Sunday, June 29th @ Chaska H.S.Park U15s vs. Chaska
Yes, I know Sunday is supposed to be a day of rest, but Park’s fielders took that credo a little too seriously early on against Chaska, leading to five unearned first inning runs. Trailing 7-1 in the 6th, Park made a great comeback…[more]
Sunday, June 29, 2008 @ Chaska H.S.
Park vs. Chaska
After a scoreless top of the first, Ryne McNary took the hill for Park, and the combination of his own wildness (three hit batters and a walk), two hits, and three errors behind him, led to five unearned runs in 2/3 innings.
John Gallice was hurried into relief and pitched the next 5-1/3, allowing two runs on four hits; he struck out two.
Trailing 7-0 in the top of the 5th, Park scored a run when Max IntVeld singled, was forced at second on a fielder’s choice hit by David Petit; Petit was forced on a Jack Bordewick fielder’s choice, then Bordewick scored from first on a booming double to the wall by Jimmy Heck.
In the sixth, trailing 7-1, Grant Welsh singled, Gallice walked, McNary singled in Welsh, Dylan Vosika doubled scoring Gallice, Bordewick singled in McNary, and Heck singled in Vosika.
Trailing 7-5 in the top of the seventh, Welsh singled, Gallice singled with Welsh going to third, Derrick Keller walked to load the bases, McNary singled to score Welsh, Petit singled scoring Gallice and Keller, Bordewick scored McNary with a sac fly, Omodt reached on an error, Scott Foltz walked to load the bases, Welsh singled again (his second of the inning), scoring Petit and Omodt, Gallice singled (also his second of the inning) in Foltz and Welsh, and Keller singled to end the 9-run rally.
In the bottom of the 7th, leading by seven, Keller relieved Gallice and allowed one single, but no runs (in our league, I’d still call that a save situation!)
In all, Park had 16 hits, with all 11 players (Tre Munson and Paddy Clancy were not available) getting at least one hit, except….Foltz, the leading hitter on the team!
Defensively, Park was pretty rough early on, but Park did make a couple nice plays. With a runner on second, pitcher Gallice fielded a hard grounder up the middle and got the Chaska runner in a run-down which Park executed perfectly.
Later, in the bottom of the 6th, Chaska had runners on the corners with one out, and they tried a double steal. Foltz fired to shortstop Keller, who threw home and Park got a Chaska runner in a rundown between third and home, with third baseman McNary making the tag. McNary then threw toward second where the lead runner was straying off the base and CENTERFIELDER Omodt ended up running down the runner to end the inning! That’s 2-6-2-5-8 if you’re scoring at home. And if you’re scoring at home, that’s pretty pathetic.
On the year, Park has allowed exactly 78 runs in league play, and have scored 78 runs. On Tuesday, when Park wins, they will become the first Park A team ever to have a positive run differential in league play.
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Monday, June 23, 2008 @ Braemar
Park vs. Edina
Park led early, but had to go extra innings to beat Edina, 9-8, in 8 innings Monday night.
Ryne McNary, Grant Welsh, and Jimmy Heck each pitched great, but it took some late inning heroics to beat the cake-eaters! [more]
Tuesday, June 24, 2008 @ Prior Lake
Park vs. Prior Lake
This game can be summed up in a couple words: we pitched great, fielded great, but hit the ball right at Prior Lake fielders all game.
Jimmy Heck pitched a complete game for Park, allowing three runs on three hits and an error in the first inning, and no runs on three hits after.
Park scored its only run in the top of the third when Nick Omodt tripled and scored on a Scott Foltz sac fly.
Park had only four hits in the game, one each by Omodt, David Petit, Grant Welsh and Derrick Keller, but there were few strikeouts by the locals–we just hit the ball at someone, and Prior Lake’s defense was very solid.
Park’s defense was nearly perfect, with Heck making a nice double play when he speared a shot up the middle while pitching, and threw to first to double up a runner.
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Monday, June 23, 2008 @ Edina
Park vs. Edina
Park led early, but had to go extra innings to beat Edina, 9-8, in 8 innings Monday night.
In the top of the first, Park scored four runs on a triple by Nick Omodt, and singles by Scott Foltz, Grant Welsh, John Gallice and Paddy Clancy. Park added another in the second when Max IntVeld reached on an error, and scored on a Welsh single.
Meanwhile, Ryne McNary, the starting pitcher, threw four innings, allowing four runs on four hits, two walks, three hit batters (ouch!), five strikeouts, and there were two errors made behind him.
Leading 5-4 after four, Welsh relieved and allowed two runs on two hits in 2-1/3.
Park’s Welsh scored on a wild pitch to give Park a 2-run lead, 6-4, but with one out in the bottom of the 7th, Jimmy Heck relieved and was greeted with a two run double down the right field line to tie the game. With the winning run at second, Heck bore down and sent the game to the 8th.
In the 8th, Dylan Vosika and Jack Bordewick walked, then Foltz doubled into the left-field corner to plate two, then Foltz scored when Welsh reached on an error.
Leading 9-6 in the bottom of the 8th, Edina made a nice comeback, scoring two, and had the tying run on second, when Heck coaxed a groundout back to the mound to end the game.
Defensively, McNary turned a nice 6-3 double play, David Petit made a nice running catch in left, and Gallice made a couple nice catches in right.
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