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