ITZ Angels 9U 2014

06/11/2014

The In the Zone Angels 8U drop 17-1 game to Paramus Spartans

The Angels lost a tough game to a bigger, hard-hitting Paramus squad in the Cerbo Spring League Championship Round Semi-finals. The game was stopped after three innings when the Spartans had built up a sixteen run lead and the score was 17-1.
Danny Kaiser pitch valiantly for 1 1/3 inning keeping the game close after one. The wheels fell off in the second and Ethan Mueller did all he could to limit the damage as each pitcher gave up 5 hits and each struck out one.
The Angels came out swinging in the first inning. Danny Kaiser led off with an infield single. Timmy Cawley walked and Justin Ford singled to load the bases. Ethan Mueller rapped a line drive single to left scoring Danny with what would prove to be the Angel’s only run of the game.
The Angels flashed some leather in the bottom of the second to stifle an early Spartan rally. After a lead off single by D. Cianni and a walk to V, Cianni, Lalomia hit a screaming line drive up the middle that Mitch McKechnie reeled in with a diving grab. Avganano then cleared the bases with a double to the right center gap. Justin Ford tracked it down and executed a perfect relay play to Mueller covering third to nail Avganano trying to stretch the hit to a triple. After a walk to DiNicolo, Kaiser retired the Spartans on a ground out to short.
The Angles went quietly in the second with their only base runner coming when Ethan Sukoneck reached on a two-out walk.
The flood gates opened in the home half of the second. A walk and a missed fielder’s choice put runners on the corners with nobody out. Number nine hitter Odlum clubbed a 2-2 pitch high over the left field fence for a three-run home run and the Spartans never looked back from there. They added two more runs before the second out of the inning was recorded, and then ten more runs before Lalomia was retired on a pop out to short.
The Angels hoped to recreate the magic of the first inning as the top of the order was up with one out in the third. Kaiser walked, but a fielder’s choice and a ground out to second ended the inning and the Angel’s season.

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06/08/2014

Angels 9U 1, Paramus Spartans 17 | Final Score

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06/02/2014

Kittatiny Cougars (1) beat Montville Mad Dogs (8). They will face Fairfield Pirates (5), 17-8 winners over Roxbury Rockets (4) today in the other playoff bracket.

06/02/2014

Paramus Spartans 15 North Valley Ravens 3. Looks like next stop is Paramus on June 8.

06/02/2014

T.J. guides the team to a first round upset against 3rd seed Indians

06/02/2014

Early lead gives the Angels 9U easy victory over the Weehawken Indians, 6-0
The Angels 9U shut the door early on the Weehawken Indians, capturing a 6-0 victory on Sunday at Richard W. Arricale Memorial Field in Weehawken. The game was a first-round playoff game in the Cerbo League between the third seeded Indians and the sixth seeded Angels. The win moves the Angels into the semi-finals against the Paramus Spartans.
The Angels got the win thanks in large part to Mitchell McKechnie's dominant, 12-strikeout performance. The Angels pitcher tossed four innings of shutout ball and allowed only three hits. Justin Ford closed the door over the last three innings fanning 6 batters while yielding only one walk and two hits.
Five runs in the first three innings allowed the Angels 9U to put the game away early. Danny Kaiser led the game off with a single and beat the throw to second on an attempted fielder’s choice on Mitch’s grounder to short. Justin Ford was hit in the back to load the bases. Ethan Mueller’s sharp line drive single to left scored Danny and Mitch. Chris Sebastian took a pitch to the elbow to load the bases. A walk to Devan Sawyer accounted for the final run of the inning.
Ethan Sukoneck led off the second with a walk and stole his way to third. An RBI single by Danny brought Ethan in with the fourth run. In the third, Mitch helped his own cause with a leadoff walk and advanced to second on Justin’s single. Ethan Mueller’s second clutch hit scored Mitch.
The Angel’s final tally came in the top of the fourth. Ethan Sukoneck and Will Lindquist had back to back walks. Danny Kaiser became the third hit batsman of the game to load the bases. The Indians played Timmy Cawley’s grounder perfectly for a force at home on Ethan. Mitch hustled out a single to short scoring Will with the Angel’s final run of the game.

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06/01/2014

Angels 9U 6, Weehawken Indians 0 | Final Score

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05/18/2014

Home Game Sunrise Field May 18, 2014

05/18/2014

Home Game Sunrise Field May 18, 2014

05/18/2014

The Angels 9U lose the Fairfield Pirates 5-2
Mitchell McKechnie did his best to change the outcome, but Mitchell couldn't lead the Angels 9U past the Fairfield Pirates as the Angels 9U lost 5-2 in seven innings at Sunrise Lake Field at Lewis Morris Park on Sunday.
The Fairfield Pirates couldn't get anything going as long as Mitchell was on the hill. Mitch gave up just two hits, allowed no earned runs, walked none and struck out six during his 2 2/3 innings of work. Ethan Mueller chipped in two innings of scoreless ball. Timmy Cawley struck out three over 1 1/3 innings and Justin Ford struck out 2 in one inning of work.
The Angels offense was keyed by Justin Ford whose double was the only extra base hit for the Angels. Chris Sebastian had a good day, reaching base all three times on a hit by pitch, walk, and single. Ethan Mueller had an RBI and run scored and Evan Johnson drove in the Angels other run.
The Angels 9U jumped out to an early 1-0 lead in the bottom of the second. Mueller walked, stole second and advanced to third on a groundout. Chris Sebastian was hit by a pitch. Chis stole second and a batter later Steven Ferris walked to load the bases. Evan Johnson worked a full count walk to drive in the first run of the game,
The Fairfield Pirates never surrendered the lead after the fourth inning, scoring three runs on a two-run double by Max LaBianca. The Angels tried to answer in their half of the frame. Justin Ford led off with a double and quickly stole third. Ethan Mueller plated Justin on a groundout to the pitcher. It looked like the rally might go on after Chris Sebastian walked, but Fairfield hurler Rubino knuckled down to strike out the last batter.
The Fairfield Pirates built upon their lead with two runs in the fifth. A clutch hit into a fielder's choice scored Anthony Lombardi to open the scoring in the frame.
The Angels made one last try to get back in the game in the top of the seventh. After two quick outs, Devan Sawyer walked and Chris Sebastian rapped a single to left field. Fairfield pitcher Max LaBianca was up to the challenge striking out the last batter to end the game and preserve Fairfield’s 5-2 victory.

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05/18/2014

Fairfield Pirates 5, Angels 9U 2 | Final Score

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05/13/2014

The Angels 9U outslug the Weehawken Indians in 3-1 defeat

The Angels 9U won the hit battle 8-6 on Sunday, but couldn't push enough runs across to get the win, instead losing 3-1 in seven innings to the Weehawken Indians at Richard W. Arricale Memorial Field in Weehawken, NJ.
Mitchell McKechnie was charged with the loss. He lasted 3 2/3 innings, walked four, struck out six, and allowed two runs. Justin Ford held the Weehawken Indians hitless over 1 1/3 innings, allowed no earned runs, walked one and struck out three. Danny Kaiser struck out two in his one inning of work. Jack Gobel recorded the win for the Weehawken Indians. He allowed one run over three innings. Jack struck out eight, walked none and gave up six hits.
Things looked promising in the top of the first when Mitch McKechnie’s two-out single was followed by Justin Ford’s single but Gobel closed the door with a strikeout. In the second inning, the Angels wasted Timmy Cawley’s leadoff single when the next three batters struck out.
The Indians threatened in their half of the second. After Thomas Garen led off with an infield single to deep short, Morgen Tomilson hit a booming double in the left field gap. Evan Johnson cased it down, hit Justin Ford with the cutoff who wheeled and threw a strike to catcher Chris Sebastian who slapped the tag down just nailing Garen trying to score from first. The Indians then went quietly with a strikeout and pop up.
The Angels 9U's lone run of the ballgame came in the third inning. Ethan Sukoneck and Will Lindquist had back to back singles. Devan Sawyer came up with two outs and drilled a line drive to right that scored Sukoneck. Will was thrown at third on a close play, ending the inning.
It didn't take long for the Weehawken Indians to respond as they scored one run of their own in the third. The Weehawken Indians scored on a walk by Raul Jesurum. The Weehawken Indians stayed on top until the final out after taking the lead in the fourth, scoring one run on a double by Reagan Wallace.

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