April 27 Games:
Storm 6 - Thunder 4:
Graham Farrell had three hits for the thunder and Casby and Henry each hit a double. Michael Agnone had two hits for the storm and Charlie bunch and Nico Brennan each contributed extra base hits. It was a close game between two strong teams, but in the end the Storm was able to weather the competition for a win!
Yard Goats 3 - Raptors 0 :
Julian Wade went 4 shut out innings throwing 51 total pitches. Evric Arnold caught 5 innings and hit a long ball that he reached home on to give the GOATS a 3 to zero lead. It was a tale of pitching for both sides with all around great performances from the bump. Yards Goats struck early and that was all that was needed in the end. Raptors top performers were Will Kowal and Charlie Tourangeau. William Krall came in to make sure the lead did not grow.
May 2 Games:
Thunder 6 - Raptors 2:
A well-pitched game for the Thunder secured the win with strong outings from Henry Schmitt, David Hindelang and Conrad Casby, holding the Raptors to three hits. The Thunder’s pitching was bolstered by Hindelang and Graham Farrell with two hits a piece. William Kowal led the offense for the Raptors with two extra base hits and two runs scored.
Storm 9 - Yard Goats 0:
Nicolas Provenzano led the way for the Storm with two hits and Kevin Agnone and Teddy Cotton each contributed RBI base hits. Evric Arnold pitched well and Zander Kopp made some outstanding plays at shortstop for the Yard Goats.
May 4 Games:
Storm 15 - Raptors 6
Nico Brennan led the attack for the Storm with two extra base hits. Will Stines and Will Kowal each contributed base hits for the Raptors.
Yard Goats 7 - Thunder 0
Yard Goats had 3 hits by Evric Arnold and followed by Zander Kopp, with three RBIs knocking in Evric in the even innings. Brady Lamb handled the last three innings on the mound giving up one hit, no runs and striking out 4. Elliot Duhaime wouldn’t let a ball get past second base and, made a great play to get the lead runner thwarting an attack by the Strom. Thunder starting pitcher Conrad Casby, with a very strong showing, Struck out 7. Jack Gryzenia and Henry Schmitt led the storm, with strong plate appearances, each getting nice hits.
May 6 Games:
Thunder 13 - Storm 3
A solid pitching performance by Philip Balow set the Thunder off to a good start, with 3 innings pitched and no runs allowed. The Thunder offense was led by Conrad Casby with a single, double and triple, along with Graham Farrell, Jack Ingle and Colin Gough, who each contributed with RBI singles. David Hindelang came into the game in the fourth inning to hold the Storm to three runs on three hits to secure the win. The Storm’s Michael Agnone had two hits with one run scored. The Storm also saw strong pitching performances from Henry Gotfredson and Lukas Bukovec, who battled through tough conditions to support the effort.
Raptors 9 - Yard Goats 10
Classic AA ball pitching planning battle. A 5 run top of 3 from the Raptors, that had the GOATS reeling, was followed by a 7 run bottom 4 strike by the Goats to go up 2. A 4 run top of the 6th from a strong Raptor's offense got them to a 2 run lead. The GOATS would close them down in the bottom of the 6th with a 2 run home run from Julian Wade and a swinging bunt hustle to first from Miles Kapusta that Evric Arnold hustled home on to seal the epic battle in the cold drizzle. Raptors hitting was led by Krall with 2 doubles and Kowal and Utley each had two hits. GOATS hitting was powered by a 3 run RBI triple from Zander Kopp and a monster two run HR from Julian Wade.
May 11 Games:
Raptors 11 - Thunder 7
Strong pitching by Henry Schmitt staked the Thunder to an early 7-2 lead. Their offense was propelled by Henry Schmitt and Graham Farrell who both reached base three times on two hits and a walk each. The Raptors came clawing back in the middle and late innings to rally for a 10-7 win. The Raptors offense was led by John Denvir, Conor Curran, Carter Tourangeau, and Will Kowal who were all on base three times each, with Conor Curran scoring three runs. Carter Tourangeau closed out the final three innings on the mound to seal the win.
Storm 6 - Yard Goats 1
Julian Wade had an outstanding pitching performance for the Yard Goats keeping the Storm off the scoreboard for the first 4 innings. Julian also scored a run and hit a double for the Yard Goats. The Storm made a late comeback fueled by base hits from Charlie Labut, Nino Randazzo, Michael Farnsworth, Nicolas Provenzano and Lukas Bukovec.
