West Hartford Little League Scores for week ending 5-16-14‏

Majors: Primary Eye Care Center Cardinals 15 The Corner Pug Phillies 3

On Mother's Day 2014 the Primary Eye Care Center Cardinals and The Corner Pug Phillies played a terrific game for the parents (especially the moms) on this Mother's Day.  The Phillies came in with a division leading 4-1 record facing the Cardinals who were riding a 3 game winning streak.

The Cardinals got the scoring going first in the top of the 1st inning with a two out walk by Jack Newhouse followed by a two run home run by Dylan Mallinson to put the Cards up 2-0.  The Cardinals would add 4 in the 2nd and 2 in the 3rd to go up 8-0 before the Phillies got on the board in the bottom of the 3rd with a run of their own.   With the score 9-1 in the bottom of the 5th, the Phillies looked to be staging a rally, but were only able to get 2 on the board to make it 9-3.  The Cardinals added 6 in the top of the 6th to put it out of reach at 15-3.

The Cardinals got a tremendous outing on the mound by Korey Dinowitz who went 5 1/3 innings with 9 Ks and only 3 runs scored.  Sam Wilder closed the game for the Cardinals and he too was strong on the hill.  The Phillies got very good performances on the mound from Tommy Sullivan, Matthew Querfeld and Jason Farrell.

At the plate the Phillies got good hitting from Tommy Sullivan (single), Patrick Sullivan (single, RBI), Jason Farrell (single), and Will Murkette (single).  Conlon Wilson added an RBI for the Phillies as well.

The Cardinals got strong hitting/batting from Dylan Mallinson (3-4, HR, two singles and 3 RBIs), Max Rodman (single, two RBIs), Jack Newhouse (1-1, single, two walks, SAC and RBI), Korey Dinowitz (2-3, two singles, walk), Sam Giangreco (1-3, single, walk), Paul Verner (1-3, Double, walk), Sam Wilder (walk, run scored), Ben Connole (two walks, two runs scored), Max Harris (single, walk, RBI) and Spencer Martindale (double).

Great sportsmanship exhibited throughout game by both teams.  The two teams meet again in June, as each team begins preparing for the playoffs.

MAJORS: Big Sky Fitness A's: 4 Sports Authority Twins: 3

Mother's Day pitching duel nail biter.  In a game that took only 1 hour and 15 minutes to play, the Big Sky Fitness A's squeaked out a close one, beating the Sports Authority Twins 4-3.  This one went down to the wire.

It was a neighborhood battle on the mound as Morley's own Jack Brockway (5IP, 4H, 4R, 2ER, 5BB, 5K) and Ryan Druckenmiller went head-to-head for the whole game. Druckenmiller (6IP, 9H, 3R, 3ER, 1BB, 15K) won the duel scattering 7 bunt singles, a line-drive single by Brendan Parker to left and a deep double by Carter O'Keefe over 6 full innings. Druckenmiller struck out the side 3 times.  

At the plate, the A's got another clutch mid-inning hit by Greg Katzman (1-2, 1B, 1BB, 2RBI) that drove in two runs and provided some breathing room for the A's into the 6th.  In the 6th, the Twins got within one after some clutch late inning hits and a timely final inning walk.  But a strong outfield relay by the A's Katzman and Matt Keller kept the tying run at 3rd allowing Druckenmiller to close it out with a K against the last batter he'd face in the game. The A's also got key hits from Brendan Marshall (1-3, 1B, 1R), Adam Hanlon (1-3, 1B) and Druckenmiller (1-1, 3B, 2BB, 3R).  A wonderfully caught game by Alex Ciafone who went 5 innings in the battery and did a great job pacing his pitcher.  This is Alex's first year in Majors (10YO) and he's already looking like a vet.

The Twins got a solid game from Joey Lemieux who went 3-3 (1B(3), 2R) and caught a great game behind the plate. And Jack Brockway (2-3, 1B(2)) had a strong game at the plate as well as the mound.  

