Pikesville Middle
School Field #1
Kelly & Associates vs Mt. Washington Tavern
Game 1
Mount Washington Tavern 6 Kelly & Associates
3
Mount Washington Tavern won their first league game. First time pitcher
Howard Goldberg walked seven batters by the 3rd inning, but then settled down to
finish with 7IP 8 walks 3 runs allowed on only 3 hits. All the runs coming in
the 3rd inning. Only 1 ball hit all game was to the left side of the field.
Hitting highlights for MWT were: Jason Ott 2-3 2 runs and David Stein 2-3 1hr 1
run 3rbi.
Game 2
Kelly & Associates 11 Mount
Washington Tavern 8
It was a close game but Kelly & Associates pulled away with 2 runs in the
top of the 7th.
Hitting highlights for MWT: Jon Goldman 3-3 2B 1 run, Jon Lamb 2-3 3rbi, and
Scott Landsman 2-3 2B 2 runs 1rbi.
Pikesville Middle School Field #2
Palmgard vs Eastern Savings Bank
Game 1
Eastern Savings Bank 8 Palmgard 7 (8 Innings)
2nd inning: with 2 on and 0 out Smooley Luxenburg smacked a 2 run triple but
this was just the beginning of a 4 run 2nd inning to take the lead 4-1. Then
down 7-4 in the bottom of the 6th Aaron Shifrin started off a 3 run inning lead
by Glen Broder who contributed with a 2 run single to tie things up at 7-7
heading into the 7th. Palmgard had an opportunity to
take the lead in the top of the 7th when they loaded the bases with two outs,
but were unable to get the key 2 out hit. Palmgard held in their half of the
7th to send the game into extra innings. Ted
Winner (aka Harry Houdini because of his ability to magically get out of jam
after jam ) who also struck out 4 today shut down the Palmgard offense in the
top of the eighth. So with the game on the line Aaron Shifrin led off the
bottom of the 8th with a single. Smooley Luxenburg advanced him to second base
on a deep fly to right . Then with 2 outs and the winning run on second base
Kory Rosenberg stepped to the plate and hit a clutch single scoring Aaron
Shifrin with the go ahead and winning run.
Key hitters for Palmgard were Jim Davis (2-3, HR, R, 3RBI,
BB), Mickey Golden (2-2, 2B, R, RBI, 2BB), and Mark Benjamin (1-2, 2RBI).
Game 2
Palmgard 9 Eastern Savings Bank 8
ESB started the game off just where they left off game 1 by scoring 1 early run
in the first. In the 2nd started again by Aaron Shifrin ( who was 6 for 8 today)
with a lead off single , Glenn Broder added another 2rbi's with his 3rd hit of
the day to cap off a 3 run 2nd. Palmgard was down 4-1
going into the bottom of the 3rd. Jim Davis and Jim Silvestri each drove in a
run as Palmgard scored 3 runs to tie the score at 4.
Eastern was quiet for a bit until the 5th inning , it was tied 4-4 when led by
a 2 run shot over the right field fence by Ted Winner capped a 3 run inning to
take the lead 7-4. Palmgard answered in the bottom of
the 5th with 4 big runs to take a 8-7 lead. Jim Davis had a key 3 run HR over
the fence in right, (which I believe bounced off of the head of the Eastern
Savings rightfielder, to make it over the fence). Bob Hansen followed with an
RBI double to give Palmgard the lead for good. Palmgard scored an insurance run
in the bottom of the 6th with an RBI single off the bat of Dave Kopel.
It seemed that this game would come down to the wire just as the 1st game did
and it wasn't until the top of the 7th with Palmgard leading 9-7 did the drama
begin. Kory Rosenberg led off with a double to left and then advanced to
thirdbase on a deep fly and eventually scored off a sac fly by Ryan Arnott. So
with 2 outs down by 1 Aaron Shifrin reached base off an error in deep left
center. Smooley Luxenburg smacked a single to put the tying run on second
base, but Eastern couldn't capitalize and wound up losing 9-8.
