The NY Knights went 3-0 in the league play on Saturday, July 26 finishing the MAFTL regular season with a league best 7-1-1 record and earning # 1 seed for the playoff round. In league play the Knights defeated The Rise, TNT and Cornerstone Excavating. We opened the playoff round Saturday night with a win over Cornerstone before losing to Keating’s in the semi’s on Sunday morning. The Knights season record now stands at 22-5-1. Details of the weekend as follows:

League Play
Game 1
Knights 1 1 1 2 1 2 3 – 11 19 2
Rise 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 – 3 10 1
WP – Price 4 IP, 2R, 5 H, 6 K, 1BB
Dyke 3 IP, 1R, 5 H, 4 K, 0BB
LP – Smith 5IP Vogel 2 IP
Knights – Chad McConnell homered twice and John Rozich and Dewey Dyke added one each.

Game 2
TNT 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 – 2 8 0
Knights 0 3 3 1 0 0 x – 7 11 1
WP – Dyke 7 IP, 2R, 8 H, 6 K, 0BB
LP – Bauer 3IP, McClune 4 IP
Knights – Chad McConnell, Dave Simon and Steve Price each had HRs for the Knights. This game was not indicative of the close games we have played all year with TNT as they were resting their ace Jeremy Tracy.

Game 3
Knights 0 4 2 0 1 4 3 – 14 14 1
Cornerstone 3 0 2 0 1 0 0 – 6 10 1
WP – Stewart 6 IP, 6R, 8 H, 9 K, 4BB
Platt 1 IP, 0R, 2 H, 0 K, 0BB
LP -K. Obrehelizer 7IP
Knights – Steve Platt hit 2 HRs and George McConnell added a solo shot for the Knights. Aussie Damien Stewart saw his first action of the year as an injury prevented him from pitching during his season at home. He was able to battle through the rust and pick up the win.

Playoffs
Game 4
Cornerstone 2 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 – 6 10 2
Knights 2 2 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 – 7 10 2
Price 4 IP, 4R, 5H, 6K, 3BB
WP – Dyke 5 IP, 2R, 5H, 10K, 0BB
LP- J. Obrehelizer 10IP
Knights’ 14 straight hours at the fields and our 4th straight game took their toll on the Knights in this one as youth almost prevailed. The young Cornerstone team gave the Knights all we could handle forcing 2 extra frames before we could come away with the victory. Reggie Barrua was a one man show for the Knights in this one going 3-3 with a HR, 3 RBI including the game winner. Barrau also stole home with 2 outs in the bottom of the 7th to force extra innings.

Game 5
Playoffs
Keatings 0 0 2 3 1 3 x – 9 12 1
Knights 0 1 0 0 1 0 x – 2 5 3
WP – Hertzler 4 IP Stokes 3IP
LP – Dyke 4 IP, 5R, 6H, 7 K, 0BB
Stewart 2 IP, 4R, 6H, 0K, 1BB
Knights- The Knights offense couldn’t get much going and Keating’s offense jumped on the Knights pitching staff for 9 runs and 12 hits in a 6 inning run rule shortened game. Dave Simon’s HR was the lone bright spot for the Knights in this game.

The Knights will be back in action Aug 1-3 in Holland Patent, NY for our last tune up before the ISC II TOC.

Gregg Leather
NYSoftball@aol.com
www.leaguelineup.com/NYKnightsFP

Editor’s Note: The NY Knights will be making their ISC II debut at the 2008 ToC and will headline a very tough Pool C that includes Elora, ON Wellington Brewers, Sun Valley, CA Rude Pac and Kenosha, WI Earls Club.

Keating’s Fitness Center from Wilkes-Barre, Pa. went 6-0 last weekend in the Mid Atlantic Travel League. In doing so they captured the league’s 2nd weekend championship in Lancaster, Pa.

Keating’s opened up the weekend with a 7-0 victory over Cornerstone Excavating as Troy Hertzler threw a no hitter and Jim Lawrence homered and singled. In their 2nd game Keating’s beat Pa. Power 6-2 led by Toby Rank’s home run, single and 4 RBI’s. Mike Crawford picked up the mound win with 7 strike outs and 1 walk. In their last game of the round robin portion Keating’s defeated the Virginia Merchants 7-0 with Troy Hertzler allowing 4 hits, striking out 8 and walking 2. Offensively Kevin Smith doubled and singled twice.

