On a day made for baseball, at the exquisite Montpelier Rec Field, the Chelsea Bat Company and Mad River Valley squared off in the 2025 league championship finals. It was a battle to the end.

Mad River scored 3 in the top of the 1st. Chelsea countered with 5 in the bottom of the same inning. Mad River struck back with 3 in the top of the 5th and led 6-5 thru the 8th. Chelsea knotted the game at 6 with 1 run in the ninth. Finally, in the tenth with men on base, Chelsea struck the final blow with a walk off double and the win, 7-6.

Of special note, both starters went the distance…David Simpson for Mad River and Brian Simoni for Chelsea, who also hit the game winning walk-off.

Congratulations to both teams for making it to the finals; to Chelsea for the best season record; and again to Chelsea for their victory and second consecutive championship.

Sal Spinosa, President
Vermont Senior Baseball League