Majors: Fast Switch Orioles 3 Valvoline Instant Oil Change White Sox 1

On a beautiful Mother's day afternoon, the Orioles edged the Dodgers by a score of 3-1. The game featured great pitching and solid defense.

The White Sox were led at the plate by Ean Tyler, Yusey Tonaka, and Spencer Wimpe who all singled. Zach Berkowitz scored the lone run on a wild pitch.  Brian Puleo pitched six masterful innings. The crafty right hander scattered 8 hits and struck out six Oriole batters.

The Orioles were led offensively by Dilon Bent who went 2-2 with a triple and a run scored. Jack Krugman smacked an RBI Double and scored a run. Dan Monyak went 1-2 with 2RBI's. David Cass(run scored), Colin Horan, Michael Greco, Thomas Cass and Ryan Howe all singled.

  Luis Vargas pitched the first four innings. He allowed 3 hits while striking out 7 White Sox batters. David Cass pitched the final two innings allowing no hits and striking out 3. He helped his own cause fielding a ball close to the third base line and firing a strike to Howe at first.   Defensively, Jackson Grady made back to back nice plays at second base to preserve the lead.   

Majors: Primary Eye Care Center Cardinals 8 Stop & Shop Braves 7

On another great night for West Hartford Little League, the 4-2 Primary Eye Care Center Cardinals riding a four game winning streak hosted the division leading 5-1 Stop & Shop Braves in what would take extra innings to decide.  This was a tight game from beginning to end.  The Braves were solid on the mound with Evan Smart who went 4 innings and struck out 8 only letting up 4 runs.  Matt Schwab and Sean Guevara finished the game for the Braves and had strong performances.  The Cardinals got solid performances from Dillon Lindberg who started the game and went three innings, striking out three and keeping the offensively solid Braves to just three runs.  Sam Wilder finished for the Cardinals, going four innings, with 8ks and only allowing four runs.

At the plate the Braves were strong.  Jack Gaumer and Matt Schwab led the way for the Braves.  Matt went 2-3 (triple and single and two RBIs while Jack went 2-2 (double, single and two RBIs) delivering a clutch two RBI double to the gap in right center.  Seamus O'Connell had a single and two runs scored, Brennan Ravenberg went 1-2 with a walk and two runs scored and many other Braves got on base and ran the bases well.  The Braves has extremely good play in the field to keep things tied or close the entire game.

The Cardinals bats got going more towards the second half of the game.  Dylan Mallinson was 3-3 (double, two singles, RBI and run scored), Spencer Martindale was 2-4 (single, double and two runs scored), Sam Giangreco was 2-2 (two singles, walk, two stolen bases, game winning RBI), Jack Newhouse was 2-4 (two singles, RBI, run scored), Sam Harrington 1-4 (clutch double in 7th inning, RBI and game winning run), and Korey Dinowitz reached on a walk. 

The Cardinals were also solid in the field.  Max Rodman had a nice catch in the outfield when the Cardinals had only 8 players and two outfielders.  

This was a great game with two evenly matched teams that are both looking forward to playing again later this season!

Majors: Fast Switch Orioles 6 World Series Club Marlins 4

On Thursday night, the Orioles outlasted the Marlins 6-4. The Marlins were led at the plate by Brian Kenna(Double, run), Jack Brennan and Carlos Kerrigan-Mock both singled and scored a run and Fernando Kerrigan-Mock chipped in with a single.  On the mound, Shaun McNamara, Max Hassan and Brian Kenna scattered 6 hits while striking out 6 Orioles batters.

     The Orioles were led offensively by Luis Vargas who went 3-3 with 2 doubles, 4RBI's, and 2 runs scored.  Other contributors were Ryan Howe 1-2 Double, RBI and a run scored, Gavin Klett 1-3 RBI, AAA callup Connor Olechna 1-3 single, 2 runs scored. Defensively, AAA callup Alex Mogel maded a fine defensive play at second base in the fourth inning preserving the lead.

     Vargas also went 4 2-3 innings on the hill allowing 3 hits and striking out 8 Marlins batters. Howe came in to get the last batter in the fifth and helped his cause by fielding a shot of Brennan's bat in the sixth and throwing to second base for the force. Also in the sixth, Colin Horan made a nice play at shortstop fielding a line drive off the bat of McNamara and Steven Greco finished the game with a nice play at second.

