Pikesville Middle
School Field #1
Kelly & Associates vs Palmgard
Game 1
Palmgard 23 Kelly 4 (4 Innings)
Palmgard enjoyed their second trip of the season back to Fenway and swept
a double header from Kelly & Associates. In game 1, the Palmgard bats exploded
in the third inning with 14 runs, then finished the game with 5 more in the 4th
to take a 23-4 win. Palmgard's 4-5-6 hitters were a combined 11-12 for the game
and drove in 9 runs. Marty Ellis got the win and improved to 2-1 for the season.
Key hitters were:
Dave Kopel (3-3, 3RBI, 2R, BB), Jim Silvestri (4-4, 2-2B, 3B, 3RBI, 4R), Gabe
Silber (4-4, 4RBI, 2R), Mark Benjamin (3-4, 2B, 3B, 2RBI, 2R), Greg Manara (3-4,
RBI, R), Bob Hansen (2-3, 3B, SAC, 3RBI, 2R).
Game 2
Kelly & Associates 11 Mount
Washington Tavern 8
Mike Johnson made his season debut in Game 2 and received ample offensive
support. Palmgard again scored 23 runs to take a 23-11 win in 5 innings.
Palmgard 4-5-6 hitters went 9-10 in and drove in 12 runs this time around. Key
Hitters were:
Jeff Webster (3-3, HR, 4RBI, 2R), Jim Silvestri (2-3, 2B, 3RBI, 3R, BB), Gabe
Silber (3-3, 2RBI, 3R, BB), Mark Benjamin (4-4, 2HR, 7RBI, 3R), Jim Davis (2-4,
2B, 2RBI, 3R), Mike Johnson (2-4, 2RBI, 2R).
Pikesville Middle School Field #2
Kings vs Sky & Sky Inc
Game 1
Kings 9 Sky & Sky 3
Chuck Grant (game 2-3,1 R,1 RBI,2B,3B) turned in another solid performance
pitching and on offense as the Kings took the opener 9-3. Sky went into the lead
in t-1st. Aric Spitulnik singled with 1 out and came home on Brian Sky's (game
2-3,1 RBI) 2 out RBI single to CF. In Kings b-2nd, Grant started inning with a
triple and came home on Alan Varhaftik's (game 2-3, 2 R,3 RBI,2B,HR) 2-RBI HR.
Shilo Merwitz (game 2-2,3 R,1 RBI,2B,3B,W) followed Varhaftik with a triple and
Mike Herr (game 3-3,1 R,2 RBI,2B,3B) doubled home Merwitz. Herr eventually
scored the 4th run of the inning on a Josh Frederick fielder's choice. Sky's
Scott Felton (game 1-2,1 R,1 RBI,HR,W) cleared the RF fence with a line drive HR
with 2 outs and no one on in the t-3rd. Kings extended their lead with 4 more
runs in b-3rd. Key hits were consecutive RBI extra base hits by Grant(2B),
Varhaftik(2B), Merwitz(2B), and Herr(3B). Sky added another solo run in t-4th.
Andy Parker (game 2-3,1 R,2B,3B) tripled with 1 out and scored on a Larry Newman
RBI grounder, with Newman reaching on an error. Kings closed out the scoring
with Marc Goldstein's (game 2-3,1 RBI) RBI single in b-6th.
Game 2
Sky & Sky 8 Kings 7 (8 Innings)
In a back-and-forth battle, Sky came out from behind with 2 runs in the
bottom of the 8th inning to win the nightcap 8-7. Sky loaded the bases with 1
out, but scored just 1 run on an infield error to lead 1-0 after 1 inning. In
Kings t-2nd, Shilo Merwitz led off the inning with a single, Scott Katzen hit a
1 out single, and Kings went ahead 3-1 when Dave Roogow homered. 3 straight
singles to start b-3rd by Scott Felton, Brian Sky, and Alan Smith pulled Sky to
within 3-2, but Sky left the bases loaded for the 2nd time in the first 3
innings (and 8 LOB after 3 innings). Kings extended their lead in t-4th. Alan
Varhaftik reached base on an infield error and Shilo Merwitz (game 2-3,1 R,2
RBI,HR) launched a 2-RBI HR over the head of Sky LF Andy Parker. Kings allowed
Sky back into game in the b-6th. With the Kings ahead 5-2, Sky's Mike Rottenberg
began inning with a routine flyball to LCF. Miscommunication on the part of the
Kings outfielders let the routine fly fall for a double. Steve Truitt (game 3-5)
and Aric Spitulnik (RBI) followed this with singles.1 out later, Felton drew a
walk to load the bases. Brian Sky bounced out into an RBI fielder's choice,
keeping the Kings ahead 5-4, now with 2 outs. Alan Smith brought home Felton and
Sky with a bases clearing 2B, that just eluded the glove of Kings RF Marc
Goldstein. Smith's hit gave Sky 6-5 lead into the 7th inning. A 1 out solo HR by
Kings 3B Scott Katzen (game 2-3,2 R,1 RBI,HR) knotted score 6-6. Sky was unable
to score in the b-7th. In t-8th, Jeff Goldstein doubled to lead off the inning
and scored on Jan Katzen's (game 3-4, 1 RBI) RBI single. Sky's Aric Spitulnik
(game 2-4,3 R,1 RBI,2B,W) doubled down the leftfield line to start b-8th and
moved to 3B on a flyout by Andy Parker. Scott Felton (game 2-3,2 R,1 RBI,3B,2 W)
tripled to RF, scoring Spitulnik with the tying run. Brian Sky and Alan Smith
(game 2-4,3 RBI,2B,W) were intentionally walked to load the bases and set up a
force play at the plate against batter Larry Newman, but Newman (game 2-5,GWRBI)
spoiled the strategy with an RBI single down the 3B line.
