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2009 All-Star Results
August 14, 2009
Pequannock once again starts things off early with Carly Klimek and Taylor Van Sant both walking as Danielle Tahan gets a base hit up the middle to score Klimek. Taylor Van Sant stealing second was driven home by Kaitlyn Natoli's RBI.
Jonnalyn McClain pitched the whole game for Pequannock getting 10 strikeouts. A great job by the entire Pequannock 10U all-stars to get this far. Second in the state! The girls showed great sportsmanship. They held their heads high and congratulated the other team with smiles on their faces. Each and everyone of these girls should be proud of themselves. They stayed together and played together the whole summer as a team and never once had anything negative to say about anyone at any time. Pequannock is proud to have them represent us!
Congratulations: Hannah Brizek, Emma Carr, Jessica Carusillo, McKenzie Kennelly,Carly Klimek, Jonnalyn McClain, Kaitlyn Natoli, Kellie Quinn, Jennifer Sigler, Danielle Tahan, Natalie Trautwein, Taylor Van Sant, Michele Zahner
And to the Manager: Ken Sigler
And Coaches: John Natoli and Chip Trautwein
Thank you to everyone who came out to support the 10U all-star team this year!
August 13, 2009
Pequannock starts it off early with Carly Klimek hitting a zinger out to right field for a clean double. Taylor Van Sant batting second rips it up the middle scoring Klimek. Jonnalyn McClain whacks one out to left field for a base hit moving Van Sant into scoring position. Jennifer Sigler then laced a base hit over the first baseman to score Van Sant and McClain. Sigler gets reaches third on errors. Kaitlyn Natoli gets an RBI sending Sigler home, taking an early 4-0 lead.
By the bottom of the fourth inning, the score was 4-3 Pequannock in the lead. Hammonton down by one run, runners on first and second, a shot out to center field was caught by McKenzie Kennelly and rifled in to the second baseman Natalie Trautwein preventing Hammonton to advance bases. Pitcher Michelle Zahner struck out two more batters to end the inning.
Pequannock shut down Hammonton in the bottom of the fifth inning, and in the bottom of the sixth, with bases loaded for Hammonton and only one out, pitcher Michele Zahner success fully finished the inning by striking out the next two batters winning the game. Zahner struck out 14 batters total for the win.
Pequannock faces East Windsor tonight at 7:00 at Veterans Field in Edgewater for the championship. If Pequannock wins, they play Saturday for the final game of the State tournament.
August 12, 2009
Pequannock was only able to score two runs last night, Taylor Van Sant walked, stole second and third and was brought home by Carly Klimek's hit to the short stop. Klimek was then brought home with an RBI by Danielle Tahan in the third inning.
East Windsor may have taken this one, but Pequannock is not out of it yet. Tomorrow Pequannock will face Hammonton at 7:00 at Veterans field in Edgewater. Thank you to all our loyal fans who came out to support the team.
August 10, 2009
Top of the first inning, Pequannock starts it off early with Carly Klimek's hard hit to third that was too hot to handle that got her on base, stealing bases, Klimek stole home on a passed ball. Jonnalyn McClain was hit by a pitch bringing in Hannah Brizek as the pinch runner . Brizek scored on passed balls making the score 2-0. Pequannock shut down Ridgefield in the bottom of the first.
Top of the second, Michelle Zahner walked and stole second and third and was brought home by Carly Klimek's base hit up the middle. Bottom of second Pequannock was able to shut down Ridgefield again.
Third inning, Ridgefield Park scored two runs on a grounder up the middle to center fielder Kellie Quinn.
Top of the fourth, Pequannock's Emma Carr walked and was advanced by Kellie Quinn and Jessica Carusillo who both had base hits. Carr was brought in by Carly Klimek's RBI. Pequannock was able to once again hold Ridgefield Park scoreless in the bottom of the fourth.
Top of the sixth, Taylor Van Sant started it off with a base hit up the right field line. McKenzie Kennelly walked and stole bases as Carly Klimek brought Kennelly home on a beautiful shot out to right field making the score 5-2. Pequannock held Ridgefield Park in the bottom of the sixth to win the game 5-2. Pitcher Jonnalyn McClain allowed only two hits and struck out twelve batters.
Pequannock will play their second State tournament game on Wednesday, August 12th at 8:00 p.m. at Veteran's Park, River Road in Edgewater.
Thanks to everyone who came to support the team!
August 8, 2009
The Pequannock Girls Majors all star team concluded their season today with an 11-2 win over South Portland. Maine. The win earned the girls third place in the East Region. In the championship game, West Point, Pennsylvania defeated Milford, Connecticut by the score of 6-3 to capture the East Region crown. Pennsylvania will now move to the Little League World Series in Portland, Oregon.
Kellyann McClain pitched the complete game win for Pequannock. McClain allowed only two runs on four hits, while striking out eight, and walking two batters. Maine scored single runs in the third and fourth innings. Kaitlyn Dinger had another spectacular day behind the plate, including throwing out a speedy Maine base runner in the second inning attempting to steal second base.
