Down to their last strike in pool play, WEST Warriors New York 13U went on to outscore their opponents 21-4, en route to the championship at the 2023 Memorial Day Invitational, 13u division. Trailing 7-5 in the bottom of the seventh inning of their third and final pool game, and needing a win to advance, with the bases load and a two-strike count, Dylan Cappiello drove in two runs to tie the game. Jacob Krolick then launched a hard hit ball to the gap in left-center field bringing in the winning run, for a walk-off 8-7 come from behind win over Beast Red, securing the fourth seed, and final spot in the playoff round. Facing top-seed New York Empire 13u (3-0) in the semifinal, Mikey Falasco pitched five shutout innings, backed by Michael Michele’s fourth inning 3-run home run, and Jake Mack...