Hey guys. I'm here at Notre Dame High School for today's Blue Division match-up between Adrean and Smith. Adrean is coming off a 7-4 loss to Roberts in their season opener last night. Smith knocked off Roberts 6-3 back on June 7 in their only game thus far.
I'll be providing inning-by-inning updates throughout the game. As always, feel free to leave your thoughts in the comments section - they are encouraged. I'll try to answer your questions during the game, whether you want to talk legion baseball, the College World Series (which starts tomorrow) or anything else.
Also, be sure to check out the schedule for this weekend's Father's Day Classic, hosted by Utica Post: http://adonovan-uticaod.blogspot.com/2008/06/fathers-day-classic_13.html
There are some talented teams in the tournament which should provide for some enjoyable baseball.
Starting line-ups:
Adrean Post (0-1)
1. Rafaele Cordero, SS
2. Jack Lottermoser, 3B
3. Michael Gaetano, 1B
4. Steve Campbell, RF
5. Steve Sarcone, P
6. Craig Warncke, CF
7. Luke Manolescu, C
8. Matt Rotundo, 2B
9. Mike Hill, LF
Pitcher: Steve Sarcone, RHP
Smith Post (1-0)
1. Kyle Richardson, P
2. Ryan Kramer, SS
3. Jason Nowicki, 3B
4. Ryan Marquette, 1B
5. Nate Mallinder, CF
6. Garrett Baker, RF
7. Zack Ciccotti, C
8. Ryan Cooke, LF
9. Mike Stevens, 2B
Pitcher: Kyle Richardson, RHP
*Tonight's game is being broadcast on 1350 AM.
*I'm sitting up in the press box behind home plate - the smell of the popcorn in the concession stand below is killing me. There must be 10 lbs. of butter on it. I'm thinking I might have to make a stop down there at some point. So much for laying off the sweets...
*My former JV baseball coach at NH, Art Williams, is the home plate umpire tonight - brings back some memories.
Top 1st: Kyle Richardson opened the game with a walk. Ryan Kramer smoked a triple down the left field line, scoring Richardson. Smith 1, Adrean 0. Jason Nowicki then hit a high chopper over the head of the third baseman, bring Kramer home for an RBI single. Smith 2, Adrean 0. Ryan Marquette followed with a groundout to shortstop Rafaele Cordero. Nowicki was hustling to second leaving Cordero no choice but to go to first. Mallinder then flew out to left for the inning's second out. Garrett Baker drew a walk, putting runners on first and second. The inning ended on a hard hit line out to center fielder Craig Warncke by Zack Ciccotti.
Bottom 1st: Cordero led off with a groundout to second baseman, Mike Stevens. Richardson walked Jack Lottermoser on four pitches. Michael Gaetano hit a one-hop grounder right at Kramer at short. He flipped it over to Stevens who touched second and fired over to first, completing the 6-4-3 double play to end the inning.
Smith 2, Adrean 0
Top 2nd: Ryan Cooke swung at Sarcone's first pitch, smacking it up the middle for a single. With Stevens showing bunt, Sarcone threw a high pitch that got away from catcher Luke Manolescu for a passed ball, allowing Cooke to advance to second. After another ball, Stevens laid down a sacrifice bunt, moving Cooke to third. Richardson popped out to second baseman Matt Rotundo on the next pitch for the second out. Kramer hit a 2-2 pitch on the ground at the second baseman, but it hopped off Rotundo's chest, allowing Kramer to reach first and Cooke to score. Smith 3, Adrean 0. Kramer stole second, beating Manolescu's throw. Nowicki then grounded out to Lottermoser at third to end the inning.
Bottom 2nd: Steve Campell popped out to Richardson for the inning's first out. Sarcone then hit a double over Mallinder's head in center field. Warncke followed with a line drive up the middle for an RBI single, putting Adrean on the board. Smith 3, Adrean 1. Manolescu smoked another liner up the middle with Warncke running on the pitch. Warncke made it over to third on the single. Manolescu stole second on the next pitch with Rotundo pulling back his bat on a safety squeeze. Rotundo took a pitch and then hit a hard groundball through the hole into left field, bringing home both Warncke and Manolescu and tying the game. Adrean 3, Smith 3. Rotundo advanced to second on a error by the left fielder, Cooke, as he didn't come up with it cleanly. Rotundo then went to third on a Richardson wild pitch. Richardson got the batter, Mike Hill, looking for the second out. Cordero grounded out to Richardson for the third out.
