Passaic County Semifinals: Hawthorne 5, Wayne Valley 3
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5/25/08: Fourth-seeded Wayne Valley held a 3-2 lead, but Hawthorne tied it in the sixth. Jim Zenock singled up the middle and, after Matt Goitz walked, John Savoie doubled off the fence in center field to drive in Zenock. With no outs, it appeared Hawthorne would have a big inning, but Derrick Bligh struck out the next three batters.
Hawthorne won it by scoring twice in the seventh. Catcher Anthony Cruz walked on four pitches and Nick Gnade came in as a courtesy runner. Jared Lerner sacrificed Gnade to second and Angelo Guarnieri came through with a single, scoring Gnade. Zenock followed with a homer to left field.
After pitcher Savoie got the the first Wayne Valley batter out in the seventh, Brendan Kalinowski walked and Max Saeman singled, but the final two batters struck out.
Savoie tossed a seven-hitter, striking out eight and walking three. Bligh, too, allowed seven hits, struck out 10 and walked three while pitching a complete game.
Wayne Valley received doubles from Ryan Durr and Brendan Kalinowski and a two-run single from Bligh in the first inning.
5/19/08: Section I, Group III First Rounds, Morris Hills 3, Wayne Valley 2: Derrick Bligh had an RBI single in the third inning for 13th-seeded Wayne Valley (12-11). Brendan Kalinowksi had an RBI in the seventh inning, but Wayne’s rally fell short. Morris Hills (No. 4, 18-8) will play Roxbury (No. 12) in the next round. Roxbury stunned Wayne Hills (No. 5) in another first round game. WV will play Hawthorne in the Passaic County semifinals Saturday. They could end up playing Wayne Hills in the final Monday. Hills plays Eastside in the other semifinal game.
5/18/08: Passaic County Tournament, Wayne Valley 5, Pompton 4
It appeared that Pompton Lakes had taken the lead in the sixth inning. Tim Lindberg had an infield single and a pinch runner entered. After an out, Mike Ferriera ripped his second triple, but the pinch runner was called out for missing third for the second out. The next batter grounded out to second.
"He totally missed the bag," said Valley coach Jeff Hoover. "It happened right in front of our dugout. We all saw it. I spoke to the umpire afterwards. He said, 'Jeff, I hated to make that call. But the kids clearly missed the bag.' I don't think anybody would want to make that call in that situation. It was the right call, though. He had no choice."
In the bottom of the sixth, with the score still tied, Brendan Kalinowski tripled. With two away, Derrick Bligh was intentionally walked. Mike Mango made Pompton Lakes pay. He hit a single up the middle to present Wayne Valley with a 5-4 victory.
``I guess they thought I wasn't that good of a hitter but I came through,'' Mango said. ``I hit a fastball off the end of the bat.''
Wayne Valley scored three runs in the first inning with Bligh, the winning pitcher, singling in a run. Anthony DeMattia walked with the bases loaded and Luke Rigoglioso reached on an error that scored Bligh.
Pompton Lakes (11-6), the fifth-seed, tied it with three unearned runs in the second. Pompton Lakes grabbed a 4-3 advantage in the fifth when Sean Carey singled, stole second and came in on Kyle Aug's base hit.
"It should have not come down to that (the controversial call in the sixth inning)," Hoover said. "It shouldn't have been close at that point. We gave them three runs with those errors. We let them hang around."
Wayne Valley knotted it in its half of the fifth. Anthony DeMattia doubled over the head of the left fielder and scored on a single to center by Mark Traupmann.
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5/16/08: West Orange 2, Wayne Valley 2: Anthony DeMattia knocked in Valley’s lone run.
5/15/08: Passaic Valley 14, Wayne Valley 12: Joe Wassel and Mike Ardis had three RBI apiece for PV (17-4). Chris Zaneski, Dan Alcala and Craig Anderson knocked in two runs apiece. Marcus Virgilito had four RBI for WV (11-9). Ryan Durr and Mike Mango knocked in three and two runs respectively.
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5/11/08: Passaic County Tournament, First Round, Wayne Valley 2, Lakeland 1: Derrick Bligh improved to 6-1 by pitching a seven-inning five-hitter with eight strikouts and five walks for Wayne Valley (No. 4, 11-8). Wayne Valley was trailing 1-0, when it scored twice in the third inning. First, Valley scored on a balk. Then Bligh hit the RBI single to give his team a 2-1 edge. Brendan Kalinowski had two hits for the winners. Max Saeman and Ryan Durr had one hit apiece. Brad Smith went six innings for Lakeland (6-14), allowing five hits and striking out four.
5/9/08: Millburn 12, Wayne Valley 7: Marcus Virgilito drove in two runs, but Valley still lost. Derrick Bligh, Ryan Durr, Max Saeman and Mark Traupmann knocked in one run apiece.
