Marlite Construction #57

Pictured from Left to Right: Front Row – Karl Klesin, Jacob Bannon, Mike Morgan, Brandon Hernandez and Evan Mancini.  Back Row – Manager Joe Klesin, Scott Hannon, Dylan Lawrence, Shane Herrity, Matthew Buete, Scott Larsen, Steven Cirrillo and Coach Mick Morgan. 

On Friday July 17, 2009, the RGMVM 12-year-old All Star team defeated Rockaway Little League 14-2 to capture the District 27 Championship held at RGMVM’s Seither Stadium in Glendale.  The win, which lasted only four innings on account of mercy rule, was the third straight for the RGMVM 12s who are excited about moving on to next weeks Sectional round.  RGMVM will face Bayside at host Forest Hills Little League on Saturday, July 25 at 11:00 AM.      

District Game #3 – RGMVM vs. Rockaway (14-2)

            Following their third straight loss of the coin toss for home field advantage,  the RGMVM All-Stars barreled out of the gate with a lead off walk by # 1 Evan Mancini, and a perfectly executed bunt single by #3 Brandon Hernandez.  Following advances to 2^nd and 3^rd on a passed ball, #10 Karl Klesin cleared the bases with a 3-run blast over the center field fence to put RGMVM on the board.  Hard hit singles by #25 Jacob Bannon and #41 Scott Hannon, set the stage for #12 Shane Herrity’s 2-RBI single, capping the top of the first inning with 5 runs for RGMVM.  Starting on the mound for RGMVM was #7 Dylan Lawrence, who retired the side striking out two of the four Rockaway batters faced.  In the top of the second, a single by Mancini and walk by Hernandez set the stage for a 2-RBI single by Hannon.  Lawrence drew a walk as did #5 Matthew Buete to load the bases for Herrity who again took advantage with a grand slam HR (his 2^nd in two games) over the center field fence putting RGMVM ahead 11-0.  Herrity replaced Lawrence on the mound and pitched a scoreless 2^nd with two strikeouts.  Despite a lead off walk by Mancini and singles by Hernandez and Bannon, RGMVM failed to score in third inning.  Herrity continued pitching in the 3^rd inning, again striking out two and forcing a ground out to first.  RGMVM then tacked on 3 more runs in the fourth inning after Lawrence and Buete reached and Herrity went yard again, this time a 3-run HR over the right field fence to put RGMVM ahead 14-0.  Klesin replaced Herrity on the mound in the fourth, allowing two runs on two hits with one strikeout.  The game subsequently ended on account of the mercy rule and the win gave RGMVM Little League its second consecutive 12-year-old District 27 Championship. 

District Game # 2 – RGMVM vs. Ozone Howard (11-1)

            On Saturday July 11, 2009 the RGMVM 12s squared off against neighboring Ozone Howard.  After losing the coin toss for home field advantage, RGMVM failed to put up numbers in the top of the 1^st inning.  Starting on the mound for RGMVM was

# 41 Scott Hannon, who retired five batters on 12 pitches but not before Ozone Howard was able to put up a run in the bottom of the 1^st inning.  In the top of the 2^nd inning, a lead off single by Hannon set the stage for an RBI double by #5 Matthew Buete to put RGMVM on the board and the game was now tied at 1-1.  Hannon quickly retired the side on three strikeouts in the bottom of the second.  The top of third proved to be bountiful for RGMVM starting with three consecutive hard hit singles laid down by  #25 Jacob Bannon, #41 Scott Hannon and #7 Dylan Lawrence.  With bases loaded, #5 Matthew Buete drew an RBI on a single, giving RGMVM a 2-1 lead and leaving the bases loaded for #12 Shane Herrity who took advantage with a grand slam HR over the centerfield fence to put RGMVM atop 6-1.  In the bottom of the 3^rd, Hannon faced four batters, allowing a single and striking out two.  RGMVM bats remained hot and returned in the 4^th with a double by #3 Brandon Hernandez and a 2-run HR by Hannon to make it 8-1.  Hannon then retired 3 consecutive Ozone batters in the 4^th, two by way of strikeout.  In the top of the 5^th, RGMVM tacked on 3 more runs by way of a Buete single, an RBI double by #11 Mike Morgan who eventually stole home, a walk by #13 Scott Larsen and a RBI Sac Fly by Hernandez giving RGMVM an 11-1 lead.  Ozone Howard threatened in the 5^th with a leadoff single and a Sac Bunt which quickly resulted in a pick-off at 2^nd base.  Following another single, Hannon closed the deal with a third out strikeout and a 5-inning mercy rule to propel RGMVM to a potential District Championship in game 3 scheduled for July 17 at RGMVM’s Seither Stadium.

District Game #1 – RGMVM vs. Rockaway (12-0)

            On July 7, 2009 RGMVM squared off against Rockaway Little League in their first game of the District 27 tournament.  After losing the coin toss for home field advantage, RGMVM opened up with hard hit singles by #3 Brandon Hernandez , #10 Karl Klesin and #25 Jacob Bannon to load the bases and setting the stage for #41 Scott Hannon who laced an RBI single up the middle to put RGMVM ahead 1-0.  On the mound for RGMVM was #7 Dylan Lawrence who retired the first three batters faced all by way of strikeouts.  RGMVM opened the 2^nd with a flurry.  After #5 Matthew Buete reached and #12 Shane Herrity walked, Mike Morgan laced a 2-RBI double and then scored on #1 Evan Mancini’s RBI single which would be the first of 6 consecutive ones.  Hernandez reached on a single, followed by an RBI single by Klesin, then a 2 RBI single by Bannon, another single by Hannon and an RBI single by Lawrence had RGMVM emerge from the 2^nd inning with a 10-0 lead. After an opening single by Rockaway in the bottom of the 2^nd, Lawrence again pitched for 3 consecutive strikeouts to retire the side.  RGMVM put 2 more runs on the board in the 3^rd with singles by Bannon and Hannon and a 2-run RBI single by Buete and RGMVM was up 12-0. Lawrence threw 3 consecutive strikeouts in the bottom of the third. In the 4^th, although singles were laid down by #99 Steven Cirillo and Klesin, RGMVM failed to score.  Lawrence retired Rockaway in order in the fourth and attained RGMVM’s first District game win via a 4-inning mercy rule.  RGMVM’s 12s next District game is scheduled for July 11 at RGMVM’s Seither Stadium.