Adrean 3, Smith 3
Top 3rd: Marquette grounded out to Rotundo to lead off the inning. Mallinder then drew a walk. Baker hit a tailor-made double play ball at Rotundo, but his throw to second pulled Cordero off the bag and both runners were safe (Rotundo's second error of the game). Mallinder stole third, putting runners at the corners with one out. On the next pitch, Ciccotti hit a line drive into center for an RBI single. Smith 4, Adrean 3. Baker went to second on the hit. Sarcone went full on Cooke before walking him, loading the bases with one down. Stevens hit a liner through the left side of the infield (Lottermoser was drawn in at third, giving him no chance at it) that scored Baker from third. Smith 5, Adrean 3. Richardson followed with a sac fly to left, scoring Ciccotti from third and allowing Cooke to move to third. Smith 6, Adrean 3. That put runners on the corners with two outs. Kramer walked to load the bases, but No. 3 hitter Nowicki grounded out to Cordero to end the inning.
Bottom 3rd: Lottermoser and Gaetano hit back-to-back singles to start the inning. Campbell struck out swinging for the innings first out. On the first pitch he saw, Sarcone helped his own cause, bombing a three-run homer over the fence in dead center field to tie the game. Adrean 6, Smith 6. Warncke grounded out to Stevens for the second out of the inning. Richardson got Manolescu swinging to end the inning.
Adrean 6, Smith 6
Top 4th: Marquette and Mallinder both walked to lead off the inning. Baker gave himself up, bunting the runners over to second and third. Ciccotti hit a one-hopper off the left-center field wall for a double, driving in two runs. Smith 8, Adrean 6. Adrean manager Mike Macchione came out to pull Sarcone in favor of first-year pitcher Collier Maddox (Sarcone went to first base, Gaetano moved to left and Hill was taken out of the game). Sarcone's final line: 3 IP, 6 hits, 8 R, 6 ER, 7 walks, 0 K. Maddox got Cooke looking for the second out of the inning. He then walked Stevens, the nine hitter. On a 1-2 pitch to Richardson, Smith tried a double steal. Manolescu threw through to second, but Stevens beat the throw, allowing Ciccotti to score from third. Smith 9, Adrean 6. Richardson popped out to Rotundo two pitches later to end the inning.
Bottom 4th: Rotundo led off with a triple down the right field line. He scored on a Richardson wild pitch with Maddox at the plate (Maddox took Hill's spot in the batting order). Smith 9, Adrean 7. Maddox ripped a line-drive single up the middle two pitches later. That prompted Smith coach Tony Abone Jr. to pull Richardson. His final line: 3 IP, 9 hits, 8 R, 8 ER, 0 walks, 3 Ks. Dustin Colgan replaced Richardson on the mound (Richardson stayed in the game, moving to center field and Mallinder moved to left). Colgan struck out Cordero looking, got Lottermoser to ground out to first (Maddox moved to second), and Gaetano to ground out to the shortstop to end the inning.
Smith 9, Adrean 7
Top 5th: Maddox got Kramer looking to start the inning. Nowicki followed with a rope down the left field line for a stand-up double. Marquette flew out to left for the second out. Mallinder hit a line drive up the middle on the first pitch he saw, bringing Nowicki around to score. Smith 10, Adrean 7. Mallinder stole second easily as he got a huge jump on Maddox's pitch. Baker walked, putting runners on first and second with two outs. Ciccotti hit the ball hard for the fourth time in four at-bats today, but Warncke ran it down just steps in front of the center field fence for the third out.
Bottom 5th: Campbell walked to lead it off. Sarcone lined out to Kramer who made a nice grab moving to his right for the first out. Warncke hit a grounder up the middle, but Campbell was stealing on the pitch, putting Stevens in perfect position to scoop up the ground ball and step on second for the inning's second out. Warncke beat the throw to first to avoid the double play. Manolescu was then hit by a pitch. Rotundo ripped a double to the gap in left-center, scoring Warncke from second and moving Manolescu to third. Smith 10, Adrean 8. Abone Jr. visited the mound again, taking Colgan out (he moved to left) and bringing in Kramer to pitch (Nowicki moved to shortstop and Mallinder to third (his third position of the game)). Colgan's line: 1.2 IP, 1 hit, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 walk, 1K, 1 HBP. Kramer got Maddox to ground out to first to end the inning.
*The game is going on 2 hours and 25 minutes and the daylight is fading quickly. We might not get in all seven innings at this pace.
Smith 10, Adrean 8
*Steve Campbell is now pitching for Adrean. He is replaced in right field by Ryan Andrews who will now bat in Maddox's spot.
Top 6th: Campbell walked the first batter, Cooke. He tried picking Cooke off of first, but threw the ball past the first baseman for an error, allowing Cooke to move to second. Stevens moved Cooke to third with a sacrifice bunt. With one out, Richardson laced an RBI single into left. Smith 11, Adrean 8. He stole second on the first pitch to Kramer who then grounded out to short (Richardson went to third). Campbell struck out Nowicki to end the inning.
*It's very likely that this is the last half-inning they play as it is getting pretty dark. Adrean has the top of the order coming up.
Bottom 6th: Cordero grounded out to third for the first out. Kramer then walked Lottermoser. Gaetano popped out to Nowicki at short for the second out. Campbell walked to put runners on first and second. Abone Jr. brought in Baker - Smith's fourth pitcher of the game. NOTE: IT IS VERY DARK RIGHT NOW AND THERE IS NO WAY THEY'LL START THE 7th INNING. Baker struck out Sarcone on three pitches to get the third out.
