West Hartford Youth Baseball Wrap-Ups for Week Ending May 19

Majors - American League:

Sunday, May 13

Blue Black Dental Defeats Cornelius 3 – 2

Blue Black Dental won a well played game by both teams on Sunday morning at Eisenhower Park. Ryan DeLutrie once again led BBD by pitching four outstanding innings, accumulating six strikeouts and spreading four hits while allowing only one run. Naji Middleton continues to finish each game by pitching the last two innings. BBD offensive was sparked by DeLutrie who went 2 for 3 (with a double and triple), Max Ryan who went 2 for 2 (with a double), Jay Falvey 1 for 2, Middleton 1 for 2, and Brendan Moore 1 for 1. Cornelius’s Ivan Ribeiro (4 K’s ) and Luke Carroll (3 K’s)both pitched three strong innings each. Offensively, Cornelius had six players who contributed with a hit—Jack Moore 1 -3, Will Hutensky 1-3, Ribeiro 1-3, Carroll 1-3, Jimmy Shepard 1-3, Max Leyland 1-2, and Michael Cagnetta 1-2.

Connors 23 Talcott 3 

Connors won its fourth game in row on the 1 hit pitching of Colby Jones, Dom Niman and Max Main. Connors offense was led by Main who had 3 hits (2 Home Runs (including a grand slam)), 4 runs scored and 8 RBI's. Jones, Andrew Ferrucci and Drew Booth each had 3 hits and drove in a total of 5 runs. Joe Stern and Angus McDonald were also excellent on offense. Niman and Booth made important defensive plays. Connor McKeown and Cooper Swift played well for Talcott.

Home Runs: Max Main 2

Mr. Trophy 14  Lions Club 6

On Saturday, Mr. Trophy defended its first place lead to a very hungry Lions Club.

Danny Harris(2 for 3) and Casey Shane(4 for 4) led off for two hits/ two runs in the first, followed by a strong defensive effort from Anthony Perez(2 for 4, 2HR's) on the mound for a 1- 3 combo in the bottom of the 1st. Lions came back strong at the dish in the 2nd with 3 straight hits that scored Milhomeas (2 for 4), Lin(2 for 4), and Grady(2 for 4). Leading off the top of the 3rd, Trophy's Jonathan Perez(2 for4) blasted a solo homerun into left center followed by 2 doubles from Brian Flynn(2 for 4) and Brady Tober(1 for 4) giving Tober the RBI.

With momentum moving into the fourth, Casey Shane(4 for 4) rallied with a single, followed by back to back homeruns from Will Jackson(2 for 4) and a 2nd HR from Jonathan Perez. Trophy went on to score 4 more in the fifth with singles from Matt Jenkins(1 for 4), Danny Harris, and Will Jackson, and, a double from Casey Shane. Moving into the sixth inning, Trophy scored both Mateo Maturana(1 for 4) and Brian Flynn(2 for 4) on singles from the pair. Lions Noah Theriault had an outstanding double play on a catch and throw to out the runner @ 2nd base. Trophy's Anthony Mancini had strong defensive efforts over on 1st base. An outstanding 8-6-2 relay from Trophy threw out a runner going from 2nd to home ensued in the 4th.

Rotary Gets By Halls Market 7-5

Rotary combined good pitching with timely hitting and heads-up base running to defeat Hall’s Market 7-5. Rotary struck first in the bottom of the 2^nd with 3 runs on a pair of hit batsmen, a Mario Volpe single and a Timmy Andrews RBI groundout. Rotary pitchers Ryan Orlowski and Adam Glassman held Hall’s Market hitless through the first 3 innings of play. Rotary added 2 runs in the 3^rd to go up 5-0, when Orlowski and Alex Lim singled and were driven in by a single from Jeffrey Beach. Halls got on the board in the 4^th inning when Tommy Costello singled off Adam Glassman, a walk to Nick Gaglioti and an RBI single by Jake Patterson. Patrick Baron relieved Glassman and Charlie Murray singled up the middle to drive in 2 runs making it a 5-3 game. Baron struckout the next 3 hitters to get out of the jam. Rotary added 2 runs in the 6^th on singles from Baron and Beach and a walk to Lim combined with a defensive breakdown on the Halls side of the diamond. Halls fought back again in the 6^th to make it close when Gagliotti and Murray singled and Michael Giungi doubled to right center to make it 7-5. Baron settled down and struckout the next 2 batters to end the game giving Rotary a hard fought victory.

For Rotary at the plate Jeffrey Beach lead the attack (2-2, 1 Run, 2 RBI). Timmy Andrews, Patrick Baron, Ryan Orlowski, Alex Lim and Mario Volpe all had 1 hit. For Halls, Charilie Murray (2-3, 1 Run, 2 RBI), Michael Giungi doubled and Tommy Costello, Nick Gaglioti and Jake Patterson all had 1 hit.

