OCEAN CITY- The Ocean City Marlins, representing American Legion Synepuxent Post 166, made a great run in the Maryland American Legion Baseball Championship Series last week and finished as runner-up after falling in the title game.
The Marlins last month won the American Legion Eastern Shore District championship to advance to the eight-team state championship tournament last week in Western Maryland. In the early rounds, the Marlins beat American Legion Post 82 from LaPlata two times with scores of 16-2 and 10-0.
The Marlins then beat American Legion Post 214 of Garrett County, 4-3, to advance to the championship round. The local team would have to beat American Legion Post 211 from Funkstown twice to win the title. The Marlins got it done in the first game, beating Funktown, 3-2, in 10 innings. In the second game against Funkstown, however, the Marlins fell 5-4 in eight innings and Funkstown was crowned state champions.