South Troy Dodgers shortstop Branden Cogswell makes a throw to first base during Wednesday's game against the Long Island Tigers in the 2009 Connie Mack World Series qualifier tournament played at Geer Field. Second baseman Jose Ramirez looks on.
The game was suspended in the top of the fifth inning with South Troy leading 4-1. (Photos by J.S. Carras - The Record).

"Cogswell is a 16-year-old kid that just came to us," South Troy manager Kevin Rogers said. "I would put him against any 16-year-old in the state. He’s hitting .500 for me and at this level, for him to hit .500 is exceptional."

Rain washed out much of the action on Wednesday and teams across the five sites in the Capital Region will pick up where they left off as early as they can on Thursday morning, weather permitting.

South Troy starter Kevin Scrobola talks things over with catcher Tom Murphy during Wednesday's game. Scrobola allowed a run on a sacrifice fly in the fourth inning, but reliever Dave Roseboom came in and got out of a bases-loaded situation to save the day for the Dodgers.

Check out Thursday's edition of The Record for a feature story on why the Dodgers were dreaming of New Mexico yesterday afternoon, trapped in a rain-soaked dugout in the Collar City.