Keating’s beat Pa. Power again in their quarter final game 3-1 Saturday night. Gregg Garrity tossed a 3 hitter, struck out 9 and walked 5 picking up the win. Brent Moyer and Justin Stock had 2 singles each. Brent Moyer belted 3 singles as Keating’s beat Aqua 11-4 in their semi-final game. Mike Crawford picked up his 2nd win of the weekend. Gregg Garrity threw a gem of a game in the championship game. He pitched a no hitter, allowing only 2 base runners. Garrity struck out 8 and walked 1 as Keating’s defeated South Lebanon 8-0. Toby Ranck singled twice for Keating’s.

All 3 pitchers for Keating’s had 2-0 records. Troy Hertzler pitched 11.2 innings. He didn’t allow a run, gave up 4 hits, had 18 strike outs, and had 3 walks. Gregg Garrity pitched 12 innings, gave up 1 run, 3 hits, had 17 strike outs, 6 walks. Mike Crawford pitched 11.1 innings, struck out 10 and walked 4.

Toby Rank led the offense going 9 for 14, .643, 6 runs, .667 OBP, .857 SLG.
Brent Moyer was 7 for 11, .636, a triple, 6 singles, 1 stolen base, .636 OBP, .818 SLG.
Jim Lawrence went 8 for 14, ..571, 2 Home Runs, 6 singles, 6 runs, .625 OBP, 1.000 SLG.
Kevin Smith had a ..438 Avg, 3 doubles, 4 singles, .625 SLG.
Justin Stock had a ..389 Avg.
Kelly Dampeer had a ..313 Avg, 1 homer, 1 triple, 1 double, 2 singles, 7 RBI’s, 6 runs, 1 stolen base, ..688 SLG.

Keating’s over-all season record is now 11-3-1. Their next action will be in Allentown, Pa. for the 4th of July Classic.

1st Game R H E
Cornerstone………………….0 0 0 0 0 – 0 0 0
Keating’s Fitness Center….1 6 0 0 X – 7 9 0
Oberholtzer and Reiff
Hertzler and Lawrence
W.P. = Troy Hertzler (8 K’s, 1 BB)
L.P. = Justin Oberholtzer (4 K’s, 2 BB)

Keating’s: Jim Lawrence (2 for 2, HR, 1B, 2 RBI’s, run)
Kevin Smith (2 for 2, 2B, 1B, 2 RBI’s, run)
Ryan Frank (2B, 2 RBI’s, run)
Kelly Dampeer, Neil Koser, Toby Ranck, and Justin Stock (all singled)

2nd Game R H E
Pa Power…………………….0 0 0 0 1 0 1 – 2 8 0
Keating’s Fitness Center….0 4 0 0 0 2 X – 6 10 0
Rutt and Theys
Crawford and Lawrence
W.P. = Mike Crawford (7 K’s, 1 BB’s)
L.P. = Ryan Rutt

Keating’s: Toby Ranck (2 for 3, 3 run homer, 1B, 4 RBI’s, run)
Neil Koser and Jim Lawrence (2 singles each)
Gregg Garrity, Frank Keating Jr. and Kevin Smith (all singled)
Power: Andy Mease (2 for 3, 2 1B’s, RBI)
Greg Houtz (HR)
Chris Craig and Brad Theys (each tripled)

3rd Game R H E
Virginia………………………..0 0 0 0 0 0 – 0 4 0
Keating’s Fitness Center….0 0 1 3 0 3 – 7 13 1
Hillhouse, Heyman (4) and Rostowski
Hertzler and Lawrence
W.P. = Troy Hertzler (8 K’s, 2 BB’s)
L.P. = Bill Hillhouse

