STAMFORD - The skies were clear for the first Saturday in several weeks for the 2nd Annual MLB Pitch, Hit & Run hosted by the Catskill Mountain Little League (CMLL). All age groups from 7-14 years old were represented with 35 baseball and 13 softball participants representing the local league as well as other leagues from the surrounding regions. This free event is sponsored by Major League Baseball in cooperation with the CMLL to allow young athletes to compete with children across the country for a spot at the Championships held at the World Series.
The Local Champion and Runner-Ups (if applicable) for each division were as follows:7/8U baseball: Braxton Burns and Garrett Kosier and softball: Leia Volsky. 9/10U baseball: Matteo Abbatine
and Sebastian Hilson-Schneider and softball: Emily Barlow and Alexandra Higgins. 11/12U baseball: Matthew McGlynn
Liam Volsky and softball: Madison Eisel and Iris Hager. 13/14U baseball: Preston Bruck and Jaithen McMullen and softball: Kendall Howard.
Local Champions were awarded certificates endorsed by the Commissioner of Major League Baseball and scores were provided to MLB. Top scores for each region are posted on the leaderboard at https://www.mlb.com/pitch-hit-and-run/leaderboard#east. All participants were given a free subscription to MLB.TV. CMLL congratulated all the athletes and thanked its volunteers for making the event a success.
The CMLL season will wrap up with an ice cream social and recognition ceremony for all league members and their families on Monday, June 30 at 5:30pm followed by the Majors Championship game at 6:30pm on Robinson Field in the CMLL complex. The first ever 14U Junior baseball program and 16U Senior softball program will start with games in July. Follow the league at facebook.com/catskillmtnlittleleague.
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