Monroe Baseball News Archive

Baseball Picture archive

Cherry Coke Takes Third in League Tourney July 11, 2000 Cherry Coke C-ball team coached by Greg Gillen, John Hofer and Petrie took third place out of fourteen teams in a two-week long tournament that included league teams from Lindenwald, Shiloh and Darrtown.  The tournament started out in Monroe on July 1st. Cherry Coke played Darrtown and won with lots of offense and a solidly pitched game by Tyler George and Josh Gillen with 15 strikeouts between the two. The final score was 12-5.  The second game played that afternoon was an intercity struggle against a big rival Trader's World. The team got offense just when they needed it from Tyler George with a triple, Jimmy Petrie with a triple and Dillon Talbot who went 4 for 4. They held off a rally in the last inning by Trader's World and won by a score of 10 to 8.  On a hot Sunday afternoon Cherry Coke then squared off against one of the only two teams to beat them in regular season play-the Shiloh turquoise team. With a great offense including Johnny Beagle with a double, Jayson Mulvihill with a double, Josh Gillen with a triple and Maax Hesson with an in the park HOME RUN Cherry Coke scored 15 runs and held off Shiloh in the last inning winning 15 to 8.  Delayed until July 7th by holidays and rain Monroe struggled in a game against the Shiloh yellow team. Down in the last inning by 8 runs, Cherry Coke rallied with two outs and scored 6 runs but fell short losing 10-8. Josh Gillen, Tyler George and Jimmy Petrie combined pitching with an awesome 12 strikeouts.  The bad luck continued for the team when it lost its second game of the tournament on Monday July 10 on a muggy night in Lindenwald. The Shiloh turquoise team had revenge on its mind for the embarrassing defeat one week before. Good pitching and some solid hits from Shiloh beat Monroe by a score of 7-4. A trip to see the Dayton Dragons is planned for a team party by Coach Greg Gillen to cap off a great season. Woodcraft Furniture Finishes Regular Season Woodcraft Furniture (Monroe #1) played its last regular season game last p.m. to finish the season with a 9-5 (win-loss) record going into Saturday's post-season tournament. The 15th game originally scheduled vs. Lindenwald #3 will not be played due to the non-availability of Lindenwald players and a field at Joyce Park until after the season. We lost to Lindenwald #3 on 6/28/00 (Wed.) by a score of 10-7 (in 7 innings), and we won against Lindenwald #4 on 6/29/00 (Thurs.) by a score of 17-14. MainStreetMonroe Baseball Team's Fight For Second Place June 27, 2000 The last two games have been slugfests for MainStreetMonroe.com's coach pitch team! Friday night they went head-to-head for second place in their division (first place having been claimed long ago by Worthington Steel) with MacDonald Insurance. The crowd cheered as John Wills went 5 for 5 with 3 RBI's, Bobby Beagle went 4 for 5 with 1 RBI, Alex Ruckman went 2 for 4 with 3 RBI's, Zac Eckert went 3 for 4 with 4 RBI's, Jayson Mulvihill went 4 for 4 with 1 RBI, Cameron Sloane went 4 for 4 with 2 RBI's and a HOME RUN, Tyler went 3 for 4 with 2 RBI's and Danny Pelfrey went 4 for 4 with 3 RBI's. What a night!! The final score was 21-8. Maybe the team was inspired by the fact the Coach Beagle was giving out game balls to anyone one who did "anything good" during the game!! Monday night their bats were still hot as John Wills went 5 for 5, Matthew Zupanik went 4 for 5 with two doubles, Alex Ruckman went 4 for 5, Zac Eckert went 5 for 5 with three doubles, Jayson Mulvihill was 3 for 5 with 2 RBI's, Cameron Sloane was 3 for 5 with 4 RBI's and another HOME RUN, Joe Farrish returned from vacation to go 5 for 5 with a triple and a double and Wesley went 5 for 5 with 4 RBI's. Ericsson Fox was declared the most improved player for the season and received a game ball for his effort. Hamilton Firefighters vs. Trader's World June 13, 2000 won 12-11   Trader's World nipped the Hamilton Firefighter's, 12-11, thanks to an eight-run third inning. Jesse Wilkinson, Brett Richter, and Sam Keegan each had a double for Trader's World. Jonnie Hickman added a pair of singles, and Bobby Kelley, Zach Blyberg, Ben Leahy, Ryan Leahy, and Jamie Hickman all hit singles. JB Carroll, Jesse Wilkinson, and Alex Keegan shared the pitching duties. Their combined efforts amounted to 12 strikeouts over six innings. Columbia Lawn Care vs. Trader's World June 15, 2000 won 17-7   Trader's World erupted with 11 runs in the first inning en route to a convincing 17-7 win over Columbia Lawn Care. The Trader's World offense was led by Jonnie Hickman with a single, double