The 10 year-old Hatfield Hawks Little League travel team hosted its first ever baseball tournament, the Hatfield 10U Summer Slam Tournament Aug. 4-7. The field included seven teams from the area, including Central Perk, Harleysville, Horsham, Montgomery, Mountainville and Upper Providence.

Hatfield claimed the tournament championship on Aug. 7 with a 8-7 victory over Central Perk.

Pictured from bottom (from left):  Michael Jones, Michael Chavez, Connor Ertel, Noah Bower, Gabriel Friel, Zach Miles. Middle row:  Jack Yunaska, Garrett Zimmerman, Alex Clauss, Billy Collins, and Colten Smith. Back row: Coach Bill Collins, coach Scott Jones, coach Sean Bower. Not pictured: Griffin Juckniewitz, coach Mark Ertel.

The Hatfield Baseball AAA Division Royal team, sponsored by Peruzzi Toyota, finished the season 11-5 and claimed first place by defeating the Black team 12-3 in the playoff final.  


Pictured front row (from left): CJ Young, Sean McQuillen, Matthew Woods, Nathan Schneider, Michael Chavez. Middle row: Connor Ertel, Gabriel Friel, Ethan Weber, Evan Rothmann, Kolby Barrow, Caleb Floyd. Back row: Assistant coach Chris Young, assistant coach Ed McQuillen, head coach Mark Ertel, assistant coach Doug Barrow, assistant coach Norm Friel.

The Hatfield Baseball Majors Division Green team sponsored by Souderton Auto Body finished the season with a record of 14-4 and defeated the Gray team 6-5 in the playoff final to claim first place.

Pictured front row (from left): Isaac Oberholzer, Randy Schuyler, Matt Noti, Nathan O’Donnell, Tyler Rothmann, Zach Thomas. Middle row: David Keeton, Billy Brittingham, Brendan Opdyke, Brandon Mininger, John Borkowski, bat boy Matty Brittingham. Back row: Assistant coach Mark Thomas, head coach Terry O’Donnell, assistant coach Rob Keeton. Not pictured: Evan Hayes.