Week #11 -- Father's Day -- June 16, 2013
Highlights submitted thus far by Kings, Stingers, Green Machine, Bombers, NWC
Northwest Regional Park
Field 1:
Umpire- Chick Veditz
Game 1: Green Machine 3 (WP-Bob Mellonee 2-7)
Stingers 2 (LP-Larry Newman 4-8)
Green Machine's regular game 1 pitcher Andy Peksa was suspended for game 1, so GMs ace Bob Mallonee took the mound for game 1 for the first time this year. GM got the early lead in the first inning with a 1 out walk from Jeff Kapper followed by an RBI double from the big lefty bat of Jonathan Stacey. The green men added to the lead in the 3rd inning, when Mallonee started the inning with a single. Lead off hitter Josh Vaeth followed with a single and Kapper hit into a fielders choice to get runners on the corners. Stacey came through again with an RBI single and after a Brad Verbosky pop out, Billy Giles hit a clutch RBI double to score Kapper. The GM bats went cold after that inning, failing to put on any more runs for the rest of the game. However, the star of the day was Mallonee on the mound. After getting a big strike out in the 5th inning, 2 unearned runs were scored in the top of the 6th on 2 throwing errors. In the top of the 7th inning, the Stingers slugger Stu hit a lead off double to get the tying run in scoring position. Mallonee got the Stingers to hit to fly outs, one of which moved Stu over to 3rd base. With 2 outs and the tying run on 3rd, Mallonee blew a high fastball past the Stingers hitter for a game winning strikeout.
Stingers opened the day against the
Green Machine (GM) for the second time this year. Larry Newman threw and
excellent game, but it was the bats of the Stingers that were quiet for the
game. In the t-1st, learning a new umpire, the Stingers let GM out to a 3-0 lead
after 3 innings of play. IN the b-th, the Stingers tried jump-start their game.
Matt Friedman hit a powerful 3 footer to get things going followed by Gary
Bosley dropping one in to get Friedman around to third. With runners on 2nd and
3rd, Larry Newman and Friedman tried to make something happen, but Friedman drew
the ball too much and was called out at the plate. With two outs, Brett
Eisenberg drove a screamer into right and the Stingers would plate 2 to make it
a 3-2 game, but that would be all the Stingers would be able to offensively
produce.
Green Machine Do Gooders:
Jeff Kapper: 1-2, 1 BB, 2 R
Jonathan Stacey: 2-3, 1 2B, 2 RBI
Billy Giles: 1-3, 1 2B, 1 RBI
Mark Winkel: 2-3
Bob Mallonee: 1-2, 1 R, 7 IP, 0 ER, 2 R, 2 K, 0 BB, W
Game 2: Green Machine 4 (WP-Bob Mellonee 3-7) Stingers 2 (LP-Larry Newman 4-9)
Game 2 was very similar to the first as Newman continued pitching a gem of a day. In the t-2nd John Alkire jump on base and Jame Engler plated the Stingers first run with his rbi double to take the lead 1-0 after two. In the third inning it was the Stingers on both side of the game. In the top, Eisenberg jumped on base by fielder’s choice, followed by Rob Elrich’s sizzling double and then SAC by Stuart Sheridan to make it a 2-0 lead. Defensively with runners on all the base and one out, the Stingers’ Rob Elrich and Sean Flynn flashed a brilliant double play to close the inning and protect their lead. Unfortunately that was all the Stingers came up with on the day letting the day slip away to GM.
Green Machine decided to stick with
the hot arm for game 2, convincing Mallonee to pitch a 2nd game for the first
time in his career with the team. The Stingers were able to get 1 run in the 2nd
inning and another in the 3rd inning to take the early 2-0 lead. The GM bats
stayed cold for most of the game, going scoreless for the first 4 innings of the
game. In the 5th inning, GM rookie Mike Silverman returning from a week 1
injury, was able to get a 1 out double, his second double of the day. The
hobbling Winkel hit a fly out for the second out of the inning, but a Rodney
Baysmore was followed by Mallonee reaching base on an error from the Stingers.
With the bases loaded, Vaeth hit a clutch 2 RBI single to score Silverman and
Baysmore as GM tied the game at 2-2. GM came back hot in the 6th inning when
Peksa lined a lead off single, and clean up hitter Stacey came up big once again
when he roped a line drive to right field. The Stingers right fielder attempted
a diving catch, but missed the ball which then rolled all the way to the fence.
