Pelham Blue u-8 boys summer baseball team wins championship

The Pelham Blue under-8 boys summer baseball team Aug. 10 held off Hillcrest 10-8 to win the championship at Schulz Field in Yonkers.

The Blue’s road to the finals went through Clarkstown and YBNR (Youth Baseball of New Rochelle). On Aug. 7, the Pelham boys beat Clarkstown Stars 10-0 and followed that with a 14-4 win over YBNR on Aug. 9, according to Coach Greg Keating.

Roster: Gavin Keating, Jake Zaber, Keller Pursel, Jonathon Starvatow, Travis Cross, Jack Duffy, Andrew Koonce, Luca Mileno, Dylan Murn, Spencer Polsky, Jared Slawsky and Alex Tanaka.

In addition to Keating, the team was coached by Chris Zaber, Brad Pursel, Jared Starvatow and Tom Cross.