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2015 Pikesville Men's Softball League Standings, Schedule, Highlights and Scores

Week #14 July 12, 2015

Highlights submitted thus far by Kings, Bombers, Outlaws, Natty O's

Northwest Regional Park Field 1: Umpire- Reggie Grant
Game 1: Nationwide Insurance Bombers 7 (WP-Gershon Yakobovitch 2-0) Northwest Corridor 5 (LP-Howard Goldberg 4-6)

The Bombers and NWC played two tight games with the Bombers winning game 1, 7-5 and losing game 2, 5-2. Gershon Y battled Howard Goodman in game 1 down to the wire in game 1. Goodman pitched a solid game. Down 2-0, the Bombers scored 6 in the bottom of the 2nd and Dan Gutman hit a key Sac Fly in the 7th (his 3rd RBI) to add an important insurance run. NWC scored once in the 7th to make it 7-5 but Gershon got the final out with a bases loaded to the fence that was flagged down by Yoyo.

Yoyo hit a HR in game 1

Game 2: Northwest Corridor 5 (WP-Ted Winer 7-3) Nationwide Insurance Bombers 3 (LP-Gershon Yakobovitch 2-1)

Ted Winner held the Bombers scoreless in game 2 until the 7th when the Bombers scored 2 but Teddy got Yoyo out with the bases loaded to preserve the victory. The Bombers defense played great all day including a great play by Chaim Finkelstein at 3B filling in for Flamm.

Jason Gardner had 3 hits

Uri and Modo continued to play key roles as reserves

Northwest Regional Park Field 2: Umpires- Mark Radom
Game 1: Sky & Sky Inc 8 (WP-Jeff Harris 11-6) Outlaws 1 (LP-Harry Kinsey 4-4)

After a 3 week layoff, the boys of summer are back in action on field 2, as the Outlaws take on Sky & Sky. Sky got 2 in the first, and 1 in the second, to take the early 3-0 lead. The Outlaws bats finally woke up some after the long lay off.

Harry Kinsey leads off the bottom of the 3rd with a single. Three batters later, David Woods singles. Theo Battle follows with an RBI single to bring home Kinsey, and make it 3-1. Sky gets 5 more in the 5th, and closes the door for an 8-1 victory in game 1.

Outlaws Hitting Stars:
David Woods 1-2 BB
Theo Battle 1-3 RBI
Harry Kinsey 1-2 R
Hector Medina 1-2
Maurice Scott 1-2
Martiez Reed 1-3

Game 2: Sky & Sky Inc 9 (WP-Jeff Harris 12-6) Outlaws 4 (LP-Larry Newman 1-11)

In game 2, the Outlaws start off fast. Reggie Molock gets a leadoff single. David Woods singles. Theo Battle hits a deep shot to center which was caught near the fence, Molock kicks it into fifth gear to score from second to put the Oultaws on the board. Stanley Lyles singles to set up first, and third for Martiez Reed. Reed hits a sac fly into left to bring Woods home and give the Outlaws a 2-0 lead. Sky battles right back and puts up 5 in the bottom of the 1st. In the top of the 3rd, Reggie Molock leads it off with a triple. David Woods brings him in with a sac fly to cut the deficit to 5-3.

The score remained the same til the bottom of the 5th when Sky put 3 on the board to extend the lead to 8-3. Sky gets 1 more in the 6th to make it 9-3. In the top of the 7th, Hector Medina leads it off with a double, and scores on a throwing error to cut the deficit to 9-4. That is where the scoring ends as Sky take the nightcap at 9-4.

Outlaws Hitting Stars:
Reggie Molock 2-3 3B, 2R
David Woods 1-2 SAC, RBI, R
Stanley Lyles 2-3
Martiez Reed 1-2 2B, SAC, RBI
Hector Medina 2-3 2B, R

Northwest Regional Park Field 3: Umpire- Trevor Wazl
Game 1: Thunderbirds 15 (WP-John Kerzner 2-8) LOFT 14 (LP-John Reichert 3-6)

Highlights pending.

Game 2: Thunderbirds 6 (WP-John Kerzner 3-8) LOFT 3 (LP-John Reichert 3-7)

Highlights pending.

Northwest Regional Park Field 4 : Umpire- Jeff Kurland

Game 1: Kings 9 (WP- Mike Herr 10-2) Natty O's 1 (LP-RJ Seabeck 11-6)

Natty O's and Kings were tied 1-1 after 3 1/2 innings, but the Kings bats awoke late scoring 8 runs in their last 3 at bats and took the opener 9-1.

In b-1st, Kings loaded bases on Koby Sarubin 1B, Kenny Salzman 1B, and Shilo Merwitz walk. Jan Katzen hit an RBI SF to LCF, but that's all they could manage in the inning. In t-4th, Greg Barr drew a loeadoff walk against Kings starter Mike Herr. Matt Bratter hit an RBI 2B with 1 out to score Barr with the tying run.

In b-4th, with 2 on and 2 out, Brett Eisenberg hit an RBI 1B and Mike Herr followed with a 2 RBI 1B. In b-5th, the Kings again loaded bases with 1 out, but were again limited to 1 run on a bases loaded RBI walk to Alan Varhaftik. The Kings got 4 insurance runs in b-6th with key hits 2 out RBI 1B by Shilo Merwitz and Jan Katzen.

Natty O's offensive leaders in game 1
Jon Veditz (1-2)
Jason Smulson (1-1,W)

Kings offensive leaders in game 1:
Koby Sarubin (2-3,2 R,2B,W)
Kenny Salzman (2-3,2 R,W)
Shilo Merwitz (2-3,1 RBI,W)
Jan Katzen (2-3,2 RBI,SF)
Brad Millison (2-2,2 R,W)
Mike Herr (3-3, RBI)

The Kings would once again strike first in the second game, putting up 2 runs to give the kings an early lead. The O's would put up 2 of their own in the bottom of the first however, with the Catalyst Frank DiVincenzo leading the inning off with a single, and Greg Barr stretching a base hit into a double. RJ Seabeck would then hit a SAC fly to get the O's on the board. The Kings would take a 3-2 lead going into the bottom of the third when the O's offense finally started to find some holes. Once again, Frank DiVincenzo started things off as he does with a single, Greg Barr followed with the same and Matt Bratter would start a run of 6 consecutive hits and the O's would finally break through with a 5 run inning. RJ had gotten into a grove at this point and held the Kings scoreless for 2 innings allowing the O's offense to take flight and putting up anotehr 7 runs in the 4th inning, chasing Shiloh Merwitz from the game. This time, Frank and Greg both walked to start the inning and after 2 singles from RJ and Matt Bratter the flood gates opened wwhen Brody Tenant "HIT A TRIPLE". Mike Herr would come in and put an end to the offenseive output but it was too little too late as the damage had already been done. RJ would hold the Kings in check allowing 2 more runs the rest of the game and picking up a much needed split for the O's.

Natty O's Offensive leaders:
Frank DiVencenzo: 2-3, BB, 3 runs,
Greg Barr: 2-3, BB, 3 runs
RJ Seabeck 2-3, SAC, 2 RBI, Run
Matt Bratter: 3-3, BB, 2 runs, 2 RBI
Brody Tenant 2-4, 3B, 3 RBI, 2 runs

Kings offensive leaders in game 2:
Shilo Merwitz (2-3,1 R,1 RBI)
Brad Millison (2-3,2 R,1 RBI)

Kings game notes:
►Brandon Schuster (Owings Mills HS 2018) made his Kings debut, pinch hitting in t-6th of game 2.