Baseball

Saturday, October 11, 2008 @ Dakota
Park vs. Fridley–Game 1

Park beat Fridley, 16-2 in the first game of a doubleheader Saturday, with tons of hitting and fine pitching.

Saturday, October 11, 2008
Park vs. Fridley–Game 2

Park completed a rain-shortened game from earlier in the season, and beat Fridley, 13-5. The score was tied 4-4 when play resumed Saturday in the second inning. Grant Welsh had started the original game for Park, allowing four runs on no hits and six walks–the field was covered with water and the mound was a mess, and no pitchers were throwing many strikes. Jimmy Heck had relieved and pitched two scoreless innings with two strikeouts. When play resumed Saturday, Ryne McNary pitched the last four innings, allowing a run on three hits, six walks and five strikeouts.

Park scored two in the first when David Petit singled, Paddy Clancy walked, then both eventually scored on wild pitches. In the second, Park added two when Scott Foltz singled, Welsh singled, McNary walked, John Gallice walked to force in Foltz, and Welsh scored on a wild pitch.

In the fourth, Park added two when Max IntVeld walked, Tre Munson doubled him to third, then Foltz scored IntVeld with an RBI groundout. Derrick Keller followed with an RBI groundout scoring Munson. In the top of the 7th, Park put the game away with a 7-run outburst. Dylan Vosika doubled, IntVeld and Munson walked, Foltz doubled in Vosika and InVeld, Keller singled in Munson, Welsh scored Foltz with an RBI groundout, McNary reached on a fielder’s choice, Gallice singled, McNary and Gallice moved up on a wild pitch, Jack Bordewick walked to load the bases, Heck singled in McNary and Gallice, and Petit singled in Bordewick.

Park ended the Fall Season with a 9-0 record (one rained-out game wasn’t made up), and out-scored their opponents 100-29. While the +71 run differential makes the offense looks amazing, it shouldn’t be overlooked that Park’s pitching and great defense allowed just a shade over three runs per game!
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Saturday, September 27, 2008 @ Metrodome
Park vs. Hopkins

Park beat Hopkins in a scrimmage at the Metrodome Saturday night by an approximate score of 8-6 (scorebook wasn’t kept). From memory, there were great hits by Tre Munson (a lead-off triple to the baggy in right-center), Ryne McNary, Scott Foltz ( triple down the left field line), Derrick Keller (a 2-run triple), Jack Bordewick, Grant Welsh and Max IntVeld.

The pitching was solid, with McNary, Keller, Foltz, Petit, Welsh and Munson each throwing effectively. Each pitcher for Park broke the 70 mph mark on the radar gun, with Keller leading the pack with a top speed of 77.

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Sunday, September 28, 2008 @ Dakota
Park vs. Edina

Park kept their fall record perfect with a 9-1 win over the cake-eaters.
Derrick Keller started on the mound and allowed only one run on five hits in four innings; he walked two and struck out six. Jimmy Heck pitched the last two innings and didn’t allow a hit; he struck out two.

Park scored four in the first when Tre Munson doubled, Nick Omodt singled, Keller walked to load the bases, Munson scored on a wild pitch, Omodt scored on an errant throw back to the mound by the catcher, Grant Welsh reached on an error, Ryne McNary doubled in Keller, Heck walked, and McNary scored Max IntVeld’s bobbled grounder.

Park added three more in the second when Paddy Clancy walked, Munson walked, Park pulled off a double steal, and both scored on Omodt’s single. Omodt stole second and third, then scored on Keller’s RBI groundout.

Park added one in the fifth when Omodt reached on an error and eventually scored on Welsh’s single. Our last run came in the 6th when IntVeld singled and eventually scored on David Petit’s single.

Defensively, McNary had two great plays at shortstop, once turning a 6-3 double play, and once making a barehanded play and nipping a runner at first–Munson, playing second base later in the game, made almost the exact play!

Munson also sparkled in center on a tough play running in, and IntVeld made an incredible over-the-shoulder catch on a deep drive to left. Foltz threw out two runners at second (what else is new) to stifle some Edina rallies.

(fall record 6-0)
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Sunday, September 28th
Park vs. Blizzard

In a tight game for several innings, Park finally pulled away and beat the Blizzard 5-1.

The key to the game was Park’s pitching. Scott Foltz pitched the first three innings, allowed no runs on two hits and a walk; he struck out one. Grant Welsh pitched the next 1-1/3, allowing one run on three hits and an error before leaving with a sore arm. Jimmy Heck pitched 2/3 of an inning and didn’t allow a hit, and Ryne McNary mopped up, allowing no runs on three hits and an error in two innings; he k’d 1.

