MAJOR LEAGUE
GAME DATE: 5/30/17
Advance Manufacturing 3, Sons of Erin 2??
It was a pitching duel between Advance Manufacturing Company and Sons of Erin sending the game to extra innings. After eight innings of play, Advance came out on top with a score of 3-2.
On the mound for Sons, Scotty Hepburn pitched for 5 1/3 innings. His laser-like control was evident as he threw for 10 K’s. Ted Dunn came in as the closer, recording 4 K’s.
Despite the tough loss, Sons of Erin showed some notable defensive plays. In the third inning, shortstop Patrick Moore grabbed a grounder, tagged 2nd base and fired to 1st baseman Nate Pudlo, resulting in a nicely executed double play. In the 6th inning, center fielder Bryan Bolio tracked down a long fly ball, saving the potential winning run. Defensively, lead hitters were Moore and Dunn, each smashing a double and Bolio nailing a long single. Both Dunn and Bolio produced one RBI each. Crossing the plate were Hepburn and Moore. The Sons of Erin played hard for eight innings and gave Advance Manufacturing Company tough competition and the fans a great game.
GAME DATE: 5/24/17
Sons of Erin 10 , Kiwanis Club 2
In a shortened four inning game, Sons of Erin defeated Kiwanis Club with a score of 10-2. The bats came alive for the Sons as they took an early 7-0 lead in the first. Lead hitters were Patrick Moore smashing two doubles and a single and Eli Perez who went three for three, nabbing singles each time at bat. Lead RBI hitters were Caden Matusczcak recording three and Nathan Pudlo and Barrett Aube each recording two. Crossing the plate were Moore, Perez, Pudlo, Matusczcak, Ted Dunn, Mike Lachtara, Bryan Bolio, and Tom Brown. This win brings the Sons of Erin to a 4 game winning streak.
GAME DATE: 5/21/17
Sons of Erin 10, Kiwanis Club 2
The Sons of Erin arrived at Papermill Field ready to play. Their bats were unstoppable as they captured a 10-2 victory against Kiwanis Club.
Defensively, the Sons played strong. In the third inning catcher, Nathan Pudlo, fired a bullet to shortstop, Scotty Hepburn, covering 2nd to tag out the runner attempting to steal. The fifth inning showed some excitement as well as pitcher, Eli Perez grabbed a grounder and shot it to first for an out. Then Tom Brown, playing 2nd base rushed to catch a fly ball. Right through the end of the game, the Sons hustled to prevent runs. Right fielder, Ted Dunn, grabbed a pop up. First baseman, Patrick Moore, snagged a grounder and tagged the base and then pitcher, Perez, barehanded a grounder and tagged first base to end the game.
The Sons offense was hot as well. Perez nabbed a single in the third and then, with his quick hustle, beat out a pickle, eventually advancing two bases. Lead hitters were Pudlo who smashed two doubles and Caden Matuszczak who nailed a double and a single. Helping players to cross the plate were Matusczcak with three RBI; Hepburn, Bryan Bolio, and Lucas Morganelli each recording two RBI, and Pudlo with one RBI. Crossing the plate were Mike Lachtara, Moore, Perez, Pudlo, Hepburn, Matusczcak and Bolio.
GAME DATE: 5/20/17
Sons of Erin 10, Slovak Club 0
It was another action packed game for the Sons of Erin as they shut out Slovak Club with a score of 10-0. Slovak’s bats were no match for pitcher, Scotty Hepburn, who was on the mound the entire game. The combination of speed and accuracy earned him 6 K’s in a shortened four inning game.
Defensive highlights for the Sons were especially noted in the first and fourth innings. In the first inning , catcher Caden Matuszczak, showed good hustle catching an infield pop up. In the 4th, Matuszczak, now playing 2nd base, grabbed a line drive for the first out. Center fielder, Eli Perez, grabbed a long fly ball at the warning track taking away a sure hit from Slovak for out number two. Then shortstop, Ted Dunn, made an awesome catch ending the game.
Offensively, the bats were ablaze and the players speed was evident as they got on base and aggressively stole bases to get into scoring position. The crowd could tell that the Sons were ready to win right from the start. The 1st inning proved to be exciting as Patrick Moore led off with a double. Next, Perez executed a perfect bunt, advancing Moore. Nathan Pudlo smashed a triple and Hepburn continued the hitting streak with a double. Then, Matuszczak nailed one out of the park, to bring the Sons to an early 5-0 lead. The 3rd inning was intense as well, as Pudlo and Matuszczak each drove the ball over the fence. Crossing the plate for the Sons were Moore, Perez, Pudlo, Hepburn, Matuszczak, and Barrett Aube. All in all, the Sons stepped up and gave their fans a great afternoon at the ball park.
