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Radnor-Wayne Celebrates First PA District 27 Little League Championship in 33 Years

Radnor-Wayne Celebrates First PA District 27 Little League Championship in 33 Years!

The Radnor-Wayne 10-11 year-old Little League International tournament team won its 5th straight game by beating Upper Providence 3-0 to win the PA District 27 Championship.

Sam DiLella earned the win for Radnor-Wayne by pitching a complete game shut-out.  DiLella allowed only 2 hits, while recording 6 strikeouts.  Radnor put early pressure on Upper Providence pitcher Trevor Manion with singles by Brendan Surbeck and DiLella in the first inning, but Manion was able to work himself out of the jam.  Radnor kept the bats going in the second inning, and eventually broke through to score all three of their runs.  Bobby Hydrisko and Chris Clark started the inning off with a single and a walk.  Gavin McCall then ripped a single down the first base line to score Hydrisko, and Mitchell Lohmeier followed with a sacrifice fly to score Ethan Lee (pinch-running for Clark).  Surbeck completed the scoring by driving-in McCall with a single.  John Austen kept the inning alive with another single, but Radnor was unable to push another run across.  Manion settled down after that, only giving up 1 more hit the rest of the way and finishing the game with 7 strikeouts.  However, Upper Providence was unable to mount any serious threats against DiLella, who didn't allow a runner to reach second base until the final inning.

The team moves on to compete at sectionals starting on Thursday, July 18th, in Levittown, PA.  Radnor-Wayne will take on Horsham in the first round of the double-elimination tournament, while Newtown-Edgemont takes on Morrisville.  The winner of PA Section 8 will advance to states on July 26th to compete against seven other teams for the PA state title.

Radnor's run to the district title included a mix of strong performances (12-0 over Devon-Strafford, 10-4 over Lower Perkiomen), and nail-biting come from behind victories (11-10 over Great Valley, 14-12 over Exton).  The team showed amazing resolve in overcoming a 4-run deficit in the 6th inning against Great Valley, and an 11-run deficit against Exton.  The team received key contributions from all 13 players over the course of the tournament, whether it was clutch hits by Scott Burke, Jack Dooley, and Ryan Gaffney to keep a rally alive, outstanding fielding by Jackson Birtwistle, or steady pitching by Owen Beisty in earning 2 wins.

 

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