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Wickford 11yr Old Rhode Island District 3 Champions
11yr Old District 2009 State Tournament Play:
Wickford finished its run in the state tourney with a 13-3 loss to Middletown on
Thursday 6 August 2009. The team just happened to catch a hot-hitting
Middletown team while Wickford's bats had cooled compared to earlier games.
BUT, as they had done all tourney, the team battled, showed a lot of heart and
never gave up until the last pitch was thrown. Wickford had their chances by
loading the bases twice but just couldn't capitalize on the opportunities.
There were some great game highlights including some spectacular foul ball
catches by the catcher Bobby Daly, DJ Kennedy going 3-3, and Matt Boelter
hitting his 4th homer of the tourney. Wickford had a great run, finishing #3 in
the state and capturing the District 3 championship. The team truly represented themselves as respectful young men and competitors and made Wickford Little
League proud.
Wickford lost its first game of the tourney in a hard-fought battle to Lincoln
3-1 on Tuesday 4 August 2009. Dean Streich pitched a spectacular 5 innings
allowing only one run, and that was a leadoff homer to the very first batter of
the game. Liam Darcy started the 6th inning and was relieved by Bobby Daly who ended up striking out the side but not before Lincoln was able to plate two more
runs. The Wickford bats were cooled by a savvy breaking ball pitcher. The top
hitter for Wickford was Chris Guenev who went 3-3 with 1 RBI. As with the whole tourney, Wickford showed a lot of heart by not giving up until the very last pitch of the game was thrown. The team plays Middletown on Thursday 6 August at 5:30.
Wickford won its first game of the state tourney play by defeating Elmwood
Providence 15-14 on Sunday 2 August 2009. It was a slugfest with Wickford
having 21 hits. Key hitting included Dean Streich (3-5, 4 RBI's), Chris Guenev
(3-5), Bobby Daly (3-4 incl. a solo homer), Matt Boelter (2-4 incl. a 2-run
homer), Bobby Hanley (2-2), Liam Darcy (3-3), Cody Tompkins (2-4), and DJ
Kennedy (2-2, 3 RBI's incl. a 2-run homer). Cody Tompkins started the game and pitched 1 1/3 innings, Matt Boelter came in and pitched 3 innings, and DJ
Kennedy pitched a stellar 1 2/3 innings to end the game. DJ also had a clutch
at bat in the top of the 6th. With the game on the line, Wickford was down one
run and two outs, DJ hit a shot up the middle to score the tying run. Dean
Streich then hit a single to put Wickford up two runs and the team held them in
the bottom of the 6th for the victory.
Wickford-1 defeats Wickford-2 8-2 in Friendship Tournament
Date / Time: Wednesday, 5 Aug 09 / 5:00 PM____
Game 7: Wickford 2 @ Wickford 1____________
Location: Sprague Field, Narragansett________
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | Runs | Hits | Errors |
| Wickford 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 0 |
| Wickford 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | x | 8 | 12 | 0 |
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Wickford 2 top hitters |
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| Anthony Caranci | 1 for 1 plus a walk |
| Vinnie Thela | 1 for 2 plus a walk with a run scored and an RBI |
| Brandon Jackman | 1 for 2 (a double) |
| Nathan Mathews | 1 for 2 (a double) with a run scored |
| John Kearns | 1 for 2 |
| Zach Lynch | 1 for 2 |
| Wickord 1 top hitters | |
| Tyler Chabot | 1 for 1 plus a walk with a run scored |
| Mark Rogers | 2 for 3 (a home run and a single) with 1 run scored and 2 RBIs |
| Alec Bedard | 2 for 3 (two singles) with 1 run scored |
| Ryan Smith | 1 for 2 (a double) with a run scored and 2 RBIs |
| Travis Sampson | 1 for 2 (a double) with 2 runs scored |
| Jake Eland | 1 for 2 (a double) |
| Matt Gauthier | 1 for 2 (a double) |
| Dallin Smith | 1 for 2 |
| Jimmy Moan | 1 for 3 (a triple) with 1 run scored and 1 RBI |
| Jack LaFreniere | 1 for 3 (a home run) with 1 run scored and 1 RBI |
| Wickford 2 top pitchers | |
| Patrick Maybach | 5 IP, 8 runs on 12 hits with 8 Ks and 1 BB |
| Wickford 1 top pitchers | |
| Jake Eland | 2 IP, 1 run on 2 hits with 5 Ks and 0 BBs |
| Ryan Smith | 2 IP, 0 runs on 1 hit with 2 k’s and 0 BBs |
| Travis Sampson | 2 IP, 1 run on 3 hits with 4 Ks and 2 BBs |
Description: In this second round playoff game, Wickford 2 was eliminated and Wickford 1 advanced to the championship game. The game was highlighted by solid pitching and error-free defense by both teams. The Wickford 1 bats were the difference in the outcome.
Wickford 2 scored in the top of the first inning when Vinnie Thela lead off with a single and stole his way around the bases to home.
Wickford 1 answered in the bottom of the frame on a Jack LaFreniere solo home run. They threatened to get more but Patrick Maybach struck out the final batter with runners on second and third to get out of the inning.
