Week #11 -- June 24, 2012

Highlights submitted thus far by Natty O's, Thunderbirds, Kings, Stingers

Northwest Regional Park Field 1:    Umpire- Reggie Grant
Game 1: Sky & Sky Inc. 12 (WP-Jeff Harris 9-2) Kings 4 (LP- Chuck Grant 3-1) 

In yet another rematch of the 2011 PMSL Championship Game, the Kings and Sky & Sky Inc. played to a doubleheader split. Sky took the opening game 12-4. The Kings battling for 1st place in the 2012 Regular Season commited 6 infield errors, leading to 7 unearned runs.

With the game scoreless into t-3rd Ken Zalis singled to lead off inning. Jeff Harris reached on an infield error. Kings starter Chuck Grant was able to retire the next 2 hitters. With 2 outs,
Sky's Andy Vanlandingham hit an RBI 1B and then Pat Wilcox took advantage of the extra out launching a straight away CF over-the-fence grand slam homerun to spot Sky to an early 5-0 lead. The Kings chipped away at the lead in b-3rd. Rob Barrow and Koby Sarubin hit doubles to produce the 1st Kings run and Shilo Merwitz singled with 2 outs to bring home the 2nd run. Sky maintained a 5-2 lead after 4 innings.

Sky added 4 more runs in t-5th. The key hit was a Jeff Sacks 2 RBI 2B. The Kings got 2 runs back in b-5th on 2B by Grant, SF by Kenny Salzman, and 2 out RBI 1B by Alan Varhaftik. Sky put the game awy with 2 more runs in t-6th with a 3B by David Kowitz, RBI 1B by Vanlandingham, and a botched run down play between 3rd base and home plate allowing Vanlandingham to score. Sky won by a final score of 12-4

Sky offensive leaders in game 1:
Andy VanLandingham (3-5,2 R,1 RBI,2B)
Elliot Blank (3-5,2 R,2 RBI)
Pat Wilcox (3-5,2 R,4 RBI,2B,HR)
Jeff Sacks (1-1,1 R,2 RBI,2B,3 W)
Ken Zalis (2-4,1 R,ROE)

Kings offensive leaders in game 1:
Koby Sarubin (2-3,1 R,1 RBI, 2 2B,W)
Shilo Merwitz (2-4,1 R,1 RBI)
Arin Gelletly (2-2,W)
Jan Katzen (2-3)

Game 2:  Kings 8 (WP-Chuck Grant 4-1) Sky & Sky Inc. 4 (LP- Jeff Harris 9-3) 

The Kings turned in a more characteristic defensive effort in the nightcap and battled Sky to a hard fought 8-4 win. The Kings defense commited just 1 error in game 2 and Kings starter Chuck Grant threw his first doubleheader of the season.

In t-1st, Koby Sarubin doubled, Shilo Merwitz had a 1 out RBI 1B, as did Arin Gelletly, and Jan Katzen (RBI) to give Kings 2-0 lead. In b-1st, Steve Truitt, Andy Vanlandingham, and Elliot Blank (RBI) all singled to cut the Kings lead in half. In t-2nd, Rob Barrow led off with a 2B and Kenny Salzman followed with a 2 RBI HR to RCF that rolled to the fence as Sky RCF Mike Pavsner made a diving attempt on the ball to the gap. Grant reached on a dropped fly ball and scored on singles by Troy Hendricks and Shilo Merwitz (2 RBI). The Kings lead became 7-1 in t-3rd on singles by Jan Katzen, Glenn Savage, and Barrow (RBI). Sky got 1 run back in b-3rd on 2 out 2B by David Kowitz and RBI 1B by Vanlandingham.

In t-4th, singles by Grant, Sarubin, and Merwitz (RBI) extended the Kings lead to 8-2. The potent Sky offense cut the lead with 2 runs in b-6th. Vanlandingham led off inning with 1B and went to 3rd base on 1 out 2B by Wilcox. Bloom hit a 2 RBI 2B to trim the lead to 8-4. Following a flyout for the 2nd out of the inning, Mark Lester singled to LF. Bloom rounded 3rd base and would have scored with the Kings cutting off the throw towards the plate, but he slipped rounding 3rd base and was tagged out by Grant to end the inning and keep the Kings lead at 4 runs. Neither team scored in the 7th inning, as the Kings came away with the 8-4 game 2 win.

