The Mid Valley Spartans and Lakeland Chiefs would go to PNC Field for the District 2 3A Championship game. Both teams have already qualified for states as District 2 gets two teams in the 3A State Playoffs. Lakeland is looking to win a District Title after coming up short last season. Mid Valley is looking for their first win over Lakeland this season and hoped that the third time was the charm for the Spartans. Mid Valley started Anthony Colvin on the mound. Lakeland went to ace Jake Hodorovich.
Craig Mercanti would hit a one out single then Mario Bonacci would draw a walk but a flyout and a strikeout would end the top of the first. Nico Piraino would lead off with a walk then Shane Novitsky would single but Colvin would retire the next three to keep it scoreless after 1. Jordany Cardenas hit a one out single but a popout and a strikeout would end the Mid Valley threat. Colvin would throw a 1-2-3 second for the Spartans. Hodorovich would throw a 1-2-3 top of the third for the Chiefs. Colvin would throw a second straight 1-2-3 inning for Mid Valley. Justin Gohsler and Julian Hanicak each got hit by a pitch with one out and Cardenas would move them over to second and third on a sacrifice bunt. Frankie Kocsis would reach on an error that would score Gohsler for a 1-0 Spartans lead. Giovanni Lopez would then single home Hanicak for a 2-0 lead. JJ Glinsky would then draw a walk but a fielder's choice would end the top of the fourth. Adam Retzbach would hit a single then go to second on an errant pickoff. Dom Verrastro would reach on an error. Jake Bulkeley would bring home Retzbach on an RBI groundout to cut the Mid Valley lead to 2-1. Gohsler would come in to pitch and would get a strikeout to end the fourth. Brendan Kucharski would hit a single and would be lifted for a pinch runner in Nick Ferretti. Gohsler would draw a walk then Hanicak drew another walk to load the bases. Dom Verrastro Cardenas would hit a sacrifice fly to right to score Ferretti for a 3-1 Spartans lead. A strikeout would end the inning. Jerry Borosky would hit a one out single then Piraino would double to score Borosky to cut the lead to 3-2. Novitsky would single to move Piraino to third. Matt Hayes would single to score Piraino to tie the game at 3. A strikeout and a fielder's choice would end the fifth. Verrastro would throw a 1-2-3 sixth for the Chiefs. Jake Bulkeley would draw a walk then advance to second on a wild pitch but tried to go to third when the ball was thrown into the outfield and they would throw him out for the first out of the sixth. Nick Bertholf would draw a walk. Mark Longo would come in to pitch for Mid Valley. He would get two groundouts to end the sixth. Bonnacci would hit a single then Kucharski would draw a walk. Longo would try to move them over with a bunt but Lakeland would throw to third for the first out. The Chiefs would get a 6-4-3 double play would end the top of the seventh. Piraino would get hit by a pitch but initially, it was called a ball as it looked like he didn't make an attempt to get out of the way. However, the umpires would discuss and would award him first base. Novitsky would then single to get Piraino to second. After a popout, Adam Retzbach would hit a single to load the bases. Verrastro would hit a sacrifice fly to left to score Piraino as the Chiefs would beat Mid Valley 4-3 to win the District 2 3A Championship.
Mid Valley 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 3
Lakeland 0 0 0 1 2 0 1 4
Mid Valley
CF Glinsky 3 0 0 0
SS Mercanti 4 0 1 0
RF Bonacci 3 0 1 0
1B Kucharski 3 0 1 0
PR Ferretti 0 1 0 0
P Colvin 0 0 0 0
DH/P Gohsler 1 1 0 0
P Longo 1 0 0 0
C Hanicak 2 1 0 0
LF Cardenas 1 0 1 1
3B Kocsis 3 0 0 0
2B Lopez 3 0 1 1
Lakeland
2B/SS Piraino 2 2 1 1
RF Novitsky 4 0 3 0
1B Hayes 4 0 1 1
C Retzbach 4 1 2 0
SS/P Verrastro 3 0 0 1
3B Bulkeley 2 0 0 1
LF Bertholf 2 0 0 0
P Hodorovich 0 0 0 0
2B J Nowak 0 0 0 0
DH Diehl 2 0 0 0
DH Mizok 1 0 0 0
CF Borosky 3 1 1 0
Pitching
Mid Valley
Colvin 3.2 IP 1 R 0 ER 4 H 3 K 1 BB
Gohsler 1.1 IP 2 R 2 ER 3 H 3 K 2 BB
Longo (L) 1.1 IP 1 R 1 ER 2 H 0 K 0 BB
Lakeland
Hodorovich 4.1 IP 3 R 1 ER 4 H 4 K 4 BB
Verrastro (W) 2.2 IP 0 R 0 ER 1 H 2 K 1 BB
Tuesday, May 29, 2018
Danchision dominant as MMI takes District Title
The MMI Prep Preppers and Forest City Foresters came to PNC Field for the District 2 Single-A Championship game and the District 2/11 Subregional semifinal. The winner would advance to the Subregional Final and win the District Title. MMI would go to Marcus Danchision. Forest City would start Eric Paulin.
Danchision would draw a one out walk then Lance Book would follow with a walk but back-to-back strikeouts would end the threat for Forest City. Danchision would throw a 1-2-3 first for the Preppers. AJ Jordan would draw a lead off walk but his courtesy runner would be caught stealing for the first out. After a flyout, Marc Lobitz would single then Ethan Warner would draw a walk but a fielder's choice would keep the game scoreless. Cody Tomlinson would reach on an error with two outs but a strikeout would end the second. Kyle Shema would come in to pitch for the Foresters. Keefer Hoover would draw a two out walk but a popout would end the Top of the third. Lucas O'Neill would hit a single. After a strikeout, Corey Daniels would draw a walk but a strikeout and a fielder's choice would end the third. Shema would throw a 1-2-3 fourth for Forest City. Tyler Clift would hit a one out single but would get caught stealing for the second out. A flyout would end the inning. Mike Badamo would hit a single. After batter's interference and a strikeout, Badamo would steal second. Looked like there would a popout to end the inning but Forest City would lose track of it and Badamo would score for a 1-0 MMI lead. A strikeout would end the Top of the fifth. O'Neill would reach on an error with one out but a strikeout and a fielder's choice would end the fifth inning. Marcus Kassick would hit a leadoff single and would go to second on a sacrifice bunt. After a strikeout, Lobitz would hit a single to score Kassick for a 2-0 lead. Badamo would get hit by a pitch and George Palermo would hit a single to score Lobitz for a 3-0 lead. A strikeout would end the Top of the sixth. Rocco Sassani would reach on an error to lead off the sixth but Dachision would retire the next three batters. Dakota Knehr-Cook would come in to pitch the seventh for Forest City. Lance Book would draw a leadoff walk. After a fielder's choice for the first out. Kassick would single then Jordan would draw a walk to load the bases but an infield fly and a flyout would end the Top of the seventh inning. Danchision would throw a 1-2-3 seventh inning as MMI would win the District 2 Single-A Championship with a 3-0 victory over Forest City.
Thoughts on the game: Marcus Danchision pitched a fantastic game for MMI. He struck out eight and walked one batter, giving up two hits. For Forest City, Kyle Shema had a good game in relief, striking out six in four innings while walking one.
MMI 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 3
Forest City 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
MMI
SS Palermo 4 0 1 1
P Danchision 3 0 0 0
LF/RF Frask 0 0 0 0
DH Book 2 0 0 0
3B Hoover 3 0 0 0
CF Kassick 4 1 2 0
C Jordan 1 0 0 0
1B McNulty 4 0 0 0
2B Lobitz 3 0 2 1
2B Yamulla 1 1 0 0
RF Warner 0 0 0 0
LF Badamo 1 1 1 0
Forest City
3B/SS Daniels 2 0 0 0
2B Sassani 3 0 0 0
SS/P/C Shema 2 0 0 0
PH Bronson 1 0 0 0
C/P Knehr-Cook 3 0 0 0
CF Clift 3 0 1 0
1B Tomlinson 3 0 0 0
RF Zakosky 3 0 0 0
LF O'Neill 3 0 1 0
P/3B Paulin 1 0 0 0
PH Carey 1 0 0 0
Pitching
MMI
Danchision (W) 7 IP 0 R 0 ER 2 H 8 K 1 BB
Forest City
Paulin 2 IP 0 R 0 ER 1 H 2 K 4 BB
Shema (L) 4 IP 3 R 2 ER 4 H 6 K 1 BB
Knehr-Cook 1 IP 0 R 0 ER 1 H 0 K 2 BB
Sunday, May 27, 2018
North Pocono takes 5A District Title over Crestwood
The Crestwood Comets and North Pocono Trojans traveled to PNC Field for the District 2 5A Championship. The Comets have come in with a seven game winning streak. The Trojans have come in winning eight in a row. The Comets went to Corey Chalk on the mound. The Trojans went to Ryan Deom.
