Above are the Danbury Lions and Southbury Knights at the "First Annual Franklin D. Roosevelt Buddy Ball Tournament". They are from l to r front row: Jared Morris, Paul Hickey; middle row: Ashley Ellenberg, Luke Jacobs, Brayden Evans, Matt Troy, Bryce Evans; back row: Knights Coach Rich Grayson, Ryan "Hollywood" Perreault, Heriberto "Hot Rod" Rodriguez, Ricky Flannery, Steven Millard, Lenny Rodriguez, Matt Greene, Zach Prosser, Brady Miller and Lions Coach Rick Flannery. 2 Knights Players: Jason Weitz and Justin Ziedman were at the game but had to leave a little early.
The first Annual Fraklin D Roosevelt Buddy Ball Tournament took place on Saturday April 27 and by all accounts was a huge success! The weather was in our favor, the bus ride was fun, the field looked great and the players were excited!
Highlights of the game included Danbury's break-out top of the first inning when they scored 6 runs and grabbed an early lead. The Danbury Lions' Jared Morris led off with a single which was followed up by singles from Bryce Evans, Brayden Evans, Matt Troy, Zach Prosser and Ryan Perreault - Paul Hickey drove in the 5th run of the inning with a ground ball to the left side.
Above l to r are Danbury High's Ricky Flannery and the Danbury Lions Jared Morris (from New Milford) who went 4 for 4 in Saturday's pre-season tournament in Hyde Park, NY.
Southbury held Danbury to only 1 run in the 2nd inning while mounting a comeback. But in the 3rd inning, Danbury came back again to score 5 on base hits from Morris, the Evans boys, Troy, Prosser, Hickey and "Hollywood" Perreault.
Southbury answered back and cut Danbury's lead to 1 run making Danbury have to come back yet again and try to get insurance runs in the 4th inning. Danbury matched their 3rd inning effort in the top of the 4th with consecutive base hits by Morris, the Evans boys, Troy, Prosser, Paul Hickey, Perreault & Brady Miller - scoring 5 more in the top of the 4th making the score 16-11. But Southbury would have none of it and mounted a comeback of their own scoring 5 runs in the bottom half which included a grand slam home run. Defensively, the Danbury Lions were able to prevent the Southbury Knights from getting the winning run and they came away with a tie: 16-16.
Highlights of the game included:
Jared Morris 4 for 4 with 4 runs scored
Bryce Evans 4 for 4 with 4 runs scored
Matt Troy 4 for 4 with 2 runs scored and 3 RBI
Zach Prosser 3 for 4 with 2 runs scored and 4 RBI
Brayden Evans 4 for 4 with 4 runs scored and 2 RBI
Paul Hickey 3 for 4 with 2 RBI
Ryan Perreault 4 for 4 with 4 RBI
Brady Miller 1 for 4 with 1 RBI
Following the game, tournament medals were awarded to the players followed by the induction of the players into the Junior Secret Service by the US Park Service complete with certificates and badges denoting their good standing.
The Danbury Lions looked strong and are posied to have a great season. The first game of the season is this Saturday May 4 at 12 noon at Settler Field in Southbury CT where they meet up with their new rival the Southbury Knights.
I'd like to thank the following Danbury High School players: Ricky Flannery, Lenny Rodiguez, Heriberto "Hot Rod" Rodriguez, Matt Greene and Steven Millard who were the Buddies and helped the Danbury Lions and the Southbury Knights in the field, on the bases and at the plate..
Special thanks to Patrick Troy for keeping the book and to Colby Troy for supplying the "Star Spangled Banner" and "Sweet Caroline".
Many thanks also to Coach Rich Grayson of the Knights and the following people that truly made this work:
Park Ranger Scott Rector - FDR Home & Library
Park Ranger Kevin Thomas - FDR Home & Library
Chief Ranger Cathy Newhard - Law Enforcement FDR Library
Park Ranger Bill Urbin - FDR Home & Library
Coach Rich Grayson - Announcing
Frank Reed
Gary Simone
Danbury High Players
Bob Evans
Patrick Troy
Colby Troy
Paul Murphy - President Danbury Youth Baseball
Harry Sherman - Danbury Youth Baseball
Franceska Macsali-Urbin - FDR Home & Library
All the parents, friends and relatives of our Southbury and Danbury players.
Please forgive me if I forgot to thank anybody. If anyone has photos from that day please don't forget to email to Rick Flannery at cmadbase@yahoo.com. Thanks!
Just a note about our two teams. They are made up of players from the following Connecticut towns:
Danbury
Southbury
Newtown
Ridgefil
Brookfield
Bethel
New Milford
As we continue to grow, thanks to all the people that have realized the enormous benefits of this great program - in particular the Boards of Danbury and Southbury Youth Baseball!
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