Denville Post 390 Junior (17U) Baseball - 2011
Players: James Aliotta, Gary Basile, Zach Blume, Tommy Bright, Alex Bubak, Dan Bubak, Andrew Chegwidden, Connor Grady, Sean Green, Nick Hussey, John-Lucas Duffy, Stevo Rosen, Paul Shapiro, Christian Shuey and Ryan Tiefenbacher.
Head Coach: Bill Tonero. Assistant Coaches: George Aliotta and Bob Tiefenbacher.
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STATE TOURNAMENT
Piscataway's 5-run 7th inning
ousts Denville from states, 5-1
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DENVILLE - A five-run outburst in the top of the seventh and final inning that featured seven straight hits ousted Denville from the 2011 American Legion Junior Baseball Final 8 State Tournament as Piscataway rallied for a 5-3 victory at Teener Field in Union on Sunday, July 31.
The loss was the second in as many days in the eight-team, double-elimination tournament for two-time defending champion Denville, which finished its season with a 25-5 overall record.
Denville broke a scoreless tie in the bottom of the fourth inning by scoring two runs. Jame Aliotta reached on an error, stole second and took third when Christian Shuey followed with a single to right field. With runners on first and third, Aliotta scored on the front end of a double steal and, after Ryan Tiefenbacher's one-out single moved Shuey to third, Shuey scored when Dan Bubak put down a successful suicide squeeze bunt.
With Denville starter John-Lucas Duffy pitching shutout ball and allowing but four hits through the first six innings, Denville took that 2-0 lead into the seventh inning when Piscataway's bats suddenly came alive.
A one-out walk started the rally and a double put runners on second and third. A single by the No. 9 batter tied the game at 2-2 and another single by the leadoff batter put runners on first and second.
Piscataway took the lead at 3-2 when the next batter singled but Denville got the second out of the inning on the play when the runner on first was thrown out trying to reach third base. The No. 3 batter followed with an RBI double for Piscataway's fifth straight hit and a 4-2 lead.
Alex Bubak replaced Duffy at this point but was greeted with an RBI single for a 5-2 lead and another single - Piscataway's seventh straight hit - before Bubak recorded the final out of the inning on a fly ball to center.
Denville scored the final run of the game in the bottom of the seventh inning when Stevo Rosen hit a two-out double down the right field line and Sean Green followed with an RBI single before Piscataway got the final out of the inning and the game.
Tiefenbacher finished 3-for-3 to lead Denville's nine-hit attack. Rosen was 2-for-4 with a double and a run scored and Green finished 2-for-4 with an RBI.
Shuey was 1-for-3 with a run scored; Andrew Chegwidden was 1-for-2; Dan Bubak finished with an RBI on his suicide squeeze; and Aliotta had a walk and scored a run in three at-bats.
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Denville held to five hits in 5-1 loss to Haddon Heights
DENVILLE - Held to five hits by Haddon Heights hurler Brendan Anderson, Denville saw its 14-game post-season winning streak come to an end with a 5-1 loss in an opening-round game of the American Legion Junior Baseball Final 8 State Championships at Teener Field in Union on Saturday, July 30, 2011.
The loss knocked two-time defending state champ Denville into the losers bracket of the eight-team, double-elimination competition where Post 390 will face Piscataway in a 10 a.m. second-round game at Teener Field on Sunday. Piscataway lost to Mount Holly in another first-round game Saturday.
Denville will now have to win five games in the next six days in order to win its third straight state championship. John-Lucas Duffy has been named to start Sunday's must-win game against Piscataway.
Haddon Heights did all of its scoring in two innings - pushing across two runs in the top of the second inning on a single and a home run and added three more in the top of the sixth on three singles, a walk and two Denville errors.
But the real story behind Denville's loss was Anderson, who struck out four and walked one and kept Denville hitters off-stride the entire game with his location - which had Denville hitters behind in the count most of the game - and his changing speeds on his pitches - which resulted in a lot of groundball outs.
Denville spoiled Anderson's shutout bid in the bottom of the seventh and final inning when Sean Green - who had two of Denville's five hits - opened the inning with a double to left-center, took third when Ryan Tiefenbacher singled to right, and scored when Dan Bubak hit into a double play.
James Aliotta started for Denville and pitched five-plus innings allowing five runs (four earned) on seven hits, two walks, on hit batsman while striking out one. Christian Shuey worked the sixth and gave up a hit and a walk and struck out one and Alex Bubak allowed but one runner on a walk when he came on to pitch the seventh inning.
Nick Hussey and Andrew Chegwidden had Denville's other two hits; Steveo Rosen reached on a walk and Dan Bubak was hit with a pitch.
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DISTRICT 1 TOURNAMENT
Shapiro, Hussey, Shuey bats
help put Denville into Final-8
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Pequannock and North Edison will meet on Thursday, July 28, in a 6 p.m. game at Gardner Field with the winner moving on to the state tournament as the District 3 runnerup. Denville completed district play with a perfect 3-0 record.
Shapiro finished the game 4-for-5 with two doubles, two RBIs and three runs scored; Hussey was 3-for-4 with three RBIs and two runs scored; and Shuey was 3-fof-5 with two RBIs and three runs scored to lead Denville's 15-[hit attack.
Andrew Chegwidden got the win by working the first 5.1 innings, giving up two runs on eight hits and three walks while striking out nine. Chegwidden got his last strikeout leading off the Pequannock sixth but allowed the next two batter to reach on singles and, with his pitch count at 95, Denville manager Bill Tonero lifted Chegwidden for Christian Shuey. Shuey struck out both batters he faced to retire the side in the sixth with no damage and then pitched a 1-2-3 seventh with two more strikeouts.
Hussey drove in two runs and Shapiro one when Denville opened the game by scoring three times in the top of the first inning - all after two were out.
James Aliotta was hit with a pitch to start the rally; Christian Shuey singled Aliotta to third; Shapiro followed with a single to drive in Aliotta with Denville's first run and, after Ryan Tiefenbacher walked to load the bases, Hussey followed with another single to drive in Shuey and Shapiro and Denville had its quick 3-0 lead.
Pequannock scored a run in the third on a double and an RBI single and scored again in the fifth one a walk, double and RBI groundout. Denville scored single runs in the fourth, fifth and sixth innings before closing out the game with a seven-run seventh inning.
In Denville's fourth inning, Hussy singled, went to second on a passed ball, took third on an error, and scored on Zach Blume's sacrifice fly. In the fifth, Shapiro doubled with two outs and scored on Tiefenbacher's single. In the sixth, Dan Bubak doubled, took third on a groundout, and scored on a sacrifice fly by Stevo Rosen.
