2016 Canal All Stars 

Canal District Baseball Team
Manager - Dan Silva
Coaches - Dave Morris, Adam Moore
Record - 0-2

Game 1 -  Midway 3 Canal 2
Campbell Leighton hit a two-run home run and Nick Akers and Josh Morris pitched very well, but Midway's pitching was generally too much for Canal, who lost their opener 3-2.  Connor Feeley had a nice diving catch at 2nd base.

Game 2 -  Newark American 5  Canal 3
Newark American's pitching and defense were too much for Canal, who lost a tough fought game 5-3.  Josh Silva and Nick Akers pitched well, allowing a combined 2 earned runs.  Austin Luszcz hit a 3-run homer in the 5th to get Canal back in the game, but a 6th inning rally came up short.

Roster:
Nick Akers
Eric Atkins
Anthony Buono
Michael Clarke
Connor Feeley
Jacob Greenwood
Ian Helm
Campbell Leighton
Austin Luszcz
Joshua Morris
Patrick Rafferty
Joshua Silva
Dylan Smallwood

Canal District Softball Team
Manager - Rich Trala
Coaches -  Trinidad Navarro, Shane Noonan
Record - 9-2

Game 1 -  Canal 19  New Castle 0

Game 2 -  Canal 16  New Castle 0  -- Canal District 2 Winners

Game 3 - Canal 17  Nanticoke 2
In the first round of Major Girls softball State Tournament  Canal Little league beat Nanticoke Little League by the score of 17-2. Canal’s offense was lead by Aleigha Saunders who had 3 hits and 5 RBI’s which included a 2 run Homerun. Brooklyn Richardson and Angelina Edwards also had 2 hits and 2 RBI’s  while Mary Cate Anson also chipped in for 2 RBI’s for Canal. Nanticoke’s Torian Rayford and Daniya Dashiell each had 2 hits. Canal will play MOT at 7pm on 7/13 at MOT.

Game 4 -  Canal over MOT (District 2) - Wednesay 7/13 7:00pm @ MOT LL

Game 5 -  Canal 11  Nanticoke 8  --  Canal Delaware State Winners

Regional Game 1 - Canal 17  Maryland 3
Canal 11-12 girls started the East regional tournament at Bristol Connecticut with a 17-3 win over Maryland. Canal's bats were lead by Aleigha Saunders who had 3 hits and 4 RBIs along with 2 hits by Brooklyn Richardson and 3 RBIs. Canal's Ashlee Trala and Hannah Navarro had RBI doubles and 3 runs scored. Canal plays Massachusetts at 11am on Sunday.

Regional Game 2 - Canal 10  Massachusetts 0
Canal won game 2 in Bristol Connecticut by defeating Massachusetts 10-0. Brooklyn Richardson had 3 hits while Hannah Navarro, Angelina Edwards and Hannah Chambers each had 2 RBIs. Angelina Edwards pitched 4 innings allowing 1 hit and striking out 8 batters. Canal (2-0) will face Pennsylvania on Monday at 4 pm.

Regional Game 3 - Canal 6  Pennsylvania 3
Canal defeated a very good Pennsylvania team by the score of 6-3. Canal was lead by Hannah Chambers who hit a bases loaded double that knocked in 3 runs to give Canal the lead. Aleigha Saunders had 3 hits for Canal. Angelina Edwards pitched 6 innings striking out 13 batters for win. Canal will play the winner of New York and New Jersey Tuesday night at 7 pm.

Regional Game 4 - Canal 0  New Jersey 10

Regional Game 5 - Canal 10  Rhode Island 7
Delaware Online Article
Canal Little League advances to East Regional Championship with a come from behind victory over team Rhode Island. Canal was down by 3 runs in first inning but evened it up by the end of the first. Canal was then down by 4 in the 3rd inning when the bats came alive to take a lead that was never relinquished. Canal's Hannah Chambers, Kiley Noonan and Brooklyn Richardson each had 2 RBIs. Sara Ann Sobocinski had 3 hits while Hannah Navarro had 2 hits and pitched 3 1/3 innings of shutout ball striking out 3. Canal will face team New Jersey on 7/28 at Noon.  Go Canal!!!!!

REGIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP GAME:  Canal 1 vs. New Jersey 12

Roster:
MaryCate Anson
Hannah Chambers
Holly Ditommasso
Angelina Edwards
Olivia Marinucci
Hannah Navarro
Kiley Noonan
Kylie Parker
Brooklyn Richardson
Kylie Saienni
Aleigha Saunders
Sara Ann Sobocinski
Ashlee Trala

Canal  Blue
Manager - Joe McElwee
Coaches - Brad Moore, Jim Jacoby
Record - 2-2

Game 1 - Canal Blue 6 Midway 5
Zach Villamor, Ralph McCall and Joey McElwee pitched solidly, while Eddie Stecher provided an RBI triple in Canal Blue's opening game victory in the Brandywine Invitational Tournament.

Game 2 - Stanton-Newport 7 Canal Blue 5
Joey McElwee (3-3, 2 RBI), Logan Moore (2-3, RBI), Ralph McCall (inside park HR) and Zach Villamor (3-3, triple, RBI) led Canal's hitting as they came up just short in their 2nd pool play game at Brandywine.

Game 3  -  Canal Blue 16  New Castle 2
Zach Villamor, Joey McElwee and Eddie Stecher all pitched well as Canal Blue improved to 2-1 in the Brandywine Tournament.  Pacing the hitting attack for Canal were Derek Burke (2B, RBI), Sean Blevins (2 RBIs), Aaron Giroud (2 2Bs), Dewey Cary (2 RBIs) and McElwee (2B 2 RBIs).

Game 4  -  Brandywine Blue 9  Canal Blue 2 

Roster:
Sean Blevins
Derek Burke
Dewey Carey
Liam Gandy
Aaron Giroud
Patrick Jacoby
Ralph McCall
Joseph McElwee
Owen McGarry
Robert McNelis
Logan Moore
Eddie Stecher
Zachary Villamor

Canal  Gold
Manager - Cris Bennighoff
Coaches - Tom DiOrrio, Jeff Findley
Record - 4-2

Game 1 -  Canal Gold 6  Brandywine Blue 3
Colin Klapinski pitched a gem of a game throwing 5 2/3 innings and striking out 8.  Ethan Matthews had a big 2 RBI single late in the game to add insurance runs.

Game 2  -  Canal Gold 9  Midway 4
An 8 run late-inning rally propelled Canal Gold to a 9-4 victory.  Matthew Bennighoff, Colin Klapinski, Brayden Earl, Elijah Nardinocchi, Matt James, Ben Coleman and Brandon DiOrrio led the offensive charge.  Bennighoff recorded 7 strikeouts against just 1 walk for the win, while Haji Bell registered his 2nd save.

Game 3  -  Canal Gold 12  New Castle  2

Game 4  -  Newark National Red 5  Canal Gold 4 (in 7 innings) 

Semi-Final - Canal 7  Newark National Blue 4
The Gold team won against Newark National Blue today 7-4 behind anther great pitching effort by Matthew Bennighoff (complete game in 69 pitches with 2Ks and 1BB).   This was only possible due to a tremendous defensive effort by the whole team.  Some key outs were recorded by Ethan Matthews, Colin Klapinski, Jake Graham and Elijah Nardinocchi.   Brayden Earl supplied the offensive pop by knocking in 4 RBIs.  Canal Gold will play Naamans Red on Monday for the championship!

Championship Game -  Naamans Red 7 Canal 3
The Gold team made a great effort behind solid pitching by Colin Klapinski.  They took an early 2-0 lead behind a key 2 RBI hit from Haji Bell, but the Naamans bats came alive in the middle innings and Canal was unable to make up the difference.  Every single player on the team contributed during the tournament to lead to Gold's success.  The boys all represented Canal Little League very well and should be proud of their accomplishment!       

