Week #16 --  July 21, 2013

Highlights submitted thus far by Kings, Thunderbirds, Green Machine, Bombers, Stingers

 

Northwest Regional Park Field 1:    Umpire- Trevor Walzl
Game 1: Green Machine 15 (WP- Bob Mallonee 6-9)  Natty O's 1 (LP- Alan Monico  ) 5 Innings

Green Machine, fresh off of being offensively inept in the previous week, took their frustration out on the Natty Os. GM started the game well with a lead off walk by Mark Winkel, followed by singles from Nick Serkes, Johnathan Stacey, Josh Vaeth, Mike Silverman, and Jeff Kapper to plate 5 runs in the first inning. The 2nd inning was more of the same, with Bob Mallonee and Winkel starting the inning with singles followed by a triple from Serkes to plate both runners. Stacey hit his second RBI single in a row to plate Serkes and for GM to take an early 8-0 lead. GM refused to let up in the 3rd inning when Pete Sclafani got a lead off walk, followed by singles from Mallonee and Winkel and another triple by Serkes to clear the bases. The inning continued with an RBI double from Stacey and an RBI single from Billy Giles. The 4th inning saw GM continue to be productive at the plate with singles from Rodney Baysmore and Mallonee and a walk by Winkel to load the bases. Serkes would plate 1 with an RBI single and Stacey hit a Sac fly to score Mallonee, with the Natty Os able to throw out Winkel trying to tag up from 2nd to home plate. The Natty Os were able to score a run in the bottom of the 4th inning to prevent the shutout, but the game ended in the 5th inning by a score of 15-1. Bob Mallonee continued his masterful run of stellar pitching by holding the Natty Os to 1 run and allowing 0 walks.

Green Machine Do Gooders:
Mark Winkel: 2-2, 2 BB, 3 R
Nick Serkes: 4-4, 2 3B, 3 R, 6 RBI
Johnathan Stacey: 3-3, 1 SF, 1 2B, 2 R, 4 RBI
Josh Vaeth: 2-2, 2 BB, 1 R, 1 RBI
Mike Silverman: 1-2, 2 BB, 1 R, 1 RBI
Bob Mallonee: 3-3, 3 R

Game 2: Green Machine 9 (WP- Bob Mallonee 7-9)  Natty O's 8 (LP- Rob Medoff  0-1) 9 Innings

The Natty Os were determined to come back strong in game 2, and were able to get 2 runs in the 1st inning. GM answered back with 2 runs of their own thanks to RBI singles from Vaeth and Silverman to score Serkes and Giles. The Natty Os took the lead back in the 3rd inning with 1 run, but the GM bats answered right back thanks to a Stacey triple followed by an RBI fielders choice from Vaeth. Natty Os continued to produce at the plate when they scored 3 more runs in the 4th inning, this time with no response from GM. The Os added another run in the 5th inning to take a 4 run lead, but GM was able to get back a couple of runs to thanks to a Winkel walk and a Serkes inside the park home run. GM was able to chip away at the lead again in the 6th inning when they loaded the bases with a Baysmore walk, a Peksa pinch hit walk, and a Mallonee single. Winkel was able to hit a sac fly to score Baysmore, but the rally ended with Serkes having a bomb to centerfield tracked down. With GM down by 1 run in the 7th inning, they were able to load the bases with 0 outs thanks to singles by Stacey and Giles and a walk by Vaeth. Jeff Kapper drew a 1 out RBI walk to tie the game at 7-7. Unfortunately GM was not able to get the winning run home and the game went into extra innings. The Natty Os took the lead with 1 run in the 8th inning and looked close to a win when they got the lead off hitter in the bottom of the 8th. Winkel was able to get a 1 out double to keep GM hopes alive, and after advancing to 3rd on a Serkes fly out, Stacey hit a clutch single to right field for Winkel to score the tying run and send the game into a 9th inning. GM was able to keep the Os off the board in the top of the 9th, and after singles from Vaeth and Silverman to start the bottom of the 9th, the Natty Os were forced to bring their outfield in to prevent the runner on 2nd from scoring. Kapper took this as an opportunity and crushed a line drive to right center field to score Vaeth in a dramatic walk off win.

