Cherry Hill American Legion Baseball 2010

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Players who played in College	Names of 2009 Players going to College
Career Records	Season Stats

Cherry Hill American Legion Post 372 Wins

 2009 Joel Stephens Championship Invitational Tournament

MANSFIELD, Pa. ? In what proved to be one of the most thrilling championship games in Joel Stephens Invitational history, Cherry Hill rallied to earn an 8-7 victory over Williamsport in extra innings Sunday at Shaute Field at the University of Mansfield.

Williamsport led 6-3 going into the bottom of the seventh inning, but Cherry Hill scored three runs to tie the game and force extra innings. Williamsport took the edge again, plating one run in the top of the eighth inning, but Cherry Hill rallied with two runs in the bottom of the inning to seal the come-from-behind win.

Joe Cona was hit by a pitch to lead off the bottom of the eighth and was thrown out when Dante Cassano reached base on a fielder?s choice. After C.J. Szymczak lined out to short, Juan Torres earned a pinch-hit  walk to bring up Pat Moran. With the count at two balls and one strike, Moran ripped a base hit to Right Center plating Cassano with the tying run and Torres with the winning run.

Ryan Martin was credited with the win on the mound, after throwing the final inning.

Moran had four RBIs in the game to lead Cherry Hill. Sean Gold had two hits and two RBIs and was joined by Joe Cona with one RBI.

Sean Gold and Ryan Martin were named to the All-Tournament team from Cherry Hill.  Pat Moran was named the tournament MVP, with teammate Matt Speckmann earning the most outstanding infielder and Joe Cona earning the most outstanding outfielder.

The Joel Stephens Invitational Tournament is one of the most prestigious American Legion Baseball Tournaments on the East Coast. All proceeds are contributed to non-profit organizations and foundations dedicated to assisting children and families of children who have cancer or a serious illness.  

Williamsport      4 1 0   0 0 0   1 1         7-14-1

Cherry Hill       0 3 0    0 0 0  3 2         8-6-0

 Williamsport (3-2): Nick Keener, Gabe Noyalis (7) (L, 0-1) and Brian Stopper

2B ? Stephen Stopper   3B ? Brian Stopper        HR ? Brian Stopper

RBI ? B. Stopper (5), Brian Fischer

Cherry Hill (4-0-1): Joe Calogero, Christian Rahman (6), Ryan Martin (8) (W, 2-0) and Sean Gold

2B ? Kevin Bordner

RBI ? Pat Moran (4), Sean Gold (2), Matt Speckmann, Joe Cona

 

2008 New Jersey American Legion Baseball:

2008 Baseball Wrap ?up

 2008 was our 20^th year of fielding a Post 372 team in the Camden County American Legion Baseball League. The 2008 baseball season was a very successful season for the Post 372 Baseball Program. Our 5 teams had an overall record of 87 wins, 41 Losses and 3 Ties. Our Freshman team won the state championship and 4 of our teams qualified for the State Tournament in post-season play. 

Team	Age	Wins	Loses	Ties
Senior	17 ? 19	22	10	1
Junior - Red	16 ? 17	17	5	0
Junior - Black	16 ? 17	9	13	0
Sophomores	15 & Under	19	5	2
Freshman	14 & Under	20	8	0
TOTAL		87	41	3

The senior team placed third in the league, had an outstanding outing in the Mansfield University July 4^th tournament and won 2 games in the State Tournament falling just short of qualifying for the State Finals. Ten of our graduating players are off to play baseball at college. Several were aggressively recruited by college coaches and will receive a baseball scholarship or financial aid due to their baseball abilities. We are very proud of the role our program played in helping these young men get to the ?next level?

In 2008, two of our graduating players received Post 372 scholarships. Each Scholarship is worth $1000 and will be paid directly to their college. Michael Cox was the winner of the John R. Huhn III Memorial Scholarship. He is attending Rowan University and is a pitcher on the Rowan Baseball Team. Shaune Collins, our catcher for the last 2 years, is the winner of the Thomas Goldy Sr. Memorial Scholarship. He was highly recruited by the Stockton baseball coach and will attend Stockton University.

Our Freshman Team won the New Jersey State Championship in their age division. The team is coached by Shaun Gismonde ? a teacher and baseball coach at Cherokee High School. Shaun is a graduate of Cherry West High School and played Post 372 in 1998 and 1999. This is the 2^nd year in a row that our program has produced a State Championship. Last year our Junior Team won the NJ State Championship. We are looking forward to the 2009 season!!!

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Since 1925, the American Legion has sponsored youth baseball nationwide. In 2007, New Jersey had 352 Senior and Junior Teams ranking 2nd in the country behind Pennsylvania. In New Jersey, there are two divisions. The Senior Division is designed for Players 19 years old and under. The Junior Division is designed for players 17 years old and under.  In 2007, there were 28 leagues in New Jersey - 11 Senior Leagues (19&U), 10 Junior Leagues (17&U), 5 Sophomore Leagues (15& U) and 2 Freshman Leagues (14's).

Cherry Hill Post 372 enters its    Spring is here and that means BASEBALL. Post 372 has a Baseball Team. The Post sponsors a team of 18 high school and college players who compete in the highly competitive, Camden County American Legion Baseball League  - one of the best leagues in the country. The Post 372 Baseball Program was started in 1989 and is going into its 20th season. Post Member, Ron Krowiak, manages and coaches the team....click here for full article

 American Legion Baseball is regulated by National Rules, State Rules, and League Rules.  The leagues are organized and run at the county level by a County Baseball Chairman who is appointed by the County Commander. In Camden County, Fran Carr from Post 262 in Audubon is the Camden County Baseball Chairman and manages both the senior league and the junior leagues. There are approximately 48 teams from Camden County, Burlington County, and Gloucester County playing the Senior and Junior Camden County Leagues. Each team may have up to 18 Players. It is estimated that 800 young men will play American Legion Baseball during this coming summer in Camden County.

 The State of New Jersey is divided into 4 Districts. Ron Krowiak who is a member of Cherry Hill, Post 372 is a New Jersey, State Baseball Vice Chairman and provides oversight to District 4 that covers the Camden County, Cape May County and the Ocean County Leagues.

Each year, the State Baseball Committee awards scholarships, provides oversight to all leagues and runs the State Tournament. The State Tournament starts July 26^th. 64 teams will play the first week in the District Tournaments. Eight teams will go on to the State Finals in Mercer County starting Saturday, August 2. Two teams will emerge out of this tournament: a State Champ and a Runner Up. One team will go to the Northeast Regional Tournament in Bristol, CT. The other team will go to the Mid Atlantic Regional Tournament in Colonial Height, VA.

 For more information on American Legion Baseball in New Jersey, go to www.NJAmericanLegionBaseball.com or about the National American Legion Baseball Program at www.baseball.legion.org/

 

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