Boys Upper Farms Division Playoffs

June 14, 2005

Dr. Barbaro Phillies (4) Vs.

W.E.M.E.D., AAL Giants (6)

The Phillies have been eliminated from the tournament by the Giants. The Phillies finished in 3rd Place and played well during the season and in the play offs. The Phillies are made up of a great group of kids and parents. The Phillies are; Tyler Cohen, James Cotumaccio, Andrew Curcio, Justin Diamond, Frank DiSanto, Peter Dunn, Kenny Nygard, Andrew Schneider, Andrew Seger, Cooper Spector-Salwen, John Triptree, Kyle Triptree & Nick Winkhart. Manager Bobby Cotumaccio and Coaches Joe Winkhart & Kevin Seger, were very impressed with the Phillies progress and success. We would like to thank all the parents and families for the support and trust with their children.

Boys Minors Division Playoffs

June 11, 2005

Schwalbach Building Supplies

Devil Rays (17)

Vs. HSBC Bank, USA Orioles (5)

Well, the playoffs have begun, and the Devil Rays managed to come out on top of the hard hitting Orioles. Andrew Pugliese pitched the first 5 innings (also had 4 hits!) Joe Carbone pitched 1 inning (collecting 2 hits!) Mark Jason did the catching (4 hits!) Gabriel Diamond played shortstop (2 hits!) Hansel Pachero played a solid 2nd base (2 hits) Harrison Marder filled in at 3rd base (3 RBI!) Trevor Kriegel made an outstanding catch in the outfield. Thomas Jaklitsch & Conor Breen also played the outfield & collected a hit each. Thanks to call up Nick for helping us out in the outfield. There is lots of work ahead for this Ray team, as the play-offs continue Wednesday night. Congrats to a well coached Oriole team on a fine season!

ABC Rental Tigers (4) Vs. Tri Auto

Motors, Inc. Mariners (6)

On a hot Saturday afternoon the Tigers faced off against the Mariners in an exciting 6-4 win by the Mariners. The Tigers took the lead in the bottom of the 1st with a walk by Andrew Chaung, followed by Brent Kane with a 2 run blast. Peter LoDuca reached on an error & stole second; Ryan Gaitan scored Peter with an RBI single. The Mariners scored a run in the 2nd & 2 more in the 3rd tying the game at 3. In the bottom of the 3rd Peter LoDuca reached safely & stole 2nd base then Chris Ianiro drove Peter in with a single to center field. The Tigers had a 4-3 lead going into the 6th inning, but the Mariners did not quit scoring 3 runs to take a 6-4 lead to win the game. I want to congratulate the Tigers & Mariners for a great effort and a well played baseball game. Good Luck to all the Merillon teams and once again thank you to all the sponsors.

June 15, 2005

Schwalbach Building Supplies

Devil Rays (4)

Vs. Tri Auto Motors, Inc. Mariners (1)

In a nail biter the Devil Rays edged the Mariners 4-1. With a sudden flu bug hitting Andrew Pugliese, Joe Carbone took the mound coming up big! Joe pitched 6 innings of 2 hit ball! The Ray offense was led by Harrison Marder. with 2 hits & 2 RBI! Harry also made a great throw to the plate, where catcher Mark Jason put the tag on a Mariner base runner trying to score. 2nd baseman Hansel Pachero played injured, sparkling in the field. The rest of the Rays who played a gritty and determined game were Gabriel Diamond (Gabe arrived from his debut on Broadway!) Salman Poonawala, Andrew Nikolai, Trevor Kriegel, Thomas Jaklitsch (Tom, doubled & stole home!) & Conor Breen (chipped in with a single) This manager along with coach Joe, are extremely proud of this Ray team. Congrats to the Mariners, who are well coached and are a talented bunch of guys! One more to, GO RAYS!

Tri Auto Motors, Inc. Mariners (1)

Vs. Schwalbach Building Supplies

Devil Rays (4)

What a super Spring Season this was for the Mariners and their fans. After starting off 0 - 5 to wind up winning 6 games was a tremendous achievement. This was a solid team and both Coach George and I are proud of all we accomplished. The Mariners were, "Bash Brothers" Fran & Kevin Terrero, "Chest Thumping" Alex Smith, "Twinkle Toes" Erik Schmid, "Smiling" Byran Dieber and Danny Luchino, Jon O'Brien, Philip Gonzalez, Sean Byrne, Pat Theodoropoulos, Doug Leff and last but not least "Where's Luis" Luis Lopez. Thanks to Luis Lopez Sr. for sponsoring our team. Go Mariners! Best of Luck to a well coached and talented Devil Rays in the Championship Game!

Dr. Anthony Citriniti Surf (4) Vs.

Virgilio Chiropractic Expos (8)

The Surf fell short of going to the Championship Game on Saturday by a score of 4 to 8 to the Expos. The team took a 4-0 lead but were held scoreless the remainder of the game and could not stop the Expos bats. The team achieved more than I believed they could finishing 3rd and coming within 1 game of the Championship Game. I am proud of all the kids and wish them the best in future games. Surf players who gave 100 percent each game were Michael Aronov, Troy Barocas, Troy Driscoll, Domenick Fazzolari, Domenico Fazzolari, Ace Goldstein, Anthony Grimaldi, John Grzmalski, Alexander Katz, Adrian Kwan, Jonathon Livers & Paul Reo. Congrats Expos! Thanks to our sponsor Dr. Anthony Citriniti, Doc, we tried to bring home the trophy, maybe next year.

Boys Majors Division Playoffs

June 13, 2005

The Stutzmann Funeral Home

Road Warriors (6)

Vs. Hillside Beverage Cyclones (3)

The Warriors battled the division winning, well coached & talented Cyclones, holding on for the win. Once again Rob Scatorchio carried the team going 2 for 3 with a homerun & 4 RBI's and pitching a gem through the first 3 innings with 5 K's while surrendering only 1 run. David Luchino continues to hit the ball hard going 2 for 3 with a run scored & 1 RBI and kept the Cyclones off balance pitching the last 3 innings with 4 K's. Leadoff hitter Kevin Gagnon (2 for 3) scored twice while playing super defense in the outfield. Matt Dillon was solid behind the plate and smashed a RBI double. The play of the game (of the year) went to Nicky Clifford who made an all out dive of a hot grounder ending a Cyclone rally in the 3rd. Louis Simione (1 for 3) was solid at 3rd base, as was Matt Miller (OF), Pat McGonigle (walk, run scored) (OF), Harris Rivkin (OF) and handling the duties over at 1st base was steady Dan Spratt. Next up the Sharks! Hats off to the Cyclones for a terrific season! Go Warriors!

Boys Majors Division Championship

June 18, 2005

The Stutzmann Funeral Home

Road Warriors

Vs. The Liebell Family River Sharks

Hats off to the "Champion River Sharks" who totally dominated the Warriors in this game. After defeating 2 extremely talented teams the Warriors seemed to be on a roll but the wheels fell off against the Sharks. However, on the bright side after finishing the season in 5th place what we were able to accomplish in the playoffs and being able to take the 2nd place trophy was a total team effort and nothing to be ashamed of. All of the Warriors contributed to the turn around and were; Robert Scatorchio, David Luchino, Matt Dillon, Louis Simione, Nicky Clifford, Danny Spratt, John Fitzgerald, Pat McGonigle, Kevin Gagnon, Matt Miller, Harris Rivkin and Johnny Mahon. Coaches Rich, Mike and I would like to thank the players and parents for a fantastic season and playoff run. Way to go Warriors!