Carpenter Cup
Note: keep scrolling down for inning-by-inning updates.
Edit: I incorrectly identified SOL's second pitcher as Chris Umstead. It was Vinny Voorhees. The correction is now made, but I apologize if anyone came across that.
Baseball man Tony Graham has the day off, so here I am at Meiklejohn Stadium in Philly for the Carpenter Cup Quarterfinal. The Jersey Shore team is taking on a team by the name of SOB National/ Bicentennial, which I'm told is comprised of all-stars from Montgomery and Bucks Counties in Pennsylvannia. Anthony Ranaudo is on the hill for the Shore and he's been off his game a bit since that visit to Yankee Stadium. I've onlt seen scouting video of him, so I'm looking forward to seeing the real thing.
Top 1st
SOB starter Tim Walton looked overmatched against the Shore lineup. He walked the first two batters on nine pitches and gave up three singles that scored three runs. Keith Weinkofsky, Pat Biserta and Jim Laufer drove in runs with singles.
Bottom 1st
Ranaudo walked the leadoff man, and induced a pop up, a ground out to first, and struck out the cleanup hitter w/ a low-90s fastball. He had a little trouble snapping his curve the first couple times he threw it, but the last two he threw looked pretty sharp.
After the 1st: Shore 3, SOL 0.
Top 2nd
New pitcher Vinny Voorhees worked around a two-out walk to Dom Hayes to retire the side.
Bottom 2nd
Ranaudo broke out the two-seam fastball in this inning. He may have tried to use it much in the first inning, but it wasn't noticeable to me. Outside of a hit batter, he cruised through the inning by getting ahead of the SOL hitters, and finished the second off with a curve that made Paul Bako (yes he's a catcher, and no Greg Maddux is not pitching) look pretty bad.
After 2nd: Shore 3, SOL 0.
Top 3rd
Voorhees was in control in his second full inning of work. He struck out Weinkofsky and Biserta, with Weinkofsky reaching on a wild pitch on strike three. Umstead did a nice job of damage control in the first inning and has been effective since.
Bottom 3rd
Pitcher's can only work three innings, so Ranaudo will pitch his last frame in the third. Umstead helps gets to Ranaudo with a long triple off the base of the wall in center to score Wes Fertig, who reached on his second walk of the game. That turns out to be the only hit given up by Ranaudo, but it was a loud one. The righty leaves with a 3-1 lead, after allowing three walks, a HBP, a long triple, and three strikeouts.
After 3rd: Shore 3, SOL 1.
Top 4th
New pitcher Matt Quinn threw from a few different arm angles, topped out at 87 mph, and mowed down the bottom of the oreder with three strikeouts.
Bottom 4th
Kyle Slate is on the mound in relief of Ranaudo, and works trough an easy seven-pitch inning. He broke out one 89-mph fastball to go with mostly soft stuff to set up the hitters. Then again, there's only so much you can show in seven pitches.
After 4th: Shore 3, SOL 1.
Top 5th
An two-base error on the shortstop sets up a sac fly for Weinkofsky to make it 4-1. The Shore team really hasn't crushed SOL's pitching, but they aren't having much trouble scoring.
Bottom 5th
Slate racks up two strikeouts and works around two singles to get out of the fifth. Slate mixed in his breaking ball a bit more (looks like a slider from here), and he got some ugly swings. This Ranaudo-Slate 1-2 punch is looking very tough right now.
After 5th: Shore 4, SOL 1.
Top 6th
New SOL pitcher Zach Huff gets two striekouts looking and induces a groundout for a tidy, 1-2-3 inning.
Bottom 6th
Slate toes the rubber for his last inning, and gets into a first-and-second, one-out jam and falls behind 3-1 to John Jefferson. Slate gets him to chase on 3-1 and gets a fly-out to centerfield. pich-hitter Kevin Smeraglio grounds into a fielder's choice to end the threat.
After 6th: Shore 4, SOL 1.