AAA - Fierce and Mighty Cardinals 9, We Care Computers Braves 4

On a beautiful Mother's Day, the Fierce and Mighty Cardinals came away with a 9-4 win over the We Care Computers Braves.  The Cardinals were lead by another strong outing by Cole Kocienda who pitched 5 innings, allowing 1 hit, 1 walk, 0 runs and striking out 11. Cole also went 2-for-2 with a walk and 1 run scored. Lorenzo Garcia closed out the game for the Cardinals with 2 strikeouts, in addition to 2 hits and very good work at catcher in his first game behind the plate this season. The Cardinals were led at the plate by Sam Kuzia (1-for-2 with 2 runs and strong work at first base), Ben Brockway (1-for-2 with 1 run), Elijah Botnich (1-for-3 with 1 run), Gavin Wiggin (1-for-1 with 1 run) and Chris Murray (1-for-3). Aidan Dorian continued his careful eye at the plate combined with fast feet on the bases to walk and score 1 run. Solid team game all around for the Cardinals.

The Braves were led by the 2-for-3 hitting and 1 run scored performance of Cayden Goldberg, Peter Brown (1 run scored on very head's up base running at the leadoff spot) and the extremely strong defensive work of Joe Dooley who made plays all over the diamond throughout the game.

AAA - Mandell JCC Dodgers 15 College Planning of CT Angels 7

The Dodgers and Angels played a quick moving game on Mother's Day at Uconn AAA field.  Field conditions were great and the play of both teams was at a high level.  Both teams scored in their half of the 1st inning with the Dodgers getting 1 run and the Angels pushing across 2.  Jack singled and scored a run for the Angels in the first, while Eli walked and scored as well.  Quinn LaRock walked and stole his way around the bases for the lone run in the first for the Dodgers.  

The Dodgers took a commanding lead in innings 2-6 scoring 14 unanswered until the bottom of the 6th.  The Dodgers who took part  in the action were Kyle Howe (1-4, RBI, run), Quinn LaRock (1-2, RBI, 3 runs), Dylan Jackson (1-2, 2B, RBI, 2 runs), Henry Schlatter (1-4, RBI), Ethan Morren (3-4, 2B, 2 RBI, 2 runs) Jacob Kessler (1-3, RBI, 2 runs), Aidan Roy (1-3, RBI, run), Gavin Belcher (1-2, RBI, run) and Keifer Morrow (2-3, run) and Ben Woerlen (run).

Dodger pitchers combined to strike out 14 batters, with Ethan Morren fanning 8 of 9 batters faced.  Jackson Morhardt fanned 5 in 2 innings of work.  The Angels struck for 5 runs in the bottom of the 6th on several well placed hits and quality base running.  Seth S. had a hit, RBI and run scored in the 6th for the Angels.  

Both teams showed some quality glove work in the infield by completing several close, tough plays to record outs on ground balls.  The catchers on both teams did a nice job behind the plate limiting pass balls and wild pitches.  

AAA: Total Vision EyeCare A's 12 - Pediatric Dermatology of New England Phillies 11

Fans at Solomon Schecter were treated to a fantastic Mother's Day matchup, as the A's outlasted the Phillies 12-11 on Eddie Salerno's walk off hit in the bottom of the 6th inning.

Offensively, the A's were led by Salerno (3-4, 3R, 2RBI), Tommy LaSpada (2-3, R, RBI, 2SB), and Patrick Sullivan (1-3, HR, 3 RBI). Logan Arseneault, Dante Bergantino, and Arthur Smith also added hits for the A's.

The A's pitching rotation was anchored by T. LaSpada (2 IP, 4K), Yafet "Big Y" Mussie (1.1 IP, 3K), Salerno (1 IP, 2K), and closer Arthur Smith (1.2 IP, 3K).