GAME DATE: 5/18/17
Air Compressor 12, Kiwanis 11
Kiwanis fell short in a batters’ slugfest. The Kiwanis team plated 1 run in the first inning, 7 runs in the second inning, 2 runs in the fourth inning, and 1 run in the sixth inning. However, Air Compressor pounded the baseball as well with a 6-run fifth inning to grab a 12-10 lead. Kiwanis recorded 12 hits, including 2 from Brandon Kingsley, 2 from Cam Cusack, 3 from Luke Grabowski, 2 from Ray Vergara, 2 from Zach Ellis, and 1 from Dylan St. Onge. Crossing the plate for Kiwanis included Dylan Gibson (1 run), Kingsley (2 runs), Cam Cusack (1 run), Cole Page (1 run), Collin Cusack (1 run), Vergara (1 run), Ellis (1 run), and St. Onge (3 runs). 8 Kiwanis runners reached base via walk or hit batter. Gibson made a spectacular over the shoulder catch at shortstop, and Vergara made an excellent catch on a hard hit liner to center field.
GAME DATE: 5/18/17
Sons of Erin 12, Moose Club 4
The Sons of Erin showed up to play like a team, as they defeated Moose Club 12-4. Defensively, the Sons played strong. In the 2nd inning, third baseman, Mike Lachtara, hustled to grab a pop up. In the third inning pitcher Ted Dunn did the same. In the 5th, first baseman, Caden Matuszczak, raced to catch a pop fly in foul territory making the second out of that inning. Pitching was focused as Dunn threw for 6 K’s, and Patrick Moore and Matuszczak each recorded 3 K’s.
The bats were hot, as well, as the Sons of Erin offense exploded right from the start. In the first inning Eli Perez laid down a bunt and reached first base. Then Nathan Pudlo beat the throw to first for a single. Matuszczak smashed a triple, allowing Perez and Pudlo to cross the plate. Matuszczak’s quick hustle earned his team the third run in the first inning as he stole home on a passed ball. Subsequent innings for the Sons were just as action packed, as Pudlo hit the fence for a bases clearing triple inches short of a grand slam. Dunn knocked out a double, widening the lead, allowing two teammates to cross the plate. Matuszczak nailed a double in the third, earning 2 RBI for his team.
Top hitters for Sons were Pudlo, who went four for four, with two singles, a double and a triple and recorded 3 RBI and Matuszczak who went three for three with a single, a double and a triple and recorded 4 RBI. Crossing the plate for the Sons of Erin were Moore, Pudlo, Dunn, Matuszczak, Perez, Barett Aube and Lucas Morganelli.
GAME DATE: 5/18/17
Air Compressor Engineering 12 – Kiwanis 11
Air Compressor Engineering (4-6-1) held off Kiwanis (1-8) Thursday night at Papermill Field 12-11. Kiwanis jumped out to an early 1-0 lead in the first inning but Air Compressor Engineering fought back in the bottom of the frame to go ahead as Nick Goodwin and Jesse Paroline reached base and scored and Kaevon Eddington singled. The lead was short-lived as Kiwanis batted around their order in the second, tacking on 7 runs to make it 8-2. AC was able to tighten the game 8-6 in the third. Paroline doubled and scored, Cam Lisowski, Grady Flaherty and Eddington each singled and scored and Ethan “Beef” Connors singled.
Pitcher Al Rogers pitched effectively and kept his team in the game surrendering only 2 runs in three-plus innings of relief before AC took the lead with a 6 run fifth. Paroline, Lisowski, Flaherty and Brendon Morse each drew consecutive walks and scored. “Beef” Connors singled, Anthony Melo walked and Rogers walked to load the bases. Gavin Connors came through in the clutch with a single, plating Connors and Melo for the go ahead runs. Kiwanis did not go quietly in the sixth as AC closer Lisowski walked the first two batters and gave up an unearned run before settling down and striking out two for the save.
GAME DATE: 5/13/17
Commercial 10, Kiwanis 7
Kiwanis dug itself into too large of a deficit to complete a late inning comeback. The Commercial offense scored 6 runs in the first inning and 2 runs in the second inning to grab an 8 – 1 lead after two innings. The Kiwanis team would not go out quietly, as they plated 3 runs in the 5th inning and 3 runs in the 6th inning. The late inning comeback was not enough to overcome Commercial, who played strong defense throughout the game.
