ROC Smash compete at the Ripken Experience in Myrtle Beach
Boys 13-U travel team, ROC Smash, completed their summer season by competing in the 2015 Sunset Classic Tournament at the Ripken Experience in Myrtle Beach, S.C. Beginning in the front row, from left to right, are: Coach Robinson Hernandez, Coach David Espinal, Will Lennon, Adam Paperny, former New York Yankee Bobby Richardson, Drew Marchese, Joshua Hernandez, Yoni Stewart, Coach C.J. Marchese and Coach John Villano; middle row: C.J. Marchese, Nick Villano, Brandon Batista and Shane Meehan; and top row: Noah Paperny, Tim Curtin, Kevin Walla, Yoansy Ortiz and Daveas Espinal. Bryan Batista and Ramon Gomez also are members of ROC Smash. Richard, former World Series MVP and three-time world series champion, also is the former head baseball coach for the University of South Carolina. He is considered the father of the university’s baseball program.
Photo provided by Tracey Meehan