2014 Pikesville Men's Softball League Standings, Schedule, Highlights and Scores
Week #4 -- May 4, 2014
Highlights submitted thus far by Kings, Sky, Thunderbirds, Natty O's
Photos from Sunday, May 4, 2014 are available here
Northwest Regional Park
Field 1:
Umpire- Reggie Grant
Game 1: Sky & Sky Inc. 13 (WP-Jeff Harris 7-0)
Bombers 12 (LP-Tzvi Friedman 3-2)
This was sure to be a good matchup,
as Sky led the league in runs scored with 13 per game, and the Bombers allowed
the fewest runs in the league, at just 3 runs per game. Eric Radom led off the
game for Sky with a walk, Steve Truitt singled, and then advanced to second on
the throw to third. Elliot Blank singled up the middle to knock in two. Andrew
Vanlandingham and Pat Wilcox each hit into a fielders choice, Holley singled,
and then Bloom hit a triple to deep left center giving Sky an early 4-0 lead.
The Bombers went down quietly in the 1st. Sky went down 1-2-3 in the 2nd. The
Bombers got on the board in the bottom half of the 2nd after Shule and Chaim
singled and were knocked in by Loeb. In the top of the 3rd, Truitt and Blank
started the inning with consecutive base hits. Vanlandingham and Wilcox again
each hit into a fielders choice, and then Holley singled. The Bombers got the
runs back in the bottom of the 3rd, to make it 6-3. Sky looked like they were
going to pull away in the 4th. Shaun Poulton led off the inning with a single
and Jeff Harris flew out to left. Radom singled, Truitt walked to load the
bases. Blank singled to knock in a run, with Radom holding up at 3rd.
Vanlandingham hit into a fielders choice, with Radom getting forced out at home.
Wilcox singled to drive in two, Holley singled to knock in Vanlandingham, and
then Bloom doubled to score Wilcox and Holley. Brian Sky singled, but then a
strong throw from Gershon got Bloom at the plate to end inning, leaving the
score at 12-3. The Bombers started off the bottom of the 4th inning with 5
straight hits, the big blow coming from Tsvi, driving it opposite field over
Bloom’s head in left field, with a bases loaded triple. He scored on a single,
to keep the game within reach, at 12-7. Sky went down 1-2-3 in the top of the
5th, and the Bombers chipped away with 2 more runs in the bottom of the 5th. Sky
stranded two runners in the 6th, and the Bombers got two more back to bring the
game within one run, at 12-11. Sky got an insurance run in the top of the 7th
when Bloom, who reached on an error, scored on a sacrifice fly from Eric Radom.
Down 13-11, with one out, Chaim singled. Loeb doubled to knock in a run, and
then two consecutive hard hit ground outs ended the game, with Sky on top 13-12.
Offensive leaders for Sky:
Elliot Blank: 3-4, 3RBI, R
Matt Holley: 3-4, RBI, 2R
Steve Truitt: 3-4, BB, 3R
Andy Bloom: 2-3, 3B, 2B, BB, 4RBI, R
Game 2: Sky & Sky Inc. 9 (WP-Jeff Harris 8-0) Bombers 3 (LP-Tzvi Friedman 3-3)
The Bombers stranded a runner in
the first inning, after Jeff Harris issued just his first walk of the season.
Sky stranded two in the bottom half of the inning after Radom walked and
Vanlandingham singled. The Bombers jumped out to and early lead, scoring 3 in
the top half of the inning. Sky got one back after Holley walked, Bloom singled,
and Brian Sky hit a grounder to 1st base, with Holley scoring on a close play at
the plate. Harris shut down the top of the order 1-2-3 in the 3rd. Harris then
led off the bottom of the inning with a double to left, Radom singled and heads
up base running allowed him to advance while the Bombers were arguing with the
umpire. A wild throw allowed him to get to 3B, and Harris scored. Blank singled
to score Radom, Vanlandingham hit into a fielders choice, and then Pat Wilcox
hit his 1st homer of the season, drilling one over the RF fence. Sky took a 5-3
lead. Jeff Harris didn’t allow a run the rest of the game. Meanwhile, Sky scored
one in the 5th with Bloom driving in a run, and 3 more in the 6th, with Truitt,
Blank and Vanlandingham picking up RBI’s, to make the final score 9-3. Harris
picked up his 8th win of the season, and Sky remains undefeated.
