Richmond County Baseball Club
KING OF THE NINE-YEAR-OLDS
Who are the Nine-Year-Old Cal Ripken Baseball Champions of New York State????? Look no further than the Richmond County Youth Complex on Travis Avenue. The Championship Trophy belongs to the Richmond County Baseball Club, managed by George Quinn and coaches, Allen Lauro and Dave Filimon. The Nine Year Olds clinched the 2008 Metro New York State Championship for their age group with a 2-1 victory over Staten Island rival Robert Curatolo Rangers. It was a thrilling game that saw Richmond County break the 1-all tie in the sixth inning when Lorenzo Quinn drew a walk; and got sacrificed to second. Lorenzo advanced to third on a wild-pitch and scored on a fielder's choice. The win went to reliever Daniel DiGiorgio who tossed 1-and 1/3 innings. Daniel also drove in the first-run with a sacrifice fly. Starting pitcher Anthony Prato pitched hitless ball in his 4-and 2/3 innings of work. The victory gave RCBC an overall eye-popping record of 36-5 for an unbelievable .878 winning percentage, they have scored 484 runs and given up 171 runs in 41 games! RCBC now travels to Hamilton, New Jersey to begin Regional Play against Northwest Pennsylvania. Coach Quinn says he's had the perfect ingredients for a great team this year. "The kids are hard-workers who learn quickly",and the coaches have tremendous patience says Quinn. "The kids and the parents have bought into our system leading to a perfect chemistry all around."
It took four earlier victories for RCBC to reach the title game. In the semi-final contest, the Nine-Year-Olds defeated PlainEdge East, Long Island, by a 9-3 margin. The winning pitcher was Rick DeVito and the hitting star was Frank Savino who had a pair of hits and three RBI's. In the Pool Play Games, Richmond County beat their three opponents by a combined 35-9 count. The winning pitchers were Prato, DeVito and Francis Perry. Some of the hitting stars in those wins were Nick Battaglia, Anthony Maisano and Prato.
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