2004 PMS at Northwest Regional Park
Week 4: April 25, 2004
Field 1:
Game 1: Quizno's 17 (WP-Lane Gordon 2-0) NEK
Entertainment 5 (LP-David Pridgen 0-3)
Rashaad Johnson belted his first HR of the season, but Johnson and NEK fell well short of the defending league champs 17-5 in game 1.
Offensive Stars:
NEK: Rashaad Johnson (1-2,3 run HR). Neal, Steve,
Brian, Bern, and Mikey contributed offensively.
Game 2: Quizno's 13 (WP-Jeff Harris 2-0) NEK Entertainment 4 (LP-Andre Vaughn 1-2)
Highlights pending.
Offensive Stars:
NEK: Andre Vaughn (solo HR). Jason, Neal, and Bern
with offensive contributions.
Other Highlights:
NEK: Rashaad Johnson had a great catch against the
fence. Eugene Mattison and Stephen Georgie played great defense in the infield.
Eugene Mattison struck out twice.
Field 2:
Game 1: Kings 19 (WP-Chuck Grant 1-1) Jilly's 7
(LP-Kevin Oliner 0-2)
This game was much tighter than the final score would indicate. The Kings jumped to a 3-0 lead after 1 1/2 innings, but Jilly's took the lead with 4 runs in b-2nd. An RBI single by Harry Schevker and 2 RBI triple by Chris Knorr tied the score for Jilly's, with a sacrifice fly by Kevin Kelch scoring Knorr with the go-ahead 4th run. Jilly's furthered their lead to 7-3 with 3 runs in b-3rd. The inning was sparked by consecutive 2 out singles from Dave Sandler (RBI), Reggie Ellis, and Schevker (RBI). In t-4th, the first 4 Kings hitters of the inning (Chuck Grant, Jan Katzen, Ken Zalis, Josh Frederick) reached on hits and all scored. A 2 out single by Kenny Salzman knotted score 7-7 and pinch hitter Keegan Rettaliata hit a grounder that was booted by the Jilly's infield, allowing Marc Goldstein to score the go-ahead 8th run. Kings starter Chuck Grant got tough on the Jilly's batters and only allowed 2 hits thru the final 4 innings, while the Kings bats pounded out 12 more his in their final 3 innings. Grant helped himself out with a 2 run HR over the fence in LCF in the t-5th. The Kings added 6 runs in the 6th and 3 runs in the 7th to pull away.
Offensive Stars:
Kings: Kenny Salzman (3-5,2 R,2 RBI), Keegan
Rettaliata (2-3,1 R), Shilo Merwitz (3-5,3 R,2 RBI,2B), Dave Mize (2-5,1 R,2
RBI,2B,3B), Alan Varhaftik (2-5,2 R,RBI), Chuck Grant (2-4,2 R,2 RBI,2B,HR), Jan
Katzen (2-4,1 R,2 RBI), Ken Zalis (2-3,2 R,W), Josh Frederick (2-4,2 R,2 RBI),
Marc Goldstein (2-4,2 R,2 RBI,3B).
Jilly's: Detour Dave Sandler (2-3,2 R,1 RBI), Harry
Schevker (2-2,1 R,2 RBI,W).
Game 2: Kings 21 (WP-Chuck Grant 2-1) Jilly's 20 (LP-Dave Sandler 0-2)
The Kings and the Jilly's franchise have had numerous classic games in their 16 year rivalry, and this game will be added to the list. The teams combined for a Kings vs Jilly's record of 41 runs, with the Kings coming out on top in the end, 21-20, in a game that lasted until 1 P.M. This certainly was not a Steve Levy vs Bruce Eisenberg pitching match-up, as neither starting pitcher (Kings Frignito, Jilly's Schneider) made it past inning 5. Jilly's starting pitcher Rich Schneider lasted just 1/3 inning, allowing 2 hits, 6 walks, and was charged with 9 runs. For the Kings in b-1st, 2 RBI hits in the inning came from Dan Frignito, Ken Zalis, and Marc Goldstein. After the 1st inning, the Kings led 9-3. Jilly's pushed across 1 run in t-2nd on RBI single by relief pitcher Dave Sandler and 2 runs in t-3rd on RBI single by Chris Knorr and RBI fielder's choice by Roman Caples. Marc Goldstein's RBI single in b-3rd put Kings ahead 10-6 after 3 innings. In the 4th inning, Jilly's Reggie Ellis singled home Sandler to make the score 10-7 Kings, while Sandler shut down the Kings in b-4th. In t-5th, Jilly's chased Kings starting pitcher Dan Frignito with 2 out and 2 on in the inning, with Chuck Grant coming in from the bullpen and the Kings ahead 10-8 with 2 Jilly's runners on base. Grant was greeted with 2 dink hits and 2 fielding errors, with Jilly's scoring a total of 6 runs in the inning and taking a 13-10 lead. The Kings put together a rally of their own in b-5th scoring 5 times to get a 15-13 lead, taking advantage of an uncharacteristic 3 errors by Jilly's along with a SF to the shortstop. To their credit, Jilly's again fought back and re-took the lead with 6 runs in t-6th. In the inning, Jilly's Dave Sandler's 1 out 2 RBI single tied score 15-15, while subsequent singles by Rob Ressin, Jim Silvestri (RBI), Kevin Kelch (RBI), and a SF by Warren Scudder (RBI) accounting for the go-ahead runs, 19-15. In b-6th, Shilo Merwitz hit a 1 out RBI single and the Kings trailed 19-16 with 2 out, 2 on, and Alan Varhaftik at the plate. On a 3-1 pitch from Sandler, Varhaftik hit a game-tying 3 run HR well over the fence in LCF, Varhaftik's 3rd HR of the young season. Jilly's assumed the lead in t-7th 20-19 on a triple by Chris Knorr and RBI double by Don Nikatsis. In Kings home 7th, Marc Goldstein led off with a triple to RF. Ken Salzman battled Sandler to a walk. Keegan Rettaliata hit a hard grounder to SS that was booted, allowing Goldstein to score the tie run. Shilo Merwitz followed Rettaliata with an RBI single to CF, scoring Salzman and giving the Kings an exciting 21-20 win.