*The umpires have called the game due to darkness - they say it's official.
FINAL: Smith 11, Adrean 8
Friday, June 13, 2008
Father's Day Classic
Looking for some good baseball to watch over the weekend? Here it is:
Utica Post 229 will host the 9th annual Father's Day Baseball Tournament this weekend. The tournament will include local teams from Utica, Whitestown and Parkhurt Posts, and visiting teams from Binghamton, Rochester, Plattsburgh and Brockville, Ontario.
Divisions:
*Dad - Utica Post 229, Vestal Post 89, Rayson-Miller Post 99 (Rochester, NY), Brockville Bunnies (Ontario, CA)
*Pop - Parkhurst Post 1448, Whitestown Post 1113, Cumberland Post 14 (Cumberland, RI), Clinton County Post 20 (Plattsburgh)
Schedule:
Friday 6/13
6 p.m. - Parkhurst vs. Whitestown @ Oriskany HS
Saturday 6/14
12 p.m. - Utica vs. Vestal @ Murnane Field
12:30 p.m. - Whitestown vs. Clinton County @ SUNY-IT
2:30 p.m. - Brockville vs. Rayson-Miller @ Murnane Field
3 p.m. - Parhurst vs. Cumberland @ SUNY-IT
5 p.m. - Vestal vs. Rayson-Miller @ Murnane Field
5:30 p.m. - Clinton County vs. Cumberland @ SUNY-IT
7:30 p.m. - Utica vs. Brockville @ Murnane Field
Saturday 6/15
10 a.m. - Utica vs. Rayson-Miller @ Murnane Field, Parkhurst vs. Clinton County @ Oriskany HS, Brockville vs. Vestal @ DeLutis Field, Whitestown vs. Cumberland @ SUNY-IT
1 p.m. - Championship Game @ Murnane Field
Utica Post 229 will host the 9th annual Father's Day Baseball Tournament this weekend. The tournament will include local teams from Utica, Whitestown and Parkhurt Posts, and visiting teams from Binghamton, Rochester, Plattsburgh and Brockville, Ontario.
Divisions:
*Dad - Utica Post 229, Vestal Post 89, Rayson-Miller Post 99 (Rochester, NY), Brockville Bunnies (Ontario, CA)
*Pop - Parkhurst Post 1448, Whitestown Post 1113, Cumberland Post 14 (Cumberland, RI), Clinton County Post 20 (Plattsburgh)
Schedule:
Friday 6/13
6 p.m. - Parkhurst vs. Whitestown @ Oriskany HS
Saturday 6/14
12 p.m. - Utica vs. Vestal @ Murnane Field
12:30 p.m. - Whitestown vs. Clinton County @ SUNY-IT
2:30 p.m. - Brockville vs. Rayson-Miller @ Murnane Field
3 p.m. - Parhurst vs. Cumberland @ SUNY-IT
5 p.m. - Vestal vs. Rayson-Miller @ Murnane Field
5:30 p.m. - Clinton County vs. Cumberland @ SUNY-IT
7:30 p.m. - Utica vs. Brockville @ Murnane Field
Saturday 6/15
10 a.m. - Utica vs. Rayson-Miller @ Murnane Field, Parkhurst vs. Clinton County @ Oriskany HS, Brockville vs. Vestal @ DeLutis Field, Whitestown vs. Cumberland @ SUNY-IT
1 p.m. - Championship Game @ Murnane Field
Thursday, June 12, 2008
FINAL: New Hartford 4, Fort Schuyler 3
Welcome legion fans! It's Andrew Donovan here at Joe Corr Memorial Field at New Hartford Sr. High School. Fort Schuyler plays New Hartford in what is the first game of each team's season.
I'll be providing inning-by-inning updates throughout the game. Feel free to leave your thoughts in the comments section. I'll try to answer your questions during the game, whether you want to talk legion baseball, the College World Series or anything else.
Starting line-ups:
New Hartford (0-0)
1. Joe Carcone, 2B
2. Joe Desens, DH
3. Joe Betar, SS
4. Mike Matt, CF
5. Mike Doyle, C
6. Erik Verbickas, 1B
7. Pat Calli, RF
8. Steve Bieganowski, LF
9. T.J. Zalocha
Pitcher: Erik Sheridan, LHP
Fort Schuyler (0-0)
1. Dan Priore, SS
2. Ed Schulze, 3B
3. Sean Redmond, P
4. Jordan Zongrone, 1B
5. Peter Clark, CF
6. Dominick Galimo, C
7. Jared Marshall, RF
8. Mike Rose, LF
9. Nick Raymer, 2B
Pitcher: Sean Redmond, RHP
Top 1st: Erik Sheridan started off a little wild for NH, going full on the first batter before inducing a deep fly out to left that Steve Bieganowski made a great grab on. Sheridan walked the next batter who advanced to second on a groundout to the pitcher by No. 3 hitter Sean Redmond. Sheridan got Jordan Zongrone to ground out to second base to end the inning.
