Games of November 18

Hewes 11, Melendez 3
Sam Magnus drove in 4 runs with a pair of triples, and Ian Parfrey and Zach Nilva had 3 hits each. Havelock Hewes allowed 3 runs on 10 hits.

Martinez 11, Nilva 0
Freddie Melendez was 3-for-4 with a triple and 3 RBI, and Alex Rivera and Chris Hall each added 3 hits. Derek Martinez threw a shutout, allowing only 5 hits, and striking out three.

Games of 10/21

Hewes 8, Rosengard 5
Ian Parfrey's 2-out, 2-run single broke a 5-5 tie in the bottom of the 5th, and Alex Rivera homered and drove in three.

Martinez 4, Nilva 3
Freddie Melendez hit the tiebreaking single in the 5th inning, as Derek Martinez allowed 3 runs on 6 hits for the win. Zach Nilva was just as good, allowing 4 runs (1 earned) on 6 hits.

F.Melendez 4, S.Melendez 1
In a very rare instance of brothers pitching against each other, Freddie Melendez picked up his 17th win and allowed only 2 hits in 5 innings. Sam Melendez allowed 3 runs in the 1st, with Chris Hall's 2-run single being the big blow.

Games of August 19

Appell 9, Hewes 4
Rob Anapol singled home Paul Geoghan for the go-ahead run in the top of the 6th. Freddie Melendez had 4 hits, and Nel Yomtov drove in three runs.

Nilva 9, Melendez 6
Eric Schulman homered and drove in 4 runs, Rob Anapol had 3 hits, and Zach Nilva singled home the go-ahead run in the 5th inning.

Hewes 4, Appell / Martinez 3
Derek Martinez tied the game with a line drive HR to left, before Matt Mishkin won it with a 2-out solo HR to right-center. Havelock Hewes then stranded the tying run on third base.

Games of July 29

We played a tripleheader at the Dewitt Clinton field, with Heckscher under water. Several dramatic finishes occurred.

Rosengard 7, O'Connor 6
Rosengard's team trailed 5-2 after 5 innings, but rallied to tie on an RBI triple by Sam Magnus, and took a 6-5 lead when Russell Rivera singled him in. A two-out RBI single by Dave Sommers tied the game in the seventh, but O'Connor lost the plate in the bottom of the inning, walking the bases loaded before Sam Melendez won it with a walk-off infield single.

Melendez 4, Parfrey 3
Freddie Melendez prevailed in a pitcher's duel, stranding the winning runs on base in the bottom of the 7th when he induced Joe Geller to ground into a game-ending DP. Parfrey lost despite allowing only four hits.

Martinez 10, Hewes 9
In another dramatic finish, Sam Melendez came all the way around on an infield hit and two errors to break a 7-7 tie in the top of the 6th, and Gil Schmerler singled in an insurance run in the 7th. Martinez's team rallied for three runs and the win, with Bob Holzwasser singling in Ian Parfrey with two outs to end the game. Derek Martinez homered and drove in 3, and Joe Geller was 3-for-4 with 3 RBI. Phil Ciccone and Sam Melendez had 3 hits and 3 runs scored each for Hewes's team.

Games of June 17

Rosengard 6, Melendez 2
Dave Rosengard scattered 7 hits in a strong pitching performance to pick up his first win of the season.

Appell 8, Lawrence 3
After Derek Martinez's 2-out 2-run HR tied the game for Lawrence's team, Havelock Hewes alertly stole home on an indifferent recovery of a throwing error for the lead in the top of the 6th. Eric Schulman drove in 4 runs for Appell's team.

Martinez 6, O'Connor 5
A bases-loaded walk to Fred Lang was the margin of victory, and Cid Rivera Sr. lined out to Cid Rivera Jr. with the bases loaded to end the game. Freddie Melendez drove in 4 runs to back Martinez's pitching, and Mark Rodriguez had 3 hits.

Games of Memorial Day Weekend

Sorry I'm running a little behind here. We played a single 9-inning game on Sunday at Dewitt Clinton (due to a brief 7:30am downpour at Heckscher), and another Monday afternoon at the Great Lawn.

Martinez 16, O'Connor 12
Alex Rivera was 6-for-8 with 2 HR's and 5 RBI, then nearly gave it all back with a rocky relief outing for winning pitcher Derek Martinez (1-2). Derek also went 5-for-8 with 3 RBI. Ian Parfrey was 5-for-7 with a HR and 4 RBI for O'Connor's team.

