22 • COMMUNITY ADVOCATE • Friday, August 12, 2022
COMMUNITY SPORTS
Shrewsbury heads to the World Series By Laura Hayes Managing Editor
Shrewsbury players celebrate after they beat Upper Deck.
SHREWSBURY - After being knocked out of the Zone 4 playoffs, Shrewsbury Post 397 is heading to the American Legion World Series. The team had an undefeated run through the Northeast Regional tournament and punched their card to the World Series by beating Rhode Island’s Upper Deck Post 14 on Sunday. “For us, it was just any other game,” said Zach Amero. “We knew what was at stake, but we’ve got to go out and win the game, got to do our job.” Last month, the team’s district season came to a close after they fell to Milford. However, the team was still able to compete in the tournament as the host team. Ultimately, Shrewsbury went all the way and beat Upper Deck 4-2.
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“Absolutely phenomenal,” said manager Frank Vaccaro. “They battled. They came back. They were on a mission.” He continued, “I’ve got to tell you, if we didn’t win this thing, I would have been totally, totally disappointed for them. I knew we could do it. It was a question of putting it all together at once, and they picked the right time to put it all together.” The Northeast Regional Tournament, which Shrewsbury hosted at the College of the Holy Cross, kicked off last Wednesday.
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Shrewsbury ended up beating Connecticut team Waterford Legion Post 161 13-3 that first game. They went on to beat Upper Deck 3-0, Vermont Post 91 3-1 and Greece, N.Y, 12-4. Vaccaro said he was feeling shocked when he realized the team beat Upper Deck, noting that it was the third time the team has qualified in five years. “We’re going to go to Shelby. It’s a wonderful tournament. We’re going to be spoiled. We hope we’re going to represent Massachusetts and the northeast really well — and Shrewsbury,” Vaccaro said.
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