Sky offensive stars in game 2:
Andy Vanlandingham (3-3,1 R,1 RBI)
Andy Bloom (1-3,2 RBI,2B,ROE)
Jeff Sacks (2-3,2B)

Kings offensive stars in game 2:
Koby Sarubin (2-4,2 R,2B)
Troy Hendricks (2-4,1 R)
Shilo Merwitz (3-4,1 R,4 RBI)
Jan Katzen (2-3,1 R,1 RBI)
Rob Barrow (2-3,1 R,1 RBI,2B)
Kenny Salzman (1-2,1 R,2 RBI,HR,W)

Northwest Regional Park Field 2:    Umpire- Ray Huster
Game 1: Thunderbirds 5 (WP- Lenny Fields 2-2)  Stingers 2 (LP- Larry Newman 4-7) 

Sunday's actions started off with The Thunderbirds jumping out to a 3-0 lead on Reggie Molock's RBI double (scoring Theo Battle) and Jesse Fenwick's 2 RBI single (scoring David Woods and Reggie). The Birds would add 2 more runs in the top of 5 on Theo Battle's RBI triple (scoring Manny Fontanez) and Reggie Molock's RBI single (scoring Theo). The Stingers would be held scoreless until the bottom of the 6th when 2 came across the plate but the rally would end. The Birds defense would close the opening game on a game ending 6-4-3 double play and take the win 5-2.

Stingers opened the morning with Newman taking the mound. His defense would hold off the first two batters for the Birds but then they would start looping in singles to take a 3-0 lead, but not before Newman K’d the Birds for a final out. Much would be the same as the Stingers bats would not awaken through 4 innings of play. In the top of the 5th, the Stingers would lose their concentration and allow 2 more runs from unearned bases and single. The Stingers did spark in the bottom of the 6th. With two done, it would be the birds losing their concentration and allowing the Stingers to jump on the scoreboard alongside an RBI single from Sheridan. IN the top of the seventh, the Stingers shut down the Birds ending the inning in 6-43 double play to keep sight of the lead going into the b-7th. However, the run support for Newman’s excellent pitching just wasn’t there for him.

Thunderbirds Offensive Leaders
Theo Battle 4-4, 3B, RBI, 2 R
David Woods 3-4, BB, R
Reggie Molock 2-3, 2 RBI, 2B, R
Jesse Fenwick 1-3, 2 RBI

Game 2:  Stingers 12 (WP-Tom Paulshock 3-6)  Thunderbirds 0 (LP- Lenny Fields 2-3) 

In the night cap, the jumped out on top with Serkes lead off single followed by Eisenberg. Palo would then bloop in an RBI followed by Randall’s lengthy SAC for the Stingers to take a 2 spot to start the game. Paulshock then took the mound and began a GREAT day. He would shut down the first three Bird batters with the left side of his defense gobbling everything. IN the top of the 2nd, the Stingers, with runners on first and second would add on to their lead as Friedman singled and Paulshock helping his own cause thereafter. Serkes took the Birds outfield for a ride with his SAC to add another run and Beverly came back to form as he would drive in another two runs to take a 7-0 lead. When the Birds came to bat again in the b-2nd, Paulshock was ready for them shutting down their 4-5-6 with ease and not hits. The Stingers would try to encourage an early nightcap as the added on 5 more runs in the t-3rd with contributions from Sheridan (3B) Flynn, Webster, Friedman and Serkes (2RBI 3B). There was a delay in the game as Serkes tested his coconut for solidity taking a scorching throw from the outfield directly on the back of his head. With the Stingers leading by 12, the Birds came to the plate and would find their only two hits of the game off of Paulshock. Thereafter Paulshock and the Stingers would shutdown the Birds with a 12-0 win from a marvelous 2 hit pitching performance by Paulshock.

The Stingers came out the gates scoring 2 in the top of the 1st, and 5 in the 2nd. The Birds couldn't get going in the second game of the day and laid an egg while The Stingers added 5 more and took the win 12-0 in 5.

Northwest Regional Park Field 3:      Umpire- Kory Rosenberg
Game 1: Northwest Corridor 8 (WP-Howard Goldberg 15-2)  Bombers 5 (LP- Tzvi Friedman 6-2)  

Highlights pending.

Game 2: Bombers 10 (WP- Tzvi Friedman 7-2)  Northwest Corridor 6 (LP- Ted Winner 2-1)  

Highlights pending.