Colin Macko would draw a one out walk but a popout and a strikeout would end the inning. Chalk would throw a 1-2-3 first inning for the Comets. Chalk would get by a pitch with one out but a strikeout and a popout to third would end the top of the second. Chalk would throw his second straight 1-2-3 inning in the bottom of the second. Brett Caladie and Macko would each draw one out walks but back-to-back popups would end the threat. Chalk threw another 1-2-3 inning in the third. Deom would throw a 1-2-3 top of the fourth for the Trojans. Dan Walsh would get it by a pitch with one out and would steal second and then Deom would single him home for a 1-0 North Pocono lead. A 5-4-3 double play would get the Comets out of the inning. Evan Knapp would hit an infield single then Matt Taleroski would bunt him over to second. Brett Caladie would hit a single that moved Knapp to third but would score when the plate wasn't covered to tie the game at 1. Macko would be intentionally walked. The runners would advance to second and third on a wild pitch. Caladie would be out at home on a fielder's choice and a flyout would end the top of the fifth inning. Nate McLain would hit a double then Kyle Bosley would single him home for a 2-1 Trojans lead. Chalk would retire the next three batters. Cory Wall would come in to pitch for North Pocono. Pinch hitter Mick Bafunno would hit a single then steal second. After a strikeout, Evan Knapp would hit a single to score Bafunno to tie the game at two. A strikeout would end the top of the sixth. Deom would draw a two out walk then Wall would reach on an error. McLain would then hit a double to right to score Deom and Wall for a 4-2 Trojans lead. Brad Papura would come in to pitch for the Comets and would get a strikeout to end the sixth. Wall would throw a 1-2-3 seventh as the Trojans would take the District 2 5A Championship with a 4-2 victory over the Crestwood Comets.
Thoughts on the game: It was a really good game by both teams. Congrats to North Pocono on winning the 5A District 2 Championship. It is their second District title in three years. Nate McClain had a great game at the plate, going 2 for 3 with the tiebreaking double in the sixth to give the Trojans the lead for good. For the Comets, Corey Chalk pitched a great game, going 5.2 innings and holding them to two runs until the sixth.
Crestwood 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 2
North Pocono 0 0 0 1 1 2 x 4
Crestwood
SS B Caladie 3 0 1 0
1B Macko 1 0 0 0
C Darden 3 0 0 0
PH Kovalchik 1 0 0 0
2B Toronzi 0 0 0 0
DH Brozena 3 0 0 0
3B Palmiero 3 0 0 0
P Chalk 1 0 0 0
PH Bafunno 1 1 1 0
RF Kindler 3 0 0 0
LF Knapp 3 1 2 1
CF Taleroski 2 0 0 0
North Pocono
CF Millan 3 0 0 0
RF Walsh 2 1 0 0
P/2B Deom 2 1 1 1
2B/P Wall 3 1 0 0
3B McLain 3 1 2 2
SS Maglio 0 0 0 0
SS Lamparter 0 0 0 0
DH Bosley 3 0 1 1
C Mastillo 2 0 0 0
1B Cruciani 2 0 0 0
LF Kowalski 2 0 0 0
2B: McLain (2)
Pitching
Crestwood
Chalk (L) 5.2 IP 4 R 2 ER 4 H 3 K 1 BB
Papura 0.1 IP 0 R 0 ER 0 H 1 K 0 BB
North Pocono
Deom 5 IP 1 R 1 ER 2 H 2 K 4 BB
Wall (W) 2 IP 1 R 1 ER 2 H 4 K 0 BB
Colin Macko would draw a one out walk but a popout and a strikeout would end the inning. Chalk would throw a 1-2-3 first inning for the Comets. Chalk would get by a pitch with one out but a strikeout and a popout to third would end the top of the second. Chalk would throw his second straight 1-2-3 inning in the bottom of the second. Brett Caladie and Macko would each draw one out walks but back-to-back popups would end the threat. Chalk threw another 1-2-3 inning in the third. Deom would throw a 1-2-3 top of the fourth for the Trojans. Dan Walsh would get it by a pitch with one out and would steal second and then Deom would single him home for a 1-0 North Pocono lead. A 5-4-3 double play would get the Comets out of the inning. Evan Knapp would hit an infield single then Matt Taleroski would bunt him over to second. Brett Caladie would hit a single that moved Knapp to third but would score when the plate wasn't covered to tie the game at 1. Macko would be intentionally walked. The runners would advance to second and third on a wild pitch. Caladie would be out at home on a fielder's choice and a flyout would end the top of the fifth inning. Nate McLain would hit a double then Kyle Bosley would single him home for a 2-1 Trojans lead. Chalk would retire the next three batters. Cory Wall would come in to pitch for North Pocono. Pinch hitter Mick Bafunno would hit a single then steal second. After a strikeout, Evan Knapp would hit a single to score Bafunno to tie the game at two. A strikeout would end the top of the sixth. Deom would draw a two out walk then Wall would reach on an error. McLain would then hit a double to right to score Deom and Wall for a 4-2 Trojans lead. Brad Papura would come in to pitch for the Comets and would get a strikeout to end the sixth. Wall would throw a 1-2-3 seventh as the Trojans would take the District 2 5A Championship with a 4-2 victory over the Crestwood Comets.
Thoughts on the game: It was a really good game by both teams. Congrats to North Pocono on winning the 5A District 2 Championship. It is their second District title in three years. Nate McClain had a great game at the plate, going 2 for 3 with the tiebreaking double in the sixth to give the Trojans the lead for good. For the Comets, Corey Chalk pitched a great game, going 5.2 innings and holding them to two runs until the sixth.
Crestwood 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 2
North Pocono 0 0 0 1 1 2 x 4
Crestwood
SS B Caladie 3 0 1 0
1B Macko 1 0 0 0
C Darden 3 0 0 0
PH Kovalchik 1 0 0 0
2B Toronzi 0 0 0 0
DH Brozena 3 0 0 0
3B Palmiero 3 0 0 0
P Chalk 1 0 0 0
PH Bafunno 1 1 1 0
RF Kindler 3 0 0 0
LF Knapp 3 1 2 1
CF Taleroski 2 0 0 0
North Pocono
CF Millan 3 0 0 0
RF Walsh 2 1 0 0
P/2B Deom 2 1 1 1
2B/P Wall 3 1 0 0
3B McLain 3 1 2 2
SS Maglio 0 0 0 0
SS Lamparter 0 0 0 0
DH Bosley 3 0 1 1
C Mastillo 2 0 0 0
1B Cruciani 2 0 0 0
LF Kowalski 2 0 0 0
2B: McLain (2)
Pitching
Crestwood
Chalk (L) 5.2 IP 4 R 2 ER 4 H 3 K 1 BB
Papura 0.1 IP 0 R 0 ER 0 H 1 K 0 BB
North Pocono
Deom 5 IP 1 R 1 ER 2 H 2 K 4 BB
Wall (W) 2 IP 1 R 1 ER 2 H 4 K 0 BB
Saturday, May 26, 2018
Return Trips
Here we are, at the District 2 Baseball Championships at PNC Field. All 12 teams have played in the District Championship game at least one time since the Championships returned to PNC Field in 2013. Several are making a return trip from last season. Forest City and MMI is a rematch of last year's Single-A championship game which Forest City won. Dallas and Valley View played for the 4A title where Dallas won and then took the State Title. Several others returning are defending champions in Old Forge and Williamsport. Last year's runner-ups in Lakeland and Crestwood. The others have been in a District Final or have won a District Title before. Mid Valley went to the District Final in 2013. North Pocono won the District Title in 2016 and Hazleton Area won the District Championship in 2014 and lost in 2015. Northwest made it to PNC Field in 2016 and won the District Title. However in the end, only six teams will emerge as District 2 Champions. Let's get into the matchups in this year's District Finals
5A District Final
Crestwood vs North Pocono
6 PM Sunday
Crestwood comes in as the number two seed and are the WVC Division 1 Champions. North Pocono is the number one seed and are the Lackawanna League Division 2 Champions. Crestwood is making their second straight appearance in the District Finals. The Comets are led by several senior players. Senior Justin Darden is hitting .381 with three doubles, two triples, one home run and a team leading 14 RBIs. North Pocono is back in the Finals since 2016 when they won the title and advanced to the state semifinals. Cory Wall has been impressive for North Pocono. He's hitting .500 with four doubles, a triple and 13 RBIs. On the mound, he's 4-0 with a 0.77 ERA and 54 strikeouts. Both teams have been on long winning streaks. Crestwood has won seven straight games. North Pocono has won eight straight games.
