ROHRER'S LITTLE LEAGUE BASEBALL CLUB: A SLOW GAME.ROHRERS TOPS SYLRAY IN BATTLE OF UNDEFEATEDS 4-1

Friday, April 20, 2012

A SLOW GAME.ROHRERS TOPS SYLRAY IN BATTLE OF UNDEFEATEDS 4-1

Yesterday’s exhibition of umpiring was very exciting! Or should I say strange. After the first inning ,the audience seemed to loose interest in the calling of balls and strikes, as they roamed all over the place.

SEE WHAT I MEAN! THIS WAS ONE OF MANY PITCHES CALLED A BALL! But,in the end, the Rohrers came out on top over the undefeated Sylray Club by a score of 4-2 in a game that lacked the excitement and enthusiasm of the previous 3 games. The game was a slow and tedious one for the club. Let me tell you, cranks, the whole game seemed to be played in the first inning. I was excited as the Rohrers came to the bat. The Rohrers went to the bat first. First up was M.J. Oswald. I watched with concern as we well remember M.J’s shoulder was injured in the last game. But the ever consistent hitter, M.J. Oswald , took his place in the box and no sooner had I turned my attention to the swing of his bat, there was the sound of ball on bat, and he is on base with a single. Brent Kaunas gets a sign to bunt. He steps into the ball and fouls off a bunt. He is then fanned for the first out. The lanky Drew Grace ,a powerful hitter, faces the Sylray pitcher, a kid with cannon of an arm by the name of Aaron Bolinsky. Drew looks down the line to Manager Grace and takes the sign…Bunt! He bunts the ball for one of those Baltimore Choppers and streaks for first. When he rounded the corner to second, he got caught for the second out. But at the instant the bunt took place, M.J. ran the bases like lighting and scored the first run for Rohrers. Big Jakob Biever comes to the bat and there is a moment of silence as Bolinsky eyes big Jake and Jake eyes Bolinsky. Jake swings and misses on the first pitch giving Bolinsky that chance to look Jake up and down. Bolinsky comes out of the stretch and fires a fast ball. Jake swings. There is a crack connecting with one of those cheese balls and out goes the ball to left field for a single. Nate Dixon takes his place in the batter`s box and after two swipes and good eyes, he facing a full count. The next pitch is high and outside. Nate takes his base. In the meantime, Jake steals third and then steals home. Rohrers is on a roll here in the first. Up next is Chase Weiser, our lighting fast runner and hitter who had an inside the park homer the other night. Bolinsky stretches and crack, Chase hits a triple. Nate rounds second and third and cruises home for a score. Seth Grube takes a few pitches and walks and Chase comes home for the score. 4-0: Rohrers Up next is Blake Lipko. Blake goes down on the count and strikes out for the final out. Brent Kaunas on the mound in the bottom of the first has some strong throws and keeps Sylray scoreless. Well, cranks, there was really nothing that this reporter could say was particularly interesting for the rest of the game except a few of the bad calls made by the umpire. The bottom of the fourth with the score 4-1 and the Rohrers sort of looked like they caught a case of the slows. A few of the players had a couple of hits. Drew Grace pitched for three outs and was pulled and in came Big Jake on the mound who finished out the rest game. Score 4-2. At the end of the game, Manager Grace said to the club, “That was one of the games you got to do everything to win. You got it all in the first inning. In this type of game you got to stay in the game. It looked like everybody was dead for the last three innings. We got to get more runs. There is no doubt in my mind you are the best team out here. We got to play hard all the time. Good job.” They left the field with the cheer, “1,2,3, ROHRERS”.

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Coach Biever Questions one of many calls!

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Rohrer's Will Play Under The Lights This Season

BY AMY MARCHIANO (STAFF WRITER amarchiano@republicanherald.com

ORWIGSBURG - Drew Grace and Aaron Bolinsky threw a baseball back and forth across the Memorial Field grass.
The two Orwigsburg Little League players will soon be able to play catch under the lights at the Grove Street field.
The Orwigsburg Little League recently installed a new lighting system at its major league field, a $40,000 project that was funded through community and business donations.
The Orwigsburg Little League begins its season Saturday, April 7, with the first twi-night doubleheader taking place Friday, April 13. The first game will start at 5:30 p.m., with the second game at 7:30.
"I love 'em," Grace said.
Added Bolinsky: "They're pretty cool. I can't wait to play under them."
The lighting project features four light standards, one near first base, one near third base, one in right field and one in left field. The lights were purchased from Musco Sports, an Iowa-based company.
The lights were fired up for the first time March 22 and could be seen throughout the borough.
"They've talked for years about putting lights at this field," said Brian Calderone, fundraising coordinator for the Orwigsburg Little League, while standing at the field Friday. "You can't call a game for darkness now."
The Orwigsburg Little League was established in 1954 and plays its games at Memorial Field. A nearby field, Benner Field, is used by the minor league teams. That field does not have lights.
The lighting project began after a board member for the Orwigsburg Little League
talked with neighbors who live near the field on Grove Street and got their approval.
Contributions from businesses and individuals in Orwigsburg and southern Schuylkill County made the effort possible, Calderone said. Letters were sent out asking for $2,000 for the lights, with half paid up front and the rest later.
"There's no way we could have done this without the community support," said Josh Biever, president of the Orwigsburg Little League.
In addition to the public donations, the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 743, based in Reading, and Bartush Signs, Orwigsburg, contributed in making the field a bright spot in the borough.
Eight people from the IBEW, who did electrical work and connected and donated wires necessary for the project, and six employees from Bartush worked at the field. Equipment was also donated by Bartush, an Orwigsburg-based company located adjacent to the complex. The poles came unassembled.
Each of the lights on the four poles have bulbs that are 1,500 watts. The two infield poles each have three lights; the right field pole has six lights, and the left field has five lights.
Calderone said the league thought cost might be a factor for running the lights, but the system is on a timer and will cost roughly $5 for a two-hour game. The lights are guaranteed for 25 years, said Douglas Fishburn, a member of the IBEW chapter.
The IBEW members donated their time because they like to give back to the communities they represent, said Jesse Shay, another IBEW worker.
The installation of the lights eliminates safety concerns due to insufficient lighting during games, and enables the Orwigsburg Little League to extend practice and game times and host District 24 Little League sectional tournaments, Calderone said.
Memorial Field presently is used for Orwigsburg's six major league teams which feature players ages 10-12. Children ages 7-9 play on Benner Field, Calderone said.
"This is only going to enhance their Little League experience," Biever said.