For the Fighting Phils, Will Gaumer was 2-4 with two runs scored, including two deep drives to the fence (double, triple).  Ryan O'Connell and Griffin O'Connell also each had a hit and scored twice.  James Renda and Ethan Vest each also had a hit, and Andrew Chang pitched in relief and had 4 strikeouts.

Trailing 9-6 after the 4th, the Phils mounted a furious rally in the top of the 5th - scoring 5 runs to pull ahead 11-9 - fueled by Renda reaching base after being hit by a pitch, a Gaumer triple, and an RBI single by Vest. The A's tied it in the bottom of the fourth on runs by Joey LaSpada and Mason Arseneault.

The Phils threatened in the top of the 6th as Renda worked a walk after an epic eight pitch at bat, but Smith forced Gaumer to fly out to end the threat.

The A's Preston McCarthy worked a leadoff walk in the bottom of the 6th, stole second, and crossed the plate on Salerno's game winning hit.

AAA We Care Computers Braves 13 - Rosenberg Orthodontics Marlins 8

Over time, Mondays have gained a negative reputation.  Fortunately for the Braves and the Marlins, their week started with a great baseball game at UCONN.   The Marlins arrived in the first inning straight off the plane from Miami, with five hits and five runs, including rally extending singles from Charlie Trunik and James Scully.  The Braves made their own long distance trip from Atlanta, answering with six runs in the bottom of the first, sparked by leadoff hitter Patrick Kinney’s single.  The Marlins added another three in the third, initiated by Calvin Feulner’s leadoff single and run.  The Braves scored in each inning, aside from the 4th when they went down 1-2-3.

Both teams showed the high quality pitching that has been running rampant in the AAA division this season.  For the Braves, Cayden Goldberg (2 IP, 2 K), Michael Weiss (2 IP, 5 K), and Joe Dooley (2 IP, 5 K) hit their targets and did not allow a walk between them.  The Marlins kept the game close with outstanding pitching from Andrew Messina (2 IP, 4 K) and Abraham Dunn (3 IP, 6 K). 

Even with these five pitchers locked in, the bats came out.  For the Marlins, Abraham Dunn helped himself by going 3-4, including a double in the 6th inning.  Lucas Chmela chipped in two hits and a run, and Andrew Messina knocked in two in the first.  William McPherson could not be stopped, with two hits and three RBI.  The blasts of the day came from Matthew Cyr, with a poke to deep center, and Yonah Goldberg, who roped a double.  Kieran Davis played heads up baseball at the plate and in the field throughout the game, keeping the Braves off balance.

For the Braves, Cayden Goldberg did his best Hank Aaron impression, going 3-3 with 4 RBI, 4 SB, and 2 runs.  Joe Dooley added 3 runs and 2 RBI with a 2 for 2 effort, and the ever dependable Marcel Vicente was 2 – 2 with 2 runs.  Michael Weiss had 2 runs, and Oliver Roy and Rafael Fichandler were blurs on the base paths with 4 steals each.  Peter Brown advanced two runners to keep a rally going in the third, and Justin Dinowitz followed this up with an RBI single.  Sean Zeman led the defense in the middle innings at catcher, and Jayden Alvarez fielded grounders cleanly throughout the diamond.  In the end, this was a close and competitive contest for the duration of the game.

AAA - Mandell JCC Dodgers 11 Total Vision Eye Care A's 10

   The Dodgers and A's clashed on Tuesday night and the game did not disappoint.  The Dodgers were able to push across a run in the bottom of the 6th to win the game and avoid extra innings.  Both teams displayed some solid defensive play with cleanly played fly balls to the outfield, catcher/pitcher plays at home plate, a text book relay from right field to home plate and throwing out of a runner at 2nd base on an attempted steal.     

   The A's took an early lead (8-4) after 2 innings of play.  Patrick S. (1-3, 2 runs), Tommy L. (1-3, run), Danie B. (2-2 2 runs) and Arthur S. (2-3, RBI, run) lead the offense for the A's.  

