Games of 10/14: The Heckscher Finale

Hewes 5, Melendez 2
Sam Magnus's 3-run double broke open this game in the 3rd inning. Freddie Melendez had 3 hits including a triple, but Havelock Hewes muzzled the rest of the lineup, allowing 2 runs on 13 hits.

Appell 4, Nilva 3
Appell's team took the lead for good with a 3-run 6th inning. Russell Rivera singled in the tying run, and Gil Schmerler singled in the go-ahead run. Ray Hernandez hit a 2-run HR for Zach Nilva's team. Zach allowed 4 runs on 11 hits, and Jeff allowed 3 runs on 13 hits.

Our next games will be at East River Park (East 10th Street & FDR Drive), this Sunday at 10:15am.

Games of 9/30

Appell 9, Hewes 7 (8 innings)
This was an exciting finish. Jeff Appell blew a 6-1 lead over the last two innings, stranded the winning run on third base, and got the win in overtime. Eric Schulman, Sam Magnus, and Jeff Appell had RBI singles in the top of the 8th. Schulman was 3-for-4 with 4 RBI, and Zach Nilva was 4-for-5. Cid Rivera and Josh Balsam each had 4 hits for Hewes's team.

Nilva 11, Connor 10
In another exciting finish, Tony Connor's team came back from deficits of 10-2 and 11-6, and left the tying run in scoring position. Eric Schulman was 4-for-5 with a 2-run HR, and Andy Atkinson was a HR short of the cycle, and had 4 RBI.

Eric Schulman drives in 100th run

In a Great Lawn game on Thursday August 30, Eric Schulman became the only SFL player to drive in 100 runs in a season. He broke Cid Rivera's single-season record of 94 the previous Sunday with-- what else-- a sac fly.

The game was a high-scoring affair, won by Jeff Appell 11-9 over Glen Lawrence. Schulman was 3-for-4 with a 2B, 3B, and 3 RBI. Sam Melendez and Alex Lee also added 3 hits, and Melendez scored the go-ahead run on a throwing error in the bottom of the 5th.

Games of August 26

Hewes 2, Appell 1
Havelock Hewes picked up his 500th win by pitching a 2-hitter. All he needed was a botched rundown involving Cid Rivera, and an outfield miscommunication that allowed Freddie Melendez's 6th inning 2-run single to drop in.

Melendez 3, Parfrey 1 (8 innings)
Sam Magnus's single tied the game in the bottom of the 7th, but an RBI single by Fred Lang and a sac fly by Glen Lawrence won it in the top of the 8th.

Lawrence 11, Rosengard 6
The bats finally woke up for the third game. Rosengard's team led 5-0 in the third inning, but Eric Schulman's 19th sac fly of the year was the go-ahead run in the bottom of the 5th. Schulman was 2-for-3 with 5 RBI, and Glen Lawrence was 2-for-3 with 3 RBI. Cid Rivera hit a 3-run HR for Rosengard's team.

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 August 5

Hewes 7, Rosengard 5
Eric Schulman homered and drove in 2, and Sam Magnus was 3-for-4 with an RBI double to lead the Havelocks past the Rosengards. Phil Ciccone was 3-for-3 with 3 RBI for Rosengard's team. Defensive play of the game: Marvin Cohen catches a popup and initiates a 3-2 DP.

Appell 9, Parfrey 3
Russ Rivera's 2-run opposite field double broke a 3-3 tie in the 5th inning, after which the wheels came off for Parfrey's team. Appell scattered 6 hits in a strong pitching performance.

Games of July 22

Hewes 4, Rosengard 2
Havelock Hewes picked up his 8th win, allowing two runs, one earned, on 10 hits.

Appell 10, Nilva 2
Freddie Melendez was 3-for-3 with an RBI to back Jeff Appell (3-4), who scattered 8 hits.

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 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 of April 15

Parfrey 13, Melendez 10
Parfrey's team came back from a 5-run deficit to win. Jeff Appell had 3 hits in his 2012 debut. For Melendez's team, newcomer Mike Heller was 3-for-4 with a 3-run HR.

Hewes 10, Appell 3
Appell's team committed 6 errors and allowed 7 runs in the first inning. Neither game was crisply played, to say the least.

