Hillsborough 9U Baseball Team Ends Season with Tournament Highlights

Written by Peter Elmalis

The Hillsborough Aces enjoyed a phenomenal 2013 9U baseball season.  They ended the season with a record of 24-12-1.  

The journey began in January as the players started their training in the local gyms and baseball facilities in the surrounding area.  They quickly got ready for their spring season that began in early April, which included playing some of toughest opponents in the surrounding area.

Participating in a Diamond Nation Tournament in April, the team qualified for the playoffs against club and other A rated Town Teams. They finished their spring season by participating in the Bridgewater

Memorial Day Tournament and by making the playoffs of their USABL League.  During the summer is when the ACES really took off and had a great run of games.  

This included a eight-game winning streak, second place finish in a very tough Cranford Tournament, first place finish in the Montgomery Tournament and a playoff run in the South Brunswick Tournament, where the ACES beat two teams that they had never beaten before.  

The summer culminated with an experience of a lifetime, with a trip to the Cal Ripken Facility in Aberdeen, Md.  The ACES completed pool play with the #1 seed out of 16 teams, but eventually lost in the playoffs to a very good club team from Maryland.  The trip to Cal Ripken’s facility was enjoyed by all the Aces players, families and siblings.

The ACES players include Camryn Loniewski, Mikey Hoffman, Rocco Viscel, Huxley Holcombe, Nick Baldev, Kyle Elmalis, Jack Roteman, Jalen McDaniel, Steven Bordanaro,Tyler Michinard and Drew Allan. 

Coaches Include Bryan Loniewski, Mike Hoffman, Brad Holcombe, Mike McDaniel, Peter Allan and Dan Roteman.

Manager- Dan Baldev