2013 Pikesville Men's Softball League Standings, Schedule, Highlights and Scores
Week #2 -- April 20, 2014
Highlights submitted thus far by Kings, Bombers, NWC, Thunderbirds, Green Machine, Natty O's, Sky & Sky, Outlaws
Photos from Sunday, April 20, 2014 are available here
Northwest Regional Park
Field 1:
Umpire- Reggie Grant
Game 1: Bombers 11 (WP-Dave Pridgen 1-0)
Natty O's 2 (LP-RJ Seabeck 0-3)
The Nationwide Insurance Bombers
and Natty O’s split a doubleheader on Sunday. The Bombers won the first game
11-2 and lost the nightcap 7-5. David Pridgen won game 1 and Russ Zapocosta took
the loss in game 2. The Bombers played without Tzvi Friedman, David Flamm, Mark
Loeb and Zach Reed who missed because of Passover and Easter. Game 1 was very
close through 4 innings with the Bombers holding a 4-2 lead. The Bombers scored
a run in the 2nd on a single by Donny Vanderwalde who scored Jason Gardner after
his leadoff single and a run in the 3rd on a sac fly by Gardner and a 2 run
single by Meir Parry. The Natty O’s would score their only runs of the game in
the 4th on a walk, a triple and a SF.
The Bombers then got down to business and scored 3 in the 5th , 2 in the 6th,
and 2 in the 7th for the 11-2 victory. In the 5th,Pridge led off with an infield
single and Gershon hit a single. After a force out, Ben hit a ball that was
misplayed by the O’s and 2 scored. Mikie Georgie then plated Guttman with an RBI
single. Chaim Finkelstein led off the 6th with a single and Gabe Silber pinch
hit and hit another single in his first at bat of the year. Gershon followed
with a 2 run single. The NIB tacked on their 2 final runs in the 7th. Shad
singled and Ben walked. After a Sac Fly by Mikie, Shulie Hochman scorched a
double for an RBI. Gardner’s groundout plated Hochman. Pridge did the rest. He
pitched an awesome game to move to 1-0.
On a chilly Sunday morning, it
seemed as though the Natty O’s bats were just as cold. The O’s couldn’t get lot
going off of David Pridgen, but RJ Seabeck kept the game close trailing just 4-2
after 4 innings. The Bombers bats would come alive after that, scoring 7 runs
over the next 3 innings and putting the game out of reach.
Natty O's Offensive leaders:
RJ Seabeck 3-3, R, RBI
Game 2: Natty O's 7 (WP-RJ Seabeck 1-3) Bombers 5 (LP-Russ Zappacosta 0-1)
In game 2, Zapocosta took the mound as a starter for the first time in 8 years and did an admirable job. The O’s jumped out to a 1-0 lead in the 1st and would have had more but Gershon made an amazing play in RCF and turned it into a DP. The Bombers tied it up in the bottom of the 1st on Georgie’s Sac Fly and then quickly retook the lead in in the 2nd. Gardner tripled into the RF corner and Parry walked. After Pridge popped out, Chaim’s RBI single made it 2-1. Vanderwalde singled to load the bases. Silber pinch hit for Zapocosta and hit a 2 run single for a 4-1 lead. In the 4th, Shad hit a double and went to 3rd on an error. Shad scored on Finkelstein’s RBI single. The O’s tied it up in the 5th and scored one in the 6th and one in the 7th for the 7-5 victory. The Bombers had plenty of runners on but the O’s held on and sent the Bombers home with their first loss of the season.
The O’s jumped out to an early 1-0
lead but saw it quickly evaporate into a 1-5 hole by the 5th inning. However,
thanks to a huge triple by Matt Bratter, the O’s would score 4 runs to tie the
game. The O’s would take the lead the next inning, and tack on an insurance run
in the 7th including a sac fly by Justin Bullock that scored RJ Seabeck from
second base. RJ was brilliant in the second half of the game, shutting the
bombers bats down down the stretch.
Natty O's Offensive leaders:
Seth Woodward 3-3
Matt Bratter 2-3, 3 RBI, R
Rob Medoff 2-2, BB, R
Bombers Notes-
congrats to Shulie Hochman who is getting married on
the 28th.