Roster:
Sam Beardsley
Haji Bell
Matthew Bennighoff
Sareed Castro
Ben Coleman
Brandon DiOrrio
Brayden Earl
Ethan Findley
Jake Graham
Matthew James
Colin Klapinsky
Ethan Matthews
Elijah Nardinocchi

 

Canal 10YO Baseball All Stars
Manager - Mark Luszcz
Coaches - Stephen Brady, Michael Klepacki
Record - 7-2

Game 1 - Canal 14  Wilmington 0
Chase Fleming threw a dominating 4 inning, 9 strikeout perfect game.  Canal's many offensive stars included Miguel Herb (3-3, 2 2Bs, 3 RBI), Cameron Coco (3-3, 5 RBI) and Fleming (2 2Bs).  Nick Farraj and Rey Carrier also added extra base hits for Canal as they head to the 2nd round next Friday.  

Game 2 - Canal 17  Naamans 2
Chase Fleming threw his second complete game of the tournament with a 17-2 victory over Naamans.  The Canal bats were on fire as every player got on base at least once.  Several players had multi-hit games (Nick Farraj, Miguel Herb, Chase Fleming, Cameron Coco, Drew Brady, and John Klepacki), in addition to several hard hit balls for doubles (Rey Carrier, Nick Farraj, Miguel Herb, and John Klepacki).  The Canal defense was also rock solid.  Some of the outstanding plays included strong infield plays by Anthony Rivera, JT Wingo, and Jackson Luszcz, and a diving catch in centerfield by Cameron Coco.

Game 3 - Canal 12  Brandywine 7
Canal came from behind to win a tough fought, back-and-forth game against Brandywine, 12-7.  Canal again started strong with 4 in the first and another in the second and went into the 4th inning up 5-0.  Then the Brandywine bats came alive as they capped off a 7 run 4th inning with a grand slam.  Canal immediately battled back with 7 runs of their own in the bottom of the 4th, which turned out to be the last runs of the game.  Chase Fleming pitched strong and Miguel Herb threw two perfect innings including 3 strike outs to clinch the win.  Sports Center worthy defensive plays likely were the difference in the game, including a diving catch by Cam Coco which started a triple play, and a great running catch in centerfield by Rey Carrier.  Canal advances to the championship game next Wednesday.

Canal 5  Brandywine 3 --  Canal District 2 Winners
CHAMPS!  Canal again fought from behind to defeat a formidable Brandywine team 5-3.  All runs from both teams were scored in the 3rd inning.  Brandywine opened the 3rd with two singles and a double and also cashed in on some unusal Canal defensive miscues to take a 3-0 lead.  Once again the Canal boys rose to the occasion by putting up 5 in the bottom of the 3rd, led by Rey Carrier (double), Chase Fleming (2 RBIs), Cam Coco (double, 2 RBIs) and Jack Luszcz (RBI).  Sameer German and Matt Speicher also had hits for Canal.  Miguel Herb pitched great, giving up 2 earned runs in 4 2/3 innings with 4 Ks, and Chase Fleming got the save, giving up no hits in 1 1/3 innings. 

Canal 13  MOT 1
Miguel Herb's second inning GRAND SLAM sparked Canal's offense in an electrifying 13-1 victory over MOT in the opening round of the 10 YO Delaware State All-Star Tournament.  John Klepacki, Rey Carrier, and Jack Luszcz had two RBIs each, and JT Wingo had two hits.  Chase Fleming got the win, giving up only 1 run on 1 hit in 3 2/3 innings with 6 strikeouts, and Nick Farraj finished MOT off in the final 1 1/3 innings giving up no runs or hits and striking out 3. 

Milton 9  Canal 6
Canal lost a tough fought, back and forth game 9-6.   After two scoreless innings, Milton got on the board with 1 in the 3rd and Canal took the lead 2-1 in the bottom.  Milton then jumped up 5-2 in the fourth, and again Canal battled back to tie it in the bottom of the inning, and then got 1 in the 5th to take a 6-5 lead into the 6th.  A Milton sac fly and then a 3-run homer put Milton in the lead 9-6.  Canal had a shot to get back in the game again in the bottom of the inning with bases loaded and one out, but this time fell short with the go ahead run at the plate.

