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November 27, 2012
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Wow an interesting day. This is what the Robert Kelly League is all about. There were four good teams and two sets of thrilling playoff series.
First lets say Congrads to the defending champion TPL. They won a hard fought three game set with Catello Electric. Coming back from a 3 run deficit in the bottom of the 7th in game three to win the third and final game 4-3. They showed the heart of a true champion.
In game one, Vinny Maza single in the second gave TPL a 3-2 lead which they held on for a final 4-3. Game two Catello showed that they were here to play pounding TPL 11-4. Jay harrell had a two run HR in the 5th to pull away. That set up the third and final game. Catello opened up in the first with a SAC fly from Russ Stefanski. They increassed the lead in the second on a Dom Catello HR. a Charlie Donahue single in the 6th gave Catello a 3-0 lead going into the bottom on the 7th The new addition to TPL, Brian "Happy" Trimboli opened the inning with a walk. Vinny Mazza's hit a potential DP ball but his hustle beat the throw(in a very close play) to keep the dream alive. Later in the inning Anthony Noto drilled a 2 run single. John Oconner walked to tie the game and Drew Clapp singled in the winning run.
At PS 50, The underdog Donatos team shocked the world with the defeat of USC 2 games to 1. They say good pitching can beat good hitting any day. Here was the prime example, Pete Distefano pitched all three games and held the mighty USC squad to an average of a little over 4 runs a game. In the first game. Anthony Sutter and John Spinelli drove in a run each in the third to take a 3-1 lead. Donatos extended it to 4-1 with a Sutter SAC fly in the fifth. In the bottom of the fifth, Chris Cooper tied the game with one swing of the bat with a 3 run HR. The tie game was short as Pete Destefano singled in the 6th for the lead with the final score 5-4. Game two was a pitching duel. the score was tied 2-2 in extra innings when the USC bats erupted for 4 runs and a 6-2 victory. That led us to the final game three showdown. The Spinelli brothers opened up a 2-0 lead in the top of the first inning with RBI singles. The USC squad came right back with a Frank Sansonetti HR. In the bottom of the fourth an unusual play happened. With a man on first, Chris Cooper hit a ball through the trees in right field which hit the fence and the RF appeared to catch the ball. Is it an out is it a hit? Confusion happened and USC ended up with two runners on second base. (One was tagged out) The rule is if the ball hits the tree it can be caught not if it hits the fence. Pete Destafano pitched out of that jam and USC did not score. In the top of the fifth, Donatos put the pressure on with a John Spinelli single. They scored two more in the 6th on a Joe Curro single. USC showed they had something left with a two run single by Matt Helman. But Donatos came right back in the top of the 7th with three uns 2 by Mike Lucca single and one by Phil Paterno. USC did not go quietly scoring one run in the bottom of the inning on a Frank Tripodi single but could not bring the get anymore. Game Set Match 8-4.
Stats are attached
This brings us to the championship this weekend. TPL vs Donatos 9:30 at IS 75. Can DOnatos beat the Aces, USC and TPL to win it all? Will TPL win again? Stay tuned.
Wow an interesting day. This is what the Robert Kelly League is all about. There were four good teams and two sets of thrilling playoff series.
First lets say Congrads to the defending champion TPL. They won a hard fought three game set with Catello Electric. Coming back from a 3 run deficit in the bottom of the 7th in game three to win the third and final game 4-3. They showed the heart of a true champion.
In game one, Vinny Maza single in the second gave TPL a 3-2 lead which they held on for a final 4-3. Game two Catello showed that they were here to play pounding TPL 11-4. Jay harrell had a two run HR in the 5th to pull away. That set up the third and final game. Catello opened up in the first with a SAC fly from Russ Stefanski. They increassed the lead in the second on a Dom Catello HR. a Charlie Donahue single in the 6th gave Catello a 3-0 lead going into the bottom on the 7th The new addition to TPL, Brian "Happy" Trimboli opened the inning with a walk. Vinny Mazza's hit a potential DP ball but his hustle beat the throw(in a very close play) to keep the dream alive. Later in the inning Anthony Noto drilled a 2 run single. John Oconner walked to tie the game and Drew Clapp singled in the winning run.
At PS 50, The underdog Donatos team shocked the world with the defeat of USC 2 games to 1. They say good pitching can beat good hitting any day. Here was the prime example, Pete Distefano pitched all three games and held the mighty USC squad to an average of a little over 4 runs a game. In the first game. Anthony Sutter and John Spinelli drove in a run each in the third to take a 3-1 lead. Donatos extended it to 4-1 with a Sutter SAC fly in the fifth. In the bottom of the fifth, Chris Cooper tied the game with one swing of the bat with a 3 run HR. The tie game was short as Pete Destefano singled in the 6th for the lead with the final score 5-4. Game two was a pitching duel. the score was tied 2-2 in extra innings when the USC bats erupted for 4 runs and a 6-2 victory. That led us to the final game three showdown. The Spinelli brothers opened up a 2-0 lead in the top of the first inning with RBI singles. The USC squad came right back with a Frank Sansonetti HR. In the bottom of the fourth an unusual play happened. With a man on first, Chris Cooper hit a ball through the trees in right field which hit the fence and the RF appeared to catch the ball. Is it an out is it a hit? Confusion happened and USC ended up with two runners on second base. (One was tagged out) The rule is if the ball hits the tree it can be caught not if it hits the fence. Pete Destafano pitched out of that jam and USC did not score. In the top of the fifth, Donatos put the pressure on with a John Spinelli single. They scored two more in the 6th on a Joe Curro single. USC showed they had something left with a two run single by Matt Helman. But Donatos came right back in the top of the 7th with three uns 2 by Mike Lucca single and one by Phil Paterno. USC did not go quietly scoring one run in the bottom of the inning on a Frank Tripodi single but could not bring the get anymore. Game Set Match 8-4.
Stats are attached
This brings us to the championship this weekend. TPL vs Donatos 9:30 at IS 75. Can DOnatos beat the Aces, USC and TPL to win it all? Will TPL win again? Stay tuned.
