Round 1
Pikesville Middle School Field #2
Orbin Publishing (8) 5 at Havana Club Cannons (1) 6 (8 Innings)
WP- Mark Yokel LP - Gary Schoengold
The Havana Club Cannons opened their 2001 playoff season versus the
bottom seeded Orbin Publishing. However, Orbin looked for most of the game as if
they were going to spring a first round upset. Orbin scored in each of the first
four innings, and carried a 5-2 lead into the 6th. Jeff Robbins, who was the
Cannons starting pitcher, singled in 2 1st inning runs, and then the bats got
very quiet. Robbins singled in Ernie Stephenson in the 6th, to make it 5-3 into
the 7th. Mark Yokel, who had been in the line-up as a DH, came in to pitch 4
shutout innings, and got the win, but it was Yokel's 2 run homerun that tied it
in the b-7th. In the b-8th inning, Evan Kreitzer led off with a single. Jeff
Robbins got yet another hit (4-for-4), and Gerry Edelman singled and knocked in
Kreitzer with the game winner.
Pikesville Middle School Field #3
Kings (7) 2
at Attman's Deli (2) 5
WP- Bruce Eisenberg LP - Chuck
Grant
Kings grabbed a 1-0 lead in b-2nd. LF Alan Varhaftik singled to lead off
the inning and took 3B on a LCF Todd Katz single. 3B Jan Katzen plated Varhaftik
with a SF to RF Detour Dave Sandler. Attman's came back in their half of the
2nd. With 1 out, SS Brian Wolf reached on an infield error. Reggie Ellis, Scott
Moffet (RBI), and Paul Bell (RBI) followed with consecutive singles, putting
Attman's ahead 2-1. In b-3rd, 3B Rob Ressin and Dave Sandler started off the
inning with singles. With 1 out, 1B Lee Eidelberg doubled to CF scoring Ressin.
EH Warren Scudder followed with a SF to Kings RF Marc Goldstein. Brian Wolf then
came thru with a clutch RBI double to score Eidelberg, providing Attman's with a
5-1. Kings Alan Varhaftik began the t-4th with a solo HR, but Attman's starter
Bruce Eisenberg was almost perfect the rest of the way, retiring the next 11 in
a row, with only a Todd Katz single with 2 out in the t-7th. Kings starter Chuck
Grant and Eisenberg each allowed just 8 hits in their complete games. Extra base
hits in the game were limited to 2 doubles by Attman's and 1 HR by the Kings.
Attman's was flawless in the field, committing no errors, while turning 2
doubleplays.
Pikesville Middle School Field #4
Sky & Sky Inc (6) 10 at Palmgard (3) 9 (8 Innings)
WP- Marc Leibovitz Save- Larry
Newman LP - Larry Hineline
Sky & Sky got 2 in the t-1st with an Andy Bloom solo shot
followed by a single which eluded the Palmgard RF for an early 2-0 lead.
Palmgard struck right back as Jim Davis doubled home Grailen Archie to cut the
lead in half. Three more in the t-2nd as Alan Smith doubled to get things
started. Three singles and an error later Sky & Sky enjoyed a 4 run lead.
Sky & Sky added 1 in the t-3rd with a solo shot by Scott Felton. Palmgard
again cut the deficit in half as Larry Hineline helped his own cause and singles
by Archie and Jim Silvestri cut the deficit to 3. Sky & Sky struck for 2
more in the t-5th as an intentional pass to Scott Felton still allowed Sky &
Sky to add
to their lead. In the b-5th Palmgard struck for 2 of their own with 3 singles to
open the inning and again Jim Silvestri came up big with a 2 out single. Sky
& Sky added 1 in the 6th off the bat of David Kowitz, but despite some poor
base running...that run would loom large. In the t-7th Mickey Golden doubled in
1 and an intentional pass was issued to Jim Davis. Again, Jim Silvestri came up
big with a 2 out, 2 run RBI hit. In the extra frame, Larry Newman singled to get
things started and David Kowitz tripled to RF for the go ahead, and eventual
winning run. Larry Newman got the 10-9 win and Mike Johnson took the loss. Star
hitters were David Kowitz 3-4 (3B), Scott Felton 2-3 (HR, 1B, IBB) and Alan
Smith 2-3 (2B, 1B, SF). For Palmgard Grailen Archie 3-4 (2B, 2 1B, 3 runs, 2
RBI), Jim Silvestri 3-4 (4 RBI) and Gary Weinapple 2-3 (1 run).
Pikesville Senior High School Field #5
GorgeousWatches.com (5) 7 at Legal Papers Inc (4) 5
WP- Jeff Harris LP - Marty Ellis
LPI's LF Eric Ruby hit a HR to begin b-1st. GorgeousWatches.com went
ahead with 3 runs in t-2nd, the key hit was an Andrew Rosenstein 2-run HR. LPI
1B hit a 2-RBI single in b-4th to tie score 3-3. In GW t-6th, 4 runs crossed the
plate, the key hit a Tony Luna 3-run HR. Trailing 7-3 into the b-6th, LPI came
thru with 2 runs to pull within 7-5. In b-7th, LPI had a chance to tie the game
getting runners on 2nd and 3rd base with 2 outs and powerful SS Don Herrod at
the plate. Herrod hit a rocket shot that was gloved by GW 3B Joel Koman, who
threw out Herrod to end the game.
