ROSSITER — The Rossiter Miners claimed the Federation League title with a four-game sweep of Sykesville, clinching the best-of-seven series with a 9-5 win on Saturday, Aug. 5, at Shaffer Field.

Anthony Maseto earned the Babe Inzana Memorial Award for the finals MVP, batting .533 (8-for-15) in the finals while earning one win on the mound in game two. He hit a two-run homer in the Miners’ game four win at Reynoldsville to take a 3-0 series lead.

Outfielder-pitcher Daren Byers had a strong overall playoff run as he went 3-0 on the mound with 23 2/3 innings of scoreless pitching after giving up two runs to the Grays in their game one marathon won by the Miners, 3-2, in 18 innings back on July 23. Byers hit .333 for the playoffs overall.

“I was a lot of fun,” Miners manager Ruben Taylor told the Courier-Express of the Miners’ championship run. “It’s a great achievement. I was a part of the 2017 one (title), and I think Pete (meterko) and (Matt) Gourley were too. For everyone else, they never got to experience it. I just really wanted to win for them and the town. You see how everyone shows up and supports the baseball team. It’s awesome and just a lot of fun to able to win for them.”

The Miners finished the season 14-8 overall while the Senators were 16-6.

Below is a list of Federation League champions since 1992:

2023: Rossiter Miners def. Sykesville Senators, 4-0

2022: Brookville Grays def. DuBois Rockets, 4-2

2021: DuBois Rockets def. Rossiter Miners, 4-1

2020: DuBois Rockets def. Brookville Grays, 4-0

2019-Brookville Grays def. Pulaski Generals, 4-0

2018-DuBois Rockets def. Sykesville Senators, 4-2

2017-Rossiter Miners def. Brookville Grays, 4-1

2016-Sykesville Senators def. DuBois Rockets, 4-0

2015-Sykesville Senators def. Rossiter Miners, 4-1

2014-Sykesville Senators def. DuBois Rockets, 4-0

2013-Sykesville Senators def. Rossiter Miners, 4-0

2012-Sykesville Senators def. Brookville Grays, 4-3

2011-DuBois Rockets def. Rossiter Miners, 4-1

2010-DuBois Rockets def. Rossiter Miners, 4-3

2009-Brookville Grays def. Rossiter Miners, 4-0

2008-Brookville Grays def. St. Marys Hayshakers, 4-2

2007-St. Marys Hayshakers def. Punxsutawney Sandflies, 4-1

2006-Brookville Grays def. DuBois Rockets, 4-0

2005-DuBois Rockets def. Rossiter Miners, 4-1

2004-Brookville Grays def. Rossiter Miners, 4-1

2003-DuBois (Hibbert Heating and Cooling) Rockets def. Brookville Grays, 4-3

2002-DuBois (Hibbert Heating and Cooling) Rockets def. Clearfield Dinger’s, 4-0

2001-Brookville Grays def. Rossiter Miners, 4-3

2000-DuBois Rockets def. Sykesville Senators, 4-0

1999-DuBois Rockets def. Buster’s Brewers, 4-1

1998-Buster’s Brewers def. Rossiter Miners, 4-3

1997-Brookville Grays def. Buster’s Brewers, 4-2

1996-Brookville Grays def. Big Run Brewers, 4-0

1995-Buster’s Brewers def. Brookville Grays, 4-0

1994-DuBois Rockets def. Brookville Grays, 4-2

1993-Rossiter Miners def. Buster’s Brewers

1992-Brookville Grays def. DuBois Rockets, 4-2