A WATCHUNG COMMUNICATIONS, INC. PUBLICATION The Westfield Leader and The Scotch Plains – Fanwood TIMES Thursday, July 12, 2007 Page 11 See Sports Photos on Sports Section www.goleader.com THE WEEK IN SPORTS Pages 11-15 MELE CRACKS 3-RUN DOUBLE, MURRAY SCORES FOUR WF Blue 9s Crunch Cranford In Cal Ripkin Districts, 15-3
By FRED LECOMTE Cougars 10-5. Nick Mele went 4-for- him. I’m really proud the way the Specially Written for The Westfield Leader and The Times 4, including a three-run double, and kids played,” said Westfield Blue Vincent DiFilippo and Chris scored a run. Hopper Murray had a Head Coach Joe Rinaldi. “We have Boutsikaris delivered spectacular double, a single and four RBI. Eric five games in pool play, two are done, pitching performances to lead the 9- Varakian whacked a two-run single we’re 1-1, so we really have to win year-old Westfield Blue baseball team and DiFilippo laced a single and scored out. I think the kids are capable of to a four-inning, 15-3 victory over a run. Chris Rinaldi and Scott Tupper doing that. One game at a time.” Cranford in the second round of the each contributed timely RBI singles. Blue set the tone with three super Babe Ruth/Cal Ripken District 12 Cranford’s Eric Donahue spanked defensive plays in the first inning. Third Baseball Tournament at Booth Field two hits, including a two-run double. baseman Murray snagged a blistering in Scotch Plains on July 7. Sean Leahey whacked a two-RBI line drive and added a third-to-short-to- In two shutout innings, starting double and Mike Kleiman pasted a first double-play and Boutsikaris made pitcher DiFilippo limited the Cou- long double. a superb running catch. In the third, gars to two hits, while fanning three. “A combination of good hitting, Tupper pulled off a major-league, slid- Boutsikaris was equally effective, in good pitching and a solid defense ing catch at his shortstop position and two innings of relief, gave up three definitely did it for us. DiFilippo re- fired to first for the putout. Mele tamed David B. Corbin for The Westfield Leader and The Times hits, sat down two batters and walked ally suppressed the Cranford offense, the Cougars with two putouts at first in ATTEMPTING TO CATCH A THIEF…Westfield White 9s’ shortstop Parker Hess awaits the throw from catcher George two. which is pretty potent, and our de- the fourth inning. Devanney as South Orange/Maplewood’s Alex Nathan steals second base. Offensively, Westfield out hit the fense played heads-up solid behind CONTINUED ON PAGE 12 OBERMAN DBLS, SCORES; MURRAY SINGLES, SCORES S. Orange/Maplewood 9s Top Westfield Baseball White, 9-2
By DAVID B. CORBIN Justin Lankler hit the ball hard in both the commitment here in Westfield, Specially Written for The Westfield Leader and The Times of his at bats and Ben Fleschler made the kids come here to play. You start Opportunities knocked and a very a plate appearance. to teach them the next level. They tough, well-schooled South Orange/ “When you look at the program know how to throw. They know foot- Maplewood (SOM) nine-year-old where they come from at South Or- work and where to cover bases. You baseball team capitalized to seize a 9- ange, where they have a lot of com- start to fix their hands on a bat. You 2 victory over the equally well- mitted families and without saying CONTINUED ON PAGE 12 schooled Westfield White in Babe Ruth/Cal Ripken League District 12 action at Booth Field in Scotch Plains on July 7. Blue Devil Golf Camp The SOM Villagers mixed all six of their hits with nine free passes and Beginners - Grades 4-7 three errors to plate three runs in each of the third, fourth and fifth innings. Tues. Aug. 21 thru Fri. Aug. 24 Jesse Evans ripped a two-run single 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm and an RBI single and Julian Henry went 2-for-3 with three runs scored and an RBI. Alex Nathan scored twice Advanced - Grades 5-9 and singled, Colin Smith singled and Fred K. Lecomte for The Westfield Leader and The Times Tues. Aug. 28 thru Fri. Aug. 31 FIREBALLER ON THE MOUND…Starting pitcher Vincent DiFilippo tossed two innings of shutout baseball. Westfield had two RBI, Scott Harvey scored Blue punished Cranford, 15-3, at Booth Field in Scotch Plains to advance to the semifinals of the 9-year-old Cal-Ripkin, three runs and Henry Voorhees scored 11:00 am - 4:00 pm District 12 tournament. once. Lunch is included in advanced camp. Space is limited Westfield White leadoff hitter Rowan Oberman drilled a double and D’ANTICO GOES 2-FOR-3, RBI SINGLE, CHOPEY SCORES scored a run. Owen Murray singled Any questions about these Camps please call and scored the other run. Parker Hess Westfield Golf Coach John R. Turnbull at 908-233-3989 launched an RBI sacrifice fly and or email [email protected]. Westfield ‘B’ Team Faces Fire Owen Colwell contributed a single. In 6-1 Loss to Green Brook 12s
By DAVID B. CORBIN and issued eight walks in his three a changeup, which will completely Specially Written for The Westfield Leader and The Times innings on the mound. Weyland had freeze the batter.” Intense heat came from the arms more success finding the strike zone, Friedman pitched the first three starting pitcher Kyle Murray and re- yielding only one walk and two singles, innings and walked three, struck out liever Jimmy Weyland, who com- while fanning eight Westfield boys. three batters, and allowed five singles bined for 14 strikeouts to lead the “Murray throws really hard but he and three earned runs. In his two Green Brook 12-year-old baseball tends to overthrow, so it’s a constant innings on the mound, Pinho walked team to a 6-1 victory over the battle just to get him to slow down four, allowed a single and fanned one Westfield B team in New Providence and throw strikes, especially when batter. Doyle entered in the sixth in- Green League action at Gumbert you get toward the bottom of the ning and struck out all three batters he Field in Westfield on July 6. lineup because you don’t have to faced. ,UXURY Westfield’s trio of pitchers, starter throw the ball as hard. So he tends to Both teams showed fine defensive Parker Friedman and relievers Frank throw a lot more pitches, which tires skills. Westfield right fielder Danny #ONDOMINIUM Pinho and Ryan Doyle, did well by his arm and makes him a little bit less Cetlin initiated two fine relays to limiting Green Brook to six singles, durable,” analyzed Green Brook catcher Mike D’Antico that ended up 2ESIDENCES while combining for seven strikeouts. coach Ray Murray, who added, in successful rundowns between third Murray recorded six strikeouts, al- “Jimmy (Weyland) has a great vari- and home, with the help third baseman lowed two singles and an earned run, ety of pitches. He can throw a very Thomas Ross. Second baseman 0RICES FROM but did have some control problems, hard pitch and then follow it up with CONTINUED ON PAGE 13 )N THE (EART OF $OWNTOWN 7ESTFIELD &EATURED 2ESIDENCE 2ICHMOND 0%.4(/53% 81,7&)/2253/$1 6) MOUNTAINSIDE…NEW LISTING! 7(55$&( 6)
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