Pequannock jumped out to an early one run lead in the first inning when five of the first six batters reach based safely. After lead off walks to Melissa Tahan and Christine Brizek, Maggie Hansen hit a single to load the bases. One batter later, Tahan was forced out at the plate, however on the very next pitch, Brizek scored on a passed ball. Pequannock threatened again in the second inning after Nicole Benway lined a single down the right field line. The speedy Benway would steal second base on the next pitch, however, the Maine pitcher came back to get the next two batters out, and end the threat.
Pequannock took a 2-0 lead in the third inning as Carly Hausleben hit an RBI single, scoring Dinger who had singled earlier in the inning. Maine tied the game at 2-2 in the fourth inning, however the fifth inning belonged to Pequannock as they brought twelve batters to the plate to score six runs. With one out, McClain started the rally with a base hit. This was followed by consecutive base hits by Cassie Coviello, Taylor Tabakman, Bobbi Conklin, and Dana Scillieri. Melissa Tahan then came up and blasted a two run double to the left-center field fence. Tahan would later score on a passed ball, giving Pequannock an 8-2 lead.
Pequannock would add three more runs in the sixth inning to take an 11-2 lead. With one out, Taylor Cucci got on base after getting hit with the ball. Scillieri followed with her second hit of the game to get runners on first and second. One out later, Brizek battled the pitcher to earned a walk. Cucci scored on a passed ball, and then Maggie Hansen completed the scoring by hitting a two run single. McClain struck out the side in the bottom of the sixth to end the game.
Pequannock would like to congratulate West Point, Pennsylvania as the East Region Champions, and will be rooting them on in the World Series that will be played in Oregon, starting August 13th.
August 7, 2009
The Girls Majors quest for the East Region title came to an end today as West Point, Pennsylvania beat Pequannock by the score of 4-0. Pennsylvania will now play Milford, Connecticut for the East Region title tomorrow at 12:30, while Pequannock will play South Portland, Maine in the consolation game at 10:00.
Pennsylvania jumped out to a 1-0 lead in the first inning by taking advantage of a HBP and two Pequannock errors to score the first run of the game. Pequannock pitcher Christina Brizek kept the score at 1-0 for next three innings, including working her way out of scoring threats in the third and fourth innings. Battery-mate Kaitlyn Dinger helped the cause by picking off a base runner at third base in the third inning.
Despite mounting threats in each of the first four innings of play, Pequannock was limited to one hit for the game, a bunt single in the fourth inning by Cassie Coviello. In the fifth inning, Pennsylvania, keyed by back-to-back doubles, broke the game open by scoring three runs to take a 4-0 lead into the sixth inning. Pequannock did not score in the final inning and Pennsylvania captured the Mid-Atlantic title.
Congratulations to all the players and coaches of the Girls Majors all-star team for their accomplishments this year. The players are Nicole Benway, Christina Brizek, Bobbi Conklin, Cassie Coviello, Taylor Cucci, Kaitlyn Dinger, Maggie Hansen, Carly Hausleben, Kellyann McClain, Dana Scillieri, Taylor Tabakman, and Melissa Tahan.
Coaches are John McClain, Joel Troast, and Linda Benway.
The players and coaches would like to thank all those who have supported the team throughout the summer and made the long trips to each of the tournament sites.
August 5, 2009
The roar of the lion was stifled last night by the Pequannock 10U all-stars, winning the Section 1 title.
Pequannock started things off with lead off batter Carly Klimek getting on with a walk then stealing all bases to score the first run. And with Jonnalyn McClain on the mound Pequannock was able to shut Parsippany down in the first inning.
Top of two, Jennifer Sigler had a success full bunt and Kaitlyn Natoli was hit by pitch to get her on as well. Taylor Van Sant got on with a hit to third that got Natoli out at second but not until Sigler was able to score a run, to give Pequannock a 2-0 lead over Parsippany. Bottom of two Parsippany had two base hits with one run being scored.
Top of three, Carly Klimek was walked and brought home by Hannah Brizek's RBI. Jonnalyn McClain was also walked, and Kaitlyn Natoli's hard hit to third was bobbled and Natoli was safe at first as Natalie Trautwein (who was pinch runner for McClain) came home safely. Bottom of three, Parsippany came back to score twice on Pequannock making the score 4-3.
With Pequannock still in the lead, Carly Klimek had a hard hit to second but with her lightning speed she was able to beat out the throw and score once again on passed balls. Pequannock was able to shut down Parsippany in the bottom of the fourth.
Top of five, Kaitlyn Natoli got a base hit to third beating the throw. Hannah Brizek came in to pinch run for Natoli scoring on Kellie Quinn''s hit to third which was bobbled. Pequannock took a 6-3 lead. Again in the bottom of the inning Pequannock was able to prevent runs from scoring.
Top of six was a huge inning for Pequannock clinching their victory. Carly Klimek bunted her way on to first, going to third on an overthrow to first. She then stole home on a passed ball. Danielle Tahan laid down another bunt beat out the throw. Natalie Trautwein also laid down a success full bunt. Jonnalyn McClain hit a ground ball to short stop that was too hot to handle allowing her on first for bases loaded. Jennifer Sigler took a walk to score Tahan, Kaitlyn Natoli took a walk also to score Trautwein. Taylor Van Sant also walked to score McClain, bringing in a total of four runs that inning. Making it 10-3.