Shuey started Denville's big seventh-run seventh with a single, took third on Shapiro's double, and scored on Tiefenbacher's sac fly to right. Hussey followed with an RBI single and, after stealing second, scored on a single by Blume for the third run of the inning. Rosen reached on an error and was replaced on the bases by Alex Bubak and, after Sean Green's single loaded the bases, Alliotta walked to force in a run, Shuey followed with a two-run single and Shapiro singled to drive in the seventh run of the inning.
Rosen finished 1-for-4 with an RBI; Green was 1-for-5 with a run scored; Tiefenbacher was 1-for-3 with two RBIs; Dan Bubak was 1-for-3 with a double and a walk; Blume was 1-for-3 with two RBIs and a run scored; and Alex Bubak scored a run.
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Duffy, Shuey combine for 5-hitter to beat North Edison
DENVILLE - John-Lucas Duffy and Christian Shuey combined on a five-hit shutout when Denville defeated North Edison, 6-0, in an American Legion Junior Baseball District 1 tournament game played at Gardner Field here on Sunday, July 27, 2011.
The victory, Denville's second of the tourney without a loss, sets up a Denville-Pequannock game with the winner going to the state tournament and the loser returning to the double-elimination tournament's loser bracket to battle for the district runnerup spot and the second Distrct 3 berth in the states.
Duffy worked the first 5.2 innings and gave up five hits while striking out 11 and walking three. Shuey got out all four batters he faced - three on strikeouts - to close out the game.
Denville got Duffy all the runs he needed in the top of the first when James Aliotta, Christian Shuey, Paul Shapiro and Ryan Tiefenbacher each doubled with Shuey, Shapiro and Tiefenbacher each driving in one run.
Denville made it 4-0 in the second inning when Blume doubled down the left field line, took third on a wild pitch, and scored when Stevo Rosen hit a sacrifice fly to left field.
In the sixth inning, Dan Bubak singled, stole second, took third when Andrew Chegwidden reached on an error and scored on Zach Blume's groundout that also sent Chegwidden to third, from where he scored on Rosen's second sac fly of the game.
Tiefenbacher and Aliotta each had two hits to lead Denville's nine-hit attack. Tiefenbacher was 2-for-2 with a double and an RBI and Aliotta finished 2-for-3 with a double and run scored.
Blume was 1-for-3 with a double, RBI and a run scored; Shuey was 1-for-4 with a double, RBI and run scored; Shapiro was also 1-for-4 with a double, RBI and run scored; Bubak was 1-for-3 with a run scored; Sean Green was 1-for-4; Rosen finished with two RBIs; and Chegwidden scored a run.
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Aliotta, Shuey lead way in 12-1 victory over Cherry Hills
DENVILLE - Christian Shuey drove in five runs and James Aliotta finished with four RBIs when Denville defeated Cherry Hill, 12-1, in an opening-round five-inning game of the American Legion Junior Baseball District 1 eight-team, double-elminiation baseball tournament at Gardner Field here on Saturday, July 22, 2011.
Connor Grady pitched a complete-game three-hitter, striking out eight, walking four and hitting two batters in the game shortened to five innings by the tournament's 10-run mercy rule. He did not allow a hit after the sec ond inning.
Denville scored in four of its five at-bats and finished with nine hits and took advantage of six walks given up by Cherry Hills pitchers.
Shuey was 2-for-3 with a pair of two-run doubles and a sacrifice fly for five RBIs. Aliotta was 3-for-3 with a triple, double, walk, four RBIs and three runs scored.
Stevo Rosen finished 1-for-3 with a walk and two runs scored; Ryan Tiefenbacher was 1-for-3 with a double and a run scored; Dan Bubak was 1-for-3 with a double, one RBI and a run scored; Zach Blume was 1-for-2 with two walks and three runs scored; and Sean Green walked twice, drove in a run and scored two runs.
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Denville-Pequannock rescheduled for Wednesday
DENVILLE - With both Monday's (July 25) games rained out, the American Legion Junior Baseball District 1 Tournament's schedule has been moved back one day and Denville and Pequannock will now play on Wednesday, July 27, in a 7 p.m. game at Gardner Field here.
The Denville-Pequannock winner will be the District 1 champion and the first team from the district to qualify for the Final 8 state tournament. The loser will meet the survivor of the remaining four teams to determine the District 1 runnerup and second team from the district to earn a berth in the state tourney.
On Tuesday, July 26, Sparta is scheduled to face North Edison at 4 p.m. and Union is to play Montclair at 7 p.m. The losers are eliminated from the double-elimination tournament and the winners will play in a 4 p.m. game on Wednesday before the Denville-Pequannock game.
The winner of Wednesday's 4 p.m. game plays the loser of the Denville-Pequannock game on Thursday, July 28, at 6 p.m.to determine the District 1 runnerup.
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It's Denville vs. Pequannock for berth in Final 8
DENVILLE - The Denville American Legion Junior baseball team earned a day off in District 1 Tournament play with a 6-0 victory over North Edison in a second-round game played at Gardner Field here on Sunday, July 24, 2011.
The victory - coupled with a 12-1 win over Cherry Hill in an opening-round game on Saturday, July 23 - puts Denville against Morris-Sussex League foe Pequannock (also 2-0) on Tuesday, July 26, at 7 p.m., at Gardner Field, with the winner qualifying for the Final 8 state tournament as District champ and the loser still eligible to qualify as the district runnerup.
Other second-round games on Sunday, July 24, saw Union eliminate Bloomfield, 6-4; Montclair eliminate Cherry Hills, 6-4; and Pequannock beat Sparta, 8-6.
Other first-round results on Saturday, July 23, had Sparta beating Bloomfield, 12-9; Pequannock stopping Union, 4-1; and North Edison beating Montclair, 7-1.
Games scheduled for Monday at Gardner Field include Sparta vs. Edison at 4 p.m. and Union vs. Montclair at 7 p.m. The Monday winners meet on Tuesday, July 26, at 4 p.m., and the winner of that game will face the loser of Tuesday's Denville-Pequannock game on Wednesday, July 27, at Gardner, to determine the second team qualifying for the state tournament from District 1 competition.
2011 PLAYOFF SEASON Denville bows to Pequannock
in final of losers bracket, 1-0
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DENVILLE - Pequannock scored the only run of the game in the fifth inning and went on to defeat defending champion Denville, 1-0, in the losers' bracket final of the Morris-Sussex American Legion Junior Baseball Final Eight Tournament played at Veterans Memorial Field off Zeek Road here on Sunday, July 17, 2011.
Denville (21-3), which won eight of the 13 league championships played to date and was top-seeded for this year's tournament, was held to four hits and had runners in scoring position three innings but was denied each time.
Pequannock, the No. 4 seed, scored its run in the top of the fifth when a single and an error put runners on first and second. Both runners moved up on a groundout and the next batter lofted a sacrifice fly to deep left to drive in the run.
