UCSSL 2018 PLAYOFF RESULTS |
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60’s Divisions |
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Playoff Games for Week of August 20, 2018 |
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Yogi's Boys 7, Awnings Galore 6 |
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Yogi's Boys came
back from the brink of elimination to defeat Awnings Galore 7-6 in the A
Division quarterfinal one-game playoff. Awnings' pitcher Tom
Colandro shut down the potent Boys’ offense through 5 innings, but trailing
6-1 in the bottom of 6th, the Yogi bats came alive to score 4 runs,
highlighted by Joe Massimino's bases-clearing triple which closed the
deficit to 6-5. In the bottom of the 7th with two outs,
Mark Mariski (2H, 2R) tripled and was driven in by Geoff Polston's
single. Frank DeLuca (2H) then singled and Rick Wilson (2H) had the
walk off hit to win the game. Also contributing were Tom Straniero (2
for 2) and Anthony Santorelli with 2 hits. For
Awnings, Bruce Crawford (2R, 2B) was 3 for 3. Danny Mendoza (R,
RBI), Bobby Lorincz (RBI) and John Campanella (two run triple) added two hits
each. |
American Legion
10, Kilkenny House 1 |
Veteran Ace Harry Streep pitched a masterful game in
winning this opening game of the A Division best of three playoff
series. The Legion was led offensively by Chris Paterek, Gene
Antonucci and Ed Lubas all of whom had multiple hit and RBI games. Jack
Gulino, Ed Kushner and John Amato made several nice defensive plays
in support of Streep. |
DeBellis
Associates 13, Avengers 7 |
The DeBellis boys came out swinging and didn’t stop in the
opening game of this best of three semifinal B Division playoff series,
scoring in 6 of the 7 innings. Strong pitching by Bob Mancini and
a stingy defense held the Avengers in check and stopped
several potential rallies. John Miller continued his
sizzling hot hitting going 4-4 and scoring 4 runs. Richie
Silva and Dennis Wilckens had 3 hits. In the 4th inning the
Avengers tied the score plating 6 runs until DA's Howard Walker launched
a rocket onto Wood Avenue for a grand slam homer giving
DeBellis the lead for good. For the Avengers, Geno Raisley
was 3 for 3, Sal Iannaconne and Richie Krov each 2 for 2,
and Moe Fernandez added 2 hits. |
Cranford
VFW2 15, Creative Industries Too 10 |
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Cranford VFW
scored the max 6 runs in the opening two innings and never looked
back, as they defeated Creative Too by a score of 15-10 in the
opener of this best of three B Division playoff series. VFW was
led by George Merlo, Vic Trinidad, Bill Early and Ken Murray with three hits
apiece. Tom Rutkowski pitched
masterfully holding Creative scoreless in innings 4 through 6 when VFW could
only muster one run. |
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Playoff Games for Week of August 27, 2018 |
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Avengers 11, DeBellis Associates 5 |
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The Avengers
evened their best of three B Division series at 1-1 with
an 11-5 win over DeBellis Associates using solid defense and timely
hitting. At the plate, Anthony Abbaleo was 3 for 3. Adding a pair
of hits each were Steve Falco, Moe Fernandez, Sal Iannaconne, Steve Landau,
Ron Horinko and Tom Connolly. Key Defensive plays by outfielders Leo
DiGuilio and Bob Hoffman anchored the Avenger's defense. For
DeBellis, Rich Silva had 2 hits and 2 runs
scored and Howard Walker added a triple. |
Cranford
VFW2 11, Creative Industries Too 7 |
Cranford VFW2 closed out their B Division semifinal series with
an 11-7 victory over Creative Industries Too. Dave Drechsel led the VFW attack with 2 home runs.
Gerard Mc Dermott had 2 hits and 2 runs scored and Bill Early had three runs
scored. Dave Woodruff had a huge night going 3 for 3 with a home run, 2
runs scored and 4 RBIs. Tom Rutkowski pitched an outstanding game not
allowing any runs over the first 3 innings and inducing a double play in the
6th inning with the bases loaded and nobody out, thwarting the Creative
comeback bid. |
American Legion
10, Kilkenny House 9 |
Roselle American Legion swept their best of three semifinal
series vs. A Division rival Kilkenny House in a
one-run squeaker, 10-9. The Legion
built up a 7 run led going into the bottom of the seventh and held on for the
win by stranding Kilkenny's tying and winning runs on base. Legion
pitcher Harry Streep hurled a solid game and was helped by a
defense that turned five double plays. Ralph Genova made several
outstanding catches and throws in the outfield to support the defense.
