Glaciers win CABA World Series Championship

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Neighbors | Submitted .Ohio Glaciers 11U team members, from left, (front) Manager Anthony Vross, Kyler Fedko, Ryan McCurry, Anthony Vross, Ethan Kalina, Christian Fedko; (back) Coach Bob Tinkey, Coach Ken McCurry, Jake McCurry, Dean Lauer, Parker Shannon, Mike McDonough, Joe DeLucia, Chris Lewis, Zach Tinkey and Coach Eric Kalina won the CABA World Series. The team beat Lou Collier Stars in Chicago to win the title.

Six Canfield students competed alongside players from Cleveland and Pittsburgh on the Ohio Glaciers, who captured the 11 and under Continental Amateur Baseball Association World Series title in Chicago. The team beat the Lou Collier Stars in back-to-back thrillers to win the championship.

During the championship game, the Glaciers won 3-2 in exciting fashion, with stellar pitching and great defense. The team ended the season with a record of 54-7-1 with four tournament championships, a state championship, a CABA World Series championship and three tournament runners-up finishes.

“What makes this team so great is that all the players contributed toward this great accomplishment,” said Coach Anthony Vross.

The Ohio Glaciers travel teams attract players from a 60-mile radius, including Youngstown, Pittsburgh and Cleveland areas, to compete on a national level. The Glaciers practice as a team from November through July and the players take batting practice year-round at a $1 million baseball training facility in Struthers.

“The Glaciers have a really great opportunity to better their baseball skills and sportsmanship as a part of this national traveling team,” said Vross. “Their dedication to being extraordinary baseball players is what sets them apart from others.

“From our practice facilities to our high-level trainers, we’re here to help the kids reach the highest level of the game. In the past two years, 24 of our 18U Glaciers players have received college scholarships.”

CABA is comprised of some of the best teams in the nation with top players from multiple communities on a team. It differs from Little League in that it follows mostly major league rules with leadoffs, stealing and 70-foot bases.