Top 7th
The Shore loads the bases for A.J. Miller who rips a single between second and first for two RBI. Huff gets a strikeout and a flyout to strand runners at second and third, but the Shore gets two insurance runs.
Bottom 7th
Mark Zecchino comes on in relief of Slate for the seventh inning. If all goes well for the Shore, this should be the last pitching change for manager John Muslof. Zecchino puts two runners on via a walk and HBP with one out, and Pat Dameron makes him pay with an RBI single to left field. Chris Bresnahan cut off the throw to the plate and caught the baserunner straying off second base for the second out. Zecchino rolled up a groundball in front of the plate to end the inning.
After 7th: Shore 6, SOL 2.
Top 8th
SOL pitcher Jim Hughes retires the Shore in order in his first inning of work. Jamie Rosenkrantz hit the ball hard and sent the centerfielder a few steps back, but did not come up with a hit.
Bottom 8th
Zecchino settles down and has a 1-2-3 eighth inning, capping it by paiting the black for a strikeout.
After 8th: Shore 6, SOL 2.
Top 9th
The Shore goes 1-2-3 in the top of the ninth. It seems they want to hurry and get Zecchino on the mound so they can beat the rush hour traffic. I can't tell you how much I appreciate this.
Bottom 9th
Zecchino finishes the job with three outs in play to end the game. The Shore will move on to the semifinals at 9:30 a.m. on Thursday. Check out tomorrow's APP for the game story with quotes from the players and what-not.
Final Score: Shore 6, SOL 2.
Edit: I incorrectly identified SOL's second pitcher as Chris Umstead. It was Vinny Voorhees. The correction is now made, but I apologize if anyone came across that.
Baseball man Tony Graham has the day off, so here I am at Meiklejohn Stadium in Philly for the Carpenter Cup Quarterfinal. The Jersey Shore team is taking on a team by the name of SOB National/ Bicentennial, which I'm told is comprised of all-stars from Montgomery and Bucks Counties in Pennsylvannia. Anthony Ranaudo is on the hill for the Shore and he's been off his game a bit since that visit to Yankee Stadium. I've onlt seen scouting video of him, so I'm looking forward to seeing the real thing.
Top 1st
SOB starter Tim Walton looked overmatched against the Shore lineup. He walked the first two batters on nine pitches and gave up three singles that scored three runs. Keith Weinkofsky, Pat Biserta and Jim Laufer drove in runs with singles.
Bottom 1st
Ranaudo walked the leadoff man, and induced a pop up, a ground out to first, and struck out the cleanup hitter w/ a low-90s fastball. He had a little trouble snapping his curve the first couple times he threw it, but the last two he threw looked pretty sharp.
After the 1st: Shore 3, SOL 0.
Top 2nd
New pitcher Vinny Voorhees worked around a two-out walk to Dom Hayes to retire the side.
Bottom 2nd
Ranaudo broke out the two-seam fastball in this inning. He may have tried to use it much in the first inning, but it wasn't noticeable to me. Outside of a hit batter, he cruised through the inning by getting ahead of the SOL hitters, and finished the second off with a curve that made Paul Bako (yes he's a catcher, and no Greg Maddux is not pitching) look pretty bad.
After 2nd: Shore 3, SOL 0.
Top 3rd
Voorhees was in control in his second full inning of work. He struck out Weinkofsky and Biserta, with Weinkofsky reaching on a wild pitch on strike three. Umstead did a nice job of damage control in the first inning and has been effective since.
Bottom 3rd
Pitcher's can only work three innings, so Ranaudo will pitch his last frame in the third. Umstead helps gets to Ranaudo with a long triple off the base of the wall in center to score Wes Fertig, who reached on his second walk of the game. That turns out to be the only hit given up by Ranaudo, but it was a loud one. The righty leaves with a 3-1 lead, after allowing three walks, a HBP, a long triple, and three strikeouts.
After 3rd: Shore 3, SOL 1.
