A Look Back: South Shore’s 15-year-olds nearly won the BRL World Series in 1995

They came oh so close

South Shore BRL manager Pat Ferraro, right, called on his entire team to accept the Babe Ruth League 15-year-old World Series second-place trophy after dropping a 9-6 decision to Glendale, Ariz., in the championship game in the late summer of 1995. (Staten Island Advance)

If there was a hey day for Babe Ruth League All-Star Tournaments, it was without question during the 1990s.

And in 1995, South Shore BRL’s 15-year-old squad went on a magical run that saw it come within two wins of winning it all following a trip to the World Series in Millville, N.J.