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Challenger Baseball "Game Of The Week" Game 3
9/3/2025 | 26m 48sVideo has Closed Captions
The Weinstein Family Steamers face off against the LIFEPlan Engines.
In this Game Of the Week, The Weinstein Family Steamers face off against the LIFEPlan Engines in the Syracuse Challenger Baseball adult league.
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Challenger Baseball "Game Of The Week" Game 3
9/3/2025 | 26m 48sVideo has Closed Captions
In this Game Of the Week, The Weinstein Family Steamers face off against the LIFEPlan Engines in the Syracuse Challenger Baseball adult league.
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POSSIBILITY WORTH FIGHTING FOR.
>> THE POSSIBILITY OF A DIFFERENT KIND OF WORLD.
AMERICA IS PREDICATED ON AN IDEA EVERYTHING THAT WE BELIEVE IN COMES OUT OF THE REVOLUTION.
OUR IDEAS OF LIBERTY, EQUALITY.
IT'S THE DEFINING EVENT OF OUR HISTORY.
>> THE AMERICAN REVOLUTIONARY MOVEMENT SERVED AS A MODEL AROUND THE WORLD.
>> THESE ARE NOT ENGLISH LIBERTIES.
THESE ARE TRANSCENDENT LIBERTIES.
THESE ARE LIBERTIES THAT ALL INDIVIDUALS HAVE BY THE NATURE OF BEING HUMAN.
>> THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION CHANGED THE WORLD.
♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ >> WELCOME BACK TO CHALLENGER BASEBALL.
MY NAME IS SKIP CLARK.
PROUD TO BE THE HOST OF THIS GREAT EVENT.
THIS AFTER INN'S GAME FEATURES THE LIFEPlan ENGINE BLUE TIE-DYE AS THEY TAKE ON THE WEINSTEIN FAMILY STEAMERS, ORANGE TIE-DYE.
FIRST AT THE PLATE IS CONNOR.
HE LIVES IN WARNER NEW YORK AND HE LOVES A CHEESEBURGER.
KIM AND MICHELLE WIMMER AND ASSISTANT JOEY TORK.
AND NOW IT'S TOM BEECHER FROM CAMILLUS NEW YORK, HE LOVES HIS DAD AND THAT'S HIS HERO.
HAVE YOU TO LOVE THAT FACT, MAN.
MOM AND DAD, THEY'RE ALL HEROES BUT TOM MAKING HIS WAY DOWN TO FIRST.
RYAN AT THE PLATE NOW BATTING.
RYAN FRALIX IS BATTING.
FIRST AND SECOND IS OCCUPIED AND DAVID KRAUSNICK IS ON DECK.
RYAN, FROM SYRACUSE, HIS DAD IS HIS HERO AS WELL.
RYAN MAKES IT DOWN TO FIRST AND WE HAVE BASES LOADED.
DAVID KRAUSNICK IS AT THE PLATE.
DAVID FROM CICERO.
FAVORITE FOOD CHILLY DOGS-- CHILI DOGS.
SONIC THE HEDGEHOG IN HIS FAVORITE.
CONNOR COMES AROUND AND SCORES AND MAKES THEIR WAY INTO HOME PLATE.
NOW BATTING, JORDAN KUNEGO AND TOM BEECHER IS AT THIRD BASE.
OF COURSE JORDAN, WOW.
NICE LITTLE HIT AND MAKING THEIR WAY TO FIRST BASE.
SAMMY SAMMY DUNN IS GOING TO BE AT THE PLATE.
TOM BEECHER CAME AROUND AND SCORED.
SAMMY FROM NORTH SYRACUSE NEW YORK, FAVORITE SONG ROCKY MOUNTAIN HIGH BY THE LATE JOHN DENVER.
THAT HIT GOES DOWN TO THE THIRD BASEMAN AND HE IS MOVING DOWN TO FIRST BASE.
