Merillon Little League Travel Team Update
Garden City # 3 vs. Merillon U8 Blue Sharks
On a beautiful night for baseball in NHP, the Sharks came away with their 8th straight victory by a score of 3-2. The game was won with great pitching, great defense and timely hitting. The pitching was led by 6 different pitchers. Way to go Demetris, Ryan W, Jackson, Franco, Ben and Michael. The offense was led by Stephen DeRocchis who was 2 for 2 with 2 RBI. William Regan was 1 for 2 with 2 runs scored and Matthew Bloom contributed with an RBI. The game was saved by two great plays in the last inning. The first one happened when Ben Bidner threw a strike from center field to Ryan Wasserman who then applied the tag to the runner who was trying to stretch a single into a double. The next one was a smart heads up play made by Jackson Benjamin who hustled to pick up a wild throw to first base then made a long throw to third. Michael Femia then made a great leaping catch and applied the tag to the runner who had overrun 3rd base. It was a great all around team effort. The Garden City team played a great game in spite of coming up short. Go Sharks!
Merillon U8 Blue Sharks vs. Garden City # 1
The Sharks continued their hot streak with another victory by the score of 12-1. Five different pitchers combined for a 4 hitter. Our pitchers were Franco Dimilta, Sam Motelson, Ryan Wasserman, Demetris Panouis and Vincent Gambino. The offense was led by Ryan W who was 3 for 3 with 3 RBI’s and Vincent G. who was also 3 for 3 with 2 RBI’s. Great offensive contributions from Matthew Bloom who was 2 for 2 with an RBI and 2 runs scored. Also contributing on offense was Demetris P who was 2 for 3 with 2 runs scored. Michael Femia had a rocket double with an RBI. The defense played a solid game. Sam M made a great catch on a foul pop at first and Matthew B made a grab on a looping liner to end the game. Go Sharks!
