Week #10 -- June 17, 2012

Highlights submitted thus far by Kings, Stingers, Thunderbirds, NWC

Northwest Regional Park Field 1:    Umpire- Troy Long
 Game 1: Thunderbirds 6 (WP-Kyle Kennedy 3-6) Deuces Up (LP- Bob) 

The Father's Day action began as the shorthanded , but competitive Deuces Up squad would go against the expansion Thunderbirds. Deuces would score 1 run in each of the first two innings and take a 4-0 lead into the bottom of the 3rd. The Birds came soaring back with two RBI singles (Darnell Maxwell and Reggie) and a 2 RBI double (David Woods). The game would remain knotted at 4 until the top of 6 when Deuces went up to a 5-4 lead. The Birds defense would hold Deuces at 5 going into the bottom of the 7th. David Woods would tie the game once again with an inside the park HR against the shorthanded Deuces outfield. The next batter (Reggie) would line a triple to left field and set the stage for The Thunderbirds to get their first PMSL walk-off win with an RBI single from Will McCray.

 Thunderbirds Offensive Leaders
 Manny Fontanez 2-3, R, BB
David Woods 2-3, HR, 3B, 3 RBI, 2 R, BB
Ben Lemon Jr 1-1
Reggie 2-3, 3B, RBI, R
Kyle Kennedy 2-3

Game 2:  Deuces Up 10 (WP-Rick Winepol 4-8) Thunderbirds 7 (LP- Kyle Kennedy 3-7) 

The Thunderbirds would take an early 2-0 lead in the 1st on an RBI double (Theo Battle) and an RBI single (Reggie). They would add one more in the 2nd as Lenny Fields would come across on Kyle Kennedy's slow grounder to short. Deuces would get on the board in the bottom of the 3rd and trail 3-1. The game would be tied after the 4th at 3-3 as the shorthanded Deuces Up squad held The Birds flightless. They would add 2 in the 5th and lead 5-3. The Birds would get one across in the 6th on Jesse's RBI double but Deuces would bring in 5 to take a 10-4 lead into the 7th. In the top of the 7th, The Birds would try to rally with an RBI single (David Woods) and a 2 RBI single (Will McCray) to close the gap to 10-7. Two batters later, Deuces would preserve the win with a game ending, double play, line drive to short.

Thunderbirds Offensive Leaders
Darnell Maxwell 1-3, 2B, 2R, BB
Theo Battle 2-4, 2 2B, RBI, R
Will McCray 2-3, 2 RBI
Tony Barner 2-3, R, BB
Jesse 2-2, 2 2B, RBI, BB

Northwest Regional Park Field 2:    Umpire- Ray Huster
 Game 1: Kings 8 (WP-Mike Herr 10-3)  Stingers 2 (LP- Larry Newman 4-6) 

The Kings and Stingers met up on Father's Day with Mike Herr going up against Larry Newman in the opener. The Kings escaped with an 8-2 victory in a game that was much closer than the final score indicated. Following a scoreless 1st inning, in t-2nd Stuart Sheridan doubled to LCF with 1 out, advanced to 3rd base on a Joe Binkowski 1B to LF and scored on a SF by James Engler. The Stingers would hold a 1-0 lead thru 3 1/2 innings.

In b-4th, with 1 out Arin Gelletly tripled, Alan Varhaftik hit an RBI 1B to tie game, Jan Katzen singled, and Troy Hendricks singled to LF to put the Kings ahead 2-1. Following a lineout by Glenn Savage snared by Newman on the mound, Chuck Grant hit a 2 RBI 2B to put the Kings further ahead 4-1 after 4 innings.

In t-5th, Stingers loaded bases with 1 out on singles by Binkowski, Engler, and Matt Friedman. Newman was in position to help his own cause at the plate. He hit a grounder to the hole at SS that Kings SS Arin Gelletly was able to knock down and throw to 3B to get a forceout of Engler. Binkowski scored on the play, but Gelletly's fine play kept the damage to a minimum. Herr was able to retire Tim Palo on a flyout to RF to end the threat with the Kings in the lead 4-2. The Kings added 4 insurance runs in b-6th with RBI's coming off the bats of Varhaftik (RBI 1B), Hendricks (SF), and Savage (RBI 1B).

The Stingers did get the leadoff hitter on base to start the 6th and 7th innings, but the Kings defense turned 6-4-3 doubleplays in each inning on the combination of Gelletly-Kenny Salzman-Shilo Merwitz.

Stingers opened the morning with round two of the Kings. Things were tied as both team faced their opposition and battle, but it was the Stingers who would draw first onto the scoreboard with a SAC fly from James Engler to plate Sheridan. The Kings would then take advantage of the Stingers and the lead with four of their own for the lead. However, Herr would hold the Stingers in check, but again it would not be for long as the Stingers would strike again in the t-5th to add on another run to trail 4-2 lead after 4 ½ innings of play. Stingers would try to string together some hits from the bottom of their line-up and add on another run to tie things up at 4 through 5 innings of play, but it would be the Kings jumping out in the 6th with 4 more of their own for the morning game.

