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 5: Lawrence FOP, 10 vs. Miele, 6

Miele fought back with five runs late in the game but eventually came up short in a 10-6 loss to Lawrence FOP. Kyle Vichroski had a single and two RBIs. Nate Ballard and Jeff Tamasi also had hits for Miele. Eli Kooistra pitched three innings and struck out six in the loss.

Liam Keane walked and scored twice, while Garrett Maloney singled twice and scored once for FOP. Maloney also pitched into the fourth inning, fanning eight

Boys Baseball National Division

April 28: Ace Topsoil, 8 vs. Carroll’s Christmas Tree Farm, 5

In Lawrence Little League National Division action, Ace Topsoil improved its record to 4-3 with an 8-5 victory over Carroll's Christmas Tree Farm. Thomas McClaughlin pitched all six innings for the win, helping himself with a 2-run RBI double in the fifth. Tommy Comisky had a sacrifice RBI to tie the game in the third. Shea McGuire provided the defensive help with six fielding outs and an unassisted double play. Offensively, McGuire had an RBI triple.

Mark Boccanfuso highlighted Carroll's scoring with a monster home-run over the left field fence, the ball hitting halfway up the tree just past the fence. Liam Carroll assistedwith an RBI triple.

April 30: Lukoil of Lawrenceville, 11 vs. First Choice Bank, 9

Trailing by two runs in the first inning, Lukoil’s first six batters collected hits to take a 4-2 lead.  The first five batters in the third had hits extending the lead to 7-2.  With the score again tied at 7 in the fifth, the fleet-footed Lukoil team made the most of their opportunities by pushing across four runs highlighted by aggressive base-running by Ryan Morris.  Seven Lukoil players contributed to the scoring by going 13-for-18 with four doubles. Charlie Christoffersen and Ryan Monaghan added hits but were left stranded on the base paths. Ean Dauer picked up the win in relief.

First Choice Bank opened the game with back-to-back triples by Aidan Jodoin and Sean Hoffman. Tyler Hughes had a two-run double ripped down the leftfield line and Adam Zakaria had two hits including a triple.  Nathaniel Perrucci capped the five-run fourth inning with a single up the middle to tie the score at 7.