   The Dodgers retook the lead by the end of the 5th by scoring 6 unanswered runs.  Offensive standouts in the game for the Dodgers were Henry Schlatter (1-4, run, RBI), Aidan Roy (1-1, run), Keifer Morrow (2-2, 2 runs, 2 RBI, 2B), Quinn LaRock (1-2, 2 RBI, run), Ben Woerlen (1-2, 2 runs), Jacob Kessler (1-3, RBI) and Ziggy Sokolowski (1-2, RBI, 2 runs)

   After seeing the A's push across 2 runs in the top of the 6th inning to tie the score on 2 hits and a walk the Dodgers were able to cut down a runner at home on an attempted steal with textbook catchers defense by Keifer Morrow and a nice cover and tag by Dylan Jackson.  In the bottom of the 6th the Dodgers started their rally with 1 out on a walk to Ziggy Sokolowski who stole around to third.  On a 1-2 pitch to Keifer Morrow, Ziggy came home on a wild pitch for the win.

AAA - Fierce and Mighty Cardinals 13, College Planning of CT Angels 9

In a fun, competitive contest at Solomon Schecter, the Fierce and Mighty Cardinals defeated the College Planning of CT Angels 13-9. The Cardinals jumped out to an 11-1 lead, but the Angels scrapped their way back into it with, most notably with a 5 run 5th inning, before coming up just short.

The Cardinals were paced by Cole Kocienda going 3-for-3 with 2 doubles, 2 RBI and 2 runs scored; Ben Brockway's strong work on the mound (3 IP, 5 K's, 2 runs allowed) and aggressive running on the bases to manufacture 2 runs; Aidan Dorian's 1-for-2 with 1 RBI and 1 run scored; Lorenzo Garcia's 2-for-2 with a double and fast feet on the base paths; and Emma Keller's 2 runs scored on 3 walks.  In his second pitching outing of the season, Gavin Wiggin struck out 5 in 2 innings and provided solid middle relief for the Cardinals while going 1-for-2. Sam Kuzia went 1-for-3 with 2 runs scored and closed out the game by pitching the final inning and securing the win by laying out to snag the final out of the game.

The Angels were led offensively by Ryan Lafferty (double and 1 run scored), Coby Noll (single, triple and 1 run scored) Seth Skuba (3 hits and 1 run scored).  The Angels also had the AAA pitching debuts of three different players: Sam Casey (staring), Matt Farber (2IP, 5K's) and Connor Lafferty (2IP, 4K's).  The Angels also had a great play defensively at shortstop by Charlie Krajc with an excellent throw out on a hard hit ball in the infield.

The game marks the 3rd win in a row for the Fierce and Mighty Cardinals.

AAA: WATKINSON SCHOOL ORIOLES 15, PEDIATRIC DERMATOLOGY OF NE PHILLIES 10

While not the cleanest ever game played and certainly one of the longer ones in recent memory, the Watkinson Orioles won their 3rd straight game with a 15-10 win over the Pediatric Dermatology Phillies. The O's took a 1-0 lead in the 1st with a mashed double by Connor Olechna (3-3,3RS, 3RBi's), but the Phillies responded to take a 5-2 lead after 2. In the 3rd the Birds scored 5 runs and then exploded for 6 more in the 5th when 5 batters in a row reached base and scored. Jack Navin came on in relief in his pitching debut and pitched 3 strong innings, allowing 3 runs while fanning 7. Ben Larkin played a strong game at shortstop and Owen McGrath did a great job behind the plate. 

For the Phillies, red-hot Will Gaumer continued with his torrid hitting going 4-4 with a run scored. James Renda had 3 hits batting leadoff with 2 runs scored.  Kevin Brown had 2 hits and 2 RS and Griffen O'Connell had 3 hits with 1 RS. Will Gaumer also pitched well with 6k's in 2 innings.

AAA Key Hyundai Pirates 6 - Anytime Fitness of WH Twins 5

On a pleasant spring evening at Solomon Schechter field this past Tuesday, baseball fans were entertained by an extremely competitive matchup.  For the Pirates, Mikey Culligan went 4 strong IP, giving up only 2 hits & 4 runs registering 11 K's.  Brady Dulitsky closed it out striking out the final batter with the bases loaded in the 6th.  Sean Gregg and Chris Dowd played well defensively.  On offensive for the Pirates, Avi Goldstein got on base 3 times and scored 2 runs including the eventual game winner.  Mikey Culligan got a hit and scored 2 runs as well.  

