Pikesville Middle School Field #2
Havana Club Cannons vs Kings
Game 1
Havana Club Cannons - 14 Kings- 1 (6
INNINGS)
WP - Mark Yokel LP - Jeff Goldstein
Cannons pounded out 19 hits in 6 innings en route to a 13-1 slaughter
rule game against the Kings. Cannons starter Mark Yokel limited Kings to just 6
hits. Steve Henneman led off the b-1st with a 2B to centerfield. Ernie
Stephenson came thru 2 outs later with an RBI single. 4 straight hits to start
the b-3rd for the Cannons from Yokel, Henneman, Dan Kassel (RBI single), and
Evan Kreitzer (RBI double) produced a rally that led to 5 runs and a 6-0 lead. 3
more Cannons runs came across in each the 4th and 5th innings to put the game
away.
Hitting stars for the Cannons in the game were Steve
Henneman(4-4,4 R,2 2B), Dan Kassel (2-4,2 R,2 RBI), Evan Kreitzer (2-4,1 R,3
RBI,2 2B), Ernie Stephenson (1-3,1 R,2 RBI), and Mark Yokel (3-3,2 R,1 RBI).
Kings lone run came on an Alan Varhaftik SF. Kings Mike Herr was 2-2.
Game 2
Kings- 10 Havana Club Cannons - 9
WP - Chuck Grant LP - Mark Yokel
Kings came back from a 6 run deficit and held on, in an exciting finish,
to win 10-9. Cannons grabbed 1-0 lead in t-2nd. Loading the bases on singles by
Jeff Robbins and Dave Lohr, with Andy Winnick drawing a walk. Mark Yokel's
fielder's choice grounder to SS scored Robbins, but that was it in the inning
for the Cannons. Kings LF Alan Varhaftik started the b-2nd with a single. Todd
Katz followed with an RBI triple. Katz later scored on an infield error. In
t-3rd, Cannons Johnny Edelman hit a 2 out single to score Ernie Stephenson with
the tie run. Cannons went ahead 4-2 on an infield error and an RBI single by
Dave Lohr. Cannons plated 4 more runs in the t-4th. The key hit was a crushing
Steve Henneman 2-run HR over the head of Kings RCF Jeff Slutzker. Kings started
eating away at the Cannons lead with 2 runs in b-4th. Consecutive singles to
start the inning by Varhaftik, Katz, Shilo Merwitz(RBI), and Jan Katzen were
followed by a Marc Goldstein SF. Kings also started off b-5th with 4
straight hits and a SF. The hits were by Kenny Salzman, Shad Jones, Slutzker(RBI),
and Chuck Grant(SF). Alan Varfhaftik had the 5th inning SF. With the Kings
trailing 8-7 with 2 outs in the b-5th, SS Jan Katzen belted a 3-run HR over the
head of Cannons LCF Jeff Kurland. The Kings, now leading 10-8 escaped trouble in
the Cannons t-6th. Cannons led off the inning with an Andy Winnick single and
Mark Yokel infield error, but Kings Grant was able to retire Steve Henneman, Dan
Kassel, and Evan Kreitzer on consecutive flyouts to Kings RF Marc Goldstein. In
Cannons t-7th, 1 out single by Kurland, Edelman, and Jeff Robbins loaded the
bases. Dave Lohr drew a walk to force in a run, making the score 10-9. Cannons
Neal Charkatz stepped up to the plate and lofted a popup to the infield dirt
behind shortstop that was handled routinely by SS Jan Katzen. Edelman,
attempting to draw a throw to the plate, drifted too far off the 3B bag and got
caught in a rundown. He was tagged out to end the ballgame, Kings winning
10-9.
Hitting stars for the Kings were Jeff Slutzker (2-3,1 R,1
RBI,2B), Alan Varhaftik (2-2,2 R,1 RBI,SF), Todd Katz (2-3,2 R,1 RBI,3B), Shilo
Merwitz (2-3,1 R,1 RBI), and Jan Katzen(2-3,1 R,3 RBI,HR). For the Cannons in
game 2, offensive stars were Johnny Edelman (3-4,1 R,1 RBI), Dave Lohr (2-3,2
RBI,W), and Dan Kassel (2-3,1 R,W). Mark Yokel took his first loss of the
season, while Chuck Grant improved his record to 4-2.
Pikesville Middle School Field #3
Orbin Publishing vs Attman's Deli
Game 1
Attman's Deli- 11 Orbin Publishing- 6
WP- Bruce Eisenberg LP-Gary Schoengold
A tight one run game, back and forth throughout six innings, had Orbin
ahead 6-5. In the top of the seventh a home run by Scott Moffet tie the
game and Attman's went on to score five more and hold Orbin scoreless in the
seventh for the victory.
Game 2
Attman's Deli- 17 Orbin Publishing- 3
WP- Bruce Eisenberg LP-Gary Schoengold
In game two, a 3-3 tie in the third was shattered as Attman's batted
around scoring 9 runs. They added five more in the fourth for a decisive
17-3 victory. Brian Wolf and Paul Bell homered, but there were numerous
other solid hitting performances from Dave Sandler, Scott Moffet, and Warren
Scudder.