and a triple. Christabel Brandon also had a fine night, adding a double and a single. Alex Keegan, Jesse Wikinson, Jamie Hickman, and Ben Leahy had two singles each. Others contributing hits include Brett Richter, JB Carroll, Bobby Kelley, and Ryan Leahy. The pitching chores were handled by Jamie Hickman, Jonnie Hickman, and Sam Keegan, who collectively struck out 6 over five innings. >>> John Beagle> 06/12/00 03:51PM >>> Hye, Thanks for the update, we will get it posted asap! MainStreetMonroe vs. Outdoor Decor June 21, 2000 Looking more exciting than the Reds these days, MainStreetMonroe.com and Outdoor Decor coach-pitch teams met up Monday evening for a great game. Going into the bottom half of the final inning the score was tied 13-13. With two outs and two men on base Bobby Beagle hit a single that scored the game winning run. Alex Ruckman followed with another two out-two RBI single, but the excitement wasn't over yet. With a mighty swing of his bat, 8-year old Zac Eckert sent Russ Ruckman's pitch over the left field fence for his first home run of the season!! His team cleared the bench for high fives at home plate. MainStreetMonroe.com won the game 20-13. Coombs Excavating vs. Trader's World June 7, 2000 Trader's World lost in an extra-inning shootout to Coombs from Darrtown, 13-12. Trader's World finally got off to a good start, scoring seven runs in the first inning. But Coombs clawed its way back, scoring two in the first and six in the second to take the lead. Coombs held the lead until the bottom of the 6th, when Christabel Brandon tied the game with a 2-run double, sending the game to extra innings. Coombs added another run in the top of the 7th to get the win. Brandon led the Trader's World offense with three RBI's from a double and two singles. Alex Keegan added a pair of singles. Bobby Kelley, Zach Blyberg, Sam Keegan, Ben Leahy, J.B. Carroll, and Jonnie Hickman each chipped in with singles. J.B. Carroll had an outstanding performance on the mound, giving up only one run and fanning eight in three innings pitched.  Lost 13-12 Trader's World vs. Play It Again Sports June 6, 2000 Trader's World dropped a close one to Play It Again Sports, 9-7. The Trader's World offense was led by Alex Keegan and Ben Leahy, each hitting doubles. J.B. Carroll, Zach Blyberg, and Christabel Brandon each added singles. Jonnie Hickman had an exceptional outing on the mound, striking out all three batters he faced in the 5th inning. Lost 9-7 VFW 1069 vs. Trader's World June 5, 2000 Trader's World lost another close one, This time to Lindenwald's VFW Post 1069. After giving up seven mostly unearned runs in the first inning, the pitching squad of Sam Keegan, Jamie Hickman, and J.B. Carroll allowed only one more run through the next 5 innings. Carroll was particularly impressive, striking out 5 in two innings. The offensive highlight for Trader's World was a successfully executed suicide squeeze play using a Nick Humanic bunt, scoring Zach Blyberg. Bobby Kelley hit a double, and Jesse Wilkinson, Brett Richter, Christabel Brandon, and Zach Blyberg each added singles. Cherry Coke vs. Trader's World May 31, 2000 Trader's World lost to Cherry Coke, 14-10, in C-Ball action. It looked like Cherry Coke would run-rule Trader's World, outscoring their opponent 11-0 after the first 4 ½ innings of play. However, Trader's World rallied with 9 runs in the bottom of the fifth to stay alive. Cherry Coke added 3 more in the top of the sixth. Trader's World could only answer with one more run in the bottom of the sixth to complete the scoring. Jesse Wilkinson led the Trader's World offense, going 3 for 3 with a double and two singles. Brett Richter and Jonnie Hickman each added doubles, and Zach Blyberg, Bobby Kelley, and Kyle Blyberg each chipped in with singles. Lost 14-10 Woodcraft Furniture (Monroe #1) Improved It's Record 6-12-00 On Tuesday, June 6th, pitcher Jimmy Pressler pitched three innings, gave up 5 walks and 3 runs, and accumulated 5 strike-outs. After three innings Monroe lead 10-3 against Lidenwald #4 (Security Lock). After a scoreless fourth inning, relief pitcher Kevin Jones gave up 1 unearned run in the fifth inning while Justin Landers, Casey Hinkle, Jarryd Lentz, and Troy Jones each scored to secure the victory for Monroe. Zac Curits, Joshua Barrett, and Marshall Kern also scored during the game which Monroe won 14-4.  