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2008
Let the Games Begin!
Red Sox Victorious over Pirates
Pirates season Over
Ripken Majors
The Detail
Woodworking Red Sox brought the Erland Construction season to an end on
Sunday night June 15 at Simonds Park by a score of two to nothing. The Red
Sox Gianni Lecce, Shane Farley and Cam Feeley combined to shut down the hot
hitting Pirates allowing only one hit and combining to strike out ten
Pirates.The three pitchers retired the first fourteen Pirate batters in
order.
The Pirates John
Deligianidis, John Torchetti and Matt Martin also pitched well in a losing
cause.
The Red Sox scored in the first inning
when Connor Noonan singled to right and Ryan McNeil was hit by a pitch.
Shane Farley walked to load the bases with no outs. Gianni Lecce singled to
right to plate Noonan. Deligianidis then got the next batter to pop to third
and then struck out the next batter and got the third out on a grounder to
second to get out of the jam. Andy Hubbard beat out an infield hit to start
the third for the Red Sox. Ryan Doherty walked with one out and both runners
moved up on a wild pitch. Nick Vagarano then flied to right to score Hubbard
from third with the second Sox run. Shane Farley hit a two triple in the
sixth for the Sox but was stranded at third.
The defensive
gem of the game came in the fifth when David Golding made a diving catch of
a ball hit by Dylan Smith that was roped to right center.
The Pirates end
a great year and shoed great determination to come back from a zero and six
record. Congratulations to the 2008 Erland Construction Pirates. Tim Barry,
Kyle Bairos, John Brown, John Deligianidis, Matt Martin, Jack Noonan, Chris
Oakes, Joe Plummer, Billy Restivo, Josh Rosenberg, Dylan Smith and John
Torchetti.
Cubs over Pirates, Round 2 of Playoffs - Ripken Majors
The Twins came back from a four to one
deficit to edge the Pirates six to four under the lights Friday night June
13.
Ibs Aburumman started on the hill for the
Twins. Billy Restivo started the first with a walk and then Dylan Smith hit
a hard line drive that was snagged by Guissippe Mollica at second base. Joey
Scali then picked Restivo off first with a strong throw. Tim Barry then hit
a high drive down the leftfield line that Matt Dignan gathered in. With one
out in the first Ibs singled to left and Joey Scali brought him home sixth
a hard line drive to left for a double. Ryan Sheldon hit drive to deep left
with two outs but John Torchetti made a nice running catch to end the
inning.
The Pirates tied the score in the second
when Matt Martin led with a single. Kyle Bairos also singled and John
Torchetti walked to load the bases. John Brown hit a grounder to third to
force Martin at the plate for the first out. Joe Plummer then hit a fly to
right to bring home Bairos who tagged and scored after the catch to knot the
score at one.
The Twins threatened in the second.
Mollica walked to start the inning but Kyle Bairos made a nice play to force
out Mollica at second. Mike Kavalchuk walked and Mike Guleserian moved to
third. Joe Plummer then made a nice play to nail Guleserian at home trying
to score on a grounder to third. Kyle Bairos got the next batter on grounder
to short.
The Pirates pulled ahead in the third.
John Deligianidis reached on an error with one out. Billy Restivo then
singled to center to send Deligianidis to third. Dylan Smith reached on an
error to bring home Deligianidis and Matt Martin hit a booming double to
deep left to score Restivo and Smith to put the Pirates up four to one.
The Twins came right back in the third to
tie the game. Matt Kergo doubled down the right field line to start the
inning. Danny Metzdorf walked and was forced at second on a grounder to
second by Ibs Aburumman which brought home Kergo. Joey Scali walked and with
two outs Ryan Sheldon hit one just inside the line in left field for triple
to score Ibs and Scali to tie the game.
Nasi Nikolopoulos pitched the fourth and
fifth for the Twins and gave up a single to John Brown but struck out three
in the fourth. He only gave up a walk to jack Noonan in the fifth to hold
the Pirates at bay. The Pirates did have a little tough luck when Dylan
Smith hit a rocket heading to right field when the six foot Morneweck jumped
to rob him of a hit and save a run.
The Twins took over the lead in the
fourth. Mike Guleserian flied to deep center that was caught by Restivo for
the first out. Kavalchuk was hit by a pitch and Matt Dignan walked.
Christian Morneweck singled to score Kavalchuk and two more walks brought in
another run. Timmy Barry got the third out on a high pop up beside the
plate.
Daniel Metzdorf pitched the sixth for the
Twins and retired the Pirates in order to clinch the victory and final score
of Twins six and the Erland Construction Pirates four.
The Twins now play the Cubs and the
Pirates play the Red Sox on Sunday June 15.
Ripken Majors Playoffs
Pirates take Game 1 over Marlins
The Erland Construction Pirates defeated the Marlins by a score of ten to
six to open the 2008 playoffs. On another steamy night at Simonds Park on
Tuesday June 10 the Pirates John Torchetti started on the mound for the
Pirates and held them scoreless for three innings allowing only two hits and
some solid defense by his Pirate teammates.
The Pirates scored in the home half of the first. Billy Restivo was hit by a
pitch and moved to second on a wild pitch. Timmy Barry then hit one in the
gap to right center, which brought Restivo home. The Marlins made a nice
play and nipped Barry trying to get a double. The Pirates loaded the bases
on two walks and a Kyle Bairos single but couldn’t do any more damage.
The Bucs added a run in the second on John Deligianidis two out double to
score Jack Noonan. Bobby Eisenhauer robbed Billy Restivo of a hit with a
leaping catch at second to end the inning. The Pirates increased their lead
in the third with two more runs. Tim Barry got one with his first home run
over the right center field fence. Matt Martin followed with a single and
then John Torchetti and John Brown singled to bring home Martin.
Dylan Smith took over the mound duties for the Pirates in the fourth and put
the Marlins down one, two, three. The Pirates scored five runs in the fifth
to take a commanding nine to zero lead. Chris Oakes started the inning with
a single to right and jack Noonan sacrificed him to second. Deligianidis and
Restivo walked to load the bases. Dylan Smith singled sharply to left to
score Oakes. With two outs Matt Martin singled to score Deligianidis and
Restivo. Kyle Bairos then doubled to right to plate Smith and Martin.
The Marlins got on the board in the fifth when Chris Sharpe doubled and
scored on Mickey Lyons singled. Ethan Cook followed with a single to score
Lyons to make the score nine to two. The Pirates got their tenth run in the
fifth on John Brown’s double and a Chris Oakes double to right to score
Brown.
The Marlins made it interesting in the top of the sixth. Ian Kriger opened
the inning with a swinging bunt hit. Kriger was forced at second on a nice
play by Joe Plummer for the first out. Bobby Eisenhauer then singled and
Adam Morgan walked to load the bases. Dan Rooney singled to score Tom
Stanton. Jimmy Goober then hit a fly to right, which Jack Noonan made a nice
catch in the tough sun in right field for the second out. Chris Sharpe then
singled to score Eisenhauer. Mickey Lyons then hit a drive to deep center
that Billy Restivo went back and caught but fell on the hill and the ball
bounced out of this glove. Morgan and Rooney raced home with the third and
fourth runs of the inning. Matt Rooney then hit a hard line drive down third
that Joe Plummer snagged for the final out and gives the Pirates a hard
fought ten to six victory. The Pirates now face the first place Twins on
Friday night under the lights.
Cardinals Fly High over
Pirates
The Roberto Fuel Cardinals ended the Erland Construction Pirates winning
streak at steamy Simonds Park on Sunday afternoon June 8 by a score of ten
to seven.The Pirates batted first and scored when Dylan Smith and Matt
Martin singled and Smith scored on an error by the first baseman.The Cards
came right back with two out in the home half of the first. Sean Murphy
singled and went to second on a wild pitch. Harrison Smoske then singled to
left center and moved to second on the throw home. He then took off for
third and scored on a wild throw to third to put the Cards up two to one.The
Pirates came right back to score four times in the second. John Brown opened
the second with a double over the head of the left fielder. Joe Plummer and
Jack Noonan walked to load the bases. Josh Rosenberg then singled up the
middle to plate Brown to tie the game. Billy Restivo walked to force ion the
second run. Dylan Smith then blooped a single over a drawn in infield to
score Noonan. Matt Martin doubled to left to score Restivo who just slid
under the tag at home to give the Pirates a five to two lead.The Cards took
back the lead in the second. Jake Goldstein walked to open the inning but
was forced at second on a good play by Billy Restivo in center. Two walks
loaded the bases and Brian Diffley singled home two and then Jason Smith hit
a sacrifice fly to center to plate Jack O’Sullivan. Sean Murphy, Harrison
Smoske and Scott Hospod all followed with hits to give the Cards an eight to
five lead after two. The Pirates fought back in the third to pull within
one. John Torchetti doubled to deep center to start the third. John Brown
then hit s grounder to Sean Murphy at short who faked the throw to first and
then was able to tag out Torchetti for the first out. Four straight hits by
Joe Plummer, John Deligianidis, Jack Noonan and Josh Rosenberg brought in
Brown and Plummer. Jason Smith then came on for the Cardinals and closed the
door to keep the score at eight to seven.John Brown took over the hill for
the Pirates in the third and retired the Cards in order. The Cards added a
run in the fourth on an error and then added another in the fifth on a
double steal. The Pirates were unable to muster any runs in the last three
innings. They did manage a threat in the sixth, but a mental error by the
manager ended the threat for the Pirates who prepare for the playoffs, which
start on Tuesday June 10
Pirates Over Cubs
Pirates Win
Again!
The Erland Construction Pirates continued
their winning ways with a seven to one victory over the Cubs under the
lights at Simonds Park on Friday June 6.
