Greeting fans: plenty of parking left here at MATC South. Maripat W and Andy Bolles coming to you again today. On the mound for Marq: Jason Bonfiglio. Hamilton's lead off hitter singles with a blooper to right. One out on a sac bunt. Runners on the corners after a walk. Hamilton scores on a deep double by the clean-up batter. 1-0 Hamilton, men on 2nd and 3rd. 2 down after a sacrifice brings another man home. A 3rd scores on a single to short bobbled by McShane. 3-0 Hamilton, 2 outs, man on 1st. 3rd out a two hopper to 2nd fielded by Flip to McShane covering 2nd.
(Today's pics courtesy of A.Bolles)
A little breeze blowing out to the southeast should not be a factor today. Pitching for the Chargers, #9 Tyler Kozlowski. Hola to the McShanes in Spain as Ryan comes up to bat to lead off for the Toppers. McShane out on a deep fly to right, he gave it a muy bueno ride. Ryan #2, Grad, up to bat...hits a screamer down the left field line and takes second with a stand up double. Grad advances to 3rd on a well hit ball to second, sac by Peterson. Bolles out on a fly to center for out #3.
3-0 Chargers aft 1.
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Inning #2:
Their #8 batter leads off the inning. First K of the night for Bonfiglio (promises to be the first of many).
Their bottom of the order sends one down the line to 3rd fielded by Bolles with a perfect throw to first for the out. Their #1 hitter sends one down the middle fielded by McShane for out # 3.
Leading off for Marquette: Johnson coming off a nice game last night. Sends one to short for a single. D'Amato hits to second and reaches first on a throw past the first baseman taking Johnson to 3rd. No outs, good guys on 1st and 3rd. Marquette looking sharp in their home whites with Tangney sporting a chain--his Phiten necklace gets us our first jewelry warning. Tangney hits into a fielder's choice bringing Johnson home. Monfre out on an infield fly. Flip hits into a 4-3 fielder's choice to end the inning.
3-1 Chargers.
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Inning # 3:
First out bouncer back to the mound--soft under-handed toss to first by Bonfiglio. Second batter retired on a 1-4-3 shot up the middle, Bonfiglio tipped it expertly to Flip for an easy throw to first...1st "Web Gem" of the night. Third out on a tailing one hopper to 3rd with Bolles who took his time getting it to 1st.
McShane leads off for the Toppers, out on a hard hit ball right to the 3rd baseman. Grad reaches on a hard hit to the left just over the shortstop's shoulders. Peterson takes the first pitch to center for a relatively easy catch by the center fielder. Bolles up with 2 outs, Grad at 1st. Inning over on a Bolles grounder to 2nd, bobbled but an easy fielder's choice to 2nd.
3-1 Chargers after 3.
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Inning #4:
Second K of the night for Bonfiglio leads off the inning, this one looking. Second batter out on a deep ball to center drifting right...Grad called off Peterson to make the catch. 3rd batter reaches 1st on a E-6, Bolles' throw pulls Tangeny off the bag. Foul off of Monfre's leg to make the count 3-2. Bolles redeems himself with a steady play on a grounder to 3rd to end the inning.
3-1 Chargers Bottom of the 4th.
Johnson reaches 1st on a Texas Leaguer over the shortstop to left. D'Amato looking to bunt... executes a perfect one back to the mound advancing Johnson to 2nd. Tangney up to bat with the dugout in full voice. Full count to Tangney...and he walks. Monfre singles up the middle to bring Johnson home from second. Runners at 1st and 2nd for Flip. 3-2 Chargers, 1 out. Hunter Mahler running for Monfre on 1st. Flip goes down swinging for out #2. Coon running for Tangney on second as top-of-the-order McShane comes up to bat. McShane hits deep to center where the centerfielder takes it on the run to end the inning.
3-2 Chargers after 4.
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Stick around for the Fireworks after the game, inspired by the American flag blowing majestically in center. Fred D'Amato is rumored to have bottle rockets...
