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Monday 6/16 Coins 9 Big Sky 8
Monday 6/16 Hypoint 12 Wilmington 1
Wednesday 6/18 Boston Market 15 Coins 5
Friday 6/20 Hypoint 8 Del Vets 5
Monday 6/23 Hypoint 14 Boston Market 4

Pepperidge Farm 10 Hypoint 9 - Led by Ben Crain's 2 home runs and 6 rbi's, Pepperidge Farm ended their 2008 season on a high note by defeating Hypoint 10-9.  Matty Lynch picked up the win in relief of Patrick King and Graham Haines ended the game with a diving stab of a line drive to his right.  Crain led off the first with a home run and follwed that with a grand slam in his second at bat.  Having extra base hits for Hypoint were LaPlante, Diamanty, Smith and Larson each with a double and Harris with a triple.  Pepperidge finishes the seaon with a record of 7 and 11 while Hypoint moves on to meet Mattern in the first round of the playoffs.

Mattern 18 Horizon 11 -Mattern and Associates wrapped up the regular season Saturday night by topping Horizon 18-11 and finishing up with a record of 17-1. Matterns offense cranked out 19 hits on the night. Michael Schell led the attack with 4 hits including a double and 3 singles. Richie Windon (2 doubles, single), Scott Davis (3 singles), and Kyle Green (3 singles) each had three hits a piece while Sam Mattern (double, HR) and Sean Sarbaugh (2 singles) each picked up 2 hits. Henry Gise chipped in for a hit and Alex Schwartz went deep to the right field bleachers for his 1st homerun in the majors. For Horizon, Kevin Reardon and  Robby Needs had 2 hits a piece followed by Doug Ryan, Tommy Welch, Zack Wilbank and Luke Digiovanni who each picked up a hit a piece.

Mascelli 8 Horizon 0 - Sean Deely and Jack Hagood combined on a two hit shutout with 13 k's for Mascelli.  Sean Deely and Jason Durnan each had two hits.  Chis Deely added two hits as well including a double.  Tim Parks, Jack Ruello and Jimmy Pierce each chipped in with two run doubles.  Doug Ryan and Kevin Reardon had hits for Horizon. 

Hypoint 16 Mascelli 15 -This was a high scoring affair, and neither team seemed to want to play defense. Peter Smith(3H,3R,5RBI) hit 2 - 2 run home runs to lead Hypoint over Mascelli. Kevin LaPlante(4R), John Harris(3R,2RBI), Dan McFadden(2B,1R,2RBI), and Patrick Crowley(1R) each had 2 hits. Tommy Larson(1R,2RBI), Brady Friedkin, and Brendan Pie(1R) each got a hit. For Mascelli, Sean Deeley(2H,1R,4RBI) and Jack Ruello(2H,1R,4RBI) both had home runs. Jason Durnan(3R) had 3 hits. Chris Deeley(2R,2RBI) had 2 doubles. Jack Hagood(3R) and Timmy Parks(2R,2RBI) had 2 hits. Tigue Dunlavey chipped in with an RBI single. There really weren't any defensive plays, this game was all offense for both sides.

Mattern 4 Homecraft 1 - Mattern and Associates, Sean Sarbaugh pitched 5 1/3 solid innings allowing only 1 run on 2 hits and struck out 9 as he led his team to a 4-1 Victory over Homecraft. Michael Schell led Mattern’s offense with 2 hits followed by Sean Sarbaugh who hit another homerun to bring his total to 9 for the season. Scott Davis and Zack Plasmier also picked up hits for Mattern. For Homecraft, Jim Connolly and Brannon McHugh combined for a solid pitching effort holding Mattern’s powerful line-up to just 5 hits on the night. Offensively, Trevor McCormick and Evan Cassidy each had a hit for Homecraft.

Mattern 8 Pepperidge 2 - Mattern and Associates Michael Schell pitched 5 2/3 strong innings, allowing only 2 runs on 7 hits as he led his team to an 8-2 victory over Pepperidge Farm Tuesday night at Heeney. Mattern’s offense was led by Sean Sarbaugh who had 3 hits on the night, including his 8^th homerun of the season. Michael Schell and Kyle Green followed his lead with 2 hits each and Scott Davis, Richie Windon, Sam Mattern, Alex Schwartz, Ian Lloyd and Sean Green each picked up hits as well. For Pepperidge, Danny Depaulo led the charge with 2 hits followed by Ben Crain, Graham Haines, Patrick King, JJ Connolly and Patrick Hoffmann who each had hits as well.  Pepperidge’s Matt Fanelli also made a nice catch in right field to rob Zack Plasmier of an extra base hit in the 2^nd inning. With tonight’s win, Mattern and Associates clinches 1^st place in the regular season and a 1^st round seed in the playoffs.

Pepperidge Farms 19 Horizon 3 - Patrick King hit 3 home runs, drove in 7 runs and registered his 3rd victory on the mound to lead Pepperidge Farms to a 19-3 win over Horizon.  J.J. Connolly had 4 hits including 2 home runs and Graham Haines and Patrick Hoffman each added 2 hits for Pepperidge Farms.  Robbie Needs broke up the combined no-hitter of King and Haines with a single in the 5th.    

Pepperidge Farms 16 Homecraft 6 - Matty Lynch and Danny DePaulo each had 3 hits and J.J Connolly added a home run and a double to lead Pepperidge Farms to a 16-6 win over Homecraft.  Patrick King picked up the win by striking out 5 and scattering 7 hits over 5+ innings. Patrick Hoffman and King each added to hits to the offense.  Homecraft was led by the 3 hit performance of Trevor McCormick.

Hypoint 7 Homecraft 4 - Hypoint got off to a good start, with a single by Thomas Diamanty, and then reached second on a pass ball. John Harris followed with a single to right, and DJ Thommes threw a strike home to cut down the run. Peter Smith then hit an RBI single. Hypoint scratched out a run in the top of the second after a double by Austin Rafetto(2H,2BB,1RBI,1R). Homecraft came back with 3 in the second powered by a double by DJ Thommes, and a double by Lawrence Walsh that looked like it had a chance to go out. With the score tied 3-3, Hypoint got a run on a single by Kevin LaPlante, and an RBI single by Thomas Diamanty scoring Tommy Steiner. Homecraft followed suit in the bottom of the inning after a single by DJ Thommes(2H,1RBI,2R), who later scored. With the game tied in the 6th, Thomas Diamanty(3H,1RBI,1R) got a single, followed by a laser double by John Harris(2H,1RBI,3R), knocking in the go ahead run.  Hypoint scored 3 runs to take a 7-4 lead. John Harris made a nice play on a ball up the middle to close out the game. Trevor McCormick and Jimmy Connolly also chipped in with hits for Homecraft. Hypoint's Patrick Crowley pitched 4 innings, only giving up 4 hits, and Kevin LaPlante pitched 2 scoreless and hitless innings. Walker Wiley and Evan Cassidy pitched very effectively for 3 inning a piece.

Mattern 7 Mills 1 - Mattern and Associates and Mills Excavating faced off Saturday in a battle for first place in the majors division. Mattern’s Sean Sarbaugh led his team to victory by pitching a complete game, striking out 10 and allowing only 1 run on 3 hits. Sarbaugh also helped his cause by hitting a towering opposite field homerun that landed at the batting cage. Mills pitcher Drew Bechtold had a solid day on the mound as well pitching 4 ½ solid innings and allowing only 2 runs on 5 hits. Mattern’s offense was led by Chris Clark (double, single), Michael Schell (2 singles), and Kyle Green (double, single). Scott Davis, Sean Sarbaugh, Sam Mattern and Richie Windon each added hits as well to round out the Mattern offense. For Mills, Max Carney laid a perfect bunt down the 3^rd base line for a base hit and Morgan Johnson and Luke Bianchino each picked up hits as well. The game produced 2 “Web Gems” as Mattern’s Kyle Green made an outstanding catch on the run in right to save an extra base hit in the 2^nd inning and Mills Max Carney made an absolute circus catch tracking down a fly ball into shallow left from his shortstop position. Both teams deserve a hand for playing their hearts out in this one and for giving 100% through 6 solid innings of baseball.

Hypoint 6 Pepperidge 5 - This was a tight game from start to finish. The starting pitchers, Austin Rafetto (Hypoint) and JJ Connolly (Pepperidge) were very effective. After Pepperidge got a run in the first, Kevin LaPlante led off with a double, and later scored. In the second, Hypoint got 2 more on a double by Kevin LaPlante scoring Austin Rafetto and Brendan Pie. JJ Connolly (2 runs) homered in the 3rd to make it a 3-2 game. Pepperidge took the lead (5-3) in the top of the 5th, with singles by Graham Haines (2H,1R), Patrick King, and Patrick Hoffman. Hypoint came right back in the bottom of the inning to tie the game at 5. Peter Smith doubled to score John Harris. Austin Rafetto and Tommy Steiner also singled. Kevin LaPlante shut down Pepperidge in the 6th, 1-2-3. Hypoint got a single by Thomas Diamanty (2H,1R), and then Peter Smith(3-3, 2 doubles,1R, 2RBI) hit a game winning, walk off single.

