Stoughton Father, Son Bond in Cooperstown

Over Columbus Day weekend, Stoughton’s Jim Derochea played with his Boston Adult Baseball League (BABL) team in a friendship tournament on Doubleday Field in , the site of the Baseball Hall of Fame.

In the final game of the weekend, Derochea thought it would be a nice experience to play with his son, Trevor—“a father-son first for us,” Derochea said.

Derochea’s team had a 2-2 record in the tournament, beating the North Shore Reds in the final game that weekend, 8-4. The father-son duo both went 2 for 3 in the finale.

“The biggest thrill [came] in the 6th inning when Trevor doubled and scored the run that put us ahead for good on my sharp single to left,” Jim said.

“I am representing the Boston All-Stars at the 48+ Roy Hobbs World Series at the end of October so this was a great tune up for me, but more so, it was the thrill of a lifetime to play on the same team with Trevor (rather than coach him),” Jim added.

Jim is the coach of the . Trevor, a 2010 graduate of , was one of the top pitchers in the Hockomock League while playing for the Black Knights. He’s currently playing fall baseball for Massasoit.

Check out the video of one of Trevor’s two diving catches that he made in the finale (courtesy the Quaglianis of Western Springs, IL, who just happened to be visiting the Baseball Hall of Fame, watched the game, and captured the catch on video).