Welcome to the official website of the Wayne Wolverines Junior Legion Baseball team in Wayne, Pennsylvania. The Wayne Wolverines draw its players from Radnor Township and census tracts 2049, 2050, 2051, and parts of 2052 of Lower Merion Township. The Wolverines Junior Legion baesball team competes in the Main Line Junior American Legion League.
2012 Captains: Nick Johnson, Sean Corelli, Nick Greco.
Narberth Game Moved May 23, 2012
The Narberth game previously scheduled for Tuesday, May 29 has been moved to Saturday, June 2, at 1 pm. This is done to accommodate the Radnor High School Baseball Banquet.
There is no practice on May 28 or May 29.
2012 Non-League Schedule January 1, 2012
Saturday, March 31 -- Tryouts
Sunday, April 1 -- Tryouts
Saturday, April 7 -- Tryouts
Sunday, April 8 -- OFF (Easter)
Saturday, April 14 -- Tryouts
Sunday, April 15 -- Tryouts
Saturday, April 21 -- Practice
Sunday, April 22 -- Valley Forge
Saturday, April 28 -- Conestoga
Sunday, April 29 -- Paoli
Saturday, May 5 -- Pottstown
Sunday, May 6 -- @ Norritons
Saturday, May 12 -- Doubleheader: @ Boyertown Grizzlies with Newtown
Sunday, May 13 -- OFF (Mother's Day)
Tuesday, May 15 -- Practice 6 pm
Wednesday, May 16 -- Practice 6 pm
Thursday, May 17 -- Practice 6 pm
Friday, May 18 -- @ Whitemarsh 7 pm
Saturday, May 19 -- @ Downingtown 1 pm
Sunday, May 20 -- Coatesville
Monday, May 21 -- Main Line Regular Season Starts
Friday, May 25 -- vs. Avon Grove @ Creek 5:30
Saturday, May 26 -- vs. Oxford @ Shipley 10:30
Saturday, May 26 -- vs. Norristown @ Varsity 1:30
Sunday, May 27 -- Memorial Day Tournament Semifinals
Sunday, May 27 -- Memorial Day Tournament Finals (if necessary)
Sunday, June 3 -- 1:00 @ Boyertown Bear Cubs
Sunday, June 10 -- @ Tunkhannock
Sunday, June 17 -- 4:30 vs Kennett @ Campbell's Field (Home of the Camden Riversharks)
Tuesday, June 26 -- 7:05 @ West Lawn
Sunday, July 8 -- Daniel Boone
Sunday, June 24 -- 7:00 All Star Game vs. Montco League at Valley Forge (2 players from Wayne)
Wayne Memorial Day Tournament Results May 26, 2012Wayne Junior Legion hosted its 6th annual Memorial Day tournament this weekend. This year's 12-team field was the biggest ever for the tournament and the tournament expanded to use the field at Haverford High on Friday night and also the new artificial turf field at The Shipley School for the entire tournament.
Avon Grove defeated West Chester 8-3 in the championship game to earn the title.
Avon Grove - 10 Wayne - 1
The Wolverines knew that the key to escaping pool play and earning a spot in the semifinals went through its ability to get by a strong Avon Grove team in round one. Although Wayne actually outhit Avon Grove 7 to 5, it did not get the timely hits with runners on base. Leadoff hitter Connor Wilson was the bright spot for Wayne as he went a perfect 3 for 3. Avon Grove went on to win the tournament championship.
Wayne - 10 Oxford - 2
Behind the heady pitching of Garrett McGurl, Wayne bounced back in the second round of pool play with a 10-2 win over Oxford. McGurl, displaying an excellent curve ball, twirled 6 scoreless innings of 4-hit ball. McGurl was relieved in the seventh after losing his shutout bid and Zach Shapiro closed out the game for the Wolverines. Cleanup hitter Nick Greco was 4 for 5 on the day with a double and triple to go along with 5 RBI.