Pikesville Middle
School Field #3
Havana Club Cannons vs Turtles
Game 1
HC Cannons 14 Turtles 2 (5 Innings)
The Havana Club Cannons handed the Turtles their initial loss for the
2002 regular season in grand style with a five inning 14-2 clubbing. Rob
Isennock knocked in the first two runs with a bases loaded single in the second
inning. With the score at 5-2 the Cannons added seven in the fourth. Home runs
by Evan Kreitzer, Johnny Edelman and Jeff Kurland paced the onslaught.
Game 2
Turtles 7 HC Cannons 0
The second game ended with the listed forfeit score of 7-0, and this
seemed ironic as the Cannons basically failed to show-up. The esteemed Bruce
Eisenberg hurled a two hitter, and only walked two, enroute to a win. The
Cannons made six errors and mishandled two run down plays between third and
home. Paulshock got the loss. Yokel was the first game winner.
Pikesville Middle
School Field #4
Gorgeous Watches vs Mount Washington Tavern
Game 1
GorgeousWatches.com 24 Mount Washington
Tavern 4
Gorgeous Watches sent 21 men to the plate in the bottom of the 1st
inning, the first 11 all reaching base and scoring, to take the drama out of
game one between them and Mt Washington Tavern. GW went on to win in our innings
24-4. GW only batted three innings. In those three innings there were many
hitting stars RF R. Dlin drove in six runs with a 3-run homer, two sacrifice
flies and an RBI single. 3B Jon Koman hit a monster home run. 1B Russ Seemster
hit a tremendous home run to right and another smash where he stopped at third.
RC Glen Ackman drove in five runs with four frozen ropes, one of which was an
opposite field home run. Sonny Cherlstein was the recipient of the run support
and earned his third win.
Game 2
GorgeousWatches.com 16 Mount Washington
Tavern 3
In game two expansion Tavern gained a small victory when GW only scored
three runs, two of those coming on an error in left field.
Tough Tavern scored two in the bottom of the first to make it 3-2 after one
inning. Going into the top of the third inning the score still stood at 3-2. But
then GW was able to get things rolling again. LC Craig Dlin singled to open the
inning. C Larry Henderson then smoked a single up the middle almost hitting Dlin
in his sticky wickets to make it 4-2. After LF Tony Luna forced Henderson R.
Dlin singled to put runners at 1st and 3rd. Ackman grounded past first to score
Luna. With two outs 2B Andrew Rosenstein singled home Ackman. And the next
batter Seemster ended the scoring with run producing single to make it 7-2. GW
added four more in the 4th. RF Ricky Schreiber tripled with one out. With two
outs C. Dlin roped a single to left that got past the left fielder allowing Dlin
to come all the way around to score making it 9-3. Consecutive singles by
Henderson, Luna and Dlin made the score 11-3. GW capped the scoring with five
more in the 5th. A. Rosenstein led off the inning with a single. Seemster
doubled him home. 12-3. Koman singled home Seemster. 13-3. SS Mark Rosenstein
singled. Then with two outs C. Dlin hit a three-run homer to cap the scoring at
16-3. Winning pitcher in game two Jeff Harris to make his record 3-1
Hitting stars for GW: C. Dlin 6-8, 2 2B, 1 HR, 5 runs 6 RBIs; R. Dlin 5-5 2B, HR
6 RBIs, Glen Ackman 5-7, 3 2B, HR, 5 runs, 6 RBIs; A. Rosenstein 4-6, 2B, 5
runs, 4RBIs; Russ Seemster 5-6 2 2B, 3B, HR 5 RBIs, Jon Koman 4-6, 2B, HR 3 RBIs
and Sonny Cherlestein 2-2, 2B, 2 runs, 1 RBI.
Pikesville Senior High Field #5
Eastern Savings Bank vs N.E.K. Entertainment
Game 1
Eastern Savings Bank 19 N.E.K. Entertainment
10
After shutting down the offense in the 1st, ESB came in with an early 2
run lead and mounted on that lead in the 2nd with a big 7 run inning. Started
off by Kory Rosenberg, the team batted around in the inning capped by yet
another homerun by Ben Schimmell. David Finkelstein pitched very well in his 1st
win of the season. In both the 5th and 6th innings, Eastern scored 4 runs to put
the game to far out or reach.
Game 2
Eastern Savings Bank 13 N.E.K. Entertainment
10
Teddy Winner Had another 4 strikeouts in his second win of the season. ESB
started of right where they left off game 1 jumping out to a quick 2 run lead
after the 1st inning. Then led by a 3 run shot by Shmuel Luxenburg jumped out to
a quick 6 -0 lead after 2. It wasn't until the sixth inning after having the
lead cut to 2 did ESB wake up again and score 5 more. In the top of the 7th a
long sac fly gave ESB all the cushion they would need. And up by 3 in the bottom
of the 7th Ted Winner was near flawless to put the win in the books.
Hitting Starts on the day for ESB were Ted Winner 6-7 , Aaron
Shifrin 5-8 , Shmuel Luxenburg 6-8 , Russ Zapacosta 5-6.