Around The Horn — Baseball Results

10-Year-Olds

Addessi Jewelers 9, Rohrbacher Construction 6: Matt Kretz went 1-for-2 with a double, and made a great defensive play the first inning. Matt Gerics struck out 3-for-2 scoreless innings, and went 2-for-3. Seth Willis hit a clutch single in the fifth inning, driving in 2 runs. Matt St Jean hit a triple, and struck out 4-for-2 innings. Also getting hits were Justin Gillespie, Vijay Makayee, Paul Whitaker, and Thomas Addessi.

Addessi Jewelers 11, Hull Landscaping 3: Matt Gerics went 4-for-4, including a home run. Matt

Kretz went 2-for-3. Jake Oliger went 3-for-4. Matt St Jean went 3-for-3, including a triple. Vijay Makayee went 1-for-3. Aaron Gershon went 1-for-3. Paul Whitaker completed an unassisted double play in the fourth inning. Jake Oliger and Matt St Jean each combined for 4 strikeouts for 2 scoreless innings

Addessi Jewelers 12, Hull Landscaping 6: Jake Oliger went 4-for-4, hitting for the cycle with a triple in his last at bat. Paul Whitaker went 2-for-4. Matt Gerics went 3-for-4. Matt St Jean went 2-for-2, including a triple. Clint Stergue went 1-for-3, including a double. Matt Gerics and Clint Stergue combined for a great defensive play, throwing out a runner on an attempted stolen base. Matt Kretz made a great catch in left field, doubling up the runner at first with a 7-6-3 putout at first base.

Rohrbacher Construction 11, Red Baron Carpet 1: Ryan Shaw and Matt Davis combined on a great pitching effort to limit Red Baron to one run. Parker Johnson, Colin Parker, and Nick Rohrbacher had RBI singles. Great defense was played by Ryan Argraves, Carlo Feneroli, and Chad Azzarito.

Rohrbacher Construction 22, Red Baron Carpet 19: Ryan Shaw threw three strong innings and gave way to Bobby Haskins in relief. Ellie Nikitchuyuk, Ryan Shaw, and Matt Davis had key RBI hits. For Red Baron, Jake Lapp had a triple and two singles and River Low had two singles and a double.

Rohbacher Construction 7, Hull Landscaping 5: Parker Johnson and Bobby Haskins combined five strong pitching innings for the win. Nick Rohrbacher, Scott McLean, and Ryan Shaw had great hits. Ryan Argraves, Colin Parker, and Brandon Hensel played great defense. Joey Duffy came off the bench to record the save.

ONEX 9, Huskies 3: Mitchell Savoca and Spencer Johnson turned in strong pitching performances by striking out 11 batters over four innings and allowing two runs on two hits to lead ONEX to victory over the Huskies. Offensively, Savoca and Johnson each collected a double, while Johnson and Tucker Kistner each scored two runs.  Defensively, Andrew Hubina caught a fly ball at the fence while Dylan Tyrrell and Luke Reppucci made two putouts apiece. For the Huskies, Ben Reilly reached base all three times and Patrick Conte and Justin Oelberg each contributed  doubles.

ONEX 13, Rohrabacher Construction 7: Jack Riley reached base three times, including a single, scored two runs and turned a double play to lead ONEX to victory. Other offensive standouts were Timmy LeBlanc and Dylan Tyrrell each collecting two hits, scoring twice and knocking in three RBI.  Defensively, Matt Campbell and Tucker Kistner each pitched scoreless innings while Kistner turned a double play on the mound when he caught a comebacker and forced the runner at first. 

Red Baron Carpet 6, Attorney Greg LaDestro 2: River Low, Jack Moulder, Robert Katrinak, Kelland Chrystie and Mitch Weiman had RBIs. Nick Brereton had a great game with a double and key putouts in the first and sixth innings. Katrinak had an unassisted double play in the fourth inning. For Attorney Greg LaDestro, Jamie Cochrane and Pete Winans both hit doubles.

