AFTER FORTY YEARS OF LEGION COMPETITION ,WE FINALY WON THE BIG ONE.WE WON THE CAMDEN COUNTY LEAGUE ON THE LAST DAY OF THE SEASON.THE NJ STATE TOURAMENT WE LOST THE FIRST GAME AND HAD TO COME BACK THRU THE LOSERS BRACKET.WE BEAT HOBOKEN IN A DOUBLEHEADER ON THE LAST DAY TO WIN THE STATE .WE PERFORMED MUCH BETTER IN THE REGIONALS AS OUR PITCHING CAME ON STRONG.IT CAME DOWN TO BOYERTOWN AND BROOKLAWN IN THE FINALS.IN THAT GAME BRET LAXTON TOOK THE BATS OUT OF THEIR HANDS AND DEREK FORCIC STOPED THEIR RUNNING GAME..WE WON THE REGIONALS AND MOVED ON TO NATIONALS IN BOYERTOWN PA. SCOTT LAVENDER WON THE FIRST GAME AGAINST NEWARK,OHIO THE THE NEXT DAY WE BEAT THE CALIFORNIA STATE CHAMPS,ESCOCIDO,BEHIND LAXTON'STHIRTEEN STRICKOUTS.ON THE THIRD DAY WE BEAT A STRONG UNDEFEATED EAST HARTFORD,CONNECTICUT TEAM BEHIND 16 YEAR OLD BRIAN McGETTIGAN.WE LOST THE NEXT GAME TO GONZALES,LOUISIANA.IN THE CHAMPIONSHIP GAME AGAINST NEWARK LAXTON STARTED WITH TWO DAYS REST ,BUT DIDN'T HAVE HIS FASTBALL. SCOTT LAVENDER RELIEVED LAXTON AND PICK UP HIS SECOND WIN OF THE SERIES AND THE NATION TITLE WAS OURS.EVERBODY CONTRIBUTED MIKE HARRIS MADE SOME OUTSTANDING PLAYS AT THIRD BASE AND KEVIN CUNANE ENDED THE GAME BY CATCHING A BALL UP AGAINST THE FENCE IN LEFT FIELD..THE FINAL GAME WAS TELEVISED BY ESPN. LEADERS ON THE TEAM CAPTAIN BRIAN OBERMIER WITH A 403 BATTING JOHN MADER-399,KEVIN CUNANE-355.DEREK FORCHIC-337,JEFF MANUOLA 322,PICHING LEADERS BRET LAXTON 12-2, SCOTT LAVENDER 9-1,BRIAN McGETTIGAN 9-2,BRIAN WILSON 7-1,NICK RIZZO 7-3,MARIO OLSEN 6-1 THE FINAL TEAN RECORD WAS 59 WINS,10 LOSES AND 2 TIES.AND THE 1991 AMERICAN LEGION WORLD SERIES
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