Tre Munson opened the first for Park with a single, stole second, advanced on a Nick Omodt groundout, and scored on Derrick Keller’s sac fly. Park went scoreless over the next three innings, and the score was 1-1 going to the fifth when Park took the lead. Max IntVeld singled, stole second, and scored on Jack Bordewick’s single. Bordewick advanced on a wild pitch, and scored on an Omodt single.

Park added two more in the 6th when Welsh and McNary singled, Park pulled the double steal with Welsh scoring on the overthrow of third, then McNary scored on a Heck single to end the game’s scoring.

Defensively, Park was solid throughout.

(fall record 7-0)
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Sunday, September 21, 2008 @ Dakota
Park vs. Hopkins

One bad umpire’s call made this one heck of a ball game, with Park beating Hopkins, 10-9.

Derrick Keller started on the mound and allowed three runs on two hits, three walks and a hit batter; he struck out one.

Park opened the scoring with two in the second when Grant Welsh was beaned, he stole second, scored on a Scott Foltz single. Foltz stole second, advanced to third on a wild pitch, and scored on a Jimmy Heck RBI groundout.

Park tied the game at 3-apiece in the third when Max IntVeld walked, stole second, and scored on a Nick Omodt single.Park went ahead with two runs in the fourth when Jack Boredwick walked, Scott singled, they both moved up on a passed ball, and Ryne McNary singled scoring Bordewick. David Petit laid down a beautiful squeeze bunt, scoring Foltz, but Coach McNary got greedy and got Ryne thrown out at home trying to score from second.

John Gallice relieved Keller and ran into some trouble and a bad call (overall he allowed six runs on three hits, three walks, and he k’d two). Park’s defense and Gallice’s control faltered a bit, but with the score tied at five-all Gallice appeared to get out of a bases loaded jam when he coaxed a slow roller to first. On the play, Dylan Vosika fielded the grounder and flipped to Gallice covering first. The runner was out by five feet, but the ump called him safe, and a second run scored on the play. Hopkins tacked on another pair and led 9-5.

Park battled back in classic Oriole fashion. IntVeld opened the bottom of the fifth with a walk and scored on a long double by Vosika. Omodt drove in Vosika with a single, stole second and took third on a wild pitch, and scored on a Keller sac fly.

Heck pitched the top of the 6th and it took him all of four pitches to retire the side, and the ump let both teams know that the 6th would be the last inning due to the time limit.

As Foltz and McNary prepared to bat, Coach McNary matter-of-factly told Ryne, “When Scott gets on, you’re going to fake bunt while Scott steals second, then you’re going to bunt him to third.” It’s a lot hard than it sounds, but that’s exactly what happened! Foltz drew a walk on a 3-2 count, stole second, and McNary sacrificed him to third. Heck came through with a game-tying single, then stole second himself. Petit and IntVeld followed with walks to load the bases, bringing up Vosika who drove a deep fly against the fence to bring in Heck to win the game!

Despite a few untimely bobbles, Park’s defense was strong most of the game. McNary turned a nice double play by fielding a ball behind second base, touching second, then throwing to Bordewick at first. Foltz threw out two runners trying to steal, and IntVeld made a nice play at third.
(fall record 4-0)
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Sunday, September 21, 2008 @ Dakota
Park vs. Champlain Lumberjacks

Park was the real lumber company as they beat Champlain 10-1 in five innings Sunday.

The story of the game was solid pitching and a ton of hitting led by Grant Welsh, who was a double shy of the cycle!

Welsh started on the mound and worked through a sore arm to post three solid innings, allowing a single run on two hits and four walks; he k’d four. Ryne McNary relieved and gave up no runs on one hit; he k’d three.

Park scored three in the first when Nick Omodt singled, stole second, and scored on a John Gallice single. Keller followed with a single, and Welsh drove Gallice and Keller home with a triple. Coach McNary, as usual, was a little too aggressive and he got Welsh thrown out at home trying to leg out an inside-the-parker.

Park added three in the second when David Petit walked, Max IntVeld singled, Omodt walked, then Gallice triple them all home, and he too was thrown out at home trying for an inside-the-park-homer!

Welsh blasted a solo shot in the third just inside the foul pole, then Park put the game away in the fourth with five runs. Heck walked, Petit singled, IntVeld singled, Omodt doubled, Gallice doubled, Keller doubled, and Welsh singled.

The defensive play of the game was made by Gallice, who ran far into foul territory, snagged a fly ball, then crashed into the fence!
(fall record 5-0)
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Sunday, September 14, 2008 @ Osseo
Park vs. Osseo-Maple Grove

Park beat Osseo-MG, 10-4, on a soggy Sunday morning. There were puddles on every base, the entire right side of the infield was under water, and the mound was a disaster. Nevertheless, Park played a fine game.

