Games of April 29

Melendez 12, Rosengard 11
Freddie Melendez backed his own pitching by going 4-for-4, Solomon Sarway hit a 3-run HR, and Jaime Orochena was 3-for-4 with 3 RBI. Melendez's team nearly blew a 12-2 lead, as they gave up 6 runs in the top of the 7th, and Melendez retired Mark Rodriguez with the bases loaded to end the game. Mike Heller was 2-for-4 with a HR and 3 RBI, and Robert Rodriguez and Sam Melendez each had 3 hits and 3 RBI.

Nilva 6, Appell 6
The second game ended in a 5-inning tie, as Nilva's team came back from a 6-1 deficit. Mike Heller hit his second HR of the day, and Gil Schmerler threw out the go-ahead run at home plate on a relay to preserve the tie.

Games and Notes of 8/15

Notes:
Pitcher Derek Martinez got the win as Lee's Tavern won the Staten Island Co-ed League championship. Derek says: I finished the year 11-1 as a pitcher and last Sunday won the championship 21-13. Crazy first inning where I gave up 10 runs but settled down to win by 8. A brief recap is at http://www.silive.com/recsports/index.ssf/2010/08/staten_island_softball_roundup_1.html

Games:
Melendez 8, Hewes 6
This contest featured prodigious slugging from Brian Hernandez and Jaime Orochena. Hernandez homered twice, including a first-inning grand slam, and drove in 6, while Orochena tallied 5 RBI with a sac fly, a 2-run homer, and a 2-run double. Havelock Hewes's first-inning woes continued, as his team fell into a 5-0 hole, mostly courtesy of Hernandez's blast to left-center. However, Freddy Melendez (9-5) had to work for his win, fending off several comebacks, and stranding the tying runs in scoring position. The winners also got contributions from Ian Lebowitz (3-for-4, 2 doubles) and Ian Parfrey (3-for-4, 3 runs). Zach Nilva was 4-for-4 with 3 runs scored for Havelock's team.

Parfrey 7, Stoeth 5
Ian Parfrey (10-5) became SFLOI's first 10-game winner in a sloppy 6-inning comedy of walks and bad defense. Bob Holzwasser's 3rd inning single broke a 2-2 tie, and two further runs scored on errors in the inning to give Parfrey a lead that he tried to give back but ultimately "failed" to. This game featured balanced offensive attacks from either side, with no outstanding offensive performances, although Alex Rivera did follow up last year's bunt triple with a fielder's choice "triple" on a grounder to shortstop.

GAMES AND NOTES OF 8/8

O'Connor 17, Stoeth 11
Jim O'Connor (9-6) prevailed in a wild slugfest of a game. O'Connor's team scored 7 two-out runs in the second inning to take a 10-6 lead. An Alex Rivera 2-run triple and a Phil Ciccone (2-for-3, 4 RBI) single brought Stoeth's team within 13-11 in the 5th, but that was as close as they would get. The winners were led by Jaime Orochena (3-for-3, 2B, 4 runs, 3 RBI). O'Connor and Don Weiss also drove in 3, and Ian Parfrey scored 4 runs. Eric Schulman had 3 hits in a losing cause. Stoeth's control issues finally caught up with her, as she walked 7 batters, and all but one came around to score.

Rosengard 4, Hewes 2
Dave Rosengard (3-4) pitched well, scattering 7 hits, and Don Weiss (2-for-2) hit a 2-run double in the third that proved to be the decisive hit. Phil Ciccone was 2-for-3 with 2 doubles and an RBI for Hewes's team, who stranded 5 baserunners over the final two frames.

GAMES OF JUNE 13

Two dramatic finishes, and a 3-sac fly day for Jaime Orochena!

Game 1
O'Connor 6, Hewes 3
Jim O'Connor (6-3) scattered 11 hits for the win. Ian Lebowitz had 3 hits in a losing cause, and the game ended on the bizarre play described in detail below. Jaime's first sacrifice fly was a liner to shallow center in the bottom of the 1st.

Game 2
Parfrey 8, Appell 7
Ian Parfrey (6-3) managed to blow all of a 6-1 lead, and needed Phil Ciccone (3-for-3, HR, 2 RBI) to bail him out with a long blast down the LF line to lead off the top of the 7th. Parfrey stranded the tying run in scoring position in the bottom half. Freddy Melendez contributed 3 hits, and Derek Martinez was 2-for-4 with 2 RBI. Appell's team was led by Alex Rivera (2-for-3, 2B, 2 RBI). Jaime had sacrifice flies in each of his first two at-bats, the first on a popup to shallow left that Phil Ciccone made an excellent catch on.

GAMES OF JUNE 6

Game 1
Hewes 11, Rosengard 7
After giving up 6 runs in the first, Rosengard settled down, and his teammates rallied to cut the deficit to 8-7 after 3. Hewes slammed the door after that with four scoreless frames, and got his league-leading 7th win. The winning team got 3 hits from Derek Martinez, and consecutive 2-run doubles from Jaime Orochena and Solomon Sarway.

Game 2
Martinez 6, Melendez 2
In a strange coincidence, Martinez' team, with most of the same players, scored 5 in the top of the 1st, and cruised to a victory. Zach Nilva homered, and Solomon Sarway tripled and drove in 2 runs. Freddy Melendez backed his pitching with an opposite-field HR, but it wasn't enough, as Martinez scattered 6 hits for the win.

GAMES AND NOTES OF 5/23

1. Celebrate Memorial Day with a softball marathon! Sunday May 30 is business as usual, 8:30am at Heckscher. Monday May 31 we're on the Great Lawn in the late afternoon-- courtesy of Joe Gerber-- time and field will be posted here soon.

2. Games of May 23:
Hewes 7, O'Connor 3
A shaky defense and the clutch hitting of Nate Sillman (3-for-3, 3 RBI) prevented Jim O'Connor from becoming SFLOI's first 6-game winner. Zach Nilva also had 3 hits. O'Connor's team stranded 13 runners. Jaime Orochena was 4-for-4, and Laura Stoeth had 3 hits.

Parfrey 9, Connor 2
Parfrey's team exploded for 6 runs in the 3rd to break a scoreless tie, and he improved to 5-2 while only allowing 4 hits. Connor's team got a 2-run bomb from Brian Hernandez, but little else in the way of offense.

3. Let's Play 2 played a Thursday doubleheader, beating the MMC Outlaws 5-1 in game one, and playing Weintraub & Haber to a 2-2 8-inning tie in the 2nd game. The Appell / Parfrey pitching duo combined to allow 3 runs in 15 innings. LP2 is currently in first place with a 5-0 record.

GAMES of 5/16

Game 1: Stoeth 7, Martinez 3
Laura Stoeth (2-0) continued to silence the SFLOI bats, allowing only 3 runs. Her pitching was backed by Jaime Orochena (4-for-5, solo HR), and Ian Parfrey (3-for-4, HR, 3 RBI). Derek Martinez had 3 hits in a losing cause.

Game 2: Melendez 3, Nilva 2 (5 innings)
This was a dramatic battle, unfortunately terminated at 11:00am. Freddy Melendez hit a 2-run single after a disputed play at second base in the bottom of the 1st, and this was all the offense Melendez would need. Zach Nilva was the hard-luck loser, allowing only 3 hits, and no earned runs.