Copperheads Baseball Win Memorial Day Tournament

by defeating the Ranch by 15-9.

Teddy Greiner and Hayes Vaughan led the Robbers with two hits each, driving in six runs. The Red Robbers tallied 11 hits including contributions from John “Tig” Fatzinger, Aiden Ortiz, Kaiden Caceres, Jonah Molloy, Xander Wagner, Max Smith, Jacob Emmons and Otto Litton. Ortiz finished out the game by striking out three and only allowing four runs.

The Ranch bats were alive in the evening, with ten total hits, but unable to fend off the defeat. Tanner Hammond, Reid Edmonds, Aidan Izawa and Patrick Verasin each racked up multiple hits for the Ranch. The Ranch were led by Nate Landers with three strikeouts.

The Smurfs and Red Robbers advance to the semi-final round where they will face the Hammerheads and Cherry Bombs. The community is invited to attend Championship

by Mike Nicholas

The Falls Church Copperheads, a youth travel program featuring players from the Falls Church Kiwanis Little League, fielded teams in local Memorial Day tournaments in their 9-through 12-year-old programs. The 11U team won at the large regional Kyle’s Kamp Tournament in dominating fashion, with the 10U team taking second place in their division.

The 11U team was dominant, scor ing 47 runs in five games, while only yielding two runs. The Copperheads had strong pitching performances from Bronson Rogers, Asher Sequeira, Evan Toman, and Luca Pipia who combined for a remarkable .28 ERA, allowing just four walks and 15 hits on 93 bat ters faced. Defensively, the team was dominant, with 74 putouts and only two errors. Kellan McCormack, Davis Nicholas, John “Tig” Fatzinger, Harrison Carmody and Michael Downs were sig nificant defensive contributors across the tournament. The offense was equally hot, with the team delivering 33 hits and

33 stolen bases, including Sequeira’s steal of home plate. Offensive leaders included James Owen, with multiple extra base hits, and multiple hits recorded by Landon Tucker, Hayes Vaughan,