Canal 11  MOT 6
Canal advances to the Championship Round of the State Tournament with a decisive 11-6 victory over MOT.  After jumping up 3-0 in the bottom of the first, led by a John Klepacki home run, Canal fell behind after MOT put up 6 in the 3rd, including a heart wrenching grand slam.  Once again the Canal boys battled back, scoring 2 in the bottom of the 3rd, 3 in the 4th and 3 more insurance runs in the 5th to seal the victory.  Nick Farraj pictched two excellent innings before running into problems in the 3rd, and then Drew Brady held MOT scoreless through the final three innings, giving up only 2 hits and 2 walks.  Among other strong defensive plays, Chase Fleming started two double plays (L6-3 and 6U-3).  Sameer German was 2 for 2 and somehow managed to score from second on a wild pitch.  Drew Brady and Cam Coco also had 2 hits each.

Canal 11  Milton 1
The Canal boys avenged their one loss to date by soundly defeating Milton 11-1 in four innings.  Chase Fleming pitched great for Canal, giving up no earned runs and only 3 hits.  Canal offensive highlights included homeruns by Cameron Coco and Miguel Herb, and RBI hits by John Klepacki, Matthew Speicher, Jack Luszcz, and Nick Farraj.  Rey Carrier, Aidan Gray, Sameer German, Drew Brady, and JT Wingo also had hits for Canal.  Canal advances to the State Championship Game tomorrow.

Milton 3  Canal 1
The boys came up just short in a pitching duel tonight, losing to Milton 3-1.  Chase Fleming's solo homer in the first produced Canal's only run of the game.  Canal's six other hits on the night were spread out over the rest of the game, leaving five runners on base.  Sameer German had two of the hardest hit balls of the night for either team, but Milton's defense robbed him of hits both times.  Miguel Herb pitched excellent through 5 and a 1/3 and Rey Carrier struck out two in relief.

Roster:
Drew Brady
Reynaldo Carrier
Cameron Coco
Nicholas Farraj
Chase Fleming
Sameer German
Aiden Gray
Miguel Herb
John Klepacki
Jackson Luszcz
Anthony Rivera
Matthew Speicher
JT Wingo

Canal 10YO Softball All Stars
Manager - Shane Noonan
Coaches -  Mike Carbonara,  Chaz Uhde
Record - 2-0

Game 1 - Canal 13 Stanton-Newport 1
Canal's 9-10 softball all stars won 13-1 against Stanton Newport LL in district play. Lauren Carbonara pitched a no hitter w/ 12 Ks. Samantha Noonan went 3 for 3 with a double, 3 RBIs, and 2 runs scored. Carina Silva also had 2 hits for Canal while Babita Bonis scored 3 times. Canal will play at Stanton-Newport Wednesday 7/13/16 at 7pm.

Canal 19  Stanton-Newport 7  --  Canal District 2 Winners
Canal 9-10's won District 2 by the score of 19-7. Canal was led by Samantha Noonan and Hailey George who both had 4 hits a piece. Corinna Silva smashed a bases loaded triple to break the game open. Lauren Carbonara battled the heat for the hard fought win. Canal moves onto the State tournament. 

Next Game:  Thursday 7pm  7/21 vs. Laurel  @ Dover LL

Roster:

Babita Bonis
Lauren Carbonara
Rileyann Curtis
Savannah Darrah
Ashlee Feeley
Hailey George
Kelly Hackett
Caroline Longyear
Samantha Noonan
Paige Richardson
Carina Silva
Cheyenne Uhde
Ava Wycliffe

Canal 9YO Baseball All Stars
Manager - Greg Hamrick
Coaches - Craig Graham, Jason Gravell
Record - 3-2

Game 1 -  Canal 40  Suburban 0

Game 2 - Canal 13 vs. Brandywine 2
Joseph Hammond pitched 4 strong innings with a solid defense behind him holding Brandywine to 2 runs and allowing only 4 hits and 4 strike outs. The offense put up 13 runs with 14 hits. Tyler Blevins lead the charge with 2 doubles along with extra base hits from Gavin Gravell, Paul Marley and CJ Marinucci

Game 3  -  New Castle 24  Canal 12
Fourteen hits weren't enough for Canal 9YO Allstars as it lost a shootout, 24-12 in six innings, to New Castle on Saturday. Joseph Hammond racked up three RBIs on two hits for Canal. He homered in the second inning and singled in the fifth inning. Tyler Blevins, Paul Marley, Zen Sobocinski and Tyler Sinko all had doubles. CJ Moxley went 3 for 3.

