Little League: Pair of Windermere All-Star teams conclude postseason runs

Windermere 11-Year-Olds end remarkable run at state tournament

Windermere Little League’s 11-Year-Old “National” All-Star team concluded an impressive run through the postseason by placing third at the 2015 State of Florida Tournament in Crystal River.

The team comprised local boys who already had won the District 14 and Section 5 championships went 2-1 in pool play while at Crystal River Little League this past weekend.

On July 17, Windermere defeated North Springs 11-0 in four innings. On July 18, in a double-header, Windermere defeated Lakewood Ranch, 9-1, but fell to Fort Myers, 6-0. 

Fort Myers, which went 3-0, advanced out of the pool to the championship game on July 19, where it was defeated by North Palm Beach County, 8-5.

The Windermere-National 11-Year-Old All-Star team included Jacob Delano, Ethan Schalte, J.J. Paulsen, Jake Salvati, Joshua Briggs, Will Ross, James Rivera, Tracy Mitchem, Drew Siegel, Tabor Engle and Wyatt Archer.

The team is coached by Troy Delano, Rob Mitchem and head coach Brian Paulsen and lost just once in the postseason.

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WLL 10-Year-Olds place second at Section 5 Tournament

Windermere Little League’s 10-Year-Old “National” team won the District 14 championship and placed second at the Section 5 Tournament July 10 to 12 to end its postseason run.

After losing to Oviedo in its first game of sectionals, the boys from Windermere stormed back to defeat St. Cloud 16-15 in a thriller and then also defeated Azalea Park, the host team, 8-1.

The team includes  Tommy Ferraro, Evan Baker, Aaron Reabe, Tyler Hershiser, Hutton Milchin, Brandon Greider, Logan Siemienas, Oscar Perez, Sami Boufakir, Alex Garcia, Jr Millar, Corey Battey and Luke Ellenback.

Windermere was coached by Louis Massato, Brad Baker and Tom Reabe.