Hamptons Collegiate Baseball

Westhampton - The smiles on their faces - the players, the fans, whoever was wearing red at Hite Field on Friday - said it all. This one meant a lot. In the inaugural season of the Westhampton Aviators, they'd finally scaled the peak they'd first set out to climb two months ago, bringing the Atlantic Collegiate Baseball League championship to the East End with a 7-5 victory over Wolff Division champion Jersey Pilots.

It turns out the mob near the mound at the division championships four days ago was merely a dress rehearsal for inarguably the biggest moment in the history of the team and the organization. Alex Pracher, who struck out the side in the ninth inning, was the recipient of body blows from all angles as the Aviators celebrated the '09 title.

"I just tossed my glove aside and let it happen," Pracher said. "I was actually a little scared because we have some big guys on the team. It was fun. Even if I injured myself at the bottom of it, I wouldn't trade it for anything. Most teams take all year to build relationships and get an idea of who's who, but we had confidence in each other and meshed really well."

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