Special Report: Math World Series

Nancy Gaff, Math Teacher
"If you had to guess which Red Sox player has highest slugging percentage who would you guess?"

Seventh grade teacher Nancy Gaff Quizes the new world champions. No, they aren't the Boston Red Sox, but these Beachmont School students recently represented the team in a mathematics contest sponsored by the Baseball Hall of Fame.

Sarah Price, Math World Series Champion
"I learned about batting averages, bases, a lot of stuff. It was really fun."

Mrs. Gaff's class was chosen last Friday to take on this 6th grade class in St. Louis. Via satellite yesterday... the two teams... decked out in their hometown gear answered math questions that involved baseball statistics.

The Sox did take batting practice before the big game.

Nancy Gaff, Math Teacher
"Prior to going, I prepped the kids on batting averages, slugging percentage, total bases - and all that."

William Brunco, Math World Series Champion
"It was cool because we could see them and they could see us."

Morgan Swindle, Math World Series Champion
"They did a good job. They did a great job answering the questions."

In this game, the Cardinals started off strong, scoring a few homeruns in the first inning... but the Red Sox kept believing... and finally got the winning homerun.

Nancy Gaff, Math Teacher
"They had a question that went back and forth, and we beat St Louis by one. Hopefully it’s a prediction of what is to come."

William Brunco, Math World Series Champion
"I was shaking like I am now."

Morgan Swindle, Math World Series Champion
"We cheered like crazy people. We were like, ‘Oh my God. Yeah!’"

The students in this class said they didn't get to talk to the students in St. Louis. But that both sides cheered each other on.