2014 Pikesville Men's Softball League Standings, Schedule, Highlights and Scores
Week #16 -- July 27, 2014
Highlights submitted thus far by Sky & Sky Inc., Thunderbirds, Green Machine
July
27, 2014 Photos posted here
Northwest Regional Park
Field 1:
Umpire- Reggie Grant
Game 1: Natty O's 17 (WP-Rob Medoff 2-1)
Kings 11 (LP-Mike Herr 13-3)
Highlights pending.
Game 2: Natty O's 16 (WP-Rob Medoff 3-1) Kings 4 (LP-Mike Herr 13-4) 6 Innings
Highlights pending.
Northwest Regional Park
Field 2:
Umpire- Lane Gordon
Game 1: Nationwide Bombers 11 (WP- Tzvi Friedman 18-5)
Green Machine 9 (LP-Bob Mallonee 6-6)
Green Machine and the Bombers continued their trend of hotly
contested games with a close doubleheader. The Bombers took an early 3-0 lead in
the first to kick things off. GM responded by scrapping 3 runs in the 2nd with a
walk from Josh Vaeth, a Billy Giles ROE, a Skyler Dickinson RBI single, and a
Mark Winkel 2 RBI single. The Bombers got a run in the top of the 3rd to take a
brief lead, which was erased in the bottom thanks to a Chris Goodwin lead off
double, a Nick Serkes RBI single, and a Jonathan Stacey RBI single. With the
Bombers tying the game in the top of the 4th, GM again answered in the bottom
with Winkel getting on base with a 2 out single, followed by a Chris Romero walk
and a pinch hit RBI single for Michael Bowen to take the lead back.
The relentless Bombers strung together a number of hits to put up a 3 spot in
the top of the 5th and take a 2 run lead. GM again answered the call with a
Serkes single, Stacey single, and a monstrous 3 run home run over the left field
fence by the white Nelson Cruz (aka Mike Randall). However, the consistent
Bomber bats put up another 3 runs in the top of the 6th to take a 2 run lead.
After a lead off single by Goodwin and a walk by Serkes to put the tying run on
base with no outs, GM could not get the necessary hits to get them back in the
game and the Bombers squeaked out an 11-9 win.
GM Box Score:
Chris Goodwin: 2-4, 1 2B, 1 R
Nick Serkes: 2-2, 2 BB, 2 R, 1 RBI
Jonathan Stacey: 2-4, 1 R, 1 RBI
Mike Randall: 1-4, 1 HR, 1 R, 3 RBI
Mark Winkel: 2-3, 1 R, 2 RBI
Game 2: Nationwide Bombers 6 (WP- Tzvi Friedman 19-5) Green Machine 4 (LP-John Reichert 3-10)
HAfter a solid offensive performance from both teams in game
1, the sequel was more about pitching and defense. GM was able to get multiple
men in scoring position in the first 2 innings, but could not get anyone to
score. The Bombers got 1 run in the 2nd inning, the only run scored in the first
3 innings for either team. GM got things going in the 4th inning with a Stacey
lead off double, a Billy Giles pinch hit RBI single, a double by Vaeth, and an
RBI single from Winkel to take the lead. Unfortunately, GM squandered the chance
at more runs when Chris Romero struck out looking with the bases loaded to end
the inning. After the red devils took the lead back with 2 runs in the bottom of
the 4th, Goodwin smoked an inside-the-park home run to left field to tie the
game at 3-3. The Bombers came right back with 3 runs in the bottom of the 5th.
GM was able to make things interesting in the 7th inning again after a Winkel
lead off walk, Romero ROE, and an RBI single by Goodwin to score Winkel. With
the tying run on the bases...again....GM was left unable to get a hit to come
back....again; and the Bombers completed the sweep with a 6-4 victory.
GM Box Score:
Chris Goodwin: 2-4, 1 HR, 1 R, 2 RBI
Jonathan Stacey: 2-3, 2 2B, 1 R
Billy Giles: 1-2, 1 R, 1 RBI
Mark Winkel: 1-2, 1 BB, 1 R, 1 RBI
Northwest Regional Park
Field 3:
Umpire- Tony Sabatino
Game 1: Northwest Corridor 9 (WP-Howard Goldberg 7-7, Save
Ted Winner 1)
Thunderbirds 6 (LP-Lenny Fields 2-12)
Action started as NWC took the field against an 8 player
TBird squad. Both teams went quietly in the 1st but NWC was able to get on the
board 1st with 1 in the bottom of the 2nd. The Birds got on the scoreboard in
the top of 3 as 15 year old rookie Antonio "A.J" Barner Jr , son of TBirds
manager Tony Barner, got an infield 1B in his PMSL debut and would later score
from 2nd on Gary Bosley's RBI 1B. NWC would respond with 1 to take a 2-1 lead
into the 4th. In the top of 4, Jake Neville would 1B and score on a 2 RBI bomb
over the LC fence by Dana Anderson to take a short lived 3-2 lead. In the
bottom, NWC plated 4 to retake the lead 6-3. TB got 1 as Mike Silverman drew a
leadoff BB followed by 1Bs from Jake and Anderson (scoring Silverman). NWC again
responded as they got 3 to take a 9-4 lead after 5. In the top of 7, The Birds
tried to rally with a 1B from Bosley and a BB to Jake. The elder Barner was able
to bring Bosley with a 1B. Jake would come in as his brother, Zach Neville would
ROE but the rally fell short as NWC took the opener 9-6.
