R H E LOB
Madisoini 0 1 3 2
Stone Bridge 10 13 2 10
WP-Ty Weaver (8-0)
LP- Matt Zepp
Liberty District Final played at Langley HS, McLean, VA
It
was a beautiful night in McLean at Langley High School, as the Stone
Bridge Bulldogs and Madison Warhawks met for the third straight time in
the Liberty District Championship. However, things were a bit different
this year as the Bulldogs were the home team, entering as the regular
season champ and the number one seed. Head Coach Sam Plank had Sr RHP
Ty Weaver on the mound, while Head Coach Mark "Pudge" Gjormand
countered with Sr righty Matt Zepp, who defeated the Bulldogs 6-3 on
May 8.
Kyle
McIntyre led off the game with a fly out to Jr LF Johnny Bladel. Casey
Turner was safe on an infield throwing error by Sr SS Mike Stancik.
Brig Tison hit a comebacker to Weaver. He pivoted and fired a low throw
to Stancik, who forced Turner. His relay throw to first was late, but
the umpire ruled interference on Turner at second and the Bulldogs got
an unusual double play. Sr C Brian Wheaton flew out. Jr RF Michael
Prince doubled down the line. Bladel was safe on an infield error, as
Prince moved to third on the play. Stancik hit into a fielder's choice,
scoring Prince for the first run. But everyone was safe as Tison
dropped the throw from TJ Ehrsham. Jr 1B Patrick Thompson struck out.
Sr 3B Tyler Basso struck out to end the inning.
In the second, Alex Jacquez singled to right. But Andrew Shrock hit the
next pitch up the middle. Stancik scooped the grounder, touched second
and fired to Thompson for the 6-3 double play. Ted Williams had a great
8 pitch at bat, but eventually flew out to Sr CF Matt Irwin to end the
frame. Sr 2B Collin Pearson flew out. Fr DH J.J. White singled. Irwin
singled with White stopping at second. Wheaton reached on a fielder's
choice, as White was forced at third. Prince came through with his
second double, plating Irwin. Bladel singled, scoring Wheaton. Stancik
hit a comebacker to end the inning.
To start the third, Ricardo Perez lined out to Stancik. David
Fathalakhani grounded to Basso. Matt Zepp walked. McIntyre flew out to
Irwin to end the frame. The Bulldogs were able to extend the lead in
the bottom of the inning. Coach Gjormand made a pitching change
bringing in Andrew Schrock. Thompson was hit by a pitch. Basso walked.
Pearson singled to left, with Thompson having to hold at third. With
the bases loaded, White hit a combacker. Thompson was forced at the
plate, White safe on a fielder's choice. Coach Plank brought
Soph Dillon Berger to pinch run for White. Irwin delivered with a
double, plating both Basso and Pearson. Wheaton hit a sac fly to right,
scoring Berger. Prince was called out on strikes to end the inning.
In the fourth, Turner hit a comebacker to Weaver. Tison flew out to
Irwin. Jacquez grounded out to Stancik to end the frame. Bladel
singled. Stancik singled, with Bladel stopping at second. Thompson hit
a line shot to first. Initially, it appeared that Stancik slid under
the tag to avoid a double play. But after a conference by the umpires,
Stancik was ruled out. Basso walked. Pearson grounded out to end the
inning.
To start the fifth, Schrock struck out. Williams flew out to Bladel.
Perez hit a ball in the hole. It skipped under Basso's glove, but
Stancik made an athletic scoop and in one fluid motion fired a strike
to Thompson to get Perez out at first ending the inning. White grounded
out. Irwin singled. With Wheaton at the plate, Irwin stole second.
Wheaton hit a bullet to third, which was scored as an error, as Irwin
scampered home. Wheaton alertly took second base on the late throw to
the plate. Prince picked up his third hit, a single scoring Wheaton.
Bladel was safe on a fielder's choice, as Prince was forced at second.
Stancik banged a double off the right field wall, plating Bladel.
Thompson tripled, scoring Stancik. Basso hit a hot shot to first, with
Fathalakhani making a great play flipping to Schrock for the third
out.
