Boys Farms Division
Virgilio Chiropractic Wellness Padres at Massage Envy Spa Twins
HERRICKS- The Virgilio Chiropractic Wellness Padres put forth their best effort of the 2014 season during their matchup with the Massage Envy Spa Twins. While Brian O’Connor was keeping the Twins off the board for two innings, Michael Manfredi singled and scored to put the Padres on top. After the Twins put on a hitting clinic in the bottom of the fifth, the Padres showed mental fortitude by making every at bat thereafter count. Nicholas Gregory led off the sixth with his third hit of the game and promptly stole second and third. Stephen Coffey followed with his fifth home run of the year. Next batter was Dylan Colon, who smashed a double to keep the rally going. Not to be out done, Michael O’Grady promptly smashed his second home run of 2014. Other huge contributions came from Joseph Manfredi (3-for-4 with a triple, RBI), Ryan Wang (big hit and two SB in the fourth), and Aniketh Kumar (great heads-up play in the field). The best game of the season for the Virgilio Chiropractic Wellness Padres by far.
City Line Florist Braves at Virgilio Chiropractic Wellness Padres
MANOR OAKS- The Virgilio Chiropractic Wellness Padres arrived at Manor Oaks with an axe to grind. After facing tough Royal pitching in the previous game, the Padres looked to get the offense rolling again at the expense of the City Line Florist Braves. After Michael Manfredi shut down the Braves in the top of the first, Padre leadoff hitter Brian O’Connor singled and stole second. A two out single by Mr. Manfredi put runners at the corners, but there they were stranded. However, the second inning proved fruitful as the Padres batted around. Stephen Coffey started the inning with a single. After stealing second and third, Coffey scored easily on Michael O’Grady’s shot to center. Great Braves defense held him to a single, but O’Grady took second on the throw in. The first of Ryan Wang’s two singles drove in O’Grady. With two outs, the Padres loaded the bases by Joseph Manfredi singling and Aniketh Kumar getting hit by a pitch. Michael Manfredi’s second hit drove in Wang. Dylan Colon threw two scoreless innings and Nicholas Gregory played great defense and the Padres were back on track.
Boys Minors Division
The Stutzmann & Son Funeral Home/ Tudor Advisory Group Giants outslug SAI Insurance Pirates in 6-1 loss
The Giants lost 6-1 in six innings at Merillon Field on Thursday, despite outhitting the Pirates four to three. The Pirates’ lineup had no answer for Christopher Chin. Chris gave up just two hits, allowed no earned runs, walked none and struck out four during his two innings of work. Joe Chimenti lead the Giants offense with two hits and was 2-2. The lead stayed with the Pirates after the first, when they scored two runs on a groundout by Asmus. The Pirates quickly matched the Giants’ strong inning with a four-run inning of their own in the fourth. The Pirates scored on an error, a walk by Kareff, a hit by pitch, and a walk by Asmus.
Dr. Thomas Barbaro Podiatry/Parker Jewish Institute Rays vs. Stutzmann Funeral Home/Tudor Advisory Group Giants
The Dr. Thomas Barbaro Podiatrist/ Parker Jewish Institute Rays out slugged the Stutzman & Son Funeral Home/ Tudor Advisory Group Giants 15-6. The bats were alive again for the Rays as James Prado reached base in all four at bats, including two hits, and scored all 4 times. Luke Notine contributed with three big hits, coming around to score all three times, including a steal of home. Josh Henderson also continued his torrid hitting smashing two hits and scoring one run. Anthony Agerenza started the game and pitched four outstanding innings getting the win and as usual smacked two big hits. Scott McClellan came in as a relief pitcher going two strong innings and got two hits and scored three runs. Alex Isopo took two for the team the hard way, scored a big run, and got a big assist at third base for the final out of the game. Vinay Patel played a sparkling first base and got a big hit. William Vasilakos reached base twice and played great defense. Arjun Bhatt went one for three and provided steady defense at second base. Speedster Christian Flynn scored a big run. Sanketh Kumar provided great defense wherever asked to play. The team missed Marco Gullo and Sabastian Lennox. Great game Rays and Giants.