For Rotary on the mound, Ryan Orlowski started and pitched 2 no hit innings with 3 K’s. Adam Glassman pitched 1 inning allowing 3 runs on 2 hits and Patrick Baron pitched 3 innings allowing 2 runs on 4 hits with 6 K’s. For Halls, Murray started allowing 5 runs on 5 hits with 2 K’s. Jake Patterson pitched 1 innings allowing no runs on no hits with 1 K. Gaglioti pitched 1 innings allowing 2 runs on 2 hits with no K’s and Tommy Costello pitched 1 inning allowing no runs on no hits with 3 K’s.

Wednesday May 16

Cornelius 3 Lions Club 1

Cornelius beat Lions Club 3-1 in a game marked by solid pitching and defense on both sides. Cornelius was led by Sean James who pitched 3 shut-out innings (7 K’s), Jack Moore (5 K’s including a 9 pitch 3 K 2^nd inning) and Luke “The Sandman” Carroll who closed the 6^th inning retiring all 3 batters for the save. Offensively, Cornelius created 3 runs on timely hitting by James (2 hits), Moore (2 doubles), Max Leyland (2 hits), and Tom Dowd who scored his first run in a Cornelius uniform. Will Hutensky had the game winning RBI with a 3^rd inning grounder that scored Moore.

Lions pitchers Harry Freda (2K’s) and Kyle Milhomens (4 K’s) both pitched 3 strong innings with Freda leading the team at the plate with 2 hits (1 double). Lions also played well defensively throwing out two Cornelius runners at the plate behind strong catch and tags by catcher Carter Fradette.

Talcott Beats Blue Back Dental 7-6

Talcott got on the board early and took a 4-0 lead on hits from Cooper Swift, John Kozak, Nicholas Klingman and Jack Livingstone. Blue Back got a run in the bottom of the inning on a Miguel Yancce hit. BBD answered in the bottom of the third inning on a Ryan Delutrie hit to cut the lead to 4-2. Talcott was held scoreless in the second, third and fouth innings but was able to scratch two runs in the top of the fifth on a walk from Connor McKeown and a hit from Swift to extend the lead to 6-2. BBD scored in the bottom of the inning on a Ryan Delutrie and Yancce walk and a Max Ryan double to keep the game close at 6-4 going into the sixth inning. Talcott got a lead off single from Klingman, and after Declan Kiley was hit by a pitch, Jack Livingstone walked to load the bases, Michael Francalangia was hit by a pitch to add another run and take a 7-4 lead. BBD got a leadoff walk from Tanner Bruttomesso, Talcott pitcher McKeown got a ground out and struck out the next batter, then proceeded to walk Justin Surowiec and Delutrie, then Max Ryan reached base on an error scoring Falvey and Surowiec. McKeown was able to strike out the next batter leaving the tying run at second base. Talcott was led offensively by Cooper Swift (2 for 3), Nicholas Klingman (2 for 2, BB), Jack Livingstone with a hit. Leading the offense for BBD was Miguel Yancce (2 for 2, BB), Ryan Delutrie (hit, 2 BB), Max Ryan (Double, walk), Jay Falvey with a hit and Tanner Bruttomesso (2 BB). Talcott pitching combined to strike out 10 and BBD pitching combined to strike out 11.

Connors 5 Hall's 4

Connors won its 5th game in row. Max Main (3-1) won the game in two innings of relief pitching. The offense was led by Main and Drew Booth who each had 3 hits. Joe Stern and Jack McGovern played well on defense for Connors. Michael Baldini (2 runs scored, 2 hits) and Nick Gaglioti (2 hits and 3 RBI's) the Hall's offense. Mack Phlilips and Tommy Costello also played well for Hall's.

Rotary Pitches Past Trophy 4-2

Rotary pitchers struck out 16 Mr. Trophy hitters to come from behind to win 4-2 and pull into a tie for 2^nd place in the American League. In a matchup between 4 of the best American League pitchers from both teams, the score remained scoreless and hitless through 2 innings with Ryan Orlowski already picking up 5 K’s early in the game. Rotary got on the board first with one run in the 3^rd on a Patrick Baron 2 out groundball to 2^nd base that was misplaced by the Trophy defender scoring Jeffrey Beach. Trophy responded right back with 2 runs of their own in the 3^rd when with 2 outs Casey Shane doubled to Left scoring Danny Harris. Shane scored as well on the same play when the relay to the plate got away from the Rotary catcher on the play at the plate trying to get Harris scoring. Rotary knocked back in the 4^th with two runs to retake the lead for the night. Adam Glassman and Jonathon Sanchez both had infield singles and came around to score on aggressive Rotary base running and multiple Trophy wild pitches. Rotary added an insurance run in the 5^tt after Orlowski was at first on an infield error and moved to 3^rd on wild pitches, Adam Glassman put down a perfect sac bunt down the third base line and Orlowski scored on the put out over at first.