AND WE'LL HAVE ANOTHER RUN THAT SCORES.
NOW WE HAVE LEE MARVIN.
LEAH LIVES IN-- HAS THE LARGEST COLLECTION OF EARRINGS.
SHE GOT A HIT RIGHT OFF THE BAT SO TO SPEAK AND OF COURSE LEAH IS MAKING HER WAY DOWN TO FIRST BASE.
DAVID IS GOING TO COME AROUND AND SCORE, MASM RADEL, NEW HARTFORD, NEW YORK, HE LOVES JOSH ALLEN.
HE DOESN'T.
GREAT QUARTERBACK.
WHAT A HIT.
THAT BALL WENT FLYING, FLYING OUT TO THE OUTFIELD.
HE KNOWS IT.
HE IS EXCITED ABOUT IT.
ALL RIGHT.
SO MARK GETTING A HIT.
JORDAN IS GOING TO COME AROUND AND SCORE.
TELL WHAT YOU WE ARE GOING TO DO.
WE ARE GOING TO THROW IT TO JACK MANNION WHO IS GOING TO TAKE A MOMENT TO TALK TO MARK JORDAN.
>> I'M JACK MANNION CHALLENGER BASEBALL HERE WITH.
>> JORDAN.
>> AND COACH JODI.
>> WHO IS YOUR BIGGEST INSPIRATION AND MOTIVATION FOR PLAYING THE GAME OF BASEBALL?
>> DO YOU HAVE ANY MOTIVATION OR DO YOU JUST WANT TO HAVE FUN?
>> I JUST WANT TO HAVE FUN.
>> HOW DOES THE GAME OF BASEBALL IMPACT NOT ONLY FROM A TEAM'S PERSPECTIVE, BUT THROUGHOUT THE CENTRAL NEW YORK COMMUNITY OR THE SYRACUSE COMMUNITY?
>> IT GIVES ALL OF OUR CHILDREN, WHO WOULDN'T BE ABLE TO PLAY ANY OTHER PLAY, TO GET TO PLAY AND BE ON A TEAM AND ENJOY THAT CAMARADERIE.
>> AWESOME.
THANK YOU FOR COMING OUT.
I APPRECIATE IT.
>> ALL RIGHT.
WE ARE BACK AT IT.
AT THE PLATE, RUSSELL PARSONS, SAMMY DUNN IS AT THIRD BY THE WAY.
RUSSELL AT THE PLATE.
IT'S A SWING AND A MISS.
AND THE COACH HAS ONE PITCH AND ONE IS CATCHING.
HERE WE GO.
ALL RIGHT: HE IS MAKING HIS WAY TO FIRST BASE.
SAMMY DUNN WILL COME AROUND AND SCORE ON THAT AND WE WILL HAVE ROBBIE SAGOR.
LEAH MARVIN ON THIRD.
ROBBIE SAGOR LOVES THE LION KING AND "THE CIRCLE OF LIFE" HE IS AN EAGLE SCOUT.
3 SECOND BASEMAN, MIGHT HAVE GOTTEN PAST THE SECOND BASEMAN AND MOVING DOWN THE BASE AND WE HAVE ANOTHER RUN.
LIZZIE SANDOVAL FROM TUSCON, ARIZONA, A WANNA BE BY THE SPICE GIRLS.
HER FAVORITE HIT.
RIGHT OFF THE BAT AND SHE MAKES HER WAY DOWN TO FIRST BASE.
AND, OF COURSE, LOOK AT THAT.
WE HAVE THESE PLAYERS.
THEY'RE HUSTLING BASE TO BASE TO BASE.
ANOTHER RUN WILL SCORE FOR THE BLUE TIE-DYE.
TYLER HODGE LIVES IN CAZENOVIA, LOVES JUSTIN BIEBER AND ELVIS PRESLEY.
TALK ABOUT A VARIETY OF MUSIC BUT THERE YOU GO.
