Pikesville Middle
School Field #1
Cannons vs Kelly & Associates
Game 1
HCC 18 K&A 6
Havana Club defeated K&A 18-6 in game one behind Mark Yokel. Jeff Kurland
had three hits, Jonathan Edelman scored three runs while Brad Rosenberg knocked
in three.
Game 2
HCC 16 K&A 2
The Cannons swept the season series with K&A, winning game two 16-2. Mark
Yokel earned the victory and had three hits as well. Robert Issenock enjoyed a
multi hr game, Brad Rosenberg had three knocks, and Steve Henneman chipped in
with three runs scored.
Pikesville Middle School Field #2
Jilly's Turtles vs N.E.K. Entertainment
Game 1
Turtles 21 NEK 6 (5 Innings)
NEK came out slugging in game one against Jilly's Turtles and sometime
starter Detour Dave Sandler with 3 runs in the 1st and 3 more in the 2nd to take
a 6-3 lead. Unfortunately for NEK that's all that they could muster as they were
shutout the rest of the way losing in 4 innings 21-6. A 13 run outburst by the
Turtles in the bottom of the 4th put the game out of reach as all 11 Turtles
contributed. Howard Rosenberg filled in for one of four Turtles out this week
with a big 1st game going yard in the Jilly 2nd (a solo blast), overall going
3-3 with 3 rbi's and 3 runs scored. Mark Summerfield continued his assault on
Pikesville pitching also going 3 for 3 with a long three-run homer to left, a
double and single with 4 rbi's and 3 runs scored. Sandler notched his 4th win of
the year against one loss.
Game 2
Turtles 11 NEK 10
In game two NEK struck 1st off 1st time starter Morty Marcus scoring two
in the bottom. Jilly's had another big inning, batting 12 players and scoring 8
runs to go up 8-2 after two. NEK continued to chip away coring 4 in the 4th to
narrow the lead to 9-6. Going into the bottom of the 7th the Turtles had a 4-run
lead at 11-7. NEK rallied for 3 in the 7th and had men on 1st and 2nd with two
out. Marcus induced a fly ball to Ricky Farley to end the scare and by virtue of
the Gorgeous Watches sweep of Palmgard the Turtles jump back into 1st and take
the regular season title by just one game over G.W., Palmgard and The Havanna
Club. Hitting stars for the Turtles include leadoff stick Rob Ressin (2-3 with 2
runs scored), Detour Dave with a 2-4 effort, scoring 3 times and Harry Schevker,
going 2-4 with 2 rbi's and a run scored. Jilly's finishes the regular season at
20-6.
Pikesville Middle
School Field #3
Sky & Sky Inc vs Mount Washington Tavern
Game 1
Sky 15 MWT 1 (5 Innings)
Mt. Washington Tavern entered the day with the hopes that they could make
the playoffs. If they got some help from the 2nd place Turtles with a sweep of
N.E.K.Entertainment, they would need one victory over Sky & Sky to get into the
tournament. They elected to be the visitors in the first game. After a quick
1-2-3 half of the first, Sky & Sky took out the lumber. Jonas Needleman and Zach
Scherr each knocked in two to stake Sky & Sky out to a early 4-run lead. Three
errors by a MWT outfielder opened the flood gates allowing five more to score in
the b-2nd. More of the same in the b-3rd with walks, errors, and hits, giving
Sky & Sky a 13 run lead. MWT did push across a run in the t-4th, but Sky & Sky
answered with two of their own to coast to the 15-1 victory after 4 innings.
Larry Newman got the win behind stellar defense. Scott Felton had a 2B,BB,SF
while scoring twice, Zach Scherr had 2 hits,BB,2 rbi, and Mike Rottenberg went
2-2(3B,1B,3rbi,2runs).