On Thursday, June 8th, Woodcraft Furniture trailed the entire game through the top half of the sixth inning against a very tough Lindenwald #1 (B.P.O.E. Elks) team. But the boys didn't give up and in the bottom of the sixth inning the Monroe Woodcraft Furniture team sent eight batters to the plate. The usually strong batters from the top of Monroe's line up could only produce one run early in the game, but in the bottom of the sixth inning, batters from the bottom of the line-up surprised the crowd and started a rally. Marshall Kern hit a strong single to center field, followed by a single to right field by Brandon Trimble and a walk by Kevin Jones. With bases loaded, Justin Landers hit a single to third base scoring a run, followed by Jimmy Pressler's double to left field for two RBIs. Casey Hinkle then hit a single to center field to score the fourth run of the inning and Christian Long hit a single to left field to drive in the winning run. WOW, what an exciting game! It was Monroe Woodcraft Furniture's first home win.  By Friday, June 9th, the team was on a roll! The Woodcraft Furniture team played and won it's third game in four nights. Friday night's opponent was a tough Lindenwald #2 (Saurber Construction) team that wouldn't give up. Woodcraft Furniture had lost to Saurber Construction by a score of 9-6 exactly one month earlier when the two teams played at Joyce Park on May 9th. Woodcraft Furniture achieved an 8-3 lead after three innings, but gave up 5 and scored 2 runs in the fourth. After a scoreless fifth inning, the Lindenwald team scored 2 runs in the top of the sixth inning to tie the game at 10 runs each. Marshall Kern was walked to start the bottom of the sixth inning for Woodcraft Furniture. Joshua Barrett then hit a double and a Brandon Trimble hit a single to drive in Kern for the winning run. Danny Leahy epitomized the team's defensive efforts by putting out several opposing players while playing third base and left field during the week. Woodcraft Furniture is now 5-3 Close Game This game was either team's to win!  Each team had three "single-run" innings as well as one high scoring inning.   Monroe's Woodcraft Furniture team (Monroe #1) scored 6 runs in the third inning on 3 singles (by Casey Hinkle, Brandon Trimble, and Zac Curtis), 2 doubles (by Justin Landers and Jimmy Pressler), and the team's first home run of the season (by Christian Long).  After four innings Monroe had as 8-6 lead but was out scored by Darrtown in the fifth inning, 8 to 1, giving up the win by a final score of 14 to 9.   Monroe #1 is now looking forward to next week's games against Lindenwald teams #2 and #4 to improve on its 2-3 record. Monroe Wins Season Opening Game Against The Legal Eagles Both Teams started strong offensively.  Monroe's Woodcraft Furniture Scored 3 runs to the Shiloh's Legal Eagles 4 in the first inning.      Thanks to Troy Jones' pitching and defensive fielding the game was tied at 6 at the end of the 3rd inning.  In the fourth inning Monroe added 3 RBI's and Shiloh added 1 to give Monroe a 9 to 7 advantage.  After a scoreless fifth inning, both teams had an opportunity to record the win.  But Monroe's Casey Hinkle added 3 RBI's on a double in the sixth inning.  Strong pitching by Monroe reliever Jarryd Lentz and excellent defensive play by the rest of the team in the bottom of the sixth secured the win for Monroe with an impressive 14 to 7 victory to open the season. Monroe's Woodcraft Furniture Nearly Gets A 50% Winning Record After starting the season with a 1-1 record the Monroe Woodcraft Furniture team  ended the where it started, with a 50% winning average.  The May 15th game was a hometown battle against the Dave's Carpet Barn team , in which they played a near perfect game and Monroe Woodcraft Furniture team should have stayed home.  The Woodcraft Furniture team committed several errors and could only manage to get one hit in the shortened game  that Dave's Carpet Barn won 16-0 The next night, the Woodcraft Furniture team redeemed itself by playing solid defense and hitting .474 as a team to build a 15-6 lead over the Shiloh #1 team.  As the Monroe Woodcraft Furniture team was about to even its season record to 2-2, cloudy skies produced lighting and the game was called off.  In the bottom of the 4th inning Shiloh #1 had two outs, just one out short of a complete game.  The game should be continued later in the season.  If Woodcraft Furniture can resume the game where it left off they should record its second win. Trader's World Loses To Construction Trader's World played well, but lost in Hamilton to Saurber Construction, 11 to 9.  JB Carroll led to the offense with two singles and a double.  Bobby Kelley also had a good day at the plate, contributing 3 singles.  Jonnie Hickman had a double, and Jesse Wilkinson, Brett Richter, Ryan Leahy, Kyle Blyberg, and Zach Bylberg each added singles.  