MARLTON, N.J. - We are celebrating some young champions from right here in our backyard. Marlton Baseball’s 10 and under team recently won the Cal Ripken World Series in Indiana.They were the last team standing in a league that has over 120,000 players from around the world and on Sunday, they arrived in style with escorts from the police and fire department.Marlton Chiefs arrive home to a heroes welcome after their Cal Ripken World Series win.
The 12-player team was recognized after they went undefeated in the Cal Ripken World Series."It’s all just having fun playing baseball," said Jacob McGonigle. "That’s it, you don’t play baseball just to win stuff you play to have fun and compete."But win they did, beating out the 19 other teams that made it to the World Series.Coach Mike Appalucci couldn’t be prouder. "We were Marlton tough all season long," Appalucci said. "Being tough and being competitors.
That’s truly what myself and the coaching staff try to teach these kids is to compete no matter what."They went down two to nothing in the championship game against a team from Florida.
They came back to tie it twice heading into the bottom of the 9th inning."In my head, I was like, ‘Are we going to win what’s going to happen?’" Kellians Graham remarked.