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