Northwest Regional Park
Field 2:
Umpire- Mark Radom
Game 1: Northwest Corridor 6 (WP-Howard Goldberg 2-0)
Outlaws 5 (LP-Larry Newman 0-3)
NWC squared off against the new expansion team Outlaws but despite the new uniforms and new name, there were plenty of familiar faces. Josh Friedman hit a sac fly in the top of the 1st inning to give the Outlaws a brief lead. NWC’s top of the lineup met veteran Larry Newman rudely earning 5 runs scored off of 6 hits in the bottom of the 1st. Howard Goldberg doubled home Gabe Unterman, Adam Silverman’s sac fly to center scored Goldberg after Up Webb had advanced him to 3rd base. John Karsos came up two batters later and drilled a 3run homer over the left centerfield fence to give NWC a 5-1 lead. It looked like it was going to be a blowout early but Newman and the Outlaws held NWC in check for the next 6 innings. Meanwhile The Outlaws took advantage of some Goldberg wildness and plated 3 more runs in the 2nd inning. What appeared to be a slugfest turned into a 5-4 game until the top of the 6th inning when a Theo Battle sac fly tied up the ballgame. So for the 2nd week in a row it was left up to NWC to steal a victory in their last at bat. Jon Herbst drilled a line drive leadoff single to right center and Jon Goldman followed with another base hit. Herbst hustled from 1st to 3rd with no outs to out himself just 65 feet from winning the game. Matt Bell hit a two long fly balls to deep left field that both just went foul. He followed with another fly ball but was too shallow to score Herbst. Up comes Dave Davis making his NWC debut and in dramatic fashion Dave hit a long high fly ball to score Herbst, end the game and play the role of hero in his NWC debut.
Week 2 of the season has another
exciting matchup, with the 2012 champs Northwest Corridor facing the upstart
Outlaws. The first inning was loaded with action as NWC jumped on the Outlaws
ace Larry Newman early to plate 5 runs, highlighted by a 3 run home run by there
rookie shortstop Karsos, and had the Outlaws manager say where did they get that
guy? The new kids were unfazed as they battled back to plate a run of there on
as Reggie Molock making his season debut drew a one out walk, followed by a
Stanley Lyles single to advance Molock to third. David Woods also draws a walk
of his own to load the bases for next batter Josh Friedman who hits an RBI sac
fly to plate Molock. At the end of one NWC leads 5-1.
Top of the second Darnell Maxwell draws a one out walk, followed by a Chas West
single, Will McCrae also draws a walk to load the bases for Larry Newman who
smokes a 2 run double to score Maxwell, and West, and draw them Outlaw boys to
within 2 at 5-3. Next batter sizzling rookie Darren Stimpfle making his PMSL
debut smashes an RBI double of his own to plate McCrae, to bring the freshmen to
within 1. NWC ace Goldberg somehow digs into his bag of tricks to get the final
two outs and limit the damage. NWC 5-4 after 2.
Great Uncle Nemo puts it on cruise control as he shut NWC down for the next 5
innings assisted by fantastic defense mainly from the Outlaws athletic outfield.
Goldberg also settles in as he keeps the Outlaws off the board until the top of
the 6th inning Stanley Lyles gets on with a leadoff walk, next batter David
Woods singles to advance Lyles to third. Next batter Josh Friedman plates Lyles
with an RBI groundout to tie the game 5-5. Outlaws couldn't get any runs in the
7th, and the bottom of 7th Matt Bell got a leadoff single, got moved to third,
and Dave Davis hit a sac fly to score Bell to win an exciting hard fought game!
NWC 6 Outlaws 5!
Outlaws Hitting Stars Game 1
Darren Stimpfle 1-3 2B,RBI
Stanley Lyles 1-2 BB, R
David Woods 1-1 2 BB
Josh Friedman 0-2 2RBI,SAC FLY
Larry Newman 1-1 2B,BB,2RBI
Hitting Highlights for NWC:
Jon Herbst 2-3 R
Jon Goldman 2-3
John Karsos 1-3 R HR 3RBI
Game 2: Northwest Corridor 14 (WP-Ted Winner 2-0) Outlaws 5 (LP-Larry Newman 0-4)
In Game 2 the Outlaws hung tough in
the beginning with NWC scoring 2 in the first. Darren Stimpfle gets a one out
single and scores on Theo Battle's sac fly. David Woods draws a 2 out walk,
advances to third on a Josh Friedman single. Reggie Molock delivers an RBI
single of his own to plate Woods.
In the third inning Maurice Scott leads off with a single, is forced out on
Stimpfle's fielders choice. Stimpfle's scores on and RBI single by Battle. Woods
gets his second walk of the game, next batter Friedman gets walked. Molock up
next, get an RBI groundout for his second RBI of the game. Ted Winner the other
ace for NWC settles in and quiets the Outlaw bats for the next few innings
except for a Theo Battle triple where he was left stranded on third. Chas West
came on in relief for the Outlaws for his PMSL pitching debut and pitched 2
scoreless innings.
Dave Davis came on in relief for NWC and shut the bats down except for Lucki
Lemmon Jrs. monster bomb over the left center field fence for his first career
PMSL home run. Lucki Lemmon is playing in his first game since July 2012 after
breaking his foot in a game vs. Deuces Up while making a play in the outfield.