But the big play on the day was the defensive gem turned by left fielder Nick Blake. With Wayne leading 4-0 in the third, Oxford had runners on second and third and no out and Henry Trabue at the plate. Trabue belted a deep fly ball to left field. Thinking that the ball was surely going to drop the Oxford runners took off on the play, but Blake turned on the jets and made a circus catch in left and fell to the ground, then alertly got up and fired to second where Matty Schaefer double up the runner, then threw to third to Mike Lanzone for the triple play.
Wayne - 11 Norristown - 4
Brian Lucey and Sean Corelli had 3 hits each in leading Wayne to a 11-4 win over Norristown in the third round of pool play on Saturday. Lucey belted a triple that bounced off the 360 sign in left-center at Radnor Varsity field to lead off the third inning. Corelli laced doubles in the first and third innings to lead the Wayne attack. Josh Katz pitch 5 1/3 innings for the win and gave up just 6 hits. At one point, the right-hander fanned 5 consecutive Norristown hitters and he ended up with 8 K's on the day. Wilson needed just one pitch in relief in the sixth to turn a double play thanks to a leaping grab by Corelli at shortstop. Wilson yielded no hits in his 1 2/3 innings of relief action.
Yardley - 3 Wayne - 1
Wayne narrowly missed the wild card playoff position and had to settle for being the fifth seed. That earned it a consolation game against pitching rich Yardley in the consolation round. The tough luck Bucks County entry had given up just 7 runs in its 3 pool play contests. Wilson singled in the Wayne first inning, stole second, then scored on Corelli's single, but that's all of the offense that Wayne could muster and it went down 3-1 to Yardley.
Wayne got two hits each from Connor Wilson, Matty Schaefer and Sean Corelli in a 9-6 setback against Downingtown.
Brian Lucey had three RBIs.
Anderson Calms Norritons May 8, 2012
GET HIM TO THE GREEK: Nick Greco belts a double in the fifth to lead Wayne to its third victory of the season. Greco has been the key to the Wayne offense in the early going with 6 hits in 12 at bats including 2 doubles, a triple, and 5 RBI.
Wayne – 5 Norritons – 4
Bend but not break seemed to be the Wayne Wolverines slogan on Sunday as they earned a hard fought 5-4 win in its first road test in Norristown.
Starting pitcher Brian Lucey put himself into an early hole by allowing the first four batters to reach base. With nobody out, Lucey calmly fielded a comebacker and got the out at the plate, then notched a key strikeout, and retired the side on a flyball to center field that speedy Connor Wilson corralled to end the inning.
In the second inning, Norritons loaded the bases again before Brandt Anderson came in to a very sticky situation. After allowing an infield hit for Norritons’ second run, Anderson fanned the meat of the Norritons’ lineup before Matt Schaefer made a great leaping grab of a line drive to end the threat. Anderson, the winning pitcher, then worked two more strong innings to keep Wayne within striking distance trailing 3-1.
The Wolverines bats came alive in the fifth. Nick Greco led off with a scorching double down the left field line. After Zach Shapiro was hit by pitch, Mike Lanzone singled to score Greco. Patrick Scheri walked and Garrett McGurl reached on a fielders choice. Nick Wojtelwicz infield hit brough home another run and Wayne took a 5-3 advantage.
Wojtelwicz worked a scoreless fifth to keep Wayne ahead. Greco gave up an unearned run in the sixth, but held on to earn the save and give Wayne its third straight victory to start off the 2012 campaign.
The Wolverines, two time defending Main Line champions, are back in action on Saturday with a doubleheader on the road versus Boyertown and Newtown.
<Caption> ASSIST -- Wayne second baseman Nick Wojtelwicz appears to make a great play on this popup, but the ball squirted out of his glove and right into the hands of center fielder Connor Wilson.
Wayne - 12 Haverford - 11
Nick Greco's triple in the bottom of the 7th scored Patrick Scheri and Sean Corelli to give Wayne a 12-11 win over the Haverford Heat on Sunday, April 29. Connor Wilson earned the win.
