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OVLL Game Highlights Week Ending 5/7/11
5/7/11 Majors Division: Braves 4 Phillies 0
By: Jennifer Sievers
BraydonSalzman pitched a shutout on Saturday giving the Braves another win.Thestarting Pitcher for the Phillies was Christian Catano. The Braves scored one run in the first inning when Jason Mayorga hit a double to bring home Braydon Salzman. Max Kaplan came in to relief pitch for the Phillies in the bottom of the 4th, followed by Phillies pitcher A. Meyerin the bottom of the 5th inning. The Braves' Jackson Roder made a couple of great plays at Second Base to keep the Phillies from scoring any runs.
The Braves increased their lead in the 5th inning when Braydon Salzman hit a double to bring in James Williams. Then Braydon scored when the third-baseman for the Phillies made an error. Nathan Crocker also hit a double in the 5th tobring in Jason Mayorga and to bring the final score to Braves 4 Phillies 0.
5/3/11 Minor A Division: Red Wings 8 vs. Bees 7
by: Liz Putman
The Bees scored quickly in the two first innings with JaredReyes and Daniel Mayorga scoring. The Red Wings’ bats started heating up in the bottom of the third to tiethe game at 2-2. The Bees came right back and took the lead again at the top ofthe fourth. The Red Wings’ bats, still hot, came back to score 5 runs with ahard hit double by Kyle Nelson that scored both Nick Barbisan and NoahMadole. Elijah Blake also contributed byhitting a hard line drive that scored both Kyle Nelson and Mark Stites. TheBees battled back the next two innings to tie the game again at 7-7. The RedWings bats kept swinging. Kyle Nelson came right back tohit another double and score the winning run.
*5/7/11 Minor B Division: Hooks 6 vs. Mets 5
by: Laurie Skorheim
The Hooks picked up the victory in Saturday's nail bitter game against the Mets. Mets came out strong with some aggressive base running by Nathan Skorheim, Jimmy Campbell, Danny Gallardo and Tristan Kennedy. Lucas Pantel showed his dominance on the mound for the Mets, with 5 strike outs and a double play. Grady Carter hit it to the fence with the score tied up in the 5th inning, 5 to 5. In the end, the Hooks got the final run in the bottom of the 6th to win the game, 6 to 5.
5/5/11 Minor C Division: Raptors vs. Lugnuts (no score kept)
by: Kathy Melvin
Strong pitching by both teams dominated the first fewinnings of the game, with the Raptors Rielly Bradley throwing three strikeoutsin the top of the third. The Raptorsbats warmed up in the bottom of the third to bring three runners home. An impressive double play by the Lugnuts 2ndbaseman Jim Legg and 1stbaseman James Jones ended the inning.
The Lugnuts responded with a rally of their own in the 4thinning, bringing 4 runners home, followed with strong pitching by Evan Knife ***tired the Raptors with three strikeouts.
The fifth inning was a showdown, with the Lugnuts bringingin another runner before being stopped by Raptors pitcher Quinn Ortiz, whothrew a strikeout and caught a pop fly, and Jack Rockefeller who fielded agrounder and got the forced out at third. With two outs in the bottom of the fifth, the Raptors surged with arally led by Owen Sideris, Bradley, Ortiz, Rockefeller, and Samuel Cohen,bringing home a few more runners.
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This Week @ OVLL 5/2 - 5/8
- California Pizza Kitchen/OVLL Fundraiser ~ May 2, 3 and 4th (flyers are in your mailboxes or download from our website)
- Please remind your manager and scorekeeper to report game scores to: OVLLscorekeeper@yahoo.com
- Lifeletics ~ Parents Night Out Fundraiser - Saturday, May 7th (see attached flyer)
- A big "Thank You" goes out to Letty and Tom Forth and Joy and Kent Madole for leading our 2011 Sportsmanship Awards!
Monday, May 2nd
Snack Bar - Aeros @ 4:45 arrival
Supervisor- Stasie Ryan
Officer OD- Joy Madole
Umpires:
Minor A - Mets (base) -Rays (plate)
Minor B - Blue Claws (base) - Riverbandits (plate)
Tuesday, May 3rd
Snack Bar - Diamond Jaxx @ 4:45 arrival
Supervisor- Lisa Windisch
Officer OD- Mike Monroe
Umpires:
Minor A - Mudcats (base) - Rockies (plate)
Minor B - Grasshoppers (base) - Volcanoes (plate)
Wednesday, May 4th
Snack Bar - Hooks @ 4:45 arrival
Supervisor - Becky Capelouto
Officer OD - Eric Fetherstone
Umpires:
Minor A - Hooks (base) - Angels (plate)
Minor B - Rattlers (base) - Bats (plate)
Thursday, May 5th
Snack Bar - Lookouts @ 4:45 arrival
Supervisor- Shelley Sebby
Officer OD - Dana Lux
Umpires:
Minor A - Diamond Jaxx (base) - Nationals (plate)
Minor B - Riverdogs (base) - Knights (plate)
Friday, May 6th
Snack Bar - Mets @ 4:45 arrival
Supervisor - Amber Martinez
Officer OD - Sean Keegan
Umpires:
Minor A - SeaDogs (base) - Braves (plate) Minor A field
Minor B - Scrappers (base) - Express (plate)
Saturday, May 7th
8:45 - 11:15 a.m. - Naturals - no supervisor yet
11:15 - 1:45 p.m. - Rockhounds - Denise Cianca
1:45 - 4:15 p.m. - Lugnuts - Lisa Windisch
4:15 - close - Iron Birds - Rodella Hurtado
Officers of the day:
Steve Blokdyk
Ian Donoho
Tony Cianca
Saturday Umpire Shifts:
Minor A games:
9:00 a.m. - Naturals (base) - Dodgers (plate)
11:30 a.m.- Hooks (base) - Phillies (plate)
2:00 p.m. - Mets (base) - Rays (plate)
4:30 p.m. - Mudcats (base) - Rockies (plate) - Majors field
Minor B games:
9:00 a.m. - Iron Birdss (base) - Iron Pigs (plate)
11:30 a.m - Lugnuts (base) - Riverbandits (plate)
2:00 p.m. - Raptors (base) - Bees (plate)
4:30 p.m. - Owls (base) - Rivercats (plate)
Coming Soon...