IT'S A FOUL BALL.
NO, HE IS GOING TO TAKE THAT AS A HIT AND HE IS GOING TO MAKE HIS WAY DOWN TO FIRST BASE.
WE LOVE TYLER.
TYLER HODGES.
TYLER, I KNOW FOR A FACT IS A BIG MUSIC FAN WE HAVE HAD A LOT OF CONVERSATIONS ABOUT MUSIC.
ALL RIGHT.
SO WITH TYLER HITTING, BY THE WAY, ROBBIE AND LIZZIE COME AROUND AND SCORE; AS WELL AS TYLER MAKING HIS WAY ALL THE WAY TO HOME PLATE.
AND THERE WE GO.
EXCELLENT.
AND WE ARE GOING TO BE ROLLING INTO THE BOTTOM OF THE FIRST.
AND WE WERE WAITING FOR THAT SCORE.
LET'S PEPSI.
WHO DOESN'T.
AND MY MOM AND MY SISTER EMILY ARE HIS HEROES.
ALL RIGHT, TROY, LET'S SEE WHAT TROY CAN DO.
PITCH FROM COACH NANCY AND THAT'S GOING UP TO THE FIRST BASEMAN BUT HE IS GOING ON OUTRUN IT AND MAKE IT ALL THE WAY TO FIRST AND, OF COURSE.
WE HAVE DONALD MAYER FROM BALDWINSVILLE NEW YORK.
HE HITS THAT RIGHT OFF THE BAT.
HE LAYS THE BAT DOWN GENERALLY AND MOVES ON DOWN ON FIRST BASE ZACHARY MOTONDO, HAPPENS TO BE MY SON, NORTH SYRACUSE, ZACH IS KNOWN, YOU KNOW, THERE IS NO FOOLING ZACH.
HE KNOWS WHAT HE NEEDS TO DO.
HE IS MAKING HIS WAY DOWN TO FIRST BASE.
ZACH WORKS FOR THE SYRACUSE METS UP IN THE PRESS BOX ON OCCASION SO THAT'S REALLY COOL AND OF COURSE CHRISTA IS GOING TO COME AROUND AND SCORE ON THAT.
TIM SIMONE FROM LIVERPOOL, NEW YORK, UNCLE DAN IS HIS HERO.
WOW!
THAT BALL IS ALMOST OUT OF HERE.
AND HE MAKES HIS WAY DOWN TO FIRST AND TROY GRIFFITH IS GOING TO STORE AND THAT'S ANOTHER RUN FOR THE ORANGE TIE-DYE.
LISA WEINSTEIN, DONALD IS GOING TO BE AT THIRD.
LISA WEINSTEIN FROM FAYETTEVILLE.
SHE LIKES SUSHI.
I'M NOT A FAN OF SUSHI.
THAT DOESN'T MATTER.
ALL THAT MATTERS IS THAT SHE IS A FAN OF SUCHY.
I GET IT.
ALL RIGHT.
WE GOT A NICE HIT RIGHT THERE.
LISA IS GOING MAKE HER WAY DOWN TO FIRST BASE ZACH IS MOVING TO THIRD.
EVERYBODY IS ADVANCING BY ONE PLATE.
COACH NANCY CHEERING HER TEAM ON AND WE GOT MARK CAPPOLETTI SHOULD BE COMING UP TO THE PLATE.
AND BASES ARE LOADED AT THIS POINT.
MARK CAPPOLETTI, MARK LIVES IN MANLIUS, NEW YORK.
MARK IS A BIG BASEBALL FAN.
WE'VE GOT A GREAT, GREAT CROWD AT THIS GAME AND COACH NANCY THROWS THE PITCH AND MARK HITS THE BALL RIGHT AWAY.
NOW HE GETS DIRECTIONS TO GO DOWN TO FIRST BASE.
YOU CAN SEE ZACHARY.
HE WAS MOTORING HOME.