Round 2
Pikesville Middle School Field #2
Sky & Sky Inc (6) 5 at Havana Club Cannons (1) 9
WP- Mark Yokel LP - Marc Leibovitz
Round two found Sky and Sky as the Havana Club's opponent. These two
teams had split the season series. This time Mark Yokel drew the starting
assignment, and he got the complete game win. Sky scored in the top of the
t-1st, and the Cannons knotted it at 1-1 with a Jeff Kurland double, a Steve
Henneman single and a Johnny Edelman SF. In the b-2nd Jeff Robbins singled,
Gerry Edelman walked, Rob Isennock doubled in a run, Mark Yokel doubled in 2
more, before Andy Winick singled and Jeff Kurland singled in 2. With the Cannons
now ahead 6-1, Sky & Sky got 1 run back in the t-3rd as David Kowitz
delivered the RBI single. Cannons added 3 more in the b-3rd off reliever Larry
Newman with more hits by Robbins, Stephenson, Isennock, and 3B Gerry Edelman. In
the t-5th, 2 early singles allowed David Kowitz and Andy Bloom to each get RBI
doubles as the deficit was cut to 4. Larry Newman and Mark Yokel each put the
clamps on as Yokel retired 8 of the 9 last batters he faced and Larry Newman
retired 10 of the last 11 he faced. The final was 9-5 as Yokel got the win and
Marc Leibovitz took the loss. Jeff Kurland went 2-3 (2B), Jeff Robbins was 2-3
with 2 runs and Rob Issenock also went 2-3 with 1 run. For Sky & Sky, David
Kowitz 2-3 (2B, 2 runs), Andy Bloom 2-3 (2B) and Eric Gertner had a 3-3 day (2B)
Pikesville Middle School Field #3
GorgeousWatches.com 4 at Attman's Deli (2) 7
WP- Bruce Eisenberg LP - Jeff
Harris
In t-1st, C Larry Henderson hit a one out double and
scored from second when Russ Dlin hit a long fly ball to LF. A 5 run
outburst in the b-1st was enough to silence the watches for most of the rest of
the game. GW made it 5-2 when Russ Seemster doubled and scored on Craig
Dlin's 3B. Attman's took a 7-2 lead into the t-7th and the watches scored 2 and
left 2 on base as the game ended 7-4.
Pikesville Middle School Field #4
Orbin Publishing(8) 5 at Palmgard (3) 8
WP- Larry Hineline LP - Gary
Schoengold
No highlights reported.
Pikesville Senior High School Field #5
Kings(7) 8 at Legal Papers Inc (4) 6
WP- Jeff Goldstein LP - Ted Winner
In a closely played, typical playoff contest, the Kings held on to
defeat and eliminate Legal Papers 8-6. In Kings t-1st, the first 3 batters
reached base. 3B Kenny Salzman singled, SS Jan Katzen walked, and RCF Jeff
Slutzker hit an RBI single, moving Katzen to 3B. C Chuck Grant's SF to RCF Marc
Summerfield gave the Kings a 2-0 lead. In b-2nd, LPI LCF Marc Cucina drew a lead
off walk and RF Dave Michaelson reached on an infield error. With 2 outs, P Ted
Winner singled home Cucina. In t-3rd, with 1 out, Salzman singled and Katzen
followed with a 2-run HR to LF, putting Kings ahead 4-1. LPI got the 2 runs back
in their half of the 3rd. Eric Ruby hit a 1 out single and took 2B on a throwing
error. Dave Kopel's 2B scored Ruby, and Kopel scored on an EH Jeff Sacks RBI
single. In t-4th, with 2 outs 1B Josh Frederick walked, 2B Dave Roogow singled,
and P Jeff Goldstein helped himself with a line drive RBI single to RF, putting
Kings ahead 5-3. Legal Papers again bounced back in their half of the inning.
Dave Michaelson singled, 1B Bob Hansen walked, and 2B Paul Shifrin walked,
loading the bases with 0 outs. A Ted Winner RBI single, Marc Summerfield SF, and
LF Eric Ruby SF put LPI ahead 6-5 after 4 innings. The LPI lead was very brief
as Slutzker and Grant singled to lead off the t-5th. Alan Varhaftik hit a SF to
LF to knot score 6-6. An EH Mike Herr RBI fielder's choice put the Kings ahead
7-6. LPI threatened in the b-5th, but left the bases loaded. Marty Ellis entered
the game to start the t-6th, with Ted Winner leaving due to shoulder stiffness.
Ellis was greeted by lead off singles by Frederick and Roogow. Pinch-hitter Marc
Goldstein hit a flyout to RF, but Frederick was able to tag and move to 3B. This
was key as the next hitter, Ken Salzman brought home Frederick with a SF to RCF.
LPI threatened again in b-6th, but left 2 baserunners. In b-7th, Jeff Sacks
singled with 1 out, but Jeff Goldstein (who re-entered for Marc Goldstein) was
able to retire Cucina and RF Jeff Wolf for the final 2 outs of the game.
In the game, LPI stranded 12 baserunners, while the Kings were not much better,
leaving 11 men-on-base. Goldstein limited LPI to just 10 hits, while the Kings
managed 12 hits against Winner in 5 innings and 3 hits against Ellis in 2
innings.