6A District 2/4 Subregional Final
Hazleton Area vs Williamsport
6 PM Monday
Hazleton Area comes in as the number three seed. Williamsport comes in as the number one seed. The Cougars had a rough start to their season due to off the field problems. Through that, they were able to secure the three seed and knocked off Delaware Valley on Wednesday. Chris Heim is hitting .467 with three doubles, three home runs and 13 RBIs. For Williamsport, Quentin Brown is hitting .551 with 21 RBIs on the season.
Single-A District Final
MMI vs Forest City
5 PM Tuesday
MMI comes in as the number 2 seed. Forest City is the top seed in the tournament. A rematch of last year's matchup in the District Finals and the same thing is at stake, a finals spot in the District 2/11 Subregional Championship game. Preppers sophomore CF Marcus Kassick is batting .318 with four doubles, a home run and 15 RBIs. Foresters pitcher Kyle Shema is 3-0 with a 1.17 ERA and 60 strikeouts on the season.
3A District Final
Mid Valley vs Lakeland
7:30 PM Tuesday
Mid Valley comes in as the number three seed. Lakeland comes in as the number one seed and is the Lackawanna League Division 4 Champion. Mid Valley first basemen Brendan Kuharski is one of District 2's premier power hitters. He's hitting .324 with nine home runs and 24 RBIs on the season. Lakeland first basemen Matt Hayes has been impressive this season. He's hitting an impressive .634 with six doubles, three triples, four home runs and 22 RBIs.
2A District Final
Northwest vs Old Forge
5 PM Wednesday
Northwest is the lowest seeded team to make the District Final as the sixth seed. Old Forge comes in as the top seed and the defending District Champions. Junior David Piestrak is hitting .529 with five doubles, four triples and seven RBIs. He's also added 21 runs on the season in the leadoff spot. Blue Devils OF Brendan Mozeleski has been impressive this season. He's hitting .444 with two doubles, two triples, three home runs and 21 RBIs. On the mound, he is 3-1 with 3.38 ERA and 41 strikeouts.
4A District Final
Valley View vs Dallas
7:30 PM Wednesday
Valley View comes in as the number 2 seed and is the Lackawanna League Division 3 Champions. Dallas is the top seed, is the WVC Division 2 Champions and defending 4A State Champions. Valley View's Mason Black is hitting .343 with seven doubles and 11 RBIs. On the mound, he is 5-0 with a 0.39 ERA with 48 strikeouts. Nick Kocher followed his amazing run from last year into another incredible season. He's hitting .340 with three doubles and 15 RBIs. On the mound, he is 5-0 with a 0.84 ERA and 48 strikeouts.
That will be it for the District Championship previews. Stay tuned into the blog for several games over the course of the week.
5A District Final
Crestwood vs North Pocono
6 PM Sunday
Crestwood comes in as the number two seed and are the WVC Division 1 Champions. North Pocono is the number one seed and are the Lackawanna League Division 2 Champions. Crestwood is making their second straight appearance in the District Finals. The Comets are led by several senior players. Senior Justin Darden is hitting .381 with three doubles, two triples, one home run and a team leading 14 RBIs. North Pocono is back in the Finals since 2016 when they won the title and advanced to the state semifinals. Cory Wall has been impressive for North Pocono. He's hitting .500 with four doubles, a triple and 13 RBIs. On the mound, he's 4-0 with a 0.77 ERA and 54 strikeouts. Both teams have been on long winning streaks. Crestwood has won seven straight games. North Pocono has won eight straight games.
6A District 2/4 Subregional Final
Hazleton Area vs Williamsport
6 PM Monday
Hazleton Area comes in as the number three seed. Williamsport comes in as the number one seed. The Cougars had a rough start to their season due to off the field problems. Through that, they were able to secure the three seed and knocked off Delaware Valley on Wednesday. Chris Heim is hitting .467 with three doubles, three home runs and 13 RBIs. For Williamsport, Quentin Brown is hitting .551 with 21 RBIs on the season.
Single-A District Final
MMI vs Forest City
5 PM Tuesday
MMI comes in as the number 2 seed. Forest City is the top seed in the tournament. A rematch of last year's matchup in the District Finals and the same thing is at stake, a finals spot in the District 2/11 Subregional Championship game. Preppers sophomore CF Marcus Kassick is batting .318 with four doubles, a home run and 15 RBIs. Foresters pitcher Kyle Shema is 3-0 with a 1.17 ERA and 60 strikeouts on the season.
3A District Final
Mid Valley vs Lakeland
7:30 PM Tuesday
Mid Valley comes in as the number three seed. Lakeland comes in as the number one seed and is the Lackawanna League Division 4 Champion. Mid Valley first basemen Brendan Kuharski is one of District 2's premier power hitters. He's hitting .324 with nine home runs and 24 RBIs on the season. Lakeland first basemen Matt Hayes has been impressive this season. He's hitting an impressive .634 with six doubles, three triples, four home runs and 22 RBIs.
2A District Final
Northwest vs Old Forge
5 PM Wednesday
Northwest is the lowest seeded team to make the District Final as the sixth seed. Old Forge comes in as the top seed and the defending District Champions. Junior David Piestrak is hitting .529 with five doubles, four triples and seven RBIs. He's also added 21 runs on the season in the leadoff spot. Blue Devils OF Brendan Mozeleski has been impressive this season. He's hitting .444 with two doubles, two triples, three home runs and 21 RBIs. On the mound, he is 3-1 with 3.38 ERA and 41 strikeouts.
4A District Final
Valley View vs Dallas
7:30 PM Wednesday
Valley View comes in as the number 2 seed and is the Lackawanna League Division 3 Champions. Dallas is the top seed, is the WVC Division 2 Champions and defending 4A State Champions. Valley View's Mason Black is hitting .343 with seven doubles and 11 RBIs. On the mound, he is 5-0 with a 0.39 ERA with 48 strikeouts. Nick Kocher followed his amazing run from last year into another incredible season. He's hitting .340 with three doubles and 15 RBIs. On the mound, he is 5-0 with a 0.84 ERA and 48 strikeouts.
That will be it for the District Championship previews. Stay tuned into the blog for several games over the course of the week.
Wednesday, May 23, 2018
Big sixth sends Comets to Title Game
The Crestwood Comets and Wyoming Valley West Spartans traveled to Pittston Area for the District 2 5A Semifinals. The Comets are hoping to get back to the District Championship for the second straight season. The Spartans are looking to get back to the Finals after missing the Title game a year ago. Nate Baranski got the start for Valley West. Corey Chalk started the game for Crestwood.
