The Hillsborough Hawks an 8-and-under travel baseball team won its first tournament.
Competing this season in the USABL American Central Division, the Hawks completed the tournament with a 4-0 record. They finished pool play with a 3-0 record, outscoring Branchburg, Long Valley and Mt. Olive by a combined 35-7.
The Hawks’ perfect record put them into the championship game to compete against Mt. Olive in a rematch. The Hawks won the championship game, 10-1.
The pitching was led by Max Romanok with two wins, with Brian Quabeck and Cole Hayden chipping in one each. Jack McLaughlin, Alex Reiling and Romanok had 0.00 ERAs and Romanok led the team with 16 strikeouts.
The offense was led by McLaughlin, Logan Raghunath and Jack Moran, who all ended the tournament with batting averages over .700. McLaughlin and Jason Roser tied for the team lead in runs, while Moran paced the team in RBI.
Raghunath and Shailen Patel added 2 stolen bases each and Roberto Santiago, Logan McDermid and Jack Minetti were on base all weekend.
The Hawks will continue their pursuit of a USABL Division Championship before moving on to the rest of their tournament season.
