Waterdown Hammer Wins 20th Annual Elkland First Weekend Event
Elkland, PA – The Waterdown Hammer, after losing their first game of the tournament, rolled out 6 straight wins with the last being a dramatic come from behind victory, 5-4 over the Bedford Rays to win the 20th Annual 2013 Elkland First Weekend Tournament.
Jason Young walk off 3-run homerun sealed the Hammer win over Bedford Rays with the Rays up 4-2 through 6.5 innings of play in the championship game.
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Chris Van Valkenburg earned MVP pitcher award with 4 pitching wins, while Young’s heroics in the championship game sealed his bid as the tournament MVP.
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The Bedford Rays (4-1) finished the tournament in second place, while the Schuylkill Merchants finished in third place with a 4-2 record.
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30 games were played overall in the tournament, with 14 games being decided by 3 runs or less. Included in those 14 games, were 10 games that were decided by just 1 run.
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Complete game by game scores are attached in pdf format.