Bottom of the sixth inning, do or die for Pequannock. Parsippany was only able to score one run on a walk and stolen bases. The last out of the inning was a ground ball to Pequannock's Natalie Trautwein who nabbed it and tossed it to first baseman Danielle Tahan who squeezed her glove tight as the victory celebration began.
The team and the coaches would like to thank the girls 12U all-stars for taking the time to come back from Albany to cheer us on. We wish them the best of luck in their upcoming games!
August 5, 2009
Taylor Cucci’s two run, game tying hit in the fourth inning, followed by Maggie Hansen’s go-ahead RBI single, sends the Pequannock Girls Majors all-star team to the Mid-Atlantic finals. Pequannock finished pool play at 3-1, and will play the 4-0 Pennsylvania state champions on Friday at 3:00.
Christina Brizek pitched the complete game for Pequannock, and was challenged all day by a tight strike zone and aggressive base running from the New York team. New York jumped out with the lead in the first inning by scoring two runs on one hit and four walks. Pequannock came back in the first to cut the lead to 2-1, with a Melissa Tahan leadoff double and an RBI by Maggie Hansen.
New York added single runs in the second and third innings to take a 4-1 lead. In the second inning, Brizek, aided by a throw out by catcher Kaitlyn Dinger on a steal attempt, was able to work her way out of a bases loaded one out inning, by allowing only one run and striking out the batter for the third out. New York threatened again in the fourh inning, however a heads-up back up by Dinger on an overthrow nailed the base runner attempting to advance.
Pequannock rallied in the fourth inning, scoring four runs to take the 5-4 lead. The inning started with Dinger beating out a bobbled ball hit to the third baseman. A walk to Kellyann McClain, an infield single by Carly Hausleben, and an RBI single by the hot hitting Taylor Tabakman, set up the crucial at bat for Cucci. Cucci hit a hard liner over the second baseman’s head, bringing in two runs to tie the game. Two outs later, Hansen delivered and hit an RBI single giving Pequannock the lead for good.
Brizek shut down New York the rest of the way, allowing no hits and striking out four batters in the final two innings.
The Mid-Atlantic and New England finals will be played this Friday afternoon, at 3:00 and 5:30 respectively. The two winners will play for the East Region Championship on Saturday at 12:30. The consolation game will be at 10:00 on Saturday morning.
After eight intense innings, Pequannock comes out with the a huge win over Parsippany Troy West. Top of the first, Parsippany takes a 1-0 early lead. Bottom of first all looking good for Pequannock with Carly Klimek's base hit, Danielle Tahan and Natalie Trautwein both bunting their way on base, for bases loaded. Unfortunately the next three Pequannock batters struck out leaving "ducks on the pond".
Second inning, both teams remained strong.
Top of the third Parsippany scored on passed balls for a 2-0 lead. Bottom of three Pequannock's Carly Klimek walked, stole second and third as Jonnalyn McClain reached first on an error to the shortstop scoring Klimek to make it a 2-1 ball game.
Top of the fourth, Pequannock held Parsippany with tight defense, as pitcher Michelle Zahner smacked one to right field for a base hit then stole her way home on passed balls to tie the game 2-2 in the bottom of the fourth.
Top of the fifth, bases loaded for Parsippany, Rebecca Jansen hits to pitcher Michelle Zahner who throws home to catcher Kaitlyn Natoli for first out. Next batter Julia Rosalski hit a hard grounder to short stop Carly Klimek who threw hard once again to catcher Kaitlyn Natoli for out number two. Michelle Zahner got Pequannock out of that inning with a strikeout for third out.
Bottom of five, Natalie Trautwein lead off with a beautiful bunt, who then was moved over by a bunt by Jonnalyn McClain whom of which was out on the throw to first. Trautwein successfully stole third to cause the catcher to overthrow the ball into the outfield scoring the tying run. 3-3 bottom of five.
Zahner kept up the fight striking out six of the next nine batters in the next two innings.
Bottom of the sixth inning, McKenzie Kennelly had a sizzling shot over the left fielder's head for a double, but Pequannock was unable to get her to score.
After seven strong innings pitcher Michele Zahner was relieved, due to the ruling on pitching only seven innings per game. Pequannock brought in Jonnalyn McClain who struck out all three of Parsippany's batters.
Bottom of the eighth inning Parsippany had to put in a relief pitcher as well. Pequannock's Jennifer Sigler was hit by a pitch sending the winning run onto first base. Jennifer quickly stole second. Kaitlyn Natoli hit a hard shot to the short stop who overthrew first, allowing Sigler to go home for the 4-3 win over Parsippany Troy West.
Tonight's showdown against Parsippany once again starts at 5:30 p.m., same field. We hope everyone will come out to support us! Thank you!
August 4, 2009
Today in Albany, the Pequannock girls improved their pool play record to 2-1, by defeating Capital Region. Capital Region is represented by West Albany Little League from Colonie, NY.
