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Sports Niskayuna meets Clifton Park in Cal Ripken state finals - Baseball (Schenectady County, Niskayuna) Posted on: 07/22/09 Spotlight Newspapers email: news@spotlightnews.com The Niskayuna Cal Ripken All-Stars closed in on another state title. With Monday’s semifinal victory over the Spring (Troy) Renegades, the Warriors advanced to Wednesday’s final against the Clifton Park Bulldogs at the 12-year-old state championship at Niskayuna’s Jeff Blatnick Park. For this group of Niskayuna players, it’s another chance to go to the Mid-Atlantic regionals. “They played in last year’s Mid-Atlantic regional, which gave us some valuable experience,” said Niskayuna manager Tom Spataro. The Warriors advanced to the championship bracket by going 2-1 in pool play last weekend. They opened with an 8-6 victory over New Paltz Friday, but then stumbled in a 7-5 loss to the Clifton Park Bombers Saturday. Niskayuna responded to the loss in an impressive fashion Sunday, as it shut out Rome 10-0 behind pitcher Tommy Favata’s one-hitter. “I was disappointed we lost Saturday night, but we got it done today,” said Spataro. The winner of Wednesday’s state final between Niskayuna and Clifton Park will travel to Bridge-water, N.J., this weekend for the Mid-Atlantic regional. The winner of that regional goes to Aberdeen, Md., for the Cal Ripken World Series.You can contact news@spotlightnews.com with any questions. Also, feel free to post comments below. Comments powered by Disqus |
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