Schaumburg Seminoles 14U win Presidents Day tourney in Florida
Congratulations to the Schaumburg Seminoles National 14U Team on winning the 2010 Presidents Day Tournament in Cocoa, Fla.
The Seminoles went a perfect 6-0 over the Presidents Day weekend. Seminole star players Justin Durante and Ryan Suwanski were named Tournament Co-MVP's.
Durante lead the team with a .647 batting average (11 for 17) with 5 doubles and 12 RBI's, while Suwanski had a .588 batting average (10 for 17) with three game winning hits. Alec Kozak, Tyler Nemec, River Pitlock, and Matt Prestemon were named to the All Tournament Team.
The Seminoles pitching was outstanding lead by Frankie Farry who was the winning pitcher in the tournament opening game. Farry threw five shut out innings in the 2-0 victory against the Coastal Bad Boyz a top team out of Florida. Tyler Nemec, Ryan Suwanski, Brendan Ryan, River Pitlock and Jason Shaltiel also pitched great in their appearances on the mound.
The Seminoles six wins were victories 2-0 over the Coastal Bad Boyz (Fla.) 6-3 over ECTB (Pa.) 5-4 over the Top Prospects (Fla.) 11-1 over Cardinal Roy from Canada. In the playoff round victories 10-9 over the Brevard Stars (Fla.) and a very impressive 18-4 championship game victory over the ECTB Stars (Pa.)
In the championship the 18 run offensive output was lead by Durante (3 for 3) Suwanski (3 for 3) Kozak (3 for 4) and Eric Tucker's 3 run double that proved to be the knock out punch.
It was a fantastic weekend for the Seminoles National Program as both 14U and 17U teams captured the championships in both tournaments. Seminoles Head Coach Russ Gangler said, "This is another terrific accomplishment for our program. To win a big tournament in Florida, in February, is a credit to all our great players and coaches for all the hard work and dedication put in throughout the year to achieve our goals."
Congratulations to the entire team and coaching staff on bringing the championship home from Florida. Roster: Ben Browdy, Reece Conroyd, Justin Durante, Drew Dunker, Frankie Farry, Andrew Fisher, Sam Franco, Tony Giannini, Alec Kozak, Tyler Nemec, River Pitlock, Matt Prestemon, Brendan Ryan, Jason Shaltiel, Ryan Suwanski, Eric Tucker. Coaching Staff: Head coach Russ Gangler and assistant coaches Todd Zasadil and Skip Pitlock.