Game 2
Sky 15 MWT 1
Game 2 featured quite a bit more intensity from MWT as they realized that
they were down to their last chance to make it into the playoffs. Six of the
first seven batters hit safely for Sky & Sky, however only three runs were
posted as MWT nailed a runner at the plate to stop the early rally. Two more in
the t-2nd for Sky & Sky including 3 doubles. Then MWT's defense clamped down
retiring 8 of the next nine batters. However, the Sky & Sky bats would return as
Jonas Needleman delivered a 3-run shot which propeled Sky & Sky to a 9-run lead.
Scott Felton upped the ante with a Grand Slam in the t-7th over the fence in
RCF. Two other meaningless homers were hit in the inning, but the damage had
been done. Again the score was 15-1 as Zach Scherr got the win. David Kowitz
went 4-4(2B,3 1B,4 runs) and Alan Friedman chipped in 4 hits to pace the Sky &
Sky attack.
Pikesville Middle
School Field #4
Kings vs Eastern Savings Bank
Game 1
Kings 6 ESB 2
The Kings clinched 5th place with an opening game 6-2 victory over 7th
place Eastern Savings Bank behind the 8 hit pitching of Mike Herr (2-0). Kings
Chuck Grant, who had started the last 6 Kings games was away for the weekend,
resting up for the playoffs. Herr was the beneficiary of outstanding defense
including 3 doubleplays started by SS Kenny Salzman(2 groundouts, 1 lineout). In
Kings b-1st, a Salzman leadoff walk, Ken Zalis single, and Dave Mize RBI single
got the Kings ahead 1-0. In t-2nd, ESB's Shmuel Luxenberg reached on an infield
error and scored on a Mike Beverly 3B to RCF. Mark Loeb followed Beverly with an
RBI single to put ESB ahead 2-1. Kings regained lead in b-2nd. Todd Katz started
the inning with a single. One out later Marc Goldstein drew a walk. Salzman's
flyout to LCF moved both runners into scoring position and they both scored on a
Zalis single. Kings scored 3 more runs in b-4th. Consecutive 1 out singles by
Herr, Goldstein, Salzman, and Zalis accounting for the runs.
Hitting stars for the Kings in the opener were Ken Zalis (3-4,3 RBI), Kenny Salzman (1-2,2 R,2 W), Shilo Merwitz (2-3) and Dave Mize (2-4,1 RBI,2B). No ESB had more than 1 hit. ESB's Ted Winner took the loss, dropping his record to 8-8.
Game 2
ESB 10 Kings 8
ESB's Tzvi Friedman hit a 2 out 3-run HR in b-6th propelling ESB to a
10-8 victory in the nightcap. The pitching match-up in game 2 pitted David
Finkelstein of ESB against Kings Ken Zalis. Kings took 3-0 t-1st lead. Kenny
Salzman again led off the game with a hit. Dave Mize's 2B set-up a SF by Alan
Varhaftik. A Shilo Merwitz RBI double and Josh Frederick RBI single pushed
across the other 2 runs of the inning. In b-1st, 3B Russ Zapacosta doubled with
1 out and scored on a 2 out single by Ben Schmell. Schmell was cut down trying
to stretch the hit into a double by LF Dave Mize. Mize 2 innings later also cut
down Finkelstein at second base on a similar attempt. Kings added a run in b-2nd
on a Marc Goldstein SF, scoring Todd Katz. With the Kings ahead 4-1 after 3 1/2
innings, ESB rallied in the home 4th. Consecutive singles by Johnny Feldman,
Zapacosta, and Alan Lazerow (RBI) began the inning. Following an infield error,
a walk to Shmuel Luxenberg (RBI) forced across the 2nd run of the inning. A 2
out single by Friedman scored 2 more and put ESB ahead 5-4. Kings battled right
back in t-5th. A Salzman single, Mize single, and Varhaftik 3-run HR down the LF
line put Kings back ahead 7-5. Kings went up 8-5 in t-6th on singles by Katz,
Mike Herr, and Zalis (RBI). In b-6th, singles by Zapacosta, Lazerow, Kory
Rosenberg (RBI), and Mark Loeb (RBI) pulled ESB to within 8-7. With 2 outs and 2
on, Friedman hit a HR to RF just over the glove of Kings RF Marc Goldstein.
