SB Vikings 9U-A Team Wins Memorial Day Tournament

The South Brunswick Vikings 9U-A team recently won the Marlboro Memorial Day Baseball Tournament by beating last year's Northern New Jersey Champions, the Manalapan Braves, along the way while giving up only five runs in five games. 

During the first game last Friday night, the Vikings beat the Freehold Fury by a score of 20-0. On Saturday, the Vikings kept on rolling by shutting out the Brooklyn Bulldogs Orange by a score of 10-0.

Both games lasted only 4 innings because of the mercy rule. The Vikings lost a nail biter to the Marlboro Mustangs Gold team by a score of 1-0 on Sunday, allowing their first run of the tournament in the bottom of the 6th inning.

Seeded third in the playoffs on Monday, the Vikings beat the Manalapan Braves by a score of 6-4.  This lead to a rematch with the Marlboro Mustangs Gold in the Championship Game.

In another defensive battle, nobody scored until Mike Reyes knocked in two runs with a stand-up double in the bottom of the 4th inning. Six outs later, the Vikings were champions.

--Ken Gleason