2017 Island Park Mariners Cop First Title in MABL AA Division in Long Island

Long Island MSBL, MABL AA Division

Island Park Mariners 13, Plainview Hawks 5

Submitted by Justin Roestenberg, Mariners manager

After coming within a strike of winning the title last year, the Island Park Mariners swept the playoffs and won their first ever title after 13 years of trying. They defeated the Plainview Hawks 13-5 to claim the hardware.

I have run the team the last 10 years and was proud as heck of my players for all stepping up and playing great in the playoffs. Everyone contributed so it makes it hard to point out a few guys. We have a good mix of young and old on the team. One key to our success was landing a quality catcher a week before the season started, which was a major position of need.