Over the past two days the 14 Year Old division was hosted by Londonderry. This was a great chance to see some of the next generation of high school players. Overall the quality of ball played was highed. In the first round Londonderry defeated the Derry Rush, then the Maruaders topped the Concord Cannons and in the night cap the Plastow Hornets defeated the Derry Storm, despite the pitching efforts of Brandon Palquin, a kid to keep an eye on over the next few years. This kid is a big right hander with a good fastball. Day two started with an extra innings affair where Londonderry would defeat the Hammerheads 5 to 4 in 8 innings behind a masterpiece tossed by Ryan Maloney. This young man was hands down the top pitcher in the entire tournament. He has a plus fastball, a solid duece and today he alway made the big pitch. LHS here comes another solid arm, I would imagine we will see him in a varsity uniform by his sophomore year. Second game of championship Sunday had the Marauders over the Hornets to pair Londonderry vs. Marauders in the Championship game. Londonderry rolled out another stud on the hill Nick Zachilli who tossed a complete game victory, leading his squad to a 7-4. Overall a pretty good two days, great effort by all players, to me its good signs of whats coming up the pipe.
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