Chalk started with a 1-2-3 top of the first for the Comets. Justin Darden hit a two out single but a groundout would keep the game scoreless. Chalk would throw another 1-2-3 inning in the second. Chalk would draw a one out walk. After a strikeout, Evan Knapp would draw a walk then Matt Taleroski would single and looked like the runners would stop but the runner at second was caught in a rundown and courtesy runner Zach Andrews would score for a 1-0 Crestwood lead. A groundout would end the inning. For the third straight inning, Chalk would retire the Spartans 1-2-3. Darden would reach on an error and would try for third but would be out and a groundout back to Baranski would end the third. Draig Ruff would hit a single and would steal second and go to third on a throwing error. After a groundout, Jake Packer would get hit by a pitch but a groundout to first would end the threat. Baranski would throw a 1-2-3 fourth for the Spartans. Patrick Adamski would draw a leadoff walk and would get lifted for a pinch runner in Rich Kolesar. Tom Federici would hit a single then Steven Banas would move the runners over on a sacrifice bunt. Zach Kobusky would get the Spartans on the board with an RBI single to score Kolesar to tie the game at 1. A passed ball would score Federici for a 2-1 Valley West lead. Kobusky would move to third on a groundout to second. Ruff would hit an infield single to score Kobusky for a 3-1 lead. A balk would move Ruff to second. Austin Sienkiewicz would hit a single to score Ruff for a 4-1 Spartans lead. A strikeout would end the top of the fifth. Knapp would hit a single but a fielder's choice, a strikeout and a flyout would end the fifth. Colby Jones would come in to pitch for the Comets. Federici would hit a double with two outs but a groundout to short would end the inning. Darden would lead off with a single then Brandon Brozena would single, then Mike Palmiero would draw a walk to load the bases. Jones would reach on an error bringing home Darden to cut the lead to 4-2. Kindler would bring home Brozena on an RBI groundout for a 4-3 Valley West lead. Evan Knapp would hit an infield single and score Palmiero to tie the game at 4. Tom Federici would come in to pitch for the Spartans. Matt Taleroski would reach on an infield single and would get the runner at home. Taleroski would steal second then Brett Caladie would hit a single to score Knapp and Taleroski for a 6-4 Comets lead. Colin Macko would then hit a home run to right to make it 8-4 Crestwood. Darden would get hit by a pitch then Brozena would single to score courtesy runner Mick Bafunno for a 9-4 lead and Brozena would advance to second on an error. Palmiero would single home Brozena for a 10-4 lead. Zach Kobusky would come in to pitch for the Spartans would get a groundout to end the sixth. Kobusky would hit a single then Tyler O'Kane would reach on an error but a strikeout and a lineout double play would end the game as the Comets would advance to the District Finals for the second straight season with a 10-4 victory at Pittston Area.
Thoughts on the game: That was a crazy game to be at. Valley West scoring four runs in the fifth to Crestwood scoring a walloping nine runs in the sixth. The bottom of the order did well for the Comets, Evan Knapp would go 2 for 2 with a run scored and an RBI and Matt Taleroski would go 2 for 3 with a run scored. The Comets will take on North Pocono on Sunday at 6 PM.
Valley West 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 4
Crestwood 0 1 0 0 0 9 x 10
Valley West
LF O'Kane 4 0 0 0
CF Ruff 4 1 2 1
SS Sienkiewicz 4 0 1 1
RF Packer 2 0 0 0
1B Kane 3 0 0 0
P Baranski 0 0 0 0
DH/3B Adamski 2 0 0 0
DH Kolesar 0 1 0 0
3B/P Federici 3 1 2 0
PR Stevens 0 0 0 0
2B Vought 0 0 0 0
C Banas 2 0 0 0
2B Kobusky 3 1 2 1
2B: Federici
Crestwood
SS B Caladie 4 1 1 2
1B Macko 4 1 1 2
C Darden 3 2 2 0
2B Toronzi 0 0 0 0
DH Brozena 4 2 2 1
3B Palmiero 3 1 1 1
P Chalk 1 1 0 0
P Jones 2 0 0 1
RF Kindler 3 0 0 1
LF Knapp 2 1 2 1
CF Taleroski 3 1 2 0
HR: Macko
Pitching
Valley West
Baranski (L) 5.1 IP 5 R 5 ER 5 H 7 K 3 BB
Federici 0.1 IP 5 R 5 ER 6 H 0 K 0 BB
Kobusky 0.1 IP 0 R 0 ER 0 H 0 K 0 BB
Crestwood
Chalk 5 IP 4 R 4 ER 5 H 3 K 1 BB
Jones (W) 2 IP 0 R 0 ER 2 H 1 K 0 BB
Chalk started with a 1-2-3 top of the first for the Comets. Justin Darden hit a two out single but a groundout would keep the game scoreless. Chalk would throw another 1-2-3 inning in the second. Chalk would draw a one out walk. After a strikeout, Evan Knapp would draw a walk then Matt Taleroski would single and looked like the runners would stop but the runner at second was caught in a rundown and courtesy runner Zach Andrews would score for a 1-0 Crestwood lead. A groundout would end the inning. For the third straight inning, Chalk would retire the Spartans 1-2-3. Darden would reach on an error and would try for third but would be out and a groundout back to Baranski would end the third. Draig Ruff would hit a single and would steal second and go to third on a throwing error. After a groundout, Jake Packer would get hit by a pitch but a groundout to first would end the threat. Baranski would throw a 1-2-3 fourth for the Spartans. Patrick Adamski would draw a leadoff walk and would get lifted for a pinch runner in Rich Kolesar. Tom Federici would hit a single then Steven Banas would move the runners over on a sacrifice bunt. Zach Kobusky would get the Spartans on the board with an RBI single to score Kolesar to tie the game at 1. A passed ball would score Federici for a 2-1 Valley West lead. Kobusky would move to third on a groundout to second. Ruff would hit an infield single to score Kobusky for a 3-1 lead. A balk would move Ruff to second. Austin Sienkiewicz would hit a single to score Ruff for a 4-1 Spartans lead. A strikeout would end the top of the fifth. Knapp would hit a single but a fielder's choice, a strikeout and a flyout would end the fifth. Colby Jones would come in to pitch for the Comets. Federici would hit a double with two outs but a groundout to short would end the inning. Darden would lead off with a single then Brandon Brozena would single, then Mike Palmiero would draw a walk to load the bases. Jones would reach on an error bringing home Darden to cut the lead to 4-2. Kindler would bring home Brozena on an RBI groundout for a 4-3 Valley West lead. Evan Knapp would hit an infield single and score Palmiero to tie the game at 4. Tom Federici would come in to pitch for the Spartans. Matt Taleroski would reach on an infield single and would get the runner at home. Taleroski would steal second then Brett Caladie would hit a single to score Knapp and Taleroski for a 6-4 Comets lead. Colin Macko would then hit a home run to right to make it 8-4 Crestwood. Darden would get hit by a pitch then Brozena would single to score courtesy runner Mick Bafunno for a 9-4 lead and Brozena would advance to second on an error. Palmiero would single home Brozena for a 10-4 lead. Zach Kobusky would come in to pitch for the Spartans would get a groundout to end the sixth. Kobusky would hit a single then Tyler O'Kane would reach on an error but a strikeout and a lineout double play would end the game as the Comets would advance to the District Finals for the second straight season with a 10-4 victory at Pittston Area.
Thoughts on the game: That was a crazy game to be at. Valley West scoring four runs in the fifth to Crestwood scoring a walloping nine runs in the sixth. The bottom of the order did well for the Comets, Evan Knapp would go 2 for 2 with a run scored and an RBI and Matt Taleroski would go 2 for 3 with a run scored. The Comets will take on North Pocono on Sunday at 6 PM.
Valley West 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 4
Crestwood 0 1 0 0 0 9 x 10
Valley West
LF O'Kane 4 0 0 0
CF Ruff 4 1 2 1
SS Sienkiewicz 4 0 1 1
RF Packer 2 0 0 0
1B Kane 3 0 0 0
P Baranski 0 0 0 0
DH/3B Adamski 2 0 0 0
DH Kolesar 0 1 0 0
3B/P Federici 3 1 2 0
PR Stevens 0 0 0 0
2B Vought 0 0 0 0
C Banas 2 0 0 0
2B Kobusky 3 1 2 1
2B: Federici
Crestwood
SS B Caladie 4 1 1 2
1B Macko 4 1 1 2
C Darden 3 2 2 0
2B Toronzi 0 0 0 0
DH Brozena 4 2 2 1
3B Palmiero 3 1 1 1
P Chalk 1 1 0 0
P Jones 2 0 0 1
RF Kindler 3 0 0 1
LF Knapp 2 1 2 1
CF Taleroski 3 1 2 0
HR: Macko
Pitching
Valley West
Baranski (L) 5.1 IP 5 R 5 ER 5 H 7 K 3 BB
Federici 0.1 IP 5 R 5 ER 6 H 0 K 0 BB
Kobusky 0.1 IP 0 R 0 ER 0 H 0 K 0 BB
Crestwood
Chalk 5 IP 4 R 4 ER 5 H 3 K 1 BB
Jones (W) 2 IP 0 R 0 ER 2 H 1 K 0 BB
Monday, May 21, 2018
Crestwood advances to semis with win over Coughlin
The Crestwood Comets traveled to Hilldale Park as they took on the Coughlin Crusaders. Despite it being Coughlin's home field, Crestwood would serve as the home team for this game. The Comets are coming in as the two seed after clinching the WVC Division 1 title. Coughlin is hoping to pull off an upset for their first win of the season. TJ Wozniak got the start for the Crusaders. The Comets went to Brad Papura.