Bottom 1st: Joe Carcone got NH started with a double that one-hopped off the center field wall. Carcone advanced to third on a wild pitch and Joe Desens drew a walk to put runners on the corners with no outs. Fort pitcher Sean Redmond got Joe Betar looking on a curveball, but Desens stole second on the pitch. Clean-up hitter Mike Matt hit a sac fly to center field to score Carcone and Desens advanced to third on the play. NH 1, Fort 0. Mike Doyle flew out to left field for the final out of the inning.
NH 1, Fort 0
Top 2nd: Sheridan struck out Pete Clark on three pitches for the first out. Dominick Galimo followed with a groundout to second base. Sheridan then walked the next two batters, Jared Marshall and Mike Rose. Sheridan went full on the No. 9 hitter Nick Raymer, but got him to ground out to second to end the inning.
Bottom 2nd: Erik Verbickas grounded out to the shortstop for the first out. Pat Calli followed with a ground out to third. Bieganowski struck out swinging to end the inning.
NH 1, Fort 0
Top 3rd: Leadoff hitter Dan Priore hitter a grounder in the hole to the left side of the infield. NH shortstop Betar laid out and came up with it, but the throw was just late as Priore reached on an infield single. Ed Shulze bunted Priore over to second on the next pitch. Sean Redmond then grounded out to third for the second out, but Priore raced over to third on the throw to first. The next batter, Zongrone, walked, putting runners on the corners. Pete Clark hit a short chopper toward third, but NH third baseman T.J. Zalocha bobbled it, allowing Priore to score, Zongrone to get to second and Clark to reach first. Fort 1, NH 1. Galimo followed with a single down the left field line to load the bases with two outs. Sheridan then walked Marshall, bringing home a run. Fort 2, NH 1. A passed ball allowed another run to score in the next at-bat. Fort 3, NH 1. The batter then walked, Sheridan's sixth walk of the game, to load the bases again. Sheridan got Raymer to ground out to Zalocha, who stepped on third for the force out, to end the inning.
Bottom 3rd: Zolacha reached first on a dropped third stike. Carcone then reached on an error by Zongrone, the first baseman, and Zalocha went to second. Desens, after failing to get a bunt down twice, struck out looking. The runners advanced to second and third on a wild pitch with Betar at-bat. Betar belted a single between the shortstop and third baseman, bringing home Zalocha. Carcone went to third and Betar got to second on the throw to the cutoff. Fort 3, NH 2. Redmond walked Matt to load the bases with one out. Doyle struck out looking for the second out. Redmond then struck out his third batter of the inning, getting Verbickas swinging.
Fort 3, NH 2
Top 4th: Priore walked to lead off the inning forcing NH manager John Randall to pull Sheridan in favor of Dan Nelson. Sheridan's final line: 3 IP, 2 hits, 3 runs, 2 ER, 1 K, 7 BB. Nelson got Schulze looking after Doyle cut down Priore trying to steal two pitches before. Redmond grounded out to third to end the inning.
Bottom 4th: Pat Calli struck out looking for the first out. Priore, Fort's shortstop, then made a web gem, diving up the middle to snag a Bieganowski grounder, hopping to his feet and throwing him out at first. Zalocha reached on an errant throw by the third baseman. He advanced to second on the play. Carcone, the leadoff hitter, was then intentionally walked, putting runners on first and second with two outs. Desens loaded the bases, beating out a dribbler toward third. Zalocha scored in the next at-bat on a passed ball. NH 3, Fort 3. Priore bobbled a Betar grounder, allowing Carcone to score and Desens to advance to third. NH 4, Fort 3. Matt flew out to center to end the inning.
NH 4, Fort 3
Top 5th: Zongrone grounded out to Verbickas at first and Clark popped out to Carcone at second for the first two outs. Galimo hit a two-out single. Nelson got Marshall looking for the third out.
Bottom 5th: Doyle struck out looking for the first out. Verbickas flew out to left and Calli followed with a deep flyball out to center to end the inning.
NH 4, Fort 3
Top 6th: Rose struck out swinging and Raymer grounded out to short for the first two outs. Priore drew a two-out walk, but Schulze grounded to Betar who flipped it over to Carcone for the force at second, ending the inning.
Bottom 6th: Redmond struck out Bieganowski and Zalocha to get the first two outs. Carcone grounded out weakly to second for the inning's last out.
NH 4, Fort 3
*The 3, 4, 5 hitters are coming up for Fort. They must score at least one run to extend the game.
Top 7th: Redmond popped out to second for the first out. Nelson then got Zongrone swinging on a curveball. Betar scooped up a Clark grounder and fired it over to first to end the game.
