I'm here for the second game of the best-of-three series between New Hartford and Sackets Harbor. New Hartford leads one game to nothing.
New Hartford is putting its youngest player in the spotlight today as 15-year-old Tyler Porter gets the start on the mound. Porter played varsity as an eighth grader at West Canada Valley this past spring. It will be interesting to see how the young guy performs in today's game as a spot in the District V final is on the line.
New Hartford is without catcher Mike Doyle as he's having trouble throwing after taking a foul tip off the bicep of his throwing arm in yesterday's game. That means New Hartford will go with Tim Whalen behind the plate. Whalen, who just turned 16 last month, was the starting catcher for the New Hartford JV team this past spring. He's seen some limited playing time this year, but none as big as today.
Starting lineups
New Hartford (16-7)
1. Erik Sheridan, LF
2. Joe Carcone, 2B
3. Mike Matt, CF
4. Eric Verbickas, 1B
5. Tim Whalen, C
6. Dan Nelson, 3B
7. Pat Calli, RF
8. Joe Desens, DH
9. Joe Betar, SS
Pitcher: Tyler Porter, LHP
Sackets Harbor (22-5)
1. Dan Magovney, SS
2. Brian Magovney, LF
3. Josh Cox, P
4. A.J. Capone, C
5. Brandon Cavalet, 3B
6. Jarod Mattingly, 2B
7. Will VanHoutten, 1B
8. Sam Cavallario, CF
9. Matt Roggie, RF
Pitcher: Josh Cox, RHP
Top 1st: Sheridan grounded out to the first baseman for the first out. Carcone grounded out 4-3 for the second out. Matt lined a single to left field and then stole second to put a runner in scoring position with two outs. Verbickas struck out swinging at a curveball in the dirt to end the inning.
Bottom 1st: D. Magovney struck out swinging but reached first safely as the ball got away from the catcher. B. Magovney grounded into a 1-6 fielder's choice for the first out. Cox grounded out to Verbickas at first for the second out. B. Magovney went to second on the play. Capone grounded out 4-3 to end the inning.
New Hartford 0, Sackets Harbor 0
Top 2nd: Whalen struck out swinging for the first out. Nelson grounded out 4-3 for the second out. Calli grounded out to the shortstop for the third out.
Bottom 2nd: Cavalet grounded out to the shortstop for the first out. Mattingly walked. Porter struck out VanHoutten on a big breaking ball for the second out. Cavallario struck out looking to end the inning.
New Hartford 0, Sackets Harbor 0
*Today's game has a weird feel to it. It's really quiet (I feel like I'm at a golf tournament) and the crowd is pretty sparse (the 4 p.m. start time probably has a lot to do with that as many people have yet to get out of work). It definitely doesn't feel like a district tournament game. Maybe that will change as the game goes on and more people show up though (let's hope so).
Top 3rd: Desens drew a leadoff walk. Betar laid down a sacrifice bunt, moving Desens to second with one out. Desens stole third on a ball in the dirt. Sheridan poked an RBI bloop single into right field and went to second on an error as the right fielder bobbled the ball. NH 1, Sackets 0. Carcone grounded out 6-3 for the second out. Sheridan went to second on the play. Matt grounded out to the shortstop, stranding Sheridan at third.
Bottom 3rd: Porter beaned Roggie to put the leadoff batter on for Sackets. D. Magovney bunted Roggie to second on a 1-3 sacrifice for the first out. B. Magovney grounded out 6-3 for the second out. Roggie went to third on the play. Roggie scored on a passed ball to tie the game. Sackets 1, NH 1. Cox struck out to end the inning.
Sackets Harbor 1, New Hartford 1
Top 4th: Verbickas walked to lead off. Whalen struck out swinging for the first out. Nelson grounded into a fielder's choice for the second out. Calli struck out looking for the third out.
Bottom 4th: Capone grounded out 6-3 for the first out. Cavalet walked. Porter struck out Mattingly for the second out. VanHoutten struck out looking to end the inning.
Sackets Harbor 1, New Hartford 1
Top 5th: Desens walked to lead off. Betar grounded out 5-3 for the first out. Desens went to second on the play. Sheridan walked to put runners at first and second. Carcone and Matt struck out back-to-back to end the inning, stranding two runners on base.
Bottom 5th: Cavallario grounded out to the shortstop for the first out. Sean Iles came in for Roggie. Iles flew out to center for the second out. D. Magovney lined out to left to end the inning.
