Orwigsburg Memorial Field
Tuesday, May 22 2012
BIG BATS SEND ROHRERS TO THE WINNERS CIRCLE
As this reporter came to the ball park early today and
watched our club warm up and go through their batting practice, I was a little
worried! They looked relaxed, confident, and enthusiastic. Being nothing more than a bleacher coach and a
worry wart as I analyze their games through this sports column, I was a little
nervous thinking about some of the big hitters on the Sylray club and what they
could do if they got hold of the ball.
After the club came
up on the ball field, I started to relax. Manager Grace had our starting
pitcher Drew Grace warm up in the pen with our catcher, M.J. Drew looked nice
and steady on his pitches. I began to feel more confident. I watched the infield throw
the ball around under the steady eye of coaches Josh Biever, Todd Schappel and Mr. Lipko. The boys looked easy in their
movement and steady in their throws. The outfield looked confident and ready
for the game. The Sylray club was quiet and watched with a careful eye the
warm-up of our club hoping to beat our boys on the diamond.
When the ump, John
Boyer, called the clubs into their dugouts and the announcer called the
starting line ups, I began to relax. After the playing of the National anthem,
Manager Grace called the team together at the opening of the dugout and said, ”Listen,
guys, the grass is thick out there so you have got to come in on the ball…Let`s
start from the first pitch and jump on them quick.”
Jakob Biever the Rohrers big and
youthful pitcher and infielder was the loading slugger with two home runs to
his credit in the game. Drew Grace pitched another fine game for 4 innings
throwing a variety of stuff at the hard hitting Slyray club which they could
not hit. He worked a change of pace with telling effect. After the third inning,
Brent Kaunas took over and continued the change of pace with fastball and
changeup. The Sylray team still could not hit
and were held to one run.
In the first, Brent
Kaunas hit a liner to center field that I thought it was gone but it smacked the board with a loud thud for a
double . Drew drove one down the third
base line for a double driving in Brent for the first score 1-0. Drew on the
mound dropped the Slyray batters one after the other and the third one hit a
high fly to right field. Blake Lipko ,who came underneath the high flyer ,
caught it for the out.
Top of the second, the Sylray’s pitcher knocked us down
1,2,3. Sylray at the bat had a double to
deep center field, the longest shot the Sylrays would have in the game. Their
player later stole home for a tying run score: 1-1.
In the third, Blake
got the call from manager Grace to bunt. It was a fine bunt but got caught at
first by the quickness of the Sylray infield. M.J. ground out to the pitcher. Brent cracked
a short hopper for a single. Drew gets walked but gets caught trying to steal
second .While Sylray was concentrating on chasing Drew back and forth, Brent
with lightning speed, ran home score: 2-1. In the bottom of the inning Drew
fanned the three batters in order.
Top of the fourth,
up first is Jakob. And with a loud crack the ball goes sailing out over the
center left field fence and into the other ball field for his seventh home run
of the year! Kudos to Jakob! Nate grounds out on a short hopper to second. Dylan
grounds out to the pitcher. Chase gets a single and is safe on a collision with
the first baseman. Easton
strikes out. To end the inning, Manager Grace changes pitchers and brings in
the right hander Brent Kaunas. Brent strikes out the first batter. Second
batter gets a single. Third batter drives a hard hit to short which is snagged
by Drew for the out. Brent fans the fourth batter to end the inning.
Top of the fifth
and T. J. Schappell gets walked on balls. M.J. bangs out a single. Brent
grounds out to short for the out. Drew hits one and M.J. gets caught stealing
home for the out. Brent on the mound drops the Sylray batters in fast order
one, two, three to end the inning.
Top of the sixth, Drew
gets called out at first. Jakob Biever , our big slugger, drills another
homerun to make it his eighth one this season. Again, kudos to Jakob! Nate Dixon blasts a
line drive down between the third baseman and short stop for a single. Dylan
grounds out to first and Chase strikes out. Brent back on the mound strikes out
the first and second batters and the third man pops a high flyer out to right
where Blake Lipko is waiting for the final out.
Rohrers 4 Sylray 1 in a fine exhibition of base ball.
OUR BOYS IN ACTION
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