DARIEN, Conn. The Darien 13-and-under Babe Ruth All-Stars hosted a youth baseball program from Australia, the Perth Heat, on Saturday at Darien High School.
The Heat arrived in the United States last week and attended the Yankees-Brewers game at Yankee Stadium. They plan to play about 30 games over the next three weeks, making stops in Boston, Pittsburgh, Delaware and New Jersey before returning to Perth, Australia, on July 25.
Many of the Heat's players are upper-level elite players, and their goal is to play professionally. In Australia, the kids play maybe once a week. This trip is to show them baseball routine, such as staying in hotels, long bus rides and playing through injury and soreness. The players also visited Fenway Park and experienced playing on artificial turf.
Members of both squads posed for an impromptu group photo Saturday.
Darien players are in white, front row, from left: Peter Archey, Jack O'Neill, Jamie Schofield, Drew Costantino and Andrew Nault.
Back row: Tyler Costantino, Michael O'Malley, Stephen Barston, Andrew Enzor, Manager Joe Marzano, Jake Frasca, Luke Mangan and Edward Gozdz.
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