Tim Savages opened the game for the Cubs
with a double down the right field line just inside the line. Josh Rosenberg
then struck out the next batter and got Anthony Cruz on a hard line drive to
center that Matt martin gathered in for the second out. Rosenberg got the
next batter to bounce back to him for the third out. Peter Dawe started on
the hill for the Cubs and walked Billy Restivo to open the first. However he
then retired the next seven batters in a row including six strikeouts. Derek
Bastos singled to start the second for the Cubs, but Rosenberg struck out
the next batter and got a fly out to Martin in center for the second out and
then John Brown made a nice play at third to end the inning. Dylan Smith
came on to the mound in the third for the Pirates and gave up a single to
Willie Harris with one out. Billy Restivo gunned down Harris trying to steal
second for the second out and Smith then struck out the next batter to end
the third. The Pirates took the lead in the third. Joe Plummer walked
between two strike outs. Jack Noonan then hit a ball in front of the plate
that was thrown away for an error allowing Plummer to go to third. Rosenberg
walked to load the bases and Billy Restivo beat out a beautiful bunt to
bring in the first run of the game and allow Noonan and Rosenberg to score
on a wild throw trying to get Restive. Dylan Smith got and infield hit to
score the fourth run.
The Cubs got their only run in the fourth
when Tim Savage got his second hit of the game. Anthony Cruz singled to
center to plate Savage. Smith settled down and got Cruz on a force at second
and then John Deligianidis made a great play at second to nip Derek Bastos
on a ball hit up the middle.
Matt Martin Singled for the Pirates in the
fourth and Kyle worked a walk to men on first and second with no outs. Jake
DeRosa then struck out the side to get out of the inning.
Billy Restivo pitched the last two inning
for the Pirates and and helped himself with a smart play. With one out Joe
DeSimone walked and Adam Bonfilio singled. Restivo then threw home to get
DeSimone for the second out and then struck out the next batter to end the
threat. He struck out the side in the sixth to earn the victory for the
Pirates.
Meanwhile, the Pirates added to their lead
in the fifth without getting the ball out of the infield. Five walks and an
error lead to three runs to make the final Erland Construction Pirates seven
Cubs one.
Pirates Win 3d Straight
Ripken Majors
The Erland Construction
Pirates won their third game in a row at sunny Simonds Park on Tuesday June
3.
The Marlins scored in the
top of the first when Jimmy Goober singled with one out. After Josh
Rosenberg made a nice catch in right field for the second out, Matt Rooney
singled home Goober with first run of the game. Billy Restivo singled for
the Pirates and Timmy Barry singled him to second with one out but Matt
Martin flied to out deep left and the next batter struck out to end the
inning.
Kyle Bairos started on
the hill for the Pirates and got the Marlins out in the third with the help
of another nice catch in right by Josh Rosenberg. The Pirates tied the score
in the second. Chris Oakes singled down the left field line to start the
second. John Torchetti singled to move Oakes to third with no outs. Oakes
scored on a ground out to second by John Brown to tie the game at one. Joe
Plummer flied to deep right but the Marlin right fielder gathered it in.
The Marlins pulled ahead
in the third. Max Paraskevas singled to open the third. Bairos got the next
two batters on a strikeout and bunt that Timmy Barry pounced on and threw
out the runner at first. Dan Rooney then hit a ball down the left field
line that Chris Oakes just missed catching allowing Paraskevas to score.
Jimmy Goober then singled home Rooney and Chris Sharpe hit a ball to shallow
center that Billy Restivo made a long run for but couldn't hang on the the
ball and allowed Goober to score the third run of the inning. Mickey Lyons
came on for the Marlins and shut out the Pirates in the third and fourth
innings. Timmy Barry managed the only hit off him.
The Marlins added to
their lead in the fifth. Max Paraskevas singled again to open the inning.
John Torchetti who came on in the fourth for the Pirates then struck out the
next two batters. However a Pirate error allowed Paraskevas to score and
give the Marlins a five to one lead.
As has been the case in
the past the Pirates did not quit. In the bottom of the fifth John Brown
singled to left to start the inning. Walks to John Deligianidis and Jack
Noonan loaded the bases. Josh Rosenberg then singled to right to bring home
Brown. Billy Restivo then had the key hit of the game. He lined a triple to
right to clear the bases and tie the score at five. Timmy Barry then singled
home Restivo with his third hit of the game to put the Bucs ahead. Kyle
Bairos got a clutch two out hit to plate Barry with the sixth run of the
inning and put the Pirates ahead seven to five.
The Marlins fought back
in the sixth. Matt Rooney worked a walk to open the sixth. John Torchetti
made a nice play on a ball hit by Bobby Silva to force Rooney at second for
the first out. Mickey Lyons single to shallow center. Ethan Cook then
singled home Silva to put runners at the corners with one out. Torchetti
then struck out the next batter and got the next batter to ground to Bairos
at short who threw to first to end the game and give the Erland
Construction Pirates a hard fought seven to six victory.
Pirates Float Over Red Sox in Ripken Majors
Game
The Erland Construction
Pirates beat the Detail Woodworking Red Sox ten to six at Simonds Park on
Saturday May 31.
The Pirates threatened in
the top of the first when Dylan Smith singled with one out and Timmy Barry
worked a walk. Gianni Lecce then bore down and struck out the next batter
and induced a ground back to the mound to end the threat.
The Sox then put four on
the board in the bottom of the first. Connor Noonan opened the inning with a
double to left center and scored on Ryan McNeil's single. Shane Farley then
doubled to right center to plate McNeil. Farley scored with two outs after
walk, a hit batsman and another walk. David Golding who walked score on a
wild pitch for the fourth run of the inning. John Deligiandis then came in
for the Pirates to get the Pirates out of the jam. The Pirates shave the
lead in half in the second. John Torchetti and John Brown both singled to
start the inning. Both runners moved up a base bad with two out Jack Noonan
singled to right to score both runners. The Sox alertly cut Noonan down at
second as he was trying to advance on the throw home. Deligiandis set the
Sox down in order in the second. The Pirates took over the lead in the
third. With one out Dylan Smith got his second hit of the game. Timmy Barry
doubled to deep right to score Smith and Matt Martin followed with a single
to score Barry. With two out again, John Torchetti singled to right to plate
Martin with the third run of the inning an giving the Pirates a five to four
lead.
The Red Sox bounced back
in the home half of the third. Ryan McNeil singled to start the inning and
moved to second on a ground out. Gianni Lecce was hit by a pitch and Cam
Feeley singled to load the bases. Deligiandis then got the second out when
he induced a grounder back to the mound and got McNeil for the second out.
Sean Gavin then singled to left to score Lecce with the tying run. John
Torchetti then fielded a grounder at third and stepped on the bag to end the
inning and the threat.
The Pirates took back the
lead in the fourth. John Deligiandis was hit by a pitch and Jack Noonan and
Billy Restivo walked to load the bases. John D. would then score on an error
to put the Bucs back on top.
John Torchetti then took
over the pitching chores for the Pirates and gave up only one run to the Red
Sox over the last three innings.He was helped by nice defense by his
teammates. Timmy Barry made a nice play of a bunt.
The Pirates added four
runs in the top of the sixth. Johnny D opened the sixth with a walk and Jack
Noonan got his second hit of the game. After a strikeout Dylan Smith got his
third hit of the game, a long double to deep left center to score both
Deligiandis and Noonan. Smith would score on a fielders choice and Barry who
reached on the fielders choice would later score on a wild pitch.
The Red Sox loaded the
bases in the bottom of the sixth on consecutive hits by Shane Farley, Gianni
Lecce and Cam Feeley. McNeil was forced at home on a grounder to third for
the first out. Farley would score on a ground ball to third when John Brown
got the second out and just missed a double play on his throw home. A walked
loaded the bases again, but Torchetti struck out the last batter to preserve
the Pirates victory. Final score Erland Construction Pirates 10 Detail
Woodworking Red Sox 6.
Pirates
Over Twins
The Erland Construction Pirates faced the
once beaten Twins under the lights at Simonds Park on Friday May 30.
The Pirates grabbed a quick two nothing lead
in the top of the first. Dylan Smith walked with one out and was forced at
second on a ground out by Timmy Barry. Matt Martin singled home Barry and
then Kyle Bairos had a key two out blooper to right to score Martin. The
Twins Joey Scali tripled to deep left center and scored on Nasi
Nikolopoulos's single to cut the lead in half two to one. Nasi retired the
Pirates in order in the second. The Twins Mike Guleserian reached on an
error and moved to second on Ryan Girourd's walk. Guissippe Mollica singled
to score Guleserian but he was ruled out on an appeal play for missing third
base. Girourd would score the tying run on a wild pitch. Billy Restivo made
a nice running catch in shallow center to preserve the tie.
The Pirates broke the tie in the third. With
two outs, Billy Restivo walked and reached second on a wild pitch. Dylan
Smith grounded a single to right and the speedy Restivo raced home and just
slid under the tag to put the Pirates in front three to two.
Outstanding pitching by both teams kept both
teams off the board the rest of the way. Dylan Smith replaced John Brown for
the Pirates in the third after Brown injured his ankle. Smith struck out
four in two innings and turned a hard smash by Ibs Aburumman into a double
play to end the third. Daniel Metzdorf pitched the last three for the Twins
and shut the Pirates down striking out seven Pirates. John Brown managed the
only hit off him in three innings. Matt Martin took over the mound for the
Pirates in the fifth struck out four Twins in his two innings work to
preserve the victory for the Pirates. Final score Erland Construction
Pirates three Twins two.
Happy Birthday to Joe Keohane the long time
coach of the Twins who celebrates his 80th birthday June 1.
Cardinals Fly Over Pirates
The Roberto Fuel Cardinals beat the Erland Construction Pirates by the score
of eight to two on Friday May 23 at Memorial School field.
Harrison Smoske opened the game with a towering home run to deep left field.
Jason Smith reached on an error and scored on a ground out to put the Cards
up two nothing in the top of the first. Billy Restivo walked to open the
home half of the first for the Pirates and moved to third on a single by
Dylan Smith. Smith was cut down trying to move to second on the throw home.
