Wednesday's Game (7/30)
Delvets 5, Oak Grove Thunder 3: Delvets pitchers Curtis Wallace, Scott Dougherty,Kevin Hopkins and Andrew Baczkowski combined for a 2-hitter.
Dougherty picked up the win while Baczkowski got the save. Delvets
offense was led by Curtis Wallace 2 hits 2 RBI's including a double,
Jack Cardinal and Tim Rosser also had RBI doubles for Delvets.
Andrew Baczkowski scored twice
and Curtis Wallace went 2-3 including a two bagger.and scoring on a back to back
double by Tim Rossier. Oak Grove offense keep the game close on pitching by Nick
Ciafre who only gave up three earned runs to the on seven hits. Delvets 4
pitchers only allowed 3 hits. Keven Hopkins got the win and Andrew Baczkowski
got the save. John Longo, Sam Manelski and Cory Tierney had RBIs for Oak
Grove.
Tuesday's Games (7/29)
Talk about taking it down to the wire....
The final seedings of the State tournament were not settled
until the 3 games below were finished. Post 1 locked up a #4 Seed and
2nd place in the North, R.C. Dupont finishes as the #6 Seed. Newark
will be seeded #5, and Stahl locked up a #2 Seed with their win.
DE Post 1 - 10, R.C. Dupont Post 18 - 7: (McKean HS) Post 1 clinches 2nd place in the North and the #4 Seed in the State tournament with a win over R.C. Dupont.
Post 25 Middletown Firehawks - 9, Newark - 8: (Smyrna HS) Newark
rallied in the third to capture a five-run lead, only to be matched by Post
25’s five-run rally in the fourth inning, and the game went into the
seventh inning with Newark leading by one run.
In the bottom of the
seventh, with runners at first and third, David Press sacrificed for Post 25 and
brought in a run to tie the game at eight. Two batters later, Elliott Stein hit
a single to bring in the winning run. Bill Morton had three RBI’s
for Newark, and Adam Poplos hit a two-run shot in the fourth inning for his
second homer in two games. It was an energized game, and an appropriate
way to end regular season play. Newark finishes 2nd in the Central, and will have the #5 seed in the State Tournament
Stahl Post 30 - 12, VFW 3420 Christiana - 8:
(Wilson
Field) 2B: Stahl - Beaston 3B - ReynoldsZach Beaston had 4 RBI's
and Heath Johnson had 3 runs scored for Stahl while James McAllister
had 2 runs scored for VFW. Stahl secures the #2 Seed in the State
tournament with the win.
Monday's Games (7/
28)
Fox Post 2 - 6, Post 6 Patriots - 5: (Wesley
College) Fox Post 2 secured the #1 seed in the Delaware American Legion
Baseball tournament as they scored 5 runs in the bottom of the fourth
to take a 6-0 lead over Post 6 in the final game of the season for both
teams. Post 2 batted around as Joey Babuca picked up 2 of his 3 RBI's
on the night with a single to right center. Babuca also scored the
final run of the inning as part of a double steal. Bobby Brown had
earlier driven in a run and he scored on a throwing error.
But the Patriots were not finished at bat either. Garrett Eskridge led
off the inning with a single down the line to left, then after a fly
ball out, Dustin Richards singled to center. A pair of fielder's choice
plays and an error loaded the bases for James Smith (1 RBI) on a
fielder's choice, Trent Passwaters (2 RBIs on a double to center) and
Chad Sturgeon (2 RBIs on a double to right center. Joe Diana held on
however, striking out Lance Kelly and getting Garrett Eskridge to fly
out to right.
Fox Post 2 had scored a run in the 2nd when Joey Babuca singled in Danny
Gato leaving the final score 6-5.
Next stop for both teams is the State Tournament. With the win Fox Post
2 all but locked up the #1 seed in the annual event that starts Saturday
at Wesley College.
Post 25 Middletown - 14, VFW Post 3420 - 10: (Glasgow HS) Post 25
jumped out to a seven-run lead in the first inning and maintained the lead for
the rest of the evening. VFW fought back and put up ten runs of their own,
with a three-run shot off the bat of Chris Bianchino, and a two-runner hit out
of the park by Jim McAllister. Adam Poplos hit a two-run homer in the second
for Post 25 and had five RBI’s, and Ryan Gerlitz solo home run.
Sunday's Games (7/27)
Newark 13, Post 6 Patriots 6 (Game 1) (Seaford HS) Derek
Marshallsea got the win and doubled in the game. Tyler Husfelt and Bill
Morton both Tripled. Kevin O'Connor batted 3 for 4, scoring 2 runs and
making 6 RBIs. For Post 6, Steve Sharff batted 2 for 3 with 2 RBIs.
Morton and Marshallsea both had 4 strikeouts in the game.
Newark 11, Post 6 Patriots - 6 (Game 2) (Seaford HS) Not a
pretty game, as both teams committed 4 errors, as rain closed in. Post
6 kept chipping away at the Newark lead, but the 4 run 7th took the
game out of reach.
Doubles: Newark: Bill Morton, Jordan Oncay, Rob Mooney and Derek
Marshallsea. P6: Eric Sharff, Steve Sharff. Kevin O'Connor batted 2 for
4 with 3 RBIs. Rob Mooney batted 3 for 4. Tyler Husfelt scored 3 times
in the game.