Both teams went quietly in the second inning and Wickford 2 went quietly in the top of the third.
Wickford 1 broke the game open in the bottom of the third, putting up 6 runs to take a 7-1 lead. Big hits in this inning included: singles by Dallin Smith, Alec Bedard and Tyler Chabot, an RBI triple by Jimmy Moan, a two run home run by Mark Rogers, a two RBI double by Ryan Smith and a double by Jake Eland.
Both teams went quietly in the fourth inning (Wickford 1 pitcher, Ryan Smith, made two nice plays to get two 1-3 putouts and Wickford 2 third baseman, Sam Ostrowski, made two nice plays to get two 5-3 putouts) .
Wickford 2 also went quietly in the top of the fifth. Wickford 1 added an insurance run in the bottom of the fifth. That run was manufactured by a Travis Sampson double followed by steals of third and home.
Wickford 2 threatened to close the gap in the top of the sixth. Nathan Matthews lead off with a double and Zach Lynch followed with a perfectly placed bunt single. Later, Anthony Caranci walked to load the bases and Vinnie Thela drew a bases loaded walk. The rally ended when Travis Sampson struck out the last batter to end the game.
With the loss, Wickford 2 was eliminated from the tournament. They finished their season with 5 wins, 3 losses and 1 tie. With the win, Wickford 1 improved to 9 wins and no losses and advanced to the tournament championship game against Lincoln.
The game will be on Friday, 7 August at 7 PM at Sprague Field in Narragansett.
Wickford 2 defeats Narragansett 4-3 in Friendship Playoffs
Date / Time: Tuesday, 4 Aug 09 / 7:00 PM____
Game 6: Narragansett @ Wickford 2____________ Location: Sprague Field, Narragansett________| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | Runs | Hits | |
| Narragansett | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| Wickford 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 9 |
| Kyle Holland | 1 for 1 (a triple) plus 2 walks with 3 runs scored |
| Nathan Matthews | 2 for 2 (a single and a triple) |
| John Kearns | 2 for 3 |
| Sam Ostrowksi | 1 for 2 |
| Vinnie Thela | 1 for 3 with a run scored |
| Nick Gartland | 1 for 3 with a walk-off RBI |
| Matthew Viens | 1 for 3 with an RBI |
| Nick Gartland | 3 1/3 IP, 3 runs (1 earned) on 1 hit with 3 K, 4 BBs and 1 HBP |
| Patrick Maybach | 1 2/3 IP, 0 runs on 0 hits with 4 K and 0 BBs |
| Brandon Jackman | 1 IP, 0 runs on 0 hits with 3 Ks and 0 BBs |
Description: Wickford 2 won this pitching duel with a walk-off run in the bottom of the sixth inning. With the win, Wickford 2 advances to the second round of the playoffs against top seed Wickford 1. Nick Gartland pitched a 1-2-3 top of the first inning to set the tone early. Vinnie Thela lead off the bottom of the first inning with a single and Kyle Holland followed with a walk. Matt Viens had an RBI single, scoring Thela. Holland later scored on a fielder error. Wickford threatened to get more but left John Kearns and Sam Ostrowski stranded at second and third, respectively. After one inning, Wickford lead 2-0. Narragansett closed the gap to 2-1 with one unearned run in the top of the second. Wickford threatened in the bottom of the second but came up empty. They left the bases loaded. Narragansett had a lead off HBP to start the third, but Nick Gartland shut down the next three batters to get out of the inning. Wickford scored a run in the bottom of the third when Kyle Holland drew a walk, stole second, advanced to third on a John Kearns single, and stole home on a wild pitch. Narragansett tied it in the top of the fourth. Patrick Maybach came on in relief and left the go ahead run stranded at third. Wickford went 1-2-3 in the bottom of the fourth. Patrick Maybach struck out the side in the top of the fifth to keep the scored knotted at 3-3. Wickford threatened in the bottom of the fifth but came away empty and left the bases loaded. Brandon Jackman struck out the side in the top of the sixth to give Wickford an opportunity to win it in the bottom of the frame. Kyle Holland lead off the bottom of the sixth with a triple. He watched one batter strike out, another reach base safely on a grounder before he scored the winning run on Nick Gartland’s RBI single up the middle.
With the win, Wickford advances to the second round of the playoffs. Their next game is Wednesday night, 5 August at 5 PM. They will play top seed Wickford 1 at Sprague Field in Narragansett.
Wickford A advances to the 2nd round Narragansett Friendship Tournament playoffs
The Wickford A team continued its undefeated season with a 15-0 defeat of Exeter West Greenwich in the first round of the Friendship tournament playoffs. The win brings the team record to 8-0.
Jack Lafreniere, Ryan Smith and Jimmy Moan combined for the shutout. A two run homer by Alec Bedard in the first and two run homer by Jack Lafreniere in the second helped put the game away early. Brandon Faine, Ryan Smith and Jack Lafreniere each had 3 hits and A.J. Bucci, Jake Eland and Jimmy Moan had two hits.
