Published August 21, 2020
Majors:
Cardinals 11 Red Sox 4
Monday Aug. 10, Lewis Monk Field
Thomas Santoriello pitched two strong innings for the Red Sox. Max Lanciani hurled three keeping the Cards off the scoreboard and Marcus Ruelle faced the last four Cardinals batters holding them to one hit. Justin Santoriello and Cole Matthews anchored the Red Sox defense splitting time behind the plate. Tanner Kovacs and Ricky Texeira both made nice catches in the outfield and Wes Cunningham contributed with great defensive play. Minor call up Jed Drogan contributed with a hit along with Lanciani, Ruelle, Matthews and J. Santoriello. T. Santoriello laced a double in the 1st inning.
The Red Sox scrapped together two runs in the 2nd and the 4th.
Brayden Pesce started on the hill for the Cardinals going two strong, allowing two runs.
Wes Rosell followed with two runs over the next three innings and William Beach closed it out on 17 pitches in the 6th. Cardinals aggressive base running was what hurt the Red Sox in this one. Brady Yee, Nate Geer, Chris Repici and Wes Rosell all scored twice before the 3rd inning. Ben Dugan, John Strong and Alec Truesdale touched home in the same time frame. Jack Sarazen, Nolan Clark and Came Orlandella played great defense, helping the cause by tracking down fly balls in the outfield. Geer went 3 for 3, Pesce had two hits. Yee and Rosell hit safely as well.
The score doesn’t reflect the effort of the Red Sox. A few tough bounces and heads up base running from the Red Birds keep the Cards out of the loss column.
Cardinals 13 Athletics 5
Wednesday Aug. 12, Lewis Monk Field
This was the regular season finale and 3rd meeting of these two squads. Both teams have earned a first round bye in the playoffs which begin August 19.
The Cards first six batters pushed across two runs in the top half of the 1st inning. Brady Yee, Chris Repici, Ben Dugan, Wes Rosell and Brayden Pesce all had hits. Nate Geer and Dugan each scored. William Beach, Cam Orlandella and Nolan Clark drew walks in the 2nd. Beach scored off a John Strong single.
The A’s came out firing in Home half of the 1st, responding with three runs on hits from Brody MacMaster, Jack Thompson, Nick Berry and Bowden Dormer. Nicholas Picariello smacked a double for the big hit in the inning.
Repici led off the 4th with a single as did Rosell and both would score. Pesce was HBP and Jack Sarazen reached first on a fielder’s choice. Both would score as well.
Cadel McKeown started the game for the A’s and pitched three strong innings. Nick Berry relieved McKeown in the 4th and finished the game. Dylan Mestjian, Joseph Fauci and Nate Sullivan played solid D to keep the A’s hopes alive. The A’s scored only two more runs the remainder of the game.
Geer made a heads-up play in the outfield and Yee, Dugan, Pesce and Sarazen made real nice plays in the field. John Strong went 3 for 3 on the night leading the Cards offense. Orlandella had another RBI and Alec Truesdale laced a nice double to opposite field. Clark had a single and Beach drew 2 walks.
Beach pitched two solid innings until Repici took the hill in the 3rd allowing one hit and striking out nine A’s to finish the game. Cardinals finish regular season 10-0-1, nice stat but meaningless once the playoffs start.
Marlins 12 Dodgers 6
Friday Aug. 14, Conant Field
The Marlins and Dodgers played a long, hard-fought game on Friday, Aug. 14th to close out the regular season. The 1st inning featured a lot of offense with the Marlins jumping out ahead with hits from Gabe Klapman (2 singles on the night) and a bases clearing triple off the bat of John Recinito. The Dodgers clapped right back in the home half of the 1st as they scored six runs off hits from Reon Anderson, Sam Federico, Josh Bird, Michael Schein, Cole Nault and Jameson Cunningham. The Dodgers had a 6-3 lead after one inning.
The Marlins did not back down however, as Peyton Oreste scored the first of nine runs in the 2nd inning to take the lead. The Marlins got timely hitting from Cam Doyle, Ronan Sanzone, and Jack Burnham.
The story wasn’t all offense that summer night at Conant Park. The Marlins pitching had Liam O’Brien, and Robert Pino throw several shutout innings. Likewise, the Dodgers had Bryson Penrose, and Ian Mckeown (seven combined strikeouts) throwing hard for the big blue wrecking crew. Chris Beaudet, Derek Falasca, and Seth Levine all did their jobs on defense with putouts at third base and the outfield.
The Marlins Jack Feeney set the tone for their defense by requesting to play in center field all game. Jack and Jayden Jangro had catches to rob the Dodgers of extra base hits, while Matty Beshel and Brian Fogarty made plays in the middle of the diamond for the Marlins holding back the powerful Dodger offense.
The final score was a 12 – 6 Marlins win, these two teams will have a rematch to start the major league playoffs on August 19.
Red Sox 12 White Sox 5
Friday August 14, Lewis Monk Field
The Red Sox beat the White Sox 12 – 5 in the regular season finale scoring nine runs in the first two innings and holding on for the win. These teams will meet again on Wednesday Aug. 19 to in the first round of the 2020 MLL Major League Playoffs.
The Red Sox scored three in the 1st and six in the 2nd using good plate discipline and timely hitting. Justin Santoriello had two walks and scored twice. Max Lanciani had a single and walk and scored twice. Jack Casey contributed with two hits, including a double that drove in two runs in the 1st. Thomas Santoriello doubled in the second driving in two runs. Marcus Ruelle Rickey Teixieira and Amato Finocchiaro walked and Anthony Kiatos drove in two runs with a single.