Thunderbirds Offensive Leaders:
Gary Bosley 2-4, RBI, R
Jake Neville 2-3, BB, 2R
Dana Anderson 2-4, HR, 3 RBI, R
Antonio "A.J." Barner, Jr 2-3, R
Game 2: Northwest Corridor 7 (WP-Ted Winner 11-3, Save Howard Goldberg 1) Thunderbirds 5 (LP-Lenny Fields 2-13)
An 8 man TBirds team took the field as the 2nd game started
and held NWC scoreless in the top of 1. In the bottom, TB would bring 2 in with
1Bs from Jeff Kapper, Gary Bosley, and Dana Anderson (scoring Kap). Mike
Silverman's SF RBI would plate Bosley. After 1, TB had a 2-0 lead. In the 2nd,
NWC would bring in 3 to go up 3-2. In the top of 3 NWC got 2 across to take
control 5-2. In the bottom, 1Bs from Silverman and Zach Neville, along with a BB
to Tony Barner would juice the bases....but, would only get 1 in as Silverman
scored on Jake Neville's FC. NWC got 1 in the top of 4 and held a 6-3 lead into
the bottom of the 7th. TB tried to rally as Robert Kelly got an infield 1B and
advanced to 3rd on Zach's 2B. Barner lined an infield 1B to plate Kelly. Jake
Neville would hit a SF to bring Zach in to make it 6-5 but the rally fell short
as NWC held on to complete the sweep 6-5.
Thunderbirds Offensive Leaders:
Jeff Kapper 3-4, R
Gary Bosley 2-4, R
Dana Anderson 1-2, RBI
Robert Kelly 1-2, R
Mike Silverman 1-2, BB, SF, RBI, R
Zach Neville 2-4, R
Northwest Regional Park Field 4: Umpire- Jeff Kurland
Game 1: Sky & Sky Inc. 8 (WP-Jay Walle 6-4) Outlaws 7 (LP-Larry Newman 3-15)
A number of injuries, and a late scratch left Sky & Sky with
just 9 players on the day. Jay Walle held the Outlaws scoreless in the first.
Sky got on the board with 2 in the first after consecutive hits to lead off the
game by Eric Radom and Steve Truitt, a Sac Fly from Pat Wilcox and a 2 out RBI
single from Elliot Blank. The Outlaws scored one in the 2nd inning. In the
bottom of the 3rd, Holley led off with a hustle double, moved over on a fly ball
by Wilcox, and then scored on a Sac fly from Blank. Sky led 3-1 at the end of
the third inning. The Outlaws got two more back in the 5th to keep it close. Sky
then exploded for 5 runs in the bottom of the 6th. Elliot Blank lead off with a
single, Shaun Poulton doubled, Aaron Birenbaum singled to knock in a run and
then Jay Walle helped his own cause with a Sac Fly. Rotts walked and after a
double from Radom, Truitt hit a Sac Fly to score Rotts. The Outlaws would not go
quietly in the top of the 7th, and Sky pulled out a close one, winning 8-7.
Offensive leaders for Sky:
Shaun Poulton: 3-3, 2B, R
Eric Radom: 3-4, 2B, RBI, R
Elliot Blank: 2-2, 2RBI, R
Matt Holley: 2-4, 2B, RBI, R
Game 2: Sky & Sky Inc. 13 (WP-Jay Walle 7-4) Outlaws 10 (LP-Larry Newman 3-16)
After winning the first game, and a Kings loss against the
Natty O’s in their first game of the day, Sky & Sky pulled into 1st place, with
just one regular season game to play. Sky just needed to avoid the upset. Sky
was leading nearly the entire game, but the Outlaws had a big 6th inning and
jumped ahead, forcing Sky to score 3 runs in the top of the 7th just to keep the
game alive, and avoid dropping out of 1st place. Elliot Blank led off the top of
the 7th with a single up the middle, Wilcox walked and Poulton singled to load
the bases. With no outs, Jay Walle came through with a big double to left,
scoring two. Aaron Birenbaum singled to tie the game up, and then Rotts came
through with a double over the left fielders head, giving Sky the lead. Truitt
grounded out, and then Radom doubled and Matt Holley singled. Larry Newman was
able to retire the next two batters, but Sky had batted around and completed the
comeback with 7 runs in the top of the 7th inning, and held a 13-9 lead. The
Outlaws got one more in the bottom of the 7th with a HR over the fence, but that
was the end of the scoring, with Sky holding on to 1st place by winning 13-10.
Rotts was the offensive hero for Sky, hitting the ball hard all day, and going
4-4 with 2 balls smoked over the left fielders head.
Offensive leaders for Sky:
Mike Rottenberg: 4-4, 3B, 2B, 2RBI, 3R
Eric Radom: 4-5, 2B, RBI, 2R
Elliot Blank: 3-5, 2R
Pat Wilcox: 2-4, BB, RBI, R
Aaron Birenbaum: 2-4, RBI, 2R
Steve Truitt: 2-5, RBI, R