The Town of Newburgh junior baseball team finished last week three wins away from a District 19 championship.

However, they entered this week with a long road ahead as they were beaten by Pine bush, 15-1, on Saturday.

They needed to win on Sunday against Otisville and then post two straight wins over Pine Bush Monday and Tuesday to advance to Friday’s Section 3 North opener.

The Minors team kicked off on Sunday, while the Majors team opened the tournament with a loss to Pine Bush and will have to battle through the elimination bracket.

District 19 Little League
Majors Bracket A
Pine Bush 9, Town of Newburgh 3
Pine Bush recovered from a 3-1 deficit with four runs in the third inning to take the lead in a tournament-opening win over Town of Newburgh on Saturday fat Town of Wallkill.
Town of Newburgh managed three hits.

Juniors
Town of Newburgh 11,
Greenwood Lake/Warwick 1
Sean Hinspeter doubled twice, drove in two runs, and scored one as the Town of Newburgh opened the tournament with a win over Greenwood Lake-Warwick.
The game was called after six innings due to the 10-run rule after Newburgh scored seven runs in the sixth inning.

Cooper Schmidt had two hits, three runs scored and an RBI, while Jacob Lazarski had two hits and two RBIs. Three pitchers – Matthew Bonura, Lazarski and Jake Walsh combined on a four-hitter.

Town of Newburgh 25, Montgomery 0
The Town of Newburgh scored 25 runs in the first inning as they sent Montgomery to the consolation bracket.
Sean Hinspeter had three hits, including a double and a triple and four RBIs. Jayden Brooks and Tyler Mrrero had three RBIs each.
Three Montgomery batters walked but didn’t have a hit or a run in their only at-bat.

Pine Bush 15, Town of Newburgh 1
Finn Gandolfini had three hits, including two triples, three RBIs and three runs scored as Pine Bush routed Town of Newburgh to clinch a berth in Monday’s championship game on Saturday at Middletown.
Sean Hinspeter homered for the Town of Newburgh.

Greater Hudson Valley Baseball League
9U Division 4

Hudson Valley Storm Blair 5, Beacon Bulldogs 4
The Hudson Valley Storm took the lead with a five-run second inning and then held off a Beacon Bulldogs comeback attempt to escape with a win on June 23 at Memorial Park in Beacon.
The Bulldogs took a 1-0 lead in the first inning, before the Storm took the lead for good in the second. The Bulldogs scored a run in the fifth and two more in the sixth, but the game ended with the tying run being thrown out at home.
Hudson Valley Storm Blair 20, Hudson Valley Storm Diaz 8
Hudson Valley Storm Blair scored 15 runs in the fourth inning to overpower Hudson Valley Storm Diaz on Saturday at New Windsor Little League.
Storm Diaz took a 3-0 lead before Storm Blair tied the game in the second. After falling behind again, Storm Blair took the lead for good with two runs in the top of the third inning.

12U Division 4
Hillcrest Lakers 3, Hudson Valley Storm 2
The Hillcrest Lakers handed the Hudson Valley Storm a one-run loss on June 23 at Rory O’Moore in Yonkers.

Westchester Elite 19, Hudson Valley Storm 4

Westchester Elite 21, Hudson Valley Storm 4
The Hudson Valley Storm Two were swept by the Westchester Elite in a doubleheader on Saturday at New Windsor Little League.

Hudson Valley Storm 9, Lumberjacks 7
Hudson Valley Storm 10, Lumberjacks 8
The Hudson Valley Storm swept a doubleheader from the Lumberjacks White on Saturday at Lagrange Park in Lagrangeville.

14U Division 4
Hudson Valley Heroes 5, Hudson Valley Storm Two 1
The Hudson Valley Storm Two got their only run in the sixth inning on a sixth-inning single by Matt Gingold in a loss to the Hudson Valley Heroes on June 23 at Stanford Rec.
Christian Hines and Oliver Romney also had hits for the Storm.
Zack Lattrell led the Heroes with two RBIs.

Hudson Valley Storm Two 11, Pleasantville 4
Hudson Valley Storm Two 12, Pleasantville 9
Matt Gingold singled, drove in two runs and scored one, leading the Hudson Valley Storm Two to a win in the opening game on their way to a two-game sweep of the Pleasantville Panthers on Saturday at Parkway Field in Pleasantville.
Oliver Romney had a single and an RBI and Josh Wager doubled and drove in a run. Will Hart had a had two hits an RBI and a run scored,
Trystan Rosario had a hit and two runs scored and three RBIs, leading the Storm Two to a win in the second game. Christian Hines had two hits, a run scored and two RBIs.

High school/Legion Division 4
Westchester Xtreme 9, Hudson Valley Storm One 3
The Hudson Valley Storm One outhit the Westchester Extreme but were doomed when the Xtreme scored seven runs in the fourth inning on June 23 at Alexander Hamilton High School in Elmsford.
Ryan Andryuk had two hits and drove in a run. Tyler Valentin also had an RBI.

Sailors 6, Hudson Valley Storm One 5

A walk-off double handed the Storm One a loss on Wednesday at Sunset Park in Cortlandt.
The Storm broke a 4-4 tie in the seventh inning when Xavier Vargas scored on a passed ball to give the Storm the lead.
However, the Sailors picked up two runs in the bottom of the inning to win the game.
A.J. Grant had a hit, a run scored and two RBIs. Dan Decker had two hits, including a double and two RBIs. Tyler Valentin also drove in a run.