Boys & Girls Lower Farms

September 29

The Gigi Italian Restaurant "Yankees" Vs. "Athletics"

There were hits galore by both teams. The Yankees had many hits with Slugger Awards going to Lawrence Lin with a long hit to the outfield, Christian Ugolini, Sean O'Conner, Jacob Raphael & Luke Tesoriero, each with big RBI's. Other key contributors with their bats were Madeline Slaski, Una Reid & Daniella Connor. Gold Glove Awards this week go to Christopher Carbone, who made some nice put outs at 1st base, CJ Riccobonno who continues to be the play maker at shortstop & Jacob Raphael. Other standouts in the field were Patrick McTiernan, who looks like a natural behind the plate & Sean Fishbien making strong throws to 1st.

Wilson, Elser "Braves" Vs. ABC Rental "Mets"

The Braves once again played excellent defense keeping the Met's offense at bay. The Braves were off to a slow start offensively but by the 2nd inning the bats came to life, sending 8 batters to the plate and in the 3rd inning sent 7 more to the plate. The offense was lead by Jake Blancher, Daniel Goldberg, Peter Vayias, Ryan Quintillano & Eric Madenberg, all of which had a multi hit game.

The ABC Rental "Mets" Vs. Wilson Elser "Braves"

The Mets, Joseph Griffin went 2 for 2 and a run scored. John Napolitano had single and RBI. Garrison Long, Bailey Lee & Isabella Fazzolari also had singles. Scott Schanter made good contact on a ball in the 3rd which turned into a nice play for the defense. Eleni Polichronakis & Spencer Horowitz fielded several ground balls during the game. Ryan Cooney made a nice play fielding a ball at short and getting an unassisted out at 3rd base.

Boys Upper Farms

September 29

Virgilio Chiropractic "Diamondbacks" Vs. Ridgewood Savings Bank "Phillies"

A hitting explosion by the D'Backs, Brian Volk led the way with 1 hit shy of the Cycle. George Saketos went 2 for 3 reaching base all 3 at bats and scoring 3 times. The Big Bomb was hit by James Messina hitting a Grand Slam to end the 5th inning. Brett Baker was defensively unstoppable. Cameron Pon, Matthew Mastoridis & Jack Nuttall all had extra base hits. Gregory Kyro was superb at 1st base and went 4 for 5. Solid catching turned in by Gregory Andreopoulos & Matty Lorandini. Pranshu Babber was brilliant in the outfield preventing the Phillies from scoring more than they did. Michael Young had solid at bats recording multiple hits and scoring runs.

New Hyde Park Funeral Home "Cardinals" Vs. Models "Rockies"

Andrew Colgan led a 22 hit attack on Saturday. He had 3 hard hits, as did Brian Park. Harris Monoson hit the big HR to ignite the offense that saw, multiple hit games garnered from, David Lapidus, Justin DiDonato, Jared Schwartz, Connor Wong & James Castaldi. The defense was led by Gregory Donovan's nifty play around 3rd base, Vincent Rossello at 1st base, William Ban & Nicholas DiMaria in the outfield.

Boys Majors

September 29

J&K Electrical Contracting Corp. "Rockies"

The Rockies have jumped out to a 3-0 start in the East Williston Fall Classic. The starting rotation has dominated; Danny Luchino, Travis Finkel & Brennan Scanlon have demonstrated why they are the top pitchers in this organization. They have blown away batters and fought their way out of jams. The supporting role is by the spectacular plays made on the field by every player on this team. Coming out of the full time catcher's spot, Joey Richards has been compared to Jose Reyes at short with his new soccer cleats. Go figure! Paul Reo has found a home on this team behind the plate, sporting a cannon for an arm, and has been hitting the ball like a man. Austin Ward has been the epitome of a lead off batter with a .700 OBP and has done everything right at 2nd base. The Theo Brothers (always smiling) always produce when you need them to. Pat, rock solid on the field and can go with a pitch better than anybody. Young Matt, playing up, has contributed to our winning ways with great plays on the field and getting the bat on the ball when needed, especially with his bunting skills. Also playing up is Liam Slattery whose focus and hustle have him blending in with the big guys. Tyler Carrick has been stellar at 1st base and has been swinging a good bat. Last but not least is Johnny Leva, who has been doing it all, he can pitch, he can play anywhere, he can hit and he does them all well.

Sperry Associates "Ducks" (11) Vs. Garden City "Sting" (7)

The Ducks showed off their long-ball skills, hammering 4 triples, 3 doubles & 2 HRS to seal the win. In the 1st, trailing 2-0, the Ducks got on the board when Ryan Marder blasted a triple to center and Vinny LaBruna doubled him home. After G.C. took a 4-1 lead in the 2nd, the Ducks went to work. Katie Giesecke led off with a long triple to center. Evan Rabinowitz followed with another triple to left, driving in a run. Chris Sacino singled home a run to put the Ducks within one. Andy Ferrante then doubled home the tying run on a nice liner to right. Peter Ferrante drove in the go-ahead run to give the Ducks a 5-4 lead. In the 3rd, Vinny led off with a walk, Evan Clark crushed one to deep center for a 2 run HR. The 4th saw Montalvo get into the act, blasting a solo HR for a 9-4 Ducks lead. Chris Ferlazzo walked and stole 3 bases to give the Ducks yet another. In the 5th, Evan C single & Evan R. hit his 2nd triple of the game for another RBI. Dominick Fazzolari walked and took some good swings.

Girls Majors Softball

September 30

Bagels N A Hole Lot More, Garden City Park "Diamonds" Vs. Central Nassau

The girl's first loss of the fall didn't go without some fine play. Krys Abberton had an outstanding game on the field and hit the ball hard. Jess Thomas had a hit and stole a base to try and get the offense going. Gabby Barilla & Jesse Zabicki played a strong 2nd base. Ashley Kimkowski & Stephanie Donovan also played well at 3rd base. Jennifer McHale & Theresa Zuschlag were busy at 1st base. Gabby Tagios made many strong throws from the catcher's position. Melissa Mastrodis stole home to score the teams only run of the day.

Boys Juniors

September 23

The New Hyde Park Funeral Home "Yankees" (15) Vs. Long Island "Indians" (0)

The game was highlighted with great pitching from Steven Filicoma. The Yankees also flexed their muscle by banging out 12 hits! The infield and the outfield defense were flawless! This great group of boys are Mike Ring, Mike Glaser, Vinny Labruna, Brian Renta, Jordan Grossman, Joe Carbone, Aaron Brenner, Andrew Pugliese, Nick Simeoli, Peter Loduca, and a welcomed new addition, Eric Dittmeier.