Kellyann McClain took the mound for Pequannock and pitched four innings of no-hit ball. McClain gave up no runs while striking out eight batters and walking four batters. Taylor Tabakman came in relief for the final two innings, giving up one run on one hit.
Pequannock’s defense again played a solid game as outfielders Bobbi Conklin and Taylor Cucci each robbed a West Albany batter of a single by throwing them out at first from right field. In addition, catcher’s Kaitlyn Dinger and Nicole Benway threw out base runners on steal attempts.
Offensively, Pequannock put eight runs on the board in the bottom first. Lead off batter Melissa Tahan started it off as she legged out a triple, hit over the left fielders head. After an Albany error and a HBP, Pequannock hit four singles in a row to cap the eight run rally. Carly Hausleben’s single brought in two runs. Taylor Tabakman, Bobbi Conklin, and Nicole Benway each followed with RBI singles. Pequannock added two more runs in the third inning on RBI singles from Tahan and Taylor Cucci.
Pequannock will now play the NewYork State Champions from Pearl River on Wednesday at 1:00. A win by Pequannock will put them in the East Region Semi-final game on Friday afternoon.
Sparta and Pequannock slugged their way through an extra inning classic in Ramsey on Monday night with Sparta prevailing 10-9 in the bottom of the seventh inning on a walk-off, ground rule double. Sparta will play Ramsey in the loser bracket final for the right to take on North Hunterdon American in the Sectional finals.
Pequannock started as they have several times before in this all-star season. Michael Desenzo earned a walk and Tommy Crooks followed with a two-run home run to get the team out to an early 2-0 lead. It was the first of three hits on the day for Crooks.
During the course of the game Pequannock would also offensive contributions via hits or walks from Michael Desenzo, Tyler Aug, Corey Bond, Adam Curich, Dylan Steed, Dan Jachera, Dan Parotta and Anthony Dombrowski.
Sparta tied up the game at 2-2 in the bottom of the first inning. The teams traded runs in the second inning to make the score 3-3. Sparta then took the lead in the top of the third on the strength of three solo home runs to move out to a 6-3 lead.
In the fourth inning Pequannock scored four runs, the last two on a Dylan Steed inside the park two run home run that settled into the right field corner that made the score 7-6. Sparta tied the game at 7-7 in the fifth inning.
In the top of the sixth inning Dan Parotta hit an infield single, Anthony Dombrowski quickly and alertly hustled to second base to beat the throw and Michael Desenzo scored from third to give Pequannock an 8-7 lead.
Sparta scored a run in the bottom of the sixth to tie the game and had the bases loaded with no outs and things looked bleak. Liam Corbutt in an amazing display of mental toughness and confidence rose to the occasion. Liam got the first out by strikeout. The next batter hit a slow roller down the third base line fielded by Derek Nelson who quickly threw to catcher Tyler Aug to cut the runner down at the plate for out number two. Corbutt then went to a full count on a lefty batter who had earlier in the game hit a home run. On a great off speed pitch Corbutt got the batter swinging and the teams headed for extra innings.
Tyler Aug put Pequannock right back on top, with a blistering, no-doubt-about-it home run to left center.
During the home half of the inning Sparta used a single, hit batter and a passed ball to move the tying and go ahead runs into scoring position. With two outs, Sparta hit a walk off double to end the game and an outstanding all-star season for the Pequannock eleven-year-old boys.
The 11U baseball all-star players, coaches and families would like to thank all of the Pequannock fans for their loyal support of the team throughout the all-star season. Every game in West Milford and Ramsey felt like a home game thanks to all of you.
The 11U all-star baseball team members are: Tommy Ackershoek, Tyler Aug, Cory Bond, Liam Corbutt, Tommy Crooks, Adam Curich, Michael Desenzo, Anthony Dombrowski, David Iodice, Dan Jachera, Louis Molinari, Derek Nelson, Danny Parotta and Dylan Steed. The team is managed by Tom Crooks and assistant coaches are Dom Desenzo and Bob Jachera.
Jennifer Sigler pitched a great game tonight striking out ten batters. Bottom of the first inning Pequannock's leadoff batter Carly Klimek hits one to center field for a base hit, as Danielle Tahan pops one up to the pitcher who drops the ball putting two runners on. Jonnalyn McClain bunted safely and both Klimek and Tahan scored on passed balls giving Pequannock a 2-0 lead over Hopatcong.
McKenzie Kennelly had a base hit out to right field and took second on a bad throw. Carly Klimek gets a base hit to short stop and McKenzie steals home for a 3-0 lead in the second inning.
Top of four, Hopatcong's Alyssa smoked one past right fielder Hannah Brizek but was thrown out at second for the first out. Sigler then sent the next two batters back to their seats on strikeouts.
Bottom of the fourth, Pequannock scored Hannah Brizek who was hit by pitch and Carly Klimek who had gotten a base hit. Hopatcong's only run was scored by a hit by pitch who later scored on a passed ball.