Hypoint 6 Horizon 1 -Hypoint's pitching tandem of Austin Rafetto (1 2/3) and Patrick Crowley (4 1/3) was too much for Horizon to handle. They held Horizon to 2 hits. Austin has 2 strikeouts, and Patrick had 8. Hypoint got off to a quick 2-1 lead in the 1st. Hypoint broke the game open when Peter Smith (1 run) singled to knocked in Thomas Diamanty (2 runs), and Tommy Steiner had a 2 run single to score John Harris (2 runs) and Brendan Pie. Tommy Larson and Austin Rafetto also had hits. Ethan Ivans pitched very well for Horizon, and also had a single. Zach Wilbank chipped in with a hit also.

Mascelli 14 Homecraft 5 - Sean Deely led Mascelli's going 4 for 4 with 6 rbi's including a double and two home runs.  Tim Parks went 3 for 3 with 2 rbi's including a double.  Sean Deely (4 inn) and Jimmy Pierce (2 inn) combined for the pitching victory.  Ryan Driscoll, Jimmy Pierce, Jack Hagood and Chris Deely each added two hits for Mascelli.  Davis Jones, Trevor McCormick, Brannan McHugh, Walker Wiley, Jim Connolly and Austin Coughenor had base hits for Homecraft.

Mattern 11 Mascelli 7 - Mattern and Associates and Mascelli Financial faced off for the 3rd time this season in a well fought game by both clubs. Mattern secured the win behind the big bat of Sammy Mattern who had 3 hits and 8 RBI's including a grand slam in the top of the 2nd and a solo shot in the 5th. Scott Davis, Sean Sarbaugh and Michael Schell each had 2 hits while Chris Clark, Ian Lloyd and Henry Gise each added a hit to round out the Mattern offense. For Mascelli, Jason Durnan led the way with 3 hits while Chris Deely added 2 hits and Sean Deely, Jimmy Pierce and Jack Hagood chipped in for hits as well.  

Mills Excavating 18 Horizon Services 3 - Connor Pierce lead the Mills Offense going 3 for 3 with two doubles and 2 Runs scored, while Max Carney 3Hits/3Runs, Drew Bechtold 2Hits/2Runs and Christian Conaty 2Hits/3Runs kept Mills rolling. Shayne Linkhorst and Nick Robino chipped in with a Hit apiece. For Horizon; Kevin Reardon's blast off the fence in leftfield,a bases clearing Double,knotted the score at 3 in the second. Brett Leichtman, Jimmy Rook and Ethan Ivins each had Hits.

Mascelli 16 Pepperidge 2 - Jimmy Pierce pitched five solid innings allowing only two runs and four hits with only three walks.  Pierce helped his own cause banging out two home runs, a double and 6 rbi's.  Tim Parks went 4 for 5 with 4 rbi's including a double and a home run and Jason Durnan added three hits including a double.  Sean and Chris Deely each had two hits and Tim Rickert, Dominic Gallo and Jack Hagood each chipped in with a base hit.  Patrick King, Matty Lynch, Noah Anderson and Matt Fannelli each had hits for Pepperidge.

Mattern 19 Hypoint 1 -Last night Mattern moved to 12-1 on the season with a 19-1 over Hypoint Dairy. Mattern pitchers limited the opposition to just two hits over 6 frames of baseball. Mattern also struck for 12 hits highlighted by Ritchie Windon’s 3 hit evening while Kyle Green, Sean Sarbaugh, and Scotty Davis chipped in 2 as well. Michael Schell added to his homerun total with a 3 run shot in the second inning. Hypoint was highlighted by a 3^rd inning double by Kevin LaPlante and a 5^th inning single by J.P. Sawyer.

Mills Excavating 9 Homecraft 0 - Tyler Signora of Mills Excavating pitched a 2 Hit shutout while striking out 5. Tyler was in command from the first to the last pitch. Christian Conaty powered the Mills Offense with his Second Home Run of the season, a three run blast to left. Joseph Stockburger(2B), Max Carney(2B) and Drew Bechtold had two Hits each, while Tyler Signora, Shayne Linkhorst and Connor Pierce had on Hit apiece. Davis Jones and Will Connolly had Hits for Homecraft.  Players, Coaches and Fans of Mills Excavating and Homecraft Inc. want to send a "Thank You" & "Get Well Soon" out to Home Plate Umpire Andy Sopirak. Andy Hurt his leg in the fifth inning of last nights game while running to make a call. Andy, a long time Naamans Umpire, stayed to complete the game. Chief Umpire Pat Walling just placed Andy on the "IR" for the remainder of the 2008 season. Best wishes go out to Andy and we look forward to his return on Opening Day in April. Thanks again Andy!

Mills Excavating 8 Mascelli Financial 6 - Mascelli Financial jumped out to an early 5-4 lead on Mills Excavating but Drew Bechtold pitching in relief, only allowed two hits and one run in 4 innings of work, allowing Mills to put together another come from behind win. Max Carney(2B), Drew Bechtold, Shayne Linkhorst, Luke Bianchino, Connor Pierce, Morgan Johnson, Joseph Stockburger(2B) and Kevin Fallers(2Runs) all chipped in with Hits to power the Mills comeback win.  For Mascelli; Timmy Parks had two hits, while Jason Durnan and Sean Deely smoked Home Runs. Jack Hagood, Jimmy Pierce and Jack Ruello also had Hits.

Homecraft 16 Horizon 7 -Davis Jones pitched 4 strong innings and went 3-4 from the plate with 3 runs scored to lead Homecraft to a 16-7 victory over Horizon.  Trevor McCormick hit his first HR of the season, and Evan Cassidy and Walker Wiley had 3 hits a piece.  Josh Hartnett, DJ Thommes, Jimmy Connolly and Brannon McHugh also had hits for Homecraft.   Brett Leichtman led the attack for Horizon with 2 hits including a double, while Evan Needs, Matty Olsen and Tommy Welch each had a hit.

Mattern 23 Pepperidge 5 -Mattern and Associates offense exploded for 26 hits as they topped Pepperidge Saturday night at Heeney. Matterns offense was led by Sean Sarbaugh (6 for 6, 3 doubles, 3 singles), Michael Schell (5 for 6, 3 singles, double, HR), Kyle Green (4 for 5, 3 singles, HR) and Richie Windon who hit a 3 run shot to center for his 1^st homerun in the majors. Scott Davis, Sam Mattern, Henry Gise, Zack Plasmier and Alex Schwartz each had 2 hits a piece. For Pepperidge, Graham Haines and JJ Connelly each had 2 hits and Matty Lynch, Danny Depaulo and Aaron Klein each chipped in for hits as well.

Mascelli 13 Hypoint 5 - Tim Parks led the Mascelli offense going 3 for 3 with 2 rbi's and a double and Jason Durnan went 2 for 3 with 3 runs scored.  Sean Deely was 2 for 3 including a two run homer, Jimmy Pierce 2 for 4 including a two run homer, Jack Ruello added a three run homer and Tighe Dunlavey and Jack Hagood rbi singles.  Kevin LaPlante and Peter Smith had two hits each for Hypoint.

Mattern 13 Horizon 7 - Mattern’s offense cranked out 18 hits from players throughout their line-up as they topped Horizon 13-7 Tuesday at Heeney.  Scott Davis (3 singles), Sam Mattern (HR, double, single) and Sean Sarbaugh (2 HR’s, single) had 3 hits a piece to lead the way. Sean Green had 2 hits and Michael Schell, Kyle Green, Richie Windon, Ian Lloyd, Henry Gise, Zack Plasmier and Alex Schwartz each chipped in for hits as well. Horizon’s offense was led by Zack Zinner who had 2 hits on the night. Jimmy Rook, Robby Needs, Kevin Reardon, Tommy Welch each had a hit a piece. Michael Schell turned in the “web gem” of the game as he made a diving stab to stop a hard hit shot up the middle and somehow still managed to reach out and tag 2^nd for the put out.

Pepperidge Farms 12 Horizon 7 - J.J Connolly  struck out 11 and scattered 5 hits to lead Pepperidge Farms to a 12-7 win over Horizon.  Connolly also hit 2 home runs to pace the offense for Pepperidge.  Matty Lynch hit the first major league home run of his career and was 3 for 3 at the plate and Patrick King and Patrick Hoffman chipped in with two hits each for Pepperidge Farms.  Zach Zinner had two hits for Horizon.

Mills Excavating 8 Hypoint 7 - Kevin Fallers walk-off single in the bottom of the 8^th inning gave Mills an exciting come from behind victory. Mills rallied from a 5 – 0 deficit, tying the game on a two run double by Drew Bechtold ( 4 hits, 3 rbi), followed by a two run home run by Tyler Signora (6^th of the season) in the 4^th inning. Hypoint came right back in the 5^th with two runs driven in on a Patrick Crowley hit. Mills tied it up again in the bottom of the 6^th, when Bechtold drove in a run with a triple and scored on a passed ball. Signora (4 innings, 0 earned runs) shut down Hypoint the rest of the way to get the victory.  Christian Conaty and Max Carney added 2 hits each and Nick Robino and Morgan Johnson had one hit each. For Hypoint, Kevin LaPlante had 3 hits and Thomas Diamanty, John Harris, Peter Smith, Tommy Larson and Austin Rafetto each had a hit.

