BEVERLY, Mass. — The Addison County All Stars baseball team made history this week by playing in the Eastern Regional Tournament, which pitted the local 9-to-11-year-olds (the Vermont state champs) against all stars from several East Coast states.

AC players held their own against a strong New Jersey team (Jackson Holbrook) in their first game on Monday in Beverly, Mass. The game at Harry Ball Field saw AC hang in there, down by only one run, 2-3, in the third inning.

Then the squad from Jersey turned it on and pulled away for a 12-2 victory.

The Addison County squad’s second game in the tournament saw the local nine face off against a tough team from Maryland (Montgomery County). Despite some great pitching and hits from the AC team, Maryland came out on top, 13-0.

AC’s third game in the tourney will be played Thursday afternoon.

To offset the travel, lodging and meals costs for the weeklong tournament, the AC team started a Go Fund Me campaign. Members of the team and their families were very grateful for all the support they received to make this life enriching experience possible.