Bottom of five, Pequannock came on strong. Jonnalyn McClain started the inning off with a successfull bunt, stealing second, third and then home on a passed ball. Jennifer Sigler walked and stole second. Michele Zahner's fly ball to short stop was too hot to handle getting her on first, stealing second as well. Jenn Sigler later stole home on a passed ball, as did Zahner, taking an 8-1 lead. McKenzie Kennelly had a screamer to left field for a base hit, Carly Klimek bunted successfully and Danielle Tahan had a base hit scoring Kennelly and Klimek came in on the steal. Making the score 10-1.
Top of sixth, Klimek had a nice hard ground ball hit to her, but she took control for the first out of the inning. Sigler struck the next batter out for number two, and first baseman Danielle Tahan took a grounder for the final out of the game.
Pequannock will play tomorrow night against Parsippany Troy West at 7:00 p.m. at Lake Parsippany Field/LL Complex
89 Elmwood Road, Parsippany.
We all thank you for your continued support.
August 3, 2009
Girls 11U Section Tournament: Pequannock 9, Hopatcong 7
Pequannock started it off early with Carly Klimek and Danielle Tahan both walking and stealing all bases for a quick 2-0 lead over Parsippany. Bottom of the first, Parsippany retaliated by taking back the lead scoring Three runs.
Top of the second inning, Taylor Van Sant gets a base hit, steals second and third and then ties it up by stealing home on a passed ball, making it a 3-3 game.
Parsippany tried to take advantage of a walk by stealing at the same time but pitcher Jonnalyn McClain was too smart for her and threw to short stop Carly Klimek who was there waiting for the out. McClain struck out two other batters to end the inning.
Top of three, Natalie Trautwein gets a base hit, steals second and third and was brought home by Jonnalyn McClain to take back the game with a 4-3 lead.
Fourth inning, Parsippany was able to score three unearned runs to take back the lead.
Top of the sixth looked promising for Pequannock when Jennifer Sigler walked and stole second, third, and then home on passed balls. Michelle Zahner also walked but was tagged out on the steal at second for the third out ending the game for Pequannock's first loss.
Tomorrow they face Hopatcong again in Parsippany at 5:30.
August 2, 2009
The Pequannock girls evened their record today in pool play by beating Hollywood, Maryland by the score of 6-4. Pequannock is now 1-1 and are tied for second place in the Mid-Atlantic division.
It didn’t take long for the Pequannock bats to get going as they scored two runs in the top of the first inning. Melissa Tahan started the inning by hitting a sharp grounder that couldn’t be handled by the Maryland shortstop. Christina Brizek came up next and bunted her way to first giving Pequannock runners on first and third. Both Tahan and Brizek scored on RBIs from Maggie Hansen and Kaitlyn Dinger, giving Pequannock the 2-0 lead.
Christina Brizek was on the mound for Pequannock and fought through rainy conditions throughout the game. A mild threat by Maryland in the first inning was stopped when Brizek fielded a chopper in the front of the plate and then caught the runner on third in a run down. Brizek threw to Hansen who chased the runner down for the out. In the third inning, Maryland was able to scratch two runs as Brizek had trouble gripping the slippery ball and let up four base-on-balls and a hit batter. After three full innings of play, the score was tied at 2-2.
Pequannock came right back in the fourth inning scoring another run to take a 3-2 lead. Speedster Cassie Coviello had started the inning with a walk, and then advanced to second on a Bobbi Conklin infield single. After a passed ball moved the runners over to second and third base, Coviello scored on a delayed steal to give Pequannock the lead. Pequannock’s lead, however, was short-lived as Maryland tied the game in the bottom of the inning after a walk and an RBI single by the Maryland batters.
Pequannock took the lead for good in the fifth inning scoring three runs off the Maryland starter. RBI singles by Kellyann McClain and Taylor Tabakman keyed the rally. The third run was scored as Carly Hausleben took advantage of a passed ball to steal home. Maryland scored another run in the bottom of the fifht inning, however the inning was cut short as Kaitlyn Dinger threw a bullet to Tahan at second to get the Maryland base runner attempting to steal.
Brizek pitched the complete game for Pequannock, giving up four runs on five hits while striking out ten Maryland batters. Pequannock will enjoy a day off before continuing pool play on Tuesday, at 11:00 against West Albany Little League, the Capital Region representative.
August 1, 2009
The Pequannock girls started pool play today in the East Region tournament in Albany. Pequannock played the state champions from Delaware and lost to them by the score of 5-1
Delaware got on the board first as they scored two runs off of three hits in the first inning. However, Pequannock pitcher Kellyann McClain came back strong in the second inning and struck out the side to keep the game at 2-0 Delaware. In the third inning, the Delaware bats got hot again and scored three more times. Two runs were scored when a batted ball from Delaware bounced off of the third base bag allowing two runs to score. The Pequannock defense helped in the inning on two key plays. First, Kaitlyn Dinger was able to turn a wild pitch into an out when a Delaware runner ttempted to score. Dinger quickly got to the ball and tossed to McClain to record the out. Then with one out and two runners on, a 4-3-2 double play ended the inning. Carly Hausleben fielded a grounder, threw to Taylor Tabakman for the first out, who then threw to Dinger who laid the tag down to complete the double play.
