AAA Black Win Fall Championship
On Monday, October 28, 2019, the Needham AAA Black team took home the championship in fall travel baseball, beating the Newton SouthEast Pirates by a score of 11-7 at Newton Highland field under the lights.
Will Saniuk started on the mound, Levi Jacobs followed, and then Mitchell Pollack closed out the final two innings. Teddy Nelson led the offensive attack with two triples.
Everyone contributed in a key way, including other team members Davis Earthrowl, Jacob Gorfinkle, Andrew Jacoby, Conor McGivern, Bodhi Meyers-Light, Gavin Prout, Jake Rolanti, Noah Siegel, and Ethan Silva. Needham Black trailed by one going into the last inning, but scored 5 runs in the top of the 6th to go ahead 11-7, a lead that stood through the end of the game.
Needham AAA Black was a loud but young team this year, with 4 third graders and just 2 fifth graders. The team compiled a 9-3-1 record overall, having also beaten the Newton SouthEast Mariners in the semi-final game. The team was led by coaches Micah Jacobs, Barry Pollack, Dan Gorfinkle and Jeff Meyers-Light.