Appell 18, Parfrey 6
Appell's team put up 8 runs in the first inning and never looked back. Alex Rivera had another great game at the plate, going 5-for-6 with 3 RBI.

Games of Oct. 23

Hewes 10, Rosengard 2
Derek Martinez was 3-for-4 with 4 RBI, and Ian Parfrey added 3 hits, as Hewes's team scored 6 times in the first 2 innings and never looked back.

Martinez 6, Melendez 5 (8 innings)
In a tightly fought battle featuring more than the usual amount of arguments and blunders, Ray Hernandez (2 for 5, 2 RBI) drove in the tying run in the 7th and the winning run in the 8th. Ian Parfrey had 3 hits, and Sam Melendez scored 3 runs.

Parfrey 6, Stoeth 2
Backed by an Alex Rivera HR and Jack Cutler's 3-for-4, 2 RBI performance, Ian Parfrey won his 8th game of the year. Eric Schulman had 3 hits in defeat.

Games of Oct 16

Hewes 7, Nilva 6
Zach's team stormed back from a 7-2 deficit on a 3-run HR by Zach and a Freddie Melendez RBI single, however Havelock retired Marvin Cohen on a bases-loaded comebacker to end the game. For Havelock's team, Fred Lang's bases clearing triple in the 5th inning provided the margin of victory.

Martinez 15, Stoeth 4
Zach Nilva was 4-for-4 with a grand slam, Sam Melendez had 3 hits, and Ian Parfrey drove in 4 runs to give Derek Martinez his 5th win of the season.

Melendez 4, Lawrence 1
Freddie Melendez picked up his 14th win. All the runs were scored in the first 2 innings, the big blow being a 2-out 2-run single by Jack Cutler in the 1st.

Games of Oct. 9

Our Heckscher farewell was a sloppy triple bill featuring insane amounts of runs scored, and some of the worst mental errors you could ever hope to see. Two lowlights would be Joe Geller's bases loaded grounder to short turning into the equivalent of a 3-run double thanks to a throwing error followed by a slow recovery and an additional boneheaded throw; and catcher Havelock Hewes baiting Alex Rivera into a rundown only to find that no one covered home in his absence.

Please note that we will be at East 10th Street at 10:00am next week.


Hewes 20, Appell 7

Yes, that is what you're seeing. The hitting stars were Ian Parfrey (4-for-4, 3 RBI), Derek Martinez (4-for-5, 3 doubles, 3 RBI), and Zach Nilva, Jim O'Connor, and Paul Geoghan each added 3 hits. On the other side, Sam Melendez was 3-for-4 with 3 runs scored, and Dave Sommers was also 3-for-4, with an RBI.

Melendez 12, Rosengard 4

Freddie's team scored 7 times in the 2nd inning to put this one away. Sam Melendez was 3-for-4 with a double and an RBI.

Nilva 8, O'Connor 6

Derek Martinez had a great game, going 3-for-4 with 4 RBI, driving in the winning runs in the top of the 6th with a 2-run single, and picking up the save in relief. Sam Melendez was 3-for-4 with 4 runs scored and a 2-run HR, and Zach Nilva added 3 hits. For O'Connor's team, Chris Hall was 3-for-4, and Alex Rivera's 15th HR was a 2-run bomb to left-center that tied the score at 6. Nilva's defense also turned two difficult double plays-- a 6-6-3 on a slow chopper up the middle, and a 6-5-4.

Games of Oct 2

Due to YET ANOTHER dry rainout at Heckscher, we played a tripleheader at West 28th Street & 10th Avenue, on a turf field with an enticingly short RF fence.

Lawrence 7, Hewes 2
Glen Lawrence, pitching for the first time since 1999, scattered 7 hits and easily beat Havelock Hewes. Matt Mishkin was 4-for-4 with 2 HR and 3 RBI, and Ian Parfrey hit a 3-run HR. Sam Melendez was 3-for-5 with an RBI for Havelock's team.

Martinez 2, Mishkin 1
Alex Rivera's baserunning gave his team this win, as he singled to left to lead off the 4th, tried to take second, and came all the way around on a throwing error. Derek Martinez allowed 1 run on 9 hits, and Matt Mishkin was almost as good. Mishkin homered for his team's only run, and Ian Parfrey added 3 hits.