Key Hitters for Palmgard were Grailen Archie (2-4, 3R), Dave Kopel (2-4, RBI, 2R), Jim Davis (3-3, HR, 2-2B, 4RBI, 2R, BB), Jim Silvestri (2-3, 2B, 2RBI, R, SAC), and Bob Hansen (2-3, 2B, RBI).
Pikesville Middle
School Field #3
Sky & Sky Inc vs GorgeousWatches.com
Game 1
GorgeousWatches.com 16 Sky & Sky 7
Georgeouswatches.com scored runs in their first 6 at-bats. Aided by 6
errors from a porous Sky & Sky defense, Georgeouswatches.com scored 4 runs in
the 5th & 6th innings on 4 hits to glide to a 16-7 victory behind Sonny
Cherlstein(2-1). Lane Gordon took the loss.
C Larry Henderson came out his slump early with a 2-run homer in the first. GW added a run in the third to take a 3-0 lead. After Skye cut the lead to 3-2 in the bottom of the 2nd. RF Russ Dlin drove in Henderson and his brother LC Craig with a single to make the score 5-2 in the top of the 3rd. Once again after Skye scored to cut the lead to 5-3, GW answered back with a two-out two run single by Henderson (4RBIs) to make it 7-3. In the top of the 5th GW broke the game open with five straight one-out singles. 1B Russ Seemster, Newcomer SS Kevin DH Ricky Schreiber and P Sonny Cherelstein all getting run scoring hits. GW led 12-3. GW added 5 more runs in the 6th to end the scoring. The big blow being a three run triple by Seemster.
Hitting stars for GW: Larry Henderson(3-4 2
1B 3B,3rbi), Kevin Kahriger(3-4,2 1B,2B). Sky & Sky's Scott Felton was 2-3(2
HR,SF,3rbi). Glenn Ackman and Scott Felton traded spectacular line drive grabs
to take away opposition HR's in front of the fence in RCF and at the sidewalk in
LF respectively.
Game 2
GorgeousWatches.com 13 Sky & Sky 9
Game 2 saw a much close contest, but again a lack of defense proved to be
the key. This time Sky & Sky came out of the gates in a hurry, only to see their
4-run advantage shrink to one on a Russ Dlin 3-run shot in the b-1st. Sky took a
7-3 lead into the bottom of the 3rd. But once again GW fought back. C
Henderson and LF Tony Luna hit back to back triples to make it 7-4. One out
later, RC Glenn Ackman singled to left to make it 7-5 after three innings. Joel
Wax tripled one home for Sky & Sky to pad the lead 8-5 in t-4th. In the bottom
of the 4th, 2B Mark Rosenstein hit a three-run homer to tie the game
at 8-8. Schreiber then singled. C. Dlin forced Schreiber to reach first.
Henderson singled to RC and Luna singled to give GW their first lead of the game
9-8. GW would not relinquish the lead from that point.
In the bottom of the 5th, Ackman doubled, 3B Joel Koman singled, Seemster doubled home Ackman. Kevin singled home Koman and M. Rosenstein singled home Seemster (6 RBIs) to give GW a 12-8 lead. Pitcher Jeff Harris continued to get stronger as the game went on. GW added a run in the 6th to make it 13-8. Sky added a run in the top of the 7th to make the final score 13-9.
Sky commited 6 errors in game 2. Jeff
Harris(2-1) earned the win and Larry Newman(1-3) took the loss. Kevin Kahriger
and Ricky Schreiber each went 2-3 and GW's 2-5 hitters went 2-4 with a single
and an extra base knock. Joel Wax again provided the spark for Sky & Sky(2-4 3B
2B), Scott Felton with 2 more doubles and Brain Kowitz and Jonas Needleman had 2
base knocks a piece.
Many GW hitters contributed to the sweep. C. Dlin 4-8 5 runs, Henderson 6-8 4 runs 3B, HR 4 RBIs, R. Dlin 4-8 HR 7 RBIs, M Rosenstein 4-7 HR 3 RBIs,
Pikesville Middle
School Field #4
Turtles vs N.E.K. Entertainment
Game 1
Turtles 7 N.E.K. Entertainment 0
(FORFEIT)
Injuries and a death in the family resulted in N.E.K. Entertainment not
having enough players for their doubleheader against the defending playoff
champions.