Boys Majors Division
Modells/Evolution Realty River Sharks versus the New Hyde Park Elks Lodge Bears
Up until this point in the season for the River Sharks, pitching has been the key to victory. On a sunny and pleasant spring afternoon at Merillon Field, pitching was there again, but it was most exciting to see the bats come alive throughout the Sharks hard-working lineup. Franco Dimilta and Stephen Farishian were stringing together efficient innings- pitching to contact and relying on the strong defense of their teammates behind them. To the delight of the Sharks’ fans that packed the bleachers by first base, Nick Levkulic and Matt Rivera were launching rockets at the plate and adding to their already gaudy RBI totals this season. The RBI party started in the first inning when Matt Merolla ripped a bases loaded single to left to drive in two runs and Cenzo Montoni added an RBI with a hot shot up the middle. James Dermezis kept the rally going with an RBI double to left center and Steven Noh added an RBI single of his own through the right side. Anthony Steves, Ian Myer, Daniel Loughlin, and Daniel Mattei all contributed to a prolific Sharks offense. Even though offense ruled the day, Sandro Gullo provided fans of defense something to cheer about when he stole a base hit from the Bears. Gullo shuffled to his right, corralled a hard hit ball, and dove head first to his left, touching first base with the ball in his glove for the out.
Long Island Orthodontics Dr. Zadnik Merillon Ducks Defeat the New Hyde Park Elks Lodge Bears 5-3
The cold wet weather was just what the Ducks needed to get their feet wet. In a game dominated by defense the Long Island Orthodontics Dr. Zadnik Merillon Ducks defeated the New Hyde Park Elks Lodge Bears 5-3. Both teams did a masterful job of pitching despite the treacherous conditions.
Jared Puntus led the charge making his ducks pitching debut. Jared struck out five bears in four solid innings on the hill to earn his first win. He also responded to being moved to the leadoff spot by reaching base twice and scoring a run. Mike Jacobs fanned three batters in two innings of relief to earn his second save of the season. A.J. DeVito stole a base and scored what proved to be the game winning run. A.J. also played gold glove defense snagging a tough line drive at short and scooping up a low throw at first to retire the side. Brian Kornreich continued his hot hand by reaching base twice, stealing two bases and scoring a run. Brian was also money in the field with two nice plays at second base including snagging a pop up to end the game. Ibrahim Khwaja reached base once and turned in a sparkling play at second.
Adrian Balkcom & Justin Tamara combined to bag three bears trying to steal bases. Adrian was solid at shortstop and Justin had a sacrifice fly to drive in a run. Martin Lev touched them all by hitting a mammoth triple and scoring easily on an overthrow at third base. Marty’s blast provided a much needed insurance run. Ian Tsao worked out a hard earned walk and stole a base in his only plate appearance of the game.
Chris Bruccoleri had a quality at bat and helped anchor the defense and the lineup in a tight game. Adam Miller got the party started by scoring the ducks first run and by stealing three bases including home. Adam also flashed the leather at first base. Abidin Dauti used hot chocolate to fuel his game winning sacrifice fly. Abidin also slapped down a quick tag at third to end a scoring threat. Mike Castelli battled mightily during his two quality at bats.
The Long Island Orthodontics Dr. Zadnik Merillon Ducks fall to the Hand Rolled Bagels Merillon Cyclones 7-1
The Long Island Orthodontics Dr. Zadnik Merillon Ducks were defeated by the Hand Rolled Bagels Merillon Cyclones by the score of 7-1. The Ducks struck first by scoring in their first at bat. Then the Ducks flew south as the cyclones hit land hard by scoring all seven of their runs in the second inning. Both teams pitched lights out the rest of the way.
Chris Bruccoleri had his best game as a Duck and showed great hustle beating out a single. Chris also ended the cyclones rally pitching an inning and a third of scoreless baseball and striking out two. Justin Tamara played his best all around game to date by smashing a double, stealing a base and scoring the ducks lone run as he looked real comfortable in the leadoff spot. Justin made his ducks pitching debut and was dominant striking out two in an inning of relief. Ibrahim Khwaja had a banner day in the field. Ibrahim made great plays at second and shortstop while battling mightily in his two at bats.
Adrian Balkcom smashed a single to drive in the Ducks only run. Adrian was also a warrior behind the plate catching most of the game.
Brian Kornreich reached base for the third game in a row and was money in the field. Mike Jacobs crushed a double and looked real good at the plate all day. Abidin Dauti reached base both times he came to the plate. Abidin also struck out one batter in an inning plus on the mound. Martin Lev had a single in two plate appearances. Jared Puntus had a great day in the field and two quality at bats. A.J. DeVito struck out one batter in an inning of relief to close out the game. Adam Miller had a great defensive game and battled at the plate. Ian Tsao also battled mightily in his two at bats.