FINAL: New Hartford 4, Fort Schuyler 3
I'll be providing inning-by-inning updates throughout the game. Feel free to leave your thoughts in the comments section. I'll try to answer your questions during the game, whether you want to talk legion baseball, the College World Series or anything else.
Starting line-ups:
New Hartford (0-0)
1. Joe Carcone, 2B
2. Joe Desens, DH
3. Joe Betar, SS
4. Mike Matt, CF
5. Mike Doyle, C
6. Erik Verbickas, 1B
7. Pat Calli, RF
8. Steve Bieganowski, LF
9. T.J. Zalocha
Pitcher: Erik Sheridan, LHP
Fort Schuyler (0-0)
1. Dan Priore, SS
2. Ed Schulze, 3B
3. Sean Redmond, P
4. Jordan Zongrone, 1B
5. Peter Clark, CF
6. Dominick Galimo, C
7. Jared Marshall, RF
8. Mike Rose, LF
9. Nick Raymer, 2B
Pitcher: Sean Redmond, RHP
Top 1st: Erik Sheridan started off a little wild for NH, going full on the first batter before inducing a deep fly out to left that Steve Bieganowski made a great grab on. Sheridan walked the next batter who advanced to second on a groundout to the pitcher by No. 3 hitter Sean Redmond. Sheridan got Jordan Zongrone to ground out to second base to end the inning.
Bottom 1st: Joe Carcone got NH started with a double that one-hopped off the center field wall. Carcone advanced to third on a wild pitch and Joe Desens drew a walk to put runners on the corners with no outs. Fort pitcher Sean Redmond got Joe Betar looking on a curveball, but Desens stole second on the pitch. Clean-up hitter Mike Matt hit a sac fly to center field to score Carcone and Desens advanced to third on the play. NH 1, Fort 0. Mike Doyle flew out to left field for the final out of the inning.
NH 1, Fort 0
Top 2nd: Sheridan struck out Pete Clark on three pitches for the first out. Dominick Galimo followed with a groundout to second base. Sheridan then walked the next two batters, Jared Marshall and Mike Rose. Sheridan went full on the No. 9 hitter Nick Raymer, but got him to ground out to second to end the inning.
Bottom 2nd: Erik Verbickas grounded out to the shortstop for the first out. Pat Calli followed with a ground out to third. Bieganowski struck out swinging to end the inning.
NH 1, Fort 0
Top 3rd: Leadoff hitter Dan Priore hitter a grounder in the hole to the left side of the infield. NH shortstop Betar laid out and came up with it, but the throw was just late as Priore reached on an infield single. Ed Shulze bunted Priore over to second on the next pitch. Sean Redmond then grounded out to third for the second out, but Priore raced over to third on the throw to first. The next batter, Zongrone, walked, putting runners on the corners. Pete Clark hit a short chopper toward third, but NH third baseman T.J. Zalocha bobbled it, allowing Priore to score, Zongrone to get to second and Clark to reach first. Fort 1, NH 1. Galimo followed with a single down the left field line to load the bases with two outs. Sheridan then walked Marshall, bringing home a run. Fort 2, NH 1. A passed ball allowed another run to score in the next at-bat. Fort 3, NH 1. The batter then walked, Sheridan's sixth walk of the game, to load the bases again. Sheridan got Raymer to ground out to Zalocha, who stepped on third for the force out, to end the inning.
Bottom 3rd: Zolacha reached first on a dropped third stike. Carcone then reached on an error by Zongrone, the first baseman, and Zalocha went to second. Desens, after failing to get a bunt down twice, struck out looking. The runners advanced to second and third on a wild pitch with Betar at-bat. Betar belted a single between the shortstop and third baseman, bringing home Zalocha. Carcone went to third and Betar got to second on the throw to the cutoff. Fort 3, NH 2. Redmond walked Matt to load the bases with one out. Doyle struck out looking for the second out. Redmond then struck out his third batter of the inning, getting Verbickas swinging.
Fort 3, NH 2
Top 4th: Priore walked to lead off the inning forcing NH manager John Randall to pull Sheridan in favor of Dan Nelson. Sheridan's final line: 3 IP, 2 hits, 3 runs, 2 ER, 1 K, 7 BB. Nelson got Schulze looking after Doyle cut down Priore trying to steal two pitches before. Redmond grounded out to third to end the inning.
Bottom 4th: Pat Calli struck out looking for the first out. Priore, Fort's shortstop, then made a web gem, diving up the middle to snag a Bieganowski grounder, hopping to his feet and throwing him out at first. Zalocha reached on an errant throw by the third baseman. He advanced to second on the play. Carcone, the leadoff hitter, was then intentionally walked, putting runners on first and second with two outs. Desens loaded the bases, beating out a dribbler toward third. Zalocha scored in the next at-bat on a passed ball. NH 3, Fort 3. Priore bobbled a Betar grounder, allowing Carcone to score and Desens to advance to third. NH 4, Fort 3. Matt flew out to center to end the inning.