Mattern 7 Homecraft 3 (7 inn) - Mattern’s, Sean Sarbaugh allowed just 3 hits and struck out 11 in 5 1/3 innings of work as he led his team to a 7-3 extra inning victory Saturday morning at Heeney. Jim Connolly took the mound for Homecraft and had an outstanding day as well also allowing only 3 hits as both teams managed to scratch out just 3 runs a piece in regulation play. Mattern’s bats awoke in the top of the 7^th as they scored 4 runs to take the lead and the secure the victory. Mattern’s offense was led by Sean Sarbaugh (2 singles) Kyle Green (2 singles), Richie Windon (triple) and Sam Mattern who hit a 3 run homer in the top of the 7^th that still may not of come down yet. Homecraft’s Davis Jones hit his 1^st homerun in the majors and Evan Cassidy and Walker Wiley each added hits as well.

Mascelli 14 Horizon 6 - Mascelli's Jimmy Pierce had a banner day going 5 for 5 with two doubles, a two run homer and 7 rbi's to pace the offense.  Tim Parks added two hits including a home run, Jason Durnan two hits, a double and 3 rbi's and Jack Hagood two hits along with picking up the pitching victory with 2 innings of solid middle relief.  Matthew Olsen and Tommy Welsh had two hits each for Horizon.

Mills Excavating 17 Pepperidge Farm 6 -The Mills Offense was in high gear Saturday afternoon pounding out 21 Hits.  Drew Bechtold(HR,6Rbi's) and Max Carney (4Runs) both went 5 For 5, while Shanye Linkhort hit his 5th Home Run of the season and Tyler Signora Hit his 4th Home Run. Morgan Johnson and Christian Conaty had 2 Hits each. For Pepperidge; Ben Crain, Graham Haines,Patrick King, JJ Connelly, Matty Lynch, Patrick Hoffman and Noah Anderson each had hits.

Hypoint 6 Homecraft 5 - Homecraft started fast, scoring 2 runs in 1st and 2nd innings to take a 4-0 lead. Walker Wiley pitched fantastic for 4 1/3 innings, but ran out of pitches, allowing 2 runs on 4 hits. Hypoint scored 2 in the 4th when Peter Smith hit a rocket to left for a double, and Austin Rafetto had a single. Homecraft scored 1 in the 5th to make it 5-2. Hypoint came back in the 5th, John Harris doubled to deep left, followed by an RBI double by Tommy Larson. With 2 outs, Thomas Diamanty hit a line shot base hit to center to tie the game at 5 after 5. Kevin LaPlante(2H,1R) led off the 6th with a base hit to right, and Peter Smith(2H,2R,1RBI) hit a walk off game winning single. Patrick Crowley, Austin Rafetto(0 runs allowed), and Kevin LaPlante(1 run allowed) pitched effectively for Hypoint. Davis Jones led Homecraft with 3 hits (triple). Quinn Cassidy(1R), Evan Cassidy(1RBI), Brandon McHugh(1RBI), and Jim Connolly(1RBI) all had 2 hits, and Trevor McCormick(2R,1RBI) added a hit.

Hypoint 10 Horizon 0 -Austin Rafetto, Patrick Crowley, Peter Smith and Brady Friedkin combined for 11 strikeouts and rendered only 6 hits as Hypoint moved back to .500 in a 10-0 win over Horizon on a cold Saturday morning. Hypoint got a quick run in the 1st after Kevin LaPlante (2H,2R) scored following a game opening single. In the second, the bats started moving as John Harris broke it open with a two run homerun, his second of the year. Tommy Larson (2H,2R), Austin Rafetto, and Patrick Crowley added singles that inning while Kevin LaPlante came within a few feet of getting his 1st HR of the year, resulting in a double. Horizon hung very tough, limiting Hypoint to only 3 runs after the 2nd inning. JP Sawyer and Peter Smith had 2 hits for Hypoint. Zack Wilbank threw 4 strong innings for Horizon and had a 2 hit of his own.  Jimmy Rook also threw 2 strong innings for Horizon. Evan Needs, Robby Needs, and Kevin Reardon each had a hit. Kevin Reardon provided the Web Gem of the day with a diving stop of a Danny McFadden rocket in the hole at second base.

Mascelli 17 Homecraft 12 - Mascelli jumped out to a 10-1 first inning lead with the key blow coming on a Sean Deely grand slam home run.  Deely had three hits on the night with 6 rbi's.  Jason Durnan went 3 for 4 including a double and 4 runs scored.  Jack Hagood and Jimmy Pierce had two hits apiece for Mascelli.  Davis Jones, James Connolly, Brannan McHugh and Walker Wiley had two hits each for Homecraft.

Pepperidge Farms 7 Homecraft 6 - Ben Zinner knocked in the game winning RBI with a basis loaded walk as Pepperidge Farms came from behind to defeat Homecraft 7-6.

Mills Excavating 7 Horizon Services 3 - Horizon Services jumped out to an early 3-1 lead but Mills' Drew Bechtold, Pitching in relief, shut the Door, striking out 10 Horizon batters. Drew didn't allow a run, while giving up only 2 hits through the 5 2/3 innings he pitched. After Drew ran out of pitches, Michael Bechtold came in to finish out the 6th and record the save. The Mills 5th inning rally was sparked by Joseph Stockburger's Triple off the rightfield fence. Christian Conaty double to Left to knot the game at 3-3. Drew Bechtold moved Conaty to third on a single. Tyler Signor followed with his third Home Run and twelfth RBI in the last two games, plating Conaty and Bechtol, putting Mills ahead 6-3. Shayne Linkhorst doubled to score Signora. Max Carney chipped in with 2Hits and a Run.  Horizon was lead on the hill by Pitcher Doug Ryan. Ryan mixed up his pitches like a pro, while only allowing 4Hits and 2 Mills' runs through the first four innings. Matthew Olsen reached base on three out of his four plate appearances while Brett Leichtman and Doug Ryan each had hits.

Mattern 12 Mascelli 2 -  Mattern’s, Sean Sarbaugh and Mascelli’s, Sean Deely faced off in a classic pitchers duel for the first half of Wednesday’s match-up at Heeney. Sean Sarbaugh had a perfect night on the mound pitching 5 1/3 innings, allowing no hits and striking out 13. Sean Deely went 3 innings, allowed no hits and struck out 7. Mattern’s offense broke out in the late in the game scoring 8 in the 4^th and 5 more in the 5^th led once again by Sam Mattern who was 3 for 3 on the night with 2 homeruns and a double. Henry Gise and Scott Davis each had 2 hits as did Michael Schell who also hit his 2^nd homerun of the season. Ian Lloyd, Kyle Green and Sean Sarbaugh each had a hit as well. Sean Deely tried to start a rally for Mascelli in the top of the 6^th when he hit a 2 run homer but Sam Mattern shut the door in relief to secure the win for Mattern.

Mascelli 16 Pepperidge 9 - Sean Deely went 4 for 4 with 2 doubles, a home run and 4 rbi's to lead Mascelli past Pepperidge 16-9.  Jack Hagood went 3 for 4 with a double, Josh Nachlis 2 for 2 and Jimmy Pierce 2 for 4 with a double, home run and 3 rbi's.  Hagood and Pierce allowed only 1 run and two hits over their combined 5 innings of relief.  Graham Haines went 3 for 4 and Matty Lynch had two hits for Pepperidge.

Mills Excavating 19 Homecraft,Inc. 3 - Mills Excavating's Tyler Signora had a game for the record books.  Tyler went 4 for 5 at the the plate, 2 Home Runs, 2 Doubles and "8" RBI's!! Tyler was equally impressive on the mound pitching 4 innings striking out 4, while not allowing an earn run. Michael Bechtold pitched in relief, shut the door on a late Homecraft rally. Also for Mills; Shayne Linkhorst had 3 Hits including a Triple and his 4th Home Run of the Season. Christian Conaty, Drew Bechtold (3B)and Max Carney (2B) all had 3 Hits apiece while Joseph Stockburger, Luke Biancino, Kevin Fallers and Nick Robino each chipped in with Hits. Morgan Johnson, Connor Pierce and Joseph Stockburger all played outstanding Defense for Mills. For Homecraft; Davis Jones had 2 Hits including a Double, Evan Cassidy reached base on three out of four plate appearances while Jimmy Connolly and Austin Coughenour had Hits. The Afternoon also featured two " WEB GEM ". Mills Excavating Centerfielder Morgan Johnson, while diving, speared a line drive off the bat of Homecraft's Davis Jones for the third out,stranding two Homecraft runners. Homecraft's Austin Coughenour had a Web Gem of his own making a diving catch to rob Mills' Luke Bianchino of a RBI extra base hit. Both Johnson's and Coughenour's " WEB GEMS " should make the ESPN Top 10 Plays of the Day.

Mattern 18 Hypoint 11 - Mattern and Associates topped Hypoint 18 to 11 in an offensive battle Saturday afternoon at Heeney Field. Mattern’s offense was led by Sam Mattern who went 5 for 5 (2 singles, 2 doubles, and a triple), Ian Lloyd (3 singles), Sean Sarbaugh (double, HR), Richie Windon (single, triple) and Scott Davis who hit his 1^st homerun in the majors. Alex Schwartz, Zack Plasmier, Henry Gise, Chris Clark, and Sean Green also added hits for Mattern. For Hypoint, Peter Smith led the way with a 2 run inside the park homerun in the 1^st inning. Kevin LaPlante had 2 hits for Hypoint followed by Thomas Diamanty, Tommy Larson, Austin Rafetto, Danny McFadden, Patrick Crowley and Brendan Pie who each added hits as well. Brendan’s was his first in the majors. The “web gem” of the game happened in the 3^rd when Mattern’s Zack Plasmier hit a towering shot to left that looked like it may have the juice to get out of the park but JP Sawyer camped out at the fence and made a great catch to end the inning.