Wozniak would hit a two out single then Tony Egidio would follow with a single but a strikeout would end the top of the first. Colin Macko would hit a one out double then advance to third on an errant pickoff. Justin Darden would bring him in with an RBI groundout for a 1-0 Crestwood lead. A popout would end the inning. Joshua Rhodes would lead off with a single then his courtesy runner Josh Wychock would go to second then Dylan Bronack would hit a double to score Wychock to tie the game at 1. Smith would strikeout but would reach after the ball was dropped and Bronack would move to third. Pedro Betancourt would then hit a sacrifice fly to center to score Bronack to give Coughlin a 2-1 lead. A groundout and a strikeout would end the top of the second. Mike Palmiero would lead off with a double then Wyatt Kindler would follow with a double to score Palmiero to tie the game at 2. After a pickoff, Evan Knapp and Caden Rozitski would each hit singles then Matt Taleroski would hit a double to score Knapp for a 3-2 lead. Brett Caladie would then break it open with a single that scored Rozitski's courtesy runner, Corey Chalk and Taleroski for a 5-2 lead. The Comets would score seven runs to lead 8-2 after 2 innings. Papura would go 1-2-3 in the third and the Comets would score nine runs in the third for a 17-2 victory over Coughlin to advance to play Valley West on Wednesday.
Thoughts on the game: Crestwood dominated for most of the game and is now onward to a matchup with Valley West just like last year. Brett Caladie had four RBIs and the most impressive stat is that no one on Crestwood struck out during the game.
Coughlin 0 2 0 2
Crestwood 1 7 9 17
Coughlin
CF Oko 2 0 0 0
3B Marek 2 0 0 0
P Clarke 0 0 0 0
P Wychock 0 0 0 0
P/3B Wozniak 2 0 1 0
LF Egidio 2 0 1 0
1B Yozwiak 1 1 1 0
C Rhodes 1 1 1 0
RF Rodriguez 0 0 0 0
DH Bronack 1 1 1 1
2B Smith 1 0 0 0
SS Betancourt 0 0 0 1
2B: Bronack
Crestwood
SS B Caladie 3 2 2 4
PH Toronzi 1 0 1 1
1B Macko 1 2 1 0
2B Darden 2 2 0 1
P Papura 0 0 0 0
DH Brozena 2 1 1 1
3B Palmiero 1 2 1 0
RF Kindler 2 1 1 0
LF Knapp 2 2 2 1
C Rozitski 1 3 1 1
CF Taleroski 2 2 2 1
PH Bafunno 1 0 1 1
2B: Palmiero, Taleroski, Macko
Pitching
Crestwood
Papura (W) 3 IP 2 R 2 ER 4 H 4 K 0 BB
Coughlin
Wozniak (L) 1.1 IP 6 R 6 ER 7 H 0 K 1 BB
Clarke 0.2 IP 8 R 8 ER 3 H 0 K 4 BB
Wychock 0.2 IP 3 R 3 ER 3 H 0 K 1 BB
Wozniak would hit a two out single then Tony Egidio would follow with a single but a strikeout would end the top of the first. Colin Macko would hit a one out double then advance to third on an errant pickoff. Justin Darden would bring him in with an RBI groundout for a 1-0 Crestwood lead. A popout would end the inning. Joshua Rhodes would lead off with a single then his courtesy runner Josh Wychock would go to second then Dylan Bronack would hit a double to score Wychock to tie the game at 1. Smith would strikeout but would reach after the ball was dropped and Bronack would move to third. Pedro Betancourt would then hit a sacrifice fly to center to score Bronack to give Coughlin a 2-1 lead. A groundout and a strikeout would end the top of the second. Mike Palmiero would lead off with a double then Wyatt Kindler would follow with a double to score Palmiero to tie the game at 2. After a pickoff, Evan Knapp and Caden Rozitski would each hit singles then Matt Taleroski would hit a double to score Knapp for a 3-2 lead. Brett Caladie would then break it open with a single that scored Rozitski's courtesy runner, Corey Chalk and Taleroski for a 5-2 lead. The Comets would score seven runs to lead 8-2 after 2 innings. Papura would go 1-2-3 in the third and the Comets would score nine runs in the third for a 17-2 victory over Coughlin to advance to play Valley West on Wednesday.
Thoughts on the game: Crestwood dominated for most of the game and is now onward to a matchup with Valley West just like last year. Brett Caladie had four RBIs and the most impressive stat is that no one on Crestwood struck out during the game.
Coughlin 0 2 0 2
Crestwood 1 7 9 17
Coughlin
CF Oko 2 0 0 0
3B Marek 2 0 0 0
P Clarke 0 0 0 0
P Wychock 0 0 0 0
P/3B Wozniak 2 0 1 0
LF Egidio 2 0 1 0
1B Yozwiak 1 1 1 0
C Rhodes 1 1 1 0
RF Rodriguez 0 0 0 0
DH Bronack 1 1 1 1
2B Smith 1 0 0 0
SS Betancourt 0 0 0 1
2B: Bronack
Crestwood
SS B Caladie 3 2 2 4
PH Toronzi 1 0 1 1
1B Macko 1 2 1 0
2B Darden 2 2 0 1
P Papura 0 0 0 0
DH Brozena 2 1 1 1
3B Palmiero 1 2 1 0
RF Kindler 2 1 1 0
LF Knapp 2 2 2 1
C Rozitski 1 3 1 1
CF Taleroski 2 2 2 1
PH Bafunno 1 0 1 1
2B: Palmiero, Taleroski, Macko
Pitching
Crestwood
Papura (W) 3 IP 2 R 2 ER 4 H 4 K 0 BB
Coughlin
Wozniak (L) 1.1 IP 6 R 6 ER 7 H 0 K 1 BB
Clarke 0.2 IP 8 R 8 ER 3 H 0 K 4 BB
Wychock 0.2 IP 3 R 3 ER 3 H 0 K 1 BB
Friday, May 18, 2018
Crestwood Locks Up Division Title
The Crestwood Comets and Nanticoke Trojans played at the University of Scranton for their final regular season title. With a victory, Crestwood will clinch the WVC Division 1 Championship for the second straight season. A victory by Nanticoke would cause Division 1 to be a three way tie. The Trojans sent Jadyn Heald to the mound. The Comets sent Corey Chalk to the mound.
Chalk would start the game with a 1-2-3 top of the first. Brett Caladie would lead off by reaching on an error. After a strikeout, Justin Darden would hit a triple to score Caladie for a 1-0 Comets lead. Brandon Brozena would follow with a single to score Darden's courtesy runner Mick Bafunno for a 2-0 lead. Mike Palmiero would hit a double to score Brozena to make it 3-0. Chalk would bring home Palmiero then Wyatt Kindler singled. Evan Knapp would hit a single to score Chalk's courtesy runner Zack Andrews and Kindler. Devland Heffron would come in to pitch for the Trojans. Matt Taleroski would reach on a fielder's choice and would steal second and Brett Caladie would single home Taleroski for a 7-0 lead and would lead by that after one inning. Jake Krupinski would reach on an error with two outs but a groundout would end the Top of the second. Palmiero would hit a two out single but a strikeout would end the inning. Chalk would throw another 1-2-3 inning in the third. Taleroski would draw a two out walk but a strikeout would end the third. Kris Rynkiewicz would hit an infield single with one out but a strikeout and a groundout would end the Top of the fourth. Colin Macko would hit a double to right then went to third on a flyout. Brozena would bring home Macko on a single for an 8-0 lead. After a fielder's choice, Chalk would draw a walk but a popout would end the inning. Chalk would throw his third 1-2-3 inning of the game in the fifth. Pinch hitter Mick Bafunno would hit a single then Matt Taleroski would hit a single then Bafunno would advance to third on an error. After a double play, Stew Caladie would hit a single to score Bafunno for a 9-0 lead then Darden would end it with a double to score Caladie as the Comets would take the victory 10-0 and the WVC Division 1 title for the second straight year.
Thoughts on the game: Crestwood started off hot and cruised from there. Corey Chalk had another great performance on the mound. For Nanticoke, Kris Rynkiewicz had the lone hit for the Trojans.
Nanticoke 0 0 0 0 0 0
Crestwood 7 0 0 1 2 10
Friday, May 11, 2018
Crestwood takes fourth straight road game with victory over Berwick
The Crestwood Comets traveled to North Berwick Field as they took on the Berwick Bulldogs. The Comets are looking for their third straight victory on the week and stay in first place by themselves. The Bulldogs are looking to break a two game losing streak and play spoiler to the Comets. The Comets went to sophomore Brad Papura on the mound. Berwick went to Alec Markle for the start.
