This post was contributed by a community member. The views expressed here are the author's own.

Health & Fitness

Doylestown Tigers Capture the Pennsylvania American Legion Baseball Championship

The Doylestown Tigers hoisted the championship trophy high in the air after a wild game at Bears Stadium in Boyertown.

Today, a new PA Legion Baseball State Champion was crowned.  The Doylestown Tigers hoisted the championship trophy high in the air after a wild game at Bears Stadium in Boyertown.

The Tigers started off slow, but Jason Goldberg was in command on the mound. His fastball was fast and his off-speed pitches kept the Spring City opponent off balance. 

After a series of missed cues and questionable calls, the Tigers found themselves down after the first few innings.  But the scoreboard may have showed them behind on runs, but it didn't show how incredibly big this team's heart was.  They just never give up.

Find out what's happening in Doylestownwith free, real-time updates from Patch.

Down 5-1, the comeback started to fall into place.  Timely hits by Matt Hanson, Joey Monaghan and Ryan Gilbert closed the gap to 5-3.  Then the sparks started to fly and soon, the Tigers were leading going into the 8th inning, 8-5. 

Marty Martens relieved Jason as pitcher and the players, parents, coaches and everyone at the stadium felt their hearts beating a little faster and their palms sweating - not just from the afternoon sun. It was intense!

Find out what's happening in Doylestownwith free, real-time updates from Patch.

After a few strong strikeouts, high pop-ups and a ground out to first baseman Clay Sebesky, the Tigers shut the door on Spring City's quest for the trophy. It NOW belonged to the Doylestown Tigers - Champions!

The team collapsed on each other and the celebration began.  Trophies were handed out to the team and special recognition to some of the players as well. 

The Tigers fought hard for this one.  It was well deserved and for every single player, a dream came true.  Eighteen teammates came together to win every which way and raised the trophy high.

Next week, they head to the Mid-Atlantic Championship series in West Lawn, PA. And if these Tigers continue to play powerful, strong baseball, there may be no stopping them. 

Congratulations to the 2012 Doylestown Legion Tigers Baseball team.

We’ve removed the ability to reply as we work to make improvements. Learn more here

The views expressed in this post are the author's own. Want to post on Patch?