Green Machine Do Gooders:
Mark Winkel: 1-3, 1 BB, 1 2B, 1 SF, 2 R, 1 RBI
Nick Serkes: 1-4, 1 BB, 1 HR, 2 R, 2 RBI
Johnathan Stacey: 3-5, 1 3b, 1 ROE, 1 R, 1 RBI
Billy Giles: 2-4, 1 BB, 2 R
Josh Vaeth: 2-3, 2 BB, 1 R, 2 RBI
Mike Silverman: 2-4, 1 BB, 1 RBI
Jeff Kapper: 1-4, 1 BB, 2 RBI

Northwest Regional Park Field 2:    Umpires- Tony Sabatino
Game 1: Sky & Sky Inc. 13 (WP-Jeff Harris 6-3)  Thunderbirds 9 (LP-Harry Kinsey 1-5) 

Sunday's action began as Sky & Sky took the field against a 9 man Thunderbird squad. The Birds came out swinging with singles from Kevin Menedis, Manny Fontanez, and Tony Barner.Menedis gave TB the lead scoring on Lenny Fields' FC. Meanwhile, Sky went quietly in the bottom half.In the 2nd, TB pitcher Harry Kinsey doubled followed by Maurice Scott's single. A single by Fontanez brought Kinsey in. Jay Walle (single) and David Woods (FC) would get on to juice the bases. Barner would get a 2 out , bases clearing triple to LC. Fields followed with a single to bring Barner in as TB lead 6-0. Sky answered with 7 in the bottom of the inning. The 3rd showed more action as TB scored twice with RBI singles from Woods (scoring Scott) and Barner (scoring Walle). Again, Sky responded with 6 runs to take a 13-8 lead.

Both squads drew eggs in the 4th and 5th inning. TB tried to rally in the 6th but only scored once as Menedis' FC scored Toby Garcia. This proved to be the final score of game 1, Sky & Sky 13 - Thunderbirds 9.

Thunderbirds Offensive Leaders:
Manny Fontanez 3-4, BB, R, RBI
Tony Barner 4-5, 3B, R, 4 RBI
Toby Garcia 2-4, R
Maurice Scott 3-3, BB, R

Game 2:  Sky & Sky Inc. 14 (WP-Jeff Harris 7-3)  Thunderbirds 5 (LP-Harry Kinsey 1-6) 

The second game started as Sky came across once to get things going in the 1st. TB would respond as Will McCrae and David Woods singled and scored on Tony Barner's 2 out 2 RBI single. TB 2-Sky 1. In the top of the 2nd, Sky scored once to tie the game but in the bottom half, TB reclaimed the lead. Maurice Scott hit a 2 out double and scored on Manny Fontanez' RBI single. TB 3-Sky 2) Both teams went scoreless in the 3rd. Sky reclaimed the lead in the 4th with 9 runs to go up 11-3. Sky added 2 more in the 5th to increase the lead to 13-3.

Both teams again went scoreless in the 6th. TB's defense held Sky in the top of the 7th. In their last AB, The Birds tried to make a run at Sky. Scott reached on a FC and moved to 3rd on Kevin Menedis' double. Fontanez' FC brought Scott in and McCrae's single brought Menedis around. The rally would end and Sky would take the second game 13-5.

Thunderbirds Offensive Leaders:
Kevin Menedis 2-4, 2B, R
Will McCrae 2-4, R, K, RBI
Tony Barner 3-3, 2 RBI
Jay Walle 3-3, 3B

Northwest Regional Park Field 3:    Umpire- Chick Veditz
Game 1: Bombers 10 (WP-Tzvi Friedman 17-4)  Stingers 5 (LP-Larry Newman 4-16)

The Stingers and Bombers squared off on Sunday and Larry Newman pitched a great game but the Bombers rallied and won game 1- 9-5. The Stingers led 3-0 in the 3rd but the Bombers scored a run on Lurman’s RBI single. Trailing 4-1 going into the 6th, the Bombers scored 3 to knot it at 4-4. Flamm’s double plated 2 runs and Hochman’s double tied it up. After Friedman held the Stingers scoreless in the 6th, the Bombers scored 5 in the 7th. Eyler and Dan Gutman singled. Millman’s single made it 5-4. Croft and Ben Guttman plated the other runs. The Stingers defense which played solid for the first 5 innings , let Newman down at the end of the game. The Stingers battled the entire game and gave the Bombers all they could handle.

