Members of the team were: Troy Berta, Matt Buckery, Jimmy Clough, Seth Collett, Adam Gerdeman, Daniel O'Leary, Logan Perry, Chris Sudimak, Kyle Tweed, Mark Wellborn, and Justin Wheatley.  The team went 2-2 and finished in 5th place.  Canal came out of the losers bracket and beat Brandywine in the finals.

         The 13-14yo Junior District tournament was held at all fields.  Midway's team was managed by Brian Ratasiewicz.  Members of the team were Tyler Barry, Brett Berta, Nick Berry, Nate Cecelia, Brett Durkin, Pete Grasso, Patrick Harris, Jared Harrison, Spencer Hicks, Dillon Holdren, Mike McCracken, Matt Peel, Eric Powalski, and Ryan Seelig.  The team went 1-2 and finished tied for 5th place.  Capitol came out of the losers bracket and beat Naamans in the finals.

         The 15-16yo Senior District tournament was held at all fields.  Midway only had one team at this level, and they represented Midway in the tournament.  Ken Dowd was the manager.  Members of the team were: Bryan Cardona, Paul Crescenzo, Adam Crowe, Logan Crumlish, KD Dowd, Tyler Hall, Jake Martin, Eric McClure, Danny O'Connell, JC Paraskiewicz, Andrew Parisi, and Andrew Records.  The team went 3-2 and finished 4th.

          In addition to the 9yo tournament, Midway also hosted several all-star games.  For the 11-12yo tournament, we hosted the winners bracket semifinals on July 9.  For the Junior and Senior tourneys, we hosted a doubleheader on July 12(1 and 4pm) and single games on July 6, 7, 19(championship game), and 20(if necessary game).

Dick Brooks, President (2nd year on the Board)
John Tirrell, Executive Vice President/Equipment Manager (45th year on the Board)
Jackie Berta, Secretary/Fund Raising (2nd year on the Board)
Dave McCallister, Treasurer (16th year on the Board)
Mickey Bundy, VP Seniors/Juniors (8th year on the Board)
Jack Edmiston, VP Majors, Information Officer (27th year on the Board)
Joe Pierce, VP Minors (5th year on the Board)
Greg Lawville, VP Jr. Minors (1st year on the Board)
Todd Metzler, VP T-Ball, Field Scheduler (1st year on Board)

Ed Cardona, Auxiliary President (2nd year on Board)   

Chris Allen, Player Agent/Umpire-in-chief (4th year on the Board)
Tom Berta, Safety Officer (2nd year on the Board)  

Chris Paraskiewicz (9th year on the Board)
Jay Balaguer (6th year on the Board)
Barbara O'Connell (5th year on the Board)
Pat Jubb (4th year on the Board)

Chadd Wolfe (5th year on the Board)