Hanningtons wins Bay State League Tournament

(Sitting in front) Emily and Holly Swinamer; (1st row l-r) Angie Scarcella, Joe DeFelice, Mike Swinamer, Al Souza, Gerry Kelly; (2nd row) Spider Walsh, Justin McGrath, Art Robichaud, Brian Faria, Donnie Kelly; (back row) Larry Moone, Kevin Hayes, Tony Tager, Bill Roman and Joe Mula

The Hanningtons of Canton 55-and-over senior softball team won the Bay State League Tournament, finishing the 2013 season on a winning note. Hanningtons swept through the single-elimination tourney with three straight wins, beating Marlboro 9-6, Worcester 16-6, and Windham, Connecticut in the championship game 21-10.

Hanningtons was led by tournament co-MVPs Kevin Hayes and Angie Scarcella. Scarcella, the oldest player in the tournament at 73 years old, led Hanningtons with an .857 batting average and was outstanding at third base, turning in a number of excellent plays. Hayes, the team’s pitcher, hit three consecutive homeruns in the championship game, knocking in seven runs. Each of his homeruns traveled over 330 feet.

In the victory over Marlboro, Tony Tager knocked in five runs — three with a tremendous 340-foot homerun and a two-run double.

In the win over Worcester, Al Souza went 3 for 3 with three triples, three runs scored, and three runs batted in, while Hayes had a three-run homerun and Brian Faria and Mike Swinamer added three hits each.

In the championship game, in addition to Hayes’ three homeruns, Tager had three doubles while Faria and Scarcella added three hits each.

Defensively, the middle infield of Faria and Gerry Kelly were outstanding, as was Joe Mula in left field.

Manager Joe DeFelice invited the team to JJ McKay’s restaurant in Wayland for food and drinks to celebrate winning the tournament. Team sponsor Attorney Glen Hannington picked up the tab. It was another great tournament win for Hanningtons. Each player received a winning t-shirt while the sponsor received a trophy.

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