WOLVERINES 12U TOP ROXBURY FOR CERBO SPRING 50'/70' LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP!!!
On a beautiful Father's Day morning, the West Milford Wolverines 12U Baseball Club stopped Roxbury 9-7 to win the Cerbo Spring 50'/70' League championship at Chamberlain Field in Jefferson NJ. This was the first-ever meeting between Roxbury (Cerbo West Division Champs) and West Milford (Cerbo East Division Champs).
The Wolverines received excellent pitching from Steve Cuccio (Win, 4-IP, 6-K, 0-H, 0-R), Jeff Oster (4-IP, 1-ER, 6-K), and Marc Anthony Gonzalez (Save, 1-IP, 2-K).
The Wolverines struck quickly in the home half of the first when Greg Tompkins singled, moved over to second on a Nick Conlon sacrifice bunt, then scored on two wild pitches. Oster later walked and eventually scored on a Roxbury wild pitch. In the fourth inning, Oster walked, moved over to second on a ground out, then scored on Steven Sweigart's RBI single to center field.
In the sixth frame, Nick Conlon walked and stole second, then advanced over to third on a Roxbury balk. Cuccio followed with an RBI single to center field, scoring Conlon. Cuccio later scored on a combination of stolen bases and balks to increase West Milford's lead to 5-0.
In the seventh stanza, Marc Anthony Gonzalez singled, stole second and third, then scored on E.J. Wiegman's RBI base hit to center field. After advancing to third, Wiegman scored on Craig Zeglen's sacrifice fly to left field, increasing the Wolverines' lead to 7-1.
In the eighth inning, Conlon's double was followed by Cuccio's 2-run homer to right-center field, making the score 9-2 in favor of West Milford.
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