North Haven Baseball Completes Amazing Run with State Title

The North Haven baseball team completed its amazing run through the state tournament with a 3-2 victory over No. 13 East Lyme to claim the Class L championship Saturday night at Palmer Field in Middletown.

The 22nd-seeded Indians also completed their goal of winning the program’s fifth state crown for legendary coach Bob DeMayo.

Micahl DeRosa blasted a two-run home run and threw a runner out at the plate from left field, while Mike Kurk picked up the win and Richie DePalma earned the save.

Now, after winning his fifth state championship in his 57th season as coach, everyone is wondering if DeMayo will ride off into the sunset with a storybook ending?

DeMayo, who contemplated retiring last year after undergoing serious knee surgery after slipping on ice, didn’t sound like he was done on Saturday night, according to the New Haven Register’s Chip Malafronte.

“Right now, that’s the feeling I have,” DeMayo told Malafronte of coming back for more. “I love the challenge. I’ve been doing it so long; it would be a real void in my life. I feel I can still do the job, and the kids are still getting something out of it. Once I lose that, I’m gone.”

Read Malafronte’s full column on DeMayo at GameTimeCT here.

Read more about the championship victory here.

North Haven coach Bob DeMayo talks to the media after Saturday night’s championship victory. Photo via North Haven Football (@NHHSFootball on Twitter)