Members of the winning team include (front, from left) Shayne Bullock, Dayton VanAmberg, Cameron Connor, Jameson Vitullo and Austin Drobrish; and (back row, from left) Coach Eric Terceiro, Cameron Teeden, Coach Rick Teeden, Christian Rezendes, Tim Byrne, Cole Kirker, Manager Kim Terceiro, Shaun Vento, Matthew Terceiro, Coach Paul Ramos and Nate Ramos.
The Warren Little League Fall Ball Minors team (players 9 to 11 years old) just ended its 7-0 season by finishing off Tiverton, 23-3 in the final game. The lopsided victory wasn’t unexpected, either; over the course of the season the team outscored its opponents 102-27.
Through it all, coach Kim Terceiro watched her team progress from a scrappy bunch of boys at the beginning of the season to a hardcore group of kids who loved baseball, loved to play and compete, and couldn’t get enough.
“They were an incredible group of boys,” said Ms. Terceiro, who was in her first year of coaching the team. “They love baseball and they all played with heart. Don’t get me wrong, they have skills, but these kids won because they wanted to, and they love baseball.”
The season totals bely some of the difficulties the team faced. Its early games weren’t blowouts and there were some close matches as well, including a tense victory over Barrington several weeks ago (7-6), and a 12-6 victory over rival Bristol toward the end of the season. Ms. Terceiro said that victory was especially sweet, as it ended Bristol’s own undefeated run.
Fall ball players (from left) Matthew Terceiro, Jameson Vitullo and Nate Ramos celebrate after defeating Bristol 12-6 last month.
The kids loved winning and competing, and it didn’t take long for parents to buy into their excitement. By the end of the season, she said, “we were all caught up in the moment.”
“They should be proud!”
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