Hey parents, don't forget picture weekend coming up, April 21 & 22nd! Also, save the date, Saturday, April 28th , Parade Day!

March 31, 2007

Broadway Plaza Hotel "Giants"

The Giants have some big hitters on the team, including the sluggin' Spencers (Kern and Horowitz), Jake Raphael, and Dylan Kareff - all showing their prowess from the tee. Team speed will be a major factor this year, with Jake Blancher, Ryan Singer, and Jordan Seidenberg already running the bases like pros. Of course you can't go far without good defense, & we have plenty of terrific fielders. Philip Menist & Eric Madenberg showed off their strong arms, and Timothy Lee & Sam Ugolini were in midseason form catching ground balls. Sam Chiche & Jason Beeferman were all-around standouts on the day. In all, the Giants had a great first day and look forward to a memorable season.

Boys Upper Farms Division

March 31, 2007

The City Line Florist "Indians" Vs. The Ace Hardware "Marlins"

The game was played on a beautiful sunny day with the anticipation of a new season for players and parents. The game featured great pitching by Justin Di Donato, Matthew O'Connor & James Messina. They were supported by solid defense by Jake Secker & Gregory Haynes. The hitting stars were Ryan O'Donnell, Brandon Gottlieb, Matthew Ferrante, Joseph Leonardo, Jacob Neiderman & Brendan Sullivan. A great start to the year. Let's go Indians!

The Ace Hardware "Marlins" Vs. The City Line Florist "Indians" The Marlins were lead by the strong fielding of Michael Varrone, Peter Tagios, & David West. The hitting stars were Justin Carnero & Reid Alper, who both reached base twice. In addition, Reid stole four bases. The bright spot on the pitching staff was Dominick Patrizi, who made his debut on the mound with a strong inning pitched. All around contributions were made by Richie Glasser, Tyler Baron, & Slater Dvoor. Keep up the good work Marlins.April 5, 2007

Mike's NHP Convenience Store "Rockies" Vs. Ridgewood Savings Bank "Giants"The only thing hot on Thursday night was Vincent Rossello's pitching. He pitched 2 innings of scoreless baseball with 3 k's. The offense stayed aggressive and received 2 hits from Louis Plomitallo & a hits from Jack Mangin & James Colgan. Runs were scored by Gregory Donovan (2), Anthony Lanzilotta, Jacob Leeds & Mark Niewierowski. The Rockies defense was strong & contributions came from all.

April 7, 2007

The New Hyde Park Funeral Home "Diamondbacks" vs. The Fundamentals of Ball "White Sox"

It was a pitching duel early on but then the Diamondbacks broke out. Gregory Kyro went 2 for 2

with 2 walks including a bases clearing triple. Nicolas Favale, Brett Baker and Zack Schreiber

provided plenty of hits & runs. Solid defense by Matty Lorandini, Pranshu Babber, Michael Fiala

& Andrew Greiche kept our opponents scoring down. Strong pitching turned in by Zack Schreiber

& Nicolas Favale. Play of the game: hard line drive up the middle caught by a diving Gregory Kyro

who had a solid defensive game as well. Thank you, Thomas and James Messina for playing with us

and providing excellent offense and defense.

Dennett Law Offices "Cardinals" Vs . The Virgilio Chiropractic "Angels"Despite the cold winter blast the Dennett Law Offices Cardinals prevailed in there 2nd game of the season. The Cardinals received solid pitching from Tommy Murphy, Mike Carbone & Ben Portnoy. On the offense it was a total team effort with Anthony Verde Jacob Portnoy, Jacob Seidenberg all contributing key at bats. Tommy Murphy & Mike Carbone added a pair of RBI doubles & Jake Kennedy, Jonathan Farkas, Max Pau, Mike Hershenhorn rounded out the Cardinals attack. Despite the frigid weather the Cardinal players seemed to cope well with the conditions as they remained focused throughout the game. Keep up the good effort boys.