After 2 years of rehab he's baaaaack and ready to contribute to the Outlaws
success. Welcome back Lucki!!! NWC hit the mess outta the ball and won the game
14-5!
Much different game speed in the
2nd part of the doubleheader. The Outlaws appeared to run out of steam and NWC’s
bats started to heat up. Goldberg and Webb both doubled in the top of the 1st
inn followed by an Adam Silverman single, Karsos walk and a 3rbi double in the
centerfield gap by Brad Rosenberg. The Outlaws managed to plate 2runs in the 1st
off of ted winner and 2 more runs off of Winner in the 3rd but for the most part
the veteran NWC pitcher was cruising through the lineup. NWC broke tings open in
the 4th inning, Matt Silverman knocked home Karsos, Davis drove home Rosenberg
and Winner helped his own cause with a sac fly to left scoring Herbst. Moving
onto the 5th inning NWC scored 6 more runs led by an Oliver Peterson 3run bomb
over the centerfield fence. Newman managed to limit the NWC damage further and
keep his squad in the game. Dave Davis relived Winner on the mound for the last
2 innings, making his NWC pitching debut and closing out the win for the now 4-0
Northwest Corridor. Next week a big 1st place matchup between NWC & The Kings.
NWC will be without 5 starters including its left side of the infield and
outfield.
Hitting Highlights for NWC:
Brad Rosenberg 4-4 3R 2-2B 3RBI
Matt Silverman 3-4 3B 2RBI
Jon Herbst 2-3 BB 2R 2RBI
Up Webb 2-3 2R BB 2B RB
Adam Silverman 2-4 2R RBI
Outlaws
Hitting Stars Game 2
Darren Stimpfle 1-2 2B,2R
Theo Battle 2-2 3B, 2RBI, R
David Woods 0-0 3BB, R
Reggie Molock 1-3 2RBI
Lucki Lemmon Jr. 1-3 HR,RBI,R
Darnell Maxwell 2-3
Northwest Regional Park
Field 3:
Umpire- Scott Snyder
Game 1: Kings 15 (WP-Mike Herr 3-0)
Thunderbirds 3 (LP- Harry Kinsey 0-2) 5
Innings
Game 2: Kings 10 (WP-Mike Herr 4-0) Thunderbirds 4 (LP- Lenny Fields 0-2)
The Kings put forth another solid effort in the nightcap and defeated the Thunderbirds 10-4. Thunderbirds grabbed 1-0 lead in b-1st on 2 out 3B by Jake Neville and RBI 1B by Tony Barner. Kings tied score in t-2nd as Brett Eisenberg drew a 1 out walk, advanced to third base on an infield error, and scored on Koby Sarubin's SF to left field. 2 out RBI 1B by Steve Levy and 2 RBI 1B by Brad Millison gave Kings 4-1 lead in t-3rd. Kings added 2 more runs in t-4th on 1B by Mike Herr, RBI 2B by Kenny Salzman, and RBI 1B by Arin Gelletly. The Kings began to pull away in t-5th. Alan Varhaftik led off with a HR over the head of the RCF. Consecutive singles by Troy Hendricks, Steve Levy, Brad Millison (RBI) were followed by SF to LCF by Brett Eisenberg. Kings lead after 5 innings was 9-1.Northwest Regional Park Field 4: Umpire- Jeff Kurland
Game 1: Sky & Sky Inc. 10 (WP-Jeff Harris 3-0) Green Machine 8 (LP-Bob Mallonee 0-1)
In week 2 Green Machine took the field missing several of its regulars due to the holiday. Green Machine was able to get on the board in the top of the 1st inning after Matt Boden tripled and Jonathan Stacey cashed him in with a RBI fielder’s choice. In the bottom of the 1st Bob Mallonee took the mound and was making his season debut on the mound for Green Machine. Co-Skipper Andy Peksa began game 1 behind the plate for Green Machine as their Iron Man catcher Pete Sclafani dealt with a personal matter. Sky and Sky was able to plate 3 runs in the bottom of the 1st to take a 3-1 lead. Green Machine was held scoreless in the 2nd and the 3rd innings while Sky and Sky scored 2 more in the 2nd and 5 more in the 3rd to take a commanding 10-1 lead after 3. The 4th inning saw neither team scoring and kept the score at 10-1. In the top of the 5th Andy Peksa got things started with a base hit, followed by base hits from Josh Vaeth and Chris Goodwin to load the bases. Skyler Dickinson proceeded to hit a 2 run double and Mark Winkel added a double to plate another run making the score 10-4. Green Machine held Sky and Sky scoreless in the bottom of the 5th. In the top of the 6th Skyler Dickinson drove in 2 more Green