Game 4  -  Canal 12  Newark American 5
Canal had 15 hits. Extra base hits by Tyler Blevins,  Joseph Hammond. Great pitching by Quinn Hamrick, CJ Moxley, Gavin Gravell, Tyler Blevins and Tyler Sinko.

Game 5  -  Naamans 8  Canal 6

Roster:
Tyler Blevins
Jasir Gaymon
Cole Graham
Gavin Gravell
Cooper Hamm
Joseph Hammond
Quinn Hamrick
Christopher Marinucci
Paul Marley
CJ Moxley
Austin Schurman
Tyler Sinko
Zenon Sobocinski

Canal 8YO Baseball All Stars
Manager - Chris Cavaioli
Coaches - Michael Begatto, Jamie DiMaio, Scott Frieze
Record - 4-2

Game 1 -  Newark National 16  Canal 15
Down by 8 late in the game, the Canal 8YOs mounted a furious rally, highlighted by Ian Fyfe's 3 run triple, but fell just short to a talented Newark National squad in a well played opening round contest.

Game 2  -  Canal  9  Brandywine 8
Similar to game 1, the 8YOs were down 8-3 in the 5th inning when their bats came alive.  6 unanswered runs in the final two innings were capped off by Nolan Richter scoring on the game winning walk off single by Patrick Chase.

Game 3  -  Canal 18  Newark American 3

Game 4  -  Canal 12  New Castle 5
Doron Griffin and Nolan Richter both hit bombs into the gap to power the offense. We pulled away late with 2 2-out RBI singles by TJ Cavaioli and excellent defense and Doubleplay by Patrick Chase.

Game 5  -  Canal 17  Newark National 13
The never say die 8's pulled out another one... down 13-8 bottom 5, the bats come alive after ending the top half inning on Justin Bennighoff's momentum changing tag out at home... and scored 9 runs to take the lead for good .   

Game 6  -  Naamans 9  Canal 8

Roster:
Dante Begatto
Justin Bennighoff
TJ Cavioli
Patrick Chase
Chris DiMaio
Andrew Frieze
Ian Fyfe
Doron Griffin
Shane Klapinski
Landon Marley
Nolan Richter
Jace Thompson
Grant Wycliffe

Canal Junior Softball All Stars
Manager - Ed Stecher
Coaches - Bill Holena, Kevin Green
Record - 0-2

Game 1 -  Suburban 10  Canal 6

Game 2 -  Suburban 26  Canal 18

Roster:
Cassidy Baron
Maggie Bilinsky
Victoria Crampton
Paige Ford
Simone Green
Malena LaCourt
Holly Millard
Shaunna O'Neal
Kayla South
Ally Stecher
Mackenzie Wilberg

Canal Senior Baseball All Stars
Manager - Doug Couden
Coaches - Matt Oller
Record - 1-2

Game 1  -  Canal 15  New Castle 11

Game 2  -  Naamans 16  Canal 2

Game 3  -  Newark National 17  Canal 4

Roster:
Hunter Conte 
Dillan Couden 
Kyle Blevins
Robert Dawson
Hakeem Bell
Nathan Luszcz
Matt Kohan
Jake Smith
Ryan Oller
Josh Parson
Jalani Thomas
Nate Cook
Cody Reidel
Jake Ostroski
Rob McCoy

Canal Junior Baseball All Stars
Manager - Mike Imgarten
Coaches -  Chris Abrams, Doug Couden
Record - 0-2

Game 1  --  Brandywine 13  Canal 2

Game 2  --  Newark American 13  Canal 5

Roster:
Casey Abrams
Vincent Artymowicz
Noah Couden
Kevin Curtis
Dominic Dionisi
Yuval Griffin
Trey Helm
Sam Herbert
Gunnar Imgarten
Chris Marchioni
Ben Mastoloni
Justin Raab
Noah Renn
Danny Smith

District II Senior Softball All Stars
Combined team including the following Canal players:
Kara Green
Alivia Scott
Katelyn Stecher