BOWERS, ANDERSON LEAD SOUTH TROY.(Sports)

TROY -- Winning the opening game in any double-elimination tournament is virtually imperative for overall success.

There is something also to be said about how the first game of an event can be a tone-setter.

Not only did the South Troy Dodgers capture the opening game of their quest at reaching the 2009 Connie Mack World Series on Wednesday evening, the way the Dodgers went about their business could not have been more impressive.

Bethlehem High graduate Randy Bowers tossed a sparkling one-hitter and first baseman Steve Anderson crushed a two-run home run in the fourth to propel South Troy to a 2-0 victory over Brooklyn Youth Service in the North …