Eric Varellie takes a swing in D&M Auto Body's game against Horan Electric
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D&M AutoBody Baseball Roster - 2011
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Players: Anthony Catgalano, Angelo Macera, Jerry McCarthy, Devin Musser, Ian Pelkey, Marcus Plaza, Brian Reynoso, John Rice, Chris Sarmiento, Chris Smith, Eric Varellie and Miles Weatherby.
Manager: Brian Pelkey. Coaches: Anthony Catalano, Andrew Macera and Mike Plaza. -------------------------
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Angelo Macera (left) and Ian Pelkey wait for their next at-bats.
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D&M Auto Body coach
pleased with 2011 season
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ROCKAWAY - Brian Pelkey watched his D&M Auto Body team in the Rockaway Borough Little League Minors Division grow and improve during the season to the point he figured his club was "... one of the two best in the league."
Which is one reason he was a little disappointed D&M was eliminated in the semifinal round of the Northern Morris Interleague post-season playoffs, a loss that gave D&M a final 2011 season record of 8-4-2.
Disappointed with the loss but definitely NOT disappointed with the season.
"We came a very long way this year," Pelkey said. "Early on, we had problems getting in practice time because of the weather like everybody else and weren't where we thought we should be when the season started.
"But the kids improved as the year went along ... and that was good to see."
Five players handled the pitching duties for the season - Eric Varellie, Devin Musser, John Rice, Anthony Catalano and Ian Pelkey. Varellie had the best control of the group, walking less than one batter for each inning pitched - an outstanding statistic for pitchers of this age.
Pelkey was the leading hitter, finishing with a .688 batting average. Varellie batted .581, John Rice hit .536 and Angelo Macera and Musser each finished at .500. Brian Reynoso batted .364, Chris Sarmiento hit .300 and Miles Weathersby and Antholny Catalano each hit .250. Chris Smith and Jerry McCarthy each had four hits for the season and Marcus Plaza finished with two hits.
Pelkey led the team in RBIs with 20 followed by Varellie (16), Rice (15) and Musser (13). Pelkey also had a team-high runs scored with 19 followed by Varellie and Macera, each with 14.
"Everybody on the roster got at least two hits ... which is rare for a minor division team," Pelkey said. "And everybody scored at least four runs and everybody drove in at least two runs."
Pelkey was also proud of his team's defense - especially the play of Varellie at shortstop, Rice at first base, Smith at catcher, and Catalano at third base.
"We moved kids around to give them all a chance to play a position they wanted to try," Pelkey said. "Every single kid got to play in the infield at one time or another and every kid who wanted to catch got a chance there, too.
"Bottom line, the kids had a lot of fun, we saw a lot of improvement, and we won some games. It was a great season."
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D&M loses to R&M in playoff semifinals, 9-5
ROCKAWAY - The goal all along was to make the championship game - but the Rockaway Little League D&M Auto Body team fell one game short of its goal with a 9-5 loss to R&M Painting of Morris Plains in a Northern Morris Interleague playoff semifinal game played at Jim Fear Field in Morris Plains on Wednesday, June 8, 2011.
D&M (8-4-2) opened the game with a four-run outburst in its first at-bat and added a run in the top of the third for a 5-1 lead only to see R&M score four runs in each of the fourth and fifth innings to win the game and move onto the championship contest.
Devin Musser walked to open the game and was driven in with the first run when Angelo Macera followed with a triple. Eric Varellie hit a triple of his own to drive in Macera and then scored when John Rice hit a two-run homer to give D&M a 4-0 lead.
R&M got one of the runs back in its half of the inning, but D&M regained its four-run lead with a single run in the top of the third when Macera hit a two-out single, went to third on a double by Varellie, and scored on a single by Ian Pelkey.
R&M tied the game at 5-5 in the fourth on a bases-loaded, bases-clearing double and a sacrifice fly and won the game in the fifth on a pair of two-run doubles.
D&M got a two-out single by Pelkey in its last at-bat, but could do no further scoring.
Macera, Varellie and Pelkey each had two hits for D&M, Macera going 2-for-3 with a triple, RBI and two runs scored; Varellie finishing 2-for-3 with a triple, double, RBI and run scored; and Pelkey going 2-for-3 with an RBI.
Rice was 1-for-1 with his two-run homer and a walk and Brian Reynoso was 1-for-2 to account for D&M's eight hits.