AND EVERYBODY ADVANCES BY ONE ONE BASE.
TYLER CICALI, SCHUYLER FROM SYRACUSE, NEW YORK, LOVES THE BILLS.
BRUNO MARS THE LAZY SONG IS HIS FAVORITE SONG.
TYLER, MAN, I'LL TELL YOU, THEY'RE HITTING THE BALL TODAY.
IT MUST BE THE WEATHER.
IT'S ALL GOOD.
GREAT HITS.
THE BALL HAS SOME DISTANCE TO IT.
ALL RIGHT, MATTHEW DEREGIS IS AT THE PLATE HAILS FROM NORTH SYRACUSE, NEW YORK.
HIS HERO IS HIS DAD AND HE LOVES ELTON JOHN AND HALL AND OATS.
COACH NANCY WITH THE PITCH AND HE GETS A HIT RIGHT OFF THE BAT SO TO SPEAK.
HE IS GOING MAKE HIS WAY DOWN TO FIRST BASE.
LISA WEINSTEIN IS GOING TO COME AROUND AND SCORE.
KYLE DONAHUE IS AT THE PLATE.
BASES ARE LOADED.
KYLE DONAHUE MAKING HIS WAY TO THE PLATE.
A FEW PRACTICE SWINGS OFF CAMERA AND YOU CAN SEE LISA COMING IN TO SCORE.
GREAT JOB, LISA.
KYLE DONAHUE FROM BALANCED-- FROM BALDWINSVILLE.
AND SUPER POWER IS TO EAT AS MUCH AS HE CAN.
SO ANYWAY, THERE YOU GO.
WELL, I DON'T KNOW THE THEY'RE GOING TO CALL THAT A FOUL OR A HIT.
THEY CONSIDER IT A HIT.
HE IS GOING TO GO TO FIRST AND OF COURSE THAT HIT IS GOING BRING EVERYBODY HOME.
THEY'RE GOING TO ROUND THE BASES I'M TALKING ABOUT MARK CAPPOLETTI, TYLER, MATTHEW DEREGIS AND, OF COURSE, KYLE WILL WRAP IT ALL UP, COME AROUND AND SCORE.
WE WILL BE ROLLING INTO THE TOP OF THE SECOND HERE MOMENTARILY.
GREAT JOB: SYRACUSE CHALLENGER BASEBALL.
BASEBALL AT ITS FINEST.
ROLLING TO THE TOP OF THE SECOND.
ACONNOR CHRISTOPHER.
HE SAID NO, THAT WENT OFF ME.
HE IS GOING TO WAIT FOR THE NEXT PITCH.
THERE YOU GO.
HE HIT THAT BALL AND NOW HE IS GOING TO MAKE HIS WAY DOWN TO FIRST.
AT THE PLATE IT'S GOING TO BE TOM BEECHER.
TOM BEECHER NOW BATTING.
TOM COMES FROM CAMILLUS, NEW YORK.
WESTERN SUBURB OF SYRACUSE AND HE IS SAYING I WANT A GOOD ONE.
NO, NOPE.
THAT'S TWO.
AND HERE WE GO.
THERE IT IS.
AND WHAT A HIT.
IT'S GOING RIGHT UP TO THE SECOND BASEMAN.
HE IS GOING DOWN TO FIRST.
RYAN FRALIX COMING TO THE PLATE.
RYAN FROM SYRACUSE.
SWING AND A MISS.
SWING AND A MISS.
HE SAYS NO, I GOT TO HAVE THAT JUST RIGHT.
HE LOOKS AT THE BAT.
LOOKS AT THE PITCHER AND HE SWINGS AND WE GET A HIT.
GOING DOWN TOWARDS THE THIRD BASEMAN.
NOW BASES ARE GOING TO BE LOADED.
BASES ARE OCCUPIED.
DAVID KRAUSNICK IS COMING TO THE PLATE FROM CICERO, NEW YORK.
