Midgets Division

The Phillies played three games this week to make up for some previous rainouts. Highlights for the Phillies were good pitching performances and some solid hits from Matthew Berard. Andrew Kugler had a solid hitting game. Julian Crone had a line drive hit and Thomas Speiser and Cameron Audet both had solid singles and all three pitched well, especially since it was the first time on the mound for Crone and Audet.

Defensively, shortstop Steven Cotton took advantage of the no infield fly rule and turned a double play with a tag and a force out. Sluggers included Andon Bambino who hit a bases-loaded, three-RBI double, Cotton hit a triple, and Connor Faxon had several solid hits. Colin Adis sparkled behind the plate at catcher. Adam Zibluk had two hits. Mason Woodard had some hits and played well at catcher. Steven Berard caught a line drive for an out and pitched very well.

Frate Custom Cabinetry & Winnick Steel: After a rainout on Saturday Frate & Winnick play a great game on Sunday. Pitchers Jackson Newsom, Josh Parsons, and James Celentano combined to record 8 strikeouts. David Braun and Ryan Verdi led the team in hitting again this week, and on defense Matt Williams, Zac Katsuleres, and Orion Bracksieck had a solid game in the field. Shayne Frate also had some great plays at pitcher mound and first.

Frate Custom Cabinetry & Winnick Steel: Monday night baseball saw the solid hitting of Nicholas Sabillon who hit a long triple. Shayne Frate and Josh Parsons each had two hits, while the pitching of David Braun, Ryan Verdi, and Matt Williams was very strong. On the defensive side, Zac Katsuleres, Andrew Michlovitz, Orion Bracksieck, and James Celentano continued the team’s solid glove work.

The Landscaping Unlimited Yellow Jackets got rained out Saturday so they took the field Sunday afternoon instead. Asked if he thought the extra day of rest would help the team. RJ Eller said “Don’t know...maybe.” Tyler Harrison was more confident, saying, “I think it will be a big help. We’ve been playing hard all season and could really use the extra day of rest.” Apparently it did help as the Yellow Jackets started out with singles by Sam Cannizzo, Vinny Wilson, Devin Herbstman, Eric Gray, and Brian Pendergast. Eric Gray took the mound and made a great play connecting with Walker Previdi at first for the out. The great batting continued in the second inning with hits by Benjamin Ochs and Walker Previdi. Unfortunately, the rain was back by the end of the second inning so the game was called and tentatively rescheduled for Thursday.

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Rays 10, Cubs 4: Charlie Asetta had three hits, Connor Hughes, Jack Ketchum, and Michael Cotton had two hits each, Colby Fowler lined an RBI double to the fence, and Wyatt Cerreta singled down the third base line to lead the Quality Dental Rays to victory. Luke Azzarito and Ben Talbot had two hits apiece, and Brendan Smith had a single and sacrifice fly, and Bradley Vadas had a nice line drive to center field for the Cubs. The defensive play of the game was made by Cub third baseman Chris Venezia who, with the bases loaded, fielded a ground ball, stepped on third and fired home to nail the runner for the double play.

Pirates 15, Braves 5: In what was a close battle the Pirate sealed the game away with eight runs in their last at bat. Ayden Kasbarian was lights out pitching, throwing a total of 10 pitches to six batters to end the final two innings for the Pirates. Brian also went 3-for-4 with a double. Jeff Gioele had two singles and three RBI. For the Braves, Gavin Connors had a single and double and an RBI. Tyler Fuori and Liam Loging each had a double and an RBI. In the field Eric Schultz, made a tough stop at second base by using his body to stop the ball, as the shortstop came Ayden Kasbarian came over and threw out the runner.

Rays 15, Giants 6: James Schumacher hammered a three-run home run over the fence in the first inning to lead the Quality Dental Rays to victory. Schumacher also pitched out of base-loaded jams in the fourth and fifth innings, allowing no runs in 1 1/3 innings on the mound. Joseph Pagett and Charlie Asetta also had two hits for the Rays and combined for 7 runs scored between them. Carter Tagliarini also had two hits and second baseman Garett Marino made a sparkling defensive play, snagging a sharply hit ground ball and racing to step on second to end the fourth inning. For the Ingersoll Auto Giants, many opportunities to score runs were shut down by the Ray pitchers. They loaded the bases in several innings only to have the inning end without scoring. The game marked the pitching debut of Thomas Hermes, who excitedly took the mound in the last inning firing the ball home with everything he had.

Phillies 19, Braves 11: Runs were scored in virtually ever inning of this offense-packed game. For the Phillies, Connor Moran, Sam Eppers, and Jack Mulligan all went 2-for-3 with 3 runs scored. Dan Mason and Will Archiere went 1-for-2 with 2 runs scored. For the Braves, Sean Arnold went 1-for-2 with 2 runs scored, Trevor Tyrrell went 2-for-3 with three RBI, Tyler Fuori went 2-for-2 with two RBI and Liam Loging and Owen Meeker went 2-for-3 and a RBI.

Giants 4, Cubs 2: In a pitchers’ battle, the Giants came out on top of the Cubs. Great performances by the Cubs Ben Talbot and Todd Petersen were matched by the Giants Shea Talbot, Aidan Moulder, and James Doyle.

Phillies 7, Giants 3: The Phillies clinched first place and a first round bye in the playoffs after a topping late Saturday afternoon at SHS. In a tight game that was closer than the score would indicate, Jack Lydon, Dan Mason, and Jack Mulligan limited the tough Giant lineup to 3 runs. Nolan Adis scored from first on a hit to right field than ultimately turned out to be the game winner. Connor Moran had 3 hits and ran the bases well while Sam Eppers added some big hits and was tough behind the plate for four innings in the heat.

11-Year-Olds

Ingersoll Auto Black Grass 12, Sugar Hill Auto Sharks 4: Ingersoll Auto’s pitching staff including Ben Terry, Doug Carriero, and Eric Moore had a great outing. Offensively, the big bats were Simon Preston, Jack Forgione and called up from the minor’s Bryan Vander Have. The play of the game defensively for the Black Grass was catcher Luke Loudon picking up a wild pitch and tagging out a man trying to steal home plate. Also playing strong defensive for Ingersoll Auto were Bobby Ward, Luke Sansonetti, and Cody Camputaro. Ryan Williams, John Finnegan, and Liam Deakin were the leading Shark hitters. The Sharks got great defense from Harry Lucas, Robert Murray, Jimmy Doutney, and Jamey Hobar. Ryan Mailloux pitched well in relief.

Ferro Financial Green Machine 12, Mobil 1 Lube Express 6: The Green Machine played a great all-around game. James Heran, Tim Shaw, Kyle Roche, and Jack Swanson led the team in pitching. Shaw also knocked in 4 runs with great hitting including a deep drive for a triple. Heran and Roche kept their bats alive driving the ball to all fields. Swanson, Matt Jewell, Dino Vogiatzis, and Sean Connor had key hits to put the game away in the late innings. James Doyle called up from the Minors contributed nice defensive plays and key hits.