With Stacey's running at the heels of the slower Peksa, both were able to score
for a 2 run HR to take the lead. This was more than enough for Mallonee, who
added another strike out in the game and held the Stingers scoreless for the
final 4 innings and giving GM a desperately needed sweep.
Green Machine Do Gooders:
Josh Vaeth: 3-3, 2 RBI
Andy Peksa: 2-3, 1 R
Johnathan Stacey: 1-3, 1 HR, 1 R, 2 RBI
Mike Silverman: 1-2, 1 BB, 1 2B, 1 R
Rodney Baysmore: 1-2, 1 BB, 1 R
Bob Mallonee: 7 IP, 2 ER, 1 K, 0 BB, W
Northwest Regional Park
Field 2:
Umpires- Mark Radom, Carroll Brown
Game 1: Kings 13 (WP-Mike Herr 7-0)
Thunderbirds 1 (LP-Harry Kinsey 1-3) 5 Innings
The Kings continued their winning
streak with a Father's Day doubleheader sweep over the Thunderbirds. The Kings
won the opener 13-1 in 5 innings. Kings starter Mike Herr limited the T-Birds to
4 singles. Meanwhile the Kings offense produced 18 hits.
Theo Battle and Tony Barner (RBI) singles in t-1st put Thunderbirds ahead 1-0.
Singles by Shilo Merwitz and Arin Gelletly preceded 2 out 2 RBI 3B by Alan
Varhaftik to put Kings ahead 2-1 after 1st inning. Kings Glenn Savage started
b-2nd with 2B and scored on 2 throwing errors after the hit. RBI singles by Mike
Herr and Merwitz extended Kings lead 5-1. 4 more Kings runs came across in b-3rd
keyed by Troy Hendricks (RBI 1B), Brad Millison (RBI 2B), and Chuck Grant (2 RBI
1B). With Thunderbirds going 3 up 3 down in 2nd and 3rd innings, Kings lead
after 3 innings was 9-1.
2 RBI 1B by Jan Katzen and bases loaded walk to Rob Barrow in b-4th put Kings
lead at 12-1. In b-5th, Shilo Merwitz hit a SF to LF to put the Kings ahead by
12 runs and end the game early.
Kings offensive leaders in game 1:
Shilo Merwitz (2-3,1 R,2 RBI,SF)
Arin Gelletly (2-3,2 R,2B)
Jan Katzen (2-3,2 R,2 RBI)
Alan Varhaftik (3-3,2 RBI,2B,3B)
Brad Millison (2-3,2 R,1 RBI,2B)
Chuck Grant (2-2,2 R,2 RBI,W)
Mike Herr (2-3,1 RBI)
Game 2: Kings 17 (WP-Chuck Grant 10-0) Thunderbirds 1 (LP-Lenny Fields 1-3) 5 Innings
The Kings scored the last 13 runs
of game 1 and scored the first 17 runs of game 2 en route to a 17-1 game 2 win
over the Thunderbirds in 5 innings. Kings Chuck Grant and Shilo Merwitz combined
to toss a 5 hitter.
Kings scored 3 runs in t-1st on SF by Alan Varhaftik, RBI 3B by clean-up hitter
Troy Hendricks, and SF by Glenn Savage. The Kings were unable to score in t-2nd,
but came back for 3 more runs in t-3rd. 2 RBI 1B by Rob Barrow and SF by Chuck
Grant produced the runs. Kings exploded for 7 runs in t-4th. Arin Gelletly (2
RBI 3B), Troy Hendricks (2 RBI 1B), and Glen Savage (2 RBI HR) all had 2 RBI
hits in the inning. The Kings closed out their scoring with 4 runs in t-5th. RBI
1B by Gelletly, 2 RBI 3B by Varhaftik, and SF by Hendricks accounted for the
RBI's.
Thunderbirds ended Chuck Grant's shutout bid in b-5th. 1 out walk to Darnell
Maxwell 1B by Jaymo put runner on the corner with 1 out. RBI SF by Shawn scored
Maxwell. Merwitz entered the game in relief and was able to retire the Henry
Kinsey on a groundout to close out the Kings win.