Hypoint 2 Mascelli 0 - It was an old fashion pitcher's duel, in a game where there were no extra base hits. Patrick Crowley pitched a complete game, shutting out the high powered offense of Mascelli. It was a total team effort by Hypoint with the defense supporting Patrick's great pitching performance. Peter Smith and Tommy Larson made nice plays tracking down balls in the outfield to help preserve the shutout. John Harris blocked and smothered any errant pitches, and did not allow a single runner to advance. Hypoint scratched out 2 runs in the first, and that was all the scoring in the game. Sean Deely pitched 4 strong innings with 9 strike outs, and Jason Durnan pitched a scoreless 5th. Mascelli did not give up, with runners at 1st and 2nd in the 6th, a single was hit to Tommy Larson(LF), who threw behind the runner at 3rd base to pick off the runner rounding 3rd base. Another single loaded the bases, but Patrick Crowley had just enough pitches to close out the next 2 batters for the game. Timmy Parks led Mascelli with 2 hits. Jack Hagood, Sean Deeley, Jimmy Pierce, and Jack Ruello had hits. Hypoint's John Harris had 2 hits, and Kevin LaPlante and Peter Smith each had a hit.

Mattern 11 Pepperidge 5 - Mattern and Associates jumped out 3-0 in the first inning and held the lead as both teams struggled at the plate vs excellent pitching from JJ Connelly and Michael Schell. Pepperidge threatened in the 3rd inning with men on 1st and 2nd as Graham Haines hit a hard liner to 3rd but was cut short as Richie Windon and Zack Plasmier turned a 5-4 double play to hold them in check.  Pepperidge fought back again in the 4th scoring 2 on a solo homerun from JJ Connelly and an RBI double from Danny Depaulo. Mattern responded in the bottom of the 4th scoring 6 runs on hits from Scott Davis, Michael Schell, Sam Mattern, Kyle Green Zack Plasmier and Richie Windon.  Pepperidge made a final effort in the top of the 6th as they scored 2 more runs and it looked like they may add a few more as Matty Lynch hammered a fastball to center but Scott Davis made a spectaular catch on the run to end the inning and the game. Ian Lloyd and Sean Sarbaugh also had hits for Matt ern. Pepperidge's Patrick King, Ben Crain, Ben Zinner, Graham Haines and Patrick Hoffman each had a hit as well.

Homecraft 12 Horizon 10 -In an extra inning thriller, Homecraft squeezed out a victory over a gutsy Horizon team with 2 runs in the top of the 7th.  Homecraft came out swinging to start the game, scoring 9 runs in the first three innings and carried a 9 - 0 lead into the 5th when Horizon came back with a vengeance scoring 9 runs on six straight hits, to tie the game.  Homecraft scored one in the 6th and threatened to open up the scoring when Evan Needs made a brilliant diving catch in left center field on a shot hit by Trevor McCormick to end the inning.  In the bottom of the 6th, Horizon loaded the bases and with two outs and Robbie Needs roped a single to right field; Matty Olson came around to score, but a strike from cut off man Walker Wiley to catcher Will Connolly nailed Evan Needs at home for the third out and keeping the game tied at 10-10.  In the top of the 7th, Davis Jones lead off with a double and was knocked in on a single to right by Austin Coughenour, who was then driven home on a single up the middle by Evan Cassidy to put Homecraft up 12 - 10 for good.  Davis Jones, Brannon McHugh, Jimmy Connolly and Walker Wiley each had three hits for Homecraft.  Brett Leichtman, Tommy Welsh, Jimmy Rook, Kevin Reardon, Doug Ryan, Zach Wilbank, Ethan Ivans, and Zach Zinner all had hits for Horizon.

Mills Excavating 8 Hypoint Dairy 3 (7 Innings) - Mills Excavating's Max Carney and Hypoint Dairy's Austin Rafetto had a classic pitchers dual going through four plus innings. Lucky for Mills, Hypoint's Rafetto had to be replaced in the 5th due to the Little League pitch count rule. Hypoint however wasn't as lucky. Max Carney pitched into the 7th inning before he ran out of pitches. Carney scattered 6 Hits while allowing only 3 runs in the 6 2/3 innings. The Mills Offense was lead by Shayne Linkhorst who hit his third Home Run in his last four games. Mills also received key hits from Kevin Fallers (2B, 2Hits), Tyler Signora (2B,2Hits), Drew Bechtold (2Hits) and Morgan Johnson. Hypoint was lead by Peter Smith with 2Hits, while Danny McFadden, Jon Harris, Patrick Crowley and Thomas Diamanty had one hit apiece. The games ESPN "WEB GEM" was turned in by Mills Excavating's Luke Bianchino. The Mills Third baseman went back behind third base to make a diving catch. Bianchino's outstanding play at third anchored the Mills defense.

Mattern 10 Homecraft 5 -Sam Mattern struck out 6 and allowed only six hits in five innings of work as Mattern topped Homecraft 10-5. Matterns offense was a true team effort as they scattered 13 hits on the day from 8 different players. Michael Schell had 3 hits. Sam Mattern, Sean Sarbaugh and Chris Clark each had 2 hits and each hit a homerun. Zack Plasmier also had 2 hits and Scott Davis, Richie Windon and Ian Lloyd each picked up hits as well. For Homecraft, Evan Cassidy and Jim Connolly combined for a solid pitching effort. Homecraft's offensive highlight of the day came in the 5th as Evan Cassidy went yard to left center and Brannon McHugh followed him with a towering homerun shot that landed on the roof of Pier 1. Davis Jones, Jim Connolly, Will Connolly and Walker Wiley also had hits for Homecraft.

Mascelli 12 Horizon 0 -Jack Ruello and Sean Deely each hit two run homers and Chris Deely went 3 for 3 including a double to lead Mascelli over Horizon.  Tim Parks added two hits and Jason Durnan and Josh Nachlis added doubles.  Jimmy Pierce, Jack Hagood and Ryan Driscoll combined for the three hit shutout.  Evan Needs, Jim Rook and Kevin Reardon had hits for Horizon.

Pepperidge Farms 10 Horizon 5 -Patrick King struck out 6 and scattered 5 hits to pick up his first win of the season as Pepperdige Farms defeated Horizon 10-5.  Ben Crain and Matty Lynch had 3 hits each and Patrick Hoffman and King added 2 each for Pepperidge.  Jimmy Rook struck out 5 and Zach Wilbank struck out 4 for Horizon.  Ben Zinner collected his first major league with a 2 run single in the 6th.

Mascelli 8 Mills 5 - Trailing 5-4 in the bottom of the 4th inning, Jack Ruello delivered a bases loaded two run double that proved to be the game winner and put Mascelli ahead 6-5.  They tacked on two more runs in the inning and hung on to defeat Mills 8-5.  Mills opened the scoring as Drew Bechtold doubled and Max Carney singled.  Mascelli answered with 4 runs in the bottom of the first inning on Tim Parks' two run homer and Chris Deely's two run double.  Mills recaptured the lead 5-4 on Shayne Linkhorst's grand slam homer in the third.  Jason Durnan pitched the final three innings for Mascelli shutting down Mills allowing no runs and just one hit.  Jimmy Piere had two hits including a double and Jack Hagood added two hits for Mascelli.

Homecraft 11 Hypoint 5 - Homecraft gets their first win by managing 15 hits against tough pitching from Hypoint.  Homecraft's Walker Wiley pitched a gem striking out 11 in 4 & 2/3 innings, and Jimmy Connolly led the way offensively going 4 for 4 with 3 doubles.  Brannon McHugh added 3 hits, Davis Jones and Trevor McCormick each had 2 hits, and Quinn Cassidy, Evan Cassidy, Will Connolly and Walker Wiley each added a hit.   For Hypoint, Kevin LaPlant provided 3 hits, and was on base all four times he batted.  Peter Smith, Tommy Larson and Brady Friedkin also added hits, while Austin Rafetto, Patrick Crowley and Kevin LaPlant pitched well for Hypoint.

Mascelli 28 Homecraft 6 -Jimmy Pierce paced the Mascelli offensive attack going 3 for 4 with 4 runs scored and 8 rbi's including 2 home runs.  Sean Deely added two hits including a home run and Josh Nachlis, Jason Durnan, Tim Parks and Chris Deely also had two hits apiece.  Tim Rickert and Ryan Driscoll picked up their first hits of the year.  The Cassidy brothers, Evan and Quinn had two hits each along with Larry Walsh and Walker Wiley for Homecraft.

Mattern 23 Mills 3 - Mattern’s Sean Sarbaugh had another outstanding night on the mound giving up only 3 hits and striking out 14 Mills batters in 5 innings of work Thursday night at Heeney field. Michael Schell secured the win as he finished out the 6^th in relief allowing just 2 hits. Mattern jumped out to an 11-0 lead in the 1^st inning and never looked back as 10 of their 12 players had hits on the night. Kyle Green led Mattern’s offense going 4 for 4 (single, 2 doubles and a home run) along with Sean Sarbaugh 3 for 3 (double, 2 homeruns), Sam Mattern 2 for 4 (single, HR), and Michael Schell (2 for 4, single, HR). Scott Davis, Chris Clark, Sean Green, Alex Schwartz and Zack Plasmier also added hits for Mattern.  Mills offense picked up hits from Max Carney, Christian Conaty, Nick Robino, Luke Bianchino and Kevin Fallers.

