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Cape Junior League All-Stars fall to Naamans 7-4 to end championship run

Cape shortstop Zack Gelof avoids the runner and hurls to first during a double play attempt in the 7-4 loss to Naamans. BY DAN COOK
Dan Cook
July 29, 2013
Cape starting pitcher Josh Fonville delivers to the plate during the 7-4 loss to Naamans. BY DAN COOK
Richard Carey sprints from the batter's box after slamming a shot to the left side of the infield. BY DAN COOK
Cape right fielder Will Geppert snags a fly ball. BY DAN COOK
Cape manager Bill Lux congratulates Will Geppert after his catch in right. BY DAN COOK
Cape left fielder Austin Elliott runs down a Naamans fly ball. BY DAN COOK
Cape second baseman Ryan Meade slugs one of his two hits in the game. BY DAN COOK
Zack Gelof dives back to first during a run down. BY DAN COOK
Cape second baseman Ryan Meade gets a throw to tag out a Naamans base runner. BY DAN COOK
Coach Rich Carey checks with his son, catcher Richard, after he was hit by a pitch. BY DAN COOK
Cape's Tommy Heffernan awaits the pitch. BY DAN COOK

The District 3 Champion Cape Junior League team finished its season July 27 with a 7-4 loss to a scrappy Naamans team in the Delaware three-district state tournament at Middletown.

The Cape team was battling back from the bottom bracket after losing to Naamans 8-4 July 25. Naamans lost to MOT (Middletown, Odessa, Townsend) on July 26 to set up the rematch with Cape. Naamans now plays MOT for the right to go to the regional championships in New Jersey.

"We played great offense in the game," said manager Bill Lux. "We out hit Naamans 11-7, but we made six errors and didn't play great defense."

Kyle Lux went 3-for-4 on the evening while Ryan Meade and Connor Thompson both went 2-3 with Thompson slugging a double.  Zack Gelof had a 2-for-4 game.  Meade, Thompson, Gelof and David Erickson each had an RBI for Cape.

"We played really well in the District III Championships," said Cape coach Rich Carey. "We just came up a little short in the state tournament. This is a great bunch of kids, and they will be there again next season."

 

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