The 11 K’s over 4 innings Orlowski was relieved by Patrick Baron in the 5^th. With one out in the 5^th, Will Jackson doubled to right center and while trying to stretch it out to a triple was thrown out at 3^rd base by a perfect Rotary outfield throw and relay from Sanchez to Orlowski to Timmy Andrews who made the tag on Jackson at 3^rd. Baron K’d the last batter in the 5^th to finish the inning. In the bottom of the 6^th, Baron walked the leadoff batter, struck out the next hitter for the first out and allowed an infield single on a swinging bunt down the 3^rd base line. With the tying runs at 2^nd and 3^rd, Baron then struck out the next 2 hitters to get out of the jam and earn the save and a victory for his club.

For Rotary at the plate, Ryan Orlowski, Adam Glassman and Jonathon Sanchez all had one hit. For Mr. Trophy, Casey Shane and Will Jackson doubled and Bryan Albee and Brian Flynn both singled.

For Rotary on the mound, Orlowski started and got the win pitching 4 innings allowing 2 runs on 2 hits with 11 K’s. Baron earned the save pitching the last 2 innings allowing no runs on 2 hits with 5 K’s.

Defensively Rotary executed a perfect shortstop relay to cut down a potential Mr. Trophy run at 3^rd base. New catcher this year, Jeffrey Beach tended the plate for Rotary for the past two games catching all 12 innings of play flawlessly while handling the heat and breaking balls from Orlowski and Baron.

Friday, May 18

Connors 13 Blue Back Dental 2

Connors won its 6th game in a row with strong hitting up and down the lineup and excellent pitching from Colby Jones (3-0), Dom Niman, Jack McGovern and Max Main. Main and Spencer Bavaro had 3 hits each. Main also drove in 4 runs. Main, Jones and Niman all hit a home run. Also playing well for Connors was Andrew Gingold and Andrew Ferrucci. Tanner Bruttomesso and Brendan Moore played well for BBD.

Home runs: Main (Connors), Jones (Connors), Niman (Connors).

Mr. Trophy Grinds Past Cornelius 8-6

In a late night and wildly exciting game vs Cornelius, Mr. Trophy quickly jumped out to a 2-0 lead in the first inning with Casey Shane (2 doubles, 1 single) reaching first base on a walk, followed by a home run bomb by Will Jackson, high above the left-center field wall for the first 2 runs. Shane held a no run first inning with 2 K's.

With a 2 run lead, Cornelius battled back in the second with aggressive base running to score two runs, followed by three more in the third, on stolen bases, a couple of wild pitches, and, an RBI single by Canon. Trophy struggled in the third and fourth innings scoring one run each on a single from Brian Flynn and double from Brady Tober that scored Flynn in the third.

Pitchers Will Jackson (Trophy) and Jack Moore (Cornelius) battled for King of the Hill in the 5th and 6th innings, keeping both Cornelius and Trophy scoreless in the 5th inning.

With the score tied in the top of the 6th, Trophy pulled out two more runs with a double and steal to third by Shane, which eventually scored him on a passed ball. Jackson moved to first base on a walk and was able to score from third on an infield grounder by Jonathan Perez.

Mr. Trophy held Cornelius at bay in the bottom of the 6th with three straight K's by Jackson for the 8-6 win.

Home Runs: Trophy-Will Jackson (1)

Majors - National League:

Sunday, May 13

Keating beats Police 7-4

Keating Agency hung on to beat a tough Police squad, 7-4, on Mother's Day. Keating got on the board quickly in the 1st on consecutive hits from Sean Hurley (2 for 3, 2R), James Gadue (3 for 3, 2B, 2R), and Tim Cotter (2 for 3, 2B). Police pushed back, picking up runs in both the 2nd and 3rd innings on hits by Michael Woods (2 for 3), Jared Reisner, Trent Wechsler, and Will Carpenter. Keating picked up 1 run in the 3rd and 3 more in the 4th, which proved to be enough to hold off the Police comeback in the 5th and 6th.

Police got excellent pitching from Michael Woods, Will Carpenter, and Patrick Gustafson. Keating spread the pitching duties among Jace Meyer, Chris Pang, Cotter, and Hurley.