Pikesville Middle School Field #4
Palmgard vs Legal Papers Inc
Game 1
Palmgard- 14 Legal Papers- 9
WP- Larry Hineline Save- Mike Johnson
LP-Marty Ellis
Legal Papers Inc manager Dave Kopel reported that there were no real highlights
for Legal Papers. "Everyone was flat and non-motivated" according to
Kopel. Larry Hineline pitched 5 innings and left with a 10-7 lead. Mike
Johnson came on to pitch two strong innings and Palmgard scored 4 runs in the
top of the 7th to put the game out of reach.
Key Hitters for Palmgard were Johnny Feldman (3-4, 2R, RBI);
Grailen Archie (3-4, 2B, 3R, 2-RBI); Jim Davis (3-4, 2-2B, 3B, 3R, 6RBI); Jim
Silvestri (3-4, 2B, R, 2RBI); Keith Davis (3-3, 2B, 3R).
Game 2
Palmgard- 11 Legal Papers- 5
WP- Mike Johnson Save- Gary Weinapple
LP-Ted Winner
Mike Johnson started game 2 after getting a save in Game 1 and pitched 4 innings
to earn the victory. He left with a 10-4 lead and Gary Weinapple came on
to close it out giving up a single run in the 6th.
Keith Davis was a perfect 7-7 on the day.Grailen Archie (2-3,
2B, 2R, BB); Jim Silvestri (2-3, R, 2RBI); Mike Johnson (2-2, RBI); Keith Davis
(4-4, 2RBI).
Pikesville Senior High Field #5
Sky & Sky Inc vs GorgeousWatches.com
Game 1
Sky & Sky Inc- 14 GorgeousWatches.com- 9
WP- Marc Leibovitz LP- Jeff Harris
GorgeousWatches hosted Sky & Sky at the high school and the
outfielders had their hands full with judging fly balls in windy conditions.
The first three batters for GorgeousWatches all flied to LF and that was a
prelude to how the day would go for Sky & Sky's pitcher Marc Leibovitz.
Only 3 ground ball outs in 7 innings. Meanwhile pitcher Jeff Harris had
Sky & Sky batters off balance for 6 solid innings. GorgeousWatches
second inning saw the bats come out as Tony Luna doubled home one run and Andrew
Rosenstein hit a 2-run shot followed by a John Koman solo job. Although
Sky & Sky relinquished an early lead, they kept things close scoring one run
in three of the first four innings. The fourth inning was the big one for GorgeousWatches
as five runs crossed the plate with the key shot coming off the bat of Russell
Dlin on a grand slam HR over the RCF's head. Down 9-3 in the b-5th, Sky
& Sky chipped away at the lead aided by two errors and an Alan Smith triple
to bring the score to within 3 runs. However, the b-6th proved to be the
pivotal inning for Sky & Sky. Steve Truitt singled 2 home, and Eric
Gertner doubled two more home to push Sky & Sky into the lead by one.
But the offense wasn't done as David Kowitz homered to the gap for three more
and a five run lead going into the t-7th. The final score ended 14-9 as
Marc Leibovitz got the win and Jeff Harris took the loss. Hitting stars
for Sky & Sky were Brian "Sky" Mekiliesky(2-2,SF, 2 RBI), Scott
Felton(2-3, 2 2B) and Alan Smith(3-3, HR,3B,1B,2RBI, 3 runs). GorgeousWatches
attack featured John Koman(2-3, HR 1B) and Larry Henderson(1-2,1B,2 BB).
Game 2
GorgeousWatches.com-
17 Sky & Sky Inc- 9
WP- Jeff Harris LP- Larry Newman
Game two started as a slug fest with 18 runs through 3 innings.
Scott Felton tripled home one as Sky & Sky jumped to an early 2-0 lead, but
the lead quickly evaporated as GorgeousWatches pushed 5 across in the
b-1st. Larry Henderson homered followed by a Russ Dlin triple, and after John
Koman doubled home a run the lead was 5-2. In the b-2nd, 7 of the first 8
batters singled their way on safely and 6 runs crossed in the inning as GorgeousWatches
extended their lead to 11-2. Sky & Sky did stage a comeback in the
t-3rd as David Kowitz doubled and Aric Spitulnik hit his first homerun of the
season for a 3-run shot. Two doubles later Sky & Sky pushed 2 more
across and cut the lead to 4 runs. That was as close as Sky & Sky
would get as GorgeousWatches had 3 singles in the b-3rd to inch ahead by 2 more.
Sky & Sky's offense sputtered and GorgeousWatches added 4 more all on
singles for a final of 17-9. Jeff Harris earned the win and Larry Newman
took the loss. Hitting stars for GorgeousWatches were Larry Henderson
(3-4,HR, 2 1B), Russell Seamster (2-2, 2 1B, SF, BB) and Rich Northrup (3-4, 2
runs). For Sky & Sky, Brian Sky (3-4, 2B, 2 1B, SF), Eric Gertner
(2-3, 2B, 1B) and Mike Rottenberg also went 2-3.