Barre Cubs win 9U Midget League playoff title
Contributed Photo – Barre Cubs players and coaches celebrate their championship victory. In the front row from are Kyler Bennett, Luke Snyder, Hudson Armer, Liam Saparito, Jace Wright, Jace DiMatteo, Dominic Heeks and Easton Neri. Not pictured Elliott Pettit. In back are coaches Dennis Saparito, Jeremy DiMatteo and Chris Smith.
Rebounding from an early deficit, the Barre Bears rallied to down Rotary 7-4 in the recent Albion Midget League 9U playoff championship game.
Rotary jumped out to a 2-0 first inning lead on base hits by Jeremy Lutes, Jackson Frasier and Ryan Coots.
After a pitching change in the second inning , Jace DiMatteo held Rotary to just two hits in 3 innings allowing for Barre to make a comeback.
In the bottom of the 3rd inning Barre rallied for 3 runs on hits from Hudson Armer, Luke Snyder, Kyler Bennett and Easton Neri.
Then in the bottom of the 5th Barre scored 4 insurance runs off of the bats of Liam Saparito and Neri.
Rotary did mount a comeback in the bottom of the sixth on a home run by Jayden Rivera, a base hit by Frasier along with a run scoring double by Coots.
However, Armer was able to seal the win on the mound closing out the last batter and securing the championship for the Barre Cubs!