AC Petersen Beats Berry Insurance 11-7

Jack Tapia continued his strong hitting and 11 year olds Bryan Renker and Elias Heinen combined for 4 hits but it was Colin Fitzsimonds that led the team offensively with a huge day at the plate; going 4 for 4 with 5 RBI’s and a home run. Solid pitching by Tyler Correia with two innings to start the game and strong middle relief from Tapia and from Renker to close the game and hold off a mounting Berry rally closed the door shut to give ACP its third win of the season. Berry’s star performances were turned in by Ned Blanchard (home run, single) and Drew Nemirow with three hard hit singles and a foul ball that will be talked about for years to come. The ball was hit straight down the first base line, an absolute "moon shot", that just hooked foul, hitting a huge tree about 30-40 feet up (if you are at Fern look for it. It it is right on the foul line at least 50-60 feet past the fence).

The game started with Berry making noise early in the top of the first as Blanchard’s home run put Berry on the board. Berry then proceeded to load the bases, but Correia was able to shut it down and get out of trouble with minimal damage. ACP came right back and scored eleven unanswered runs on offense powered by Fitzsimonds, Tapia, Renker and Heinen. Berry mounted a comeback led by Nemirow but ultimately fell short and ACP recorded its third win of the season.

Home Runs: Berry – Ned Blanchard 1, ACP - Colin Fitzsimonds 1

Venora Electric Beats Exchange 8-1.

In a game that featured two of the League's better pitchers, Venora got some timely hits late in the game to pull away from a good Exchange team. Sean Langan got the Venora offense off to a good start in the 1st on a home run to right centerfield off Exchange ace Brendan Begley. Exchange then loaded the bases in the bottom of the inning but Langan got a big strikeout to end the inning. Venora led 2-1 after three innings, but mounted a two out three run rally in the 4th on a triple from Dan Fitzsimmons and a single from Langan to push the lead to 5-1. From there, Fitzsimmons (2 IP) and Ryan Smith (1 IP) held the Exchange offense in check for the win.

Venora's offense was led by Langan (3 for 3, 3 runs, home run, 2 RBI's), Fitzsimmons (triple, 2 RBI's), Javi Jerez (2 RBI single), Liam Langan (1 for 1), Karstian Lang (1 for 1, run), and Ryan Smith (1 for 2, run, sac fly). Josh Wolmer made several nice plays at second base. The Exchange offense was led by Matt Beazoglou (2 for 3) and Brendan O'Meara (1 for 2, double, RBI) as the Venora pitchers only allowed 3 hits. Begley pitched well and also played well in centerfield and at catcher. Jonathan Brea made several nice plays at first base.

Home Runs: Langan (Venora)

Knights of Columbus 10 Modern Tire 1

Locked in a scoreless pitcher’s duel between each teams ace, K of C's Chase Jeter and Modern Tire's Gus Murchie, K of C broke through with 5 runs in the 3rd, 3 in the 4th and 2 in the 5th to pull away from a pesky and determined Modern Tire baseball club. K of C started the 3rd with consecutive hits from Will Layden, Paul Wilson, Chase Jeter (3 for 4) and Drew Hungerford to score 2 runs, and then a nifty suicide squeeze bunt from Nick Becker which scored both Wilson from 3rd and Jeter from 2nd base. K of C pounced again in the 4th, this time in a more traditional fashion, via a 2 run Homerun from Hungerford to deep center (3 for 4, HR, 5 RBI) and an RBI single from Sean Macary (1 for 3, RBI).

Meanwhile Jeter cruised through 3 innings of work, yielding just 1 hit while striking out 9. K of C pushed the score to 10-0 in the 5th, with Hungerford lacing a 2 run single to plate Paul Wilson (2 for 5) and Jeter, both who had singled and advanced on a passed ball. Jeter then turned the ball over to Hungerford, Becker and Layden, who each pitched an inning to close out the game. Modern Tire got great performances from Gus Murchie (3IP, 4K), Colby Lytle (several nice plays at SS), Chris LaMarco at 2nd base and Andrew Skwiot (1 for 3), who had Modern Tire's lone hit.

Homeruns: K of C: Drew Hungerford (4)

Thursday, May 17

Venora Electric Beats Modern Tire 5-0

In a well played game, pitching and defense was the story in this one as Venora Electric's four pitchers scattered four hits over six innings for the shutout win. Dan Fitzsimmons got the start and the win facing just the minimum six batters aided by a nifty 4-6-3 double play turned by Josh Wolmer and Sean Langan. Wolmer then followed Fitzsimmons with two strong innings allowing only one baserunner. Things got more interesting in the 5th and 6th as Modern Tire loaded the bases in both innings. However, Ryan Smith pitched out of trouble in the 5th tagging a runner at the plate on a passed ball and Sean Langan got an infield groundout in the 6th to close out the game.