A Delaware threat in the fifth inning was stopped when Dinger threw out a Delaware runner attempting to steal. Shortstop Melissa Tahan applied the perfect slap tag to get the runner
The Delaware pitcher was strong as she kept the Pequannock batters hitless through four innings. Pequannock scored their lone run in the fifth inning when Cassie Coviello hit a two-out single. Tabakman then launched a double over the right fielder’s head allowing Coviello to score from first.
Bobbi Conklin who came in to relieve in the fourth pitched effectively as she was able to retire all five batters she faced. Final score was 5-1 Delaware.
Pequannock will continue their Pool Play on Sunday at 11:00 when they face Maryland. Maryland is 1-0 after defeating Capital Region earlier today. Pool play for both the Mid-Atlantic and New England divisions will continue through Wednesday. The top two teams from each pool will advance to the next round.
Throwing a no-hitter, striking out ten of thirteen batters, Jonnalyn McClain helped her team win the first game of the sectional tournament 10-0.
First inning, Pequannock's Carly Klimek and Natalie Trautwein lead off with walks and stole their way home on pass balls to give Pequannock a quick 2-0 lead over Hopatcong. With a base hit by Jonnalyn McClain and a walk by Kaitlyn Natoli, Michele Zahner rips one past the right fielder for a double that scored Natoli and McClain. Taylor VanSant gets on with a base hit up the middle. Pequannock ends the first inning with a 5-0 lead.
Second inning, Hopatcong got on base by a walk and proceeded to steal second and third on passed balls. But when Hopatcong tried to take advantage and steal home on another passed ball, catcher Kaitlyn Natoli quickly tossed the ball to pitcher McClain who tagged her for the second out of the inning.
Bottom of the fourth, Carly Klimek did it again like a horse out of the gate, walked, stole second and third and home with a blink of an eye. Danielle Tahan and Natalie Trautwein both, of which were walked, were brought home by Jennifer Sigler who smoked one out past the right fielder for a clean double but took third on a bad throw from the outfield to give Pequannock a 9-0 lead. As Sigler patiently waits on third, Kaitlyn Natoli gets a base hit scoring Sigler to win the game 10-0 bottom of the fourth.
Pequannock 10U District Champs: Danielle Tahan, Natalie Trautwein, Carly Klimek, Jennifer Sigler, Kaitlyn Natoli, Jonnalyn McClain, Taylor VanSant, Emma Carr, Hannah Brizek, Michele Zahner, Jessica Carusillo, McKenzie Kennelly
Manager: Ken Sigler, Coaches: John Natoli and Chip Trautwein
Randolph answered back in the bottom of the first inning with a long ball of their own. A three run shot with no outs gave Randolph the lead. Tommy Crooks settled down and got three outs with no further damage.
In the second inning Pequannock took the lead back starting with a leadoff walk from Adam Curich and a Dylan Steed double that missed going over the fence by inches. Michael Desenzo walked and Tommy Crooks and Anthony Dombrowski followed with back-to-back singles to drive in three runs for the inning and Pequannock lead 5-3.
Randolph responded with runs in the bottom of the inning again. They scored three runs on a bases clearing double and took a 6-5 lead into the top of the third inning.
Lou Molinari stroked a double with one out in the third inning but his teammates were unable to move him across the plate and Randolph looked to add to their 6-5 lead.
Tommy Crooks began to find his rythym on the mound and following a leadoff walk retired the next three Randolph batters setting the final two down with strikeouts.
In the top of the fourth Pequannock would take the lead back. Tommy Crooks hit a one-out double and Anthony Dombrowski reached based. Derek Nelson drove in Crooks with a fielder’s choice to the right side to tie the score. Danny Parotta then delivered a big hit again. This time a much needed two-out, two-run home run to give Pequannock an 8-6 lead.
For the first time in this game Randolph was unable to answer Pequannock runs scored with their own. Tommy Crooks faced only four batters in the inning getting a fielder’s choice, a ground out and pop out.
The Pequannock bats added to their lead in the fifth inning. David Iodice led off the inning with a single. Two outs later Michael Desenzo hit a single. For the second inning in a row Pequannock got a huge home run with two outs. Tommy Crooks hit a three run blast to stake the visitors to an 11-6 lead. Anthony Dombrowski followed with a double before the inning ended.
Crooks pitched into the fifth, finishing 4 2/3 innings of work in a gutsy performance on the mound. Tommy Ackershoek took over for the final out of the fifth inning and would show some courage of his own on the mound in the sixth.
Holding an 11-6 lead, Ackershoek got the first batter to line out to second base. A walk and a bloop singles led to a three run home run and the score was 11-9 with one out. Randolph loaded the bases on three consecutive singles before Ackershoek demonstrated a closer’s mentality and took over and shut down Randolph with a strikeout and roller back to the mound to finish the game, much to the delight of the many Pequannock fans in attendance.
The team will next take on Sparta on Monday, August 3rd at Ramsey at 8 pm.
July 28, 2009
Corey Bond started on the hill for Pequannock and pitched a flawless first inning. Three up, three down, including a strikeout to end the inning with only 11 pitches thrown.