For the Twins, Aaron Rotter pitched 3 innings with 7 Ks.  James McPhee had 2 hits including a triple and pitched 3 innings.  Jack Wenz demonstrated excellent fielding and baserunning.

AAA Watkinson School Orioles 13, Key Hyundai Pirates 8

On a beautiful Sunday afternoon on Mother's Day, the Watkinson Orioles survived a late rally by the Pirates to win their 2nd straight game. The O's and Pirates engaged in a classic pitcher's duel, with the Pirates holding a 4-3 lead after 3. The Orioles exploded for 5 runs in the 4th and 2 runs in the 5th and 6th, but still had fight off a late rally by the Bucs to get the win. The Olechna twins Greg and Connor led the offense for the O's with 3 hits each, including 3 doubles and 5 RBi's. Jack Navin smacked 2 doubles and had 1 RBi batting leadoff, and played a great game behind the dish. Alex Mogel and Owen McGrath each had 2 hits. Greg Olechna started the game and had 4k's in 2+ innings while surrendering only 2 runs. Alex Mogel came on in relief to get the O's out of a jam in the 3rd and ended with 4k's in 2+ innings with just 1 run allowed. 

The Pirates were led by Avi Goldstein, who pitched 3 strong innings, giving up 3 runs on 4 hits while registering 6K's. Offensively, Seamus Culligan had a double and a RBI, Alex Bolio got a hit and scored 2 runs, Patrick Hemingway got on twice and scored 2 runs, Pat Schwab got 2 hits & a RBI, and Avi Goldstein got a hit, an RBI, and a run scored.

AAA - College Planning of CT Angels 13 Rosenberg Orthodontics Marlins 3

The Angels and Marlins finished off a 3 game week in style, as the Angles won 13-3 in front of a packed crowd at Solomon Schecter.  

If you were in the vicinity of Solomon at approximately 5:35PM on Tuesday night, we apologize for what that must have done to your ear drums.  That is when Eli Wizevich jumped on the first pitch he saw and launched a 2 run home run to dead center field that easily cleared the fence.  The explosive sound the bat made stopped traffic for miles around.

The towering home run was infectious, as all Angels batters were ripping, led by Ryan Lafferty (2B, 1B, 3 RBI’s), Charlie Krajc (2 hits, 2 runs) and Jason Vitelli (2 hits, run).

The Marlins got the bats going as well, led at the dish by the blazing speed of Abraham Dunn (2 hits, 2 runs scored, 3 SB’s).  Lucas Chmela added a 2RBI double for the fish while Andrew Messina had  a hard hit single. 

The Angels carried their offensive momentum to the field as well.  On the mound, Smilin’ Jack Kuhnly tossed 4 innings and fanned 7, while Coby Noll dealt the last 2 and struck out 5.  Sam Casey caught a screaming line drive at 3rd base, while Eli added a clean pick and throw from short.  

The Marlins got solid defensive play from the always hustling Charlie Trunik, and William McPherson made his much anticipated mound debut and pitched solid ball.

AAA Key Hyundai Pirates 2 - We Care Computers Braves 0

The Pirates and Braves put on a classic display of dominating pitching and defense in a expeditious 90 minute game at Kennedy Field Thursday evening.  Pirates starting hurler Avi Goldstein was dealing, pitching 4 inn, giving up 0 runs, 1 hit, 9 K's, and 1 walk.  He allowed only 1 baserunner to reach 2nd base!  Pirates closer Matt Burnett shut the door on the Braves with 0 runs, 0 hits, 4 K's, and 1 walk.  Defensively, the Pirates as a team went errorless.  Standouts on defense were Patrick Hemingway, Pat Schwab, and Matt Burnett who stabbed a hot shot and fired to 1st for an out.  Offensively, the Pirates broke through in the 5th as Avi Goldstein singled in Mikey Culligan, the eventual winning run.  Jason Bruzon followed with another single and RBI knocking in Goldstein. Pirate Alex Bolio had the first hit of the game in the 3rd with a line shot to CF.