Venora's offense was led by a Langan (1 for 3) two run home run to centerfield and an Archie Southgate (2 for 3) RBI single in the 1st inning. Venora added a single run in the 4th on doubles from Liam Langan and Fitzsimmons and a single run in the 5th on an RBI walk to Liam Langan. Modern Tire's offense was led by Gus Murchie with a booming double, Liam Stone (single), Spencer Goulet (single, walk), and Griffin Van Rye (single). Andrew Skwiot made a great catch in right field.

Home Runs: Sean Langan (Venora).

Knights of Columbus 14 AC Petersen Farms 1

Trailing 1-0 after 2 innings of play, K of C scored 14 unanswered runs over the next 3 innings to pull away from AC Petersen Farms. After Tyler Correia (2IP, 0R, 2K) pitched a scoreless 1st, Andrew Nicklas gave ACP the lead with a solo shot over the left field wall. K of C answered in the 3rd with 3 runs, courtesy of hits by Will Layden (1 for 3), Paul Wilson (1 for 3), Chase Jeter (1 for 2), a sacrifice fly by Drew Hungerford and a single by Luke Fox. The Knights broke it open it the 4th, scoring 6 times. Sean Macary (1 for 4) singled to start things, followed by a hit by Andrew Mitchell (1 for 3). After a walk to Jeter to load the bases, Hungerford (2 for 3, 2B, HR, 7 RBI) ripped a double to clear the bases, and Fox (3 for 4, 2B, HR, 2 RBI) scorched a double to plate another run. Avi Ehrlich (2 for 4) closed out the scoring with a single to left for an RBI. K of C put it out of reach in the 5th, highlighted by back to back homeruns from Hungerford (3 run shot) and Fox.

Andrew Nicklas was 2 for 2 with a HR and double for ACP. Bryan Renker and Carl Nicklas were superb defensively for ACP.

Home Runs: K of C: Drew Hungerford (5), Luke Fox (4), ACP: Andrew Nicklas (1)

Berry Insurance Beats Keating Insurance 12-3

Berry’s bats caught on fire as they piled up 15 hits in a 12 – 3 victory over Keating. Keating started off the first inning with 2 straight hits from Hugh Wells (1 for 3) and Sean Hurley (3 for 3, 2 singles and a double) before Ned Blanchard (3 IPs) silenced their bats by KO the next 2 batters and getting a ground out to first. Berry quickly put 3 runs on the board in the bottom of the 1st inning with 3 straight hits from Noah Matalon (1 for 2 with 2 walks), Ned Blanchard (2 for 4, single, double) and Drew Nemirow (4 for 4, 2 singles, a triple, HR and 4 RBIs). Andrew Wendorff (3 for 4, 2 singles, double and 2 RBIs) added the 3 run with a RBI double. Over the next 2 innings Keating was able to put 2 runs on the board with timely hitting from Chris Pang (2 for 2, RBI) and Tim Cotter (1 for 3, RBI). Berry then exploded for 9 more runs as they took a 12-3 lead after 5 innings highlighted by a Drew Nemirow 2 run HR which cleared the lights, the trees and disappeared into the night. Drew Nemirow (3IPs) was outstanding on the mound as he kept the Keating batters off balance through 3 IP in which he KO 5 and allowed 1 run on 2 hits.

Other offensive contributors for Berry were Dave Regan (2 for 3, RBI), Ben Martin (1 for 4), Sam Musto (1 for1) and Jake Morris (1 for 1). Berry's defense was led by David Regan (SS), Nathan Gonzalez (2B) and Noah Matalon (1B). Tim Cotter did an outstanding job behind the plate for Keating.

Home Runs: Drew Nemirow
 

Friday, May 18

Venora Electric Beats Keating Insurance 10-3.

The Venora bats were hot early as they sent 18 batters to the plate in the first two innings scoring 7 runs on 7 hits. Keating rallied for 2 runs in the bottom of the 2nd and hit the ball well throughout the game, but the Venora defense was stingy all night.

The Venora offense was led by Sean Langan (3 for 3, 3 runs, 2 SB, double), Josh Wolmer (3 for 4, 2 runs, double, 3 RBI's), Archie Southgate (3 for 3, 2 runs, double, 2 RBI's), and Gabe Salomons (2 for 4). Langan, Dan Fitzsimmons, and Wolmer split the pitching duties. Salomons made the play of the night with a sprinting catch in right centerfield robbing Tim Cotter of a sure double. Wolmer also made a highlight reel play throwing out a runner from his back at second base. Josh Kennedy, Langan, and Wolmer combined on a 7-6-4 play to prevent a Jack Tousignant double.

The Keating offense was led by Sean Hurley (single, run), Tousignant (single), Johnny Robinson (single, run), James Gadue (2 BB's), and Chris Pang (2 for 2, run). Gadue, Jace Meyer, and Pang split the pitching duties. Cotter played well at catcher and Sean Hurley played well at shortstop.