Machine runs with another double to cut the lead to 10-6. The score remained the same coming into the 7th inning when Green Machine was able to plate 2 more runs off of Mike Randall and Brad Verbosky RBI hits, but Green Machine’s scoring ended there and Sky and Sky got the victory 10-8.The Green Machine got the scoring started with one in the top of the 1st inning. Sky & Sky welcomed Eric Radom back after a year off, and he promptly drilled a line drive base hit. Jere Preston doubled to get runners on 2nd and 3rd, and Elliot Blank grounded out, scoring Radom. The Green Machine threatened in the top of the 2nd, with 2 consecutive base hits, but a grounder to Blank at 3rd led to a 5-4 double-play to end the threat. Brian Sky singled to lead off the 2nd inning, Jay Walle singled, and Mitch Clay hit a Sac Fly to score Sky. Aaron Birenbaum came up with a 2-out single to score Walle, Harris singled and Radom singled to knock in Birenbaum. In the 3rd, GM’s Skyler led off with a triple, but was thrown out by Andrew Vanlandingham after trying to score on an infield grounder. Sky put up 5 runs in the bottom of the 3rd, to take a commanding 10-1 lead early. Neither team scored in the 4th and 4 consecutive hits by GM to start the inning led to 3 runs, making it 10-4. Sky didn’t respond, and once again GM scored, with the help of two infield errors to make it 10-6. Sky went down 1-2-3 in the bottom of the 6th. Things got interesting in the top of the 7th with Green Machine knocking in 2 more runs, a runner on first and the tying run at the plate, but Jeff Harris was able to end it with a fly out to end the game. Sky & Sky took the opener 10-8.
Offensive leaders for Sky:
Brian Sky: 2-3, 2R
Aaron Birenbaum: 2-3, 2RBI, R
Shaun Poulton: 2-3, 2RBI
Eric Radom: 2-4, R, RBI
Mitch Clay: 1-2, 3B, 2RBI, R
GM Offensive Highlights:
Matt Boden: 3-4; 3B, 2 1B, 2 R
Brad Verbosky: 2-4; 2 1B, RBI
Andy Peksa: 2-4; 2 1B, 2 R
Josh Vaeth: 2-3; 2 1B, 2 R
Chris Goodwin: 2-3; 2 1B, R
Skyler Dickinson: 3-3: 2 2B, 3B, 4 RBI
Game 2: Sky & Sky Inc. 5 (WP-Jeff Harris 4-0) Green Machine 3 (LP-Bob Mallonee 0-2)
In game 2 Green Machine was able to hold Sky and Sky scoreless in the top of the 1st. They came back in the bottom of the 1st and took a 1-0 lead off of a Mike Randall sac fly that scored Josh Vaeth. In the top of the 2nd Sky and Sky scored 4 runs to take a 4-1 lead. Green Machine answered with a run of their own after Chris Goodwin tripled and Mark Winkel drove him in with a double. The 3rd inning was scoreless for both teams. Sky and Sky went scoreless again in the top of the 4th inning, but in the bottom of the 4th Brad Verbosky hit a shot over the LCF wall for a solo homerun to cut Sky and Sky’s lead in half and make the score 4-3. Sky and Sky answered with a run in the 5th inning to stretch their lead to 5-3. After that neither team scored the rest of the way as Sky and Sky took the 2nd game of the doubleheader by 2 runs as they did in the 1st game.The second game was another tight one. Radom once again led off the game with a hit, but was left stranded. The Green Machine scored one in the first, taking advantage of an infield error. Sky scored 4 in the top of the 2nd. Andy Bloom and Brian Sky singled to lead off the inning. Poulton grounded out to leave runners at 1st and 3rd, and Jay Walle loaded the bases. Jere Preston then hit a deep fly ball to RF that swirled in the wind and got over the outfielders head for an inside the park grand slam. Those runs were big as Sky scored only one more in the 6th after Jeff Harris came through with a 2-out base hit. GM scored one in the 2nd, and one in the 4th on Brad’s blast over the LF fence. Once again, GM had the tying runner at the plate, but a ground out ended the game with Sky winning 5-3.
Offensive leaders for Sky:
Jere Preston: 1-1, HR, 4RBI, R
Jeff Harris: 2-3, RBI
Elliot Blank: 2-3, BB
Jay Walle: 1-2, BB, R
GM Offensive Highlights:
Josh Vaeth: 2-3; 2 1B, R
Matt Boden: 2-3; 2B, 1B
Brad Verbosky: 1-3; HR, RBI, R
Andy Peksa: 2-3; 2 1B