Denville's James Aliotta doubled with one out in the first but was stranded; in the third, Dan Bubak singled, was sacrificed to second by Zach Blume, went to third on Stevo Rosen's single to center only to have Pequannock pitching get the next two outs on strikeout and a fly to center; in the sixth, Aliotta drew a leadoff walk, stole second, took third on a groundout only to have Pequannock pitching once again wiggle out of the inning without a run scoring.
John-Lucas Duffy (5-1) suffered his first loss of the season, allowing one run on three hits while striking out five and walking four.
"Duffy pitched a great game," said Denville manager Bill Tonero after the game. "On any other day or against any other team, hhe would have picked up another victory."
In an evening game Sunday, Pequannock pounded out a 15-0 victory over No. 6 seed Morristown to force a second game between the two teams to decide the league's 2011 champion. That game will be played Monday, July 18, at 5:30 p.m. at Veterans Memorial Field.
Either team will be a first-time champion in the 13-year history of the league. Denville has won the title eight times, Flor-Mad won it twice, and Mount Morris and Randolph each won it once.
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Denville needs to win next three to win Final Eight title DENVILLE - The task at hand is clear for the players on the Denville American Legion junior baseball team - win three games in two days and the 2011 Morris-Sussex Final Eight Tournament championship will be theirs.
All this came about on Saturday, July 16, when top-seeded Denville suffered its second defeat of the season - a 12-6 loss to No. 6 seed Morristown in a game played at Veterans Memorial Field off Zeek Road here in Denville, a loss that put Denville into the losers bracket of the eight-team, double-elimination tournament.
Game 1 of Denville's three-game mission is against No. 4 seed Pequannock, a game that is scheduled for Sunday, July 17, at 2 p.m. at Veterans Memorial Field.
The winner of the Denville-Pequannock game will stay at Veterans Memorial Field for a 5 p.m. game against Morristown. A Morristown win gives Morristown the tournament champion while a Morristown loss means the two teams will return to Veterans Memorial Field for a 5:30 game on Monday, July 18, to decide the championship.
In the Denville-Morristown game Saturday, Denville was trailing 5-0 before it got on the scoreboard with a single run in the bottom of the third inning. Zach Blume singled and scored on James Aliotta's double.
Morristown got that run back in the top of the fourth and then added four more runs in the top of the fifth to take a commanding 10-1 lead.
Denville got five of its nine hits - including a grand slam by Aliotta - in the bottom of the fifth inning to close the gap to four runs.
Dan Bubak got the Denville rally started with a double and went to third on Alex Bubak's single. Steve Rosen walked to load the bases and Aliotta followed with his home run to clear the bases.
Christian Shuey followed with a walk, Sean Green singled, and Ryan Tiefenbacher singled to drive in Shuey with Denville's final run of the game.
Aliotta and Green each had two hits to lead Denville's attack. Aliotta was 2-for-3 with his grand slam, a double, a walk, five RBIs and a run scored and Green finished 2-for-4.
Tiefenbacher was 1-for-4 with an RBI; Paul Shapiro was 1-for-3 with a walk and a run scored; Dan Bubak was 1-for-3 with a double and a run scored; Alex Bubak was 1-for-1 with a stolen base and a run scored; and Zach Blume was 1-for-1 with a run scored.
Aliotta (5-2), the first of three Denville pitchers, worked 4.1 innings and took the loss. Alex Bubak relieved Aliotta during Morristown's four-run fifth inning and worked the next 1.2 innings and Connor Grady finished up, working a scoreless seventh inning.
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Chegwidden, Shuey lead way in 8-3 win over Montville
DENVILLE - Andrew Chegwidden scattered seven hits in 6.2 innings for the win, gave himself a 1-0 lead with a home run, and combined with Christian Shuey to drive in five runs when Denville beat Montville, 8-3, in a Morris-Sussex American Legion Junior Baseball League Final Eight Tournament second-round winners-bracket game played at Veterans Memorial Field off Zeek Road here on Friday, July 15, 2011.
The victory puts top-seed Denville into a 5:30 p.m. third-round game against No. 6 Morristown on Saturday, July 16. Montville, the No. 5 seed, drops into the losers bracket of the double-elimination competition where it will face No. 3 Sparta in a 10 a.m. game at Sparta on Saturday.
Chegwidden (5-0) pitched five innings of shutout ball before giving up two runs in the sixth and one in the seventh before John-Lucas Duffy came on in relief to get the final out. Chegwidden allowed three runs on seven hits while striking out four and walking three.
Denville scored four times in the bottom of the second inning, starting off when Chegwidden led off with a homer. Denville then loaded the bases on a singles by Ryan Tiefenbacher and Dan Bubak and a walk to Zach Blume and Shuey cleared them with a double to give Denville its 4-0 lead.
Denville made it 5-0 in the fourth inning when Shuey and Paul Shapiro singled and Sean Green drove in Shuey with another single.
After Montville closed to 5-2 with a two-run sixth inning, Denville finished its scoring with a three-run rally in its half of the inning - all runs scoring with two outs.
Steve Rosen got the rally started with a single, stole second and, after the next two batters were put out, Sean Green doubled to drive in Rosen. Chegwidden followed with another double to drive in Green and Tiefenbacher followed with a single to bring in Chegwidden with Denville's final run.
Montville scored its final run and had two-on and two-out in the top of the seventh when Duffy replaced Chegidden on the mound and recorded the final out to end the game with no further damage.
Shuey paced Denville's 13-hit attack by going 3-for-4 with a double, three RBIs and a run scored. Chegwidden was 2-for-3 with a homer, double, a walk, two RBIs and two runs scored.
Green was 2-for-4 with an RBI and a run scored; Tiefenbacher was 2-for-3 with a walk and an RBI; Rosen finished 2-for-4 with a run scored; Dan Bubak was 1-for-3 with a run scored; and Shapiro was 1-for-4.
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Shuey, Aliotta power Denville to 10-0 post-season win
DENVILLE - Starting pitcher Christian Shuey hit a two-run homer and combined with Alex Bubak on a six-hit shutout and James Aliotta drove in three runs when top-seed Denville beat No. 8 seed Randolph, 10-0, in a first-round game of the Morris-Sussex American Legion Junior Baseball League post-season championships played at Veterans Memorial Field off Zeek Road here on Wednesday, July 13, 2011.
Shuey (4-0) pitched the first five innings, allowing five hits while striking out two and walking three, and Bubak allowed one hit in the final inning of the game shortened to six innings by the league's 10-run, five-inning mercy rule.