Offensive Stars:
Kings: Shilo Merwitz (2-4,2 R,2 RBI), Dan Frignito
(3-4,3 R,2 RBI,2 2B), Dave Mize (2-3,2 R,3B,W), Jan Katzen (2-4,2 R), Ken Zalis
(2-4,1 R,2 RBI,2B), Marc Goldstein (4-4,1 R,4 RBI,3B).
Jilly's: Rob Ressin (2-3,3 R,1 RBI,3 W), Reggie
Ellis (2-2,1 R,3 RBI,2B,W), Harry Schevker (2-4, 3 R,1 RBI,SF), Chris Knorr
(3-5,2 R,1 RBI), Roman Caples (3-5,3 R,2 RBI,3B), Dave Sandler (2-3,3 R,3 RBI,2
W).
Other Highlights:
KIngs: 1B Josh Frederick injured his finger in game
1 and is listed as day-to-day.
Jilly's: Due to the length of the game, Jilly's was
forced to play the final 2 innings with just 3 outfielders.
Field 3:
Game 1: Havana Club Cannons 13 (WP-Mark Yokel 3-0) Northwest Corridor
1 (LP-Dave Stein 1-2) 5 INNINGS
The Cannons flashed the leather in game 1 highlighted by a 5-4-3 DP, and 3
almost DPs turned by the infield of Neal Charkatz, Mike Steller, Mike Ginsberg
and Chuck Easter. Mark Yokel faced the minimum batters plus 1 through 3 innings,
and the Cannons bats scored 2,5,2,4 in the 2nd through 5th innings. A 5 inning
game was highlighted by Lou Falcon's 2-2 (BB, 4 rbis and 2 runs scored.) Jeff
Kurland scored 3 runs, and with a swirling wind only one ball was close to going
out of the park. Chuck Easter hit a line drive to LCF that hit the fence 2 feet
short from being a homerun.
Tommy was back in rare form today striking out 5 batters, and throwing his first
shutout of the season. Another 5 inning game where the Cannons bats were
rolling. Chuck Easter was 3-4 (3 runs, 2 rbis) in the leadoff spot. Easter,
Kurland and Ginsberg hitting 1-2-3 all scored 3 runs each, as the cleanup hitter
Mike (cream puff) Steller had 4 rbis (3-3, BB). In the double header the Cannons
took 13 walks to help the cause, with 9 of those walks scoring runs.
Game 2: Havana Club Cannons 13 (WP-Tom Paulshock 3-0) Northwest Corridor 0 (LP-Howard Goldberg 0-3) 5 INNINGS
Tommy was back in rare form today striking out 5 batters, and throwing his
first shutout of the season. Another 5 inning game where the Cannons bats were
rolling. Chuck Easter was 3-4 (3 runs, 2 rbis) in the leadoff spot. Easter,
Kurland and Ginsberg hitting 1-2-3 all scored 3 runs each, as the cleanup hitter
Mike (cream puff) Steller had 4 rbis (3-3, BB). In the double header the Cannons
took 13 walks to help the cause, with 9 of those walks scoring runs.
Field 4:
Game 1:
Ted Winner pitched outstanding after some early wildness. Sky fell apart defensively as ESB broke open a close game (2-1) in the 4th. ESB scored 4 runs in 4th, 3 in the 5th, and 8 more in the 6th.
Offensive Stars:
ESB: Dave
Kopel (1B,2 W,2 R), Aaron Shifrin (2 hits,2 R), Glenn Ackman (3-4), Sam
Luxenberg (3-4,2 R)
SKY: A
Other Highlights
ESB: A
SKY: A
Game 2: Sky & Sky Inc 8 (WP-Larry Newman 3-1)
Eastern Savings Bank 5 (LP-David Finkelstein 1-1) 6
INNINGS
Larry Newman pitched very well and ESB bats fell asleep. When ESB hit the ball hard, Sky & Sky outfielders ran them down. Aaron Shfrin and Johnny Feldman made run saving plays in the field for ESB.
Offensive Stars:
ESB: Jason
Schwartzberg (2 hits, RBI), Aaron Shifrin (2-3,3B)
SKY: A