Playoffs

Rohrbacher Construction 13, Mobil One Lube Express 11: Brandon Hensel hit a three-run home run and Ryan Shaw hit a three-run triple and a game winning two-run double. Scott McLean, Parker Johnson, and Nick Rohrbacher had key hits. Bobby Haskins and Matt Davis pitched well in the win. Key defensive plays were made by Carlo Fenaroli and Ryan Argraves.

Attorney Greg LaDestro 8, Huskies 6: Winning pitcher Jamie Cochrane pitched two solid innings and was 2-for-3 with two runs scored. Joey Accousti was 2-for-3 with three RBIs and Owen Samson was 1-for-2 with two runs scored for the winners. For the Huskies, Patrick Conte blasted two home runs accounting for three RBIs and also scored three times and Tom Cotton was 2-for-3 with a triple, scoring two runs. On the mound, Michael Liberante pitched two innings of solid relief.

ONEX 5, Red Baron 4: In the bottom of the sixth inning, Tucker Kistner hit into fielders choice to plate Mitchell Savoca for the game-winning run. Timmy LeBlanc had two hits and Andrew Hubina knocked in two runs with a triple. Defensively for ONEX, Zach Laros and Spencer Johnson each had two putouts and LeBlanc, Kistner and Hubina each made key putouts throughout the game. For Red Baron, Jack Moulder and Kelland Chrystie contributed two hits each. Moulder had a triple and single and Chrystie had a double and a single. Catcher Jake Lapp threw a base stealer and Nick Brereton made a key catch.

15U/14U Baseball

Newtown Ravens 11, Newtown Roche International 10: Down 10-9 in their last at-bat in a pressure-packed, opening-round playoff game, the Ravens rallied for two runs to notch their 10th straight win Monday at Fairfield Hills Field. The victory upped the Ravens’ record to 15-4 and moved the team into the semifinals against the Newtown Pirates.

The Ravens’ Cole Baldino lined a single to left field to start the game-winning rally. Michael Koch beat out a single to deep short and after Kyle Wilcox was intentionally walked to load the bases, Stefan Hennessey lofted a game-tying sacrifice fly to center, scoring Baldino. Koch alertly tagged up and went to third. Wilcox raced to second and a wild throw allowed Koch to score the winning run. A powerful Roche International jumped to a 2-0 first-inning lead after Roche’s Reid Schmidt was robbed of a long hit by left fielder Hennessey, and first baseman Ben Stoller leaped high with a backhand catch to steal a hit from Chris Tenney. Roche’s Eric Sutton crushed a long triple over the right fielder’s head and came home on a Nick Barreto single. Alex Saviano knocked in a run with an RBI single. The Ravens tied the score in the bottom of the inning when Koch walked, Wilcox smacked a triple over the left fielder’s head and Hennessey rapped an RBI grounder. Roche scored four more in the second on Kyler Harmeling’s long double to center, a single by Ryan Cassidy, a walk by Chris Robinson, Schmidt’s two-RBI double, a sacrifice fly by Tenney and an error. Roche increased its lead to 7-2 when Robbie Hughes walked, stole second and scored on two wild pitches. The Ravens narrowed the lead to 7-5 on walks to Ian Kirner and Koch, a Baldino single and three errors. The Ravens’ Parker Lintz then came in to shut the door, throwing three brilliant shutout innings. The Ravens’ bats came alive in the fourth inning when Nicky Sajovic beat out an infield single and stole two bases. John Hampford crushed an RBI double to left field, and Ryan Truchsess walked. James Rebman drove them both home by drilling a double down the left field line. Rebman scored on a wild pitch to put the Ravens ahead 9-7. In the final inning, Roche’s Sutton blasted a two-RBI double to center field and scored on an error for a short-lived 10-9 lead. The lead could have been much bigger, but right fielder Rebman made a sliding, season-saving catch with two men on and two outs.