Sackets Harbor 1, New Hartford 1
Top 6th: Verbickas struck out swinging for the first out. Whalen grounded out to the shortstop for the second out. Nelson and Calli hit back-to-back singles to put runners on first and second with two down. Desens struck out looking for the third out.
Bottom 6th: B. Magovney grounded out 4-3 for the first out. Cox struck out looking for the second out. Capone grounded out to the shortstop to end the inning.
Sackets Harbor 1, New Hartford 1
Top 7th: Betar struck out swinging for the first out. Sheridan grounded out 6-3 for the second out. Carcone grounded out 5-3 for the third out.
*Porter has a no-hitter going through six.
Bottom 7th: Cavalet ripped a line drive to left to give Sackets its first hit of the game. Mattingly bunted Cavalet to second on a sacrifice for the first out. VanHoutten grounded out 4-3 for the second out, moving Cavalet to third. Kody Beach came in to hit for Cavallario. With the go-ahead just 90 feet away, Porter struck out Beach swinging to strand the runner and end the inning.
Sackets Harbor 1, New Hartford 1
Top 8th: Matt struck out swinging for the first out (Cox's 10th strike out of the game). Verbickas drew a one-out walk. Whalen drew a four-pitch walk to put runners on first and second with one out. VanHoutten came in to relieve Cox (he moved to third base). B. Magovney went to first for VanHoutten. Chandler Evans came on to pinch run for Verbickas. Nelson greeted VanHoutten with an RBI double to deep right-center field ot score Evans from second. NH 2, Sackets 1. Calli ripped a two-RBI single up the middle to plate two more runs, Whalen from third and Nelson from second. NH 4, Sackets 1. Desens reached on a bunt single and Calli went to third as the first baseman bobbled the late throw from Cox. Desens got picked off of first for the second out. Betar grounded out 1-3 to end the inning, stranding Calli on third.
*Alex Giovannone has replaced Verbickas at first.
Bottom 8th: Iles walked to lead off. D. Magovney hit into a 5-3 fielder's choice for the first out. He reached second on a throwing error by Carcone. B. Magovney grounded out 5-3 for the second out. D. Magovney went to third on the play. Cox hit an RBI single to right. NH 4, Sackets 2. Nelson came in to relieve Porter. Desens went to third for Nelson. Porter's final line: 7.2 IP, 2 H, 2 R, 1 ER, 3 BB, 8 Ks, 1 HBP. Capone greeted Nelson with an RBI double over the head of Sheridan in left. NH 4, Sackets 3. Cavalet grouned out to short to end the inning, stranding Capone at second.
New Hartford 4, Sackets Harbor 3
Top 9th: Sheridan grounded out 5-3 for the first out. Carcone grounded out to short for the second out. Matt drew a two-out walk. Giovannone grounded out 6-4 for the third out.
*New Hartford is three outs away from advancing to the District V finals. Sackets Harbor needs to score one to extend the game and two to win it.
Bottom 9th: Mattingly struck out looking for the first out. VanHoutten flew out to center for the second out. Anthony Magovney is pinch hitting for Beach. A. Magovney grounded out to Carcone at second to end the game.
FINAL: New Hartford 4, Sackets Harbor 3
*New Hartford advances to the district final best-of-three series. The finals will start tomorrow if Smith wins tonight. If Smith loses to Ilion, it will not start until Saturday. Check back later as I'll post an update on the Smith-Ilion game and more from this one.
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5 comments:
andrew, now that it is official manny will not be playing for the florida marlins, any chance new hartford or smith post will be making a late playoff push with a possible acquisition?
haha I'll check with both team's coaches and see if they've made an offer. But they may be too late - check it out: http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=3513383
Besides the lack of fans, what's the weather like -- any rain-- looks threatening in Hew Hartford.
Got the sense this game could go either way at this point? What's your take? Has Randall gotten his troops pumped up?
what happened to the game -- the posts have stopped at the 5th.
Sorry about the delay. I had to take some pictures and leave the computer for a while. We're back for good now though.
As for the weather - there are some threatening clouds above, but it's only spit a little rain so far (barely anything).
This game could definitely go either way. Porter is doing a hell of a job for New Hartford - pretty impressive performance for anyone, let alone a 15-year-old legion rookie.
I think New Hartford is going to put up a couple runs in the next inning with its 3-4-5 hitters due up. Then I expect them to bring in a fresh arm to close it out.
Stay tuned...
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