Family Movie Night @ OVLL ~ Saturday, May 21st (more details to come next week)
OVLL Tournament ~ Upper Divisions ~ begin May 14th
12 Year Old Legends Celebration ~ Saturday, June 4th 2011 @ 6:00 p.m.
2011 Sportsmanship Award Recipients
Junior
Red Nigel Flum
Blue Ryan Gudmundson
Major
Angels Dereck Chumacero
Braves James Williams
Dodgers Kyle Newman
Nationals Jack Zisakis
Phillies Spencer Hagaman
Rays Nate Madole
Rockies Jake Volo
Minor A
Bats Will Macy
Bees Jared Reyes
Bulls Zach Lyons
Express Phillip Oritz
Iron Pigs Mason Lucero
Knights Jag Burden
Muck Dogs Cobei Donovan
Red Wings Ryan Putman
River Bandits Ryan Welander
River Cats Ryan Thompson
Volcanoes Jason St. Pierre
Minor B
Aeros Ryan Idnani
Diamond Jaxx Kyle Christy
Hooks Christian Jones
Lookouts Alden Landis
Mets Kai Nakamura
Mudcats Dylan Rodden
Naturals Pierce Vitrano
Rockhounds Nicholas Chumacero
Sea Dogs Matthew Putich
Thunder Nathan Stenseng
Minior C
Blue Claws Gavin Scheafer
Grasshoppers Cade Haakenson
Iron Birds William Lauler
Lugnuts
Owlz Zachary Vuncannon
Raptors Jame Kent
Rattlers Pierce Berry
Riverdogs Nathan Harris
Scrappers Jake Alvarez
Storm Ian DuMontier
Threshers Nicholas Lawrence
Farm
Anteaters Tanner Reynolds
Bruins Jacob George
Dirtbags Tommy Kelly
Hurricanes Sam Shuart
Huskies Charlotte Landis
Sun Devils Kyle Palmer
Titans Aiden Hall
Trojans Kota Nakamura
Waves Brandon Gayer
Wildcats Luke Walpole
T-Ball
Badgers Isaac Watts
Beavers Aaron Minnicucci
Bull Dogs Bodie Wick
Gators Nico Ruiz
Jayhawks Kai Suzuki
Razorbacks Nolan Bowermaster
Tarheels Ben Hagadorn
Tigers Jett Burden
Wolverines Mark Yeager
W-Ball
Oilers Nolan Erickson
Seahawks Lucas Harmicar
Vikings Cyrill Ibraham
Eric Anderson (World Champion)
Past teams played on: T-Ball Pirates, Farm Team Astros, Minor C Red Sox, Minor B Dodgers, Minor A Bees (twice), Majors Cubs, Majors Rays
Favorite Coach: I am lucky to have all great coaches High School likely to attend: Huntington Beach
Other sports you play: Soccer and Basketball
Goals and Aspirations: I would like to play high school sports.
What I will miss about OVLL: Just being there.
Fondest memory at OVLL: It was an honor to represent OVLL on the All-Star team and in the TOC with the Cubs.
Message to OVLL: Thank you to everyone that volunteered their time to make OVLL great. I especially want to thank my managers: Tod Carter, Dan Chambers, Eric Smith, Jeff Pratto, Eric Willis, Tony Cianca, Tod Minato, and Steven Blokdyk.
Grant Rockefeller
Past teams played on: The Red Sox, Brewers, A's, Diamond Jaxx, Express, & the Padres.
Favorite Coach: Coach Ziegler High School likely to attend: Ocean View
Other sports you play: I just play baseball.
What I will miss about OVLL: What I mostly would miss would be the people & the coaches. The people are very social & nice. The coaches are also very committed.
Fondest memory at OVLL: The fondest memory of OVLL is when I was in Minor A when I hit my first homerun & it was a Grandslam.
Message to OVLL: Play hard, practice makes perfect, never give up. Respect your coaches & team mates.