ANOTHER SWING AND A MISS.
AND A SWING AND A HIT.
THAT'S ANOTHER GREAT HIT FOR THIS TEAM, CONNOR CHRISTOPHER IS GOING TO COME AROUND AND SCORE.
DAVID MAKES HIS WAY UP TO FIRST BASE.
POW AT THE PLATE YOU WILL SEE TYLER HODGE.
WE ARE GOING TO TAKE A TIME OUT AND FIND OUT MORE ABOUT TYLER.
>> COME ON, TY, DO IT!
>> WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE PART OF BASEBALL.
>> BATTING.
TO ME, VERY GOOD BATTING IS YEARS OF PRACTICE.
I HIT THE BALL RIGHT TO THE FIELD.
>> THERE YOU GO!
[ CHEERING ] >> TYLER HAS MULTIPLE DISABILITIES.
SO IT STARTS WITH INTELLECTUAL DISABILITIES, PHYSICAL DLIBILITIES.
HE HAD A STROKE AT BIRTH, CEREBRAL PALSY AND HE IS AUTISTIC AND WE COULD GO DOWN THE LIST OF MANY, MANY-- >> SEIZURE DISORDER.
>> WHICH COMES FULL CIRCLE TO MANY SURGERIES HE HAS HAD DUE TO THE MEDICAL ISSUES HE HAS AS WELL.
>> I WOULD LOVE TO PLAY BASEBALL WITH MY FRIENDS.
I HAVE BEEN PLAYING FOR YEARS.
15 YEARS I HAVE BEEN PLAYING.
>> HE HAS PROGRESSED A LOT.
WELL FIRSTLY, HE USED TO WALK AND HIT OFF THE T AND THEN HE STOPPED WALKING AND HE STILL HIT OFF THE T AND THEN JUST A FEW YEARS AGO HE DECIDED HE DIDN'T WANT TO USE A T ANYMORE AND NOW HE IS DEAD ON.
HE HITS THE BALL LIKE EVERYBODY ELSE AND HE REALLY HITS THE BALL.
>> AND BEST PART ABOUT IT IS HE HAD BRAIN SURGERY A FEW YEARS AGO.
WE ACTUALLY HAD HALF OF HIS BRAIN REMOVED AND HE LOST PERIPHERAL VISION IN HIS LEFT EYE.
HE ONLY HAS ONE HAND HE CAN USE, HIS LEFT AND HE HAS TO WATCH FROM THE RIGHT WHERE HE HAS NO VISION AND HE STILL SEES THE BALL AND IS ABLE TO HIT IT OUT OF THE PARK TECHNICALLY.
>> WHAT DID DOM TELL YOU TO DO?
>> COME ON, BABY?
START THE NEW SEASON.
IT'S EXCITING.
>> I THINK TYLER HAS BECOME MORE-- YOU KNOW, HE LOOKS FORWARD TO IT.
HE KNOWS HIS PLAYERS.
HE REALLY LIKES TO PLAY BASEBALL.
HE REALLY DOES.
>> AND WELCOME BACK.
TYLER HODGE AT THE PLATE.
AND WHAT A HIT.
HE IS GOING TO MOVE DOWN TO FIRST.
EVERYBODY IS GOING TO ADVANCE BY ONE BASE.
SO THE FEELERS ARE WORKING ON GETTING THE BALL AND THROWING IT BACK INTO THE PITCHER.
GREAT JOB, TYLER.
THAT WAS A GREAT BIT ON TYLER, TOO.
SYRACUSE CHALLENGER BASEBALL.
THIS IS AMAZING.
IT'S FEEL GOOD.
IT'S BASEBALL.
BASEBALL LIKE HAVE YOU NEVER SEEN BEFORE.
SO TYLER, I JUST WANT TO WAVE WHEN I SEE HIM GO BY.
SEE, I TOLD YOU.
EXACTLY.