Timmy Barry worked a walk and Barry and Restivo scored on Matt Martin deep
drive to right center to tie the score at two.
The Cards added five runs in the second. Two walks and a single by Eddie
Mitchell produced the first run of the inning. A Pirate error led to the
second run and then Scott Hospod launched a drive over the left field fence
for a three run home run to put the Cards up seven to two. Sean Murphy
walked in the third and used his speed to plate the final Cardinal run in
the third. Both teams used a host of pitchers the rest of the way to keep
both teams off the board. Jason Smith, Jake, Goldstein, Mark Roberto and
Sean Murphy pitched for the Cards while John Torchetti, Dylan Smith, Timmy
Barry and Billy Restivo all pitched well for the Pirates.
Cubs take Pirates - Ripken Majors
The Erland Construction Pirates and the Cubs faced off at Memorial Field on
Tuesday May 20.The Pirates threatened in the first when Tim Barry reached on
an error and Matt Martin hit a hard line drive to left center to move Barry
to third with two outs. Kyle Bairos then hit a fly to center that was
gathered in to end the threat.Dylan Smith started on the mound for the
Pirates and gave up three unearned runs due to some poor fielding by his
teammates who committed three errors. Anthony Cruz got the only hit of the
inning with a single to left.Four walks and an error plus Jake DeRosa’s
double led to five Cub runs in the second to give them a commanding eight to
nothing lead after two. Smith finished his three innings with six strikeouts
and only two earned runs.The Pirates managed to get on the board in the
fourth without getting a hit. Matt Martin walked and Kyle Bairos reached on
an error. Three walks forced in two runs to cut the lead to eight to
two.Willie Harris singled sharply to left to start the fourth for the Cubs,
but was gunned down by Josh Rosenberg when he tried to steal second.Anthony
Cruz led off the fifth for the Cubs with a single to left and when the
fielder bobbled the ball he alertly went to second where he would score on
two groundouts. John Brown pitched the final two for the Pirates and gave up
the one unearned run.Peter Dawe came on to pitch the last two innings for
the Cubs and struck out six Pirates to close out the victory for the Cubs
making the final Cubs nine Erland Construction Pirates two
Ripken Major's Pirates
Take 2!
After starting the season 0-6
the Erland Construction Pirates brought their A game to Simonds Park on
Saturday May 17. Dylan Smith opened the game with a double to deep left.
Matt Martin brought Smith home with a blast to deep right center. With two
outs John Brown singled home Martin with the second Pirate run. The Pirates
John Deligiandis made his pitching debut and put down the Marlins in the
first with the aid of some defensive plays by Dylan Smith at short and John
Torchetti at third. Joe Plummer singled to open the second but was unable to
advance, Tom Stanton singled for the Marlins in the second and with runners
at second and third Ian Krieger lined a scorcher down the first base line
that Tim Barry snared to save two runs. Matt Martin got his second hard hit
of the game in the third but was stranded. Dan Rooney reached on a single
for the Marlins in the third but Billy Restivo tracked down Jimmy Goober's
bid for a hit in deep center. The Pirates scored three in the fourth to go
up five to nothing. John Torchetti started the rally with a solid single to
center. Joe Plummer walked and John Deligiandis singled home Torchetti. Josh
Rosenberg walked to load the bases and Joe Plummer beat the throw home on
Billy Restivo's ground ball. Matt Martin was hit by a pitch to bring home
the third run of the inning. John Torchetti came in for the Pirates and
retired nine of the ten batters he faced including four strikeouts. He was
aided by great defense from Jack Noonan at second base , Billy Restivo in
center and Dylan Smith who threw out a runner trying to steal. Joe Plummer
made a nice play at third on a hard hit ball that he snagged and threw to
second to end the game. The Pirates put the game away in the fifth. John
Torchetti doubled to plate Chris Oakes who walked. Joe Plummer and John
Deligiandis walked to load the bases. Jack Noonan then singled Torchetti and
Plummer home. Deligiandis and Noonan scored on an error. The Pirates
finished off their scoring in the sixth. Kyle Bairos singled and Chris Oakes
was hit by a pitch. Torchetti continued his hot hitting by doubling to left
center to score Bairos and Oakes.Joe Plummer then singled home Torchetti
with the thirteenth Pirates run to give them their first victory of the
year.
In their second game of the
day the Erland Construction Pirates came from behind to edge the Red Sox
seven to six at Simonds Park under the lights.
The Red Sox jumped out to a
quick two nothing lead in the top of the first. Connor Noonan singled to
start the game. Two Pirates errors loaded the bases. Gianni Lecce flied to
center to score Noonan and Ryan McNeil scored on a wild pitch. The Pirates
cut the lead in half in home half of the first when Billy Restivo walked to
open the inning and Matt Martin continued his hot hitting doubling home
Restivo with the first Pirate run.
The Pirates Josh Rosenberg
made his pitching debut and gave up a beautiful bunt single by Andy Hubbard
in the second but kept the Marlins from increasing their lead. The Pirates
tied the game in the second when John Brown reached second on a Marlin
error. John Torchetti then doubled him home to tie the game at two. The
Marlins pulled ahead in the third. Connor Noonan got a swinging bunt single
to start the inning. Tim Barry then made an outstanding play fielding a
ground ball at first, stepping on the base and firing to second to nail
Noonan at second for a double play. Shane Farley then singled and came home
on Gianni Lecce's towering home run to deep right center to put the Marlins
up four to two.
The Pirates bounced back in
the third to take the lead for the first time. Jack Noonan walked and Josh
Rosenberg singled to center. Billy Restivo singled in Noonan and Tim Barry
singled home Rosenberg. Matt Martin then got his second hit of the game and
fourth on the day to plate Restivo for a five to four lead.
The Marlins regained the lead
with two in the top of the fourth. David Golding singled to begin the
inning. After Brendan Ryan walked Kyle Glennon reached on an error to bring
home Golding. Tim Barry picked up the errant throw and fired home to cut
down Ryan trying to score.
Glennon would score on a
Pirates error. Dylan Smith made two nice plays at short in the fifth to keep
the Marlins from increasing their lead.
The never say die Pirates
came back in the bottom of the fifth. Dylan Smith walked with one out and
Timmy Barry singled. Matt Martin reached on an error which allowed Smith to
score the tying run. Barry was thrown out at third trying to advance on a
wild pitch on a nice throw by Shane Farley. Kyle Bairos then singled to
center and the speedy Martin raced home with the go ahead and winning run.
Cam Feeley got an infield hit but was tagged out when he tried to go to
second when the ball got by the first baseman. David Golding was put out at
second on a fielders choice for the second out and Billy Restivo who pitched
the last three innings for the Pirates then struck out the last batter to
seal the victory for the Pirates. Final score Erland Construction Pirates
seven and the Red Sox six.
Ripken Majors
Pirates vs Twins
Twins Victorious, Pirates suffer 6th Loss
The Twins handed the Erland Construction Pirates their sixth loss at Simonds
Park on Tuesday May 13.
Jack Noonan started on the mound for the the Pirates and gave up four
unearned runs in the first. Three errors by the Pirates and a key single by
Matt Dignan led to the runs. John Brown helped out Noonan starting a double
play to keep more unearned runs off the board. The Pirates fought back in
the first to score three runs. Billy Restivo walked and two Twin errors led
to one run. Kyle Bairos back from vacation singled in the other two runs.The
Twins added a run in the second when Mike Gulesarian doubled to deep left to
start the inning and would score on a ground out by Ryan Girourd.
The Pirates would only manage a single by Timmy Barry in the second and
third innings. John Deligiandis was robbed of a hit when his vicious line
drive up the middle was snared by Nasi Nikolopoulos. The Twins increased
their lead in the third Nasi walked in the third and scored on singles by
Ibs Aburumman and Christian Morneweck.The Twins then pushed two more runs
across in the fourth. Matt Kergo reached on an error and scored on Daniel
Metzdorf's triple to deep right. Metzdorf would score on passed ball.
The Bucs scored their fourth and final
run in the fourth. John Torchetti walked to start the inning and moved to
third on an error. John Brown faked a steal and Torchetti scampered home
with the Pirates final run as Joey Scali came and shut down the Pirates in
the last two innings.
Christian Morneweck's second hit of the
game plated Scali who reached on an error. Matt Kergo scored on a double by
Ryan Girourd and Girourd scored on Metzdorf's double to deep right to make
the final score Twins eleven and the Erland Construction Pirates four.
Two winless teams faced off on Saturday May 10 at Simonds Park. The Red Sox
jumped out to a quick five nothing score in the top of the first. With one
out Ryan McNeil was hit by a pitch and Shane Farley followed with a single.
Cam Feeley singled to center plate McNeil and Farley. Gianni Lecce walked
and Sean Gavin singled to right to bring home Feeley. Lecce and Gavin would
score on wild pitches. Brendan Ryan made an outstanding catch of a foul ball
down the third base line in the bottom of the first. Gianni Lecce started on
the mound for the Sox and shut out the Pirates for the first three innings.
He struck out six including the last four he faced. John Deligiandis made a
nice catch behind the plate for the Bucs on a high pop up.
The Sox added five more runs
in the third to take a commanding ten nothing lead. Five walks and a bases
loaded double by Cam Feeley brought the five runs home.
The Sox got a run in the top of the fourth when Andy Hubbard scored on Ryan
Doherty's single. The Pirates managed to get on the board in the fourth with
the aid of two errors. The Red sox scored their final run in the fifth. Two
walks and a fielders choice brought home the twelfth run for the Sox. The
Pirates battled back in the fifth. Joe Plummer walked to open the inning and
John Deligiandis reached on an error. Billy Restivo walked to load the bases
and then Dylan Smith doubled down the right field line to score Plummer and
Deligiandis. Restivo and Smith were able to score on wild pitches to make
the final score twelve to five. Chris Oakes lined his second hit of the game
in the sixth, but Shane Farley was able to close the door and secure the Sox
first win of the season.