Sean Corelli pitched 3 scoreless innings and helped himself with 2 base hits to lead Wayne to a 13-5 opening season win against neighboring Conestoga. Nick Greco and Zach Shapiro both had 2 hit games.
2012 Rosters April 18, 2012
JUNIOR LEGION
1. Nick Blake
2. Sean Corelli
3. Nick Greco
4. Nick Johnson
5. Josh Katz
6. Mike Lanzone
7. Brian Lucey
8. Zach Shapiro
9. Steve Tornetta
10. Brandt Anderson*
11. Martin Connor*
12. Alec Frey*
13. Will Girton*
14. Garrett McGurl*
15. Matt Schaefer*
16. Patrick Scheri*
17. Connor Wilson*
18. Nick Wojtelwicz*
About the 2012 Wolverines January 18, 2011
It is the goal of the Wolverines coaches to choose the team by April 15. Once chosen, the team will work out and play non-league games on the weekend until school baseball has concluded.The Main Line League will begin play in late May and the league season will be completed by early July.
There are 9 returning teams in the Main Line League. In addition to Wayne, there is Aston, Delaware Valley, Glenolden, Haverford, Narberth, Nether-Providence, Roxborough, and Springfield.
The league schedule is 16 games.There is a double elimination playoff after the conclusion of the season.
The champions of the playoffs plus the champions of the regular season will advance to one of four Eastern PA Regionals tournament sites. Wayne, as a host site for Regionals, is an automatic entry into the postseason. Wayne has participated in Regionals the past two years and fully expects to return in 2012. Regionals are in late July
The eight regional champions and eight runners-up will advance to the State Tournament which runs in early August.
It is the philosophy of the Wayne Legion program to field as competitive of a team as possible. This means that the majority of the playing time will be given to the players that demonstrate the strongest ability and dedication to the team.For league games, this means that the team will put the players on the field that the coaching staff believes gives Wayne the best chance to win the game. In non-league games, however, more emphasis will be placed on player development while still maintaining a competitive team.
League rules stipulate that a Legion team may not carry more than 18 players. There can be no more than twelve 15-year-old players on the team. In the six past seasons, this has meant that cuts were required at this level.
This is the third year that Wayne has sponsored a Sandlot League team (14-year-olds) which has given additional playing time to 14-year-old players. Some 14-year-olds will play exclusively with the Juniors team and others will play for both the Juniors and Sandlots.
To be eligible for the Wolverines, you must be a permanent resident of Radnor Township or you must live in census tracts 2049, 2050, or 2051 in Lower Merion Township. This year, Wayne also picked up a portion of census tract 2052 in Lower Merion Township. If you are not sure how to find your census tract, check here.
This is not an easy team to make. Players will be evaluated at the tryouts not only by the coaches, but also by an independent group that includes ex-players and the Wayne Senior Legion coaching staff. I can assure you that the evaluators will do their best to choose the best possible team; family friendships or school affiliations are non-factors in the process.
The Wolverines will play 35-40 games this season. We practice -- a lot. Expect to be on the field five or six days per week once school ball is over. Practice is where you will improve the most, not games. Hence, even if you are primarily a reserve, you will improve dramatically due to practices. In practice, for instance, you will field 50 - 100 balls each night as opposed to the 3 that you might get in a game.
As part of the teaching that goes beyond the field, we communicate directly with the players, not to the parents. Communication is done by the players preferred method: text message. Be sure that your cell phone is able to receive text messages from short codes.
Practices and games are mandatory. Excused absences include illness and school functions and major family events such as graduations and weddings, along with some AAU baseball commitments, but little else. If you miss a practice or game, playing time will be affected.
Coaches for the 2012 season will be Nick Caniglia and Moe Mallory. Both gentlemen have extensive experience in coaching baseball, basketball, and football in the area. Parent assistant will be John Schaefer.
Thanks in advance for your commitment
-- Bob Bentz
Manager
Wayne Wolverines - 2011 Main Line Champs July 17, 2011
Wayne Wolverines 2010 - Main Line Junior Legion Champions
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