JUST WANT TO WAVE AND SAY HELLO.
TYLER.
AND SAMMY DUNN IS GOING TO BE AT THE PLATE.
SAMMY FROM NORTH SYRACUSE NEW YORK.
HE IS WAITING FOR HIS PITCH.
I KNOW HE IS KEEPING AN EYE ON THE PITCHER AS WELL AND, OF COURSE, THAT IS OFF THE BAT.
HE GOT A HIT.
THE BAT IS TOSSED AND HE IS GOING TO MAKE HIS WAY TO FIRST BASE.
A LITTLE INSTRUCTION AND OF COURSE COMING AROUND TO SCORE.
OF COURSE LEE MARVIN-- LEAH MARVIN IS AT THE PLATE.
RYAN CAME IN AND SCORED WITH SAMMY DUNN BUT LEAH MARVIN NOW AT THE PLATE.
AND A HIT.
UP TOWARDS THE FIRST BASEMAN.
WOW.
HUSTLING TO GET IN AND EVERYBODY HERE IS GOING TO ADVANCE BY ONE BASE.
MARK RADEL FROM NEW HARTFORD, NEW YORK, UP NEAR I WANT TO SAY NEAR UTICA WAY, BUT THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE.
ALWAYS A LOT OF FUN.
SYRACUSE CHALLENGER.
AND HE GETS A HIT AND, YEAH, THAT WENT OUT TOWARDS THE THIRD BASEMAN.
SO TYLER IS GOING TO COME IN AND SCORE ON THAT.
AND IS MAKING HIS WAY TO HOME PLATE.
ONCE HE CROSSES HOME PLATE, IT WILL BE ANOTHER RUN FOR THE BLUE TIE-DYE.
RUSSELL PARSONS SHOULD BE AT THE PLATE IN A MOMENT, ROBBIE IS ON DECK.
RUSSELL KEEPING AN EYE ON THAT BALL.
AND ANOTHER GREAT HIT.
THAT IS FLYING UP TOWARDS THE FIRST BASEMAN.
HE KNOWS HE'S GOT A HIT.
HE IS MAKING HIS WAY TO FIRST BASE.
AND OF COURSE LOOKS LIKE SAMMY DUNN IS GOING TO COME IN AND SCORE ON THAT.
AND ROBBIE SAGOR FROM CANASTOTA, NEW YORK, AT THE PLATE, STRETCH, SWING AND HE GETS READY FOR THE PITCH.
AND HE SLAMS THAT BALL.
THAT IS IN THE OUTFIELD.
HE KNOWS IT.
HE SAYS THAT BALL IS GONE.
WELL, PRETTY CLOSE.
SO HE IS MAKING HIS WAY TO FIRST BASE WHAT A HUSTLE, TOO.
GREAT, GREAT JOB.
LEAH MARVIN IS COMING IN TO SCORE ON THAT.
LIZZIE SANDOVAL IS AT THE PLATE.
AND ON DECK IT'S JORDAN KUNEGO.
LIZZIE FROM TUSCON, ARIZONA AS WE MENTIONED BEFORE.
HERE WE GO.
A SWING AND A MISS.
I LIKE THE PINK HELMET, TOO.
ALL RIGHT.
AND SHE GOT HERSELF A HIT.
THAT IS A FLY BALL.
IT GETS PAST THE INFIELD.
SHE IS MOVING TO FIRST BASE.
MARK IS GOING TO COME AROUND AND SCORE.
YOU KNOW WHAT THAT MEANS FOR JORDEN KUNEGO, BASES ARE LOADED.
JORDAN FROM BALDWINSVILLE IS AT THE PLATE.
SHE SLAMS IT.
EVERYBODY IS GOING TO SCORE ON THAT ONE.
RUSSELL IS GOING TO COME AROUND, ROBBIE, LIZZIE SANDOVAL IS COMING AROUND TO SCORE ON THAT AS WELL.