Offensively, Jack Helfrich had a perfect three hit night and was joined
by Ed Kushner, John Amato, Ray Pelesko and Jack Gulino, each
having multiple hit nights. |
Yogi's Boys
12, Liberty Lighting Group 1 |
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Yogi's Boys took
the opening game of their best of 3 A Division semifinal matchup
by defeating Liberty Lighting Group 12-1. Pitcher Gary Pence
held the potent LLG bats to one unearned run. The Boys' offense
was led by Brian Williams (3 for 3, 2R), Dana Kimmel (3H, 2R) and Anthony
Santorelli who hit a monster home run in the 3rd inning. |
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Playoff Games for Week of September 9, 2018 |
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Yogi's Boys 17, Liberty Lighting Group 12 |
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After finishing
the regular season on a 13-2 run, LLG lost their momentum and dropped both
games in their best of three semifinal A division matchup with Yogi's
Boys. For Liberty, Don Miller
stroked 4 hits in 4 at bats with a double, Rick Regenthal smoked 3 hits and
bounced one over the fence for a ground rule double, and Andre Thomas ripped
3 hits including a double. Mike Guatta punched out 3 hits with a
double. Rounding out the night, both
Stan Lesniewski and Bernie Burkhardt collected 3 hits. Yogi's Boys win the series 2-0 and advance
to the A Division finals. |
Avengers 1,
DeBellis Associates 16 |
In the rubber game of the B Division best of three semifinal
series, The Avengers roared back to nip DeBellis Associates at the finish
line 17-16. In the bottom of the 7th The Avengers sent 9 batters to the
plate and plated six runs to capture the hard-fought victory. The
Avengers were led by Steve Falco who was 4 for 4. Anthony
Abbaleo, Geno Raisley and Joe Brown had 3 hits each. Also adding a
pair of hits each were Leo DiGuilio, Bob Hoffman, Sal Iannaconne,
Ron Horinko and winning pitcher Alan Schachman. In their final game of
the 2018 campaign, the DeBellis boys provided a total team effort as every player on the roster got at least one
hit. A strong defensive effort kept the game close and stopped
several potential rallies. Howard Walker led the DeBellis
offense with four hits including a big triple. Dave McFall, Johnny
Miller and Bruce Bilotti each had 3 hits.
Avengers win the series 2-1 and advance to the B Division finals. |
Yogi's Boys 14,
American Legion 4 |
In the opening game of best of three A Division Finals, the
Legion took an early lead, but Yogi's Boys came back to win
14-4. Yogi's had 6 players with
two hits each to lead the offense. Outstanding pitching by Gary Pence
was backed up by solid defense. Legion's offense was led by
the hitting of Harry Streep, Jim McCullough and Gene Antonucci.
Also contributing multiple hit games were Jack Helfrich and John Amato. |
Cranford VFW2
17, Avengers 11 |
Cranford VFW2 scored the 17-11 victory in the opening game of
the best of three B Division Finals. The game was close with the
Avengers taking an 11-9 lead until VFW broke it open with an 8-run explosion
in the bottom of the 6th. The VFW offense was led by Gerard
McDermott (4 for 4, 2R, 2RBI), Bill Hinkle (2 for 3, R, RBI), Gary
Schaller (2 for 3, R, RBI), Dave Drechsel (3 for 4, 3R, RBI), Brian
McDermott (2 for 3, 2R, RBI), and Dave Woodruff (2 for 3, R, 2RBI). Avenger hitting
stars were Anthony Abbaleo, Geno Raisley, Leo DiGuilio (HR)
and Joe Brown with 3 hits each. Tom Connolly, Bob Hoffman and Teo
Fernandez contributed 2 hits apiece on the night. |
Yogi's Boys 17,
American Legion 11 |
Yogi's Boys survived a quarterfinal one game
play-in by one run and then stormed through the 60+ A Division playoffs
to win another championship. They completed the playoff sweep
by defeating the American Legion 17-11 at Tremley Field. The
Legion captured an early lead with the hitting of Chris Paterek, John
Amato, Ed Kushner and Gene Antonucci. Yogi's pulled away, and
thwarted Legion's attempts at a rally. Yogi's offense was led by
Mark Mariski (3H, 3R), Dennis Watson (2H, 2R) and Frank DeLuca (2H) who were
all perfect at the plate. Joe Massimino (2H, 3R) added a 2 run home run
in the third inning. Also contributing for the
Legion were Jack Helfrich, Walt Serafyn and Jim McCullough.
Pitcher Harry Streep pitched a valiant game in support of the Legion. |
Cranford VFW2
18, Avengers 16 |
Cranford VFW2 completed a sweep of their 60+ B Division best of
three Finals series over The Avengers by the score of 18-16. This
game was nip and tuck all the way as VFW overtook Avengers in the final
innings to secure the victory. The Avengers led 12-11 after 4
innings but were unable to keep the VFW bats in check late in the
game. An Avenger last inning rally ultimately came up
short. VFW was led at the plate by George Merlo (3 for 4, 2R,
2RBI), Gary Schaller (2 for 3, 2R, RBI), Charlie Wischusen (3
for 3), Bill Hinkle (2 for 4, 2RBI), Brian McDermott (2
for 3, RBI), Dave Woodruff (2 for 3), Joe Mitarotonda (3 for
3, 2RBI), Gerard McDermott (3 for 4, 2R), and Bill Early
(2 for 4, HR, 2R, 3RBI). For the Avengers Steve Falco
and Geno Raisley led the way, both going 4 for 4 on the
night. Tom Connolly was 3 for 3. Anthony Abbaleo, Bill
Moore, Leo DiGuilio, Moe Fernandez, Steve Landau, Robert Maley and Rich Krov
contributed 2 hits apiece. |