Card
4 -Pirates 2 - Ripken Majors
The Roberto Fuel
Cardinals flew past the Erland Construction Pirates four to two on Tuesday
May 6 at Simonds Park.
Brian Diffley started on the hill for the Cards and struck out the side in
the first inning. John Torchetti started for the Pirates and retired the
side in order in the bottom of the first.The Erland Construction Pirates
jumped out to a two nothing lead in the top of the second. Torchetti reached
first on an error and then scored on a long double to right by Chris Oakes.
Oakes would score on a fielder’s choice by John Deligiandis.The Cards cut
the lead in half in the home half of the second. Scott Hospod walked with
one out and would score on a two double by Mark Roberto.
The turning point in the game came in the top of the third for the Pirates.
Billy Restivo and Tim Barry pulled a double steal to put runners on second
and third with one out. However, the umpire declared that the runners left
early and sent them back. Matt Martin then hit a hard ground ball up the
middle that was turned into a double play to end the inning.John Brown
blasted a long triple to deep right with two out but the Bucs couldn’t get
him home.
The Cards gained the lead in the fourth. Jason Smith used his speed to beat
out an infield hit and with two outs again Harrison Smoske launched a drive
to deep left center for a triple and plate Smith with the tying run. Scott
Hospod followed with a clutch single to put the Cards in front for the first
time three to two. The Cards added an insurance run in the fifth when Ed
Mitchell singled home Mark Roberto again with two outs.The Pirates
threatened in the top of the sixth. Timmy Barry double to left center with
one out but Sean Murphy held the Pirates at bay.
Pirates Lose 3d in Row
On another dismal damp day
at Simonds Park on Saturday May 5 the Marlins beat the Erland Construction
Pirates eight to five.
The Marlins jumped out to a
quick three to nothing lead in the top of the first. Dan Rooney singled on
the first pitch and Jimmy Goober doubled on the second pitch to put runners
on second and third. Matt Rooney then singled in both runners and Matt
Rooney would score on a passed ball. Jimmy Goober pitched the first three
innings for the Marlins and kept the Pirates off the board allowing no hits
and striking out five batters. Billy Restivo settled down for the
Pirates and held the Marlins at bay in the second and third to keep the
score at three to nothing. Matt Martin took over the pitching duties for the
Pirates and gave up an unearned run in the fourth on two Pirate errors. The
Pirates cut the lead in half in the fifth without the benefit of hit to make
the score four to two after five.
The Marlins padded their
lead in the sixth. Errors again hurt the Pirates as the Marlins pushed
across two runs without a hit. Chris Sharpe blasted a long triple to deep
left center and and scored on a fielders choice. Ethan Cook scored on a
single by Matt Kreiger to give the Marlins an eight to two lead.
The Pirates didn't quit.
Timmy Barry walked and moved to third on a John Torchetti single. Chris
Oakes walked with the bases loaded to force in Barry. Jack Noonan singled to
center to drive in Torchetti and Joe Plummer to make the final score Marlins
eight and the Erland Construction Pirates five.
Cubs Over Pirates
Ripken Majors
The Erland Construction Pirates and the Cubs
managed to squeeze in their game at damp Memorial Field on Friday night May
2.
The Cubs jumped out on top in the first when
Joe DeSimone walked and stole second. Peter Dawe singled him home and
advanced to second on the throw home.Derek Bastos then singled Dawe home to
put the Cubs up two to nothing. Timmy Barry doubled with two out in the
first for the Pirates but was left stranded.
The Cubs added a run in the second with two
out Jake DeRosa walked and Willie Harris beat out a great bunt. DeRosa would
score on an error. The Erland Construction Pirates got a run back in the
second. Kyle Bairos walked and scored on a ground out by Chris Oakes.The
Cubs put three more on the board in the third all with two out. Joe DeSimone
walked and Anthony Cruz reached on an error. Peter Dawe then hit a scorcher
down third for one run. Derek Bastos reached on a towering shot to center
that bounced off the fielders glove to bring in the second run and Bastos
would score on an error.
The Pirates loaded the bases in the third
with one out, but Adam Bonfilio came in to close the door in relief of Tim
Savage who pitched well.
Bonfilio blasted a triple to deep center and
scored on a Willie Harris second hit of the game.The Pirates battled back
with three in the fourth. Kyle Bairos hit a long triple to deep right to
start the inning. John Brown followed with a single to drive in Bairos. Joe
Plummer walked and Chris Oakes singled in Brown. Plummer would later score
on a bases loaded walk to Billy Restivo to cut the lead to seven to four.
The Cubs padded their lead in the fifth.
Christian Woods reached on an error and with two outs once again Anthony
Cruz doubled to left center to plate Woods. Peter Dawe then got his third
hard hit of the game to bring home Cruz with the ninth Cub run.John
Torchetti singled and scored the Pirates fifth run to make the final Cubs 9
Erland Construction Pirates 5. The game was called after five inning due to
darkness, dampness, and soggy baseballs.
Coaching Masters Face Off in First Game of
Season !
Ripken Pirates vs Twins
The BBSA opened their fifty sixth season
on a beautiful spring day on Saturday April 26, 2008. The parade was led by
one of Burlington's fire trucks. The Lowell Spinners Canalagator marched
with the kids. Once we arrived at the new Simonds park, which was done over
last fall,Lindsay McMahon sang God Bless America and Jamie Cook sang the
National anthem. Two long time board members threw out the first pitches.
Roger Morrison and Ed Malatesta were then honored with plaques and jackets
for their many years of service to the BBSA.
The Ripken majors were reduced to six
teams for 2008. The defending champion Cardinals edged the Marlins in the
first game of the day 4-3. The Cubs then came from behind in the second game
to beat the Red Sox. The third game had the Twins against the Pirates.
The Pirates batted first and Billy
Restivo led off the game with a double down the line in left. After a ground
out Restivo tried to score on a passed ball, but Joey Scali made a hustling
play to flip the ball to Ibs Aburumman to nip the speedy Restivo ay the
plate. Tim Barry then singled to center, but Matt Martin grounded out to end
the inning.
The Twins Joey Scali singled to start the
bottom of the first. Scali then stole second and scored on Nasi Nikolopoulos
single. Ryan Sheldon then doubled to left to plate Nikolopoulos. Sheldon
would score the third run of the inning on an error.Aburumman settled down
and kept the Pirates off the board in the next two innings.The Twins added a
run in the third when Aburumman walked and scored on Sheldon's second hit of
the game to put the Twins up four to nothing after three.
The Pirates got on the board in the
fourth. Dylan Smith singled and went to third on Timmy Barry's second hit of
the game. Barry stole second and the high throw allowed Smith to score the
Bucs first run.The Twins came right back in the fourth to score three more.
Three walks and a double by Mike Kavalchuk gave the Twins a seven to one
lead.
Kyle Bairos singled and eventually score
the Pirates final run to make the final score seven to two.
Nasi Nikolopoulos pitched the fourth and
fifth, but had to leave after being hit by a pitch. Chris Digman pitched the
sixth. John Deligiandis walked to lead off the sixth but was cut down tried
to advance on a wild pitch.
Joe Keohane of the Twins and Ron
Sanderson of the Pirates began their forty second and thirty second coaching
in the BBSA respectfully.
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2007
SUMMER TRAVEL
08/01/07
PRESS RELEASE
Burlington Baseball
11 Year Old Cal Ripken Tournament Team
Advances to New England Regional Championships
The Burlington Ripken 11s made a terrific run through the Eastern Massachusetts
Cal Ripken Baseball State Tournament, held in Bourne, MA from July 21-26.
Burlington was one of eight Eastern Massachusetts teams in the tournament. The
other teams were Dracut, Norton, Weymouth, Mashpee, Bourne, Brockton, and
Marblehead.
In Burlington’s opening game on July 21 against Dracut, Peter Dawe crushed a
first inning grand slam to give Burlington an early lead. However, Burlington
fell to Dracut 15-6, and was forced to the loser’s bracket after their first
game. Facing an uphill battle to reach the finals from the loser’s bracket,
Burlington was up to the challenge.
On July 22, Burlington faced Brockton. This game featured a pitcher’s duel into
the fifth with Burlington clinging to a slim 1-0. However, Burlington rallied
in the fifth on consecutive singles by Joey Scali, Sean Murphy, and Anthony Cruz
to load the bases. It was Dawe again, who crushed his second grand slam of the
tournament to break the game open, as Burlington went on to win 6-0. Pitchers
Dawe and Cruz combined for the shutout. Burlington turned three double plays
with help from infielders Brien Diffley, Sean Murphy, Ryan McNeill and Jimmy
Goober.
On July 23, Burlington faced a tough Marblehead team. In a pressure-packed
game, Burlington scrapped for single runs in the second, third, and fifth to
cling to a 3-0 late-inning lead. Gianni Lecce turned in a strong starting
pitching performance, shutting down Marblehead, then turning the ball over to
Dawe, who closed the game for the 3-0 victory. For the third consecutive
night, Burlington’s Ibrahim Aburumman was red hot at the plate. Cruz’s strong
play at shortstop, and great catching from Sean Murphy lead Burlington’s
defense.
On July 24, Burlington faced Norton. Burlington trailed 2-1 in the fifth, when
Dawe struck again with a huge, momentum changing, three run homerun. Burlington
then broke the game open behind the offense of Shane Farley, Timmy Savage and
Harrison Smoske to go on to an 11-2 victory. Again, Burlington received strong
pitching from Lecce and Dawe. With only three teams remaining in the tournament,
and playing on its fifth consecutive night, Burlington faced the Dracut club
that had defeated them on opening night. With both Dawe and Lecce in need of
some rest, the Burlington 11s turned to Anthony Cruz to take the mound. Cruz
responded with a gutsy performance, pitching into the sixth, and holding Dracut
to only two runs. Cruz received plenty of offensive support from Scali, Diffley,
Murphy, Lecce, and the still sizzling Aburumman. Dawe closed the sixth to seal
the 8-2 victory, and the team’s fourth consecutive win. The victory also earned
Burlington a spot in the Easter Mass. finals the next night.