The Stingers met up with the Bombers again this year and had a great first five innings of play. Newman would get fly outs on 3 of the four Bombers to start off the game. The Stingers returned the effort by Newman with lively bats and rbis from Sheridan and Beverly to make 2-0 after one. IN the t-2nd Newman still commanded the Bombers blanking them 1-2-3 and again the stingers would add on to their lead with Bosley’s rbi after John Alkrine’s triple to make it 2-0 after 2 innings of play. The bottom of the Bombers got them on the board, but it was the Stingers continuing to add on to their lead as Friedman would slice a right field double to plate Elrich after his own prior double. Going into the 6th it would be a 4-1 Stingers advantage. The Bombers would claw back in as flan would handcuff Eisenberg for a two out 2rbi double, from their it would be the Bombers day with the exception of the Stingers adding on another run from Friedman’s rbi single letting the game slip by 10-5.

Game 2:  Bombers 8 (WP-Tzvi Friedman 18-4)  Stingers 3 (LP-Stu Sheridan 0-1)

The late game started as a mirror to each squad as they would both plate a run, the Stingers did it from a towering fence clanking double to score Sheridan from his earlier triple. IN the b-2nd it would eb the Stingers jumping out to the lead from another Bosley timely SAC to plate Elrich from his earlier double. After the second inning Stu Sheridan took the mound. The Bombers would only take advantage of his first time on the mound in the 3rd inning but did a fantastic job thereafter. Sheridan kept the Stingers in the game, but the Stingers would not be able to provide him enough support and let the day slip away. Sheridan is not sure if he will take the mound again anytime soon after a “look out” batted right back to him that he was able to catch before hitting him.

The Bombers swept the doubleheader by winning game 2, 8-3. Friedman got both wins and his 20 wins is believed to be a Pikesville Men’s softball record. In the 5th Milliman and Croft hit back to back HR’s.The Bombers go into the last week of the season against the Kings. The game has no meaning because The Kings have already solidified first place and the Bombers 2nd place.

Northwest Regional Park Field 4:      Umpire- Scott Snyder

Game 1: Kings 7 (WP- Mike Herr 12-1)  Northwest Corridor 3 (LP-Howard Goldberg 7-6) 

The Kings entered the day with a chance to clinch 1st place if they could sweep NWC. They kept the goal alive with a 7-3 win in the opener. Shilo Merwitz was in uniform for the first time since fracturing 4 ribs 4 weeks ago. Kings ace Chuck Grant who had Achilles Tendon repair surgery on 7/3 came out to give the team a pre-game pep talk.

Kings starter Mike Herr was able to retire NWC in order in t-1st. In b-1st, Koby Sarubin singled and Kenny Salzman walked to start inning. Both runners moved up on an Arin Gelletly flyout to LF. Jan Katzen hit an RBI fielder's choice groundout to put Kings on scoreboard. Alan Varhaftik drew a walk and Steve Levy hit an RBI 1B to CF to give Kings 2-0 lead. NWC had just 2 hits thru 3 1/2 innings as the Kings maintained the 2-0 lead into b-4th.

Singles by Varhaftik and Levy led to SF's by Glenn Savage and Rob Barrow. The Kings added an additional run on an outfield throwing error and now had a 5-0 lead. NWC bats awoke in t-5th. Howard Goldberg BB, Adam Silverman 1B, Upshur Webb 2 RBI 3B, and Oliver Peterson RBI 1B and the Kings lead was down to 5-3. NWC still had 0 outs, but Herr was able to retire the next 3 hitters. NWC again threatened in t-6th with 2 out singles by Jon Goldman and Brad Rosenberg, but Kings got out of the inning on a groundout. The Kings added 2 runs in b-6th on 2 RBI HR by Alan Varhaftik, as the Kings took the opener 7-3.

NWC offensive leaders (7-27,3 R,3 RBI,0 2B,2 3B,0 HR,1 W,0 K,0 SF,0 RE):
Adam Silverman (2-3,1 R)
Upshur Webb (1-3,1 R,2 RBI,3B)

Kings offensive leaders (9-26,7 R,6 RBI,1 2B,0 3B,1 HR,3 W,0 K,2 SF,2 RE):
Koby Sarubin (2-3,1 R)
Alan Varhaftik (2-2,2 R,2 RBI,HR, W)
Steve Levy (2-3,1 R,1 RBI)

Game 2: Kings 7 (WP- Mike Herr 13-1)  Northwest Corridor 3 (LP-Ted Winner 7-6)