Patriots bow out in State play
Wayne Hills’ first appearance in two years in the North One, Group Three baseball tournament was short-lived. The Patriots fell to Morris Hills 5-3 on Monday in a first round game played in Rockaway, NJ. In 2004, Coach Chris Ianneillo’s squad dropped a first round game at Paramus.
In a start similar to their Passaic County quarterfinal loss at Lakeland on Saturday, Hills (13-13) played small ball to score an early run. Justin Donnarumma singled and was advanced to second on a sacrifice bunt before coming around to score the game’s first run.
But Mo Hills quickly responded as they nicked starter Sean Colligan, who absorbed the loss, for a pair of runs and later extended the lead to 4-1. The Patriots closed the gap to 4-3 in the fifth and had the tying run aboard in the 6th but could not push it across.
Morris Hills added an insurance run in the bottom of the sixth and Wayne Hills went down in order in the seventh.
The Patriots will close out the 2006 season with a pair of NBIL games this week. On Tuesday, they host Indian Hills and will travel to Pascack Hills for the final game on Wednesday afternoon.
5/21/06: Passaic County Quarterfinals, Lakeland 8, Wayne Hills 2: John Slootmaker fanned nine as defending champion Lakeland (No. 2, 19-4) jarred Wayne Hills (No. 7, 13-12). Dan Vuksanic belted in three runs for the Lancers. C.J. Gormley added two. Slootmaker, Matt Delaney and Brian DePree knocked in one run each. Justin Donnarumma led Hills with three singles. John Ihne added two RBI.
5/20/06: Wayne Hills 8, Mahwah 6: Dave Ogden slugged a grand slam in the bottom of the eighth inning to rally Wayne Hills to an 8-6 victory. Ogden also had three singles, five RBI and three runs. Justin Donnarumma hit a double, a single, walked twice and scored three times. Frank Franco added two singles, two walks and an RBI for Wayne Hills (13-11).
5/15/06: Passaic County Tournament, Wayne Hills 4, Pompton Lakes 3: Jason Evans singled in the bottom of the eighth and scored on a wild pitch to give Wayne Hills (No. 7, 12-9) a win over Pompton Lakes (No. 10, 9-9). John Ihne slapped in two runs for the winners. Geoff Pruzinsky had one. Hard luck loser Terry Lydecker worked all eight innings for the Cardinals. Pompton's Jon McNamara and Brian Schiavone knocked in one run each.
5/13/06: Wayne Hills 7, Pascack Valley 0: John Ihne struck out four and gave up just four hits for Wayne Hills (11-9). The pitcher also knocked in two runs. Dave Ogden delivered four runs. Ogden and Jason Evans had two hits apiece.
5/9/06, Wayne Hills 8, Fair Lawn 1: Justin Donnarumma blasted a homer and drove in four runs to power the Patriots (10-8) past Fair Lawn. The win seals a State Tournament bid for Hills. Mike Peischl also had a round-tripper for Wayne. Dave Ogden and Jay Evans had three hits each. Geoff Pruzinsky, Jeff Salerno and Matt Ferrnella each drove in a run. Ogden scattered five hits and struck out six.
5/6/06: Wayne Hills 12, Demarest 10: Mike Peischl, who was 4-for-4, hit a two-run double in the bottom of the sixth to boost Wayne Hills (9-8) past Demarest (2-13). Justin Donnerumma had two homers, a double and four RBI.
5/4/06: Ramapo 5, Wayne Hills 4: Geoff Pruzinsky had two Rbi for Wayne Hills (8-8). John Ihne and Frank Franco also knock in runs for the Patriots.
5/3/06: Wayne Hills 4, Ramsey 1: John Ihne had six strike outs and no walks for Wayne Hills (8-7). Mike Peischl had two hits and scored twice. Geoff Pruzinsky, Jay Evans and Elliott Shaw knocked in runs for the Patriots.
5/2/06: Bergenfield 14, Wayne Hills 8: Dave Ogden went 4-for-5 for Wayne Hills (7-7). Geoff Pruzinsky knocked in two runs.
4/20/06: Wayne Hills 5, Pascack Valley 0: Sean Colligan pitched a one-hitter with nine strikeouts for Hills (7-6). Colligan also homered and had two RBI.
