Lawrence Little League Game Roundup

Editor's Note: The following game summaries were submitted by Lawrence Little League Baseball and Softball team managers.

Boys Baseball American Division

May 14: Lawrence PBA, 14 vs. Captain Paul’s, 7

Jake Bennett led Lawrence PBA with three hits, including one double, and three RBIs.  Chris Nevius and Adam Levinsky had two hits each, and Edward Coplin, Jack Ullman, and Peter Teti one hit each.  Reece Schenck and Neo Maralit each had one RBI and one run scored.  Chris Nevius, Jake Bennett, and Edward Coplin shared the pitching duties for PBA.

Kevin Dallepazze had two hits for Captain Paul’s, while Gianni Leonardo and Tristan Curbishley each had two RBIs.  Jared Vinch, Shaun Johnson and Kevin Dallepazze pitched for Captain Paul’s.

May 19: Candela’s, 15 vs. Miele 8

Rosham Aiyar led Candela's with a double, single and a run scored. Aidan Loughran, Pate Jessup, Connor Moanaghan and Justin Franc all had hits and scored in the victory.

Muku Tuppil singled and scored for Miele in the 15-8 loss to Candela's. Matt Carson and John Halligan also had hits for Miele.

Boys Baseball National Division

May 5: First Choice Bank, 13 vs. Carroll’s Tree Farm, 7

Tyler Hughes pitched a complete game for First Choice Bank, fanning six batters, and helping himself out by fielding grounders to throw out four runners at first base and also by fielding a pop-up.  Logan Hillegas fielded a sizzling grounder in the first inning, touching second base and getting the throw to Xavier Rivera at first base to turn a 6-6-3 double play.  Nathaniel Perrucci led the First Choice Bank offense with a three-run homer and a single.  Other strong hitters were Aidan Jodoin with a double and a single, Adam Zakaria with a double, and Sean Hoffman with two singles.

Jason Nalbone and Jason Greaux led the Carroll’s Tree Farm offense, each hitting both a double and a single.  Jack O’Reilly, Kyle Smith and Trevor Delcampe each hit a single.

May 17: First Choice Bank, 13 vs. Doherty Painting, 2

Tyler Hughes struck out four batters to hold the opposing team to two runs in four innings.  Anthony Moore hit a double in the first inning, driving in three runs, and followed up with a single in the fourth inning to get his fourth RBI for the game.  Logan Hillegas hit a single in the first inning and ended the game with a walk-off double that drove in three runs. Tyler Hughes and Aidan Jodoin each hit a single.

Mark Massad led the Doherty Painting offense with a double in the second inning.  Later in the second, Tommy Sarsfield hit a single, setting up the situation for Stephen Kop to drive in two runs with a long ball to right field.

May 18: Lukoil of Lawrenceville, 1 vs. Carroll’s Christmas Tree Farm, 0

In what was one the most exciting games of the season, Lukoil scored the only run in the bottom of the seventh inning for a dramatic walk-off victory.  Ryan Monaghan hit a solid single to left with two outs to plate Matt Gunton from second base for the game-winner.  Gunton and Ean Dauer combined on seven innings of shutout pitching.  Gunton struck out 11 in four innings and pitched out of trouble in three of them.  Carroll’s Tree Farm had two on in the first, three in the second, and two in the third, but Gunton stranded all of them with strikeouts to end the threats.  Tree Farm had its best chance to score when Jack O’Reilly hit a double to right with one out in the seventh but Mark Boccanfuso was cut down at the plate when Ethan Coleman threw perfectly to the cut-off man, Justin Featherston, who turned and fired home to Brandon West who applied the tag.   

Kyle Smith stuck out 12 in 4⅔ innings of shut-out baseball.  He surrendered only one hit and didn’t walk anybody.  At the plate he went 2-for-2 and was walked intentionally. Trevor Delcampe pitched effectively in relief.

May 19: Lukoil of Lawrenceville, 11 vs. Brook Metal Products, 4

Ryan Kaelblein pitched three and a third scoreless innings, striking out eight, while going 3-for-4 at the plate.  Brandon West came in to pitch the final 2⅔ innings, while also going 3-for-4.  Matt Gunton added three hits, Ryan Moris had two, and Justin Featherston added one.    

Alex Everman provided the big blow for Brook Metal Products with a bases-clearing double in the last inning.  Ryan Castoral pitched well in defeat and added two hits.  Sean McLaughlin and Cole Havard had a hit a piece.

May 21: Lukoil of Lawrenceville, 9 vs. First Choice Bank, 3

Lukoil clinched first place of the regular season with their victory over First Choice Bank.  Steven Sikora pitched 4⅔ innings of four-hit ball, striking out seven.  Ean Dauer closed it out striking out three in an inning and a third.  Eight of the 10 Lukoil players had hits including Ethan Coleman who capped off the Lukoil scoring with an RBI single in the bottom of the fifth.

The First Choice Bank offense was supplied by hits from Adam Zakaria, Tyler Hughes, Logan Hillegas, Anthony Moore, and Aidan Jodoin.  A spectacular defensive play was turned in by Bilal Khan, Logan Hillegas, and Aidan Jodoin when a hard-hit single to left was fielded by Khan who gunned it to Hillegas, who turned and fired to Jodoin to cut down a runner at the plate.

Girls Softball

May 16: Cranbury-Plainsboro, 19 vs. Poulson and Van Hise, 17

Bianca Guidi led Cranbury-Plainsboro by going 3-for-3 and scoring four runs. Vanessa Richardson, Makenna Richardson and Ally Garthe all contributed to the win with two hits each.

Gianna Oakley and Megan Kiernan both singled and scored for Poulson and Van Hise as they lost this high-scoring game to Cranbury-Plainsboro 19-17. Also, Rayna Indelicato and Cara Longo both walked and scored twice.

May 21: Poulson and Van Hise, 17 vs. Terhune Orchards, 15

Athena Battle and Hayley Davis each had two hits and two runs scored as Poulson and Van Hise defeated Terhune Orchards 17-15. Rayna Indelicato, Cara Longo and Kinsey Ratzman also scored twice for Poulson.

Melissa Rothenberg tripled, singled and scored twice to lead Terhune. Also, Robyn Seidman had two hits and two runs scored in the loss.

May 23: Poulson and Van Hise, 7 vs. Cranbury-Plainsboro 4

Rita Thompson pitched a complete game, fanning nine as Poulson and Van Hise defeated Cranbury-Plainsboro 7-4. Thompson also doubled, plating two runs in the victory. Hayley Davis was 3-for-3, while Megan Kiernan and Gianna Oakley singled and scored twice for Poulson.

Ashlyn Rogers went 2-for-2 and scored a run while Delaney Rogers singled and scored for Cranbury-Plainsboro