Offensive leaders for Sky:
Andrew Vanlandingham: 3-4, RBI, 2R
Jeff Harris: 2-2, 2B, BB, 2R
Eric Radom: 2-2, 2BB, 2R
Andy Bloom: 2-2, BB, RBI
Pat Wilcox: 1-3, BB, HR, 2RBI, R
Northwest Regional Park
Field 2:
Umpire- Mark Radom
Game 1: Natty O's 13 (WP-RJ Seabeck 4-3) Outlaws 1
(LP-David Woods 0-1)
5 Innings
Nick Meyer and RJ Seabeck, who
batted in the top 2 spots got on base all 6 times they stepped to the plate. The
same could be said for newcomer Tony Spangler and Natty O's veteran catcher
Jonathan Veditz. Just about every other Natty O has at least 1 RBI and the
offense looked very balanced. RJ Seabeck kept the outlaws in check, even
compiling a few strikeouts in the dominating win.
Offensive leaders for Natty O's:
Nick Meyer 3-3, BB, 2 R, 2 RBI
RJ Seabeck 1-1, 2 BB, 2 R, 3 RBI
John Murphy 2-3, R, 2 RBI
Game 2: Natty O's 18 (WP-RJ Seabeck 5-3) Outlaws 10 (LP-Josh Friedman 0-1 )
The second game of the day was a
much closer affair. The outlaws bats woke up, and the O's woes were compounded
by a few costly errors in the field which allowed the Outlaws to take a 10-7
lead going into the 6th inning. The Natty O's showed great composure and came
through in the clutch, scoring 6 runs in the 6th inning, started by a Jonathan
Veditz walk, 3 singles by Nick Meyer, RJ Seabeck and Justin Bullock capped off
by a Matt Bratter 3 run homerun. The O's would add 5 more in the 7th to make the
final score look like the game was not quite as close as it was.
Offensive leaders for Natty O's:
RJ Seabeck 4-4, 4 runs, 2 RBI
Nick Meyer: 3-4, 3 Runs, 1 RBI
Rob Medoff: 3-4, 2 R, 5 RBI
Matt Bratter: 2-5, HR, 3 RBI
Brad Wandell 3-4, BB, R, 2 RBI
Northwest Regional Park
Field 3:
Umpire- Scott Snyder
Game 1: Kings 13 (WP-Mike Herr 6-0)
Green Machine 8 (LP- John Reichert 0-2)
Green Machine took a 4-0 lead in t-1st, but the Kings scored the next 13 runs and the Kings held on to win the opener 13-8. 2 out RBI hits by Brad Verbosky (RBI 1B), Rico Alkrine (RBI 1B), and Chris Goodwin (2 RBI 3B) staked GM to 4-0 lead in t-1st. Kings fought back for 3 runs in b-1st on 2 RBI 1B by Jan Katzen and 2 out RBI 1B by Troy Hendricks. In b-2nd, with 2 outs and 1 on, Koby Sarubin's fly ball was dropped allowing Michael Kleeman to score the tying run. Kenny Salzman followed with an RBI 1B to put Kings ahead 5-4.
Kings took advantage of another outfield error in b-3rd adding 1 more run for 6-4 lead. In b-4th, the Kings batted around scoring 7 runs and taking commanding 13-4 lead. Key hits in inning were RBI 2B by Koby Sarubin, RBI 1B by Salzman, RBI 1B by Arin Gelletly, 2 RBI 1B by Glenn Savage, and 2 RBI 1B by Troy Hendricks.
In t-6th, Green Machine got 4 quick runs. Skyler Dickinson led off with a pinch-hit 1B. Nick Serkes and Matt Boden (RBI) followed with singles. Mike Randall then launched a 3 RBI HR over the fence in LF. After Randall's home run, Kings starter Mike Herr was able to retire the final 6 GM batters in order. completing a 13-8 Kings win.
Green
Machine offensive leaders game 1:
Nick Serkes (2-3,2 R)
Mike Randall (1-3,2 R,3 RBI,HR,ROE)
Chris Goodwin (2-3,2 RBI,3B)
Kings game
1 offensive leaders:
Koby Sarubin (2-4,3 R,1 RBI,2B,ROE)
Kenny Salzman (2-4,1 R,2 RBI)
Jan Katzen (3-4,1 R,3 RBI)
Troy Hendricks (2-3,3 RBI)
Brad Millison (2-3)
Game 2: Kings 15 (WP-Mike Herr 7-0) Green Machine 6 (LP-Bob Mallonee 1-3)
The Kings pounded out a season high 25 hits on the way to a 15-6 win over Green Machine in game 2. Kings scored 1 run in t-1st and 3 runs in t-2nd to take early 4-0 lead. Key hits came from Glenn Savage (RBI 1B), Brad Millison (RBI 2B), Michael Kleeman (RBI 1B). Green Machine with 5 hits in b-2nd scored 3 runs to pull within 4-3. RBI singles came from Pete Sclafini, Mark Winkel, and Skylar Dickinson. Kings added 4 runs in t-3rd via RBI 2B by Arin Gelletly, RBI 1B by Jan Katzen, RBI 1B by Troy Hendricks, and RBI 1B by Brad Millison. Gelletly's RBI 2B to fence in t-4th put Kings ahead 9-3.