In
the sixth, Fathalakhani reached on a hit by pitch. Zepp hit a fly to
Irwin. He briefly took his eye off the ball, which hit off his glove as
Zepp reached on the error. Fathalakhani stopped at second. McIntyre
flew out to Bladel. But the scoring threat was snuffed out as Turner
hit into a Stancik to Pearson to Thompson double play. Coach Plank
decided to give several reserves an at bat in the bottom of the sixth.
Coach Gjormand also made a pitching change, putting lefty Ted Williams
on the hill. Pat Piccolo walked. Bryce Williams was hit by a pitch.
Russell Moore struck out. Alec Whys struck out. Spencer Rositano hit a
comebacker to end the inning.
As the seventh started, Coach Plank re-entered all of the starters
defensively. Tison flew out to Prince. Jacquez grounded to Basso, who
made an outstanding play. Schrock walked . But the game ended in
exciting fashion, as Matt Irwin caught a sinking line drive off of
pinch hitter Paul Gongaware's bat to end the game.
The Bulldogs move to 19-3 on the year and capture their first Liberty
tournament championship. Weaver goes to 8-0 on the year and needed only
77 pitches for the complete game one hitter. With tonight's victory,
the Bulldogs are the Liberty #1 seed entering the Northern Region
tournament. They will host the TC Williams Titans in a first round
matchup on Friday, May 23. First pitch is scheduled for 7:00PM.
TurboStats ScoreKeeper Box Score
Madison at Stone Bridge 2008
May 19 2008 at Langley
Madison
Player Name AB R H RBI BB SO PO A LOB
Kyle McIntyre cf.......... 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
Casey Turner 3b........... 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
Brig Tison ss............. 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
Alex Jacquez c............ 3 0 1 0 0 0 6 0 0
Andrew Schrock rf......... 2 0 0 0 1 1 4 0 0
Ted Williams p............ 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Paul Gongaware p......... 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Ricardo Perez lf.......... 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
David Fathalakhani 1b..... 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 3 0
Matt Zepp p............... 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0
Brandon Lomax rf......... 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
TJ Ehrsham ............. 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
Total .................. 21 0 1 0 2 1 18 8 2
Stone Bridge 2008
Player Name AB R H RBI BB SO PO A LOB
Brian Wheaton c........... 3 2 0 1 0 0 2 0 0
Alec Wyhs ............. 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
Michael Prince rf......... 4 1 3 2 0 1 1 0 1
Spencer Rositano ...... 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
Johnny Bladel lf.......... 4 1 2 1 0 0 3 0 0
Mike Stancik ss........... 4 1 2 2 0 0 2 5 2
Patrick Thompson 1b....... 3 0 1 1 0 1 7 0 0
Tyler Basso 3b............ 2 1 0 0 1 1 0 2 3
Colin Pearson 2b.......... 3 1 1 0 0 0 2 1 2
Pat Piccolo ........... 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
JJ White ............... 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Bryce Williams dh........ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Matt Irwin cf............. 3 2 3 2 0 0 4 0 0
Russell Moore ......... 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
Tyler Weaver p............ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Total .................. 32 10 13 9 2 5 21 9 10
Score by Innings 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
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Madison 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 1 3
Stone Bridge 1 2 3 0 4 0 0 - 10 13 2
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E - Casey Turner 2,Brig Tison,Matt Irwin,
ET - Mike Stancik,
DP - Stone Bridge 2008 5, LOB - Madison 2, Stone Bridge 2008 10
2B - Michael Prince 2,Mike Stancik,Matt Irwin,
3B - Patrick Thompson,
SB - Johnny Bladel,Matt Irwin,
HBP - David Fathalakhani,Patrick Thompson,Tyler Basso, Bryce Williams,
Madison IP H R ER BB SO AB BF
Matt Zepp........... 2 5 3 3 0 2 13 13
Andrew Schrock...... 3 8 7 4 1 1 16 20
Ted Williams........ 1 0 0 0 1 2 3 5
Stone Bridge 2008 IP H R ER BB SO AB BF
Tyler Weaver........ 7 1 0 0 2 1 21 24
Win - Tyler Weaver. Loss - Matt Zepp. Save -