In the finals, Burlington ran up against a fresh and rested Weymouth team.
Burlington fought gamely, but the Weymouth offense was too much, and Burlington
lost to finish second in Eastern Massachusetts. Disappointed with the second
place finish (this same group finished second in last year’s 10 year old state
tourney), the Burlington 11s received a huge lift after the game, when it was
announced that they would be advancing to the Cal Ripken 11 year old New England
Regional Tournament, which begins August 3 in Harrison, Maine.In 2007, it was
necessary for Cal Ripken New England to pick an additional team to complete the
eight team, 11 year old, New England Tournament field. The Eastern
Massachusetts Region, by virtue of its 48 participating cities and towns, is by
far the largest New England Cal Ripken State District. As such, Eastern
Massachusetts was chosen to send its second place team. Based on the virtue of
Burlington’s gritty run through the Eastern Massachusetts State Tourney, the
Burlington Baseball and Softball Association is proud to send its 11 year olds
to the New England’s in Harrison, Maine.
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Burlington Baseball
11 Year Old Ripken Tournament Team
Wins District 1 Championship
The Burlington
Ripken 11 year olds began the District 1 Tournament on Saturday, July 7, against
Framingham National. Lead by strong pitching from Gianni Lecce, and potent
offense from Joey Scali, Sean Murphy, Ibraheem Aburunnam, and Harrison Smoske,
Burlington won their opening game 11-1. In the second game, Burlington faced
Winchester in what proved to be a preview of the finals. This time it was Peter
Dawe leading Burlington on the mound, and Anthony Cruz at the plate. Dawe
pitched a complete game victory 7-5. Cruz supplied 5 RBIs by belting two home
runs.
In the third
game, Burlington remained undefeated stopping Framingham National 12-1. Again,
Lecce was strong on the mound, and Aburunnam, Cruz, and Murphy stayed hot at the
plate.
Burlington faced
Winchester on July 11 for the title. Burlington sent their ace, Peter Dawe to
the mound. Dawe received a big lift in the top of the first from his defense
when Burlington turned a 6-3-5 double play. Burlington scrapped for a 1-0 lead
in the bottom of the first on singles by Scali, Murphy and Cruz.
The game
remained a pitcher's duel into the 3rd when Burlington added three more runs to
open the lead to 4-0. The ralley was triggered by base hits by Murphy, Cruz,
Lecce and Dawe and a sacrifice fly by Smoske.
The key play of
the game occurred in the top of the 4th when Winchester had a runner on first
and no outs. The next batter hit a line drive to left-center that had extra
bases written all over it. However, Burlington center fielder Ibraheem
Aburunnam made a superb diving catch that seemed to deflate Winchester and lift
Burlington. From that point on it was all Dawe who slammed the door on
Winchester for the 4-0 complete game shut out victory and the District 1
Championship.
Other offensive
contributors throughout the Tourney included lead off man Joey Scali, and
outfielders Shane Farley and Timmy Savage. Infield defensive contributions from
Ryan McNeil, Brien Diffley and Jimmy Goober were also key in helping Burlington
hold their opponents to 7 runs in 4 games.
The Burlington
11 Year Olds now advance to the Ripken EMass State Tournament, which begins July
21 in Bourne, MA.
12U Ripken Summer Travel Team 2007
Burlington 12 year olds Off to Fast Start State Tourney.
Burlington's 12 year old Ripken
Baseball team is off to a 2-0 start in the State Tournament in Tygnsboro
Massachusetts. Burlington has now run off five straight victory's and now look
to keep it going on Tuesday at 5:30pm in Tygnsboro. The winner of this game vs
Marshfield will advance to the State Championship finals. On Saturday,
Burlington left no doubt they meant business this time around as they scorched
across seven runs in the first inning. The big blow was from the bat of Eddie
Ellis as he wasted no time in depositing a 3-run shot over the left field
fence. Coming up with big hits were Liam Cronin, CJ Grinnell, Mark Tracy, Cody
Crocker and Alex Johnson. Burlington would coast to a 16-5 win. Evan Andreatta
topped things off with a two run shot in the fourth for his 3rd dinger of the
tourney... Matt Theriault, Devon Drugg and Cody Crocker combined for the
victory on the mound. Alex Johnson, Steven Vienneau and Bryan Hunt were solid
with the gloves.
On Sunday - Burlington again would
waste no time in getting off to a fast start scoring three runs in the first and
coast to a 8-2 victory over Brockton. Liam Cronin and CJ Grinnell would reach
safely followed by a base hit from Eddie Ellis. Evan Andreatta would knock in a
run and then Devon Drugg would reach on a single to help his own cause.
Burlington would add runs in the 2nd inning on hits from Cody Case, Liam Cronin
and CJ Grinnell. Alex Johnson would smash a long homer to right to finish off
the scoring for Burlington in the 5th inning. Matt Theriault and Devon Drugg
were both very affective on the mound to share the victory. Alex Johson and CJ
Grinnell called a superb game behind the dish for Burlington. "Last time in the
state tourney (2005) we really got blown away quick so we really made sure the
kids were ready this time around and obviously they were as the bats are really
hot right now states coach Keith Vienneau.. "We are playing solid fundamental
team baseball right now and I just hope it continues for a few more games".
The Tyngsboro parks are very nice and they do a great job in getting the
fields ready.. Burlington is in action at Wicasse Road Park in Tygnsboro -
5:30pm on Tuesday Night.
.....and let the
games begin!!!
2007 !
Ripken Major
Playoff Action
Ripken Majors' Pirates
Set Sail into the Sunset for 2007
The PJ's Landscaping
Oriole's ended the Erland Construction Pirates season with a close 3-1
victory at Simonds Park on Tuesday June 12.
The Pirates threatened
with two out in the top of the first when Cody Case doubled to right center.
Matt Martin walked, but Eddie Ellis bore down and struck out the next batter
to end the threat.
The Oriole's C.J Grinnell
singled with two outs in the home half of the first. Eddie Ellis then hit a
high pop in the infield that was misplayed for an error. Evan Andreatta then
singled in Grinnell and Devon Drugg followed with a seeing eye single up the
middle to plate Ellis. Cody Case then robbed Scott Hospod with a lunging
catch of a ball hit up the middle to end the inning.
Ellis retired the Pirates
with no runs in the second. Dominic Calicchio gave up a single to Cameron
Frank in the second but held the O's at bay.
Brian Diffley took over
the hill for the O's in the third and put down the Bucs one, two, three.
Joshua Rosenberg reached
on an error to start the third for the Oriole's. Diffley forced him at
second for the first out and the next batter was out after stepping on the
plate trying to bunt for what would have been the third out. C.J. Grinnell
walked and Eddie Ellis singled him home. Evan Andreatta got his second hit
of the game , but the runner had to hold due to a strong throw by Billy
Restivo in center. Cody Case then made a nice play to retire Devon Drugg to
end the inning.
The Pirates got on the
board in the fourth when Jon Adams singled and moved to second on a wild
pitch. Adams would move to third on a ground out and then Matt Martin
singled to bring in Adams with the Pirates first run.
Matt Theriault pitched
the fourth and fifth innings for the Pirates and gave up only a single to
Mike Humphries. He was aided by a nice catch in center by Timmy Barry.
Dean Boodakian singled to
start the fifth for the Bucs and was forced on a very close play at second.
John Brown then crushed a ball, but hit it right at the left fielder.
The Pirates made it very
interesting in the sixth. Jack Noonan worked a walk to open the inning.
Timmy Barry then hit a double to right to put runners at second and third
with one out. Devon Drugg then struck out the next batter for the second
out. Jon Adams then hit a hard grounder which appeared headed to center and
a tie game, but Drugg made a nice play to knock the ball down and retire
Adams to end the game and the Pirates season.
Members of the 2007
Pirates are Jon Adams, Timmy Barry, Dean Boodakian, John Brown, Evan Burt,
Dominic Calicchio, Cody Case, Matt Martin, Jack Noonan, Billy Restivo, Matt
Theriault and Nick Zenkin. We had a lot of fun enjoyed a great season.
The Oriole's now play
Friday at 5:45 against the A's to earn the right to face the Cardinal's for
the Championship on Sunday at 6.
Pirates in the
Thick of It
The Erland Construction Pirates used
excellent pitching and defense along with some timely hitting to beat the
Red Sox five to nothing at Memorial Field on Sunday night June 10.
Dominic Calicchio started on the mound for
the Pirates and set the Red Sox down in order in the first. Calicchio lead
off the first for the Pirates with a single. Jon Adams walked and both
runners moved up on a wild pitch. Cody Case then brought in Calicchio and
Adams with a single to center.
The Red Sox managed a hit by Brendan Slowe
in the second, and a double to left by Conor Noonan in the third, but
Calicchio struck out five in the two innings to hold the Sox off the board.
Matt Theriault took over the mound duties in
the fourth for the Bucs and retired one batter on a ground out and struck
out two.
The Pirates padded their lead in the fourth.
Jon Adams walked with one out and Cody Case doubled to left to put runners
at second and third. Matt Martin singled up the middle to bring in Adams and
Case and went to second on the throw home. Matt Theriault then singled home
Martin to give the Pirates a five to nothing lead after four.
Matt Vardaro walked to start the fifth for
the Sox. Brendan Farley singled up the middle despite a terrific effort by
Cody Case to get to the ball. Vardaro was forced at third for the first out.
Theriault then struck out the next batter for the second out. Dean Boodakian
then robbed Justin Corbett of a double with a great catch at third base, to
save two runs.
Matt Vardaro held the Pirates at bay and
then Matt Theriault struck out two in the sixth and Jon Adams made a nice
play at catcher to get the second out.