Brandon Kingsley pitched 4 innings while Ethan Croteau pitched 1 inning for Kiwanis. They combined for 3 strikeouts and only allowed 1 walk. The Kiwanis’ offense had only 7 hits, which were recorded by Dylan Gibson (1 hit, 1 run scored), Cam Cusack (1 hit, 1 run scored), Luke Grabowski (1 hit, 1 run scored), Kingsley (2 hits, 1 run scored), Case Viamari (1 hit, 1 run scored), and Dylan St. Onge (1 hit). Kingsley continued his hot hitting and belted a double to the fence. Ray Vergara and Croteau both walked and scored during the game as well. The Kiwanis team falls to 1-6 on the season.
GAME DATE: 5/11/17
Slovak 3, Advance Manufacturing 2
Advance Manufacturing splits regular season series with Slovak in a game that showed strong pitching from both sides.
Ryder Pieczarka started on the mound for Advance throwing 4 hitless innings and striking out 10 of the 12 batters he faced while getting the no-decision. Liam Poole was equally as impressive on the mound for Slovak throwing 6 innings and striking out 8 batters in taking the win.
Advance jumped out to an early lead in the first inning when Ethan Porter hit a triple and then scored on a single by Mason Pereira. Advance then took a 2-0 lead in the bottom of the 4th inning when Ryder Pieczarka advanced and scored on singles from Connor Queenin and George Kimball.
In the top of the 5th inning, Slovak battled back with 3 runs of their own with the deciding run being a steal of home base. Advance attempted to rally in the bottom of the 6th inning with a single by Jack Hall, but came up short.
Advance did well at the plate with 9-hits. Pieczarka and Porter lead with multiple hits each.
GAME DATE: 5/9/17
Slovak 8, Kiwanis 3
After a couple rain outs, the Kiwanis team was back on the field on Tuesday against Slovak. Kiwanis struck in the second inning with Cam Cusack reaching on an error and advancing to third on some passed balls. Luke Grabowski recorded a single to score Cusack and advanced to third on an errant pick-off attempt at first base. Ethan Croteau singled later in the inning to plate Grabowski for the second run in the inning. Cam Cusack held Slovak’s offense for the first 3 innings; however, in the fourth inning, Slovak scored 4 runs on two singles and then two doubles. Ray Vergara pithed the fifth and part of the sixth inning, allowing another 4 runs to Slovak. In the bottom of the sixth inning, Vergara walked, advanced on a fielder’s choice by Colin Cusack, and ultimately scored on a single by Dylan Gibson. The only other Kiwanis players to record singles were Brandon Kingsley and Zach Ellis. The Slovak pitching staff struck out 10 Kiwanis batters. Kiwanis’ record drops to 1–4.
FARM DIVISION
GAME DATE: 5/22/17
Berkshire Industries 6, 7Bs 0
On a rain-shortened game, Berkshire Industries came ready to play, compete and have fun. Pitchers Nate Jarvis & Tyrus Traska combined to allow no runs, 4 walks and just 1 hit. The highlight though came from Berkshire’s catcher Brodie Grabiec who had a lot of fun playing in the mud and even caught a throw from the pitcher for a force play at the plate.
Berkshire’s offensive highlight came in the first inning where with bases loaded and 1 out, Tyrus hit a deep shot into the outfield that scored 2 runners for the first runs of the game.
GAME DATE: 5/20/17
Expert Fitness 7, Berkshire Industries 0
On a Spring day built for baseball, Berkshire’s bats were quieted by Expert Fitness. Jakob Crepeau & Callum Aieta made it to 3rd base, but were stranded both times.
On the defensive front for Berkshire, there was a little shine to match the sunny day: Audrey Amaral and Angel Villanueva. Audrey pitched almost 3 strong innings before her pitch count grew to 50 pitches. She allowed only 2 runs but struck out 6 and walked 1. She had great control this day and only let the hitters counts reach 3 balls 4 times. Angel pitched well for his debut and while he did allow 2 runs in 1 inning, he was 1 ball away from walking the 3rd run before he resettled himself and struck out the hitter looking. He got the third and final out after inducing a ground ball back to him and a good throw to the first baseman ended the game.
GAME DATE: 5/19/17
Berkshire Industries 11, 99 Restaurant 2
On a scorching July evening in May, Berkshire’s hitters proved patient and their pitchers proved up to the task! Berkshire’s 2 pitchers each went 2 innings a piece but it was Brodie Grabiec with a heads up double play in the 4th: with 1 out Brodie was playing first with bases loaded. The hitter hit a liner that Brodie caught for the out and then touched the base to double up the runner. Berkshire’s first double play!!
Berkshire’s hitters were very patient in the heat and while several kids took walks and scored, Callum Aieta walked on all 3 of his plate appearances but it is his continuous positive attitude of “If you are having fun, you’re already a winner” which is the exact attitude all Farm Players are encouraged to embrace. – Courtesy of Westfield Little League