Hypoint 12 Horizon  4 - Hypoint put up 6 runs in the first and 4 runs in the second, led by Thomas Diamanty with a 2 run double and 3 hits (2R, 4RBI). Kevin LaPlante and Austin Rafetto (2R) each had 2 hits. John Harris, Peter Smith (3RBI), Patrick Crowley, Tommy Larson, and "Smiling" Tommy Steiner all had hits.  Austin Rafetto, Patrick Crowley, JP Sawyer held Horizon hitters to 4 runs on 6 hits, and Tommy Steiner closed the door in a scoreless last inning. Zach Zinner led Horizon with 2 doubles and a single. Brett Leichtman got his first hit in majors on a laser over the left fielder's head to the fence.  Kevin Reardon and Tommy Welsh each had a hit. Jimmy Rook pitched effectively the last 2 innings, only giving up 1 run.

Hypoint 14 Pepperidge Farms 5 - Hypoint had 17 hits which lead to their first win of the season against Pepperidge.  Kevin LaPlante led the way with 4 hits and 3 runs.  John Harris (2H, 3R, 4 RBI) broke the game wide open with a 3 run home run to right field in the 2nd inning.  Peter Smith had 3 hits.  Austin Rafetto and Tommy Larson each had 2 hits (2B) and 2 RBI. Thomas Diamanty (2 RBI) and Patrick Crowley each had a hit.  Hypoint’s young guns, JP Sawyer and Tommy Steiner, each got line drive base hits for their first career major league hit.  Patrick Crowley and Kevin LaPlante pitched great allowing 1 run in 4 innings.  For Pepperidge, Ben Crain led off with a double and scored.  JJ Connolly hit a bases loaded clearing triple (3RBI).  Patrick King and Patrick Hoffman each added a hit.  The defensive play of the game was in the first inning with bases loaded, and 1 out, Tommy Larson caught a fly ball in left field.  The runners were tagging up, and Tommy threw a laser to the cut-off man (Patrick Crowley).  Patrick made an excellent decision to cut the ball and throw to third, where Danny McFadden tug out the runner trying to advance.

Pepperidge Farms 5 Homecraft 4 -Patrick Hoffman notched his first win and drove in the winning runs in the top of the 6th as Pepperdige Farms defeated Homecraft 5-4.  Patrick King hit his first major league home run and picked up the save by pitching a scoreless 6th.  Davis Jones, Trevor McCormick and Evan Cassidy had two s each for Homecraft. 

Mills 9 Horizon 4 -Horizon Services opened their inaugural season in the Major Division in fine fashion by scoring in the top of the first.  Matthew Olsen's first inning hit and run, and RBI off the bat of Tommy Welch, will all be recorded as the "first" in the Horizon Ball clubs' history.  Jimmy Rook lead the Horizon offense with 2 Hits.  Matthew Olsen, Zach Zinner, Tommy Welsh and Doug Ryan all had one hit apiece.  Horizon starter Ethan Ivins, relivers Zach Wilbank and Zach Zinner, all pitched very effectively, keeping the Mills batters guessing.  For Mills; Tyler Signora (2B, 2Runs), Max Carney (2Runs) and Christian Conaty, all had 2 hits apiece.  Drew Bechtold, Morgan Johnson and Kevin Fallers all chipped in with a hit. For Kevin Fallers, it was his first hit in the Major Division.  The "WEB GEM" of the game was actually "2 Web Gems" turned in by Horizon Third Basemen Jimmy Rook. Two flat out diving plays to his left robbed Mills batters of line drive hits.

Mattern 15 Horizon 1 -Congratulations to Henry Gise who got his 1st hit in the majors as Mattern topped Horizon Thursday on a beautiful spring night at Heeney field.  Matterns offense was a group effort as 8 different players had hits on the night. Matt Olson, Zack Zinner, Kevin Reardon, Jimmy Rook, and Luke Digiovanni all had hits for Horizon.

Mattern 5 Mascelli 2 - Excellent pitching was  the story of the night as Mattern and Associates came out on top over Mascelli Financial 5-2. Sean Sarbaugh took the mound for Mattern pitching 5 1/3 innings allowing only 4 hits and 2 runs from a powerful Mascelli line-up. Sean Deely, Jason Durnan, Jack Hagood and Jimmy Pierce all turned in solid pitching performances for Mascelli combining for 11 K's and allowing only 6 hits. Mattern's offense was led by Scott Davis (2/4) who tripled in the 2nd to put Mattern in the lead, Sean Sarbaugh (2/2, 2 singles), Michael Schell (1/4, double) and Sam Mattern (1/3) who crushed a 3 run homer in the 4th that put the game out of reach. For Mascelli, Timmy Parks led the way going 2/3 with 2 singles. Sean Deely and Jack Hagood also added hits for Mascelli.

Mattern 9 Hypoint 4 -  Mattern & Associates won the season opener over HyPoint scoring 9 runs on 12 hits.  Mattern's offense was led by Micheal Schell (4/4), Sean Sarbaugh (3/3, walk), Sam Mattern (2/3,HR), and Kyle Green 2/2, walk) Schell, Mattern and Sarbaugh also combined for the win with solid pitching over a tough HyPoint team. For Hypoint, Austin Rafetto and Patrick Crowley turned in solid pitching perfromances.  Kevin Laplante, Peter Smith and Tommy Larson each added hits for Hypoint.

Mascelli 20 Pepperidge 6 - Jason Durnan, Sean Deely, Jack Hagood and Chris Deely each had four hits and Tim Parks had three hits to lead Mascelli to its opening day win.  Sean Deely blasted two home runs.  Tim Parks and Jack Hagood added home runs as well.  Graham Haines and Patrick King had three hits apiece for Pepperidge.

Mills 3 Homecraft 2 -  Mills Excavating and Homecraft Inc. played in the leagues traditional season opener that matches the two teams that played in the previous seasons final. Mills and Homecraft were locked in a pitchers dual through the first few innings. Mills' Shayne Linkhorst and Michael Bechtold combined for four scoreless innings while holding Homecraft to one hit. Drew Bechtold (2B,2hits),Tyler Signora (2B), Max Carney, Christian Conaty and Nick Robino powered the Mills offense. Homecraft received outstanding pitching from Evan Cassidy and Walker Wiley. Davis Jones and Trevor McCormick each had a hit.

Woodlawn Devil Rays 14 Friendly Gift Shop Astros 6 - The Rays and Astros tangled for last time in the regular season with both teams tuning up for a potential playoff run. The Rays opened up the scoring in the top of the first scoring two runs with nice hits by Christian "Whose Your Daddy" Diamanty and bomb hit by John "Little Big Man" Andreoli. The Astros battled back in the subsequent innings with a nice hit by Matt Gallagher. After some fine pitching by both teams, the Rays re-opened the scoring with home runs by Thomas "Hit Man" Connelly and Aubrey "Say Hey" Kingston. The Astros showed patience at the plate and scored additonal runs with a keen eye and a bases loaded walk by Matt Gallagher. These two teams have real potential for a long playoff run!"

YCST Angels 8 Woodlawn Landscaping Rays 7 - The Angels and Rays got together for the third time this season on Tuesday night with the YCST Angels getting the win 8-7.  For the Angels, Jeffrey Grantham pitched three solid innings to start the game and Nick Rossi came in with some heat in the fourth and allowed only 1 base runner on a walk and finished the game with 7 strikeouts.  The Angels offense was led by an inside the park home run from Mason Elliott, 2 singles each from Josh Pearsall and Jeffrey Grantham, and a smashing double from Chris Carlson.  Jeremy Kuzo and Nick Rossi also added 1 hit and 1 run scored each for the Angels.  Michael Taylor came up with the defensive play of the year for an Angels by snagging a fly ball to right field for the last out of the fourth inning.  The Rays offense was led by Christian Diammanty (2-3, 2B,1B), John Andreoli (2 singles),  Evan Oconnor (2 singles), and 1 hit and 1 run scored each from Aubrey Kingston, Tom Connolly, and Randy Frank.   Tom Connolly started the game on the mound for the Rays and pitched very well.  Randy Frank and Aubrey Kingston came on and pitched great in relief roles for the Rays.  This game was another great battle that came down to the last inning tied 7-7 and the Angels were able to get a run across in the bottom of the sixth for the win.  Another great close game by both teams!!!!! 

