Games of May 10 & 11

Long Wongs 11 O'Brien's / Milwaukee Harley Davidson 7

On a cold crummy night at Zirkel Field, pitching on both sides struggled with control and injury.  Long Wongs took a decisive lead in the third inning putting together three hits, three walks and a sacrifice to hit around and score five times taking a 9 to 3 lead.  Long Wong leadoff man Chris Adamski was 2 of 4 with a double, three runs and two stolen bases; Ryan Estes was 2 of 3 with 2 RBI, a run and also the two inning save; newcomer, former Milwaukee Hamilton and MSOE player, Jeff Mennicke went 2 of 4 with 2 RBI and a run.  Jim Vielbaum had three hits and four RBI for O'Brien's.

O'Brien's / Milwaukee Harley Davidson 14 Long Wongs 9

O'Briens/MHD bats came alive in game two of the doubleheader pounding out 12 hits in the win. Long Wong's took the early 7-2 lead through two innings when O'Brien's scored five in the top of the third to tie. Long Wong's scored one in the third and had the bases loaded and no outs when O'Brien's brought in rookie pitcher Dave Pangallo who got out of the jam with only one run scored. Pangallo went on to finish allowing no more runs on three hits in three innings to get the win. O'Brien's put the game away scoring 7 in the top of the sixth. Offense was led by Dan Wilfrath (3-4 2B 3R 3RBI), Addison Beste (2-3 2B R 3 RBI) and Jim Vielbaum (2-5 2B R 2RBI). Chris Adamski, Adam Graves, and Greg Ketz each had two hits for Long Wongs.

Jimmy B's 3 Supreme Builders 1 (G1)

In Game 1 of the Doubleheader Jimmy B's and The Supreme Builders found themselves in the middle of a pitchers duel. The Supreme Builders held a 1-0 lead for most the game, until the top of the seventh when Jimmy B's finally got there bats going. With runners at the corners and one out Jared Lepak hit a triple to give Jimmy B's the 2-1 lead. Adam Miller got the complete gave victory.  Jared Lepak and Sammy Zevnik each had 2 hits to lead Jimmy B's to the victory.

Supreme Builders 8 Jimmy B's 3 (G2)

Ryan Diaz led the Builders in the second game of the double header vs their division rivals Jimmy B's. Diaz (2 ER, 6 H, 5 K) earned the victory by setting down 15 of his last 17 batters faced in his six inning outing. The Builders led the game off with three runs in the first but Jimmy B's made it a one run game by scoring a run in the first and second inning. Supreme Builders opened up the game in the forth by scoring four more runs which turned out to seal the victory. Their offense was led by Mat Bobholz, Eric Belter, and Tommy Rapp with 2 RBI\'s apiece. Jared Lepak and Mike Ernst led Jimmy B's bats with their muli-hit games.

Club Paragon 24 v Leff's / Spancrete 5

Club Paragon jumped out with a quick nine runs in the first and never lost the lead. Mike Jelacic (2-0) went five innings, giving up five, while fanning eight. Offensively for the Phillies, Steve Laabs, Jimmy Kuriatnyk, and Kail Decker all had multi-hit games, while Jelacic helped his own cause by driving in 6 runs.

Town & Lake Realty / Grecos Braves 5 Varsity Club 2

The Braves got their 2nd win this week, behind a above average performance from their starting pitcher Paul Mallas. Mallas got his 2nd win of the year. Mallas gave up 0 earned runs, 5 k and 3 hits. Neither team hit the ball very well in the cold and flurries, but the Braves found a way to get 5 runs together and come away with the win.