Finkelstein was able to retire the Kings in order in the 7th for the 10-8 win.
Hitting stars in game 2 for ESB were Russ Zapacosta (3-3,3 R,2B), Alan Lazerow (2-3,1 R,1 RBI), Tzvi Friedman (2-3,1 R,5 RBI,HR), and David Finkelstein (2-2). For the Kings Todd Katz and Mike Herr were both 3-for-3.
In addition to the vacationing Grant, Kings SS Mike Pusateri missed the doubleheader while playing in a Maryland State B-class slow-pitch tournament. 3B Jan Katzen did not bring the Gatorade this week.
Pikesville Senior High Field #5
GorgeousWatches.com vs Palmgard
Game 1
GW 13 Palmgard 12 (8 Innings)
G.W. overcame 2 6-run deficits in game one to fight back and defeat
Palmgard by the score of 13-12 in 8 innings. Jon Koman (an Orthopedic Surgeon
who was on call and made call backs in-between innings) delivered a game winning
RBI single in the bottom of the 8th inning to drive in Dr. Andrew Rosenstein
(who was not on call) to propel Georgeous Watches to victory. The key play of
the game for Gorgeous Watches occurred in the top of the 8th when right-center
fielder Glen Ackman threw out Marty Ellis at home plate (who was trying to tag
up from 3rd base) to keep the game locked at 12.
The game started with Palmgard taking a quick 6-0 lead until the bottom of the
second when G.W. cut the lead in half with 2 Hr's in the inning thanks to a solo
HR by Glen Ackman and a 2 -run blast off the bat of Joel Koman. Palmgard
extended their lead to 12-6 until G.W. fought back in the bottom of the 6th.
After manager Andrew Rosenstein gathered the team for a brief dissertation on
how it stinks to be a 4th seed in the post-season tournament, Gorgeous Watches
scored 5 runs in the bottom of the 6th to cut the lead to 12-11. After holding
Palmgard scoreless in the top of the 7th, G.W. desperately needed a run to avoid
dropping into 4th place. G.W. quickly got a baserunner when Craig Dlin singled
for his 3rd hit of the game. After Larry Henderson lined out, Tony Luna lined a
single to right field to move C. Dlin over to third. Russ Dlin then hit into a
fielders choice as Craig Dlin raced home to tie the game at 12-12 and send the
game into extra innings.
Game 2
GW 7 Palmgard 1
With a must win situation for both teams to decide who would finish where
in the standings, G.W. pitcher Jeff Harris pitched to near perfection as he gave
up one unearned run and held Palmgard to a season low 1 run. G.W got on the
board in the first inning as Craig Dlin and Marty Dockerty opened the game with
back- to-back singles. Russ Dlin hit a Sac Fly to score his brother Craig as G.W.
took a 1-0 lead after the first inning. G.W. added 3 more runs in the 3rd inning
as Bobby Morrow hit a towering H.R. to left to pad the lead to 4-1. The 4-1 lead
turned into a 7-1 lead in the top of the 6th. Russ Dlin led off the 6th with a
H.R. down the right field line just out of the reach of a diving Mickey Golden.
Andrew Rosenstein, Joel Koman, and Jon Koman added clutch hits in the inning
while Kevin Kahriger added a Sac Fly of his own to help flex G.W.'s muscles
going into the top of the 7th. Palmgard went quietly in the top of the 7th as
Gorgeous Watches completed the sweep.
Hitting Stars for G.W.: Craig Dlin (5/8, 4 runs scored), Joel Koman (5/7 2-run
HR, 3 runs scored), Tony Luna (5/8 4 Singles and a 2B), Jeff Harris (3/5), and
Andrew Rosenstein (4/7, 4 runs scored, 2 RBI).