Woodlawn Rays 13 Homecraft Tigers 10 - The Rays and Tigers tangled on a beautiful  night for a baseball game at Ann Squires field on May 30.  The game was marked by another solid pitching performance from Chris Kimmel who cruised through the first 2 innings with 5K.  The Tigers matched that effort with fine defense including a 6-3 double play.  The game remained scoreless after two innings until the Rays offense struck like lightening in the top of the third.  The Rays had five hits and five runs  in the inning with singles from  "Dental Floss" Silverman, "Whose Your Daddy" Diamanty, "Say Hey" Kingston and Chris Kimmel.  The inning included a keen eye at the plate with walks drawn by Mike "Spitter" Spitaleri and Evan "Sticks" O'Connor and a triple rocked by Thomas "Hit Man" Connelly (2-4, 2 RBI).  The Tigers stormed right back with five runs of their own with a sharp  eye at the plate and a double from Tim Bouchard and a single from Owen Linkhorst.  The Rays then returned to the plate doing some additonal damage with four more runs with a single from John "Little big man" Andreoli and a triple from Aubrey Kingston (2-4, 4 RBI).  The Tigers continued to battle with runs in the 4th and 5th against a fine middle relief pitching performance by Sam "The Man" Barrett making the game 10-7 going into the bottom of the 6th inning.  The Tigers battled to tie the game with three runs in the bottom of the 6th highlighted by singles from Linkhorst and Austin Hernandez and a big time double down the right field line delivered in the clutch by  Matt Hogan.  As the game moved in extra frames, the Never Say Die Rays  put up a three spot with doubles by Diamanty, Connelly, and Sam "The Man" Barrett and a single off the bat of Randy "Hot Dog" Frank who has returned to form after a short slump.  Diamanty looked 7 feet tall as he strode confidently to the mound in the bottom of the 7th to the face the big bats off the Tigers.  Diamanty t hrew pressure packed strikes against the backdrop of solid Rays defense as the Rays were happy to escape with a 13-10 win.

Friendly Gift Shop Astros 11 YCST Angels 5 - The Astros and Angels played another exciting, close game to end their regular season series. The Angels held a slim 5-3 lead going into the bottom of the sixth inning. The determined Angels battled back to tie it on a clutch two run double by Chris Carlson. A key heads-up defensive play by Ryan Gallagher and Ian Porter enabled the game to go into extra innings. The Astros' bats came alive for six runs in the inning while Matthew Gallagher shut down the Angels in bottom of the inning to pick up the win by a score of 11-5. Angels highlights included Carlson's hitting (2-2, 2B, 2 RBI), while Mason Elliott and Noah Rivera added a hit and RBI each, and Mike Ruello also singled. Rivera came up with a sliding, hit stealing catch in center and contributed three innings of effective pitching (5K). Starter Jeff Grantham and reliever Jeremy Kuzo also turned in good pitching efforts. The Astros offense exploded for 20 base hits. Players with multiple base hits included Nick Wanner (3-4, inside park HR, 3B, 1 RBI), Jake Mottola (2-4, 1 RBI, threw out runner at 2B as C), Jared Diamicis (3-4, 1 RBI), Matt Gallagher (3-4, 3B, 2B), Mike Minnick (3-3, 1 RBI), and Ryan Gallagher (2-4, 2B, 3 RBI). Starting pitcher Andrew Conces (7K) pitched well into the fourth inning while Porter contributed an inning of solid middle relief before Matt Gallagher pitched three innings to finish off the game.  

Homecraft Tigers 7 YCST Angels 2 - The Tigers and Angels met on Saturday afternoon on a beautiful day for baseball. Carl Ramsey (6K's) took the mound to start the game for the Tigers retiring the first three batters he faced. During the Tigers first at bat, Pearsall was able to retire the Tigers first two batters, then the Tigers scored with two outs on runs by Quinney, Borda and Ramsey. The Angel fought back with two runs of their own with Rivera and Elliout passing the plate. Tigers 3 and the Angels 2 after two. Nick Rossi (7K's) came in for the Angels and held the Tigers scoreless through three. A lead off bunt by Ricky Quinney in the 4th inning started the Tigers off on a 4 run inning to put the lead at Tigers 7, Angels 2. Tim Bouchard (6K's) came on in the 4th inning for the Tigers to hold the Angels scoreless for the remainder of the game, with the final score Tigers 7, YCST 2.

Hartnett 14 Woodlawn 6 - On a hot Tuesday night the Hartnett Cubs faced off against the Woodlawn Rays. The Cubs brought their hitting sticks on this night, starting out in the first inning by putting up five runs on five hits. Two of the five hits were doubles by Nic Maloney (1-1, 3 walks) and Matthew Schell (3-3, 2 doubles). The Cubs starting pitcher, Jakob Thomas (8k's and a single), held the Rays to 4 runs over three innings pitched. The Rays put up their four runs on Thomas in the third inning by taking advantage of two missed opportunities for outs by the Cubs infield. The Rays looked like they were going to rally in the fifth inning after a Noah Haines (2-3) double to left field which scored two runs, but the catch of the night by left fielder Daniel Bondi halted the rally by leaving two men on base. The Cubs helped out their reliever, Shaun Frazier (5ks), by driving in some late insurance runs on hits by Chris Durgin, Ryan Ifkovits and three sacrifices by the "RBI Guy" Evan Martinez. The Rays were paced by hits by Evan Connor, Thomas Connoly and the keen eye of Caroline Silverman who drew three walks on the night.

Homecraft Tigers 6 Friendly Gift Astros 5 - The Tigers and Astros met for what proved to be a nail bitter with the game coming down to the Tigers last at bat. Nick Wanner started the game reaching first base then scoring on a fielders choice. Strong pitching by Owen Linkhorst and solid defence by the Tigers held the Astros to one run. The Tigers got started in their first with two runs on RBI's by Carl Ramsey and Luke Borda, scoring Austin Hernandez and Tim Bouchard. Ian Porter and Matt Gallagher led off the second with both reaching base and eventually scoring, followed by two more runs by Jake Motolla and Yianni Eleuthriou, with the Astros exploding for 4 runs and taking a  aommanding lead 5 - 2 after two. Strong pitching by Andrew Conces and Linkhorst held both teams scoreless in the third. In relief Austin Hernandez was able to throw 6 strikouts to hold the Astros scoreless for the remainder of the game, while the Tiger exploded for three runs in the fourth inning to tie the game with Hernadez, Ramsey and Borda passing the plate. In the Tigers last at bat Carl Ramsey drove in the winning run to score Tim Bouchard to end the game 6-5 Tigers.

Friendly Astros 7 Hartnett Cubs 6 - On a beautiful Saturday afternoon the Astros and Cubs squared off for the third time this season. The Cubs jumped out to an early 4-1 lead behind the pitching of Robbie Farnan who turned in his third straight quality start versus the Astros this season. Playing with only nine players, the Astros fought back behind the strong starting pitching of Jared Diamicis to take a 5-4 lead at the end of four innings. The Astros' Nick Wanner made his pitching debut and held the Cubs scoreless in the sixth to give the Astros, now trailing 6-5, a chance in the bottom of the inning. Base hits by Ryan Gallagher and Wanner set the stage for Jake Mottola's drive into left field which scored two runs and gave the Astros a hard fought walk-off 7-6 win.  Cubs notables included Johnny Holohan with a good relief pitching effort while going 2-3 at the plate with 2 RBI. Matthew Schell added two hits while Farnan (1 H), Nick Maloney (1 H, 1 RBI), Ryan Ifkovitz, (1 RBI), Chris Durgin (reached base 2X) and Jacob Thomas (1 H) also contributed. Astros' offensive stars included Mottola (2-3, 3RBI, reached base 3X), Matt Harkins (1 H, 2 RBI), Diamicis (3-3, 1 RBI), and Sean Blessington (reached base 2X) while Yianni Elethuriou, Wanner, and Ryan Gallagher (playing all six innings with a 101 degree fever) added one base hit each.

Woodlawn Rays 11 Friendly Gift Shop Astros 10 -The Rays and Astros concluded another thrilling day of baseball with the Rays prevailing 11-10 in six innings. The Rays jumped out to an early 9-0 lead behind the hitting provided from Chris Kimmel (2-4, 2 RBIs, 2 Runs). Aubrey "Say Hey" Kingston. Kingston had a monster day going 4-4 with three runs scored. Thomas "Hit Man" Connelly served notice that he is ready for majors going 3-3, 3RBIs. The Hit Man also pitched flawlessly through the first and second inning before handing the mound over to Sam " The Man" Barrett. While the Astros started to come back, they were held in check by a beautiful 1-3-2 double play capped by Noah "Ryan Howard" Haines blocking the plate and tagging out a hard charging Matthew Gallagher. The Astros came back to tie the game at 9-9 with offense led Jack Williams (2-3, RBI), Dylan Desmond (2RBI), Jake Mottola (1-1, 2RBI, 1 Run), Sean Blessington (2 walks, 1 run), Diamicis (2-3) and Matt Harkins (1-1, 2 runs). The Rays came back with the winning run knocked in by John "little big man" Andreoli on a beautiful line shot. The Rays and Astros served notice that they are in post season form!

Friendly Gift Shop 9 Woodlawn 8 - In a game that began on May 1st (suspended due to darkness) and was completed on May 17th, the Astros outlasted the Rays in an exciting eight inning game by the score of 9-8. The game resumed in the top of the seventh inning and Matthew Gallagher (5 IP, 8K) held the Rays offense in check through the extra sessions without allowing a run while striking out five across two innings. Chris Kimmel also pitched well for the Rays in the extra frames. The seventh and eighth innings saw two close plays at the plate as each team had a runner thrown out that could have broken the tie. Finally, Andrew Conces delivered for the Astros with a clutch line drive into deep right enter field to score Nick Wanner for the walkoff victory.  Rays starting pitcher John Andreoli did a nice job and was followed by Christian Diamanty (5K) who allowed only one run in four innings of work. The Rays offense was led by Noah Haines (3H, 3RBI, reached base 4X), Diamanty (2H), and Aubrey Kingston (reached base 3X). Jared Diamicis was the Astros starter and pitched well while striking out seven. Offensive highlights for the Astros were Wanner's triple (3H, 1RBI) and performances by Diamicis (reached base 3X, 3RBI), Conces (2H, 2RBI), Ryan Gallagher (reached base 3X), and Yianni Eletheriou (2H).  