Saturday, May 19

Knights of Columbus 13  West Hartford Exchange  0

Chase Jeter (2IP, 5K), Drew Hungerford (2IP, 5K) and Paul Wilson (2IP, 3K) combined to no hit Exchange, with 13 strikeouts, as K of C bested Exchange 13-0.  K of C got on the board early with 2 in the 1st and 8 in the 2nd.  The 1st inning started with hits by Jeter (3 for 4, 2B, 2RBI), Hungerford (3 for 4, 2B, 3RBI) and Luke Fox (3 for 4, 2B, HR, 3RBI) to make it 2-0.  In the 2nd, K of C sent 12 men to the plate, with Jeter, Hungerford and Fox smashing back to back to back doubles in the inning.  Nick Becker (3 for 4, 2 doubles, 3RBI) delivered a single to score a run as well.  Becker closed out the Knights scoring, driving home Jeter and Hungerford with a shot to the fence in left.  Wilson and Fox excelled defensively for K of C.  Michael Farley pitched a 1-2-3 4th for Exchange, Patrick Mahon lined hard to SS, and Aidan Shea made the defensive play of the day at 2B, running back on a ball and making a great catch in short RF.

Home Runs:  K of C:  Luke Fox (5)

Berry Beats Police 10-6

In what was a fight until the end, Berry outlasted Police 10-6.  Berry got on the board in the 1st inning as Andrew Wendorff (2 for 4) came around to score on a base hit by Nathan Gonzalez (2 - 4, 3 RBIs).  Police came back to tie the game at 1 as Matt Langevin (1 for 2) drove in Will Carpenter who drew a walk earlier in the inning.  Berry bats caught fire in the 3rd as the Noah Matalon (1 for 3) and Andrew Wendorff started the innings with 2 bats hits before Drew Nemirow 3 run HR deep to center field.  The innings was capped off by RBI singles by Nathan Gonzalez and Ben Martin (1 for 4, 2 RBIs) to give Berry a 7 - 3 lead after 3 innings.  Berry added 2 more runs in the 4th inning highlighted by a towering solo HR by Drew Nemirow.  Police quickly answered back as they scored 4 runs in the 4th.  The inning started with a walk followed by an RBI base hit by Brian Rodriguez (1 for 2, 1 RBI).  Chase Maxwell (1 - 2, 3 SBs, 1 RBI) and Trent Wechsler ( 2 for 4, 1 RBI) continued the inning with 2 singles and then scored on a double by Ryan Cova (2 for 4 (Double 2 RBIs).  Andrew Wendorff however come in to silence the Police bats by KO the side in the 5th and getting great defense in the 6th highlighted by Sean Maffucci driving catch in right field.  

Other offensive contributors for Berry were Dave Regan (1 for 2), Ned Blanchard (1-1, Double) and Jordan Frank (1 for 2).  

Defensive standouts for Police were Will Carpenter behind the plate as he had a throw out at second and tagged a runner out on the plate and Devin Mahoney, with a catch in deep left field.

Home Runs - Drew Nemirow - 2

Minors:

Sunday, May 13

Cricket Press Iron Pigs 7 Knights of Columbus Rattlers 5

In a very close game the Iron Pigs pulled out a 7-5 victory on a beautiful Mother's Day afternoon. The Iron Pigs jumped out to a 5-0 lead in the first inning. The first 7 hitters for the Pigs reached base scoring 5 times. The offensive surge was led by hits from Colum Flaherty and Josh Onyirimba. After a scoreless 2nd inning the patient hitters of the Rattlers manged to put up four runs off the Iron Pigs. Will Cullen drove in a couple runs with a shot to the shortstop. Robbie Barrieau also drove in a run that inning. With the score at 5-4 the Pigs put up 2 runs in the third inning. After a leadoff double by Matthew Glassman and a passed ball, Brandon Wolmer drove him in with a fielders choice. Josh Onyirimba followed with a long shot to right field which he turned into an inside the park home run, showing off his blazing speed. The Rattlers pulled closer in the fourth. With 2 outs a walk and back to back singles by John Taylor and Jason Hoopes scored a run, but heads up fielding by Mitch Baboff as he threw out a runner at home.

Pitching for the Iron Pigs was strong as Seth Ehrlich pitched 2 scoreless innings with 6 K's, and Matthew Glassman pitched 3 innings allowing 1 run and 6 K's. Leo Mulready was strong for the Rattlers striking out 7 Pigs and allowing just 2 runs.