Stingers offensive stars in game 1:
Joe Binkowski (2-3,1 R)
James Engler (1-1,1 RBI,SF)
Matt Friedman (2-2)

Kings offensive leaders in game 1:
Arin Gelletly (2-3,2 R,2 RBI)
Jan Katzen (3-3,2 R)
Troy Hendricks (1-1,1 R,2 RBI,W,SF)
Chuck Grant (2-3,2 RBI,2B)

Game 2:  Kings 10 (WP-Chuck Grant 3-0)  Stingers 3 (LP- Tom Paulshock 2-6) 

Game 2 featured a pitching match-up of veterans Stingers Tom Paulshock vs. Kings Chuck Grant. Grant was staked to an early lead and the Kings went on to a 10-3 win in the 2nd game. In t-2nd, the Kinsg loaded bases with 0 outs on a single sandwiched between 2 walks. Glenn Savage, performing in front of his wife, hit a 2 RBI 1B to get the Kings on the scoreboard. A subsequent SF by Grant and RBI 1B by Brad Millison put the Kings lead 4-0. The Kings lead became 5-0 in t-4th on singles by Savage and Millison followed by a Mike Herr RBI fielder's choice groundout. In t-6th, Jan Katzen hit a 1 out 2B and scored on Troy Hendricks's RBI 1B to LF to extend lead further 6-0.

In b-6th, the Stingers had the bases loaded with 2 outs by virtue of singles by Joe Binkowski and Nick Serkes, along with Brett Eisenberg reaching on an infield error. Sean Flynn delivered a clutch 2 out 2 RBI 1B to cut the Kings lead 6-2. The Kings put the game away with 4 more runs in t-7th. After loading the bases with 1 out, Shilo Merwitz and Arin Gelletly both delivered 2 RBI singles. The Stingers did produce 1 more run in b-7th on a Binkowski 2 out RBI 1B, but they fell well short of the Kings 10-3.

Game 2 would be similar to the first, but this time it would be the Kings taking the early lead 4-0 through two innings of play. Both teams would battle and the game seemed to be closer than it was. In the b-6thBinkowski and Serkes would string together hits before their bat was checked by the Kings’ catcher, followed by a single from Eisenberg and a base clearing double from Flynn. Flynn’s double gave the Stinger a spark with two runs to break the shutout. In the b-7th ,the Stinger would try to work their way back into the game and possibly get a split. Engler led off and would reach base on his single, but he be the only Stinger to cross the plate from a Joe Binkowski single with eyes and the Stinger dropped the day to the Kings.

Stingers offensive stars in game 2:
Tim Palo (2-4)
Joe Binkowski (2-4,1 R,1 RBI)
Sean Flynn (2-3,2 RBI)

Kings offensive leaders in game 2:
Kenny Salzman (2-4,1 R)
Shilo Merwitz (2-4,1 R,2 RBI)
Jan Katzen (2-3,2 R,2B,W)
Glenn Savage (2-3,2 R,2 RBI)
Brad Millison (2-3,1 RBI)

Northwest Regional Park Field 3:      Umpire- Kory Rosenberg
Game 1: Bombers 16 (WP-Tzvi Friedman 6-1)  Sky & Sky Inc. 4 (LP- Eric Radom 0-2)   (6 Innings)

Highlights pending.

Game 2: Sky & Sky Inc. 11 (WP- Eric Radom 1-2)  Bombers 9 (LP- Jay Walle 5-4)  

Highlights pending.

Northwest Regional Park  Field 4:      Umpire-Louis Courts
 Game 1: Northwest Corridor 6 (WP-Howard Goldberg 14-2)  Natty O's 4 (LP -RJ Seabeck 4-13) 

The surging Natty O’s came out this week ready to try and upset 1st place NWC. RJ Seabeck took the mound against Howard Goldberg. Just like many weeks this season, NWC jumped out to an early lead against their opponents. The Natty O’s scored in the top of the 1st inning after a Bosley base hit. NWC countered in the bottom of the 1st after Jon Herbst drilled a leadoff line drive single to left and Goldberg knocked him home with a inside the park homerun to the left centerfield fence. In the 2nd inning Chris Ammann singles home Matt Silverman for the 1st run of the inning. The rally would continue and Jon Herbst knocked in Ammann and Matt Bell with a damaging triple. Goldberg followed with a rbi single to left field and NWC enjoyed an early 6-1 lead. NWC didn’t score again off of Seabeck and the Natty O’s managed another rally in the 3rd inning scoring 3more. The game would end a closely contested 6-4 matchup.

Hitting Highlights NWC:
Jon Herbst 2-2 BB 2R 2RBI 3b
Howard Goldberg 2-3 R 3rbi HR
Jon Goldman 2-2
Brian Jarosinski 2-3

Game 2: Northwest Corridor 10 (WP-Ted Winner 2-0)  Natty O's 5 (LP -RJ Seabeck 4-14) 

NWC jumped out to another early lead in game #2. Ted Winner took the mound against Seabeck in the nightcap of the doubleheader. Brian Jarosinski doubled home Adam Silverman in the 1st inning to take a 1-0 lead. In the 2nd Ben Herbst and Matt Bell started off a rally with rbi’s. Jon Herbst enjoyed another rbi single and Goldberg triples home Herbst, Winner and Goldman. Adam Silverman singled home Goldberg and NWC was cruising to another 8-0 lead. That would be the end of the scoring off of Seabeck until the 7th inning. Jarosinski and Brad Rosenberg both had rbi’s to give NWC 2 more insurance runs. Meanwhile Winner was very effective in 5 innings on the mound but gave way to Goldberg to finish out the game. Goldberg didn’t show the same dominance as he had in game #1, this time allowing 5 walks in 2 innings allowing the natty o’s to stage a mini comeback. This time NWC got the victory 10-5. The Natty O’s did a good job keeping the game within reach and not letting NWC capitalize on an early lead.

Hitting Highlights NWC:
Jon Herbst 3-4 2R rbi
Howard Goldberg 2-3 2R BB 3b 3rbi
Adam Silverman 3-4 R rbi 2b
Trevor Walzl 2-4 R