The Fundamentals of Ball "White Sox" Vs. The New Hyde Park Funeral Home "Diamondbacks"The White Sox and Diamondbacks were both winners for enduring Saturday's frigid game conditions. Pitchers Rasul, Tyler and Dylan played valiantly despite their hands being numbed by the arctic blast. Sean, Ishan, Michael, and Landon played with enthusiasm and heart. Volunteers Nichlolas and other Diamondbacks filled in ably and unselfishly. The game's defensive sparkler was turned in by Gregory Kyro of the Diamondbacks when he snared a smoking line drive off the bat of Dylan Silverstein

Skanska USA Building, Inc. "Brewers" Vs. Baxter's Sport Shop "Yankees"

The Skanska USA Building, Inc. Brewers defeated a tough Baxter's Sport Shop Yankee team at Merrilon Field on a chilly Saturday afternoon. Only the 2nd game of the season, but these 2 teams battled each other showing off their skills as if they had been playing winter baseball in Venezuela all winter long. The weather proved to be rough for all players (and parents), but both teams showed guts while they braved the elements this cold afternoon. Justin Marder was flawless as the Brewers starting pitcher, striking out 5 of the 6 batters that he faced. He also had a 2 RBI home run in the 4th inning. The remainder of the Brewers pitching staff proved to be outstanding with solid performances by Joe Dunn, Andrew Krotinsky, Erik Jacklitsch and Francesco Labita. Erik Jacklitsch, Brendan Nolty and Alexander Lutsky played great defensively for the Brewers, while Adam Kreiger continued to really improve at the plate. The Brewers welcomed back Nick Zovich from a family vacation and he responded with a 2 RBI single in the 1st inning.

Boys Minors Division

April 1, 2007

Gigi Italian Restaurant "Mariners" Vs. F&F Roofing "Orioles"

It was a cold, windy, evening with rain being a continuous threat. However, both teams quickly took the chill out of the air, replacing it with the heat of a closely competitive game. On the mound for the Mariners were Brennan Scanlon, Johnathan Cioffi, & Andrew Curcio, each racking up several strikeouts, while taming many of the Orioles bats. Mariners' catchers Evan Clark & Alex Cowen did a great job behind the plate handling fast pitching on a cold day. In the field, short stop Sean O'Hare made a great fielding play, followed up with a throw to first in time! Anthony D'Ammassa, Giovanni Castelli, Edik Imanov, & upper farms call up, James Messina all contributed to backing up on numerous plays. The Mariners offense was lead by Brennan Scanlon, Evan Clark, Jonathan Cioffi, Anthony D'Ammassa, Edik Imanov, & James Messina. This combination resulted in several hits, walks, steals, & sacs for a total of 3 runs. Unfortunately, this was 1 run short of catching the Orioles with a total of 4 runs. A great effort by the Mariners, and a great time was had by all! Tin Alley Grill "Astros" Vs. Hillside Beverage "Reds"

The Tin Alley Astros opened their 2007 season this past Sunday in a well played game against the Reds. Teddy Z. made his debut on the mound followed by Michael K. & Ben L. all throwing accurate and hard. The hitting department was led by Matt D., Ben L., Peter F., Andy F., & Peter D. who was also outstanding behind the plate. Noteworthy highlights include Thomas F.'s defensive gem at 3B and all around heads up play in the field by Thomas K., Steven T. and Aaron H.. Astros salute goes to Reds call up player Greg D. who was hit by a smoking fastball in the fourth inning, bounced back and never missed a beat. Great game Guys!!

Boys Majors Division

April 5, 2007

ABC Rental "River Sharks" Vs. Stutzmann Funeral Home "Bears"It was a rough, cold opening day for the River Sharks. Although extremely cold, the boys stayed tough and gave us good performances. Great hitting by Denes & Ben. Great fielding by Aaron, Harrison, Ralph, & Belvin. Great pitching by Vinny, Stephen, & Joe. Hopefully the weather will get warmer. Good Job River Sharks!Stutzmann Funeral Home "Bears" Vs. ABC Rental "River Sharks"It was opening day for both teams but it was cold and snowing but the boys wanted to play ball. Ball they played. Matt Ryan took the ball 1st & pitched a strong 1st inning. Austin Ward controlled the pitchers and kept the other team's base runners at bay. John Leva played some strong defense at several positions. Mike Courtney pitched 2 scoreless innings and had a hit. Travis Finkel anchored the infield playing shortstop and had an RBI. Matt Perno smoked the ball for a double. Ben Manning, Dan Coster, Anthony Stacom and Tom Jaklitsch used their keen knowledge of the plate to get on base and score some runs. Nick Driscoll roped 2 balls into the outfield to earn several RBIs. Overall, it was football weather but the boys on both teams helped the crowed remember it was opening day.\