Markle would start off the game with a 1-2-3 inning. Markle would then lead off the bottom of the first with a walk but Papura would retire the next three batters to keep the game scoreless. Brandon Brozena would lead off by reaching on an error and would steal second base. After a strikeout, Mike Palmiero would double to right center to score Brozena for a 1-0 Crestwood lead. A flyout and a groundout would end the top of the second. Kaleb Gearinger would draw a two out walk but Papura would get another strikeout to end the second. Markle would another 1-2-3 inning in the third. Kevin Tanribilir would hit a lead off single but would be stranded there as Papura retired the next three batters. Justin Darden would lead off with a walk then Brozena would double to move courtesy runner Mick Bafunno to third. After a strikeout, Palmiero would draw a walk to load the bases. Bafunno would score on a passed ball to make it 2-0 Crestwood. After a strikeout, Nick Toronzi would reach on an error, scoring Brozena and Palmiero for a 4-0 lead. A groundout would end the Crestwood half of the inning. Papura would throw a 1-2-3 inning for the Comets. Darden would hit a two out single then Brozena followed with a single but a groundout would end the top of the fifth. Mike Lombargo would draw a one out walk then Nick Vital would come in to pitch for the Comets. Tanribilir would get hit by a pitch then Markle would single to load the bases. However, Vital would get a 6-4-3 double play to end the fifth with no Berwick runs. Nick Feudale would come in to pitch for the Bulldogs. Evan Knapp would hit a one out double. After a flyout, Wyatt Kindler would single to move Knapp to third but Kindler would get out at second trying to stretch it out and that's how the top of the sixth ended. Max Slusser would hit a one out single and would get lifted for a pinch runner in Ryan Brown. Then Henry Novicki and Ryan Stottler would hit singles to load the bases. Gearinger would get the Bulldogs on the board with a single that scored Brown and cut the Comet lead to 4-1. The Comets would go to Corey Chalk. Chalk would a strikeout and a popup to third to end the sixth. Logan Bello would come in to pitch for Berwick. Bafunno would come in to pinch hit and would hit a single to lead off the top of the seventh but Bello would retire the next three batters to keep the deficit at three runs. Mark McCracken would hit a one out single to get things started for the Bulldogs. Jared Marshman would follow with a single. After a strikeout, Novicki looked like he would have a base hit but second basemen Nick Toronzi would dive on it and flip it to shortstop Brett Caladie for the third out as the Comets took down the Berwick Bulldogs 4-1. The Comets stayed in sole possession of first place with one league game remaining.
Thoughts on the game: This was an interesting game to say the least. The Comets pitching was tough for most of the game. Papura pitched well through 4 and 1/3 innings. He struck out 4 while giving up one hit. For Berwick, Alec Markle pitched really well, striking out seven.
Crestwood 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 4
Berwick 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
Crestwood
SS B Caladie 3 0 0 0
PH Bafunno 0 0 0 0
RF Macko 4 0 0 0
C Darden 3 1 1 0
P Papura 0 0 0 0
1B S Caladie 0 0 0 0
DH Brozena 4 2 2 0
1B/P Chalk 3 0 0 0
P Vital 0 0 0 0
3B Palmiero 3 1 1 1
LF Knapp 3 0 1 0
2B Toronzi 3 0 0 0
CF Taleroski 2 0 0 0
PH Kindler 1 0 1 0
2B: Palmiero, Brozena, Knapp
Berwick
P/SS Markle 3 0 1 0
SS/RF McCracken 3 0 1 0
LF Marshman 4 0 1 0
LF Wygant 0 0 0 0
1B Slusser 4 0 1 0
PR Brown 0 1 0 0
2B Novicki 4 0 1 0
3B Kishbaugh 3 0 0 0
3B Stotter 1 0 1 0
CF Gearinger 2 0 1 1
CF Bodwalk 0 0 0 0
C Knorr 0 0 0 0
C Levan 0 0 0 0
DH Ceraroli 1 0 0 0
DH Lombargo 1 0 0 0
RF Tanribilir 2 0 1 0
P Feudale 0 0 0 0
P Bello 0 0 0 0
Pitching
Crestwood
Papura (W) 4.1 IP 17 BF 0 R 0 ER 1 H 4 K 3 BB
Vital 1 IP 8 BF 1 R 1 ER 5 H 0 K 0 BB
Chalk (S) 1.2 IP 7 BF 0 R 0 ER 2 H 2 K 0 BB
Berwick
Markle (L) 5 IP 23 BF 4 R 1 ER 4 H 7 K 2 BB
Feudale 1 IP 4 BF 0 R 2 H 0 K 0 BB
Bello 1 IP 4 BF 0 R 0 ER 1 H 1 K 0 BB
Markle would start off the game with a 1-2-3 inning. Markle would then lead off the bottom of the first with a walk but Papura would retire the next three batters to keep the game scoreless. Brandon Brozena would lead off by reaching on an error and would steal second base. After a strikeout, Mike Palmiero would double to right center to score Brozena for a 1-0 Crestwood lead. A flyout and a groundout would end the top of the second. Kaleb Gearinger would draw a two out walk but Papura would get another strikeout to end the second. Markle would another 1-2-3 inning in the third. Kevin Tanribilir would hit a lead off single but would be stranded there as Papura retired the next three batters. Justin Darden would lead off with a walk then Brozena would double to move courtesy runner Mick Bafunno to third. After a strikeout, Palmiero would draw a walk to load the bases. Bafunno would score on a passed ball to make it 2-0 Crestwood. After a strikeout, Nick Toronzi would reach on an error, scoring Brozena and Palmiero for a 4-0 lead. A groundout would end the Crestwood half of the inning. Papura would throw a 1-2-3 inning for the Comets. Darden would hit a two out single then Brozena followed with a single but a groundout would end the top of the fifth. Mike Lombargo would draw a one out walk then Nick Vital would come in to pitch for the Comets. Tanribilir would get hit by a pitch then Markle would single to load the bases. However, Vital would get a 6-4-3 double play to end the fifth with no Berwick runs. Nick Feudale would come in to pitch for the Bulldogs. Evan Knapp would hit a one out double. After a flyout, Wyatt Kindler would single to move Knapp to third but Kindler would get out at second trying to stretch it out and that's how the top of the sixth ended. Max Slusser would hit a one out single and would get lifted for a pinch runner in Ryan Brown. Then Henry Novicki and Ryan Stottler would hit singles to load the bases. Gearinger would get the Bulldogs on the board with a single that scored Brown and cut the Comet lead to 4-1. The Comets would go to Corey Chalk. Chalk would a strikeout and a popup to third to end the sixth. Logan Bello would come in to pitch for Berwick. Bafunno would come in to pinch hit and would hit a single to lead off the top of the seventh but Bello would retire the next three batters to keep the deficit at three runs. Mark McCracken would hit a one out single to get things started for the Bulldogs. Jared Marshman would follow with a single. After a strikeout, Novicki looked like he would have a base hit but second basemen Nick Toronzi would dive on it and flip it to shortstop Brett Caladie for the third out as the Comets took down the Berwick Bulldogs 4-1. The Comets stayed in sole possession of first place with one league game remaining.
Thoughts on the game: This was an interesting game to say the least. The Comets pitching was tough for most of the game. Papura pitched well through 4 and 1/3 innings. He struck out 4 while giving up one hit. For Berwick, Alec Markle pitched really well, striking out seven.