Pirates now move on to play the Oriole's on
Tuesday.
Pirates Sail over Twins
The Erland Construction Pirates
stayed alive in the playoffs by edging the A1 Photo Twins 5-2 at Regan Park
on Friday June 8.
The Twins threatened in the top of
the first as R.J. Caruso led off the game with a single up the middle.
Caruso moved to second on a ground out. Dalton Barucci then singled to right
but Evan Burt fired home from right and Jon Adams went out to get the throw
and tag out Caruso at the plate with the second out. Dominic Calicchio of
the Pirates then struck out the next batter to end the inning.
Caruso then set down the Pirates
one, two , three in the first.
The Twins threatened again in the
second. Derek Decastro and Mike Gulesarian started the second with singles.
Nick Desimone then lined a ball between first and second, but Matt Theriault
stuck out his big first baseman's mitt and snagged the ball for the first
out and rob Desimone of a sure hit. Calicchio then struck out the next two
batters to end the threat.
The Pirates scored all their runs
in the second. Matt Martin started the rally with a triple to center. Matt
Theriault walked and Dean Boodakian was hit by a pitch to load the bases
with no outs. Billy Restivo then laced a single to right to drive in Martin
and leave the bases loaded. John Brown then worked a walk to bring home
Theriault and Evan Burt reached when the pitcher made a bad throw home to
bring in Boodakian. Jack Noonan was then hit by a pitch and Restivo scored
the fourth run. Calicchio then grounded out to bring in Brown with the fifth
run of the inning.
Calicchio continued his strong
pitching in the third holding the Twins off the board. Eric Gilberg managed
a single but Calicchio added two more strikeouts to end the third.
Matt Theriault singled in the third
but was held off the board by two nice catches in center field by R.J.
Caruso.
The Twins scored two runs in the
fifth. Derek Decastro singled to right and went to second when the ball got
by the right fielder. He would score on Mike Gulesarian's long double to
left. Gulesarian would score on Christian Morneweck's infield single.
Theriault ended the threat by striking out the next batter to end the rally.
The Pirates loaded the bases in the fifth with one out. Calicchio, Jon Adams
and Cody Case all singled to load the bases. After a strike out Matt
Theriault hit a long drive to center that Caruso once more gathered in to
keep the Pirates from adding to their lead. Theriault then completed his
third inning on the mound by holding the Twins at bay and giving the Pirates
a nice five to two victory.
The Pirates will now play on Sunday
as they hope to move on in the losers bracket.
The Pirates celebrated with a
chicken party after the game provided by Walter Zenkin.
Cardinals fly over Pirates
The Roberto Fuel Cardinals beat the Erland
Construction Pirates 6-2 in the opening game of the double elimination playoffs
at Regan Park on
Tuesday June 5. The Pirates threatened in the first when Jon Adams walked
with one out and Cody Case singled. Both runners moved up on a passed ball, but
Nick Salvucci bore down and got the next two batters to end the threat. The
Cardinals scored two unearned runs in the home half of the first. Mark Tracey
lead the inning by reaching on an error. Harrison Smoske sacrificed him to
second. Sean Murphy had and infield single and both runners moved up on a passed
ball. Bryan Hunt then flied to center for what should have been the third out.
The strong throw home held up the runner, but the ball got by the catcher and
Tracey scampered home. Nick Salvucci then singled home Murphy with the second
run.
The Pirates cut the lead in half in the second. Billy
Restivo walked and alertly got to third on John Brown's sacrifice bunt. Restivo
would score
when Evan Burt reached on an error. Dominic Calicchio shut down the Cardinals in
the second aided by a fantastic leaping catch by Cody Case at short to rob Mark
Roberto of a sure hit. Nick Salvucci set down the Pirates in order in the third.
The Cardinals then widened their lead in the third. Joe Conti and Ed Mitchell
started the inning with singles. Conti was cut down at third trying to advance
on a wild pitch. Jon Adams fired a strike to third to nail Conti for the first
out. Mark Tracey got an infield single and Harrison Smoske followed with a
single but Mitchell was cut down at the plate on a nice throw from Billy Restivo
to Jon Adams. Sean Murphy then hit a single to short left to bring home
Tracey and Smoske to put the Cards up 4-1. The Pirates Cody Case got his second
hit of the game to start the fourth but was erased on a fielders choice. Matt
Martin moved to second on a wild pitch and scored on a single by Matt Theriault
to cut the lead to 4-2. Matt Theriault took over the hill duties for the Bucs in
the fourth and set down the Cards in order with the help of another great play
by Cody Case at short and two nice plays by Matt Martin at first.
Mark Tracey took over for Nick Salvucci who pitched four strong innings and
retired all six batters he faced in the fifth and sixth innings.
The Cards added two runs in the fifth on Joe Berardi's single and stolen base.
Berardi would score on Joe Conti's double down the left field line.
Evan Burt made a nice play at catcher to get Jake Goldstein at the plate. Conti
would score the final run on a wild pitch to make the final Cards 6
Pirates 2.
In other playoff action, the number one seed
Oriole's needed Mike Humphreys single in the bottom of the sixth to edge the
eight seeded Twins 1-0. The number seven seed Red Sox upset the second seed
Marlins 4-3 and the A's snuck by the Cubs
7-6. Action continues on Friday night. Expect more close games.
Ripken Majors
Win or Lose,
Pirates Dominate Headlines All Year Long!
June 2, 2007
The Erland Construction Pirates ended the
regular season with a come from behind victory over the Red Sox by a score
of seven to three at Regan Park on Friday June 1.
Dominic Calicchio started on the mound for
the Pirates and struck out the side in the top of the first. The Pirates put
two on the board in the home half of the first. Jon Adams singled with one
out and Matt Martin walked to put two men on. Both runners moved up on a
passed ball and then both scored on Matt Theriaults two out single.
The Red Sox came right back and took the
lead in the second. Matt Vardaro launched a long double to deep center to
start the inning. Shane Farley singled him in and Gianni Lecce double to
left center to plate Farley. Lecce scored on a single by Justin Corbett.
Corbett then was erased trying to steal second on a strong throw by Jon
Adams who was catching.
Matt Vardaro settled down and retired six
Pirates in a row in the second and third innings. Calicchio put down the Sox
one two three in the third to keep the game 3-2 Sox.
The Pirates took the lead in the fourth.
With one out Matt Martin singled and scored on Matt Theriault's long double
to right center. Dean Boodakian followed with a single and Theriaults scored
on John Brown's hit. Boodakian came home on an error and Evan Burt then hit
a deep fly to center to bring home Brown putting the Bucs on top six to
three.
Matt Theriault came in for the Pirates and
quickly got in a jam. Eddie Francis singled and Conor Hadad followed with a
walk. Both runners moved up on a passed ball. Theriault then bore down and
struck out the next two batters and Francis was erased trying to steal home.
Theriault then set down the Sox in order in the fifth and sixth innings.
Dominic Calicchio singled and scored for the Pirates in the fifth to make
the final seven to three Pirates.
The Pirates celebrated a fun season with a
pizza party after the game with cup cakes and ice cream. Playoffs start next
Tuesday.
Cardinals win,
Pirates lose again
By ace cub
reporter Ron Sanderson
The Roberto Fuel Cardinals beat the Erland Construction
Pirates seven to four under the lights at Simonds Park on May 29. The Cardinals
jumped out to a quick three run lead in the top of the first. Consecutive hits
by Mark Tracey, Louis Marchant and Sean Murphy scored two runs. Harrison Smoske
then brought home the third run with a double to right center. Billy Restivo
prevented any further damage with a fine running catch in deep left center to
end the inning. Nick Salvucci set down the Pirates in order in the first.
Dominic Calicchio settled down for the Pirates and struck out the side in the
second.
Matt Theriault launched a two run homer deep over the right field fence in the
second to cut the Cardinal lead to one. Matt Martin started the inning
with a hard single to second. The Cardinals padded their lead in the third. Ed
Mitchell walked and scored on Louis Marchant's triple to right. Bryan Hunt then
plated Marchant with a single to center to give the Cards a five to two lead.
Salvucci struck out the side in the third to complete his three innings on the
mound.
The Pirates added a run in the fourth. Cody Case singled to start the inning.
After a fielders choice and two walks, Billy Restivo laced a single to left to
bring in Matt Martin with the third Pirate run. Matt Theriault pitched the last
three innings for the Pirates and struck out six, but gave up two unearned runs
on an error and a passed ball.
The Pirates managed one more run in the sixth. Matt Martin got his second hit of
the game and scored on Dean Boodakian's ground out to make the final Cards seven
and Pirates four.
Pirates Lose 2
The Fish House Cubs edged
the Erland Construction Pirates four to two on Friday May 25 at Memorial
School Field.
The Pirates scored in the
top of the first when Dominic Calicchio opened the game with a single to
left. Cody Case singled him to third and Matt Theriault brought Calicchio in
with a single to right. Cody Case started on the hill for the Pirates and
got out of the first inning when Matt Martin made a nice catch in left to
end the inning with two men on.
Peter Dawe was pitching
for the Cubs and was dominant after giving up the run in the first. He
struck out nine Pirates in three innings to stifle the Bucs.
The Cubs took the lead
for good in the second scoring three runs to go up three to one. John Derosa
walked to open the inning and after two men were out, Adam Bonfilio and Liam
Cronin walked to load the bases. Mike Russo then doubled down the left
field line to bring in two. Liam Cronin scored on a wild pitch and then
Russo was cut down at the plate trying to score on a passed ball.
The Cubs added a run in
the third on a couple of walks and errors.
Mike Russo pitched the
last three for the Cubs and gave up a hit to Dean Boodakian in the third but
no runs. The Pirates did score when Cody Case brought in Jack Noonan with
his second hit of the game.
Liam Cronin made a
tremendous play at short in the sixth ranging far to his left and throwing
out Jon Adams. Russo set down the next two batters to make the final Cubs
four Pirates 2.
