WESTFIELD LITTLE LEAGUE WEEKLY ROUND-UP
MAJORS
April 20
Commercial Distributing 9, Moose Lodge 0
Commercial Distributing (1-0) opened its season with domination, led by Logan Krol on the mound with 14 strikeouts while allowing only one hit through five innings. Parker Kelley sparked a six-run fifth inning by laying down a textbook bunt. Kelley ended up 2-for-3 with two runs scored. Noah Kantor celebrated his birthday with two hits and two RBI. Krol hit a two-run double that put the game out of reach. Matt Pelletier added a single that led to more runs. David Reyes came in to pitch for Commercial in the sixth inning, slamming the door shut by striking out the side on 13 pitches.
April 20
Camfour 6, Air Compressor 5
Mike Nihill pitched three strong innings while striking out six in Camfour’s win. Nihill also contributed offensively with two deep doubles, stole three bases and scored two runs. Spencer Cloutier cracked three base hits, including a double to the left-field gap, while collecting two RBI. Kevin Paluck pitched two fantastic innings of middle relief to keep the game close. Cam Davignon (double), Walter Figueroa and Steven Hinck all had hits. In the fourth inning, Hink made two nice defensive plays at second base to anchor the solid Camfour defense. Cade Bradley drew two walks and scored a run to contribute in the win.
April 22
Westfield Police 15, Sons of Erin 5
After jumping out to a quick 3-0 lead, the Sons of Erin (0-1) defense fell apart on a cold and windy night at Cross Street in its opening game loss to Westfield Police (2-0). Police scored seven runs in the bottom of the fourth inning to invoke the 10-run mercy rule, ending the night for both teams. In the top of the first for Sons, Tanner Koziol opened by working a walk. He scored when Tony Torres’ fly ball to center was misplayed, Torres stopping at second. Jack Blake followed with a hard single through the right side of the infield, scoring Torres. Blake stole second and later scored on a passed ball to give Sons the early lead. Police scored four times in their half of the inning and never trailed. Koziol pitched into the fourth, striking out five. Jaret Gillespie came on in relief. Brody Zabielski reached base twice for Sons, including a double in the top of the fourth. Jimmy Gaudreau turned an unassisted double play for Sons in the third, first stabbing a hard line drive and then stepping on second to get the runner who was already half way to third.
April 23
Sons of Erin 7, Moose Lodge 4
Sons built a 7-0 lead on Moose before holding off a sixth-inning rally to earn its first win of the season. Tony Torres pitched into the sixth, striking out 10 while giving up five hits and the four Moose runs. Brody Zabielski came on in relief, giving up one hit before getting the number two and three hitters to ground out, closing out the win for Sons. Jack Blake led Sons with three hits, scoring twice. Torres reached base twice and scored both times. Tanner Koziol had a pair of singles, reached on an error and scored three runs. Ahead 2-0, Sons scored three times in the third to stretch its lead. With one out, Koziol reached on an error, Torres walked and Blake singled. The big hit of the inning came from Ben Luksas, who singled up the middle to score two runs. In the fifth, Blake’s third hit of the game scored two runs for a seemingly comfortable 7-0 lead. Moose used four hits and a walk in the top of the sixth to make the game close. Mason Barnachez and Nick Anciello drove in a run each, and Ethan Saunders drove in a pair with his one-out single.
April 23
Camfour 11, Advance Manufacturing 3
Spencer Cloutier pitched a magnificent four innings, not allowing any hits or runs while striking out eight Advance batters. At the plate, Cloutier was 2-for-4 with a stolen base and run scored. Mike Nihill went 2-for-2 with a triple to the left-field wall, two runs scored and a stolen base, all while playing a solid shortstop throughout the day. Kevin Paluck came in to pitch the last two innings and was lights-out with his strike zone accuracy. Paluck had a base hit and scored two runs. Cade Bradley walked three times from the lead-off spot, scoring two runs while his brother, Clay, put down a picture perfect sacrifice bunt, legging it out to beat the throw for a base hit. He later scored Camfour’s last run of the evening. Walter Figueroa was 2-for-4 at the plate with a run scored and a stolen base. Kevin Hinck had a base hit and walked while scoring twice.