5/6/08: Wayne Valley 7, Clifton 3: Mark Traupmann pitched a complete game, scattering nine hits, striking out seven and walking one for Wayne Valley (9-7). The Indians extended their lead to 7-3 with three runs in the sixth inning. The surge was highlighted by a two-run single by Luke Rigoglioso. Brendan Kalinowski collected a triple, two singles and three RBI for Wayne Valley. Elias Feliz had a single and two RBI for Clifton (7-8).
5/2/08: Wayne Valley 5, West Milford 2: Derrick Bligh gave up just three hits to lead Wayne Valley. The senior also hit in two runs. Max Saeman also batted in a run.
4/30/08: DePaul 10, Wayne Valley 8: John O'Rourke keyed a decisive four-run sixth inning with a two-run single as DePaul pulled out a 10-8 victory over Wayne Valley at DePaul. Steve Alfano added three singles and scored three runs for DePaul (6-10). Matt Carlson picked up the victory in relief. Mike Pesci and Rob Duva had two RBI apiece. A.J. Mott, Joe Gannon and Andrew Dittano also knocked in runs.
Derrick Bligh slugged a two-run homer for Wayne Valley (7-7). Jesse Dulhagen also knocked in two runs. Marcus Virgilito and Max Saeman had two RBI apiece.
4/26/08: Wayne Valley 3, Passaic Tech 1: Derrick Bligh spun a two hitter with seven strikeouts. Jon Dubnoff, Anthoney DeMattia and Mark Traupman knocked in runs for Valley (7-6). Bravlio Montesino batted in the run for Tech (4-9).
4/24/08: Passaic Valley 10, Wayne Valley 6: Joe Wassel belted a homer and added two singles and an RBI for Passaic Valley (9-3). Dan Alcala chipped in with a double, a single and two RBI. Winning pitcher Steven Coral went seven innings allowing four hits, striking out eight and walking three. Mark Traupmann and Marcus Virgilito each had two singles and an RBI for Wayne Valley (6-6).
4/22/08: Wayne Valley 12, Pequannock 8: Wayne Valley (6-5) was trailing, 8-1, but scored 11 runs in the last three innings in Pquannock. Mark Traupmann had a two-run single in a four-run fifth inning and Anthony DeMattia hit a two-run double in the three-run seventh. Reliever Pete Savastano pitched two and a-third scoreless innings with six strikeouts to earn the victory. Vince Fondacaro had three hits and an RBI for Pequannock (9-4).
4/20/08: Greater Wayne Tournament, Hawthorne 7, Wayne Valley 2: Mike Mango hit a solo homer for Wayne Valley (4-5).
4/19/08: Bloomfield 10, Wayne Valley 1: Scott Jorbel had two singles and scored a run for Wayne Valley (4-4).
4/17/08: Millburn 12, Wayne Valley 3: Derrick Bligh knocked in two run and Jon Dubnoff knock in one for Wayne Valley (4-3).
4/12/08: Greater Wayne Tournament: Wayne Hills 10, Wayne Valley 1: Jeff Salerno and Steve Thomas had three RBI apiece as Hills (6-1) rocked Valley (3-2) at Passaic Tech. Matt Greene knocked in two runs. Marcus Virgilito hit in Valley's lone run. Hills will play Passaic Tech in the final next weekend. Valley will take on Hawthorne in the consolation game.
4/11/08: Wayne Valley 12, Caldwell 1: Marcus Virgilito had three RBI and Matt Traupmann had two as Valley (3-1) crushed Caldwell. Ryan Durr had four hits, scored four runs and earned the victory. Scott Jorebel, Luke Rigoglioso, Max Saeman, Jesse Dulhagen and Anthony DeMattia also plated runs.
4/10/08: Wayne Valley 6, West Milford 0: Marcus Virgilito clubbed in two runs for Valley. Max Saeman, Jason Dulhagen and Bob Markowski added RBI. Kyle Jorbel doubled for the winners. Derrick Bligh picked up the win.
4/8/08: Montville 2, Wayne Valley 1: Jerry Elsing fired 13 strikeouts and allowed no earned runs for Montville (2-1). He struck out the last two batters with the bases loaded in the seventh inning. Ryan Gadjos delivered a 1-run single to give Montville a 1-0 in the third inning. Montville's winning run in the fourth was unearned. Brendan Kalinowski of Wayne Valley went six innings, allowing six hits, one earned run, striking out three and walking three. Mark Trauppman, Derrick Bligh and Ryan Durr had Wayne's hits.
4/4/08: Wayne Valley 16, Passaic Tech 4: Derrick Bligh threw a five-hitter and belted a grand slam in leading Wayne Valley in an opening day win. Bligh, who struck out seven, also had two singles and finished with eight RBI. Brendan Kalinowski smashed a 3-run homer for Wayne Valley (1-0). Braulio Montesino homered for Passaic Tech (1-1).
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