Rice, Pelkey and Musser did the pitching for D&M. Rice struck out the side twice in his time on the mound, including the third inning when he faced but three batters.
Chris Sarmiento, Anthony Catalano, Jerry McCarthy, Chris Smith, Miles Weathesby and Marcus Plaza also played for D&M in its 2011 finale.
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Musser, Varellie spark D&M to 14-4 playoff win
ROCKAWAY - Devin Musser and Eric Varellie each had two hits and combined for eight RBIs when D&M Auto Body defeated Horan Electric, 14-4, in a Northern Morris Interleague quarterfinal-round playoff game played at Harry K. Smith Memorial Field in the borough on Monday, June 6, 2011.
Musser was 2-for-3 with a bases-loaded homer, five RBIs and two runs scored while Varellie was 2-for-3 with two doubles, three RBIs and two runs scored.
D&M (8-3-2) will face R&M Painting in a 6 p.m. game on Wednesday, June 8, in Morris Plains in one of the league's semifinal games.
Musser and Varellie had plenty of help as D&M pounded out 12 hits in the four-inning, mercy-rule shortened game.
Angelo Macerea was 2-for-3 with a triple and two runs scored; Ian Pelkey was 2-for-3 with a double, two RBIs and two runs scored; and John Rice finished 2-for-2 with a triple, double, a walk, two RBIs and two runs scored.
Also, Brian Reynoso was 1-for-3 with two RBIs; Jerry McCarfthy was 1-for-1 with a walk and two runs scored; Anthony Catalano walked twice and scored a run; Miles Weathersby had a walk; and Marcus Plaza had a walk and scored a run.
Musser and Varfelli also shared the pitching duties for D&M Auto Body with Musser going the first 1.1 innings and Varellie working the final 2.2 innings.
D&M set the tone for the game in the bottom of the first inning with a four-run rally that was touched off by four consecutive extra-base hits - Macera got it started with a one-out triple and then Varellie, Pelkey and Rice followed with back-to-back-to-back doubles. After Rice stole third, Reynoso grounded out to bring in Rice with the final run of the inning.
Another four-run flurry in the second inning was highlighted by Musser's RBI single, Valellie's two-run double and an RBI groundout by Pelkey.
Musser took care of D&M's third straight four-run inning with one swipe of his bat as he followed walks to Catalano, McCarthy and Plaza with an inside-the-park home run with Musser sliding around the catcher's tag on a close play at the plate.
In the fourth, Peleky singled, Rice tripled and Reynoso followed with an RBI single to complete the scoring for the game.
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D&M 7-3-2 for regular season, draws No. 4 playoff seed
ROCKAWAY - D&M Auto Body will take a 7-3-2 record and the No. 4 seed into the Northern Morris Interleague Minor Division post-season playoffs after losing its regular-season finale to R&M Painting of Morris Plains, 10-5, in a game played at Jim Fear Field in Morris Plains on Tuesday, May 31, 2011.
D&M will open defense of the title it has won the past two years on Monday, June 6, when it plays a 6 p.m. game against No. 5 seed Horan Electric of Morris Plains at Harry K. Smith Memorial Field in the borough.
D&M players Ian Pelkey and John Rice were on the two previous championship teams while Angelo Macera was on the 2010 title-winning team and Chris Smith was on the 2009 championship team.
R&M, which finished with an 8-4 record and enters the post-season as the No. 3 seed, scored in its first at-bat on a hit batter, walk and a one-out single.
D&M scored three times in the third inning to take a 3-1 lead. Singles by Rice and Jerry McCarthy plus a walk to Chris Sarmiento loaded the bases with no outs; Miles Weathersby and Marcus Plaza drew one-out walks to force in the first two runs; and Eric Varellie's groundball RBI out drove in the third run of the inning.
D&M made it 4-1 in the top of the third when Pekley worked a one-out walk, went to second on a single by Rice and then scored when McCarthy singled up the middle.
R&M took a 6-4 lead in the bottom of the fourth when it scored five times on two singles, four walks and an error.
Pelkey's double and Rice's RBI single put D&M to within a run of R&M at 6-4, but the home team added four insurance runs in the bottom of the fifth inning on seven walks and only one hit
R&M would have scored more but a Plaza-to-Sarmiento-to-Rice (7-5-2) relay on R&M's only hit of the inning caught an R&M runner at the plate and Rice got the third out when he threw a strike to Sarmiento at third base to cut down a would-be base-stealer.