NH 4, Fort 3
Top 5th: Zongrone grounded out to Verbickas at first and Clark popped out to Carcone at second for the first two outs. Galimo hit a two-out single. Nelson got Marshall looking for the third out.
Bottom 5th: Doyle struck out looking for the first out. Verbickas flew out to left and Calli followed with a deep flyball out to center to end the inning.
NH 4, Fort 3
Top 6th: Rose struck out swinging and Raymer grounded out to short for the first two outs. Priore drew a two-out walk, but Schulze grounded to Betar who flipped it over to Carcone for the force at second, ending the inning.
Bottom 6th: Redmond struck out Bieganowski and Zalocha to get the first two outs. Carcone grounded out weakly to second for the inning's last out.
NH 4, Fort 3
*The 3, 4, 5 hitters are coming up for Fort. They must score at least one run to extend the game.
Top 7th: Redmond popped out to second for the first out. Nelson then got Zongrone swinging on a curveball. Betar scooped up a Clark grounder and fired it over to first to end the game.
FINAL: New Hartford 4, Fort Schuyler 3
Wednesday, June 11, 2008
FINAL: Roberts 7, Helmuth-Ingalls 6
I'm here at Holland Patent High School for a league game between Helmuth and Roberts. I'll be providing updates throughout the game. Feel free to chime in with any thoughts, questions or comments.
Top 1st: Helmuth loaded the bases with a hit batter, walk and infield single. Leadoff man Mark Vaughan scored on a passed ball to put Helmuth ahead 1-0. Matt Martin then struck out swinging for the first out of the inning and Chris Hughes was cut down at home on another passed ball for the second. Lee Foxton grounded out to the shortstop to end the inning.
Bottom 1st: Roberts brought the bats tonight. Kevin Quesnell bombed a double over the center fielder's head to lead it off. Devin Frye and Justin Weakley followed with line drive singles. Weakley's brought home Quesnell to even the score at 1-1. Roberts added two more on Nick Iselo's double to left center.
Roberts 3, Helmuth 1
Top 2nd: Helmuth scored when Wes Roberts grounded into a double play.
Bottom 2nd: Cory Hurlbut led off with a double and scored on a single to left by Frye. Weakley knocked in Frye three pitches later with a double. Weakley was caught stealing to end the inning.
Roberts 5, Helmuth 2
Top 3rd: Hughes led off the inning with a monstrous triple over the head of the left fielder. He scored two batters later on a Matt Martin ground out to the second baseman to cut the Roberts lead to 5-3.
Bottom 3rd: Roberts' clean-up hitter Matt Hammill led off with a single, but was stranded.
Roberts 5, Helmuth 3
Top 4th: Jordan Doroshenko led off the inning with a double down the third-base line. After a Wes Roberts line out to second, Vaughan went all the way to second on an error by the left fielder. Doroshenko advanced to third. A Hughes single scored Doroshenko and moved Vaughan to third. The next batter, Justin Corney, lined out to second, but the second baseman threw the ball away when he tried to pick Hughes off of first for a double play. Vaughan scored on the errant throw, tying the game, and Hughes went to second. Martin doubled in Hughes to give Helmuth a one-run lead.
Bottom 4th: Tyler White relieved Corney on the mound for Helmuth and made his presence felt. He struck out the first batter swinging, the next batter looking and got Frye to line out the third.
Helmuth 6, Roberts 5
Top 5th: Wes Roberts hit a two-out single, but was stranded as Vaughan flew out to left field on a deep fly ball.
Bottom 5th: Weakley led off with a fly ball single to left. The wind, which has been wreaking havoc on fly balls all day, helped it to drop in front of the right fielder. Hammill was hit by a pitch to put runners on first and second with no outs. Roberts then resorted to small ball as Iselo moved both runners over with a sacrifice bunt to the pitcher. The strategy worked to perfection as Geoff Ogden knocked in Weakley with a sac fly to center, tying the game at 6-6. Crego struck out swinging, stranding Hammill at second.
Roberts 6, Helmuth 6
*NOTE: The new helmets that the base coaches are required to wear are pretty amusing. I can't wait to see some of the league's coaches wearing these - it should provide a good laugh.
Top 6th: Tyler Mann replaced Ogden on the hill for Roberts and retired Helmuth's 2-3-4 hitters in order. Hughes grounded out to the first baseman, White stuck out swinging on a nasty curveball and Martin popped out to the shortstop.
Bottom 6th: Hurlbut led off the inning with a double to center, but was cut down at third when the next batter, Falk, bunted it right back to the pitcher. Leadoff man Quesnell then singled to center, putting runners at first and second with one out. Devin Frye, who has hit the ball hard in all four of his at-bats today, smoked a grounder at Foxton, the Helmuth third baseman. Foxton turned a nifty double play, snagging the hard-hit grounder, stepping on third and firing the ball over to first to complete the play.