Pitching- Iron Pigs

Gent Financial Group Rivercats 13 VFW Post #9929 Mud Hens 0

The Rivercats evened their record at 2-2 Sunday afternoon with a shutout over the Mud Hens. The 14 hit attack was led by CJ Baldini (4/4) and Erick Resto (3/3). Pitching well for the Cats was Brad Blanchard striking out 5 of 7 batters and Cohl D'Addabbo striking out 5 of 9 batters. Playing well for the Hens was Daniel Monyak who pitched 2 innnings and was 2/2 at the plate.

Dick’s Sporting Goods Grasshoppers defeat ProCourier Bandits 13-1

The Grasshoppers were led by the pitching of Jaedan Carrero (7 K’s) and Matthew DeLutrie. Several players provided offense for the Grasshoppers: DeLutrie (3-3, 2B, 3 R), John Cashman (2 H, 2B, 3 R), George Andrews (2 H, 2B), Avery Theriault and Justin Goldstein. The Grasshoppers played terrific defense. Griffin Macary made a spectacular sliding catch just outside the RF foul line. Andrews made an outstanding catch on a line drive up the middle and turned it into a double play (doubled runner off 1B).

For the Bandits, Garrett Brown reached base twice and Charles Gardner scored a run; Tyler Remigino and Scott LaBranch each had 2 K’s on the mound.

Taylor Modeen Funeral Home Threshers hold the Harry’s Pizza Bats

The Threshers remain undefeated after a hard-fought win over the Bats. Joe Hussey (3-3, 3 runs, 2 RBIs) scored in the top of the 1^st off a Brian Namnoun (3-3, 1 run, 3 RBIs) RBI to put the Bats on the board. The Threshers answered with 2 runs scored by Josh Liebman (3 walks, 2 runs) and Dylan Heinen (3 runs). After Drew Seidman held the Bats with 3 quick strike outs in the top of the 2^nd, the Threshers pushed across 5 runs including RBI singles by Drew Seidman (2-2, 1 walk, 3 runs, 2 RBIs) and Robert Schunder (1-3, 2 runs, 3 RBIs). The third inning was quiet on both sides, with Heinen of the Threshers striking out one, followed by Christian Pedro of the Bats forcing the Threshers to leave 2 on base with 3 strikeouts. The Bats rallied in the 4^th inning on 3 runs and 3 hits including a triple by J. Hussey hit deep into the right field corner and a double by Dan Hussey (1-2, 2 runs, 2 RBIs). The damage was limited by solid defensive work by the Threshers, and another 5 runs in the bottom of the inning. In the 5^th, Schunder took over the mound for the Threshers, shutting out the Bats with 3 quick strike outs, and the game appeared to belong to the Threshers when they tacked on another 3 runs in the bottom half. The Bats rallied again in the 6^th, coming alive with 5 runs on 4 hits with both J. Hussey and Namnoun going 3-3 at the plate. After the first 5 batters came around to score, Schunder regrouped and struck out 3 to end the game with a 15-9 win for the Threshers.

Saturday, May 19

Cricket Press Iron Pigs 18. WH Health and Rehab Owlz 2

The Cricket Press Iron Pigs extended there winning streak to 5 games by defeating the W.H Health and Rehab Owlz 18-2. The Iron Pigs were led by the strong pitching of Seth Ehrlich (4 K's), Mitch Baboff (2 K's), and Reilly Cabral (3 K's)

The Iron Pig offense scored early. After opening with four walks the Pigs got key hits from Reilly Cabral and Mitch Baboff to score RBI's.  Brandon Wolmer had a triple in the game and other hits were collected by Matthew Glassman, Colum Flaherty, and Josh Onyirimba.

The Owlz were led by Luke Hache who had a long single to left and made a great catch at shortstop on a hard line drive off the bat of Elias Echevarria to save some runs from scoring. Jacob Scheinblum also had a hit for the Owlz

Taylor Modeen Funeral Home Threshers walk-off against the Dick's Sporting Goods Grasshoppers

Josh Liebman had the game winning hit to give the Threshers a thrilling extra-inning 6-5 victory over the Grasshoppers on Saturday at Wolcott Park. Jack Brown led off the inning with a walk, then promptly stole second and third to set up Liebman's heroics. The Grasshoppers started the scoring in the top of the first as Matthew De Lutrie (2-3, 2 runs) turned a lead off walk into a run. The Threshers answered in their half of the first scoring four runs led by big hits from Dylan Heinen (1-3, 1 run), Robert Schunder (1-3, 1 run, 1 RBI) and Ethan Raisner (2-3, 1 run, 1 RBI). Drew Seidman struck out the side for the Threshers in the second finishing with 5 K's over two innings. The Grasshoppers added a run in the third as DeLutrie singled and scored again. Then in the top of the fourth, the Grasshoppers rallied for 3 runs to take a 5-4 lead. Jonathan Morrey had the big knock in the inning driving a deep shot to the fence in right center which, combined with an overthrow, allowed him to circle the bases. Justin Goldstein also singled and scored in the inning. The Threshers answered back in the bottom of the fourth as Ethan Raisner singled and scored on an RBI groundout from Dylan Romano. At that point, the game turned into a pitcher's duel as neither team could hit off the Threshers' Robert Schunder (3 IP, 9 K's) or the Grasshoppers' George Andrews (2.1 IP, 5 K's). The game went to an extra frame where Schunder once again slammed the door. That set up the bottom of the 7th where Brown and Liebman led the way to the walk-off win.

