MONTICELLO, Ark. – Phil DelMazio continues to work hard at the Babe Ruth 15-year-old World Series.
DelMazio has four new videos of the Stamford 15s in the World Series.
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MONTICELLO, Ark. – The Stamford 15-year-old All-Star team has overcome several obstacles to advance to the playoffs of the Babe Ruth Baseball World Series.
After starting its final pool play game two hours behind schedule in a game originally slated for Sunday but was postponed due to weather, Stamford came through with a 10-3 victory over the host team Monticello late on Tuesday night to gain a berth in the single-elimination playoff round starting Wednesday. It was Stamford’s second straight win on Tuesday following a 6-4 win over Torrance, Calif., earlier in the day.
Stamford, which also has had to deal with several injuries to key players, earned the No. 3 seed in its pool and will play Bryant, Ark., the No. 2 seed in the other pool, on Wednesday at 5:30 p.m. at Burlington Field.
MONTICELLO, Ark. – The Stamford 15-year-old All-Star team got back to its winning ways on Tuesday with a 6-4 victory over Torrance, Calif., in a pool play game of the Babe Ruth World Series at Burlington Field.
Stamford (1-2) still has a shot to advance out of pool play and make the single-elimination playoffs but it must beat host team Monticello tonight in Stamford’s second game of a doubleheader at 8 p.m. CST at Burlington Field.
Marc Powers of Stamford will play doubles with Fairfield's Nolan Paige at the Pilot Pen Tennis Tournament. Contributed photo
NEW HAVEN – Tennis standout Marc Powers of Stamford has experienced a number of high points this summer.
The No. 1 men’s singles player for Yale recently returned from a six-week stay in Great Britain through the Prentice Cup exchange program. During that time, he played on the famous grass courts of Wimbledon.
And now he will be making his doubles debut this week with Nolan Paige of Fairfield at the Pilot Pen Tennis Tournament. He garnered a wild card in the singles field and lost to Sergei Bubka of the Ukraine 6-2, 6-1 in the first round of qualifying on Saturday morning.
But talking with him on Friday, he seemed very excited about playing doubles with the 16-year-old Paige, someone he has known for the past seven years through the Stamford Indoor Tennis Academy.
“I’m excited and I’m going to give it my all,” said the 20-year-old Powers. “We’re going to go for it and not hold anything back.”
This isn’t the first time Powers has played at the Pilot Pen. Last year, Powers lost to Olivier Rochus of Belgium 6-1, 6-2 in the first round of qualifying for singles. Despite the loss, Powers appreciated the experience.
“To be able to compete with him was very rewarding,” he said. “The biggest difference was every big point, he would win. It was tough but I was able to see what it would take to reach my potential.”
Playing against Rochus carried over into his freshman season at Yale. Powers went on to become the first Ivy League male tennis player to be named Player of the Year and Rookie of the Year in the same season.
Powers and Paige were grateful for this opportunity and they praised John DeFillippo, the director of tennis at Stamford Indoor, for playing a big role in their development as top-notch players.
“He’s been a huge factor in my game, ever since I was nine-years-old,” Powers said.
MONTICELLO, Ark. – The Stamford 15-year-old All-Star team’s pool play game against the host team Monticello in the Babe Ruth World Series was postponed on Sunday due to rain and lightning.
The game will be made up as part of a doubleheader on Tuesday. Stamford will play Torrance, Calif., at 10 a.m. CST at Burlington Field and take on Monticello at 8 p.m. CST.
Stamford, which has a bye on Monday, has an 0-2 record in the tournament.
Phil DelMazio has been gracious enough to provide video of Stamford on YouTube from the 15-year-old Babe Ruth World Series in Monticello, Ark.
In the DSC 06591 video, Stamford’s Greg DelMazio receives the Ron Tellefson World Series Player of the Game award for his performance against Hamburg, Ark.
In the DSC 05401 video, DelMazio hits a two-run double to the gap in right center field in Stamford’s 9-3 loss to Hamburg.
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MONTICELLO, Ark. – The Stamford 15-year-old All-Star team couldn’t get that big timely hit it needed in dropping a 9-3 decision to Hamburg, Ark., in a pool play game of the Babe Ruth World Series on Saturday at Burlington Field.
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MONTICELLO, Ark. – The Stamford 15-year-old All-Stars opened pool play of the Babe Ruth Baseball World Series with a 5-4 loss to Saginaw Valley, Mich., Friday morning.
It was Stamford’s first loss of the postseason. See full story at www.thestamfordtimes.com/sports/local/
The Stamford 15-year-old All-Star team brought home the Babe Ruth New England Regional championship on Monday after defeating Leominster, Mass., 5-4 in eight innings at Adams Field in Quincy, Mass.
Stamford now advances to the Babe Ruth World Series, which will be held in Monticello, Mass.
The Stamford Stars U-10 softball team also brought home a New England Regional title recently. The Stars completed a tremendous season with a 30-2 record and won league, state and regional championships.
Danielle Simoneau, a former softball standout at Westhill, was recently named the head softball coach at New Canaan High.
Tevin Baskin, the former basketball standout at Trinity Catholic, has his sights set on getting on the court for Quinnipiac University.
All four of the Stamford 15-year-old All-Star team videos on YouTube, courtesy of Phil DelMazio, can be viewed by clicking the following link:
