Ipswich Men's Softball League 2017

 

 

WEEK 5 5/21/2017 (PANINI vs. SHELLFISH, and SCL vs. RVA)

In game 1 played on sunny Doyon 1, Panini Pizzeria took on Ipswich Shellfish in what is sure to be a playoff preview at the end of this season. Panini wearing their away green jerseys and Shellfish in their home blues. Steve"illegal" Turner pitching for the home team and Larry "in the zone" White throwing for the traveling Pizza boys. Shellfish got out to an early 3 to 1 lead after 2 innings. However Panini finally figured out that even though a pitch is illegal, it is ok to crush it.  A big home run from Charlie "foul again" Michaud put Panini up 4 to 3. Shellfish immediately tied it in the bottom half of the inning. In the fourth, more fireworks for Panini, as the plated four runs, which was topped off by a big homerun from Carlos " long drive" Lahr. It was quiet until the 7th inning, Panini was able to score an insurance run, which was immediately and appropriately dedicated to one of our fine sponsors Bernard Sullivan insurance. Unfortunately Shellfish would not go away quietly, they scored 2 and were looking poised to comeback and steal the game, but the Panini defense held on for a 9 to 7 victory.

 

Winning Pitcher: Larry White

Web gems: Tito Diaz at the Hot corner

                    Mike Jeannotte at first base, yes the ball found his glove but he held on to it and did not cry.

 

Big Hitters for Panini: Charlie Michaud 2 for 4 homerun, Tito Diaz 2/4, Phil Downes 2/4 Carlos lahr 1/3 homerun

 

Game 2

In the second game, things were very different, Panini had on their home green jerseys and Ipswich Shellfish had on their travel blue Jerseys. On the mound for Panini Pizza, is the winless Mike"could be time to hang them up" Jeannotte and Scot "one T" Morrison, who is turning in a very strong argument for Cy Young award to this point in the season. So it looked great after 1 for the Pizza boys, Gino had a clean top of the first and Panini scored 2. However that was it for Panini scoring and clean innings for Gino the rest of the game. Shellfish had a big inning in the third where they put the game away with5 runs scored. Thanks to Dominic "shoot the middle" Barailo, Gino had a couple near death experiences and there are rumors he is currently at a therapist, rethinking many life decisions. Scot Morrison was on the rest of the game, He had three strikeouts and did not give up many hits. Shellfish took a solid 11 to 3 victory.

 

Big hitters for Panini: Phil Downes 3 for 3

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Game one played over on the historic Stephen Grimes Field, RVA took on top seed SCL. only to fall short in a close game; bringing RVA's loosing streak to 6 games this season with a 13-10 loss.  It was a back and forth game between the two teams with RVA coming up just short of a comeback.

Leading hitters for RVA:
Craig Dupray 2/3 with 2 runs, a walk and a double
Dave Moore 3/4 with 2 runs and 2 triples
Brian Story 2/3 with a walk a run and a dreaded strike out
Tim Galanis 2/3 with 2 runs
Kevin Winter 2/3 with a double and a run.

Game two between RVA and SCL saw the loosing streak come to an end with an impressive offensive showing from the boys in red.  RVA scored a total of 15 runs to defeat SCL 15-6 (double check with SCL that that was their final score not 100% sure that's their final run count).
RVA jumped out to a 12-2 lead after 3 innings and didn't look back providing more than enough run support for RVA winning pitcher Mike Stasiuk. Could this be where Vets turn their season around and make a charge toward the championship! 

Leading hitters for RVA:
Brian Story 2/3 with 2 runs and a walk
Kane Mosteller 2/2 with 2 runs and a walk
Tim Galanis 3/4 with 2 runs and a double
Kevin Moore 4/4 with 2 runs scored
Eric Cataline 2/4 with 2 runs scored

Dick Merry 2/4 with a run scored and a triple

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WEEK 4 5/14/2017 

No games...MOTHERS DAY!

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WEEK 3 5/07/2017 (RVA vs. SHELLFISH, and SCL vs. PANINI PIZZERIA)

In game 1 played over on the Stephen Grimes Field, the 2-2 Ipswich Shellfish took on the 1-3 Rowley Veterans Association in a week three battle of the Ipswich Mens Softball League.  Mike Stasiuk took the mound for the Vets; leading the team defensively until the third inning when Shellfish starting picking apart the Vets defense.  In the third inning Shellfish broke loose with seven hits, to include a 3 run dinger by Stevie Drieze, in total scoring 7 runs.  Steve Turner (Cy Young Candidate), held the struggling Vets to only seven hits, and 2 runs.  Final score 9 to 2 Shellfish.

Leading hitters for RVA were Chris Jordan 3 for 3 and Tim Galanis 2 for 3. 

Stevie Drieze with the home run, along with the hot offense of the Ipswich Shellfish get the shout out.

 

In game 2, RVA drew first blood, jumping out to 1-0 lead in the first inning behind the great pitching dual between RVA’s Pete Robbins, and Shellfish’s Scot Morrison.  RVA struck again with a couple of runs to tie it up in the sixth inning, only for the Fish to respond with 3 runs of their own in the seventh to beat the struggling Vets by a score of 6 to 3 behind the outstanding pitching performance of Scot Morrison, pulling out the brooms and completing the sweep.

Leading hitters for RVA were Chris Jordan 2 for 3 with a HR, Mark Ruggiero 2 for 3 and Dave Moore 2 for 3.  