ProCourier Bandits 24 – VFH Post #9929 Mud Hens 10

In a game reminiscent of a Yankee/Red Sox rivalry game, two teams comprised, predominantly, of Duffy Elementary School students battled nearly 3 and a half hours at a sun-drenched Eisenhower Park. The Bandits finally outlasted the Mud Hens after nearly winning via the mercy rule in both the 4th and 5th innings. The Bandits got off to a big start by scoring the inning maximum 5 runs in both the first and second innings off Mud Hens starter Daniel Monyak. John Murphy, who had a monster game going 5-5 with 8 RBIs and 5 runs scored, had a 2 RBI single in both the first and the second. Owen McGoldrick, Garrett Brown, Scott LaBranch and Jacob Caron also had hits in the second inning for the Bandits. Meanwhile, the Bandits' Tyler Remigino shut down the Mud Hens over the first two innings (0Rs, 4Ks, 4BBs). In the top of the third, the Mud Hens' Mason Chabot baffled the Bandits' hitters with his off-speed pitches and the Bandits were only able to push one across on an RBI walk by Luke Yanosy. Aidan Bradley came on in relief of Remigino in the bottom of the third, but struggled with control and the Mud Hens were able to plate one as Quinn Spada drew an RBI walk off of the Bandits' LaBranch who replaced Bradley. The top of the fourth saw the Bandits knock in 4 more runs as Bradley had an RBI single scoring Murphy who had singled, Charlie Gardner had 2 RBIs on his single scoring Bradley and LaBranch, who had walked, and Yanosy had his second RBI walk scoring Gardner. Down 15-1, the Mud Hens battled back with 4 runs of their own to keep the game alive. Monyak and Kyran Costigan had singles and runs in the inning as the Bandits' LaBranch could not keep the ball down and ended up walking 3 in the inning, two of which scored, including Chabot and Evan Ittleson. Heading into the fifth inning, the Bandits once again went ahead by more than 12 with 3 runs on RBI singles by Murphy, Caron and Bradley but the Bandits' new pitcher, McGoldrick, also struggled with his command in the bottom of the fifth as the Mud Hens scored the inning maximum 5 runs with singles by Monyak and Eric Labrie who both also scored and runs by Chabot, Costigan and Andrew Reicher who all drew walks or were hit by a pitch. The Bandits finally put the game out of reach with 6 runs of their own in the top of the sixth with singles by McGoldrick, Caron and Bradley and a huge 3-run triple by Murphy. Braden Flowers, Brown, Remigino, Yanosy, McGoldrick and Murphy all scored in the inning. Down 14 the Mud Hens finally were unable to mount a counter attack as the Bandits' Caron pitched a scoreless sixth with 2 strikeouts. Bandits' manager Jim Yanosy appeared drained at the post game press conference but offered a hearty "Thank You" to all the fans of both teams that stuck around for the marathon match-up. "Hopefully, the boys get some rest this evening, cause we have a tough one tomorrow against the CowParade Bulls. We'll have Alex Jakubowski back, who missed the game due to a family event, and hopefully Remigino and LaBranch can both come back strong. Murphy was huge today and we'll need his bat the rest of the season. I wouldn't mind a quick one tomorrow."

Harry’s Pizza Bats Beat WH Fence Co. Sand Gnats 13 - 1

The Bats' pitchers recorded a total of 12 strikeouts: Joe Hussey (6) , Devon Barnum (4) , and Christian Pedro (2). Offensively, the Bats were led by Dan Hussey ( a triple, double and single, 5RBI), Brian Namnoum (2 doubles, single, 3RBI) , Devon Barnum (2 hits, RBI) and Christian Pedro (2 hits).  Nathan Campbell, Jack Kuhnly, Patrick McGann, and Alex Sarkisian each had a clutch hit.

The Sand Gnats made several spectacular defensive plays including an unassisted double play by first baseman Desmond Nigol-Mason, an accurate relay throw by Brandon Barnett and an adroit tag at the plate by Justin Albee as shoeless Joe Hussey tried to stretch a triple into an inside the park homer.