Crestwood 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 4
Berwick 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
Crestwood
SS B Caladie 3 0 0 0
PH Bafunno 0 0 0 0
RF Macko 4 0 0 0
C Darden 3 1 1 0
P Papura 0 0 0 0
1B S Caladie 0 0 0 0
DH Brozena 4 2 2 0
1B/P Chalk 3 0 0 0
P Vital 0 0 0 0
3B Palmiero 3 1 1 1
LF Knapp 3 0 1 0
2B Toronzi 3 0 0 0
CF Taleroski 2 0 0 0
PH Kindler 1 0 1 0
2B: Palmiero, Brozena, Knapp
Berwick
P/SS Markle 3 0 1 0
SS/RF McCracken 3 0 1 0
LF Marshman 4 0 1 0
LF Wygant 0 0 0 0
1B Slusser 4 0 1 0
PR Brown 0 1 0 0
2B Novicki 4 0 1 0
3B Kishbaugh 3 0 0 0
3B Stotter 1 0 1 0
CF Gearinger 2 0 1 1
CF Bodwalk 0 0 0 0
C Knorr 0 0 0 0
C Levan 0 0 0 0
DH Ceraroli 1 0 0 0
DH Lombargo 1 0 0 0
RF Tanribilir 2 0 1 0
P Feudale 0 0 0 0
P Bello 0 0 0 0
Pitching
Crestwood
Papura (W) 4.1 IP 17 BF 0 R 0 ER 1 H 4 K 3 BB
Vital 1 IP 8 BF 1 R 1 ER 5 H 0 K 0 BB
Chalk (S) 1.2 IP 7 BF 0 R 0 ER 2 H 2 K 0 BB
Berwick
Markle (L) 5 IP 23 BF 4 R 1 ER 4 H 7 K 2 BB
Feudale 1 IP 4 BF 0 R 2 H 0 K 0 BB
Bello 1 IP 4 BF 0 R 0 ER 1 H 1 K 0 BB
Wednesday, May 9, 2018
Crestwood gets past Coughlin
The Crestwood Comets traveled to Hilldale Park as they took on the Coughlin Crusaders. The Crusaders are looking for their first win of the season. The Comets are looking to get into first with a win and a Valley West loss. Eric Witner got the start for Crestwood. The Crusaders went to Darryn Marek.
Colin Macko would draw a one out walk and then steal second and go to third on a throwing error. Justin Darden would hit a flyball to center to score Macko for a 1-0 Crestwood lead. A popout would end the Top of the first. George Oko would draw a walk. Witner would pick him off at first for the first out. Marek and Ben Yozwiak would draw walks then Tony Egidio would get hit by a pitch to load the bases but a 6-4-3 double play would end the first. Brandon Brozena would hit a single then move to second on a sacrifice bunt by Evan Knapp. Stew Caladie would reach on an error to move Brozena to third. Caden Rozitski would hit a double to left to score Brozena for a 2-0 lead. A popout and a flyout to center would end the Crestwood half of the inning. Tanner Smith would hit a single to left. After a flyout and a fielder's choice, Pedro Betancourt would draw a walk but a groundout would end the second. Macko would draw another walk and would steal second and would go to third on a groundout to second. After a strikeout, Brozena would bring home Macko on a single for a 3-0 lead. A flyout would end the Top of the third. Witner would throw a 1-2-3 third inning for the Comets. Matt Taleroski would hit a two out single and Brett Caladie would draw a walk but a strikeout would top half of the fourth inning. Tanner Smith would get hit by a pitch with two outs but a groundout to first would end the fourth. Brozena would get his third single of the game with two outs in the fifth. Knapp would draw a walk then Stew Caladie would double to score Brozena and a 4-0 lead. A strikeout would end the Crestwood half of the fifth. Oko would get a one out single then Marek drew a walk. The Comets would go to Colby Jones in relief. Yozwiak would hit a single to load the bases. Oko would score on a wild pitch when the ball got trapped to cut the lead to 4-1. Jones would get a popup and a grounder to third to get out of the fifth. Taleroski would draw a leadoff walk then got to second on an errant pickoff then got to third on a stolen base. After a groundout, Taleroski would score on a wild pitch that was trapped for a 5-1 Comets lead. Josh Wychock would come in to pitch for the Crusaders. Macko would draw his third walk of the game. After a popup, pinch hitter Corey Chalk would hit a single then Brozena drew a walk to load the bases but a popout would end the inning. Dylan Bronack would draw a one out walk but a strikeout and a popout would end the sixth inning. Stew Caladie would hit a double to lead off the top of the seventh. After a popout and a groundout to third, pinch hitter Chase Rinehimer would single home Caladie for a 6-1 Crestwood lead. A strikeout would end the Top of the seventh. Jones would strike out the side in the bottom of the seventh as the Comets beat Coughlin 6-1. The Comets would end up in first place as Hazleton Area beat Valley West 8-6.
Thoughts on the game: Crestwood's pitching did really well. They gave up three hits and struck out six. Brandon Brozena had a good game at the plate, going 3 for 3 and Stew Caladie had two doubles. For Coughlin, George Oko had a single and a run scored.
Monday, May 7, 2018
Comets win tight game over Valley West
The Valley West Spartans played host to the Crestwood Comets on Monday afternoon. The Comets are looking for their second straight victory and look to get within a half game of first place. The Spartans are looking to seal up the division. The Spartans went to Nate Baranski. Corey Chalk got the start for the Comets.
Colin Macko hit a one out double but back-to-back strikeouts would end the Top of the first. Draig Ruff would draw a one out walk then Austin Sienkiewicz would hit a double to center to move Ruff to third. After a popout for the second out then Michael Kane would draw a walk to load the bases. A popout would end the first inning. Evan Knapp and Wyatt Kindler would draw two out walks then Matt Taleroski would hit a double to score Knapp and Kindler for a 2-0 Crestwood lead. A groundout would end the Crestwood half of the second. Tommy Federici would hit a single but a 6-4-3 and a comebacker to Chalk would end the second. Baranski would throw a 1-2-3 top of the third. Ruff would draw a one out walk but a 1-6-3 double play would end the third. Brandon Brozena would hit a one out single. After a flyout, Kindler would get hit by a pitch and would leave the game in the bottom of the fourth with an injury. A popout would end the inning. Kane would hit a one out single but a groundout and a strikeout would end the inning. Brett Caladie would hit an infield single but Baranski would retire the next three batters to end the Top of the fifth. Zach Kobusky would hit a single but would get out at second on an Tyler O'Kane fielder's choice. A wild pitch would move O'Kane to second then Ruff would single home O'Kane to cut the Crestwood lead to 2-1. Chalk would get another strikeout to end the fifth. Baranski would throw a 1-2-3 inning in the sixth. Chalk would throw a 1-2-3 sixth for the Comets. Mick Bafunno would get hit by a pitch then move to second on a sacrifice bunt by Matt Taleroski. Due to the pitch limit, Pat Adamski would come in relief for the Spartans. A groundout would move Bafunno to third and Macko would be intentionally walked. A flyout would end the Top of the seventh. Chalk would get a strikeout and flyout to right and would leave due to the pitch limit. Nick Vital would come in to pitch for the Comets. Kobusky would get hit by a pitch but Vital would get a groundout to end the game as the Comets took down Valley West 2-1.
Thoughts on the game: It was truly a pitcher's duel today. Chalk and Baranski pitched really well. Chalk would strikeout five and Baranski would strikeout 6. Matt Taleroski had the big hit today and drove in both Crestwood runs. Draig Ruff had a good game at the plate, hitting an RBI single and drawing two walks.
Crestwood 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2
Valley West 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1
Crestwood
SS B Caladie 4 0 1 0
1B Macko 3 0 1 0
C Darden 4 0 0 0
P Chalk 3 0 0 0
P Vital 0 0 0 0
3B Palmiero 3 0 0 0
2B Toronzi 0 0 0 0
DH Brozena 3 0 1 0
LF Knapp 2 1 0 0
RF Kindler 0 1 0 0
RF Bafunno 0 0 0 0
CF Taleroski 2 0 1 2
2B: Macko, Taleroski
Valley West
LF O'Kane 4 1 0 0
CF Ruff 1 0 1 1
SS Sienkiewicz 3 0 1 0
RF Packer 3 0 0 0
1B Kane 2 0 1 0
P Baranski 0 0 0 0
DH/P Adamski 2 0 0 0
3B Federici 3 0 1 0
C Banas 3 0 0 0
2B Kobusky 2 0 1 0
PR Payne 0 0 0 0
2B: Sienkiewicz
Pitching
Crestwood
Chalk (W) 6.2 IP 26 BF 1 R 1 ER 5 H 5 K 3 BB
Vital (S) 0.1 IP 2 BF 0 R 0 ER 0 H 0 K 0 BB
Valley West
Baranski (L) 6.2 IP 27 BF 2 R 2 ER 4 H 6 K 2 BB
Adamski 0.1 IP 3 BF 0 R 0 ER 0 H 0 K 1 BB
Thursday, May 3, 2018
Comets take road victory over Pittston Area
The Crestwood Comets traveled to Pittston Area to take on the Patriots. The Comets are looking to get back on track after losing to Dallas on Wednesday. They are also looking to avenge a loss earlier in the season to the Patriots. Pittston Area is coming off a victory on Tuesday over Valley West and looking for a sweep of the Comets. The Comets went to Evan Knapp on the mound. Gino Mariggi was the starter for the Patriots.
