Semi-finals:
Harden Field @ 6pm Saturday August 19:
O'Brien's/Milwaukee Harley Davidson hosting Kasper's
Zirkel Field @ 6pm Saturday August 19:
Johnny V's hosting Franklin Barber Plumbing
Championship:
Zirkel Field @ 4pm Sunday August 20
If the Saturday games are rained out, the Semi-finals will be held at noon on Sunday August 20, one at Simmons, one TBD.
Division Championship Results:
Saturday Games
Texx's Royals 11 Long Wongs 3
Alex Arcano pitched the complete game victory. The Royals broke a 3-3 tie in the bottom of the 4th with a five run inning.
McGinn's over Wauwatosa Sluggo's
Johnny V's Classic Cafe 13 Colonel Hart's 4
Johnny V's offense hammered out 15 hits and scored in every inning highlighted by a 4-run 1st inning. Dan Marx and Paul Lennart each had 3 hits while Brad Pelzak pitched 4 scoreless innings to get the win. Mike Grabel's hit a 3-run homer for Colonel Hart's.
Brown Deer Supreme Builders 2 South Milwaukee Arcade 1
After losing four of their last five games, the defending champs found their winning ways as they beat South Milwaukee Arcade in a thrilling 8 inning game. The Builders scored in the second with a two out RBI single by Josh Wendorf. Arcade then tied it up in the bottom of the third as Matt Thomas had a ground out RBI. The final run came in the top of the eighth with bases loaded and one out. Ryan Diaz hit a ground ball to the third baseman who threw home to get an out. Attempting to turn the double play at first, the ball got away and allowed Colin Moser to score. Diaz then sat down three consecutive batters to end the game. Diaz and Nate Marlowe eliminated the anticipation of a high scoring game as both pitchers threw an impressive complete game. Arcade's Marlowe scattered nine hits and gave up only one earn run. On the flip side, Builder's ace Diaz threw a three hitter and received the hard earned win. Diaz had help with the Builder's defense (which won the game) that did not commit an error for the first time all season. Supreme Builder's were on offense led by Sean Carolan going 2 for 4 and Bry Rapp going 3 for 3.
Sunday Games
Johnny V's Classic Cafe 14 Varsity Club 5
Johnny V's pulled away in the 3rd inning with 9 runs. Paul Lennart had 2 hits and drove in 3 runs. Mike Gramarossa picked up the win by going the distance while scattering 9 hits. Travis Rose and Steve Budny had 2 hits each for the Varsity Club.
O'Brien's/Milwaukee Harley Davidson 4 Texx's Royals 2
Mike Drover's walk-off homerun in the bottom of the seventh capped off a tremendously well played game. The Royals jumped out to a 2-0 lead after two innings but would not score again as Jim Vielbaum pitched the complete game victory. Royal's pitcher Doug Paradowski led his team by throwing four no-hit innings, including retiring the first nine batters. O'Brien's/Milw. HD scored one unearned in the fourth to stay within striking distance of the league's most improved team of 2006. The score would remain 2-1 until the bottom of the seventh when Tim Heling led off with a walk and stole second base. Jon Stocks hit a double to left center to drive in Heling and set the stage for Drover who hit the first pitch over the left field fence for the win.
Kasper's 12 McGinn's 1
Franklin Barber Plumbing 4 Brown Deer Supreme Builders 2
FALL LEAGUE
Sunday afternoons Sept 10 to Oct 1, four weeks. Any rainouts won't be made up. Two divisions. Cost $150 which presupposes one rainout. $15 for individuals. If we get a fourth week that will be free and we'll have a position day.
Catchers call balls and striikes. Base coaches call the bases and lines. Free substitution, continuous order.
Contact me at kirks@baseballmilwaukee.com ASAP if you have a squad or partial squad. Manager's, let your players know they can bring a squad if you aren't going to. Meeting on Thursday August 31 @ Long Wongs @ 7pm. Teams please bring fee and roster (full or partial). Individuals please bring ID and $15 fee to be assigned a team.
We'll have a second meeting Thursday Sept 7 @ Long Wongs @ 7pm, I'll distribute baseballs, schedules (although I'll try to post that earlier), take late sign-ups and assign individual players a team.
MSLB and Langs players are invited to play or field a partial or whole team. First eight teams registered play.