Derrick Keller started for Park and allowed one run over four innings–the one run coming on a steal of home in the first. Keller allowed one hit, walked three, hit a batter, and struck out seven. John Gallice pitched the next two innings and didn’t allow a hit; he walked three and struck out five. Jimmy Heck pitched the last inning, allowing three runs on two hits and a walk (with a huge lead, Heck was pretty much throwing fastballs over the middle). He struck out one.

Park tied the score in the top of the first when Nick Omodt beat out an infield single, stole second, and scored on a Grant Welsh single. In the third, Park added three when David Petit, Paddy Clancy and Max IntVeld walked, followed by a bases-clearing triple by Tre Munson. In the fourth, Park added a run when Keller and Welsh singled, Scott Foltz walked, and Keller scored on a Gallice sac fly.

Park put the game away in the sixth with five more runs. Dylan Vosika opened the rally with a double, IntVeld drove him in with a double of his own, Keller walked, Welsh reached when the left field dropped his liner, Foltz singled, and Ryne McNary singled.

Defensively, McNary had a nice play while catching, jumping on a swinging bunt in front of the plate and throwing to a stretching Jack Bordewick for the out. Foltz threw out two runners while catching, and the play of the game was a double play in which Heck fielded a hot grounder up the middle, stepped on second, and fired to first where Bordewick made an incredible scoop to complete the play.

Park’s second game was suspended in the top of the fourth with Park ahead, 5-4. Park turned a nice double play–pitcher Welsh to catcher McNary to first baseman Bordewick.

(fall record 3-0)
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Fall Baseball
Sunday, September 7, 2008 @ Dakota
Park vs. Edina

Park beat Edina, 8-6, with some late inning clutch hitting (and walking!)

Ryne McNary started on the mound for Park and allowed three runs on five hits and an error in three innings; he struck out two and didn’t walk a batter. David Petit relieved, pitched 1-2/3, allowing three runs on two hits, four walks and three errors. Scott Foltz pitched one third of scoreless inning, and Grant Welsh swooped down like a vulture to pick up the win in relief with two scoreless innings (he walked two and K’d four).

Park looked listless through the first few innings against a strong Edina lefty. Park scored one in the first when Nick Omodt walked, stole second, advanced to third on a Derrick Keller groundout, and scored on a wild pitch.

Through the first five innings, Park didn’t have a hit, and trailed 6-1 going into the bottom of the 6th.

John Gallice reached on a single, Scott Foltz, Jimmy Heck, and Petit walked to score a run, then Dylan Vosika doubled to score two more. Max Intevld walked to load the bases, Omodt was beaned to force in the tying run, Keller walked to give Park the lead, and Welsh reached on an infield error to score Park’s final run!

IntVeld sparkled on defense with a couple nice plays at third.

(fall record 1-0)
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Sunday, September 7, 2008 @ Dakota
Park vs. The Blizzard

What was supposed to be a tough game turned into a laugher when Park’s hitting went absolutely nuts, and the good guys won 18-0 (yes, you read that right!)

First, the pitching. Derrick Keller pitched the first three innings, allowing no runs on one hits and two walks; he struck out two. Jimmy Heck relieved and allowed no runs on no hits; he walked two and hit a batter just to give everyone on their toes.

Now the offense! Park scored three in the third when Max IntVeld walked, Nick Omodt doubled him to third, both runners scored on a Tre Munson single, and Munson scored on a Ryne McNary squeeze.

Park scored 10 in the 4th. Jack Bordewick was beaned, Scott Foltz singled, Heck doubled, David Peit singled, Dylan Vosika and IntVeld walked, Omodt singled, Munson singled, and McNary singled to give Park an 8-0 lead with the bases loaded. Then, Keller hit a long drive over the center fielder that brought about one of the wildest plays you’ll ever see. Omodt had tagged at third when the ball looked like it might be caught, and so did Munson at second. First base coach Bob Bordewick, seeing that the center fielder couldn’t get to the ball, sent McNary from first right away. When the ball landed, McNary was only a step behind Munson as both players rounded second. Third base coach McNary sent them both home but the throw home appeared to have them both beat. Munson slid to the first base side of home, McNary slid to the third base side, and the Blizzard catcher didn’t tag either of them! Keller ended up on third and scored a second later on a Welsh sac fly.

Park added five more in the 5th when John Gallice walked, Heck singled, Petit singled, Vosika singled, IntVeld singled, and Munson reached on an error.

In the bottom of the 5th, leading 18-0, Heck worked out of a bases loaded jam to preserve the shutout.

Defensively, Park was very solid, with Bordewick making several nice plays at first, and Omodt handling two tough chances at second, one to end the game.

(fall record 2-0)