The Builders went south to Georgetown, Delaware, to what we thought would

be a nice sunny weekend. When we arrive that was not to be the case. As we

started game one the rains began, difficult weather to play in, let alone pitch in.

The tone was set for the weekend by starting pitcher, Tom Broyles, who battled

a tough Jackson team. Mike DeRenzi came in and did a fine job in relief,

but the Builders couldn’t get anything going on offence and the game ended in a 2-0 loss.

As if we thought things couldn’t get worse, the weather continued to

rain as we moved to the next field to play the Bergen Swamp Rats. The weather

started to lift, and so did the bats of the Builders, with an 11-1 onslaught. The

Builders really did an excellent job offensively and Jacob Nappi did a stellar

job on the hill. So we left the field 1-1, wet and cold, but we soon found

ourselves to be the third seed. Playing the early game on Sunday, the Builders

had some work to do. The day started out as pure magic as Jacob Tannen

pitched a perfect game in game 1 against the West Hazelton Wolfpack. The

Builders won 3-0 and would now face undefeated South Jersey Thrashers.

Both teams played solid defense, but the Builders came out on top with

an amazing pitching performance by Mike Bolton. The Builders gave up an early

run and found themselves to be behind 1-0 till the bottom of the 6th when

lightning struck. Rob Nannis’ 3 run homer left the Thrashers shocked and

Bolton closed out the seventh as the Builders went on to win 3-1. Off to the

finals to face another undefeated team. The Builders regrouped and played

another solid game against the Jackson team they lost to the previous day,

getting two runs in the first off MVP Nick Montefusco’s triple.

Nick took the hill and the Builders never looked back. We went on to score 5

more runs including Phil Saglietto, who had a 100% on-base percentage for the

weekend. The weekend was a top to bottom team effort from stellar defense of

Antony Asta, and Aiden Favia, to multiple double plays and clutch hitting from

Lukas DeRenzi, Mike Bolton, and Tom Broyles, all rounded out with 21 innings

behind the plate by catcher Joe Spernal. This weekend shows the potential of

this talented team and will make the rest of fall season something exciting.

Thanks for the parents support in tough conditions. Go Farrah!