Games of 9/25

Nilva 7, Melendez 6
Zach Nilva picked up his 10th win, and Paul Geoghan's opposite field single in the 5th inning plated the go-ahead run. Sam Melendez (3-for-4, 2 RBI) and Matt Mishkin (3-for-4, 3 runs) led Zach's team. Ray Hernandez hit a 3-run HR for Freddie's squad.

Appell 10, Parfrey 8
In another slugfest, the bats of Appell's team prevailed. Brian Hernandez was 4-for-4 with 3 RBI, Chris Hall drove in 3 including the go-ahead run, and Zach Nilva was 3-for-4. For Parfrey's team, Alex Rivera was 4-for-4 with 3 runs scored, and Dave Sommers homered and drove in 3.

Games of 9/18

Appell 5, Hewes 4

Sam Melendez had 3 hits, and Ian Parfrey drove in 3 runs, as Jeff Appell squeaked out a win over Havelock. Alex Rivera was 3-for-4 with an RBI for Hewes's team, who left the go-ahead run on base in the 7th inning.

Sulyman 3, Parfrey 1

Mike Sulyman (2-0) again pitched masterfully, and Parfrey was almost as good. Derek Martinez's 2-out double in the 4th inning was the go-ahead run.

Hewes 4, Melendez 3 (8 innings)
Derek Martinez singled in Chris Hall in the top of the 8th for the winning run. Zach Nilva was 3-for-4, and 7-for-11 on the day.

21 inning game? Havelock Hewes

On Sunday, Russ Rivera and I came up with a theme game idea. We were talking about how much fun extra-inning games are. What if we had an extra inning game without having to have a tie? Instead of playing three 7-inning games we would schedule one 21-inning game. To insure that the game is interesting we would employ a 5-run mercy rule (any team with a five-run lead at the end of an inning from the seventh inning on would automatically win). Each team would use three pitchers in multiples of seven innings.

I'm interested in getting feedback and discussion on this. Please comment.

Games of 9/11

1. Melendez 9, Hewes 0
Freddie Melendez (11-7) threw a 5-hit shutout. Ian Parfrey (3-for-3, 2 RBI) and Russ Rivera (2-for-3, 3B) led the attack.

2. Parfrey 5, Appell 2
Parfrey's team scored 4 runs on 5 consecutive 2-out singles in the 3rd inning. Eric Schulman and Russ Rivera (both 2-for-3, 3B, RBI) were the hitting stars.

3. Rosengard 3, Nilva 2
Ian Parfrey's 2-out single plated Alex Rivera to break a 2-2 tie, and Dave Rosengard (3-3) hung on for the win.

Game of 9/5

Sulyman 5, Parfrey 4 (10 innings)

Bobby Echevarria's walkoff double in the bottom of the 10th ended an epic pitcher's duel. Mike Sulyman allowed 4 runs on 15 hits and added a 3-run double, enroute to his first SFL win. Echevarria was 3-for-5, and Matt Mishkin went 3-for-4 and scored the winning run. Parfrey pitched almost as well against a tough lineup, and helped his cause with 3 hits and an RBI. Solomon Sarway was also 3-for-5, and Nate Sillman made a game-saving catch for Parfrey's team on a flare behind 2nd base.

Games of 9/4

Back in action after multiple rainouts, SFL played a tripleheader this morning.

Rosengard 3, Hewes 2
Dave Rosengard allowed only 6 hits, and retired Havelock with the bases loaded to end the game. Ian Parfrey was 3-for-3 to back Rosengard's pitching.

Nilva 2, Parfrey 1
Zach Nilva scattered 5 hits, allowing only a solo HR to Eric Schulman, and Phil Ciccone's 2-out single up the middle in the 3rd inning scored Paul Geoghan with the go-ahead run.

Melendez 13, Nilva 7
The bats finally came alive in the third game. Nilva's team scored 4 in the top of the first, but couldn't hold the lead. Ian Parfrey was 4-for-4 with a double and 3 RBI to back Freddie. Nilva was 4-for-4 with 3 runs scored.