Sam Keegan and JB Carroll each and tree strikeouts on the mound.  The defensive highlight of this game came from the Trader's World infield, who turned in two double plays during the game.  The first was a line out to Alex Keegan, who then threw to Jamie Hickman (on First) to complete the first double play.  The second happened when Ryan Leahy caught a grounder at second, stepped on the bag and threw to Alex, on first, to complete the play. Trader's World Wins The Battle Against VFW Trader's World won in Darrtown, beating VFW 1069 by a score of 25 to 12.  Jesse Wilkinson's bat was on fire, punishing the VFW pitchers with tow doubles, a triple, and a home run.  Bobby Kelley continued his fine hitting this season with two singles and a triple.  JB Carroll added a double and a single and Alex Keegan had a double.  Sam Keegan and Ryan Leahy each contributed singles to the effort.  The pitching attack was led by JB Carroll, who turned in a fine performance of six strike outs, tow walks and only one run in two innings pitched.  Jame Hickman, Christabel Brandon, and Jonnie Hickman teamed up to get 7 more Strikeouts for Trader's World.  Trader's World Wins First Game Trader's World won its first game of the year, an 18-7 victory over Shiloh #1.  Bobby Kelley led the offense with an in-the-park home run and a single.  Jesse Wilkinson had two hits, and Jonnie Hickman, Brett Rechter, Zach Blyberg, and Ryan Leahy each added a single.  The pitching effort was led by Sam Keegan, giving up just one run in two innings with 5 strikeouts.  Zach Bylberg also had 5 strikeouts for the winners. Hamilton Shuts the Door on Trader's World Trader's World made up a 6 run deficit in the top of the 5th inning, but fell short to Hamilton Window and Doors in their first game of the year, 16-10.  The 6 run attack was led by Ryan Leahy's 3 run triple.  Brett Rechter added a tow run in-the-park home run during the rally.  Jonnie Hickman had a tow run double earlier in the game.  The game was shortened to five innings because of darkness. Monroe's Woodcraft Furniture Suffers First Loss The second game for Monroe’s Woodcraft Furniture was close through 3-1/2 innings. Lindenwald’s Saurber Construction team started the game with a 2-0 lead after the first inning only to have Monroe answer with 3 runs of their own and limit Lindenwald to only four batters in the second inning. Monroe continued its good defense and added another run to finish the third inning with a 4-2 lead. Monroe players created several errors in the fourth and couldn’t protect their lead, giving up six runs. Monroe added 2 runs in the fifth, but an attempted rally failed and Lindenwald secured a 9-6 win. Lindenwald pitchers gave up 5 hits and 6 walks and struck out 11 batters. Monroe pitchers only gave up 6 hits, but walked 12 batters and only struck out 7. The loss was the first of the season for Monroe’s Woodcraft Furniture, but the team looks forward to playing the Lindenwald team again at home on June 9th. A Message From MSA Baseball Commissioner Greg Gillen: Coaches and Parents: All practice schedules have been completed and teams have been assigned their batting cage time. Contact your coach for details. Games schedules won't be complete until mid-April. Reminder: Turn your raffle ticket stubs into your coach or a board member prior to opening day. Baseball questions, Call Kelli Siler at (513) 539-2542. Softball questions, Call Mr. Mike Smith (513) 539-7407 MSA Board President: Mike Smith                            Vice President: Keith Truesdell Secretary: Kelli Siler                                Treasurer: Robert Hendrickson Commissioner: Greg Gillen                     Asst. Commissioner: Phil Keegan Board Member: Jeff Zornes                    Board Member: John Hofer  Board Member: Jeff Stines                      Board Member: James Hubbard  Board Member: Doreen Harrington       Board Member: Mike Kauffman  Board Member: Dave Frentzel  League Commissioners  Girls Softball: Mike Smith and Keith Truesdell Boys Baseball: A-Ball Gary Davis B-Ball: Pat Harrington C-Ball: Chris Siler Coach Pitch: Jeff Stines Kinder T: Don Matalka   Sign-ups are complete! Signups were held in the James Monroe Community Room at the Monroe City Building from 10:00 - 3:00 on the previous dates: January 22nd, 29th, February 5th, 12th,19th, and from noon until 3:00 pm on February 26th and March 4th. AGES: First Time Players MUST Bring Their Birth Certificate Boys: ages 5 thru 15, by August 1st, 2000 Girls: ages 5 thru 18, by January 1st, 2000 Year 2000 Fees One child: $50.00 Two children: $85.00  Three children: $100.00 Additional Child: $25.00 Cost per child includes fund-raiser.