Jonathan Dodson and Cade Antonucci each drove in a run in the bottom of the 6th as Mays Landing defeated Galloway 6-5. Tristian Kuddar scored the winning run after drawing a walk. Matty Robinson went 2-4 with two runs scored while Max Szamreta struck out four in the last two innings to allow the winners to come back.
In their second game of District 8, Mays Landing edged EHT 8-6. Carl Phillips led the offense with 3 rbi while Dodson and Szamreta each scored two and Ryan Kelly drove home two.
The offense exploded in the fourth and fifth inning as Mays Landing scored 22 runs to break open what was a 3-2 game, toppling Ocean City and advancing to the finals. Ryan Kelly went 5-5 with 4 rbi while Eric Tkacz and Rickie Kreischer each had two hits to lead the way. Max Szamreta pitched three strong innings to earn the victory.
In the championship final, Mays Landing fell behind 3-0 to EHT in the first but never got down. Runs batted in from Tyler Sutley and Matty Robinson tied the game at 3 in the second. Tristian Kuddar and Sutley each drove runs home in the third as Mays Landing kept pace. Ryan Kelly and Jonathan Dodson each added RBI singles in the 5th and Cade Antonucci pitched a strong 6th to help Mays Landing prevail 7-5.
Mays Landing advances on to the Southern New Jersey State tournament, starting July 25 in Indian Mills. Meanwhile, they will stay sharp in tournaments in Galloway.
The Mays Landing 9u all-stars outscored their opponents 47-7 over five games to capture the Mays Landing Tournament Championship.
Pool Play
Mays Landing defeated Franklin Township 10-0 behind the shutout pitching of Matty Robinson and Cade Antonucci. Tyler Sutley blasted a double and triple, while Alec Thomas singled and scored a run.
The bats came out as Mays Landing batted around in the first inning while scoring eight runs to topple Margate 15-3. Eric Tkacz doubled, singled, and drove in two runs to lead the attack while Cade Antonucci went 3-3 with two triples and five RBI. Carl Phillips went 2-2 with two runs scored.
The big inning was the fourth in Mays Landing's 11-1 victory over Upper Township. Tristian Kuddar, Tkacz, and Ryan Kelly all had hits as Mays Landing batted around to put the game out of reach. Max Szamreta pitched three innings, allowing just one unearned run.
Semifinals
Pitchers Matty Robinson and Max Szamreta both pitched three strong innings and were the beneficiaries of some fine defense as Mays Landing edged Egg Harbor Township 4-2. Tristian Kuddar, Jonathan Dodson, and Cade Antonucci each had an RBI for the winners.
Finals
The pitching was outsanding once again in the finals as Robinson and Szamreta combined to allow just three hits and one run in Mays Landing's 7-1 victory over previuosly undefeated Marlton. Richie Kreischer had a hit, run scored and RBi to lead the offense and Jonathan Dodson went 2-2 with an RBI and two runs scored. Tyler Sutley also did well at the plate, driving in three.
Mays Landing moves on to play in the Galloway Tournament this week having won nine consecutive games and posting a 10-1-1 record overall.