JORDEN GREAT JOB, GREAT HIT.
EVERYBODY MOVING.
AND HIGH FIVES FOR EVERYBODY, TOO, MAN, I'LL TELL YOU.
WAY TO GO, GIRL.
GREAT JOB.
EVERYBODY KNOWS THEY NEED TO CLEAR THE BASES.
THAT BALL WAS SLAMMED.
COACH JODI OVER THERE WITH A LITTLE HIGH FIVE AS WELL.
ALL RIGHT.
HERE WE GO.
WE ARE IN THE BOTTOM OF THE SECOND, CHRISTA FRYSINGER IS UP FROM CICERO, NEW YORK.
NO STRANGER TO CHALLENGER BASEBALL.
SHE KNOWS HOW TO HIT THE BALL, TOO.
THERE IS A GOOD EXAMPLE OF THAT.
SHE JUST HIT IT AND SHE IS GOING TO MAKE HER WAY DOWN TO FIRST BASE.
COMING TO THE PLATE, IT WILL BE TROY GRIFFITH AND DONALD MAYER WILL BE ON DECK.
TROY IS BATTING AND FROM LIVERPOOL, NEW YORK.
HE KNOWS WHAT HE IS LOOKING FOR AND WHAT HE NEEDS IN WAY OF A PITCH AND COACH NANCY KNOWS HOW TO GIVE IT TO HIM SO HERE WE GO.
AND THERE IS THE HIT.
TROY WILL MOVE TO FIRST.
CHRISTA IS GOING TO HEAD ON OVER TO SECOND.
DONALD MAYER AT THE PLATE FROM BALDWINSVILLE.
DONALD, YOU KNOW, HE GIVES YOU THAT LOOK.
GO AHEAD, PITCH IT.
THAT'S WHAT HE IS WAITING FOR.
WAITING FOR THAT RIGHT PITCH.
HE HAS GOT HIS FAVORITE BAT, HANDS CHOKED UP, READY TO GO AND HE HIT IT RIGHT AWAY.
GENTLY PUTS THE BAT DOWN AND DONALD IS MAKING HIS WAY TO FIRST.
TROY ON SECOND, CHRISTA MOVES TO THIRD.
AND AT THE PLATE WILL BE ZACHARY MOTONDO.
FROM NORTH SYRACUSE.
ALL RIGHT A LITTLE WARMUP HE KNOWS WHAT TO DO.
YOU CAN TELL HE WORKS FOR THE METS.
YOU WILL SEE HIM IN THE PRESS BOX EVERY SO OFTEN.
ZACH GOT A GREAT HIT OFF THAT PITCH FROM HIS MOM, I MIGHT ADD, AND, OF COURSE, CHRISTA IS GOING TO COME AROUND AND SCORE ON THAT HIT.
ZACH KNOWS WHAT HE SEEDED TO DO AND HE DID IT.
SO TIM SIMONE IS GOING TO BE AT THE PLATE.
ZACH IS AT FIRST TIM SIMONE FROM LIVERPOOL, NEW YORK.
TROY GRIFFITH IS AT THIRD.
TIM IS WAITING FOR THE PITCH FROM COACH NANCY.
HE GOT THE PITCH HE WANTED AND THAT BALL WENT INTO THE OUTFIELD.
HE IS HEADING DOWN TO FIRST.
TROY GRIFFITH WILL SCORE ON THAT.
WAY TO HUSTLE TROY.
LISA WEINSTEIN IS AT THE PLATE FROM FAYETTEVILLE NEW YORK, MARK FROM MANLIUS.
NO STRANGER TO CHALLENGER BASEBALL.
NONE OF THESE KIDS ARE.
AND THEY KNOW HOW TO PLAY BASEBALL.
HE DID THAT.
ZACHARY IS GOING TO COME AROUND AND SCORE.
MARK CAPPOLETTI MAKES HIS WAY DOWN TO FIRST BASE.
