Youth Baseball: Ridgewood U14 team brings home Section 1 title

PHOTO COURTESY OF STEVE FACINI

The Ridgewood U14 Raiders baseball team claimed the Section 1 crown and advanced to the State Championships. FRONT ROW, from left: Alex Facini, Ben Geraghty, Sam Favieri, Avery Scott, Brady McSwigan, Bret Thompson and Kevin Seitter. BACK ROW, from left: Coach Marc Favieri, coach Dave Wang, Dan Boucher, Mike Breiter, Coleman Clauss, Pat Higgins, Dylan Black, David Kleiman, coach Will Seitter, Garret Thompson and coach Craig Frisina.

JULY 31, 2015 LAST UPDATED: FRIDAY, JULY 31, 2015, 12:31 AM
BY RON FOX
CORRESPONDENT |
THE RIDGEWOOD NEWS

While there was no “Under Construction” sign attached to the dugout, it was understood that this was supposed to be a rebuilding season for the Ridgewood U14 baseball team.

The Raiders were coming off a series of strong seasons, but this time, half of last year’s team had begun high school and moved on.

“But it was a nice turnover,” coach Marc Favieri said between events this week. His team had won the Section 1 championship and was poised to enter the state tournament at midweek.

“These kids knew each other and they had played together in rec league,” the coach said. “This is a strong group of kids. They’re all very athletic and there’s a camaraderie. They’re all friends and that helps a lot. They jelled very quickly.”

All the coaches at the lower levels in the village, from Little League on up, are proud to have developed players who have gone on to play and star at Ridgewood High School.

“The high school program is in good hands,” Favieri said. “The last three or four classes moving up have been strong.”

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