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.

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.

Games of 6/26

Appell 10, O'Connor 5
Mike Palma and Ian Parfrey each went 2-for-3 with 2 RBI in the win. Chris Hall and Freddie Melendez each had 3 hits for O'Connor's team.

Nilva 6, Melendez 3 (8 innings)
Zach Nilva's extra-inning jinx was broken when his team scored 3 times in the top of the 8th. Brian Hernandez's sac fly broke the tie, and Solomon Sarway's 2-run triple iced it. Sarway was 2-for-2 with 3 RBI, Mike Sulyman added 3 hits, and Nilva scattered 11 hits for the win. Alex Rivera hit his league-leading 12th home run, and drove in 2.

GAMES OF MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND

1. Hewes 2, Melendez 1

Ian Parfrey's walkoff double to right scored Mike Sulyman in the bottom of the 7th. Havelock Hewes scattered 8 hits for the win, and Freddie Melendez was almost equally magnificent, allowing only 2 runs on 4 hits.

2. Appell 5, Nilva 3 (14 innings)

Despite throwing 11 straight scoreless innings, Zach Nilva was once again beaten in the 14th inning. Mike Sulyman led off with a bunt, and came all the way around to score on a pair of throwing errors. Chris Hall's sac fly provided the insurance run. Brian Hernandez hit a 2-run HR for Appell's team earlier in the game. Appell allowed 3 runs on 16 hits; Nilva allowed 5 runs, 3 earned, on 10 hits. Brian Hernandez threw the winning run out at the plate in the bottom of the 13th.

3. Hewes 4, Connor 2

Havelock Hewes (10-3) continued his winning streak, allowing 7 hits. The winning runs scored on an error and a Zach Nilva single in the top of the 7th.

4. Melendez 8, Nilva 4

Finally the bats came alive to back Freddie Melendez (5-5). Freddie and Nel Yomtov each went 3-for-4 with 2 RBI, and Chris Hall added 3 hits and a triple. Freddie allowed only 6 hits.

Games and Notes 5/22

Today we had a pair of games featuring little scoring and lots of mud. In the opener, Havelock Hewes improved to 8-3 by winning a 3-2 decision over Laura Stoeth. Hav scattered 8 hits in the win. His infield single tied the game, and Mike Palma's single to center plated the go-ahead run, both in the bottom of the 5th. In the nightcap, Zach Nilva (4-1) beat Jeff Appell 5-3. Zach scattered 9 hits.

On May 8, SFL played a tripleheader. Game 1 went to Havelock Hewes 13-10 over Jim O'Connor. Hav's team clawed back from a 7-0 deficit. In Game 2, Jeff Appell beat Dave Rosengard 8-6, and Appell's team came from 5-0 down to win. In the third game, Hav won his rematch with O'Connor, 7-3. Bill McLaughlin went 4-for-4 for the winners and Sam Melendez's 2-run HR was almost all of the offense that O'Connor got.

Games and Notes of 5/1

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2. Games of 4/24
Heckscher was closed but SFLOI headed over to West 54th Street, and played a ghost runner doubleheader extravaganza in the beautiful weather. Appell beat Rosengard 5-4 in Game 1, coming back from a 4-2 deficit in the final frame. Eric Schulman's 2-run double tied it, and Freddie Melendez's single won it. Alex Rivera was 4-for-5 with a solo HR, and Schulman was 4-for-6 with 3 RBI. In the nightcap, Melendez shut out Hewes 12-0. Rivera homered again and drove in 4, and Schulman, Appell, and Scott Weir each added 4 hits.

3. Games of 5/1
Again, a close game and a laugher. O'Connor beat Parfrey 5-4 in the opener, singling in the winning run himself in the top of the 7th. Alex Rivera homered yet again, and Eric Schulman had 3 hits. Chris Hall was 4-for-4 for Parfrey's side. In the second game, Hewes revenged his earlier defeat by trouncing Melendez 19-6. Rivera and Phil Ciccone each homered twice and drove in 5 runs. Sam Melendez homered and drove in 3, and Bill McLaughlin was 5-for-5. Chris Hall homered in a losing cause.