May 13 Games:
Storm 6 - Yard Goats 8
Like lightning, the first pitch of the game was hit deep for a HR by Nico Brennan. The GOATS would kick back with a hustling home run by Zander Kopp to knot things up after one. Like a strong wind, Charlie Bunch had the GOATS baffled getting 6 called strike outs in the first two innings. Evric Arnold was protecting the pen and dealt 10 strike outs in 4IP. A squall rolled across Elworthy in the top of 3 with RBI hits from Charlie Bunch and Nico Brennan and the Storm led by 2. The goats would head butt their way to the lead in the bottom of the third. Beginning with an RBI single from J.D. Rutherford to get things started, the hooves and horns were flying. Two 2 RBI hits would come from Brady Lamb and Nicholas Gargasoulas to power the goats to an 8-3 lead. Charlie Bunch brought in the rain and hail with a smash double to get things started in the top of the sixth and the Storm rolled in 3 runs. Miles Kapusta came into the fray, with the go ahead run on first base, to get the last two outs of the game and seal the win for the horned warriors.
Thunder 7 - Raptors 0
Thunder and Raptors were scoreless through three innings, with great starting pitching performances from Philip Balow for the Thunder and Carter Tourangeau for the Raptors. Joseph Buktus broke the tie in the fourth inning, with a two-run single off of William Krall. The Thunder added to their lead with a five-run fifth inning, including a two-run double from Conrad Casby to put the home team up 7-0. Casby and Graham Farrell finished the game on the mound in the sixth inning to seal the deal.
May 18 Games:
Raptors 15 - Yard Goats 14
The Yard Goats got out to an early 7-1 lead with timely hitting by JD Rutherford, Julian Wade and Benjamin Trepanowski. The Raptors mounted their first comeback of the night in the bottom of the 3rd with an 8-run inning triggered by a bases clearing double by Andrew Scott. The Yard Goats weren’t done yet, they plated another 3 runs in the 4th inning to regain the lead, 10-9. The Raptors came roaring back once again by way of a 6-run 4th inning to take a 15-10 lead, with Dan Utley and Graham Welsh scoring the last two runs of the inning. The Yard Goats still fought to the bitter end, scoring 4 more runs in the 5th inning closing the gap to 15-14 in favor of the Raptors. With runners in scoring position, and the Yard Goats down by a run, the Raptors Will Kowal closed out the game pitching to seal the 15-14 win for the Raptors.
Storm 15 - Thunder 5
The Storm scored early with hits from Michael Agnone, Nico Brennan, Nino Randazzo and Nicolas Provenzano. Michael Ryan made a great catch in center field to keep the Thunder within striking distance Charlie Bunch came in and pitched well to seal the game for the Storm.
May 20 Games:
Thunder 2 - Yard Goats 1
Excellent pitching from both the Thunder and Yard Goats were the highlight of the 2-1 victory for the Thunder. Conrad Casby and Graham Farrell were featured by the Thunder, while the Yard Goats defense was supported by strong outings from Evric Arnold and Julian Wade. Michael Pelerin’s one-run double was followed by Casby’s one-run single in the fourth inning putting the Thunder on the board 2-0. The Yard Goats scored one run in the fifth inning, but it wasn’t enough to overcome the Thunder.
May 23 Games:
Yard Goats 12 - Thunder 2
Key hits from Stevens, Arnold, Kapusta and Gargasoulas led the offensive attack for the horned warriors. The hooved bipeds struck early to lead 4 nothing after 1 inning. Jack Gryzenia led off in the 3rd with a base knock and scored to make it 4 to 1. The Goats added two in the bottom of the 3rd to go up 5. Nicklas Reynolds led off with a walk and would score on a scorched single from Wade to make it 7-1 GOATS after 4. A key piece of bat work by Hindelang had him on base and would score to tighten the game in the top of the 5th. 3 hits and 3 walks powered a Goat bottom five to make the lead grow. Pelerin would hit a nice ball in the top of 6 to get things moving for the Thunder. Key defensive plays by the Goats shut it down to ensure the win. Great pitching from Schmitt, Balow, and Farrell kept it interesting. The combo of Wade, Arnold and Kapusta on the mound, for the eat it up crew, proved to be too much in the end.
May 25 Games:
Storm 8 - Yard Goats 3
Julian Wade had another outstanding game on the mound for the Yard Goats. He was helped with solid defense with JD Rutherford making a great play at second base with two outs and two runners on base in the first inning. It was a defense of battle going into the 6th inning with the Yard Goats holding on to a 3 to 1 lead thanks to a home run by Zander Kopp. In the top of the six the Storm stormed back to take an 8 to 3 lead with a huge hit from Charlie Labut. Charlie Bunch and Michael Agnone pitched well for the Storm.