Denville, the regular-season champ with a 15-1 record that is now 20-1 overall, plays the winner of No. 5 Montville vs. No. 4 Pequannock in a game at 5:30 p.m. game at Veterans Memorial Field on Friday, July 15. The Montville-Pequannock game was interrupted by a severe thunderstorm Wednesday and will be completed Thursday, July 14. The tourney consists of the top eight teams from the regular season in a double-elimination format.
Aliotta and Shuey - the only two Denville players with multi-hit games - got Denville off on the right foot in the first inning when Aliotta doubled and Shuey hit a two-run home run to right field.
In the second inning, Denville made it 3-0 when Stevo Rosen doubled and Aliotta tripled.
Denville score two more runs in the fifth when Paul Shapiro walked, stole second and scored on Sean Green's single. Green took second on a passed ball and scored when Andrew Chegwidden followed with a double.
Denville brought the mercy rule into effect with as five-run sixth inning when Bubak singled, Rosen walked and Aliotta tripled for two runs; Shuey was hit with a pitch and Shapiro singled to drive in Aliotta, Shuey taking third and Shapiro second on the throw to the plate; Green singled in Shuey with the fourth run of the game and, after Connor Grady walked, Tommy Bright singled in Shapiro to end the game.
Aliotta finished 3-for-4 with two triples, a double, three RBIs and two runs scored to lead Denville's 12-hit attack.
Green was 2-for-4 with two RBIs and a run scored; Shuey was 1-for-3 with his two-run homer, a walk and two runs scored; Rosen finished 1-for-3 with a walk and two runs scored; Shapiro was 1-for-3 with a walk, one RBI and two runs scored; Andrew Chegwidden was 1-for-3 with a double; Tommy Bright was 1-for-1 with an RBI; Bubak was 1-for-1 with a run scored; and Ryan Tiefenbacher was 1-for-3.
In other games completed on Wednesday, No. 3 Sparta beat No. 6 Morristown, 4-3, and No., 7 Wharton beat No. 2 Mount Morris, 3-2.
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Denville finishes regular-season with 15-1 league record
DENVILLE - Denville closed out its 2011 Morris-Sussex American Legion Junior Baseball League regular-season championship run with three wins in three days and will enter the league's eight-team, double-elimination post-season playoff tournament as the top seed.
Denville beat Mount Morris, 7-4, at Veterans Memorial Stadium off Zeek Road here on Monday, July 11; was credited with a forfeit victory over Mountain Lakes when the Lakers couldn't field a team for a Sunday, July 10, rain-makup game; and beat Musconnetcong, 7-2, on Musconnetcong's home field on Saturday, July 9.
Denville scored five third-inning runs to overcome a first-inning, three-run deficit and went on beat Mount Morris to finish the league's regular season in first place with a 15-1 league record. Denville is 17-1 overall.
Winning pitcher Andrew Chegwidden got the big inning started when he walked, stole second and scored on a single by Dan Bubak. Jon-Lucas Duffy reached on a one-out error and James Aliotta followed with a two-run triple and then scored the fourth run of the inning on a wild pitch.
Christian Shuey singled and scored on a double by Paul Shapiro for the fifth run of the inning.
Denville added another run in the bottom of the fifth when Stevo Rosen homered.
Chegwidden (4-0), the second of three Denville pitchers, got the win, pitching the third and fourth innings and allowing no runs and only one hit while striking out two and walking none. Shuey started and allowed three runs (one earned) on three hits while striking out two and Aliotta finished, throwing the last three innings and giving up one run on four hits.
Shuey was 2-for-3 with a run scored to lead Denville's seven-hit attack. Rosen was 1-for-3 with his solo homer; Aliotta was 1-for-2 with his two-run triple and a run scored; Dan Bubak was 1-for-1 with a stolen base and a RBI; Shapiro was 1-for-3 with an RBI; and Sean Green finished 1-for-2.
In the win over Musconnetcong, Connor Grady (1-0) pitched a complete-game five hitter with seven strikeouts and only one walk.
He got all the runs he needed in the first inning when Rosen doubled, Aliotta singled and Shapiro followed with a two-run double. Ryan Tiefenbacher followed with a single to drive in Shapiro and Denville had a quick 3-0 lead.
After Musconnetcong scored in the bottom of the second, Denville made it 5-1 when Aliotta homered, Shuey singled and stole second and came on in to score on a single by Shapiro.
Denville closed out its scoring in the top of the sixth when Dan Bubak singled, Tommy Bright reached on catcher's interference, Zach Blume singled to load the bases, Duffy followed with an RBI singles and Aliotta was hit by a pitch with the bases loaded to force Bright with Denville's final run of the game.
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Denville's 4-run 6th beats Mendham, 7-5
DENVILLE - Dan Bubak hit a two-run double and Andrew Chegwidden and Zach Blume each hit a sacrifice fly when Denville scored four runs in the bottom of the sixth inning to defeat Mendham, 7-5, in a Morris-Sussex American Legion Junior Baseball League game at Veterans Memorial Field off Zeek Road here on Wednesday, July 6, 2011.
Trialing 5-3 going into the sixth, Sean Green got the rally started when he was hit with a pitch. Paul Shapiro doubled to put runners on second and third and Ryan Tiefenbacher was also hit with a pitch to load the bases.
Bubak followed with his two-run double to tie the score; Chegwidden's sac fly drove in Tiefenbacher with what proved to be the winning run; and Blume's sac fly drove in Bubak with an insurance run.
Christian Shuey (3-0), who pitched the final three innings in relief of starter Alex Bubak, got the win. He allowed two runs on three hits while striking out three and walking two. Bubak pitched the first four innings and gave up three runs on five hits while striking out five and walking one.
Earlier in the game, Denville scored two runs in the third inning when Stevo Rosen walked and stole second; James Aliotta followed with a double to score Rosen; and Aliotta scored when Shuey also doubled.
Denville picked up a single run in the fourth ining when Paul Shapiro singled, advanced to second on a fielder's choice, and scored on a two-base throwing error.
Denville had seven hits - five of them doubles. Rosen was 2-for-3 with a double, walk and a run scored; Aliotta was 1-for-2 with a double, one RBI and a run scored; Shuey was 1-for-3 with an RBI double; Shapiro was 2-for-3 with a double and two runs scored; and Dan Bubak was 1-for-1 with a two-run double and two walks.
The victory put Denville's league record at 13-1 and its overall record for the season at 15-1.
Denville's next game is a 6 p.m. start on Thursday, July 7, against Randolph at Veterans Memorial Field.
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Denville posts 2-0 record in suspended Hamilton tournament
DENVILLE - Andrew Chegwidden and Christian Shuey combined on a four-hitter and James Aliotta pitched a five-inning five-hitter when Denville won both of its games in the Hamilton Legion Holiday Baseball Tournament at Hamilton on Saturday, July 2, 2011.
Denville beat Robbinsville, 3-2, in the first game when Chegwidden (4-0) went the first 6.1 innings before giving way to Shuey, who got the save when he ended the game with two strikeouts. In the second game Saturday, Denville beat Hamilton, 14-2, behind Aliotta (3-1), who gave up both of Hamilton's runs in the first inning but pitched shutout ball the rest of the way until the game was halted by the tournament's 10-run, five-inning mercy rule.
The tournament third-place and championship games scheduled for Sunday, July 3, were rained out and, the fields were unplayable the next day so the tournament was suspended in the hopes of being able to reschedule the final two games at a later date.
Against Robbinsville, Chegwidden gave up two first-inning runs and pitched shutout ball the rest of the way before being relieved by Shuey with one out in the sixth. Chegwidden allowed four hits while striking out eight and walking only one in picking up the win.
Denville gave Chegwidden a 1-0 lead in the first inning when Nick Hussy singled, stole second, took third on a single by Aliotta, and scored on a double by Shuey.
After Robbinsville took a 2-1 lead in its half of the inning, Denville scored the final two runs of the game in the top of the third when Stevo Rosen walked, stole second and scored on Aliotta's single. After Aliotta stole second, Sean Green delivered him with a single to give Denville its 3-2 lead and its 3-2 final score as neither team scored the rest of the game.
Nick Hussy and Aliotta each had two hits for Denville, with Hussey going 2-for-4 with a stolen basee and Aliotta finishing 2-3 with an RBI, stolen base and two runs scored.
Shuey was 1-for-3 with an RBI; Green finished 1-for-3 with an RBI; and Shapiro was 1-for-3 with a double.
Against Hamilton, Denville recovered from its 2-0 defecit with a six-run outburst in its half of the first inning and put the game out of reach with a five-run third inning and three more runs in the fourth.
Chewidden's bases-loaded triple; Shuey's two-run single; and a bases-loaded walk to John-Lucas Duffy accounted for the first-inning runs; Chegwidden, Hussey and Green had RBI singles in the third; and Rosen's two-run single and Dan Bubak's sac fly drove in the three runs in the fourth-inning.
Aliotta was 3-for-3 with a run scored and a stolen base; Hussey was 2-for-2 with two walks, an RBI, one stolen base, and two walks; Chegwidden was 1-for-4 with his bases-loaded triple and four RBIs; Shuey was 1-for-3 with three RBIs and a run scored; Rosen was 1-for-2 with two RBIs, two walks and three runs scored; and Green was 1-for-4 with an RBI to round out Denville's nine-hit attack.
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Green's 3-run triple, bullpen spark 8-inning victory
DENVILLE - A bases-loaded triple by Sean Green and five shutout innings from three relief pitchers rallied Denville to a 9-5 eight-inning victory over Kinnelon in a Morris-Sussex American Legion Junior Baseball League game played at Kinnelon on Thursday, June 30, 2011.
Trailing 5-1 after three innings, Denville (12-1) tied the score at 5-5 with a four-run rally in the top of the fifth inning before scoring four runs in the top of the eighth - the first extra inning.
Christian Shuey - the third of three Denville relief pitchers - shut down Kinnelon in the bottom of the eighth inning to seal Denville's 12th victory of the season.
Alex Bubak and James Aliotta were hit with pitches to open Denville's eighth inning and Shuey drew a walk to load the bases. Green sent home all three runners with his triple and then scored when Ryan Tiefenbacher followed with a single for his third RBI of the game.
Earlier, Denville got its first run in the top of the third when Andrew Chegwidden singled, went to third when Stevo Rosen reached on an infield throwing error, and scored on Shuey's sacrifice fly.
Kinnelon reached starting pitcher Nick Hussey for two runs in the first inning and three more in the third and took a 5-1 lead into the fifth inning when Denville scored four times to tie the score.
Duffy walked and Aliotta singled to open Denville's eighth inning. Shuey followed with a double to drive in Duffy and then both Aliotta and Shuey scored on a single by Tiefenbacher. Teifenbacher eventually came in on a sacrifice fly by Bubak.
Duffy, Aliotta and Shuey pitched shutout ball over the final five innings, giving up seven hits (Kinnelon outhit Denville, 13-9, for the game), but walking none and getting help from a Denville defense that played errorless ball the entire game.
Duffy worked two innings and allowed no runs on four hits; Aliotta worked the sixth inning and allowed but one hit; and Shuey (2-0) finished, allowing two hits and striking out three with no walks over the last two innings.
Aliotta and Tiefenbacher each got two hits for Denville. Aliotta finished 2-for-2 with a triple, two walks and a run scored and Tiefenbacher was 2-for-4 with a walk, three RBIs and a run scored.
Green was 1-for-4 with his bases-loaded triple; Shuey finished 1-for-2 with two walks, two RBIs and two runs scored; Paul Shapiro was 1-for-4 with a walk; Hussy was 1-for-1 with a walk; and Chegwidden was 1-for-2 with a run scored.
Denville is scheduled to play in the four-team Hamilton Post 31 Green and Gold July 4 weekend tournament at Mercer County Park this holiday weekend.
On Saturday, July 2, Denville opens against Bordontown on 1 p.m. and then plays Hamilton at 4 p.m. On Saturday, July 3, Denville faces Clinton at 11 a.m. and then will play in either the consolation game or championship game at 2 p.m.
Denville returns to Morris-Sussex play on Wednesday, July 6, with a 6 p.m. game against Mendham at Veterans Memorial Field off Zeek Road in the township.
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Denville's 10-run 1st inning sinks Mtn. Lakes, 14-3
DENVILLE - Christian Shuey, John-Lucas Duffy and Danny Bubak each drove in two runs in a 10-run first inning when Denville cruised to a 14-3 victory over Mountain Lakes in a Morris-Sussex American Legion Junior Baseball League game played at Mountain Lakes High School on Wednesday, June 29, 2011.
Alex Bubak, Zach Blume and Shuey combined to hold Mountain Lakes to four hits in the game halted after five innings by the league's five-inning, 10-run mercy rule.
Denville (11-1) wasted no time scoring as Stevo Rosen singled, Zach Blume walked and, after James Aliotta forced Blume at second, Shuey unloaded a two-run triple to give Denville a 2-0 lead and then made it 3-0 when he scored on a passed ball. Sean Green and Nick Hussey followed with walks and, after both runners moved up on a passed ball, Duffy hit a two-run single for a 5-0 Denville lead.
Andrew Chegwidden walked and Bubak followed with a two-run double for a 7-0 Denville lead. Rosen, batting for the second time in the innings, followed with an RBI double for an 8-0 lead. And Aliotta and Shuey followed with back-to-back triples - Shuey's second three-bagger of the inning - and Denville had its 10-0 lead after one inning of play.