For the first place Braves, Marcel Vincente went 1-3 and was on the back end (1B) of a great play from Jayden Alvarez who handled a hard hit ball and fired across the diamond which was handled just in time to get the runner.  Cayden Goldberg was spectacular on defense.  He caught for 3 inns, had putout at first, tracked and caught a shot to deep center, then almost had the double play at 3B.  He then almost made another good catch on a sinking liner to CF.  Michael Weiss was masterful on the mound going 5 IP, 10 K, 3 hits, 1 walk, 2 R.  Sean Zeman did a solid job behind the plate to keep the game scoreless after the 4th inn.

 AAA: Total Vision EyeCare A's 16 - Fierce & Mighty Cardinals 14 

Morley School bragging rights were on the line at UConn Thursday night, and the players did not disappoint as the Total Vision EyeCare A's survived a furious two out rally in the bottom of the sixth to outlast the Fierce & Mighty Cardinals 16-14.

The A’s offense was led by Eddie Salerno (2-3, RBI, R), Tommy LaSpada (3-3, 2RBI, 3R), Mason Arseneault (2-3, 2RBI, 3R), Dante Bergantino (2-4, 2RBI), and Tommy “MVP” Panarella (2-4, 2RBI, R). Patrick Sullivan (2SB), Joey LaSpada, Charlie Lewis, and Arthur Smith also each added a hit for the A’s.

On the mound, Tommy L held the Cardinals without a hit for the first 2 2/3 innings, and struck out 6 before giving way to reliever Arthur Smith. Smith pitched well in relief and struck out four.

The A’s scored seven runs in the first and stretched their lead to 11-1 before the Cardinals turned to the bullpen and called on pitcher Ben Brockway. Brockway threw strikes early and often to keep the A’s hitters in check. Brockway allowed six hits, struck out 10, and walked only one in four excellent innings of relief.

With the A’s leading 16-8 with two outs in the bottom of the sixth inning, the Cardinals mounted a six run rally with a keen eye at the plate and aggressive base running from Chris Murray, Ben Brockway, Cole Kocienda, Elijah Botnich, Sam Kuzia, and Emma Keller that would eventually bring the go ahead run to the plate and the UConn crowd to their feet.

After getting ahead in the count, A’s closer Patrick Sullivan made a great play on a ground ball hit back to the mound and converted a 1-3 putout to earn the save.

AAA Pediatric Dermatology of NE Phillies 13 Anytime Fitness of WH Twins 6

The Phillies jumped out to a 3-0 lead in the top of the first on hits by James Renda (2-3, 2 runs) and Will Gaumer (2-4, 1 run).  The Twins battled back with 2 runs on hits by Aaron Rotter (1-2, 1 run), Michael Neff (1-3, 1 run) and Anders Aavatsmark (1-3, 1 run).  The Phillies came back with a run in the 2nd with a hit by Jacob Benthien (1-3) to take a 4-2 lead and then the Twins came right back to tie it up.  Sam Frank (1-3, 1 run) laced a hit to start the inning and then Evan Roy (2-3, 1 run) followed with an RBI single. In the next inning, James McPhee and Jack Wenz also rallied with hits for the Twins.

The game was very tight going into the 6th inning with the Phillies clinging to a 1 run lead. The Phillies struck for 6 runs on hits by Kevin Brown (1-1, 2BBs and 3 runs), Renda, and Ryan O'Connell (1-4).  The Twins were shut down in the 6th with no hits and no runs.  The last inning was highlighted by a spectacular diving catch by Kevin Brown.  

The Twins had a strong showing on the mound with Neff (6 Ks), Roy (2 Ks) and Elijah Kessler (1K).  The Phillies Ryan O'Connell got the win on the mound with 2 strikes out and scattered only 5 hits with 3 1/3 inninings pitched and Renda got the save striking out 3 and giving up no hits or runs