April 24
Slovak 11, Camfour 10
Mike Nihill and Spencer Cloutier hit back-to-back home runs in the third inning to highlight a high scoring event between the two teams. Nihill went 3-for-3 with three runs scored and a stolen base. Cloutier also went 3-for-3 with a double to add to his home run, scoring two runs. Cameron Davignon went 2-for-2 at the plate with a run scored while catching four strong innings behind the plate. Mason Collingwood pitched a wonderful three innings of relief in his Majors debut to keep his Camfour teammates in the game. At the plate, Collingwood doubled, stole third base and scored once. Walter Figueroa had a pair of doubles and scored twice, along with a stolen base. Brandon Hardie had two solid base hits to contribute at the plate.
WHEELER DIVISION
April 21
OMG, Inc. 19, The Batter’s Box 4
In the season opener for both teams, The Batter’s Box fell to OMG, Inc. at Cross Street Field. Ben Goyette got the start on the mound for the Boxers and struck out four over two innings. Darin Towle came on in relief of Goyette and struck out two hitters during his one inning of work. Riley Sullivan pitched the final inning for The Batter’s Box and was the pitching star of the day, striking out the side on only 13 pitches. Goyette led the way at the plate for the Boxmen with two singles, a stolen base and two runs scored. Jonathan Holt, Nate Navarro and Darin Towle each had a base hit while Luke Bonini picked up an RBI with a sharp groundout to second base that scored Tristan Rogers. Nate Pellegrini made the defensive play of the game with a great stop and putout at first base on a hard ground ball down the first base line.
April 21
Anytime Fitness 8, Bannish Lumber 0
Starting pitcher Jeffrey Donahue picked up the victory with three no-hit, shutout innings, walking none. Tanner Beebe closed out the no-hitter with three innings of relief, striking out eight. Offensively, Anytime Fitness was led by Ethan Bauch’s two hits, two runs scored and RBI. He reached based all three of his plate appearances and also made a great diving catch at first base. Andrew Navarro’s sixth-inning RBI double put the game out of reach. Shortstop Kareem Zaghloul added two walks, two stolen bases and a run scored.
INSTRUCTIONAL
Kitchens by Herzenburg 7, Fenway of Westfield 3
The season opener was a tough game, with the boys playing hard and pulling out a good win. Great pitching came from Jeffrey Collingwood, Aidan King and Carlos Vargas, who together had a combined 17 strikeouts. Both catchers for Herzenburg, John Malo and Sean Daly, put in a great effort behind the plate. Dylan King, Colin Gallant, Hunter King and Josiah Alvalle put in great efforts out in the field. Also, Herzenburg got solid singles from Nate Ritchie, Pat Callahan and King, and bases-loaded triples from David Weigel and Jeffrey Collingwood to pull off the win.
April 20
Westfield Bank 11, Renaissance Manor 1
Renaissance Manor scored in the bottom of the first inning with consecutive base hits from Bryan Bolio and Grady Flaherty. Mason Pereira then added an RBI single to open the scoring, and the inning ended 1-0. Pereira pitched three shutout innings, allowing only two base hits and striking out nine. Westfield Bank scored 11 unanswered runs in the final three innings. Alejandro Rogers closed out the sixth inning for Renaissance Manor, allowing one hit and striking out two.
April 23
Teddy Bear Pools 5, Renaissance Manor 1
Renaissance Manor fell to 0-2 after running into tough pitching from Teddy Bear Pools. Renaissance Manor opened the scoring in the second inning with an RBI single by Jay Scherpa. Cameron Brock hustled down the line to beat out an infield hit in the fourth inning, but was stranded at second base as the inning ended. Teddy Bear Pools put up three runs in the fourth, and two in the fifth on three hits.
