Brandywine Youth Club 8-year olds win championship

The Brandywine Youth Club 8-year old baseball tournament team recently captured the Cal Ripken District 9 Championship with an extra inning, come-from-behind 8-7 win over a talented Chichester team.

The win advanced BYC to the Cal Ripken State Tournament in Warrington, PA. The team finished their local tournament schedule with a 10-3 record against various Delco teams.

The team (seen above) include (kneeling, l-r) Griffin Barrouk, Carl Schaller, Erik Risnychok, Owen Maul, Jimmy Falcone, Fernando Saez-Calderon; (middle row) Justin Langan, Alex Westburg, Steven Theisen, Kevin McGarrey, Nick D’Antonio, Jacob Sokalsky; and (back) Coaches Rob Risnychok, Ed Maul, Brian Schaller, and Jim Falcone.