Homecraft Tigers 12 Woodlawn Rays 8 - The Tigers and the Devil Rays met on Thursday night competing for the top spot in what proved to be a very competitive and fundamentally sound baseball game.  Two doubles off the hot bats of the Tigers Carl Ramsey (3 for 4) and the Devil Rays Caroline Silverman (2 for 3) lead the way.  The Tigers jumped out to an early lead with 5 runs scored by Linkhurst, Bouchard, Quinney, Hernandez and Borda.  The Rays came right back with 2 runs by Diamanty and Frank.  In the second inning each team scored 2 runs with Linkhurst, and Mocha crossing the plate for the Tigers, while Kimmel and Avndrepoi scored for the Rays. After two innings the score was 7-4 Tigers.  Each team traded a run in the third,  bringing the score to 8-5 after three.  In the fifth inning the the Tigers were able to muster 3 runs off with hits by Ramsey, Steenkamer and Johnson.  The Rays again fought back with two runs by Diamanty and Frank,  with solid batting by Silverman and Kimel.  After 5 tigers 11, Rays 7. The last inning proved to be very exciting with the Tigers adding one run off an RBI by Luke Borda scoring Ricky Quinney. The resilient Rays made it interesting with Avndrepoli and Lemma reaching base with two strong at bats, and no outs for the Rays.  Avndrepoli crossed the plate for the final run of the game,  with strong pitching by Owen Linkhurst to end the game with a final score of Tigers 12- Rays 8. 

Woodlawn Landscapping Devil Rays 19 Hartnett Cubs 8 - The Rays and Cubs battled for supremacy on Heeney Filed with the Rays prevailing 19-8. The Rays came out with the big bats in the first inning with three runs capped by a double from Noah Haines. But, there was more to come from the Rays. The Cubs showed their heart by matching the Rays with three runs in the first. The Rays then broke the game wide open as the game moved into the later innings. The Rays pitching was handled by the aces Thomas "Hit Man" Connelly, Chris "Big Cannon" Kimmel and Christian "Whose Your Daddy" Diamanty. The Cubs offense was highlighted by hits from Thomas, Farnell, Martinez and Schell. The Rays then put on an offensive performance to be remembered. The Rays contributions came from Randy "hot dog" Frank who had several shots out to the Heeney wall followed by hits from Aubrey "Say Hey" Kingston, Thomas "Hit Man" Connelly, Chris "Big Cannon" Kimmel, Sam "The Man" Barrett and a game tying RBI from Caroline"Dental Floss" Silverman. Noah Haines deserves special recognition for catching all six innings. Evan "Stick" O'Connor made a pretty play catching a pop up at second base to end the game. 

Friendly Gift Shop Astros 8 YCST Angels 7 - The Astros and Angels played the third game in their season long series.  It was a pitcher's duel and sharp defensive game through the first three innings. Astros' pitcher, Ian Porter, made his first start of the season and did a great job while pitching into the fourth inning (4K). Nick Rossi matched him with an excellent pitching performance into the fifth inning (6K).  The Astros rallied for a total of seven runs in the fourth and fifth innings led by Jared Diamicis (2-3, 3 RBI), Andrew Conces (3B, 2 RBI), Sean Blessington (1H, 1BB) and Ryan Gallagher (reached base 2X). The Astros held a 7-3 lead going into the sixth inning before the Angels staged a spirited rally. With two down the Angels rallied for four runs to tie the game before Conces ended the inning with a strikeout. The Angels offense was led by Chris Carlson (reached base 2X), Michael Ruello (1 BB, 1H), and Jeremy Kuzo who hit a monstrous double to the wall in left center for 2 RBI to highlight the Angels sixth inning.  The Astros came through in the bottom in the sixth to score a run with Dylan Desmond and Jack Williams (1H, 1BB) reaching base before Diamicis lined a walk off single to center to earn the Astros a hard fought 8-7 victory.

Homecraft Tigers 7 YCST Angels 6 - Thursday, May 8 provided another great baseball game between two talented teams.  The Tigers prevailed in extra innings to beat the Angels by a score of 7 to 6. Aided by a triple by Tim Bouchard the Tigers scored 5 runs in the first inning. This scored Austin Hernandez and then Rick Quinney, Carl Ramsey and Matt Hogan all scored. Owen Linkhurst also singled in the first inning. Carl Ramsey and Chris Dewey both singled in the 4th inning, adding another run for the Tigers. The Angels responded with runs by Nick Rossi, Chris Carlson, and J Kuzo in the 5th. J Pearsall and N. Friedkin tied it up in the 6th inning. Matt Hogan scored the winning run in the 7th inning followed up by a stellar pitching performance by Carl Ramsey.

Friendly Gift Shop Astros 10 Hartnett Cubs 8 - The Astros and Cubs continued their season series with another well played game.  The Cubs had a big first inning scoring five runs with a well balanced attack. Jared Diamicis settled down for the Astros and pitched effectively into the fourth inning (6Ks). The Astros battled back to forge a 6-6 tie after four innings. A four run fifth inning allowed the Astros to take a lead but the never-say-die Cubs made the last inning exciting with two runs, but fell just a bit short by a score of 10-8.  The Cubs pitching was led by Robbie Farnan's quality start. Johnny Holohan did a nice job in relief. Cubs batters were led by Farnan (reached base all three times with an RBI), Evan Martinez (2H), and Matthew Schell (1H, 1BB). Andrew Conces (3-3, 1 RBI) and Diamicis (1-3, 3 RBI) paced the Astros offense. Nick Wanner added a double, triple, and RBI while Matt Harkins chipped in going 2-2. Ian Porter came on in relief to close out the Cubs which earned him the save.

Homecraft Tigers 11 Friendly Gift Shop Astros 9 -The spectators witnessed another superb performance by both teams tonight.  The Tigers scored first aided with a single by Tim Bouchard.  The Astros responded with hits by Nick Wanner (2b), A. Conces, and M. Minnick, scoring 3 runs.  I. Porter singled in a run in the 2nd inning and A. Conces tripled in another run in the 3rd to give the Astros a 5 to 1 lead.  In typical fashion, The Tigers got hits by Matt Hogan, Owen Linkhurst, and Tim Bouchard, giving the Tigers an 8 to 5 lead.  The Astros tied in up in the 6th inning.  The Tigers scored 3 runs in the 7 th inning, then holding the Astros to 1 run, ending the game 11 to 9.

Homecraft Tigers 13 Hartnett Cubs 12 - Last night the Homecraft Tigers met the Hartnet Cubs in a rematch that proved to be a very competitive and entertaining game.  All the kids should be proud of their efforts on both sides of the ball, as both teams showed tremendous team work and character during the game.  The Tigers started the scoring on an RBI by Ricky Quinney driving in Austin Hernandez for one run.  Cubs pitcher, Jacob Thomas (5 K's) pitched out of the inning to hold the Tigers to one run in their first at bat.  The Cubs came up to bat and exploded for 4 in their first inning with aggressive base running with runs scored by Fraser, Farnan, Schell and Thomas, to put the Cubs on top 4-1 after one.   In the Third inning the Tigers fought back and scored 5 runs with Johnson, Issakoff, Macha, Grier and Hernandez all passing the plate giving the Tigers a 6-4 lead after two.  Tigers pitcher Carl Ramsey bared down and throw through 5K's after 4 innings holding the cubs to just one more run in the 3rd, bringing the cubs to within one at 6-5.  In the fifth inning the resilient Cubs fought back and scored 5 runs started by a hard hit double off the bat of Maloney.   Maloney then scored along with Ifkoritz, Gamble, Martinez and Bordi, to give the Cubs a 10-6 lead.  The Sixth inning brought yet another comeback in the game with the Tigers scoring 7 runs on aggressive base running and key hits by Luke Borda, Chris Dewey and Owen Linkhurst.  At the top of the sixth the visiting Tigers now held a 13 - 10 lead.  A lead off single by Lundstrum and hit pitch on Robinson put the first two batters on base for the Cubs, and both eventually scored on some crafty base running binging the count to 12-13.  With men on Second and third, Owen Linkhust bared down and threw three strike out to end the game 13-12 Tigers.