TYLER IS GOING TO BE AT THE PLATE IN A MOMENT.
LISA WEINSTEIN SHOULD BE ON THIRD.
NICE JOB, EVERYBODY ADVANCES BY ONE BASE AND TYLER CICALI IS LIKE PUT IT RIGHT OVER THE PLATE HERE.
I'M GOING TO ADJUST MY STANCE AND HIT THE BALL AND HE DOES.
AND IT GOES RIGHT BACK UP TO THE PITCHER.
HE IS GOING TO MAKE HIS WAY DOWN TO FIRST BASE.
LISA WEINSTEIN COMES AROUND AND SCORES.
A GREAT GAPE, A GREAT TIME AT CHALLENGER BASEBALL.
CARRIER FIELD OF DREAMS.
AT THE PLATE IT WILL BE MATTHEW DEREGIS, TIM SIMONE AT THIRD.
ADJUSTMENTS WITH THE HELMET.
HAS HIS HANDS ON THE BAT.
TELLS COACH NANCY HE IS READY AND HERE COMES THE PITCH AND HE GETS A HIT, RIGHT OFF THE BAT.
HE IS GOING TO MAKE HIS WAY RIGHT DOWN TO FIRST BASE.
TIM SIMONE IS GOING TO COME AROUND AND SCORE ON THAT.
ANOTHER RUN FOR THE ORANGE TIE-DYE.
AT THE PLATE, NOW BATTING, KYLE DONAHUE.
BALDWINSVILLE.
KYLE IS READY.
HE WAITS FOR IT.
HE CONNECTS WITH IT.
HE KNOWS THAT GOING TO GENTLY PUT THE BAT DOWN.
NO, TAKE THE BALL.
I'LL HIT IT OVER THERE A LITTLE BIT AND HE IS GOING TO MOVE ON DOWN TO FIRST BASE.
OF COURSE MARK CAPPOLETTI, TYLER AND MATTHEW ARE ALL GOING TO SCORE ON THIS.
EVERYBODY IS HUSTLING AROUND THE BASES.
WAY TO GO MARK.
WAY TO GO EVERYBODY.
BOTH TEAMS.
HERE IS THE DEAL.
EVERYBODY BATS, EVERYBODY SCORES, EVERYBODY PLAYS THE FIELD.
THEY PLAY TWO INNINGS.
MOST ENJOYABLE TIME IF YOU HAVE NEVER BEEN TO A CHALLENGER BASEBALL GAME, YOU NEED TO GO.
THIS IS AT THE CARRIER FIELD OF DREAMS IN EAST SYRACUSE.
AND THAT'S GOING TO BE A WRAP FROM CARRIER PARK.
THANK YOU FOR JOINING US.
MY NAME IS SKIP CLARK AND I HOPE YOU JOIN US FOR NEXT WEEK'S COVERAGE OF SYRACUSE CHALLENGER BASEBALL.
TO BELIEVE IN AMERICA IS TO BELIEVE IN POSSIBILITY.
POSSIBILITY WORTH FIGHTING FOR.
>> THE POSSIBILITY OF A DIFFERENT KIND OF WORLD.
AMERICA IS PREDICATED ON AN IDEA.
EVERYTHING THAT WE BELIEVE IN COMES OUT OF THE REVOLUTION.
OUR IDEAS OF LIBERTY, EQUALITY.
IT'S THE DEFINING EVENT OF OUR HISTORY.
>> THE AMERICAN REVOLUTIONARY MOVEMENT SERVED AS A MODEL AROUND THE WORLD.
>> THESE ARE NOT ENGLISH LIBERTIES.
THESE ARE TRANSCENDENT LIBERTIES.
THESE ARE LIBERTIES THAT ALL INDIVIDUALS HAVE BY THE NATURE OF BEING HUMAN.
>> THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION CHANGED THE WORLD.
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