Keating’s: Kevin Smith (3 for 3, 2B, 2 1B’s, run)
Toby Ranck and Justin Stock (2 singles each)
Gregg Garrity (solo Home Run)
Kelly Dampeer (2B, RBI, run)
Ryan Frank, Frank Keating Jr., Jim Lawrence and Brent Moyer (all singled)
Virginia: Larry Hineline and Dave Jenkins (single each)

4th Game R H E
Pa Power…………………….1 0 0 0 0 0 0 – 1 3 1
Keating’s Fitness Center….2 0 0 1 0 0 X – 3 8 1
Rutt and Theys
Garrity and Lawrence
W.P. = Gregg Garrity (3 hits, 9 K’s, 5 BB’s)
L.P. = Ryan Rutt

Keating’s: Brent Moyer and Justin Stock (both 2 for 3, 2 1B’s, run)
Ryan Frank, Gregg Garrity, Jim Lawrence and Toby Ranck (all singled)
Power: Brad Theys and Duane Weiler (both singled)

5th Game R H E
Aqua…………………………..1 0 1 2 0 – 4 9 2
Keating’s Fitness Center….0 2 0 7 2 – 11 9 0
Kovlovac, Sherman (4) and Karn
Crawford, Hertzler (5) and Lawrence
W.P. = Mike Crawford
L.P. = Bill Kovlovac

Keating’s: Brent Moyer (3 for 3, 3 1B’s, 2 RBI’s, 2 run’s, SB)
Kelly Dampeer (2 for 4, HR, 1B, 4 RBI’s, 2 runs)
Justin Stock (2 for 3, 2 1B’s, run)
Jim Lawrence and Toby Ranck (both singled, RBI, run)
Aqua: Bill Billette and R. Schreffler (both 2 for 3, 3B, 1B)
D. Giblin (2 for 3, 2 1B’s)

Championship Game R H E
S. Lebanon…………………..0 0 0 0 0 – 0 0 1
Keating’s Fitness Center….0 1 0 7 X – 8 7 1
Tracey, McClune (4) and Lutz
Garrity and Lawrence
W.P. = Gregg Garrity (0 hits, 8 K’s, 1 BB’s)
L.P. = Jeremy Tracey

Keating’s: Toby Ranck (2 for 2, 2 1B’s, run)
Ryan Frank and Jim Lawrence (both homered)
Brent Moyer (1 for 2, 3B, run)
Kevin Smith (1 for 2, 2B, RBI)
Frank Keating Jr. (1 for 2, 1B)

Mike Fulton
Manager of Keating’s Fitness Center
gotti@ccomm.com

The NY Knights went 3-0 in the league play on Saturday earning a tie with Keatings for the # 1 seed in week 2 of the Mid Atlantic Fastpitch Travel League. Both teams gave up 2 runs and scored 20 so the # 1 seed had to be decided by a coin flip which went our way. We opened the playoff round with a win over KCC of Maryland before losing to TNT of South Lebanon, Pennsylvania in the semi’s. This loss broke a 14 game winning streak for the Knights that extended back to the Memorial Day tournament in Linden . The Knights season record now stands at 17-3-1. Details of the weekend as follows:
League Play

Game 1

Knights 3 1 0 1 8 x x – 13 17 0
PA Power 0 0 0 0 0 x x – 0 1 0

WP – Dyke 5 IP, 0R, 1 H, 9 K, 0BB
LP – Fogel 3.2 IP, 5R, 6 H, 2 K, 1BB
Craig 1.1 IP, 8R, 11H, 0K, 1 BB

Knights John Heinsch and John Rozich had 3 hits each. Reggie Barrau had 2 hits including a HR. Dewey Dyke fanned 9 for the shut out.

Game 2

Aqua 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 – 0 3 2
Knights 0 0 1 0 1 0 x – 2 7 0

WP – Duemo 5 IP, 0R, 3 H, 7 K, 0BB
Sv Rea 2 IP, 0R, 0 H, 2 K, 0BB
LP Sherman 3 IP, 1R, 3 H, 3 K, 1BB
Kozlavic 3 IP, 1 R, 4 H, 0 K, 0 BB
Knights Reggie Barrau had a HR and scored both Knight runs. Duemo and Rea combined for the shut out.