Top 4th
New pitcher Matt Quinn threw from a few different arm angles, topped out at 87 mph, and mowed down the bottom of the oreder with three strikeouts.
Bottom 4th
Kyle Slate is on the mound in relief of Ranaudo, and works trough an easy seven-pitch inning. He broke out one 89-mph fastball to go with mostly soft stuff to set up the hitters. Then again, there's only so much you can show in seven pitches.
After 4th: Shore 3, SOL 1.
Top 5th
An two-base error on the shortstop sets up a sac fly for Weinkofsky to make it 4-1. The Shore team really hasn't crushed SOL's pitching, but they aren't having much trouble scoring.
Bottom 5th
Slate racks up two strikeouts and works around two singles to get out of the fifth. Slate mixed in his breaking ball a bit more (looks like a slider from here), and he got some ugly swings. This Ranaudo-Slate 1-2 punch is looking very tough right now.
After 5th: Shore 4, SOL 1.
Top 6th
New SOL pitcher Zach Huff gets two striekouts looking and induces a groundout for a tidy, 1-2-3 inning.
Bottom 6th
Slate toes the rubber for his last inning, and gets into a first-and-second, one-out jam and falls behind 3-1 to John Jefferson. Slate gets him to chase on 3-1 and gets a fly-out to centerfield. pich-hitter Kevin Smeraglio grounds into a fielder's choice to end the threat.
After 6th: Shore 4, SOL 1.
Top 7th
The Shore loads the bases for A.J. Miller who rips a single between second and first for two RBI. Huff gets a strikeout and a flyout to strand runners at second and third, but the Shore gets two insurance runs.
Bottom 7th
Mark Zecchino comes on in relief of Slate for the seventh inning. If all goes well for the Shore, this should be the last pitching change for manager John Muslof. Zecchino puts two runners on via a walk and HBP with one out, and Pat Dameron makes him pay with an RBI single to left field. Chris Bresnahan cut off the throw to the plate and caught the baserunner straying off second base for the second out. Zecchino rolled up a groundball in front of the plate to end the inning.
After 7th: Shore 6, SOL 2.
Top 8th
SOL pitcher Jim Hughes retires the Shore in order in his first inning of work. Jamie Rosenkrantz hit the ball hard and sent the centerfielder a few steps back, but did not come up with a hit.
Bottom 8th
Zecchino settles down and has a 1-2-3 eighth inning, capping it by paiting the black for a strikeout.
After 8th: Shore 6, SOL 2.
Top 9th
The Shore goes 1-2-3 in the top of the ninth. It seems they want to hurry and get Zecchino on the mound so they can beat the rush hour traffic. I can't tell you how much I appreciate this.
Bottom 9th
Zecchino finishes the job with three outs in play to end the game. The Shore will move on to the semifinals at 9:30 a.m. on Thursday. Check out tomorrow's APP for the game story with quotes from the players and what-not.
Final Score: Shore 6, SOL 2.
posted by Matt Manley at 10:16 AM
2 Comments:
Corruption reaks throughout Ocean Township Baseball program as I am sure in many other townships as well. Please believe me, stats are altered to the coaches advantage to advance his/their careers and please the "right" folks in town. Fielders choices are counted as hits to the "right" players, errors coaches don't record. It is a dishonest program and I have called them out.And no one will change my mind to my grave. Dishonesty is covered up, but too many who have witnessed this mess were not fooled and have good insight. And I mean educated men, not moms. And as far as old man Tony Grahm. He is short sited,from the old school, stuck on "names" and new blood need to replace him as a reporter. His generation is over. One old-man's opinion is almost worth nothing and is not democratic. He is stuck on "names" not performance. Read his blog and see the oppositions and flack he is receiving and well deserved. Sorry Tony, time to retire, you are out of touch. None of this is in mean sprited because we are no longer involved but I will continue to expose the corruption and dishonesty
Above post does not at all challenge Tony's choice for player of the year. Keith did a fine job. It's accountability to the parents and the players, keeping it honest..not slanted from the coaches. In all schools.
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