2006 PMS at Northwest Regional Park
Week 1:  April 2, 2006

Northwest Regional Park Field 1:
Game 1: Havana Club Cannons 29 (WP-Tom Paulshock 1-0)  Stingers 13 (LP-Rich Schneider 0-1)  4 Innings

The Cannons started the 2006 season with the bats in mid season form, scoring 5,9,12, 3 runs in the 4 innings necessary to win game 1. Every Cannons batter except one scored 2 runs or more.

Hitting stars:
Jeff Kurland 3-4, 4 runs scored, hr (1) 3 rbis
Chuck Easter 3-4 4 runs scored, hr (1) 3 rbis
Neal Charkatz 2-3 4 runs scored, 2 rbis
Lou Falcon 3-4 3 runs, 3 rbis
Mike Lacey 3-4 3 runs, hr (1) 3 rbis
Sean Warner 2-4, 2 runs hr (1) 5 rbis

Game 2:  Havana Club Cannons 11 (WP-Mark Yokel 1-0)  Stingers 6 (LP-Darron Tabatznik 0-1)

The Cannons bats cooled off a bit after scorching in the first game. After posting a 6 spot in the 2nd inning, the Stingers came back with 5 in the bottom of the 3rd. But, the close game was short lived, and the Cannons roared back with 5 runs in the top of the 4th to get out to an 11-5 lead and never looked back. Yokel struck out 3 batters on his way to a tested, but calm game 2 victory. The Cannons only played 9 in the field in this game, and the Stingers couldn't make them pay for it.

Hitting stars for the Cannons:

Jeff Kurland 3-5 2 runs, 1 rbi
Chuck Easter 4-5 2 runs, 2 rbis
Neal Charkatz 2-4 2 rbis
Sean Warner 1-3 3 rbis

Northwest Regional Park Field 3:
Game 1: Northwest Corridor 9 (WP-Howard Goldberg 1-0)  Kings 8 (LP-Mike Herr 0-1) 

Scott Sweren's 2 out 2 RBI double in t-7th broke a 7-7 tie as NWC held on to win the opener 9-8. Howard Goldberg outpitched Mike Herr for the complete game win.

Multi-hit players in game 1 for NWC were Scott Sweren (2-4,2 R,2 RBI, 2B), Dave Stein (3-4,2 R,1 RBI,2 2B), Goldman (2-3,2B), Greenberg (2-3,1 R), and Aaron Birenbaum (2-3,1 R,1 RBI,3B). Multi-hit Kings players were Dave Sandler (2-4,3 R,2 RBI,2B,3B), Shilo Merwitz (3-4,2 RBI), Dan Frignito (2-4,1 R), Alan Varhaftik (2-4,2 RBI,2 2B), and Larry Henderson (2-3,1 R,1 RBI,3B,W).

Game 2: Kings 15 (WP-Dan Frignito 1-0 )  Northwest Corridor 4 (LP-Dave Stein 0-1)

The Kings drew 16 walks from NWC starter Dave Stein en-route to a relatively easy 15-4 victory. The Kings pounded out 7 of their 11 game 2 hits in an 8 run 2nd inning. All 10 Kings batter drew at least 1 walk.

Hitting stars for the Kings in game 2 were Dan Frignito (1-2,1 R,2 RBI,3 W), Alan Varhaftik (2-4,1 R,2 RBI,W), Larry Henderson (2-4,1 R,2 RBI,2B,W), and Mike Herr (2-2,3 R,2 RBI,2 W). Eric Wingrat (2-2,1 R,1 RBI,W) was the only multi-hit NWC player. The game went long due to the 20 walks in the game (Kings 16,NWC 4). Kings playoff MVP Dan Frignito picked up the win, yielding just 7 hits and allowing all 4 runs in b-4th.

Kings P Chuck Grant, 3B Jan Katzen, and OF Russ Dlin were away from the team for the opener, but will be back next week as the Kings take on the 2005 Regular Season Champs Cannons.

Northwest Regional Park Field 4:
Game 1: Eastern Savings Bank 11 (WP-Ted Winner 1-0) Sky & Sky Inc 9 (LP-Larry Newman 0-1) 

Game 1 saw Sky&Sky's Chris Knorr hit a solo shot in the first inning surprising his teammates, ESB, and most notably himself. Sky&Sky then used a Jason Tolbert 2-RBI triple to go ahead by 2 in the t-2nd.
In the top of the third, David Kowitz was back to his old form doubling to lead off the inning and bring
Sky&Sky to within 3 runs. Newcomer, Richard Puritz singled home one in the t-5th and Sky&Sky played small ball for three more in the sixth. Sky&Sky could only muster one in the seventh as Larry Newman wound up losing 11-9 to Ted Winner and the ESB offense.

David Kowitz went 3 for 4, with 2 RBI after shaking off some initial rust.

ESB’s bats came alive in the bottom half of the 2nd inning scoring 6 times off of Sky’s starter, Larry Nemo. After a lead-off pop out in the 2nd,, 7 out of the next 8 ESB batters reached base, including Glen Ackerman’s clutch 2RBI double. ESB picked up 3 more in the 4th, and held on to win by a final count of 11-9. The 1-4 hitters for ESB were a combined 9 for 13 with 7RBI
ESB hitting stars for game one:
• Chris Zoeller, 2-3, BB
• Glen Ackerman, 2-4 3RBI
• Jason Shwartzberg, 3-3, 2RBI
• Jason Green/Ben Guttman, both went 2/3, RBI

Game 2: Eastern Savings Bank 20 (WP-Jeff Harris 1-0) Sky & Sky Inc 9 (LP-Chris Knorr 0-1) 5 Innings  

Game 2 was an early Hanukkah present for ESB as they pushed ten across in the t-1st. A combination of poor infield play and monster homeruns buried Sky&Sky in a hole from which they never escaped. A two run smash by David Kowitz and a solo shot by Brian Sky were the offensive highlights. Jeff Harris scattered a few walks and singles over the next four innings, but Sky&Sky wound up losing 20-7 in 5. Newcomer Jeff Friedman scratched out 2 singles, a walk, and an RBI as Chris Knorr took the loss.

ESB put this one out of reach early with 10 1st inning runs of Sky’s Chris Knorr. Chris Zoeller, Glenn Ackerman, and Jim Davis (home run) all had 2RBI in this inning. ESB tacked on one in the 2nd, 3 in the 3rd, 2 in the 4th and 4th in the 5th to run-rule Sky by a final count of 20-7.

ESB hitting stars for game two:
• Chris Zoeller, 4-4, 4RBI
• Glen Ackerman, 3-4, 3RBI
• Jim Davis, 2 HR, 3-4, 3RBI