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Minor C, 5/5/12, Bees v. Owls (No score)
For the Owls, Andrew Bentley and Drew Bjork hit well, and also pitched great, holding the powerful Bee lineup to only a few hits.
For the Bees, Matt Severin continued his hot hitting, and Jack Feria made a very impressive pitching debut, striking out one, and leaving his teammates and their families impressed with his skills on the mound.
Correspondent Kevin Carlin
Minor B, Mets 11, Thunder 5, 5/2/12
Mets shut the door early on Thunder capturing an 11-5 victory at the Minor B field on Tuesday, May 2. Nine runs in the first three innings allowed the Mets to put the game to bed early. Antonio Ventimiglia was hot on the dish with an RBI double, Jack Jernigan with a two-run single, and two RBI singles by Joey Gentilella and then again by Ventimiglia in the second inning supplied insurance for the Mets. Mets scored one run in each of the third, fifth, and sixth innings with an RBI single by Blake Ruitenschild plating Dylan Uerling.
Photo and article by M. Ventimiglia
Lookouts 14, Thunder 10 Saturday, April 28
Minor B
Saturday, April 28
Lookouts 14, Thunder 10
A.J. Hurtado of the Lookouts couldn’t have scripted a better finish. The 8-year-old cleanup hitter crushed a towering fly ball over the center-field fence for a walk-off grand slam with one out in the fifth inning, giving the Lookouts their 10thwin in their last 11 games.
The Thunder had rallied for three runs in the top of the fifth for a 10-8 lead. But the Lookouts responded with six runs in their final at-bat. Trent Cleboski and Hayden Peebles reached on infield hits and both later scored on Gavin Kells’ single over the third-base bag, tying the game at 10-10. Ethan Choi (three runs) walked to load the bases and Hurtado (3-for-4, 6 RBI) followed with his first Minor B home run, easily clearing the 150-foot sign in center.
The Thunder jumped out to a 7-0 lead in the second inning. However, the Lookouts (10-2-1 overall, 5-1 in league play) responded with eight unanswered runs over the next three innings. David Drigla provided the Lookouts with 2-2/3 innings of solid relief, keeping the game in reach. Drigla struck out six and retired two batters on comebackers.
By Daniel Lewis
4/27 Friday, 5p.m - Muds Hens 5, vs. Express, 4
Minor C, Bees v. Iron Birds, 4/28/12
Jacob George and Roman Cianca led the Iron Birds with several booming hits in this clash between two titans of Minor C. For the Bees, Kyle Palmer and Kyle Donoho led the attack, both hitting RBI doubles in the 1st inning and playing outstanding games. Kaden Chase and Jaylene Duarte pitched well for the Bees. After the game, Kyle Donoho was named "Sportsman of the Year" for the Bees. Correspondent Kevin Carlin