#9 hitter leads off the inning for the Chargers. He reaches on an E-5 by Bolles. Charger steals 2nd. Single to right by the next batter, Marq holds the runner on 3rd. If you hear a big noise that's the FedEx plane directly overhead... Chargers score 2 on a double up the middle, close play at home on the second runner. 5-2 Chargers. Coach Wilk brings in the infield for a conference on the mound...time out as Monfre deals with an elbow injury from the last play at home. Oh the Humanity! Monfre comes back to cheers with a taped elbow and we're ready to play. No outs, Charger on 2nd. Bonfiglio walks the next batter and is applauded as he is replaced by Foley who inherits runners at 1st and 2nd. Foley warms up and looks like he's got the curve ball working... Foley starts off with a nice strike, and makes it 2 called strikes in a row. Foley retires the batter on a bouncer back to the mound and a throw to 1st but the runners advance. Foley gets the second out with his first K of the night. Marq gets out of the inning on a grounder to short and a nice play by McShane.
5-2 Chargers aft 4&1/2.
Grad up to lead off the Marq 5th...spelled backward that's Darg. D-A-R-G (shout out to the late Harry Caray). One away on a center field fly ball. Two away as Peterson hits a hard bouncer right into the 3rd baseman's belly who recovered in time to throw him out at 1st. 1, 2, 3 on a line drive to 2nd base by Bolles.
5-2 Chargers after 5.
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Inning #6
Andy says: "This blogging is a lot more fun when we're winning."
Time for guess the attendance.
A: 21
B: 17
C: 120 but dropping
D: 169
One away on a grounder to 2nd fielded by Flip. Second out on a soft grounder toward first, Tangney picks it up and tosses to Flip covering 1st. Next batter reaches on an error by Flip. Charger in on a single to right over Tangney's head. Another runner in on another single to right. 7-2 Chargers. Yet another single to right, runners at the corners. 8-2 Chargers on a single to left, runners on 1st and 2nd with 2 away. Foley works his way out by taking the batter looking for another K.
8-2 Chargers.
Tonight's attendance is:
D: 169. Closest guess by Dean Weyer confirmed by Steve Grad. Weyer wins an autographed Coach Raff Bobble Head.
Johnson leads off with a single to right. D'Amato flies out to center for out #1. Johnson to 2nd on a passed ball. Tangney walks. Monfre flies out to center, Potter in for Flip and went down looking on a bizzare called 3rd strike above his shoulders.
8-2 Chargers aft 6.
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7th Inning:
Chargers stay hot with a single to center, reaching second on a error by Peterson. The hard-throwing Gregory now on the mound for Marq to save the day. First two outs on fielder's choices one to 1st and 1 to 2nd. Mahler now in at 2nd for Flip and makes out #3 on a high infield fly drifting to 1st.
McShane leads off with a triple to start the rally. McShane scores on a sac fly to center by Grad. 8-3 Chargers. Peterson reaches on a hard hit ball to left for a single. Bolles rounds first on a blooper to right field, Peterson pushes around 2nd and nearly gets caught in a run down but both runners back safely.
If anyone is interested Dean Weyer is trying to unload the Raff Bobblehead. See Dean after the game.
Out #2 by Johnson on a weakly hit grounder to 1st, moves the runners. Game over as D'Amato hits a deep fly ball to right with a circus grab by the outfielder.
Final 8-3 Chargers.
Goodnight and drive safely. Have a safe and happy 4th of July weekend.
Oh, and see Dean with your bid.
| Sussex Hamilton | 300 | 023 | 0 | - | 8 | 9 | 1 |
| Milw. Marquette | 010 | 100 | 1 | - | 3 | 9 | 4 |
Read the comments by clicking below (and feel free to add your own). They're out there listening, they're really out there!
Bolles' on staten island ferry heading to S.I. Yankees game. Go hilltoppers!!
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ReplyDeleteCome on hilltoppers!!
ReplyDeleteI pick C, and I pick the Italian Sausage to win the race.
ReplyDeleteOur guess for attendance is 21!!
ReplyDeleteOur view at our baseball game is of manhatten over the new York harbor. What's yours??
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ReplyDeleteAnonymous was so close on the attendance guess. Sorry, the sausages all called in sick tonight, so no race. A bad case of something going around, or just bad casing.
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