Newtown Pirates 12, Newtown Base 6: In first-round playoff action, the Newtown Pirates erupted for a seven-run, middle inning outburst that carried them to a 12-6 win Monday at the Newtown Middle School. With the win, the Pirates advance to the championship game this weekend.

David Gerics lit the fuse with a two-run double in the first inning and a key single in the Bucs’ five-run fifth. Chad Magoulas also had a pair of hits, and Sean Dardine drove in a pair. The Pirates got solid relief on the mound from Ryan Daignault and Rich Sandler, who teamed up to allow only two runs over the final four frames.  Battery-mate Gerics was virtually flawless behind the dish. Sandler turned in the web gem of the year as he raced behind third-sacker Jon Hull and dove to snare a fly ball that ticked off Hull’s mitt.

For Spencer, Austin Ecstrom pitched three solid innings, and lead-off batter Austin Bonadio had two hits, including a double. In the clean-up spot, Gary Braun was unstoppable, scorching three singles.  Jeffrey Grasso chipped in a pair of hits on the day.

Newtown Ravens 12, Ridgefield Union Savings 6: Led by solid pitching by Nicky Sajovic and the batting of John Hampford, Ben Stoller and Michael Koch, the Ravens cruised to their ninth consecutive win Sunday at Newtown Middle School Field. Sajovic hurled five innings, yielding only three hits and no earned runs. Hampford ripped two singles and scored three runs; Koch walked three times and scored three runs, and Stoller knocked in two runs with a double and a single. Ryan Truchsess scored two runs and knocked in another with a clutch single. Stefan Hennessey had three RBIs with a single, a groundout and a sacrifice fly.

Newtown Ravens 9, New Milford 5: The Ravens jumped out to a 3-0 first-inning lead and never fell behind Saturday at Newtown Middle School Field. Michael Koch led off with an infield single and scored on a long double by Stefan Hennessey. Connor Blanc crushed an RBI double, and Ben Stoller drilled an RBI single to left field. Koch started another rally with a single in the third inning and was brought home by a Blanc sacrifice fly. Stoller drove in another run during the inning with a force out, and Kyle Wilcox scored on an error. Hennessey slammed another double and scored on two errors. Parker Lintz crushed his first extra-base hit with a scorching double in the left-center gap. Ryan Truchsess knocked in a run with a sixth-inning single. Relief pitchers Hennessey and Blanc hurled three shutout innings.

Newtown Ravens 6, Newtown Poeltls 5: The Ravens’ Michael Koch struck out the final batter with runners at first and third to stave off a last-inning Pirates rally at Fairfield Hills Field last week. Connor Blanc knocked in two runs with a single and RBI grounder. John Hampford ripped a double down the left field line, and Cole Baldino doubled to left-center and scored. Kyle Wilcox threw two shutout innings without yielding a hit during the first two innings, and Blanc followed with two more shutout innings. Dan Poeltl pitched beautifully for the Pirates, yielding just one hit and one unearned run in three innings. Pirates center fielder Anthony Maki made the play of the year, running a long way for an over-the-shoulder catch in right center that robbed Stefan Hennessey of an extra-base hit. Mike LoBosco and John Lebinski crushed RBI doubles for the Pirates, and Ryan O’Keefe reached base safely in all three at-bats.

Newtown Pirates 12, Ridgefield 2: Hurler Ryan Daignault spun three innings of one-hit baseball as the Newtown Pirates bombarded Ridgefield at the Old High School in Ridgefield on Sunday. The Bucs had been in the doldrums of late, but rallied behind Daignault with eight runs in the middle innings on the strength of torrid hitting by Sean Dardine (2-for-4, double), David Gerics (two hits including a double), Tyler Gibney (2-for-4), Collin Hall (RBI single),  Jon Hull (2-for-4, double), and Colton Sposta.  Hall and Hull scored three runs a piece, and Harry Snellback and Sposta each scored a pair.