Melendez 7, Lawrence 5
Lawrence's second start of the day was spoiled by an Alex Rivera opposite-field grand slam, and the bats of the Melendez brothers-- Freddie had 4 hits and Sam had 3. Lawrence got yet another HR from Matt Mishkin, and Fred Lang busted out of a slump by going 4-for-5 with 2 RBI.

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.

Milestones

June 4-- Jeff Appell beats Havelock Hewes 7-2 for his 100th win as a pitcher.
July 24-- Ian Parfrey's 500th hit is a single to right off of Jeff Appell.

Also this season:
Havelock Hewes, hit #1700
Gil Schmerler, hit #1200, probably on July 17. I will check on this.
Mike Palma, hit #600
Derek Martinez, run #500
Dave Rosengard, 500th win as a player

Games of 7/24

Appell 5, Hewes 2
Jeff Appell (7-4) scattered 10 hits, and went 3-for-3 with an RBI. Brian Hernandez-Sandercock was 2-for-3 with a double and 2 RBI.

Parfrey 3, Nilva 0
Ian Parfrey (5-4) threw a 4-hit shutout, retiring the last 9 batters, and allowing only one runner to reach third base. The only runs Zach Nilva gave up were in the bottom of the 1st-- Mike Sulyman led off with a single, Derek Martinez (3-for-3) doubled, and both scored on a comedy of throwing errors. Dave Sommers (3-for-3) then tripled to deep left, and scored on a Solomon Sarway sac fly.

Games of July 4

Two big innings made the difference. In Game 1, Jeff Appell's team scored 5 times in the first, and hung on for a 5-4 victory over Havelock Hewes. The winning run was stranded on first base. Zach Nilva went 4-for-5 to back Appell's pitching. In Game 2, Derek Martinez's team scored 6 times in the second, and won 6-2 over Ian Parfrey. Don Weiss was 2-for-4 with 2 RBI.

Opening Day Heckscher

We had a strong turnout of 25 players to celebrate the Central Park opener this morning, and played two nailbiters. Freddie Melendez (3-3) won the opener despite suffering an ankle injury on the bases in the second inning, and his team came back from a 6-1 deficit to win 7-6 on Eric Schulman's 2-run single in the bottom of the 6th. Schulman drove in 3, and Derek Martinez and Brian Hernandez homered for the losing team. In game 2, Ian Parfrey (2-2) beat Havelock Hewes 4-2. Hewes gave up 4 in the bottom of the 1st, and Parfrey made it stand up, scattering 9 hits, and inducing Freddie Melendez to ground to first with the bases loaded to end the game.

Games of 3/20

Hewes 17, O'Connor 8

Alex "Cid" Rivera continued his hot hitting-- he was 3 for 4 with 4 runs scored, a HR, and 5 RBI. Freddie and Sam Melendez each added 3 RBI. Ken Walker homered and drove in 4 for O'Connor's squad.

Nilva 9, Mishkin 8 (8 innings)

Brian Hernandez hit a walkoff 2-run single to left to give Zach Nilva's team a stunning comeback win. Down to their last out and facing a 6-3 deficit, they got a 2-run double from Nel Yomtov, who then came around to score the tying run when Marvin Cohen dropped a throw at first. Ian Parfrey clubbed a 2-run HR in the top of the 8th, but Nilva's team had another comeback in them. Hernandez homered and drove in 3, while Parfrey was 4-for-4 (enroute to a 10-for-10 day) with 2 doubles, a HR, and 4 RBI.

Melendez 16, Parfrey 4 (5 innings)

Ken Walker homered twice and drove in 6, and Derek Martinez added a grand slam, as Melendez's team took advantage of some shoddy fielding, but also clubbed Parfrey and reliever Havelock Hewes for 16 hits. Parfrey was 3-for-3 with 2 RBI in a losing effort.

Games of March 13

Martinez 11, Appell 3
Derek Martinez (2-0) allowed a 2-run HR to Eric Schulman in the 1st inning, and proceeded to only allow a single to Zach Nilva over the final 6.2 innings. Bill McLaughlin and Nel Yomtov had 3 hits each, and Ian Parfrey homered to back Martinez's pitching. And, possibly the most improbable play I've ever seen occurred when Marvin Cohen struck out looking in the 6th inning, and flipped the bat in disgust!