Hartnett Cubs 13 YCST Angels 12 - If you like climatic finishes, this was certainly your type of game. The Angels got out to the lead early by scoring 5 runs in the second inning fueled by a single by Jeffery Grantham (2-2, 2 single) and a hit by Michael Taylor (1-2). The Angels pitcher Noah Rivera (7k's) blanked the Cubs for 3 innings by not allowing the Cubs to string together any hits.  He also got some help in the field by his teammates including a great catch by Mason Elliott in center field robbing Shaun Frazier (2-3, single and double) of an extra base hit. The Angels added a run to their lead in the third inning on some aggressive base running by Mason Elliott who walked then stole two bases and scored on a pass ball. The fourth inning is when the fireworks began, the Angels put up 3 runs after Grantham's second single and a single by Jack O'Neil (1-1, single and BB) with runners on base. The Cubs put on their rally caps and scored 5 runs on Angels reliever Joshua Pearsall (3k's). The Cubs finally strung together some hits starting with Nic Maloney's single, Shaun Frazier's double and finally a single by Cubs reliever Johnny Holahan (2-2, 6k's) bring the score to 9-5. The Angles lengthened their lead in the fifth by two more runs after a clutch 2 out single by Nick Rossi (2-2, 2 singles). The Cubs kept their heads up, lead by an early single by Chris Durgin (1-2), followed by singles by Evan Martinez (1-2), Shaun Frazier and Robbie Farnan (1-2 and 7k's), they were able to put up another 5 runs to bring the score to 11-10 going into the sixth. The Angels weren't through yet, after two quick outs, Jeffrey Grantham drew a walk and was able to steal three bases and lengthen the lead to 12-10 going into the bottom of the inning. Matthew Schell (1-1, 2 walks) lead off for the Cubs with a single and advanced to third on an overthrow and scored on a Jakob Thomas (1-3) single. Johnny Holahan followed Thomas with another single and stole a base to put runners on second and third for Jonathan Robertson who placed a ball right down the first base line to bring in two runs and the victory for the Cubs.

Woodlawn Rays 9 Homecraft Tigers 8 - On a beautiful spring evening, the Rays prevailed over the Tigers 9-8. It was the Rays first appearance on Heeney Field, but they felt right at home pounding out many hits. John Andreoli capped a three run first inning for the Rays with a double. The Tigers came back with a run in the bottom of the first and then three more runs in the second to jump out to a 4-3 lead. The "never say die" Rays came right back in the third with a two run single from Noah "Ryan Howard" Haines. Mike Spitaleri had a hit in the fourth inning putting the Rays ahead 8-4. Chris Kimmel was cruising on the mound for the Rays (9 Ks and no walks through 4 innings). The Tigers found the groove in the fifth rallying for four runs. The Tigers had timely hits from Owen Linkhorst and Luke Borda. The Rays were lucky to have Thomas "Hit Man" Connolly pitch in relief in the fifth and sixth. With the score tied at 8-8 and the Rays at the plate, Evan "Stilts" O'Connor had a one out hit followed by some crafty base running. Anthony "Big Papi" Lemma singled and notched an RBI as the Rays went up 9-8 for the final lead of the game.  The game was highlighted by tremendous defense and hitting. Notably, the Tigers had two hits each from Luke Borda and Owen Linkhorst with Chris Dewey and Tim Bouchard each contributing to the Tigers attack. For the Rays, Noah Haines went 3-3 with 3 RBI with Thomas Connolly, Aubrey Kingston, Randy Frank and Chris Diamanty contributing to the Rays 13 output. The Tigers sparkled in the filed with three outfield putouts.

Harnett Cubs 15 Homcraft Tigers 5 - In a rare Sunday game, the Hartnett Cubs faced the Homecraft Tigers. The Cubs jumped out to a 1-0 lead after the first inning when Robbie Farnan (1-1, 2BB, 4 runs scored) scored on an fielder's choice.  The Cubs then put up 5 runs in the third inning fueled by a triple down the left field line by Matthew Schell (1-3) who also made a great catch in the bottom of the inning to end a potential 2 out rally by Homecraft.  The fourth inning is when Homecraft took advantage of some early walks with aggressive base running and put up 3 runs before pitcher Jakob Thomas (11k's in 5 1/3 innings and a triple) settled down to close the inning.  Going into the sixth inning the Cubs were up 8-3 and were able to extend their lead after a base loaded triple by birthday boy, Jakob Thomas.  The Tigers never gave up, Rich Quinney (1-2, single, run scored) started off the inning with a hit, aggressive base running and scored the Tigers first run.  He was followed  by Carl  Ramsey  who drew a walk, stole two bases and scored on a fielder's choice.  Cubs reliever, Johnny Holahan (3k's, 2 runs scored), settled down and stopped the Homecraft rally to complete the Cubs win.

YCST Angels  12  Friendly Gift Shop Astros 6 - The Angels and Astros squared off for the second time this season on Heeney Field.  Nick Rossi on the Angels had another spectacular pitching performance . . . . .  striking out 11 and coming one pitch from pitching a complete solid 5 innings.  Nick also became the first Angel of the year requiring extra work from the trainers after the game after he was hit by pitches his first two times up…but scored both times!!!……Scoring for the Angels twice each were Nick Rossi, Billy Beaudet, Josh Pearsall (2 singles), Jeffrey Grantham (2 singles)and Michael Ruello. Andrew Conces pitched three solid innings for the Astros and was 2for2 at the plate with a single and a double. And Ryan Gallagher came on in relief and pitched well for the Astros as well. The Astros fought back and scored 5 runs in the sixth inning with the main shot coming from Nick Wanner who hit a bases loaded triple off the fence.

Hartnett Cubs 7 Woodlawn Rays 5 - On a great night for baseball, the Hartnett Cubs squared off against the Woodlawn Rays in a game that was dominated by pitching and defense! The Cubs took the lead first in the top of the second when Matthew Schell (2 BB's and 2 runs scored) scored on a single by Johnny Holahan (2-2, 2 singles). Holahan than scored on one of two sacrifice hits by Chris Durgin to give the Cubs a 2 run lead. The Cubs were than able to lengthen their lead in the fourth inning on a series of hits by Robbie Farnan (1-2, double), Jakob Thomas (1-2, single) and Will Lundstom's (1-1, double) two RBI double to go up 7-0. The Rays were not done yet, they put their rally caps on and with some patience at the plate and a clutch single by Thomas Connoly (1-3) the Rays were able to put up 5 runs to bring the score to 7-5 going into the final inning. The Rays pitcher, Sam Barrett, strolled confidently to the mound and showed his toughness after walking the first batter, by settling down to get the next three batter in order backed by some nice fielding by Chris Kimmel who robbed the Cubs Brandon Gable of what looked to be a sure hit to right field. The Rays' Caroline Silverman also had a hot hand making two nice fielding plays to support Barrett's efforts. The Rays then came in and put the pressure on by getting two runners on with two outs until the Cubs reliever, Johnny Holahan, who got he first two outs himself on hard hit balls by Sam Barrett and Thomas Connoly, was able to end the game on a catch my second baseman Matthew Schell. Once again the Cubs/Rays match up came down the final inning. If you like good baseball, make sure you check the schedule for when these two teams butt heads again.

Homecraft Tigers 9 YCST Angels 4 - Saturday the Angels and Tigers met on Heeney for what proved to be an exciting match up.  The Tigers struck first on a hard hit ball by Carl Ramsey driving in Ricky Quinney and Austin Hernandez, a great play at the plate by catcher Chris Carlson and strong pitching by Noah Revera ended the inning.   Through the next two innings the Tigers were able to muster three more runs bringing the score after 3 innings to 5-0 tigers.  The Astros fought back with 4 runs by M. Elliot, N. Rossi, C carlson and N. Rivera, closing to within 1 run, 5-4.   The next two innings had the Tigers scoring 4 with runs by L. Borda, M. Hogan, O. Linkhurst and Will Steenkamer.  Tim Bouchard came in and blanked the Angels to seal the win with a 9-4 Tigers win.

Harnett Cubs 18 Friendly Gifts Astros 10 - On a beautiful Saturday afternoon, the Hartnett Cubs faced off with the Friendly Gift Astros in great game. Don't let the final score fool you, this was a closely contested battle form the beginning. The Cubs started off the scoring in the top of the first inning when Jakob Thomas (2-2, triple and 2 walks) smashed a pitch to deep center field which drove in 2 runs and he later scored on a single by Will Lundstrom (1-2, single and 2 walks). The Astros struck back with 2 runs of there own powered by a double from Jared Diamicis (3-3, double and 2 singles). Jared also pitched well for the Astros, striking out 7 Cub batters over three innings. The Cubs pitcher Robbie Farnan (7 k's) settled down in the second inning, but both teams scored in the third inning knotting the score at 5 runs apiece. The relievers than took over for both teams, Shaun Frazier (5k's) pitched well for the Cubs holding the Astros to 2 runs in two inning pitched and Matthew Gallagher (4k's and a double) held the Cubs scoreless over two innings. Going into the sixth the score was 7-5 Astros, but the Cubs were not done yet. After tying the score, the Cubs were able to break the game open on a single by Jonathan Robertson (3-3, singles) and Matthew Schell (2k's and a single) was able to close down a late rally by the Astros to get the win.

Woodlawn Rays 10 YCST 4 - The Rays continue to surge forward evening their record at 2-2. The early innings were highlighted by great pitching from both teams. For the Rays, Noah Haines threw three solid innings striking out 5 while Nick Rossi went four innings for the Angels striking out 7.  The game went back and forth with the Angels drawing first blood with 2 runs in the top of the second inning. The Rays came right back with two runs highlighted by an inside the park home run by Chris Kimmel. The Angels came back with two more runs in the third. John Pearshall helped the Angels with his first hit of the year and two RBI followed by a lined shot by Billy Beaudet who also scored a run.  The Rays came back with an explosive offensive attack with eight runs over the final three innings high