The Pequannock batters continued putting the ball in play but North Hunterdon kept making plays and the timely situational hitting that Pequannock executed in the District tournament was lacking this night. North Hunterdon was extremely tough with two strikes and used the long ball, three home runs to score 10 runs over the next four innings as Pequannock used four pitchers in all.
Dylan Steed scored Pequannock’s lone run as a special pinch runner when he stole home on a passed ball. Tommy Crooks was 2-for-3 including a double. Tyler Aug reached base three times and Tommy Ackershoek, and Danny Parotta contributed base hits.
The team next takes on Randolph East on Friday, July 31st at Ramsey at 8:00 p.m.
July 28, 2009
2009 New Jersey State Champions
July 27, 2009
July 26, 2009
Girls 11U District Tournament: Pequannock 11, Tri-Boro 3, District Champs!
Corey Bond took the mound for Pequannock to start the game. After recording a ground ball out, the second batter hit a shot down the right field line that look destined for extra bases. Right fielder Dan Jachera cut the ball off, turned and fired a strike to Adam Curich who relayed to shortstop Michael Desenzo waiting at second base, the tag was applied and Pequannock had the second out of the inning on stellar defensive team play. Bond got the last batter to bounce harmlessly to him at the mound for the third out.
In the top of the second inning the Pequannock bats went back to work. Corey Bond and Michael Desenzo started with back to back infield singles. Tommy Crooks hit a single to score Bond. Anthony Dombrowski bounced a double down the third base line that scored Desenzo. Danny Parotta deliverd another RBI single that scored Crooks. Dan Jachera then did some damage with his bat after inflicting some with his arm. Jachera hit a single up the middle to score Dombrowski and Parotta who had stolen second base. Pequannock led 9-0 entering the bottom of the second inning.
West Milford led off the inning with a solo home run. Corey Bond responded nicely getting two ground outs and his first strikeout to stifle any thoughts of a West Milford rally.
For the second inning in a row Corey Bond helped his own cause by getting on base, this time with a walk. Bond would come around to score courtesy of two West Milford errors to make the score 10-1 with two outs and runners on second and third. The field was then cleared due to the threat of thunderstorms and lightning in the vicinity. A wicked storm ensued shortly after and the game was delayed for two hours. When played resumed West Milford committed another error allowing Lou Molinari to score.
Corey Bond kept at it on the mound with an 11-1 lead pitching efficiently, throwing strikes and letting his defense make plays. The third inning was typical for Bond, two ground outs and a strikeout.
Derek Nelson led off the fourth inning with a single and Bond was on base for a third time thanks to his second walk, however Pequannock was held score less in the inning. That broke a streak of nine consecutive innings of at least one run scored in each inning spanning three different games.
In the bottom of the fourth with a ten run lead and a chance to end the game, Corey Bond took advantage. He got the leadoff batter to ground out to short. After a walk and a single, Bond retired the final two batters by strike out and Pequannock captured the District title in West Milford. For the day Bond allowed four hits, one run, struck out four, walked two and got seven ground ball outs, going the distance for the second time in the tournament.
July 25, 2009
Girls 11U District Tournament: Pequannock 5, Tri-Boro 2
After two scoreless innings Pequannock's Kellie Quinn had a base hit to third, stole second and was then hit in by Kaitlyn Natoli to score Pequannock's first run.
Top of the fourth, Michele Zahner got on base and Carly Klimek hit a fly ball to the shortstop that was dropped to score Zahner. Klimek then stole second and third and was sent home on a dead ball. Danielle Tahan walked then stole second and third, and with another passed ball, she successfully stole home making the score 4-0 Pequannock.
In the fifth inning Pequannock's Jonnalyn McClain ripped one out to left field for a base hit, and was brought home by Michele Zahner's base hit.
Bottom of the fifth, Michele Zahner came in to pitch. In two innings she faced only six batters and fired the ball in to strike out five of the six batters. Pequannock's McKenzie Kennelly, Carly Klimek and Danielle Tahan scored the last three runs to win the game 8-0.
Pequannock wins the District 2 tournament and will play in the Section 1 tournament Friday night in Parsippany.
July 24, 2009
Second inning, Taylor Van Sant hit a screamer up the middle to score Michele Zahner who walked earlier. Carly Klimek and Danielle Tahan both bunted two more runners in and Jonnalyn McClain hit a single scoring Natalie Trautwein who walked. That left Hannah Brizek to hit a solid shot up the middle to score Jonnalyn McClain and Jennifer Sigler. That gave Pequannock a 9-0 lead. Jonnalyn McClain pitched Two scoreless innings and struck out four batters for Pequannock who then brought in Kellie Quinn to finish the game.
Top of the third, Jenn Sigler belted a solid shot out to left center scoring Natalie Trautwein, but was then tagged out at second to end the inning. PLR's only run was scored stealing home in the bottom of third inning.
Fourth inning with bases loaded, Pequannock's Carly Klimek ripped a mean double to left center scoring Kaitlyn Natoli, Jessica Carusillo and Kellie Quinn. She was then brought home by a base hit from Natalie Trautwein. Pequannock scored four more runs, ending the game after four innings, 17-1.