The Oriole's continued on
their roll by belting the Pirates on Saturday May 26 at Simonds Park. The
Pirates scored first when John Brown, Matt Martin and Matt Theriault strung
singles together to go up one nothing.
The Oriole's came back
with a vengeance the home half of the first. Eddie Ellis hit a two run home
run and hits by Evan Andreatta, Tim Savage ,Jordan Frank and Scott Hospod
contributed to four more runs and giving the O's a commanding six to one
lead after one.
The Pirates cut the lead
in half in the second. Evan Burt, Jack Noonan and AAA call up Matt Swanson
started the inning with singles and Burt scoring on Swanson's single.
Dominic Calicchio singled in Noonan but Michael Humphries settled down for
the O's and retired the next three batters without any further damage.
Once again the O's bats
were on fire in the home half of the second. With two out Brian Diffley and
C.J Grinnell singled. Eddie Ellis brought in Diffley with a single and the
Evan Andreatta blasted a three run home run. His second home run this year
against the Pirates.
Matt Martin and Matt
Theriault then kept the O's off the board in the third and fourth. The
Pirates managed to score two in the fifth with out a hit. The O's finished
of the scoring in the fifth when Devon Drugg singled in two to make the
final Oriole's twelve and the Pirates 5.
Pirates
come-from-behind win evens record
The Erland Construction Pirates edged the Marlins with a come
from behind win at Memorial Field on Tuesday May 22. Little Jack Noonan took the
mound for the Pirates in his pitching debut for 2007. After giving up a hit and
a walk Noonan struck out the next batter and got a an assist on a come backer to
the mound for the second out. Matt Theriault then alertly threw home to get a
Marlin at the plate trying to score to end the inning. The Pirates put a run on
the board in the bottom of the first. Matt Martin scored on a bases loaded walk
for the Pirates first run.
The Marlins took the lead in the second. Cody Case made a
great play on a smash to short for the first out. Jimmy Goober doubled in two
runs with hit down the left field line, to put the Marlins ahead two to one. The
Bucs tied the game in the second. Evan Burt walked to open the inning and Jack
Noonan singled him to second. Cody Case delivered a two out single to bring in
Burt to tie the game at two after two. Matt Theriault took over the mound duties
in the third for the Pirates and kept the Marlins off the board. Nico Blase'
pitched the first three innings for the Marlins and struck out four while giving
up only two runs. The Marlins pulled ahead in the fourth. Singles by Nico Blase'
and Brendan Cody started the inning. An error on a throw home by the right
fielder allowed Blase' to score and Cody scored on a ground out to put the
Marlins up four to two. Cody Crocker came on in the fourth and held the Pirates
off the board. Theriault kept the Marlins quiet in the fifth with three
strikeouts.
The Pirates then rallied in the bottom of the fifth. Cody
Case lined out to Blase' in left who made a nice catch doe the first out. Matt
Martin laced a single to left and Matt Theriault doubled to right center to
bring in Martin who scored from first. Jonathan Adams then doubled to left to
drive in Theriault and tie the game. Dean Boodakian then reached on a fielders
choice moving Adams to third. Billy Restivo then brought in the winning run with
a ground ball to second. Evan Burt singled and Jack Noonan got his second hit of
the game to load the bases. Nick Zenkin then hit a hard shot to second to end
the inning. Cody Case came in to pitch the sixth for the Pirates. Adam Delmonico
flied to center and Jon Adams made a nice catch for the first out. Evan Burt
then made a nice play at second for the second out. Nico Blase' doubled to left
to put the tying run in scoring position. After a walk, Case struck out the next
batter to seal the victory for the Pirates and move them back to .500at five and
five.
Twins - Pirates
Face Off
The A-1 Photo Twins held on to defeat the
Erland Construction Pirates 8-6 at Memorial Field on Tuesday May 15.
The Pirates jumped out to a quick 2-0
lead in the first. Dominic Calicchio continued his hot hitting with a solid
single to center to open the game. John Brown reached on an error and both
runners scored on Cody Case's single to left. Case was cut down at home
trying to score on a wild pitch.
The Twins took over the lead with three
in the bottom of the first. Joey Scali walked and Mike Gulesarian and Dalton
Barucci followed with singles. Scale and Gulesarian scored on Barucci's hit
and Barucci scored on an error.
Ibs Aburumman and RJ Caruso held the
Pirates off the board in the second through the fifth innings with some fine
pitching. Calicchio and Case each added their second hits of the game but
the Bucs couldn't score.
The Twins added three more runs in the
second with the help of a Joey Scali single and Mike Gulesarian's double.
Matt Martin settled down for the Pirates and held the Twins off the board in
the third and fourth innings.
The Twins padded their lead in the fifth
after two were out. A walk and three consecutive hits by Derek DeCastro,
Nasi Nikolopoulos and Ibs Aburumman brought in two more runs and put the
Twins up 8-2.
The Pirates showed some heart and rallied
for four runs in the top of the sixth. John Brown reached on an error and
Cody Case followed with his third hit of the game to bring home Brown.
Errors lead to the other three runs and the final score was Twins 8 Pirates
6.
Pirates 12 - Marlins 5
The Erland Construction
Pirates met the Marlins at soggy Regan Park on Friday May 11. The Pirates
were down to nine players, but brought their bats and gloves to play. The
Pirates scored seven runs in the top of the first. Billy Restivo walked and
moved to third on John Brown's single. Dominic Calicchio then brought in two
with a solid single to right center. Jon Adams infield single scored Matt
Martin. Dean Boodakian then singled in Calicchio. Evan Burt continued the
hit parade with a sharp single to right to plate Adams and Boodakian with
the sixth and seventh runs of the inning.
The Marlins got one back in
the first when Cody Crocker tripled in Shane Morgan who walked. Matt Martin
opened the second for the Pirates with a single to center. Dominic Calicchio
was hit by a pitch and both runners moved up on Jonathan Adams sacrifice.
Both runners scored on Boodakian's second hit of the game. Meanwhile,
Dominic Calicchio pitched strong for the Pirates and shut down the Marlins
in the second and third innings. He was aided by a nice catch in left by
Nick Zenkin and also a good play while playing first and two nice plays at
second by Jack Noonan.
Dean Boodakian took over the
mound duties for the Pirates in the fourth and after giving up a hit with
the bases loaded to bring in a run, then struck out the next three batters
to end the threat.
Boodakian got his third hit
in the fourth and he scored on Evan Burt's second hit who also scored on an
over throw.
Calicchio made a great catch
in center field to rob Morgan of a hit.
The Marlins were able to
score three runs in the sixth. Crocker and Brendan Cody started the rally
with hits. A great play at second by Noonan got the second out and after a
couple of errors Evan Burt made a nice play at short to end the game.
Pirates over
Cubs, 8-3
The Erland Construction Pirates rolled to
their third win in a row beating the Fish House Cubs 8 to 3 at Simonds Park
under the lights on Saturday May 12. Cody Case started on the mound for the
Pirates and shut out the Cubs in his three innings of work, giving up just
one hit to Chris Ikier.
he Pirates scored two in the second when Matt
Theriault and Jon Adams walked to start the inning. Theriault scored on Dean
Boodakian's hit and Adams would score on Dominic Calicchio's second hit of
the game.
Mat Theriault took over the mound for the
Bucs in the fourth and the Cubs tied the game. Peter Dawe had an infield hit
and JP Scola walked. Both scored on Chris Ikier's triple to right to tie the
game. Theriault bore down and struck out the next batter to end the inning.
The Pirates bounced back with four in the
home half of the fourth. Theriault opened the inning with double to deep
right. Jon Adams brought him home with a long double to left center. Dean
Boodakian walked and then Jack Noonan singled to bring in Adams. Nick Zenkin
then singled to drive in Boodakian and Noonan to put the Pirates ahead 6 to
2. The Bucs padded their lead with two more in the fifth.Matt Martin, Jon
Adams and Boodakian all walked to load the bases. Jack Noonan then singled
to right to bring home Martin and Adams. JP Scola walked in the sixth for
the Cubs and with some aggressive base running and managed to score to make
the final 8 to 3. Matt Theriault managed to strike out eight batters in his
three innings.
The Pirates continued to play good defense
with Dean Boodakian, Jack Noonan and Evan Burt contributing to a great team
victory.
Pirates Bounce Back, Beat
A's
The one and four Erland
Construction Pirates faced the four and one Gochis Insurance A's at Memorial
Field Tuesday May 8. The A's scored in the top of the first when Anthony
Cruz singled in Steven Vienneau who reached on a fielders choice. Billy
Restivo made a nice running catch in center for the second out of the
inning.
Cruz pitched the first
for the A's and retired the side in order.
The A's added a run in
the second. Bob Silva walked and scored on hits by Chris Arria and Michael
Garcia.
The Pirates pulled a head
in the second. Matt Martin started the inning with a single. Billy Restivo
walked with one out and Martin scored on Dominic Calicchio's single. Dean
Boodakian then ripped a two out single to right to bring two more and give
the Pirates a three to two lead.
The A's tied the game in
the third when Steven Vienneau reached on an error and scored on Anthony
Cruz's second hit of the game to knot the score at three.
Matt Theriault came on in
relief of Jonathan Adams who made his 2007 debut on the mound. Theriault
would shut down the A's over the final three.
The Pirates went on top
in the fourth when Billy Restivo reached on an error and scored when Dominic
Calicchio came up with a clutch hit to drive in Restivo. The Bucs added an
insurance run in the fifth as Dean Boodakian singled off the bag at first
and scored on a wild pitch.
The A's threatened in the
top of the sixth. Austin Cummings reached on an error and advanced to second
on bunt attempt. With one out AJ Johnson walked and both runners advanced to
second and third. With the tying runs in scoring position Matt Theriault
struck out the hot hitting Cruz and the next batter to seal the victory for
the Pirates. Congratulations to both teams on a well played game. Final
Pirates five A's three
Pirates Drop
Two
The
Erland Construction Pirates played the A1-Photo Twins under the lights at
Simonds Park on Friday May 4. The Twins coasted to a thirteen to 4 victory.