Kings added 2 more runs in t-5th on Steve Levy RBI 1B and Millison RBI ground out. Green Machine put together 5 straight hits in b-5th from Nick Serkes (1B), Matt Boden (1B), Mike Randall (2 RBI 2B), Brad Verbosky (RBI 2B), and Chris Goodwin. With 3 runs scored in the inning and pulling to within 11-6, Green Machine still had just 1 out and runners on the corner. Rico Alkrine hit a sinking line drive to right field. Kings rightfielder Michael Kleeman robbed Alkrine of a basehit with a diving catch and the Kings were able to double off the runner from 3rd base who had broken from the bag on what looked to be a sure hit. Kleeman's catch kept the score at 11-6.
The Kings added 4 runs in t-7th on SF by Savage, RBI 1B by Millison, and 2 RBI HR by Kleeman. Final score Kings 15 Green Machine 6.
Green
Machine game 2 offensive leaders:
Nick Serkes (2-4,1 R)
Matt Boden (2-4,1 R,2B)
Mike Randall (1-4,1 R,2 RBI,2B,ROE)
Brad Verbosky (2-4,1 RBI,2B)
Chris Goodwin (2-3)
Rico Alkrine (2-3,1 R)
Mark Winkel (2-3,1 RBI)
Kings
offensive leaders game 2:
Koby Sarubin (2-4)
Shilo Merwitz (3-4,2 R)
Arin Gelletly (2-4,1 R,2 RBI,2 2B)
Jan Katzen (2-4,2 R,1 RBI,ROE)
Glenn Savage (2-3,1 R,2 RBI,SF)
Troy Hendricks (4-4,3 R,1 RBI)
Steve Levy (3-4,2 R,1 RBI)
Brad Millison (3-4,2 R,4 RBI,2B)
Michael Kleeman (2-4,1 R,3 RBI,HR)
Kings game notes:
►Kings LF Alan Varhaftik was in
attendance, but is out 6-8 weeks following hernia surgery earlier in the week.
►With
Varhaftik out of the line-up, Michael Kleeman made his Kings and PMSL debut. He
singled in his first at bat in game 1 and homered in his last at bat in game 2.
The last Kings player to homer in his debut was Arin Gelletly on April 13, 2008
vs. LOFT.
►Kings starting outfield in the
doubleheader featured 3 24 year old outfielders -- Koby Sarubin, Brad
Millison, Michael Kleeman. The last time the Kings started 3 outfielders age 24
or less was July 11, 2010 vs. Sky & Sky Inc.-- Justin Kleeman 21, Jared Levine
20, Glenn Savage 24.
►Kings were missing Brett Eisenberg
(flag football game) and Chuck Grant (upper and lower body injuries).
Northwest Regional Park Field 4: Umpire- Jeff Kurland
Game 1: Northwest Corridor 9 (WP-Howard Goldberg 3-1) Thunderbirds 3 (LP-Lenny Fields 0-3)
Sunday's action started as The Thunderbirds took on Northwest Corridor. The Birds took the field with 9 players as NWC struck first with a 2 run homer and held a 2-0 lead into the bottom of the 2nd. Mike Silverman would get TB on the board with a lead off triple and score on the overthrow to 3rd. After 2, it was NWC 2- TB 1. NWC would add 2 more in the 3rd and hold a 4-1 lead as the game went into the 5th. They also added 4 more in the 5th and 1 in the top of 6 to increase the lead to 9-1. In the bottom half of the 6th, TB would try to get a few scores back with consecutive doubles from Kenneth Kreyling and Tony Barner (scored Kreyling). Lenny Fields would single Barner in for The Birds last run in Game 1 as NWC added 1 more in the top of the 7th and took the opener 10-3.Game 2: Northwest Corridor 10 (WP-Ted Winner 3-1) Thunderbirds 4 (LP-Lenny Fields 0-4)
The second game started as TB was held to an egg as NWC scored once in the 1st to take an early 1-0 lead. TB would respond in the top of 2 with a free pass to Dana Anderson and a double by Brandon Boston. Gary Bosley and Jake Neville would have consecutive RBI singles scoring Anderson (Bosley) and Boston (Neville). Bosley would come in a batter later to give TB a 3-1 lead that held until the bottom of the 4th.