Mountain Lakes touched starter and winner Alex Bubak for a run in its half of the first and there was no more scoring until Denville tacked on two runs in the top of the fourth when Blume singled, Aliotta tripled home Blume, and Shuey hit a sacrifice fly to center to bring in Aliotta.
Denville added two more runs in the top of the fifth when Tommy Bright reached on an error; Rosen was hit with a pitch; Aliotta followed with an RBI single; and Shuey was credited with an RBI and a sacrifice fly when his long fly ball to left field was dropped for an error.
Aliotta was 3-for-4 with a triple, double, two RBIs and three runs scored and Shuey finished 2-for-3 with two triples and four RBIs to lead Denville's 10-hit attack.
Rosen was 2-for-3 with a double and three runs scored; Danny Bubak was 1-for-2 with a double and two RBIs; Duffy was 1-for-3 with two RBIs and a run scored; and Blume finished 1-for-5 with a walk and a run scored.
Alex Bubak (2-0) worked the first two innings to get the win, giving up one run on one hit and striking out one. Blume allowed three hits and and struck out one in two innings and Shuey worked the final inning.
Denville travels to Kinnelon on Thursday, June 30, for a 6 p.m. game against Kinnelon
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Denville's record 10-1 after split with Pequannock
DENVILLE - Denville suffered its first defeat of the season in a 7-4 loss to Pequannock in the first game of a doubleheader but came back to record an 8-5 victory in the second game behind the relief pitching of John-Lucas Duffy in Morris-Sussex American Legion Junior Baseball League action at Gardner Field here on Sunday, June 26, 2011.
With the split, Denville (10-1) and Pequannock (9-3) are still 1-2 in the league's Red Division with Denville holding a slim 5-point lead.
Duffy, who pitched 1.2 innings out of the bullpen in the first game, relieved second-game starter Andrew Chegwidden with no outs in the top of the fifth inning and pitched the rest of the way, allowing no runs on two hits and two walks while striking out five in his three innings of work.
Duffy (2-0) also became the winner when Denville broke a 5-5 tie with three runs in the bottom of the fifth.
Duffy helped out his own cause by leading off the fifth with a double and scoring what proved to be the winning run when Dan Bubak followed with a single. Bubak moved up sacrifice bunt by Ryan Tiefenbacher and scored on a single by Nick Hussey. Hussey went to third when Sean Green followed with a double and then came home with the third run of the inning on Paul Shapiro's RBI single.
Denville answered Pequannock's three-run first inning flurry with three runs of its own in the bottom half. Hussy and Green walked and Hussy scored on Shapiro's single. Chegwidden followed with a walk to load the bases and then walks to Tommy Bright and Duffy forced in Green and Shapiro with the runs that tied the score.
Denville scored single runs in the second and third innings with Tiefenbacher's double driving in Duffy with the third-ininng run, giving Denville a 5-3 lead.
Pequannock tied the score again with a two-run flurry in the top of the fourth inning, setting up Denville's three-run rally in the bottom of the sixth that determined the margin of victory.
Denville out-hit Pequannock, 10-6, with Hussy, Green and Shapiro each finishing with two hits. Hussy was 2-for-4 with an RBI and a run scored; Green was 2-for-2 with two walks, a double, and a run scored; and Shapiro was 2-for-4 with two RBIs and a run scored.
Tiefenbacher was 1-for-4 with an RBI double; Aliotta was 1-for-4 but scored two runs; Duffy was 1-for-1 with an RBI, three walks and two runs scored; and Danny Bubak was 1-for-4 with an RBI and a run scored to comlete the Denville offense.
The junior team's next game is scheduled for Thursday, June 29, against Mountain Lakes at Mountain Lakes at 6 p.m.
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Unbeaten Denville (9-0) sweeps Mount Olive
DENVILLE - Unbeaten Denville jumped out to an early lead to beat Mount Olive, 6-3, in the first game and then completed a doubleheader sweep with seven runs in the top of the seventh inning to nail down the second game, 15-6, in Morris-Sussex American Legion Junior Baseball League action at Veterans Memorial Field off Zeek Road here on Saturday, June 18, 2011.
Denville (9-0) scored three times in the bottom of the first to give starting pitcher Alex Bubak (1-0) a 3-0 lead and he made it stand up as he gave up three runs on five hits and only one walk while striking out five in a complete-game effort.
Stevo Rosen opened Denville's three-run first inning with a walk, stole second and, after James Aliotta walked and both Rosen and Aliotta moved up on a double steal, Sean Green doubled home both runners. Ryan Tiefenbacher then singled in Green with the third run of the inning.
Denville added a run in the second when Dan Bubak singled, took second on a groundout, stole third and scored on a wild pitch.
After Mount Olive scored it first run in the top of the third inning, Denville came back and added single runs in the fifth and sixth innings to take a 6-1 lead into the final inning. Aliotta singled, Green walked and Tiefenbacher singled in Aliotta for the fifth inning run and, in the sixth, Nick Hussey walked, stole second and scored on a double by Rosen.
Mount Olive came back with a pair of runs in the top of the seventh in a too-little, too-late rally.
Tiefenbacher was 2-for-2 with a walk and two RBIs and Zach Blume was 2-for-4 to lead Denville's nine-hit attack. Green was 1-for-2 with two RBIs and a run scored; Rosen was 1-for-3 with a double, walk, RBI and a run scored; Aliotta was 1-for-3 with two runs scored; and Dan Bubak and John-Lucas Duffy were each 1-for-3.
In the second game, Denville hammered out 15 hits - five for extra bases - in a game that was close until the final inning when Denville scored its seven insurance runs.
Denville took a 1-0 lead in the top of the first when Rosen singled, stole second and came home on a single by Paul Shapiro. Mount Olive came back with a run of its own in its half of the inning.
Denville added four runs in the third inning when Blume walked, Aliotta was hit with a pitch and Shapiro followed with a three-run home run. Tiefenbacher then singled and scored on a double by Christian Shuey.
Mount Olive answered with three runs in the bottom of the third and, after a scoreless fourth inning, both teams scored twice in the fifth inning with Andrew Chegwidden doubling home Tiefenbacher, who had walked, and Chegwidden then scoring on a single by Rosen for Denville's runs.
Denville made it 8-6 in the top of the sixth when Aliotta walked, stole second, took third on a single by Green, and scored on a sacrifice fly by Shapiro.
Denville put the game out of reach with its seven-run seventh. Rosen and Blume singled with Rosen taking third on Blume's single. Aliotta followed with a squeeze bunt to bring in Rosen; Green singled in Blume and, after Shapiro and Tiefenbacher walked to load the bases, Shuey cleared them with a triple. Hussey singled in Shuey and, after Hussey stole second, Chegwidden singled to drive in Hussey with the seventh run of the inning.
