NJSSA 60's Tournament Results

 

The NJSSA 60's Tournament was held this past weekend (September 6 & 7) at Linden's Veterans Memorial Park.  With the threat of a severe storm looming, the Tournament was underway at 8:30am on Saturday morning.

 

Due to teams having to play with their League rosters, no substitutions and the competition of a Tournament in Cape Cod, only 8 teams were entered this year.  Some teams were not able to put a team on the field.

 

The “A” Division was comprised of 5 teams, The Bucs (Ocean), Gatto's (Somerset), and 3 Union teams: Commerce Bank, Creative Industries and Kilkenny House.

 

Fortunately, the heavy downpour held off until late Saturday.  With a shortened schedule, Commerce Bank repeated as State Champions.  The Bucs finished second (2^nd) with Creative, Gatto's and Kilkenny trailing.  Fred DiMartino was the ace pitcher for manager Carlo Melia’s Commerce Bank team.

 

In the “C” Division, 3 teams were entered: LA Law (Union), Padres (Morris) and PNC Bank (Mercer).  With some shifting of these games, the Tournament was completed before the rains came.

 

After losing their 1^st game, LA Law came back to sweep the field, winning their 1^st State Championship.  Manager Ron Zimmer and his team deserve a lot of credit in winning after struggling through a difficult season in the UCSSL.

 

With the elimination of adding players for the State Tournament, it would be wise for teams to play with a roster of 15 or more players for future tournaments.

 

Congratulations to all of the players who participated.