Ringwood threatened in the bottom of the first,putting two runners into scoring position with one out. Pitcher Tommy Crooks recorded the second and third outs by strikeout and the inning was over with no runs scored.
Tommy Crooks then led off the second inning with his second home run of the game, a tremendous solo shot to make the score 7-0. Tyler Aug followed with a single and Lou Molinari and Derek Nelson also chipped in singles during the inning to bring the score to 8-0.
Crooks recorded two more strikeouts in the second inning and held Ringwood scoreless.
David Iodice reached base to start the third inning and would come around to score on Michael Desenzo’s well placed double in the gap. Tommy Crooks walked and Tyler Aug hit the second double of the inning to drive in Desenzo. Anthony Dombrowski hit a single to score Crooks and Danny Parotta hit a sacrifice fly to score Aug and make the score 13-0. Tommy Ackershoek and Adam Curich also hit singles before the inning ended as Pequannock batted around for the second time in the game.
Ringwood got on the board in the fourth with three hits and three walks. Liam Corbutt came into pitch and recorded the final out of the inning with a strikeout. The score entering the fourth inning was 13-4.
Pequannock got all of the runs back with a five run fourth inning and batted around again. Michael Desenzo hit his second double of the game followed by consecutive singles from Tommy Crooks and Tyler Aug. Danny Parotta hit a majestic three run home run over the center field fence and the score was 17-4. Lou Molinari drew a walk followed by a Derek Nelson single and a double by Dylan Steed to make the score 18-4 as the game was stopped after four innings. In total,the team racked up 20 hits. A three-hit performance was compiled by Crooks, Aug and Desenzo while Curich, Ackershoek, Dombrowski and Nelson each contributed two hits apiece.
Liam Corbutt faced five batters in the bottom half of the inning. He recorded his second strikeout of the game and induced two ground balls, including the final out as he continued to be big coming out of the bullpen.
With the win Pequannock advances to the District 2 championship which will be held on Sunday night, July 26th. The team will take on West Milford at 5:00 p.m. at Hillcrest Field in West Milford.
July 23, 2009
The 11U all-starsteam iscomprised of:
Kristen
Aikey
20
Oliva
Boylan
19
Samantha
Cummings
12
Ciara
Gallagher
13
Lea
Hulit
14
Brianna
Kretkowski
8
Alyssa
Lobosco
15
Hailey
McGlynn
9
Jennifer
Mcgrogan
21
Rachel
Pierson
11
Stephanie
Pomante
5
Kristi
Savino
18
Melissa
Spring
7
The team is managed and coached by Tom Savino, Brian Spring, and Wes Pierson.
July 22, 2009
Cory Bond started on the mound for Pequannock. Anthony Dombrowski made a beautiful diving catch of a foul ball near the fence from his third base spot. Tri-Boro scratched out a run in the bottom of the first inning which ended with Bond throwing to shortstop Michael Desenzo on a heads-up cutoff play to get the final out at second base.
Pequannock got the run back in the top of the second inning. Tommy Ackershoek led off the inning with a walk. David Iodice laid down a beautiful sacrifice bunt to move Ackershoek to second base. Ackershoek later scored on a hard hit ball by Cory Bond to make the score 3-1.
Tri-Boro led off the home half of the second inning with a single. That base runner was erased on a fielder’s choice that saw nice plays on both ends by Michael Desenzo at short and Derek Nelson at second base. Tyler Aug threw out the next hitter at first base on a squib hit in front of the plate and Bond got the last batter to end the scoreless inning.
Pequannock went scoreless in the top of the third despite a single by Lou Molinari.
Tri-Boro looked to make a game of it with back-to-back singles to start the bottom half of the third inning and plated their second run of the game on a fielder’s choice to make the score 3-2.
In the top of the fourth Pequannock added to their lead. Adam Curich drew a one out walk to get things going. Cory Bond followed with a hit and Liam Corbutt drove in Curich with a shot over the left fielder for a double. Tommy Crooks hit a single to drive in Bond. With two outs, Anthony Dombrowski hit a devastating three run home run, his second home run of the tournament that staked Pequannock to an 8-2 lead. Danny Parotta followed that with a single and was called out at second to end the inning.
In the bottom of the fourth, Derek Nelson made a tough defensive play at second base on a wicked bad hop to get the first out of the inning. Tommy Crooks then flipped to Nelson cover first base for the next out and Michael Desenzo recorded the final out of the inning that saw Cory Bond throw only five pitches.
The Pequannock bats went back to work and scored four more runs to make the score 12-2. Dan Jachera and Adam Curich hit singles sandwiched around an out. Anthony Dombrowski drove in another run with a sacrifice fly to left field after four consecutive walks.
Cory Bond finished recorded his first strikeout of the game in the bottom of the fifth inning, and induced his tenth and eleventh ground ball outs. In Bond’s complete game victory, he threw only 57 pitches and threw first pitch strikes to 17 of 22 batters faced. He allowed only four hits in a five inning game stopped by the 10-run rule.