Post 28 Warriors - 9, R.C. DuPont Post 18 - 5 (Game 1)
Post 28 Warriors - 9, R.C. Dupont Post 18 - 8 (Game 2)
Saturday's Games (7/26)
Stahl Post 30 - 2, Newark - 1: (St Mark's HS) In a classic pitcher's battle, Stahl Post 30 took
advantage of a couple of Newark Post 10 mistakes to score single runs
in the fourth and seventh innings.
Newark struggled at the plate and
failed to deliver with runners in scoring position. Bryan Perkins
struck out five in seven innings for Stahl allowing just one hit.
Jordan Oncay also struck out five but allowed seven hits over seven
innings in the loss. The win gives Stahl First Place in the Central Division with one game left to play.
Post 6 Patriots 4, Oak Grove Thunder 2 (Game 1): (Seaford HS) Oak Grove got on the board first, was Korey Hearn struggled with
control, and allowed a lead off walk by Rayzel Martinez, but Hearn
settled down and allowed only one more run in the game.
Sam Manelski kept the Patriots off balance through 3 innings, but in
the fourth inning Trent Passwaters line a double to right center,
followed by Eric Sharff's single to left. Lance Kelly reached on an
error. Passwaters scored from third on a wild pitch, and Eric Sharff
stole home on a double steal. T.J. Wisseman drove in the third run on a
ball hit sharply to short where the only play was at first.
In the 6th, Wesseman singled home Lance Kelly to earn his 2nd RBI.
Post 6 Patriots - 12, Oak Grove Thunder - 1 (5) (Game 2) (Seaford HS) The Patriots scored 2 in the 2nd, 2 in the 3rd and 8 runs in the
4th inning to beat Oak Grove in 4 1/2 innings in the 2nd game. Lefty
James Smith kept Oak Grove off the scoreboard until the fifth inning,
and still pitched a 9 strikeout 2 hitter. His performance was only
marred by 4 walks.
In the 3rd inning, leading 2-0 thanks to T.J. Wisseman's 3rd RBI on the day, Oak Grove had gotten two outs when Eric
Sharff doubled down the right field line. Lance Kelly followed with a
triple, scoring Sharff, and then scored on a wild pitch. Kelly had 3
RBIs in the game.
In the 4th inning, Tim Szymanski really struggled with control, Walking
one batter, and hitting two more as the entire Patriot lineup reached
base. After Szymanski hit Steve Sharff with a pitch, Todd Neal came in
and gave up a hit to Trent Passwaters, hit Eric Sharff forcing in a run
and setting up for Lance Kelly's two run single to right center. Tyler
Ruark picked up one more RBI on his second fielder's choice of the
inning, and Patriots were up by 12.
In the top of the 5th, Oak Grove loaded the bases with one out on a
single, and error and a walk, but Smith buckled down and struck out
Kyle Schmoyer, then got Sam Manelski to hit a weak shot to first to end
the game on the 10 run rule. Clark Anderson scored off a Kyle Maloney
Fielder's choice, but it was too little, too late for Oak Grove.
Post 25 Middletown Firehawks - 8, VFW Post 3420 Christiana - 5 (Game 1): (Smyrna HS) Both teams put
up two runs in the first two innings, but Post 25 broke the game open with a
five-run rally in the fourth. Brad Alexander had two RBIs, and Pat Hoye struck
out eight for Post 25. Chris Bianchino scored three times for VFW. Jay Croft
made base in the fourth inning after breaking his DeMarini aluminum bat in half
(a sight never seen by any of the players, coaches or spectators).
Post 25 Middletown Firehawks - 4, VFW Post 3420 Christiana - 3 (Game 2): (Smyrna HS) This
defensive battle saw both teams up and down throughout the game. Ryan Gerlitz
had two RBI’s for Post 25, Andrew Fortner scored two runs on the day, and
Jay Croft had eight strikeouts. Chris Bianchino scored two of VFW’s
three runs.
Fox Post 2 - 4, R. C. DuPont Post 18 - 1 (Game 1): (Wesley College) In a pitching dual Danny Gatto beat RC DuPont. Danny had 12k's and
gave up no earn runs for the win. In the fifth inning Danny Gatto got
Fox Post first hit off Kyle Cooper, follow by a walk to Derrick Parker,
and with two outs Joey Babuca hit a 3 run homerun to make the score 3
to 0. Final score 4 to1 Fox Post. Chris Dischert went 2 for 3 to led RC
DuPont.
Fox Post 2 - 13, R.C. DuPont Post 18 - 3 (Game 2): (Wesley College) RC DuPont took a early 2 to 0 led. In the bottom of the second Fox Post
tied the game at 2 to 2. In the bottom of the third Fox Post scored 8
runs on 2 walks, 4 hit batters, 2 errors and 2 hits. The game went 5
inning as Fox Post scored 3 runs in the bottom of the fifth to take a
13 to 3 win.
Delaware Post 1 - 5, Post 3 Milford Red Sox - 1 (Game 1): (Milford LL) Post 1 wins game 1.
Delaware Post 1 - 5, Post 3 Milford Red Sox - 0 (Game 2): (Milford LL) Post 1 wins 2nd game of 2 downstate.
Post 28 Warriors - 11, Delvets - 8 : (Game 1): (McKean HS)
Post 28 Warriors - 9, Delvets - 5 (Game 2): (McKean HS)