The Twins scored in the first when Nick Desimone doubled to drive in one and
scored himself on an error. Meanwhile, Ibs Aburumman pitched a scoreless
first for the Twins and Derek Decastro pitched the next three innings
allowing only one run.
The Twins plated seven runs in the third. A
double by DeCastro started the inning and hits by Dalton Barucci, Joey
Scali and another by Decastro brought in the runs.
The Twins added a run in the fourth on hits
by Barucci and Mike Gulesarian.
Cody Case blasted a home run over the right
field fence in the third for the first Pirate run.
The Twins plated four more runs to push
their lead to thirteen to one. With two outs in the sixth the Pirates
managed to push across three runs with the help of a John Brown single.
The Pirates came right back to Simonds on
Saturday morning at eight AM to face the Oriole's. Evan Andreatta had two
doubles, a triple and a long home run to lead the O's to a fifteen to six
victory.
The Pirates jumped out to a quick five to
nothing lead in the bottom of the first. Singles by John Brown and Cody Case
plus a walk to Matt Martin loaded the bases. Matt Theriault singled to left
center to drive in two. Dominic Calicchio singled in two more and the fifth
run came in on an error.
Andreatta tripled and scored on a Scott
Hospod single. The O's added three unearned runs in the third of Pirate
starter Cody Case, who pitched a great game for three innings, allowing only
one earned run and striking out six Oriole's. CJ Grinnell reached on an
error. He and Eddie Ellis (single) scored on a double by Evan Andreatta.
After a Devon Drugg hit, Cameron Frank hit a long drive to the fence in
center to score Andreatta. A textbook play by Billy Restivo and Dominic
Calicchio cut down Drugg trying to score from first. Restive retrieved the
ball and hit the cutoff man Calicchio who threw a strike to Jonathan Adams
at the plate to nail Drugg.
Jonathan Adams hit a double in the gap in
right center and then stole third and scored on the over throw to put the
Bucs up six to four after four. Devin Drugg then shut down the Pirates over
the final two innings.
Meanwhile, the O's scored eleven runs over
the final three innings, highlighted by Evan Andreatta's home run to right
center. Andreatta, Eddie Ellis and Devon Drugg each had two hits to pave the
way to the eleven runs and a final score of fifteen to six.
Ripken AA – Red Sox 4, A’s 3
Wednesday, May 2, 2007.
A battle of two 3-0 AA teams turned out to be just that, a battle. It all
came down to the last out of the game, with the Red Sox preserving a 4-3
victory over the A’s. The A’s struck first in the top of the first inning,
as three consecutive hits by Cam Feeley, Ian Kriger and John Torchetti
produced the first run of the game. The Red Sox rallied with one run in the
2nd and three in the 3rd, capitalizing on timely hits
by Chris Sharpe, Joe Maguire, Max Paraskevas and Josh Cahoon, and excellent
base running by Jack O’Sullivan and Rebecca Salina, who scored what turned
out to be the game winning run on a steal of home after a passed ball. Max
Paraskevas and Chris Sharpe combined to throw a 7 hitter, with Paraskevas
striking out 8 batters and Sharpe K’ing 7 of his own. The A’s countered
with Cam Feeley and Ian Kriger on the mound. Kriger struck out 4 Red Sox
batters, while Feeley struck out 5 and didn’t allow a hit or a run in 2
innings of work. For the A’s, Feeley and John Torchetti both reached base
two times on a hit and a walk each, while Daniel Meaney singled and Tom
Taranto collected 2 hits. For the Red Sox, in addition to their 4 hits,
Erik Flynn reached base by showing great discipline at the plate and walking
two times. After the A’s scored runs in the 4th and 5th
innings, catcher Chris Oakes and pitcher Chris Sharpe combined for the play
of the game in the top of the 6th inning, throwing out the
potential game tying run at the plate after a passed ball. Solid play in
the field by Bobby McMahon, Matt Burnham and Jason Cahoon helped preserve
the win.
Ripken Majors
Red Sox 13 - Pirates 10
The Erland Construction Pirates jumped out to a fast five run lead in the
top of the first. Consecutive singles by John Brown, Cody Case and Matt
Martin brought in three runs. Jon Adams infield hit brought in another and
Dominic Calicchio's hit drove in the fifth run.
The Red Sox then tied the
game on five unearned runs. After two quick outs three errors and a walk
plus a double by Conor Noonan and a single by David Golding tied the game.
Cody Case singled in the second and scored on Jonathan Adams second hit of
the game.
The Sox had their hitting
shoes on as hits by Brendan Slowe, Conor Hadad, Matt Vardaro (triple)
brought in seven runs to give the Sox a commanding twelve to six lead after
two.
The Bucs closed the gap in the third. After an error Dean Boodakian and Jack
Noonan singled. John Brown and Cody Case followed with singles to bring in
three runs and cut the lead to twelve to nine.
Matt Vardaro took over the pitching for the Red Sox and shut the Pirates
down in the fourth and fifth.
The Red Sox added their
final run in the third on hits by Brendan Slowe and Nick Russo. Billy
Restivo made a nice catch in left for the second out and threw in to appeal
the runner leaving too soon. He was called out.
Matt Theriault pitched the fourth and fifth for the Pirates and shut down
the hot hitting Red Sox striking four. Dominic Calicchio of the
Pirates, made a nice catch in center for the third out of the fifth.
The Pirates added a run in
the sixth on doubles by Matt Martin and Matt Theriault to make the final
thirteen to ten.
OPENING DAY !!
PIRATES - CARDINALS
Ripken Majors
April 21, 2007
The Erland Construction Pirates opened the
2007 baseball season on a beautiful day at Simonds Park. The Pirates rallied
with two outs in the top of the first to score three runs. Cody Case and
Matt Theriault singled. Dominic Calicchio walked to load the bases. Matt
Martin singled in one run and John Brown doubled to plate two more runs. The
A's bounced right back to tie the game in the home half of the first. A. J.
Johnson doubled with the bases loaded to drive in two and Chris Arria
brought in the third run on a fielders choice. Jack Noonan walked and scored
on a Cody Case double to put the Pirates up four to three. The Pirates added
another run in the third on a walk and consecutive hits by Matt Martin and
John Brown. The A's exploded for four runs in the bottom of the third to
pull ahead seven to four. Steven Vinneau singled to start the rally and
Anthony Cruz singled with one out. After another walk Chris Arria singled to
bring in two. An error allowed two more runs to score. Mike Garcia doubled
in a run for the A's in the fourth.
Matt Martin doubled for his third hit of the
game and scored on Jonathan Adams single in the fifth. The A's put the game
away with two more in the fifth. Ryan McNeil singled and he and A.J. Johnson
scored on another Pirate error to make the final score A's ten Pirates 6.
Pirates bounce back to even their record.
The Erland Construction Pirates evened their
record at one with a seven to four victory over the Cardinals. The Cards
jumped out to a quick two to nothing lead in the first. Mark Tracy doubled
and scored on a triple by Nick Salvucci. Salvucci scored on a groundout.
The Pirates trimmed the lead with a run in
the second without a hit. Mark Tracy for the Cards and Cody Case for the
Pirates pitched well and kept the game three to one after three innings. The
Cards added a run in the fourth when Salvucci doubled for his second hit and
scored one ground out. The Pirates scored two in the fifth. Tim Barry opened
with a single and came around to score on three walks. The other run scored
on a walk also. Matt Theriault settled down and struck out the side in the
fifth to keep the score tied at three.
The Pirates pushed four runs across in the
top of the sixth with only one hit by Matt Theriault. The Cardinals managed
one more run in the sixth when Louis Marchant singled in Mike Goldstein who
walked. Final score Erland Construction Pirates seven and the Cardinals
four.
2006 Season
Ripken Majors Playoffs-
2006
Marlins over Pirates
Advance to Face Twins In
Championship Game
The O'Neil Appraisals Marlins
earned the right to face the Twins for the Championship game with a four to
nothing victory over the Erland Construction Pirates on Thursday night at
Simonds park. Brendan O'Neil started on the hill for the Marlins and pitched
a great three innings. O'Neil gave up singles to Cody Case and Dean
Boodakian but struck seven Pirates in three innings.
Pirates ace Mike Shield
started on the mound for the Pirates and would end up going five innings in
a well pitched game. With two out in the first Greg Sheridan singled and
went to second on wild pitch. He then would score on a single by Brendan
O'Neil. O'Neil took second on the throw home. Jacob Kinsman then singled in
O'Neil for a two nothing lead after one. Shield struck out the side on 10
pitches in the second. Shield was helped by some nice defensive plays by
Evan Burt at second and Joey Moran at short in the third to keep the Marlins
at bay. The Pirates threatened in the fourth. Kyle Burke was hit by a pitch
and went to second a wild pitch. With one out Cody Case singled to left and
Burke was cut down at the plate for the second out. Greg Sheridan who took
over the pitching duties for the Marlins in the fourth struck out five and
held the Pirates off the board to combine with O'Neil for the shutout. The
Marlins added a run in the fourth when Greg Sheridan doubled and scored on
Kinsman's second hit of the night. Nico Blase' hit a ball off the top of the
fence in right in the fifth for his first home run of the year to make the
final score Marlin's four Pirates zero.
The Pirate's season came to
an end but a tip of the hat to each of the 2006 Pirate's for a great year.
Members of the Pirates are Dean Boodakian, Kyle Burke, Evan Burt, Dominic
Callichio, Cody Case, Tim Dunbar, Kurt Glennon, J.T. Hennigan, Joey Moran,
Mike Shield, Wil Sim and Matt Theriault. A great bunch of kids and pleasure
to coach. Thanks to all.
A special thanks to my two
coaches Mark Shield and Dave Theriault.
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