4/29/06: Old Tappan 6, Wayne Hills 4: Dave Ogden and John Ihne had and RBI each for Hills (6-6).
4/27/06: Wayne Hills 11, Indian Hills 6: Dave Ogden had three hits, drove in two runs and scored two as Wayne Hills (6-5) rolled. Justin Dunnaromma, Geoff Pruzinsky, Jason Evans and Mike Pieschl each contributed two hits for the Patriots.
Patriots dominate Highlands
By Rich Stamboulian, 4/22/06
Hills bounced back from Wednesday’s disappointing loss to Pascack Hills with a solid 8-2 win over Northern Highlands at home on Friday.
Dave Ogden (3-1) allowed an early home run before settling down to produce a complete game performance. The junior lefty struck out twelve Highlanders and allowed only four hits.
Senior Justin Donnarumma paced the 14 hit Patriot attack with 3 hits and a pair of RBI. Classmate Matt Ferrarella also had three hits and an RBI. Other Hills runs were knocked in by Elliot Shaw, Geoff Pruzinsky, and Jason Evans.
Head coach Chris Ianneillo was pleased with his team’s performance after the game. “This was definitely one of our better efforts. We’ve all been unhappy with the way we’ve played lately. The two errors we made didn’t hurt us and Dave gave us a terrific outing today. Hopefully, we can continue to play good baseball like we did today.”
This began a stretch of four games in four days for the Patriots (4-5) who are seeking to climb back into the NBIL, Division One race. On Saturday, they host Ramsey at 11 am in a game originally scheduled for last Saturday before traveling to Pascack Hills to face Pascack Valley on Sunday at 1 pm. The latter’s field is unavailable this season due to construction.
On Monday, Hills is on the road again against Mahwah at 4:15 pm.
4/20/06: Pascack Hills 8, Wayne Hills 5: Frank Franco drove in three runs for Wayne Hills (3-5). Justin Donnarumma added another.
4/16/06: Greater Wayne Tournament: First Round: Passaic Tech 6, Wayne Valley 5, Hawthorne 6, Wayne Hills 5; Championship: Hawthorne 6, Passaic Tech 5; Consolation: Wayne Hills 15, Wayne Valley 12: Hawthorne sauntered into town and prevailed in the Greater Wayne Baseball Tournament.The undefeated Bears (8-0) edged both Wayne Hills (3-4) and Passaic Tech (5-2). Mike Oneglia led Hawthorne past Hills with two RBI. John Ihne, Frank Franco, Eric White and Matt Ferreralla slapped in runs for the Patriots.
Nick DeSena and Allen Ambrogio knocked in two runs apiece in the championship game with Tech. Onix Oritz had two RBI for the Bulldogs.
PCT defeated Wayne Valley (5-5) in 11 innings. Ortiz led with two RB. Benji Meija picked up the win. Tory Marino homered and knocked in three runs for the Indians. Mike Palumbo also batted in a run.
Hills beat Valley in the consolation game. Valley led 10-4, but could not hold on. Franco led the Patriots with four RBI. Ihne, Matt Fermalia, Jason Evans and Dave Ogden knocked in two runs each. Ogden earned the win. Marino homered again and knocked in six runs. Palumbo had two RBI.
4/13/06: Fair Lawn 8, Wayne Hills 7: The Cutters rallied for four runs in the top of the seventh to beat Wayne Hills (2-3). Frank Franco had three hits and scored twice for the Patriots.
4/8/06: Wayne Hills 3, Demarest 1: Frank Franco went 2-for-3 with one RBI to lead Wayne Hills (2-2). Sean Colligan and Dave Ogden added one RBI each. Ogden earned the win.
4/6/06: Wayne Hills 9, Ramapo 6: Dave Ogden knocked in four runs and Mike Peischl smacked a two run home run to propel Hills (1-2) past its rival. Ogden went 3-for-4 with two doubles. Peischl went 2-for-4. Justin Donnarumma earned the win.
4/2/06: Old Tappan 4, Wayne Hills 3: Sean Colligan and Dave Ogden combined on a 3 hitter, but Hills still lost its opener. Frank Franco homered in all three runs for the Patriots. Nick Vallillo fired a three hitter for Old Tappan.
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