Brett Caladie and Colin Macko would follow with walks then Justin Darden would bring home Caladie for a 1-0 Crestwood lead. Macko would go to third and Darden's courtesy runner Brandon Brozena would steal second. Evan Knapp would single home Macko and Brozena for a 3-0 lead. After a 5-4-3 double play, Corey Chalk would hit a triple and then Wyatt Kindler would bring him home on a single for the 4-0 advantage. Mick Bafunno would single to move Kindler to second. Joe Cencetti would come into pitch for the Patriots. Matt Taleroski would hit a double down the left field line to score Kindler and Bafunno for a 6-0 lead. A groundout would end the top of the first. Knapp would throw a 1-2-3 first for the Comets. Macko would hit a single then Darden would single then advance to second on an error and Macko would go to third. Knapp would draw a walk to load the bases. Macko would score on a wild pitch for the 7-0 lead. Darden and Knapp's courtesy runner Zack Andrews would move up one bases. Mike Palmiero would hit a single to score Darden and Andrews for a 9-0 Comets advantage. After a flyout, Kindler would hit a double to move Palmiero to third. After a strikeout, Taleroski would reach on an error, scoring Kindler and a 10-0 lead. Taleroski would steal second and the ball would sail to score Kindler and Taleroski would move to third. A popout would end the inning with the Comets leading 11-0. A 40 minute rain delay would occur in the bottom of the second. After the rain delay, Riley Brody would hit a triple then Cole Cherkas would hit a single to score Brody to get the Patriots on the board. After a flyout and a strikeout, Alex McAndrew would hit an infield single then Dylan Spurlin would draw a walk to load the bases but a popout would end the second. Dom Stella would come in to pitch for Pittston Area. Macko would draw a walk. After a flyout, Knapp would draw a walk then Mike Palmiero would single to score Macko and Andrews for a 13-1 lead. Chalk would hit a single to move Palmiero to third then Kindler would bring home Palmiero for the 14-1 advantage. Bafunno would single to load the bases. After an infield fly, Brett Caladie would bring home Chalk, then Macko would draw a bases loaded walk and a fielder's choice would end the third with the Comets holding a 16-1 lead. Joe Stella would draw a one out walk then Brody would single then Cherkas would single to load the bases. Johnny Delucca would double to score Stella and Brody to cut the deficit to 16-3. Delucca would leave the game with an undisclosed injury. Cherkas would score on a wild pitch then pinch runner John Bone would score on a passed ball for a 16-5 deficit. Hunter Ralston and McAndrew then Colby Jones would come in to pitch for the Comets. Spurlin would draw a walk to load the bases. Kyle Ralston would draw a bases loaded walk. Connor Kaminski would come in to pitch for the Comets. After an infield fly, Joe Stella would bring home McAndrew and Spurlin to cut the deficit to 16-8. Brody would single to left then Kyle Ralston would try to score but Kindler would hit the cut to get him out at the plate to end the third. Kaminski would draw a walk. After a strikeout, Chalk would hit a single then Kindler drew a walk to load the bases but a 6-4-3 double play would end the Comets half inning. Cherkas would lead off with a single, but a popout and 6-4-3 double play would end the fourth. Taleroski would draw a walk then steal second and move to third on a groundout. After a strikeout, Darden would draw a walk. His courtesy runner would get picked off but Taleroski would score before he was tagged out for a 17-8 Comets lead. Kaminski would throw a 1-2-3 fifth for the Comets. Kaminski would hit a single to lead off the sixth, Palmiero would draw a walk then Chalk would single to load the bases. Kindler would draw a walk with the bases loaded then Brandon Brozena would get hit by a pitch. Caladie would bring home Kindler, then Macko would draw a walk then Darden would empty the bases with a triple for a 23-8 Crestwood lead. A groundout would end the inning. John Bone would reach on an error with two outs but a comebacker back to Kaminski would give the Comets the 23-8 victory over the Pittston Area Patriots in six innings.
Thoughts on the game: That was an interesting game to say the least. A combined 31 runs scored and Crestwood scoring 23 of those runs. Two players ended up scoring four runs on the game. Every starter recorded a hit on the game. For Pittston Area, Riley Brody and Cole Cherknas had really good games, going 3 for 4 on the day.
Brett Caladie and Colin Macko would follow with walks then Justin Darden would bring home Caladie for a 1-0 Crestwood lead. Macko would go to third and Darden's courtesy runner Brandon Brozena would steal second. Evan Knapp would single home Macko and Brozena for a 3-0 lead. After a 5-4-3 double play, Corey Chalk would hit a triple and then Wyatt Kindler would bring him home on a single for the 4-0 advantage. Mick Bafunno would single to move Kindler to second. Joe Cencetti would come into pitch for the Patriots. Matt Taleroski would hit a double down the left field line to score Kindler and Bafunno for a 6-0 lead. A groundout would end the top of the first. Knapp would throw a 1-2-3 first for the Comets. Macko would hit a single then Darden would single then advance to second on an error and Macko would go to third. Knapp would draw a walk to load the bases. Macko would score on a wild pitch for the 7-0 lead. Darden and Knapp's courtesy runner Zack Andrews would move up one bases. Mike Palmiero would hit a single to score Darden and Andrews for a 9-0 Comets advantage. After a flyout, Kindler would hit a double to move Palmiero to third. After a strikeout, Taleroski would reach on an error, scoring Kindler and a 10-0 lead. Taleroski would steal second and the ball would sail to score Kindler and Taleroski would move to third. A popout would end the inning with the Comets leading 11-0. A 40 minute rain delay would occur in the bottom of the second. After the rain delay, Riley Brody would hit a triple then Cole Cherkas would hit a single to score Brody to get the Patriots on the board. After a flyout and a strikeout, Alex McAndrew would hit an infield single then Dylan Spurlin would draw a walk to load the bases but a popout would end the second. Dom Stella would come in to pitch for Pittston Area. Macko would draw a walk. After a flyout, Knapp would draw a walk then Mike Palmiero would single to score Macko and Andrews for a 13-1 lead. Chalk would hit a single to move Palmiero to third then Kindler would bring home Palmiero for the 14-1 advantage. Bafunno would single to load the bases. After an infield fly, Brett Caladie would bring home Chalk, then Macko would draw a bases loaded walk and a fielder's choice would end the third with the Comets holding a 16-1 lead. Joe Stella would draw a one out walk then Brody would single then Cherkas would single to load the bases. Johnny Delucca would double to score Stella and Brody to cut the deficit to 16-3. Delucca would leave the game with an undisclosed injury. Cherkas would score on a wild pitch then pinch runner John Bone would score on a passed ball for a 16-5 deficit. Hunter Ralston and McAndrew then Colby Jones would come in to pitch for the Comets. Spurlin would draw a walk to load the bases. Kyle Ralston would draw a bases loaded walk. Connor Kaminski would come in to pitch for the Comets. After an infield fly, Joe Stella would bring home McAndrew and Spurlin to cut the deficit to 16-8. Brody would single to left then Kyle Ralston would try to score but Kindler would hit the cut to get him out at the plate to end the third. Kaminski would draw a walk. After a strikeout, Chalk would hit a single then Kindler drew a walk to load the bases but a 6-4-3 double play would end the Comets half inning. Cherkas would lead off with a single, but a popout and 6-4-3 double play would end the fourth. Taleroski would draw a walk then steal second and move to third on a groundout. After a strikeout, Darden would draw a walk. His courtesy runner would get picked off but Taleroski would score before he was tagged out for a 17-8 Comets lead. Kaminski would throw a 1-2-3 fifth for the Comets. Kaminski would hit a single to lead off the sixth, Palmiero would draw a walk then Chalk would single to load the bases. Kindler would draw a walk with the bases loaded then Brandon Brozena would get hit by a pitch. Caladie would bring home Kindler, then Macko would draw a walk then Darden would empty the bases with a triple for a 23-8 Crestwood lead. A groundout would end the inning. John Bone would reach on an error with two outs but a comebacker back to Kaminski would give the Comets the 23-8 victory over the Pittston Area Patriots in six innings.
Thoughts on the game: That was an interesting game to say the least. A combined 31 runs scored and Crestwood scoring 23 of those runs. Two players ended up scoring four runs on the game. Every starter recorded a hit on the game. For Pittston Area, Riley Brody and Cole Cherknas had really good games, going 3 for 4 on the day.
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