Parfrey 13, Melendez 6
Parfrey survived a 5-run 2nd inning capped by Zach Nilva's inside the park grand slam, and his offense battered Freddie Melendez for 17 hits. Sal Cipriano (4 for 4, 2 RBI) and Derek Martinez (4 for 5, 2 RBI) led the way. Parfrey hit 3 doubles, and Bill McLaughlin drove in 4 runs. Freddie went 4 for 4 for his team.

Games of March 5

1. Martinez 7, Hewes 2
Eric Schulman hit a 2-run bomb in the top of the 1st for Hewes's team, but Martinez settled down to throw 6.1 shutout innings, and Alex Rivera went 3-for-3 with a home run and 4 RBI. Bill McLaughlin also had 3 hits.

2. Nilva 10, Parfrey 7
Bill McLaughlin's 5th inning double broke a 6-6 tie, and the Schulmans teed off on Parfrey's pitching. Eric was 2-for-2 with 3 RBI and Dave was 3-for-3 with 2 RBI.

3. Melendez 10, O'Connor 3
Alex Rivera continued his hot hitting (8-for-9 on the day with 3 doubles, 2 HR's, and 11 RBI). He had a 2-run double in the 1st and a line-drive 2-run bomb over the LF fence in the 3rd. Bill McLaughlin was 3-for-3 as he also had an excellent day at the plate. Melendez scattered 7 hits and the only batter to touch him was Havelock Hewes, who had a 2-run double.

GAMES AND NOTES OF 10/24

SFLOI record broken! Freddy Melendez won his 44th game of the season in today's Game 3, breaking Joe Gerber's record of 43 wins as a player in 1995. Zach Nilva has 41 wins this season, so it isn't guaranteed that Freddy will keep the record for very long. Freddy currently holds a 1.5 game lead in the pennant standings.

As for the games themselves, Tony Connor and Josh Balsam stacked their side with Riverdale players, but dropped a tripleheader to Ian Parfrey and Havelock Hewes's Brooklyn-Manhattan squad.

Melendez 7, Appell 4
Freddy Melendez (13-8) prevailed in a contest that was tied at 1 after 6 innings. Ian Parfrey's 2-run double to shallow right broke the tie in the top of the 7th, and then the floodgates opened. Melendez's team scored 6 times, and then had to hold on in the bottom of the inning when Sam Magnus smacked a 2-run HR to left-center. Alexander Rodriguez was 3-for-3 with 2 RBI for the winners.

Hewes 2, Martinez 1
Havelock Hewes (12-18) won a pitchers' duel. Parfrey had an RBI single in the 1st, and Alexander Rodriguez tripled to right-center in the 5th, and came around to score on a throwing error. Havelock's only spot of trouble came in the bottom of the 5th, as two singles and an error loaded the bases. Jaime Orochena's groundout drove in a run, a walk to Eric Schulman reloaded the bases, and Sam Magnus grounded out to end the inning.

Rosengard 7, Stoeth 3
Dave Rosengard (5-7) was in control throughout, and didn't allow an earned run. Nel Yomtov's 2-run HR to left in the 5th (on an 0-2 pitch with 2 outs!) broke open a 1-run game, and Rosengard's team scored 3 more times after that, taking advantage of two key outfield errors. Rosengard retired Marvin Cohen and Zach Nilva on grounders to snuff a 7th-inning comeback.

GAMES OF OCT 17

Nilva 12, Rosengard 10
This was a seesaw battle, as Zach Nilva (5-4) allowed 6 runs in the bottom of the first, and Dave Rosengard allowed 6 in the top of the second. The game was tied at 10 in the top of the seventh when Jaime Orochena booted Ken Walker's grounder, allowing 2 runs to score. Rosengard was victimized by 8 errors, and 9 of the 12 runs were unearned. Zach Nilva helped his own cause by going 2-for-3 with 3 RBI. Alexander Rodriguez was 3-for-3 with an RBI double in a losing effort.

Martinez 6, Hewes 3
Derek Martinez was in control throughout and improved to 5-6 on the year. Martinez helped to break a 1-1 tie in the 5th inning by getting caught in a rundown between first and second. He got safely back to first as Nel Yomtov came in from third with the go-ahead run. Hewes unraveled and allowed 3 2-out runs afterwards. Eric Schulman was 3-for-4 with an RBI in the victory.