WILSON—The trial of two former Wilson High School baseball players on hazing charges ended Wednesday night, except for the most important part—the verdict.

Town Justice George R. Berger reserved decision on the two 17-yearolds, charged with forcible touching and first-and second-degree hazing in the April 17, 2008, incident.

Berger did not say when he will issue his ruling. There was speculation among the attorneys that because of the possible impact of the decision on the jury pool for next week’s trial of the team’s former coaches, Berger would wait until after that is done.

Ex-coaches Thomas J. Baia and William M. Atlas are to be tried on charges of child endangerment for allegedly failing to stop an assault on some of their players.

A third former player, now 19, pleaded guilty to child endangerment May 28 and is to be sentenced by Berger on Aug. 18.

At the end of the testimony Wednesday, defense attorneys moved for dismissal of the charges, but Berger reserved decision on that, too.