The Tewksbury 12U baseball team was one of two champions from Tewksbury at this year’s Conway Tournament.
The 12U went a perfect 3-0 in pool play and entered the playoffs as the top seed.
The Redmen lived up to that billing, beating Hudson, NH, North Reading and Methuen on the way to the title.
Tewksbury’s 10U squad was a surprise champion, entering the playoffs as the fifth seed with a 1-3 record in pool play before a playoff run that included wins over fourth-seeded Haverhill, top-seeded Hudson, NH and second-seeded North Reading.
The 12U’s title game was a thriller as Tewksbury topped Methuen, 4-2.
After falling behind 1-0, the Redmen responded with a run in the bottom of the first, second and third innings to take a 3-1 lead.
The Rangers scored a run in the top of the fourth, but Tewksbury picked up an insurance run in the bottom of the fifth.
Samuel Trowbridge led off the first with a base hit, Jack Magary followed with a single and Logan Dingivan drew a walk to load the bases.
An error on a grounder by Owen Brett scored Tewksbury’s first run.
In the second, Brody Augustyniak reached on an error and stole both second and third and scored when Matthew Lanterman’s sacrifice was misplayed by Methuen.
Tewksbury made it 3-1 in the third.
Dingivan was hit by a pitch, Brett reached on an error and Michael Kippenberger’s hit was misplayed, allowing Dingivan to race home.
Tewksbury’s fourth run came when Magary was hit by a pitch with one out, and Dingivan walked before Brett loaded the bases with a single. Kippenberger then earned an RBI was a base hit.
Trowbridge pitched for Tewksbury and had a terrific outing, tossing all six innings while striking six, walking three and allowing only one hit. He retired the last nine batters he faced to finish the game strong.
The Redmen won another tight game in the semifinals, 3-2, over North Reading.
The Hornets actually led 2-1 after four innings before Tewksbury scored once in the fifth and again in the sixth to earn the walkoff win.
Trowbridge started and pitched two hitless innings before Magary threw the third inning and Dingivan earned the victory with three hitless innings to end the game. Dingivan struck out six and walked one in his stint on the mound.
In the sixth, Trowbridge singled to lead off and stole second with one out.
With two outs and Dingivan at bat, Trowbridge stole home with the winning run.
Tewksbury tied the game in the fifth.
Augustyniak reached on an error with one out, stole second and took third on an error before scoring on a sacrifice by Matthew Lanterman.
In the third, the Redmen took a 1-0 lead.
Mason Tremblay singled with two outs and went to third on a double by Trowbridge before scoring on a hit by Magary.
Tewksbury’s 6-1 win over Hudson to start the playoffs was highlighted by a five-run first inning for Tewksbury.
Kippenberger, Magary and Dingivan combined for the win on the mound.
The big first inning started with singles by Trowbridge and Magary and a walk to Kippenberger loaded the bases.
Dingivan drew an RBI walk for the first run and Brett plated two more runs with a single.
An error on a line drive off the bat of Augustyniak scored two more Tewksbury runs.
Tremblay hit a home run in the fifth for the final Redmen run.