Roberts 6, Helmuth 6
Top 7th: Foxton grounded out to third for the inning's first out. Gogola and Wooldridge followed with back-to-back singles. The runners advanced to second and third on a passed ball - the pitch was thrown for a strike, but the catcher missed it and it hit the umpire right in the gut - odd play. With the go ahead run just 90-feet away, Mann stepped up, striking out Doroshenko for the second out and getting Jeff Ostrander to ground out to the second baseman to end the inning.
*Roberts is now at-bat with their 3-4-5 hitters coming to the plate. One run will win it.
Bottom 7th: White continues his dominating relief performance, striking out Weakley and then getting the second out when Foxton snagged a Hammill line drive at third. Iselo bombed a triple over the center fielder's head and almost into the woods to put the winning run 90-feet away for Roberts. Mann then stepped to the plate and hit a long single over the head of the Helmuth left fielder, scoring Iselo to give Roberts the win.
FINAL: Roberts 7, Helmuth 6
With the win, Roberts improves to 2-1 in league play. Helmuth drops to 1-1.
Some thoughts on today's game:
*TYLER effect: Both relievers, Tyler Mann (2 IP, 2 Ks) for Roberts and Tyler White (4 IP, 4 Ks) for Helmuth were impressive. Mann allowed no runs and showed incredible poise getting out of a big jam in the top of the seventh. Getting the game winning hit wasn't too shabby either. White was equally as impressive. He was around the plate all day and showed movement on his curveball. He allowed only two runs, but unfortunately for him the second was the game-winner.
*The vacuum at third: Lee Foxton was a machine at third base for Helmuth. It seemed like every inning he made a play. In total, Foxton had six putouts and three assists. He turned a huge double play in the sixth when he scooped up a hard-hit groundball, stepped on third and fired it over to first to finish the play. In the seventh, he snagged a line drive that was smoked to his left.
* Check out tomorrow's Observer-Dispatch for more on the game.
Top 1st: Helmuth loaded the bases with a hit batter, walk and infield single. Leadoff man Mark Vaughan scored on a passed ball to put Helmuth ahead 1-0. Matt Martin then struck out swinging for the first out of the inning and Chris Hughes was cut down at home on another passed ball for the second. Lee Foxton grounded out to the shortstop to end the inning.
Bottom 1st: Roberts brought the bats tonight. Kevin Quesnell bombed a double over the center fielder's head to lead it off. Devin Frye and Justin Weakley followed with line drive singles. Weakley's brought home Quesnell to even the score at 1-1. Roberts added two more on Nick Iselo's double to left center.
Roberts 3, Helmuth 1
Top 2nd: Helmuth scored when Wes Roberts grounded into a double play.
Bottom 2nd: Cory Hurlbut led off with a double and scored on a single to left by Frye. Weakley knocked in Frye three pitches later with a double. Weakley was caught stealing to end the inning.
Roberts 5, Helmuth 2
Top 3rd: Hughes led off the inning with a monstrous triple over the head of the left fielder. He scored two batters later on a Matt Martin ground out to the second baseman to cut the Roberts lead to 5-3.
Bottom 3rd: Roberts' clean-up hitter Matt Hammill led off with a single, but was stranded.
Roberts 5, Helmuth 3
Top 4th: Jordan Doroshenko led off the inning with a double down the third-base line. After a Wes Roberts line out to second, Vaughan went all the way to second on an error by the left fielder. Doroshenko advanced to third. A Hughes single scored Doroshenko and moved Vaughan to third. The next batter, Justin Corney, lined out to second, but the second baseman threw the ball away when he tried to pick Hughes off of first for a double play. Vaughan scored on the errant throw, tying the game, and Hughes went to second. Martin doubled in Hughes to give Helmuth a one-run lead.
Bottom 4th: Tyler White relieved Corney on the mound for Helmuth and made his presence felt. He struck out the first batter swinging, the next batter looking and got Frye to line out the third.
Helmuth 6, Roberts 5
Top 5th: Wes Roberts hit a two-out single, but was stranded as Vaughan flew out to left field on a deep fly ball.
Bottom 5th: Weakley led off with a fly ball single to left. The wind, which has been wreaking havoc on fly balls all day, helped it to drop in front of the right fielder. Hammill was hit by a pitch to put runners on first and second with no outs. Roberts then resorted to small ball as Iselo moved both runners over with a sacrifice bunt to the pitcher. The strategy worked to perfection as Geoff Ogden knocked in Weakley with a sac fly to center, tying the game at 6-6. Crego struck out swinging, stranding Hammill at second.
Roberts 6, Helmuth 6
*NOTE: The new helmets that the base coaches are required to wear are pretty amusing. I can't wait to see some of the league's coaches wearing these - it should provide a good laugh.
Top 6th: Tyler Mann replaced Ogden on the hill for Roberts and retired Helmuth's 2-3-4 hitters in order. Hughes grounded out to the first baseman, White stuck out swinging on a nasty curveball and Martin popped out to the shortstop.