Shapiro and Shuey were the big run producers for Denville, combining for nine RBIs. Shaprio was 2-for-3 with his homer, sac fly, five RBIs and two runs scored and Shuey finished 2-for-4 with a double, triple, four RBIs and a run scored.
Rosen was 3-for-5 with two doubles, a walk, one RBI and two runs scored; Blume was 2-for-4 with two runs scored; Green was 2-for-5 with an RBI and one run scored; Tiefenbacher was 1-for-3 with his bases-loaded triple, two walks and two runs scored; Chegidden finished 2-for-3 with an RBI and a run scored; and Hussey was 1-for-5 with an RBI and run scored.
John-Lucas Duffy was Denville's starting pitcher and worked four-plus innings for Denville. Shuey (2-0) worked two-plus innings and got the win; and Hussey finished, pitching a hitless seventh with two strikeouts.
Next up for Denville is a doubleheader against Pequannock scheduled for Gardner Field on Sunday, June 26, with the first game starting at 4 p.m.
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Denville uses two-run 7th to rally for 5-4 victory
DENVILLE - Two runs on two errors on one play in the seventh inning gave unbeaten Denville a walk-off 5-4 victory over Wharton in a Morris-Sussex American Legion Junior Baseball League game played at Veterans Memorial Field off Zeek Road here on Thursday, June 16, 2011.
Trailing 4-3 going into the seventh inning, Denville (7-0) got the tying run on base when Stevo Rosen led off with a double.
Zach Blume followed with an infield grounder that was bobbled and, when the ensuing hurried throw to first was thrown away, Rosen was able to score from second to tie the game at 4-4.
Blume, who never stopped running, went all the way to third on the play and scored the winning run when the throw to third in an attempt to get him was also thrown away.
Wharton (3-1-1) scored a single run in the top of the first inning, but Denville answered with two runs when Rosen, Blume and starting pitcher James Aliotta singled for one run and, after Blume was caught off second for the first out and Christian Shuey singled, Sean Green drove in Aliotta with a groundout to second.
Wharton tied the score with another single run in the top of the second, but Denville went ahead with a run in the bottom of the fourth when Ryan Tiefenbacher doubled, took third on a passed ball, and scored on a sacrifice fly to center by Andrew Chegwidden.
Wharton regained the lead with a two-run flurry in the top of the sixth inning, setting up Denville's winning rally in the bottom of the seventh.
Aliotta pitched the first six innings for Denville, allowing four runs on six hits while striking out three and walking two. Shuey pitched a 1-2-3 top of the seven - two infield grounders and a strikeout - to pick up his second win of the season.
Denville outhit Wharton, 8-6, with Rosen, Aliotta and Shuey each getting two hits for Denville.
Rosen finished 2-for-4 with a double and two runs scored; Aliotta was 2-for-3 with an RBI and a run scored; and Shuey was 2-for-3.
Blume finished 1-for-2 with two walks and a run scored; Tiefenbacher was 1-for-3 with a double; Green drove in a run on a groundout; and Chegwidden had a sac fly.
Denville has a doubleheader against Mount Olive scheduled for Sunday, June 19, at Veterans Memorial Field. The first game starts at noon.
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Cheg's 1-hitter, Rosen & Tiefenbacher HRs spark 11-0 win DENVILLE - Andrew Chegwidden pitched a five-inning one-hitter and Stevo Rosen and Ryan Tiefenbacher homered when unbeaten Denville beat Sparta, 11-0, in a Morris-Sussex Junior American Legion Baseball League game played at Veterans Memorial Field off Zeek Road here on Wednesday, June 15, 2011.
Chegwidden struck out four and walked two for his second win of the season as Denville improved to 6-0.
Rosen hit a two-run homer in the second inning and Tiefenbacher connected with two on in the fifth.
Denville got on the board first in the bottom of the first inning when James Aliotta singled, stole second, scored on a single by Christian Shuey and Shuey then scored on an outfield error.
In the second inning, Dan Bubak reached on an error and scored ahead of Rosen's homer.
Shuey and Green walked to open the third inning and, after an out, Tiefenbacher homered to give Denville a 7-0 lead. Bubak reached on an error; Connor Gradey was hit by a pitch; Bubak eventually scored when Rosen grounded out; and Grady scored the fifth run of the inning on a wild pitch.
Denville finished its scoring in the fourth inning when Shuey singled, was forced at second by Green and, after Green went to second on a wild pitch and to third when Paul Shapiro reached on an error, stole home. Tiefenacher followed with a double to drive in Shapiro.
Denville's next game is scheduled for Thursday, June 16, a 6 p.m. start against Wharton at Veterans Memorial Field here.
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Two big innings defeat Morristown, 14-6
DENVILLE - Trailing 4-2 going into the top of the fifth inning, unbeaten Denville exploded for 12 runs over the next two innings to defeat Morristown, 14-6, in a Morris-Sussex Junior American Legion Baseball League game played at Harry Shatel Field on Harter Road in Morristown on Monday, June 6, 2011.
The victory was the fifth in a row for Denville, which got nine of its 12 hits in the fifth and sixth innings. Morristown slipped to 2-2.
Paul Shapiro and Nick Hussey each singled to open Denville's fifth inning and, after both runners moved up on a passed ball, Ryan Tiefenbacher followed with a two-run single. Dan Bubak singled and Zach Blume followed with an RBI single to drive in Tiefenbacher, with Blume taking second on the throw. Stevo Rosen singled both runners home to put Denville on top, 7-4.
In the seven-run sixth, Sean Green reached on an error, Shapiro singled and Hussey singled in Green with the first run. John-Lucas Duffy reached on an error to load the bases and Tiefenbacher, Bubak and Blume each drew walks to force in three more runs. Rosen drove in a run on a groundout and Green followed with a two-run single to give Denville a 14-4 lead.
Earlier, Denville scored its first two runs of the game in the fourth inning when on a singles by Bubak, James Aliotta and Christian Shuey and a groundout by Rosen.
Bubak, Hussey, Shapiro and Shuey each had two hits to lead Denville's 12 hit attack. Bubak was 2-for-2 with a walk, RBI and three runs scored; Hussey was 2-for-3 with an RBI and two runs scored; Shapiro was 2-for-4 with two runs scored; and Shuey finished 2-for-4 with an RBI.
Green was 1-for-4 with two RBIs; Blume was 1-for-4 with two RBIs and two runs scored; Aliotta was 1-for-4 with a walk and an RBI; and Green was 1-for-4 with two RBIs and a run scored.
Shuey (1-0) got the win, pitching the first 5.1 innings, striking out three and walking three. Shapiro closed, working the last 1.2 innings with one strikeout and no walks.
