2008 Saratoga Boys’ Baseball
- “A” Team Game Results: Mazon Maverick Tournament on Saturday, August 16
- Game 1: Final Score: Saratoga: 1; Pontiac St. Mary: 6
- Saratoga offense: The Hawks had 1 run, 5 hits, 4 walks, and 3 stolen bases as a team. Grant D. had the Hawks only R.B.I. and Shane B. scored the Hawks only run.
- Game 2: Final Score: Saratoga: 9; Grand Ridge: 8
- Winning Pitcher: Tyler B. – six innings; 7 runs (only 2 runs after the first inning); 7 hits; 3 walks; 9 strikeouts
- Ben P. earned the save by getting the last two outs in the seventh inning with the bases loaded.
- Saratoga offense: The Hawks had 9 runs, 12 hits, 5 walks, and 1 stolen base. Austin C. led the team with a single, double, 2 walks, and 4 runs scored from the lead-off spot in the batting order.
- “A” Team Game Results: Monday, August 18, 2008 at Minooka “B” Team
- Final Score: Saratoga: 7; Minooka: 5
- Winning Pitcher: Tyler B. – complete game (7 innings); 5 runs; 3 earned runs; 6 hits; 5 walks; and 7 strikeouts
- Saratoga offense: The Hawks only scored 1 run through 6 innings. In the top of the 7th, in their last at bat, the Hawks put together 3 hits, 2 walks, and 2 stolen bases, to erase a 4 run deficient. The Hawks scored six runs in the inning and won the game by 2. Grant D. scored the game tying run on a Shane B. hard hit ground ball down the first base line. Then, Shane scored the winning run on an error by the Minooka pitcher.