Bottom 6th: Hurlbut led off the inning with a double to center, but was cut down at third when the next batter, Falk, bunted it right back to the pitcher. Leadoff man Quesnell then singled to center, putting runners at first and second with one out. Devin Frye, who has hit the ball hard in all four of his at-bats today, smoked a grounder at Foxton, the Helmuth third baseman. Foxton turned a nifty double play, snagging the hard-hit grounder, stepping on third and firing the ball over to first to complete the play.
Roberts 6, Helmuth 6
Top 7th: Foxton grounded out to third for the inning's first out. Gogola and Wooldridge followed with back-to-back singles. The runners advanced to second and third on a passed ball - the pitch was thrown for a strike, but the catcher missed it and it hit the umpire right in the gut - odd play. With the go ahead run just 90-feet away, Mann stepped up, striking out Doroshenko for the second out and getting Jeff Ostrander to ground out to the second baseman to end the inning.
*Roberts is now at-bat with their 3-4-5 hitters coming to the plate. One run will win it.
Bottom 7th: White continues his dominating relief performance, striking out Weakley and then getting the second out when Foxton snagged a Hammill line drive at third. Iselo bombed a triple over the center fielder's head and almost into the woods to put the winning run 90-feet away for Roberts. Mann then stepped to the plate and hit a long single over the head of the Helmuth left fielder, scoring Iselo to give Roberts the win.
FINAL: Roberts 7, Helmuth 6
With the win, Roberts improves to 2-1 in league play. Helmuth drops to 1-1.
Some thoughts on today's game:
*TYLER effect: Both relievers, Tyler Mann (2 IP, 2 Ks) for Roberts and Tyler White (4 IP, 4 Ks) for Helmuth were impressive. Mann allowed no runs and showed incredible poise getting out of a big jam in the top of the seventh. Getting the game winning hit wasn't too shabby either. White was equally as impressive. He was around the plate all day and showed movement on his curveball. He allowed only two runs, but unfortunately for him the second was the game-winner.
*The vacuum at third: Lee Foxton was a machine at third base for Helmuth. It seemed like every inning he made a play. In total, Foxton had six putouts and three assists. He turned a huge double play in the sixth when he scooped up a hard-hit groundball, stepped on third and fired it over to first to finish the play. In the seventh, he snagged a line drive that was smoked to his left.
* Check out tomorrow's Observer-Dispatch for more on the game.
Tuesday, June 10, 2008
Roberts wins, Fort-Sherrill postponed
Roberts picked up its first win of the season with a 4-2 victory over Moran tonight. The game was shortened to five innings due to rain. Tyler Mann went 3-for-3 and had two stolen bases for Roberts. He also picked up the win on the mound.
Tonight's Fort Schuyler vs. Sherrill game was postponed due to the thunderstorms making their way across the Northeast. The team's got two innings in until play was stopped. The game has been rescheduled for Monday, June 23 at 6 p.m. at Noyes Park.
Games delayed, Smith & Helmuth-Ingalls win
The success of Whitesboro, Proctor and RCH's high school teams have also delayed the start of some legion team's seasons.
Whitestown has been forced to postpone two games thus far. They now plan to open the season on June 13 against Parkhurst, but that could change based on the outcome of the Whitesboro varsity team's regional final versus Malone at Alliance Bank Stadium in Syracuse. UPDATE: That game has been rescheduled for tomorrow at 4:30 p.m.
Utica played a non-league game against Ilion Post on June 5, losing 3-2. However, UP was playing shorthanded with many of its players not participating due to the prolonged Proctor season. They resume play with a full roster at 6 p.m. tonight in another non-league game against Herkimer Post at Harmon Field.
Smith and Helmuth both defended their home fields and opened their Oneida County American Legion schedules with a victory. Smith downed Roberts 6-3 on Saturday. Roberts also fell at the hands of Oneida Post, 7-6, on June 4 in a non-league match-up. Helmuth topped Moran by a score of 6-3 last night.
Whitestown has been forced to postpone two games thus far. They now plan to open the season on June 13 against Parkhurst, but that could change based on the outcome of the Whitesboro varsity team's regional final versus Malone at Alliance Bank Stadium in Syracuse. UPDATE: That game has been rescheduled for tomorrow at 4:30 p.m.
Utica played a non-league game against Ilion Post on June 5, losing 3-2. However, UP was playing shorthanded with many of its players not participating due to the prolonged Proctor season. They resume play with a full roster at 6 p.m. tonight in another non-league game against Herkimer Post at Harmon Field.
Smith and Helmuth both defended their home fields and opened their Oneida County American Legion schedules with a victory. Smith downed Roberts 6-3 on Saturday. Roberts also fell at the hands of Oneida Post, 7-6, on June 4 in a non-league match-up. Helmuth topped Moran by a score of 6-3 last night.
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