Brooklawn Round 1 Winner In Mid-Atlantic Region
Wednesday, August 07, 2024
New Jersey 2024 State Champs
HANDOVER, MD (August 7, 2024)(CNBNews)--Brooklawn American Legion Post 72, the New Jersey State Champions, are heading to the Mid Atlantic Regional in Hanover, Maryland for the next step towards Shelby, NC, and the Legion World Series. Brooklawn, the reigning Mid Atlantic Champions, opened play against Quakertown, PA, with a come-from-behind extra-inning 5-4 victory."
Brooklawn's starting pitcher was down 4-0 in the 5th inning of a 7-inning game before being relieved by Nik Kalogiros. Then, the Brookers scored 3 runs in the 6th before tying the game in the 7th and final innings. Pitcher Salvatore Marziani and Kalogiros pitched the final 5 innings, with Marziani taking the win.
In the 9th inning, Brooker Jack Mustaro reached base on a fielders choice, Tate DeRias singled to leftfield moving Mustaro to second base when offensive star Tyler Bunting drove in Mustaro for the winning run. Bunting led the offense getting 4 hits in 5 at bats while driving in 2 runs.
Brooklawn advanced to play Wheeling WV a 5-1 winner over Rome NY on Thursday .