2013 AMERICAN LEGION
WEST SENECA
POST 735
NEW YORK STATE
BASEBALL CHAMPIONS
Bottom Row (left to right): Mike Prentice (2013 St. Francis High School), Liam “Trot”
Kelly (2013 Bishop Timon St. Jude), Paul Wujek (2012 St. Francis High School),
Noah Thompson (2016 East Aurora High School), Mathew “Coyote” Sokolski (2015
Iroquois High School), William Sulkowski (2012 Orchard Park High School) Row
Two (left to right): Ian Allen (2103 East Aurora High School), Corey Fermo
(2013 West Seneca East), Justin Krzemien (2014 Iroquois High School), Austin
Spindler (2013 West Seneca East High School), Coach Tim Klimtzak, Coach Peter
Trzybinski, Alexander Pacer (2013 West Seneca East), Joshua Fuller (2015 Bishop
Timon St. Jude), Ryan Keating (2014 Iroquois High School), Matthew Keating
(2013 Iroquois High School) Missing: Joseph Kwasiewski (2015 Iroquois
High School), Zachary Trumpler (2013 Iroquois High School), Joel Krywcun (2015
Maryvale High School), Zachary Hayes (2012 Bishop Timon St. Jude), Coach Mike
Yochum, Coach Tim Hourihan, Coach Dan Potter, Coach Ryan Struzik, Coach Justin
Urschel
2013 BASEBALL SCHOLARSHIP WINNERS
The American Legion – Department of New York Baseball
Scholarship Committee met and after deliberation selected three young men to
each receive a $500.00 scholarship and one young man to receive a $1,000.00
scholarship to pursue their education.
The following players Mr. Patrick L. Gosney, who played for Binghamton
Post 80, Broome County, Mr. Robert Pieszak, II, who played for Depew Post 1528,
Erie County and Mr. Josh Walker, who played for Middleton Post 151, Orange
County. Each player received a $500.00 scholarship.
Mr. Joseph Austin Mann, the recipient of the $1,000.00
scholarship, played for Leon R. Roberts
Post 161, Oneida County. His application
has been submitted to the National Organization for consideration for their
scholarship. James is a 2013 graduate of
Holland Patent High School, Holland Patent, NY and is planning to pursue his
education in the field of biology and attend SUNYIT. He also wants to try out for the SUNY Wildcat
Baseball Team.
Two other awards were presented at the State Tournament in
Utica. The “Big Stick” Award goes to the player with the highest batting
average and greater number at bats. This
award went to Ian Allen, West Seneca Post 735, Erie County.
The MVP Award
was given to Matthew Keating from West Seneca Post 735. He threw a Championship Perfect Game by retiring all twenty-one (21) batters
he faced for a perfect game to help West
Seneca come thru the losers bracket and win the 2013 New York State American Legion Championship and allow West Seneca
the opportunity to compete in
Brooklawn, NJ in the Mid-Atlantic Regionals.