Thunderbirds offensive leaders:
David Woods (2-2)
Shawn (1-1,1 RBI,SF)
Kings game 2 offensive standouts:
Arin Gelletly (2-3,3 R,3 RBI,3B,W)
Alan Varhaftik (3-3,3 R,4 RBI,2B,3B,SF)
Troy Hendricks (2-3,2 R,4 RBI,3B,SF)
Glenn Savage (1-2.2 R,3 RBI,HR,W,SF)
Rob Barrow (2-3,2 RBI)
Shilo Merwitz (3-3,2 R)
Northwest Regional Park
Field 3:
Umpire- Tony Sabatino
Game 1: Sky & Sky Inc. 7 (WP-Jeff Harris 3-0)
Northwest Corridor 3 (LP- Howard Goldberg 4-5)
Sky & Sky threatened in every early
inning, plating one in the 1st, two in the 2nd and one each of the 3rd & 4th
innings. NWC managed 2 quick runs in the 1st inning but never really managed
another attack against Harris as Sky & Sky defeated NWC in a fairly quick game
7-3
Hitting Highlights NWC:
Jon Herbst 2-3 R 2b
Oliver Peterson 2-3 R rbi
Ben Herbst 2-3 HR R rbi
Game 2:
Northwest Corridor 2 (WP-Ted
Winner 6-3)
Sky & Sky Inc. 1 (LP- Jeff Harris 3-1)
The 2nd game was a great pitcher’s
duel as Jeff Harris and Ted Winner held both offenses in check for most of the
game. Sky’s lone run came in the 5th inning when Poulson beat a shallow NWC
right fielder for a triple and Jeff Sacks’ sac fly brought him in to score. NWC
tied the game in the bottom of the 5th. Brad Rosenberg singled and was advanced
around after Goldberg’s base hit. Upy Webb’s fielder’s choice plated Rosenberg
for the tying run. Winner induced a couple groundballs & a strikeout to end the
inning in the top of the 7th. Bottom of the 7th, Peterson & Goldman both singled
for NWC and Ben Herbst drew his 3rd walk of the game off of Harris to load the
bases. Jeff Kurland making his 1st NWC appearance since April stepped up to win
the game. he drew the count to 3-1 off Harris and was able to draw another walk
to plate the winning run and capture a doubleheader split.
Hitting Highlights NWC:
Jon Goldman 3-3
Howard Goldberg 3-3
Ben Herbst 0-0 3BB’s
Brad Rosenberg 2-3 R
Northwest Regional Park Field 4: Umpire- Lane Gordon
Game 1: Bombers 8 (WP-Tzvi Friedman 12-3) Natty O's 4 (LP- RJ Seabeck 6-9)
The Bombers swept the Natty O’s today 8-4 and 15-6 behind Tzvi Friedman’s pitching and great defense all day. Freidman leads the league in victories with 13. In game 1, the Bombers scored 2 in the first and one in the 4th. The game was tied 3-3 in the 4th and then the Bombers jumped on the O’s for 5 in the 5th.With 2 outs, Shad walked and Croft singled. Ben walked to load the bases and Flamm’s single to RF made it 5-3. Hochman singled for a 6-3 lead and after a Loeb single Friedman’s single made it 8-3 and Friedman held on for the victory against the improved O’s. Flamm and Loeb (2) had the other RBI’s for the Bombers.
Game 2: Bombers 15 (WP-Tzvi Friedman 13-3) Natty O's 6 (LP- RJ Seabeck 6-10)
In game 2 the Bombers scored 2 in the first highlighted by Hochman’s triple. The O’s tied it at 2-2 in the top of the 2nd on Bullock’s triple. The Bombers came right back and scored 6 in the 2nd. Dan and Gardner led off with singles and Eyler’s bloop single made it 3-2. Ben hit a 2run single and Hochman followed with an RBI single to make it 8-2. Seaback, the O’s pitcher wasn’t thrilled with umpire Gordon’s strike zone and got tossed. The O’s battled back with 3 in the 5th but the Bombers scored 3 in the 6th and 4 more in the 7th for the 15-6 win. Flamm had an RBI single, Hochman had a triple off the LF fence, Eyler had a 2 run blooper, and Chaim and Croft had RBI singles.