Game 2
Turtles 7 N.E.K. Entertainment 0
(FORFEIT)
Pikesville Senior High Field #5
Kings vs Havana Club Cannons
Game 1
HC Cannons 14 Kings 12
Havana Club swept the Kings Sunday improving their record to 5-1.Mark
Yokel outlasted the Kings, who battled and put pressure on until the final
out. In Canons t-1st, John Edelman walked and Dan Kassel singled to start game.
One out later Neal Kreitzer hit a SF to score Edelman and Steve Henneman singled
to score Kassel. In Kings b-1st, Ken Salzman led off inning with a single. A
Jeff Slutzker 1 out single, Chuck Grant SF, and Alan Varhaftik fielder's choice
tied game 2-2. Dan Kassel's 2-RBI double put Cannons ahead 4-2 in t-3rd. Leading
5-3, Cannons added 4 runs in t-5th. Key hits in the inning were a Jeff Kurland
2-RBI double followed by a Kreitzer 2-RBI HR. Mark Yokel was sailing along thru
the first 5 innings having scattered just 6 hits and leading 9-3. Kings rallied
in b-6th for 5 runs on RBI single by Grant, RBI triple by Varhaftik, SF by Mike
Pusateri, and 2-RBI single by Shilo Merwitz. Cannons appeared to seal their
victory with 5 more runs in their half of the 7th inning. Edelman led off the
inning with a double and scored on Kassel's 4th hit of the game. RBI singles by
Henneman and Jeff Robbins sparked the rally. Now with a 14-8 lead entering the
b-7th, the Kings rallied again. Singles by Josh Frederick and Jan Katzen,
followed by RBI double by Slutzker and 2-RBI double by Grant started the inning.
With 1 out Pusateri hit an RBI single to make the score 14-12. Ken Zalis singled
and Shilo Merwitz walked to load the bases with 2 outs, but Yokel was able to
get Marc Goldstein on a first pitch flyout to end an exciting ballgame. Kings
ended up with 13 hits in their final 2 innings.
Hitting stars for the game for the Cannons
were Johnny Edelman (2-2,4 R, 2B, 2 W), Dan Kassel (4-4, 2 R,3 RBI,2B), Jeff
Kurland(2-4,3 R,2 RBI,2B), Evan Kreitzer(1-3,2 R,4 RBI), and Steve
Henneman(3-4,1 R,2 RBI). For the Kings Jeff Slutzker(4-4,4 R,RBI,2B,3B), Chuck
Grant(3-3,2 R,4 RBI,2B,SF), and Shilo Merwitz(2-3,W,2 RBI).
Game 2
HC Cannons 6 Kings 3
Cannons took advantage of sloppy Kings defense as the Kings committed 5 errors
in the first 3 innings, allowing the Cannons to build a 6-0 lead. A 4 run b-1st
inning was keyed by an Evan Kreitzer (game 2-3, 2 R,3 RBI's) 3-run HR shot deep
into RF. In Kings t-4th, Jan Katzen led off inning with a double. After
advancing to thirdbase on a fly out, Katzen scored on a Chuck Grant SF to LCF.
Cannons Tom Paulshock was sailing along with a 3 hitter after 6 innings. Kings,
similar to game 1, mounted a final inning threat. Jeff Slutzker tripled and
Grant doubled (RBI) to begin inning. With 1 out, Scott Katzen's (game 2-3,1 RBI)
RBI single scored Grant, making the score 6-3. Ken Zalis walked, but Paulshock
was able to get the next 2 Kings hitters to squash the rally and end the game.
The difference in the game was the stellar defense of the Cannons. They did not commit an error, while turning in several outstanding plays including a running catch by LCF Jeff Kurland (game 2-3,1 R,1 RBI) and a grounder to the hole by SS Dan Kassel. The Kings after committing 5 errors in the first 3 innings, played even with the Cannons and did not commit an error the rest of the way.
On the day Kings Jeff Slutzker was 5-7, Scott Katzen 3-5, and Chuck Grant 4-4. For the Cannons, Dan Kassel 5-7, Jeff Kurland 4-7, and Brad Rosenberg 4-6.