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third inning and looking like it 
was going to lose its third straight 
game, Detroit scored five runs to tie 
Mexico.
After falling behind again 7-5 in 
the top of the fourth, the Motown 
boys came back with three runs in 
the bottom of the fourth to move in 
front 8-7.
Mexico failed to score in the top 
of the fifth, the time limit ran out, 
and Detroit won the game.
“That victory gave us so much 
confidence. We didn’t lose again,” 
Chesney said. “I think we came 
into the game a little intimidated 
because we were playing a team 
from a warm weather area where 
the kids can play baseball year-
round.”
The enormous rally in the 
bottom of the third inning featured 
an RBI double by Katz; a seven-
pitch walk to Grayson Agrest; an 
RBI single on a bunt by Daniel 
Heicklen; and a two-strike ground 
ball to the right side of the infield 
by Yona Goodwin that brought in 
the tying run.
Chesney said his team made 
several key plays in the field during 
the tournament.
For example, he said, Heicklen 
made a diving catch in right field 
during the pool play game vs. St. 
Louis; first baseman Noah Sheridan 
snagged an in-between hop on 
a throw from an infielder in the 
bottom of the seventh inning of the 

gold medal game; and Katz made a 
laser throw to third baseman Ethan 
Bocknek in the top of the fifth 
inning of the game vs. Mexico that 
cut down a runner trying to steal 
third.
“Ethan expertly let the ball travel 
to the base to shorten the distance 
to tag the runner and he slapped 
that tag down quickly,” Chesney 
said.
Rubin pitched seven innings 
during the tournament. He had a 
2.00 ERA and a 0.571 WHIP (walks 
plus hits per innings pitched). Isiah 
Herskovic went 6.1 innings on 
the mound with a 3.31 ERA and a 
1.421 WHIP. 
Agrest batted .429 with nine 
RBIs. He also scored seven runs. 
Josh Dorfman hit .429. Jonah Peleg 
drove in seven runs.
The team’s roster included 
14-year-olds Katz, Rubin, 
Herskovic, Peleg, Dorfman and 
Sheridan; 13-year-olds Heicklen, 
Agrest, Bocknek, Jackson Gold, 
Jeffrey Johnston and Sam 
Garavaglia; and 12-year-old 
Goodwin.
“I’d be remiss if I didn’t mention 
our two assistant coaches, Scott 
Kaplan and Jonah Farabi,” Chesney 
said. “They were instrumental in 
helping bring this team together and 
earn the results on the field.” 

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That’s Eli Katz behind the plate 
during the Detroit 14U baseball 
team’s victory over Mexico. 

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