The White Sox tied the game in the 2nd with three runs. Tyler Garipay, Bryan Capodilupo and Michael Obremski all scored. Will Kennedy and Michael Fix walked during the inning as well. The Red Sox kept the pressure on by scoring one in the 3rd and two in the 4th. Wes Cunningham, Cole Mathew walked in the 3rd and Cunningham came around to score.
The White Sox rallied for two more in the 5th inning with a walk by Cian Sullivan and singles by Nate Zimmerman and CJ Cook. Jack Ludlow and Garipay walked to load the bases after Sullivan and Zimmerman scored. Justin Santoriello made a great play catching a scorching line drive off of the bat of Richie Harrison and was able to complete the double play catching the runner off of first base to end the threat.
Cavan O’Leary pitched well in relief for the Red Sox coming into the game with the bases loaded in the second and only allowing one run to score. He then pitched a clean 3rd and 4th inning to earn the win. Tanner Kovas provided solid defense for the Red Sox. Pitcher Brian Capodilupo and battery mate Colton Sullivan went the last three innings for the Pale Hose to quiet the Red Sox bats.
Minors:
Tigers 8, Cubs 4
Tuesday, Aug. 11, Hesseltine Field
The Cubs and Tigers played a great game with the Tigers prevailing 8-4, in minor league play on Tuesday, Aug. 11 at Hesseltine Field.
Simon O’Carroll and Cooper Anderson pitched well for the Cubs, who also got great hustle and team play from Ben Thompson and Parker Brown. Koji Bachner, Conner Adamovich, and Dhewa Tenzin combined in the winning effort on the mound for the Tigers.
The Tigers scored first in the bottom of the 1st when Dhewa Tenzin roped a triple and scored on an overthrow for the first run of the game.
The Cubs took the lead in the top half of the 2nd as Tristan Frees and O’Carroll scored on a two-RBI single by Ben Winkler.
William Codreanu led off the 3rd inning with a single for the Cubs but did not score. The Tigers took back the lead as they put five runs on the board in the bottom of the 3rd as Parker Sarata and Bryce Phillips hit back-to-back singles and then scored on a 2-RBI single by Kevin Liu. Koji Bachner, Liu, and Adamovich then scored on RBI’s by Christopher Rowe, Sam Gentile, and an RBI single by Oliver Swanson.
The Tigers added two more runs in the 4th when Sarata drove in Tenzin and Bachner drove in Sarata.
The Cubs manufactured two runs in the 5th inning as Anderson, Matthew Firicano, Zac Zaino, and Lincoln Schuyler hit consecutive singles. The bottom of the 5th and top of the 6th came down to the pitchers, as they retired three straight batters on each side to close out the game.
Orioles 11, Rockies 3
Tuesday August 11, Lewis Monk Field
On a sizzling Tuesday evening, the Orioles defeated the Rockies 11-3 in a Minor league tilt at Lewis Monk Field.
The O’s were led by five shutout innings from Chase Cameron, who rifled in 13 strikeouts and scattered just one base hit to quiet the Rockies bats.
The Birds offense struck early and often, jumping out to a 7-0 lead after two frames. Each player garnered at least one hit for the home squad. The showing was led by Ray Willis IV, who hit two inside the park round trippers, one triple, and one single, while also scoring four runs. Mutli-hit contributors included Ned Giamanco, Ben O’Donoghue and Samuel Carroll. Base knocks were provided by Declan Flaherty, Antonio Falbo, Liam Nevitt, and Oliver Sparks.
The Rockies made a spirited comeback bid in the 6th inning, tacking on three runs.
In the game, the Rockies were led at the plate by Christian Fogarty, who had three hits, and on-base machine Max Ryan, who reached the basepaths three times. Molly Harrington hit a rope that dropped in for a single to help pace the offense.
Conor Barrington, Thomas Keefe and Christian Fogarty combined to compile four strikeouts from the mound, and were supported by solid defense from Cooper Kovacs, Luke Bowles, Grace Doyle, Nate Bowles, and John Saleme.
It’s this scribe’s opinion that there were many smiles underneath those masks from the enthusiastic fans in attendance for the two teams that battled between the lines that night.
Tigers 14, Rockies 1
Thursday Aug. 13, Hesseltine Field
The Tigers topped the Rockies 14-1 in minor league play on Thursday, Aug. 13 at the friendly confines of Hesseltine Field.
The Rockies got great pitching from Christian Fogarty, who didn’t allow a walk, and Cooper Kovacs, who came in to close out the game. They also had great hustle in the field by Luke Bowles, Grace Doyle, John Selam, and Patrick Bentley.
On the offensive side, the Rockies were able to get base runners from Kovacs, Nate Bowles, Conor Barrington, Evan Sumares. Thomas Keefe manufactured the lone run in the 5th inning with a lead-off walk, advancing two bases on passed balls, and finally scoring on a poorly executed catcher-pitcher exchange. Molly Harrington had the big hit for the Rockies with a line drive single to center field.
The Tigers were able to get everyone involved in the offensive explosion. Dhewa Tenzin had three hits including a double, a run, and three RBI’s. Parker Sarata had two hits, two runs, and an RBI. Bryce Phillips had two hits, two runs, and an RBI. Dylan Smith had two hits, two runs, and an RBI. Koji Bachner had two hits, three runs, and an RBI. Kevin Liu had a hit, a run, and two RBI’s. Christopher Rowe had a hit and two runs. Sam Gentile had two hits, a run, and three RBI’s.
On the mound for the Tigers, Bachner was the starting pitcher, recording 11 strikeouts, and Phillips was the reliever with two strikeouts. The fielding behind Bachner and Phillips was solid and sometimes spectacular. The game ended as Tenzin made a tag-out, throw-out double play.
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