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Crosby 'manages' unique win.(SPORTS)(At Home)(Column)

Sarasota Herald Tribune

| June 29, 2004 | (Hide copyright information)Copyright

Byline: Alan Dell

Sometimes you find heroes at the unlikeliest moments.

Take J.R. Crosby, an imposing 5-foot-11, 180-pound, 12-year-old who led the Braden River Little Major League in homers this past season with 13 while carrying a hefty .696 batting average.

And then there is Donnie Roberts, a quiet unassuming 12-year-old, who used his bat to make a statement that would reverberate all the way to Little League headquarters in Williamsport, Pa. After all, if it wasn't for their rules, he would have never walked off the field a hero in Sunday's Little Major League District 16 Tournament.

Crosby took one for the team and he's the first …

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