Bulldogs – 9
Or Lady Of Grace – 3
The Sun arrived and so did the Bulldogs. The RGMVM Bulldogs took to the field at Sunny Gill Hodges Stadium in Brooklyn for another matchup with the Grace All-Stars. The dogs would break out early in the first behind some hard hitting from Matt Fox, Chris Piteo, and Bryan Torres driving in 4 runs in the first. They would hand the pitching duties over to young flame-thrower Chris "Big Dog" Piteo, he battle throw a tough first inning and then got in gear and used a sharp fastball to keep the doggies in front. The Bulldogs would chip away scoring single runs over the next 5 innings with everyone contributing stealing bases and moving runners with timely hits. Getting the big hit for the Bulldogs was once again Johnny Murphy crushing a drive in the right center field gap for a double, driving in run. The Dogs would hand the ball over to crafty right hander Matt Fox, young Fox would battle through a tough jam in the 4th making a nice play on a come backer getting a force at the plate to kill a rally. The doggie defense came to play, with Chris Piteo killing an opposing rally grabbing a hard line drive from the air in turning a double play. Brandon "the Vacuum" Acosta made a tremendous diving play in the hole to steal a hit away from the opposition, and Bryan Torres made a great grab of a sinking liner in the 6th inning to help close the game. With a solid mix of Pitching, defense and timely hitting the dogs continue to roll. The win keeps the doggies unbeaten at 9-0.
Bulldogs – 15
The Bergen Beach Panthers – 3
On an overcast Sunday morning the travel dogs of RGMVM shed their raincoats and took to the field for a match up with the Bergen Beach Panthers. The Bulldogs would hand the ball to young hurler Robbie "R-Train" Hofmann for the first two innings and he would cruise through in impressive fashion striking out 6 panthers along the way. The Bulldog offense would get going early behind the hard-hitting middle of the Bulldog Lineup. John Codelia (3-3), 2 Doubles, 1 Triple), Mike Guglielmi (2-2, 4 RBI's), Jonathon Murphy (1-1, Double)
Ricky Fleri (1-2, Double). The most impressive drive of the game for the Bulldogs was a long screaming line drive to right field by Johnny Murphy who narrowly missed a Home Run of the top of the fence. The Bulldogs would then hand the ball over to John Codelia who would take the mound for the first time this season and he would battle through a jam in the 3rd and cruise through the 4th striking out 5 along the way. The Dogs handed the ball to young flame-thrower Nick Lante who used his riding fastball to shut the door on another Bulldogs victory. With The win the dog pack stays unbeaten at 10-0. Woof…Woof…