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WEEK 2 4/30/2017 (RVA vs. SCL, and SHELLFISH vs. PANINI PIZZERIA)

In game 1 played over on Doyon 1, Rowley Veterans Association behind the pitching of Pete Robbins, battled SCL Home Services in a Sunday morning wake up call for the Veterans; losing 15-5.  After jumping out to a quick 4 run lead in the first inning RVA  bats were silenced by an outstanding pitching performance by SCL's right hander, Lou Paragona, who only let up 5 hits and 1 run the rest of the game with the help of his defense who offered solid support.  Offensively SCL posted 15 runs to take the life out of RVA; winning by 10.

Leading hitters for RVA were Dave Moore 2 for 3, Mark Ruggiero 2 for 3, and Mike Stasiuk 1 for 2 with a double.

 

In game 2, SCL struck first scoring a run in the top of the first, only to answered by RVA, posting 3 runs of their own during the bottom half of the inning.  Then the pitching took over as RVA pitcher Mike Stasiuk and SCL pitcher Ryan Deschenes shut down the bats the rest of the way until the top of the 7th when SCL rallied with 5 runs; winning 6-3 enroute to the sweep, and continuing the start to a perfect season 4 and 0.

Leading hitters for RVA were Dick Merry 2 for 3, Brian Story 1 for 2 with a walk, and Mike Stasiuk 2 for 3 with a double.

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In game 1 played over on the historic Stephen Grimes Field, Ipswich Shellfish took on Panini Pizzeria; both teams starting the season out 1 and 1.  Shellfish started out hot scoring 5 runs on six hits in the first 3 innings, however behind the stellar pitching of Panini’s Larry White, he shut the fish’s bats down to go on to the victory 8-5.  Scott Morrison pitched very well for Shellfish but with no offense behind him, he could not hold off Panini.

 

In game 2, the bats came alive for Shellfish; four doubles and a single; scoring 4 runs in the first.  Panini battled back in a valiant attempt to sweep the fish, but once again, Shellfish scored 3 in the third and 4 runs in the fourth to go on to victory, and the split.  Final score, 13-7.  Winning pitcher for Shellfish was non other than Steve Turner, who in turn K’ed Larry White, after Larry shut them down offensively in game 1.

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WEEK 1 4/22/2017 (SCL vs. PANINI PIZZERIA, and RVA vs. IPSWICH SHELLFISH)

April 22, 2017 marked opening day for the Ipswich Men’s Softball League, behind new President Mike “Gino” Jeannotte, followed by board members Tim Galanis Treasurer, Craig Dupray Secretary, Larry White Field Director, and Sarah Matusiak Concessions.  League sponsors are SCL Hardwood, Ipswich Shellfish, Panini Pizzeria, and Rowley Veterans Association; corporate sponsor Sullivan Insurance.

 

On the Stephen Grimes Field, team SCL got off to a great start on opening day going 2 and 0 against Panini Pizzeria.  New comers to the league Eric Rygiel, Joel Dambrosio, Justin Randall and Zach Hatch all made solid contributions in their debut.  Game 1 was a tight ball game.  Lew Paragona pitched a gem and his defense was solid across the board behind him.  Trailing by a run heading into the bottom of the seventh SCL sent their top of the line up to the plate.  Ryan Deschenes lead off with a single, followed by another from Eric Rygiel.  Jeff Putar came to the plate with the two men on and laced a shot down the right field line.  SCL walked it off 5-4.

For Panini, it was a hard fought battle in game 1 behind a stellar pitching performance from Larry White, only allowing 5 runs in 7 innings.  Leading hitters for Panini were Brad Eaton with a solo HR, President Mike “Gino” Jeannotte going 2 for 3, Carlos Lahr 2 for 3, and team owner Mike Powers 2 for 2.

 

Game two was a little more one sided.  Bats were hot up and down the line up, generating a total of 13 runs.  The real story was on the mound.  First time starter Ryan Deschenes completely shut down the opposition, allowing only one run over a full seven innings pitched. Final score 13-1

Panini struggled in game 2, notables were Carlos Lahr with the only run scored, by an RBI single by Don Dellavalle.  Ryan Deschenes only allowed Panini 7 hits through 7.

 

In game 1 on Doyon 1, Rowley Veterans Association took on Ipswich Shellfish, in a back and forth battle behind great pitching performances from Mike Blake getting the victory, and the save going to Pete Robbins.  RVA winning 12-10.  Leading the offense for RVA were Craig Dupray 3 for 4, rookie Mark Ruggiero going 2 for 2, and United States Veteran Kevin Moore going 3 for 4 with a triple.

 

Game 2, was a nail biter late in the game due to two bad calls against RVA, Shellfish took the victory over the Veterans by a score of 6 to 5.  Although Mike Stasiuk pitched a great game, Shellfish had a great defensive game with some offensive power and great ball placement.  Leading hitters for RVA were Dave Moore 3 for 3 with two doubles and a triple, Brian Story 3 for 3; batting 1.000 to start the season (not a typo and correct math), Mark Ruggiero 2 for 3, and Mike Stasiuk 1 for 3 with a double.

Although no write up was available from Ipswich Shellfish, their leading hitters for the day were Steve Drieze 5 for 7 with two doubles and a triple, Steve Maddox 4 for 6, Erik Smith 3 for 6 with two doubles, Joe Perna 3 for 7 with a dinger, Andy Knox 4 for 7 with a double and HR, and Jay Vitale 4 for 7.  Steve Turner pitched and outstanding game in game 1, although getting the loss, the Veteran pitcher had an outstanding day on the hill.  Scott Morrison picked up the win in game 2, throwing heat with great movement on the ball.