Norwich won their second straight PONY League championship after a crazy two-day rain delay game. Members of Norwich’s championship team are (in no particular order) Torin Lawerence, Keegan Franklin, Trey Bates, Mike Hagen, Kaden Collins, Drew Brooks, Gabe Blenis, Jacob Call, Logan Ford, Kameron Marshall, Isaac Bennett, Evan Sylstra, Nolan Dodzweit and Kaleb Turner. Coaches this season were head coach Greg Bates and assistants Don Hagen and Mike Ford. (Submitted Photo)

SIDNEY – Tied 4-4 in the bottom of the fifth inning on Tuesday at Double Day Field in Cooperstown, the PONY league championship game between Norwich and Greene was suspend due to a cascading downpour of rain and lighting brought by the thunderstorms in the area.

Norwich, the home team on the scoreboard, left the game with the bases loaded and two out against them. Kolby Finch, Greene’s ace on the mound, needed just the one out when he returned to the hill Thursday when play resumed for the title game.

While the location changed to Sidney, Norwich’s high-powered offensive inning did not as Isaac Bennett picked up where his team left off.

Bennett hit a hard ground ball to the third baseman and as a result, the ball got stuck in the glove of the Greene fielder, allowing him to reach first safely while Nolan Dodzweit – the go-ahead runner – crossed home plate to give Norwich a 5-4 lead.

The next pitch came from relief pitcher Trent Rapp for the Trojans. Norwich’s Torin Lawerence ripped the ball into center, scoring two more in the frame to give the home team the 7-4 score.

Norwich scored their insurance run in the bottom of the sixth when Dodzweit hit a sacrifice fly into center field, scoring Mike Hagen to take the 8-4 lead.