Burrillville High School Boys: GAME ON ! Three State Championships in one Year !

       Posted by Wayne G. Barber & photos by Wayne G. Barber

 In my later years I have adjusted my valuable viewing time to College and High School and entry level amateur sports for the pure live drama of sports. It never fails to amaze me in the amount of community pride the Town of Burrillville proudly displays to the other communities when the GAME IS ON !
  Pre-game ceremony had one of the Broncos departed coaching legends, Skee Carter's grand children throw out the first pitch and each and every player go over and give a genuine hug to Mrs. Carter.
 The 2015 division III season was backed up this year with the spring weather so they posted a game for the Broncos against Mt. Hope on a Sunday June 14, at 4 pm and the Town responded with a very good turn-out. Three straight now and waiting for the championship opponent between all once beaten Mt.Hope and Juanita/Sanchez on Tuesday after another rain out on Monday.

Cavaliers Andres Ortiz throws 2 hitter with 7 K's complete game,
but tough luck loss of a un-earned run in the sixth inning. Hit batsman#14 Antwain J. Dearden, #10 Slade Sylvestre reachs on a error and after a earlier triple #8 Chad Stone draws a intentional walk and then a hit batsman catcher #30 Sr. Greg Carlson for the only run

 The Cavaliers prevailed to the Broncos delight after this years record of three wins against the 18 win power house. In the regular season on 4/13 and on 4/29 the Broncos prevailed by the identical scores of 7-5. Then in the playoffs shut down their high potent offense again.
 The Cavaliers then regrouped and pounded the opposition to gain the rematch. The Cavaliers creamed Rogers 13-2 and then knocked off Mt. Hope 7-4
 The Broncos were awarded the home field advantage and batted last in the championship game at Rhode Island College instead of McCoy Stadium where the division II and division I were on the docket while the Paw/ Sox were on the road.
 The weather gods came through with a absolutely beautiful blue bird sky and was perfect for the outdoor spring contest and a 5:00

Stoney's long rocket ship Triple being shagged down !

The Cavaliers had a outstanding Year .

#8 Broncos Chad Stone slashed a Triple !

pm start for those working the day shift to attend. Again the Burrillville residents responded to the call to support their Broncos and had a three to one advantage of  a cheering section. Some of the familiar faces in the stands were second and third generation Burrillville former players, coaches, classmates and family members.
 The Cavaliers chose ace right hander Andres Ortiz to start and the Broncos chose a well rested ace lefty Colin Murphy who entered the game with a MVP type of a 5-0 record and a miniscule 0.83 era 1.50 whip.

Bronco Team Pride will last a Lifetime !

 The Cavaliers had their chances and stranded 5 runners in scoring position chances to plate a single run in 7 innings. The Bronco defense played well today while making all the routine plays and smart baseball cut-off throws and backing up a team mate.
 Both starting pitchers were outstanding matching each other inning after inning like two heavy weight boxers. Ortiz with a huge 7 K performance after being struck by a line drive in his hand in the first and then shook it off and said give me the Ball, coach. Murphy kept his team on their heels with quite a few full counts of three and two and then would make a outstanding clutch pitch or the defense would shine. Murphy registered 5 K's and tossed a sixth hit complete game.
 After three, Cavaliers 0 and the Broncos 0.  The Cavaliers accumulated three singles and a few stolen bases or a passed ball to advance to second but could not come up with the thump of a RBI hit today. In the last of the fourth with two outs the Broncos senior 2b man #8 Chad Stone stroked a long triple to left field wall and was not going to be denied 3rd base. Just like his drive to the goalie net in his State championship stellar hockey career he made up his mind rounding first to get it done.

Broncos #34 Colin Murphy

Big Lefty has great mechanics and a quite confidence on his team mates when he is pitching.

The Cavaliers were coached well by Rick Bozzer and stole bases on the right counts.

  The top of the fifth the Cavaliers #6 Eric Collado strokes a single and steals second and fails to score. In the last of the fifth with two outs third baseman senior #41 Justine DesChamps who won the last playoff game as a starting pitcher lashed a long double for the Broncos last hit of the contest and was also stranded at second base. I think bad base running cost the Cavaliers a chance at a run in the top of the sixth and the Broncos sored in their half of the sixth without the beneficiary of a base hit.

 #14 Antwain J.Dearden takes one for the team and gets hit . Next #10 Slade Sylvestre reaches on a very costly error. Then #8 Chad Stone who earlier lashed the long triple and was known well by the coach well decided that he was not going to let Stone swing away and loaded the bases on a percentage managerial move that would prove to back fire today. This is it, bases loaded and senior catcher #30 Greg Olsen gets a hit batsman call and is awarded first base. 1-0 Broncos !
 The Cavaliers would have a base runner with a single and a stolen base, no throw in the top of the seventh and #34 Colin Murphy held his composure for the complete game victory and the Broncos first State Baseball Championship since 2007.
  I would like to Thank the two teams for a great classic baseball championship game and the privilege of covering the game and to the great baseball fans conduct who attended. I will post most of the photos on Facebook that limits you to about 40 at a time

Wayne G. Barber Author, Director, Producer of the My North West Rhode Island News Blog
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