Game 3

Knights 0 0 0 2 1 2 0 – 5 8 2
KCC 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 – 2 4 1

McManus 3 IP, 2R, 3 H, 3 K, 1BB
WP – Rea 4 IP, 0R, 1 H, 6 K, 1BB
LP Pfike 7 IP, 5R, 8 H, 2 K, 1BB
Knights Reggie Barrau and Steve Platt both had HR for the Knights.

Playoffs
Game 4

KCC 0 0 0 0 0 x x – 0 2 0
Knights 3 1 5 0 x x x – 9 12 0

WP – Deumo 5 IP, 0R, 2H, 7K, 0BB
LP- ?? 5 IP, 9R, 12H, 0K, 4BB

Knights’ John Rozich homered and John Heinsch and Chad Busch had 2 hits each to lead the Knights offense.

Game 5
Playoffs

TNT 0 0 0 1 1 0 5 – 7 8 0
Knights 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 – 0 5 4

WP – Tracy 7 IP, 0R, 5 H, 5 K, 0BB
LP – Dyke 7 IP, 7R, 8 H, 8 K, 0BB

Knights- The Knights offense couldn’t muster anything off TNT starter Jeremy Tracy as he scattered 5 hits. Dewey Dyke kept the Knights within striking distance until the top of the 7th when TNT put the game out of reach with 5 runs capped off by back to back HR’s by Tracy and Jay Herr. Reggie Barrau had 2 of the Knights hits.

The Knights hope to be back in action for the 4th of July tournament in Allentown . We are currently waiting to hear back from the organizers to see if we can still enter this tournament.

Gregg Leather
NYSoftball@aol.com
www.leaguelineup.com/NYKnightsFP

The second weekend of the Mid-Atlantic Fastpitch Travel League goes this weekend with five teams in the ISC II top 20 in action in Lebanon, Pennsylvania.

#2 TNT
#3 NY Knights
#4 Hoffman Rise
#8 Keating’s Fitness
#20 Pennsylvania Power

For more info, click here.

The Mid-Atlantic Fastpitch Travel League managed to get in all 15 round robin games plus two playoff games before the remainder of play was washed out on Sunday. Some highlights included #5 Wilkes-Barre, PA Keating’s Fitness edging #6 New York, NY Knights 1-0, #3 Perkasie, PA Hoffman Rise edging Keating’s 4-3 and #20 Ephrata, PA Pennsylvania Power locking up in a 0-0 tie with #1 South Lebanon, PA TNT.

See the MAFTL web site for more.

1 Kenneth Clark Co 3 Cornerstone Excavat 3 (tie)
2 #20 PA Power 2 Cornerstone Excavat 1 WP: Fogel
3 #1 South Lebanon TNT 4 Aqua 0
4 #3 Hoffman Rise 4 #5 Keatings Fitness 3 Vogel Crawford/Garrity
5 South Lebanon TNT 0 PA Power 0 TNT-Tracy / PA Power-Rutt (tie)
6 Keatings Fitness 5 ADCO 3
7 #6 NY Knights 1 Peninsula Merchants 0 Dyke Winship
8 PA Power 0 Hoffman Rise 3 Vogel/Smith High
9 Peninsula Merchants 5 Aqua 0
10 NY Knights 3 ADCO 3 (tie) Duemo/Rea Jones
11 South Lebanon TNT 8 Cornerstone Excavat 1
12 Aqua 3 Kenneth Clark Co 0
13 NY Knights 0 Keatings Fitness 1 Crawford/Garrity Rea
14 Peninsula Merchants 9 Kenneth Clark Co 0
15 Hoffman Rise 4 ADCO 5 Smith

PG1 South Lebanon TNT 8 Aqua 1
PG2 Keatings Fitness – PA Power – cancelled – rain
PG3 Hoffman Rise 0 NY Knights 5 Dyke Vogel
PG4 Peninsula Merchants – ADCO – cancelled – rain
PG5 South Lebanon TNT – win PG2 – cancelled – rain
PG6 NY Knights – winner PG4 – cancelled – rain
PG7 winner PG5 – winner PG6 – cancelled – rain