SIBL All-Stars Win New Jersey Tournament

Saving their best for last, the 8A all-stars of the Swansea Independent Baseball League capped a successful summer season recently by capturing the championship of a weekend invitational tournament sponsored by the North Elizabeth Youth Baseball League of Elizabeth, N.J., at Sisselman Field.

          After going winless in three pool-play games, the SIBL stars caught fire in the championship round with two successive victories to earn their second tournament title of the summer. Swansea finished second in three other tournaments it entered this year.

          The SIBL roster for the New Jersey tournament included Colby Tetreault, Trevor Puryear, Aiden Borges, Nicholas DiPietro, Bryce Costa, Dominic Alderman, Brennan Blaser, Jayden Lafleur, Jacob Laudati, James DiCarlo, Jeremy Ferro, Landon Crosson, Manager Todd Costa and coaches John DiPietro, Gene Puryear, Ralph Laudati and Tracy Costa.

          After losing pool-play outings to the North Elizabeth Heat (11-4), Elmore, N.J. Troopers (7-5, despite a home run by Tetreault) and New Jersey Generals (10-0), the SIBL club regrouped in the semifinal round to blitz Elmora, 13-2, as Blaser, Puryear and Tetreault all collected two hits. Tetreault, Puryear and DiPietro handled the mound duties for the winners.

          In the title contest, Swansea posted a 15-13 triumph over North Elizabeth thanks to two-hit efforts from Tetreault and Puryear and effective pitching from Puryear, Tetreault and DiPietro.

          During their stay in New Jersey, the SIBL stars were lodged at a Mariott Inn in nearby Woodbridge.

          Prior to journeying to New Jersey, Swansea won the SIBL Summer Classic and placed second in tournaments in Mashpee, Taunton and Dighton.