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August 14, 2011 Maine District 3 opens with solid 7-2 win over Canada
Shortstop Jeff Weeks led Brewer/Orrington at the plate, going 3-for-4 with four runs batted in. Starting pitcher Kyle Alexander was 2-for-3. He pitched five innings, allowing only one run on six hits and two walks. Brewer/Orrington scored first, taking a 1-0 lead in the bottom of the second after Jeremy Bissell singled, advanced to second on a walk, went to third on a throwing error by Canada catcher Alex Carmel, and came home on a fielder’s choice. Notre-Dame-de-Grace tied the game with a run in the third on a sacrifice fly to left field by Liam Wyatt, scoring Quintin Foster, who had singled to lead off the inning. In the fifth, Weeks drove in Ben Pushard and Alexander with a single, breaking the 1-1 tie and giving the host a 3-1 lead. After Notre-Dame-de-Grace cut Brewer/Orrington’s lead to 3-2 with a run in the top of the sixth, Brewer/Orrington sent 10 batters to the plate in the bottom of the inning while scoring four runs on back-to-back doubles by Bissell and Dan Davis to start the inning – leading to a run, a single by Evan Pelkey that scored the inning’s second run, and a two-run RBI single by Weeks. Post game audio: Brewer/Orrington Post game audio: Notre-Dame-de-Grace Shaky at the end, Hilo holds off Palm Bay East, 10-7
A pitchers’ duel seemed to be brewing through the first three innings, as Palm Bay East starting pitcher Matt Rose blanked the Hilo lineup for the first two innings before giving up a run in the third. Opposing starter Jarett Kitaoka gave up a run in the first after delivering a bases loaded wild pitch with two outs, but settled down in the second, giving up a lead-off single before retiring the next three batters. Hilo manager Kaha Wong lifted Kitaoka after two innings, though, because Kitaoka had delivered a whopping 52 pitches while facing only 12 batters. Hilo tied the game 1-1 in the bottom of the third after Kodi Medeiros singled with two outs and scored on a double by Kolten Yamaguchi. The U.S. West champ added three more runs in the fourth, on three hits and three Palm Bay East errors. Hilo’s big hit in the inning was an RBI double by Chaycee Kaaua that made it 3-1 in Hilo’s favor. In the fifth, Hilo got four consecutive hits to lead off the inning: back-to-back doubles by Yamaguchi and Koa Matson, and singles by Chad Teshima and Andy Filoteo that gave Hilo three more runs. Consecutive sacrifice flies later in the inning by Kaau and Kean Wong increased Hilo’s lead to 9-1. Palm Bay countered with four unearned runs compliments of four singles and three Hilo errors in the top of the sixth, making it 9-5 Hilo. In the bottom of the inning, a wild pitch by Palm Bay East relief pitcher Cody Clevenger helped Hilo score what would end up being an insurance run. That’s because Clevenger and his teammates scored two more runs in the top of the seventh, on two errors by Hilo first baseman Quintin Torres-Costa, a single by Clevenger, and two wild pitches by Hilo’s Cody Medo. The comeback bid for the U.S. Southeast champ fell short, though, as Jim Tolle grounded out to second with runners on first and third to end the game. For Hilo, Yamaguchi was 3-for-4 at the plate, Kaaua was 2-for-4 with two RBIs, and Wong was 2-for-3 with one RBI. For Palm Bay East, whose bottom three batters were a combined 5-for-11, Tolle was 2-for-4 with one RBI, Corey Fletcher was 2-for-3, and Clevenger was 2-for-4. Post game audio: Palm Bay East Rose Capital East jumps on Friuli Venezia Giulia relievers in 11-2 rout
Bazzarini issued eight bases on balls in only three innings, as he left after throwing 90 pitches, five fewer than the maximum allowed for Senior League Baseball in a game. He struck out five. The Italians took an early 2-0 lead in the bottom of the first, thanks to some wildness of Rose Capital East pitcher Cade Suggs (two wild pitches and a walk in the inning) and an error by first baseman Jacob Spitzer. Two walks issued by Bazzarini and an RBI double by Spitzer cut Friuli Venezia Giulia ’s lead to 2-1 in the top of the second. After Bazzarini’s exit from the mound after three innings, Rose Capital East jumped on reliever Alex Ceccotti in the fourth, scoring three runs before Ceccotti could get an out. Seth Gibson doubled to lead off and later scored on a wild pitch from Ceccotti. Spitzer walked and scored on a double by Trace Reed, putting Rose Capital East up 3-2. A single by Mason Mallard scored Reed and chased Ceccotti from the mound. An error by Ceccotti’s replacement, Alberto Domini, made it 5-2 in favor of Rose Capital East. In all, it was a nasty game for both teams’ pitchers. Friuli pitchers uncorked eight wild pitches and walked 13 Rose Capital East batters, both single-game records for a Bangor World Series. Rose Capital East pitchers delivered four wild pitches of their own. At the plate, Mallard led Rose Capital East, going 2-for-5 with two RBIs. Trace Reed was 2-for-4 with a double and a triple and one RBI. For Friuli, A Tonzar was 3-for-4 with a run scored, Bertoldi was 2-for-4 with a run scored, and Furlan was 2-for-4. Post game audio: Rose Capital East Aruba South cruises to 9-2 win over Tanauan
Miklos Petronia led Aruba South with a 2-for-4 night at the plate that included a double, two RBIs and two runs scored. Raypatrick Didder was 2-for-5 with a run scored, Chadwick Tromp was 2-for-2 with two runs scored. Tromp got the scoring started with an RBI single. Petronia added an RBI single. A bases loaded walk to Wilmer Imperator scored the inning’s third run. A fielder’s choice and a two-run error had the Latin America champ up 6-0 before starting pitcher Aldair Croes could take the mound. Not to be intimidated by the defending champs, the Tanauan players bounced back in their half of the first, loading the bases on a one-out single, a walk, and a fielder’s choice. A single by Christian Mercado scored the Asia-Pacific champ’s first run and kept the bases loaded. Norvin Macayanan singled home Tanauan’s second run. Aruba South sent seven batters to the plate in the second inning, but scored only one run in a game that had quickly dragged from the start. After scoring twice in the first, Tanauan never threatened again, as no other runner made it past first base.  Printer friendly version
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Maine District 3 champ Brewer/Orrington L.L., Brewer, scored two runs in the fifth inning and
four runs in the sixth en route to a 7-2 win over Canada’s Notre-Dame-de-Grace L.L., Montreal,
Quebec, in the opening game of the 2011 Senior League Baseball World Series.
What appeared to be a blowout in the making between Hilo L.L., Hilo, Hawaii, and Palm Bay
East L.L., Palm Bay, Fla., got a bit interesting in the day’s second game. Hilo, the U.S. West
champ, held on, though, for a 10-7 win in a game that lasted almost three hours.
For three innings, EMEA champ Friuli Venezia Giulia L.L., Friuli Venezia Giulia starting pitcher
Simone Bazzarini befuddled the lineup of U.S. Southwest champ Rose Capital East, Tyler,
Texas, holding the Texans to just one hit and one run. But the other side of the story was how he
was holding the Rose Capital East hitters off-balance: wildness.
Defending World Series champion Aruba South L.L., San Nicolas, Aruba, batted around in the
first inning while scoring six runs in the opening day nightcap at Mansfield Stadium. From there,
the three-time Latin America champ, which is hoping to become the first team to repeat as World
Series champion in Bangor, coasted to a 9-2 win over Asia-Pacific champ Tanauan L.L.,
Tanauan City, Philippines.