Denville's next game is scheduled for Wednesday against Sparta, a 6 p.m. game at Veterans Memorial Field off Zeek Road here.
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Aliotta 7-hitter holds off Montville, 5-1,
DENVILLE - James Aliotta effectively scattered six hits and Sean Green, Stevo Rosen and Christian Shuey each had multiple-hit games when Denville beat Monvtille, 5-1, in the second game of a split doubleheader in Morris-Sussex Junior American Legion Baseball League action at Montville High School on Sunday, June 5, 2011.
In an earlier game Sunday, Denville (4-0) beat Parsippany, 17-11, at Smith Field in Parsippany.
Aliotta (1-0) struck out seven and walked only one in his victory over Montville. He lost his shutout bid when Montville scored its only run of the game in the bottom of the second inning.
By that time, Denville had given Aliotta a 2-0 lead with a pair of runs in the top half of the second. Green, Nick Hussey and Andrew Chegwidden singled to load the bases and Ryan Tiefenbacher followed with a two-run single to give Denville a 2-0 lead.
Denville made it 3-1 in the top of the third when Rosen tripled and scored on a single by Christian Shuey.
Denville scored its final two runs in the fourth and seventh innings with Rosen singling in Zach Blume, who had reached on a single in the fourth inning, and Paul Shapiro singling in Rosen, who had singled and taken second after Aliotta flew out, in the seventh inning.
Green finished 3-for-4 with a run scored; Rosen was 2-for-3 with a triple, RBI and two runs scored; and Shuey was 2-for-4 with an RBI.
Blume was 1-for-3 with a single, walk and run scvored; Shapiro was 1-for-4 with an RBI; Tiefenbacher finished 1-for-3 with two RBIs; Hussey was 1-for-4 with a run scored; and Chegwidden finished 1-for-4.
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Shuey's 4-for-4 paces 16-hit attack in 17-11 victory
DENVILLE - Christian Shuey was 4-for-4 with a homer and four RBIs when Denville pounded out 16 hits to beat Parsippany, 17-11, in the first of two games on the day for Denville in a Morris-Sussex Junior American Legion Baseball Legue game played at Smith Field in Parsippany on Sunday, June 5, 2011.
Denville (3-0) traveled to Montville after the game and rode James Aliotta's seven-hit pitching to a 5-1 victory over Montville.
Parsippany got on board first in its slugfest loss to Denville, scoring twice in the bottom of the first to take a 2-0 lead.
Denville scored once in the top of the second inning and, after Parsippany went out quietly in the bottom of the second, Denville broke loose for eight big runs in the third inning to take a lead it never lost.
Aliotta led off the big inning with a single and was chased home by a triple by Shuey. Paul Shapiro followed with a two-run homer and Denville had its first lead of the game at 4-2. Ryan Tiefenbacher hit a one-out single and Andrew Chegwidden doubled to put men on second, with both runners scoring when Nich Hussey followed with a single. Hussey stole second and scored on Zach Blume's double and, after Stevo Rosen singled in Blume and took second on the throw, Christian Shuey singled to drive in Rosen with the seventh and final run of the inning.
Denville scored four in the fourth when Green walked, Tiefenbacher reached on a force out, Andrew Chegwidden singled and Blume walked to load the bases. Rosen and Shuey each followed with two-run singles to give Denville a 13-5 lead.
Parsippany crept back with a four-run flurry of its own and in the fourth and single runs in the fifth and sixth innings to trail by three going into the final inning before Denville tacked on three runs in the top of the seventh on Shuey's leadoff home run, a sac fly by Dan Bubak and Alex Bubak, who had walked, scored on a passed ball.
Aliotta finished 3-for-4 with a run; Hussey was 2-for-3 with a double, three RBIs and two runs scored; Rosen was 2-for-4 with three RBI and two runs scored; Tiefenbacher was 2-for-4 with two runs scored; and Chegwidden finished 2-for-4 with a walk and two runs scored.
Shapiro was 1-for-4 with a homer and two RBIs; Green was 1-for-3 with a run scored; and Blume was 1-for-6 with two runs scored.
Connor Grady (1-0) got the win, working 5.1 innings with five strikeouts and three walks. Alex Bubak relieved and threw the last 1.2 innings, striking out two and walking only one.
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Aliotta, Shuey, Rosen homer in doubleheader sweep
DENVILLE - The Denville Post 390 American Legion junior baseball team opened its 2011 Morris-Sussex League season with a doubleheader sweep of Roxbury at Veterans Memorial Field off Zeek Road in the township on Saturday, June 4, 2011.
Denville hammered out three home runs in the twinbill - Steve Rosen and James Aliotta connecting in the first game when Denville scored nine runs in the first two innings on its way to a 17-7 mercy-rule victory and Christian Shuey hitting a three-run homer in the first inning of the second game, a game won by Denville, 4-3.
In the opener, Denville, scored three times in the first inning on Shuey's two-run triple and an RBI single by Paul Shapiro and added six second-inning runs on RBI singles by Zack Blume, Sean Green and Shuey plus three walks and a Roxbury error to take a 9-5 lead after two innings of play.
Rosen led off the third inning with his home run and Aliotta hit a three-run homer in the fourth inning.
Shuey finished 3-for-4 with a triple, double and four RBIs; Rosen was 2-for-3 with a homer and two RBIs; Aliotta was 2-for-4 with a homer and four RBIs; and Sean Green was 2-for-4 with a double to lead the Denville attack.
Gary Basile was the starting pitcher for Denville but left the game with a sore elbow after facing three batters in the second inning. Jon-Lucas Duffy relieved and pitched the remaining five innings of the game to get the win.
In the second game, Denville scored all its runs in the first inning. Rosen led off with a double, Aliotta singled, and Shuey followed with a three-run homer. Paul Shapiro kept the inning going with a double and Shapiro came around to score what proved to be the winning run when Nick Hussey followed with a single.
Roxbury got to Denville starter and winner Andrew Chegwidden for three hits and two runs in its first at-bat but Chegwidden settled down after that and pitched one-hit ball the rest of the way, finishing with a four-hitter while striking out nine and walking only one. Roxbury got its final run in the bottom of the seventh and final inning and had a man on first when Chegwidden finished strong by striking out the last batter of the game.
Blume was the only Denville player to have a multiple-hit game as he finished 2-for-4 with a double. Shuey was 1-for-3 with three big RBIs and a run scored on his homer; Aliotta was 1-for-3 with a run scored; Rosen was 1-for-3 with a double and a run scored; Hussey was 1-for-3 with an RBI; Shapiro had a double and a run scored; and Conor Grady had a single.
Denville plays a split-doubleheader on the road Sunday, June 5, traveling to Parsippany for a 2 p.m. game and then to Montville for a 7 p.m. game.
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