April 7, 2007

Wilson Elser "Ducks" 5 - J&K Electronic Contracting Corp "Pride" 0

A terrific, well-played opening day game by all the Ducks players in a 5-0 victory over a tough Pride squad. The entire Ducks team played with poise, energy, enthusiasm, and confidence with the gloves & bats on a blustery cold afternoon. The Ducks got on the scoreboard early, when in the first inning Chris Ferlazzo led off with a walk. Ross Hoffman moved him to second, and Ryan Marder singled him to third. On a passed ball, Chris stole home, Ryan took second, and the Ducks took a 1-0 lead. The Ducks put the game away in the second when Mike West and Logan Diamond walked, Matt Hershenhorn moved them over, and Chris walked to load the bases. Ryan Marder stepped in and crushed a screaming line drive to right-center for a grand slam & a 5-0 Ducks lead. The Ducks defense and pitching took over. Matt H made a pretty catch in right to save a run. Paul Goebel, Logan Diamond, Brendan Lum, & Ross Hoffman were smooth as silk at 1st and 2nd base. Paul Reo & Mike West were rock-solid behind then plate. Steve Popovich made a nice play at 3rd. The 5 Duck's pitchers - Brendan, Ross, Paul R, Chris, & Ryan combined to strike out 8 Pride hitters, while only allowing 4 hits. Great game Ducks!

The K. OF C. #2852 "Roadwarriors" Vs. The Stutzmann Funeral Home "Bears"

The Roadwarriors came out on top, as starter Bryan Dieber threw two solid innings. Our middle relief was Matt & Nick S.. Our closer was Nick P. All our pitchers only gave up a total of 3 earned runs over five innings. Great job boys! Our tough 'D' consisted of Trevor , Alex , Kevin , Francesco , Brendan & Mark. Our MVP of the game was Brian Renta, going 2 for 4 with a homerun & a triple & knocking in 6 runs. Great effort Roadwarriors on blistery day!

The Stutzmann Funeral Home "Bears" Vs. The K. OF C. #2852 "Roadwarriors"

It was cold but sunny and a good day to play some ball. The players were excited to get out on the field. Austin Ward got out on the mound and pitched a strong inning and stroked a ball up the right field line for a triple. John Leva had a hit and was on base 3 times this game and scored all 3 times. Mike Courtney pitched the team's only scoreless inning and had an RBI. Matt Perno had 2 hits and several RBIs. Travis Finkel anchored the defense and had an RBI. Nick Driscoll had several stolen bases. Tom Jaklitsch played some strong defense this game. Matt Ryan walked several times and had several stolen bases. Ben Manning had his 1st pitching outing and mowed down several batters. Jordan Grossman pitched this game and showed some real heat. Dan Coster and Anthony Stacom used there knowledge of the plate to work out several base on balls. The Bears never gave up but the Road Warriors proved to be to strong this game.

Wilson, Elser "Ducks" 5 Vs.J & K Electrical Contracting Corp. "Pride"

The Pride showed some spark in the season opener with the Ducks. Michael Xia made his Majors pitching debut and sparkled on the mound. Steven Farkas and Max Ginsberg were also spectacular on the hill. Danny Luchino & Phil Gonzalez looked like Jeter and Cano at short and 2nd, while Joey Richards was rock solid behind the plate. Pat Theo picked up where he left off last season hitting it hard. A special thanks to Brennan Scanlon and Evan Clark for coming out and playing up with the Pride on a frigid day. You guys are the best!