D&M outhit R&M, 7-5, with Rice finishing 3-for-3 with an RBI and a run scored and McCarthy going 2-for-3 with an RBI and a run scored. Varellie was 2-for-3 with a triple, a walk and an RBI; Pelkey was 1-for-2 with a double, a walk and two runs scored; Sarmiento walked twice and scored a run; Weathersby walked and drove in a run; and Plaza had a walk and an RBI.
Varellie, Ric, Pelkey and Anthony Catalano handled the pitching duties for D&M.
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Varellie, Pekley combine on 15-0 no-hit victory
ROCKAWAY - Eric Varellie and Ian Pelkey combined on a four-inning no-hitter and Varellie homered with the bases loaded when D&M Auto Body beat Ayers, 15-0, in a Northern Morris Interleague game played at Thomas Jefferson School in the borough on Thursday, May 26, 2011.
Varellie started on the mound for D&M and worked the first two innings, striking out six and walking one, and Pelkey finished with two more innings of hitless ball with five strikeouts and three walks. The game was halted by the league's mercy rule after Ayers batted in the top of the fourth.
D&M scored five runs in each of the three innings it batted, finishing with eight hits and taking advantage of 11 walks issued by Ayers pitchers.
In D&M first at-bat, Varellie led off with a triple and, after Anthony Catalano walked, Pelkey followed with a two-run triple. Angelo Macera singled home Pekley with the third run of the inning and, after Chris Sarmiento walked, Devin Musser hit a two-run double.a
Brian Reynoso singled to lead off D&M's second inning and, after Marcus Plaza, Chris Smith and Jerry McCarthy walked, Varellie hit his grand slam.
Consecutive walks to Catalano, Pelkey, Macera, Sarmiento and Muser accounted for the first two D&M runs in the third inning and Reynoso singled home two runs and Smith singled in the fifth.
Varellie finished 2-for-2 with his homer, triple, four RBIs and two runs scored; Reynoso was also 2-for-2 with two RBIs and a run scored; Pelkey was 1-for-2 with a triple, two RBIS and two runs scored; Macera was 1-for-1 with an RBI and a run scored; Macera was 12-for-2 with an RBI and two runs scored; Smith was 1-for-1 with an RBI and a run scored; Catalano, Sarmiento and Plaza each walked twice and scored twice; and McCarthy walked once and scored once.
D&M (7-2-2) will complete its regular-season schedule on Tuesday, May 31, with a 6 p.m. game against Morris Plains R&M Painting at Fleury Field in Morris Plains.
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D&M Auto Body, JD Auto battle to 8-8 deadlock
ROCKAWAY - Talk about finishes!
D&M Auto Body and JD Auto of Dover played to an 8-8 tie with each team rallying in its final at-bat in their Northern Morris Interleague game game played at King Field in Dover on Wednesday, May 25, 2001.
D&M (6-2-2) took a 5-4 lead into the sixth and final inning of the game and scored three times to take a four-run lead into Dover's last at-bat.
But Dover (2-6-2) scored four times to force the deadlock - and Dover had the bases loaded with two out and the winning run on third base when its final batter of the evening hit a solid line drive to D&M shortstop Eric Varellie for the final out.
Devin Musser's leadoff single got the D&M rally going in its half of the sixth inning. Walks to Varellie, Ian Pelkey, Angelo Macera, Anthony Catalano and Brian Reynoso accounted for D&M's three runs.
Dover tied the game with a double, single and five walks and had the bases loaded with two outs and a full-count on the batter when D&M relief pitcher Catalano got the final out on the above-mentioned line drive to Varellie at short.
D&M took a 3-0 lead in its first at-bat when Musser doubled, Varellie singled, John Rice singled in Musser, Chris Sarmiento singled in Varellie, and Macera's infield groundout brought in Rice with the third run.
JD Auto scored a single run in its half of the first inning and, after two scoreless innings, D&M struck for two runs on five walks in the top of the fourth to take a 5-1 lead.
JD Auto scored three times in the bottom of the fifth inning to set up the exciting finish.
Musser was the starting pitcher for D&M, working three innings and giving up only one run. Varellie, Pelkey and Catalano finished up for D&M.
Musser led D&M's five-hit attack by going 2-for-3 with two runs scored; Varellie was 1-for-2 with two walks and two runs scored; Rice was 1-for-3 with an RBI; and Carmiento was 1-for-2 with a walk and an RBI.
Pelkey walked twice and scored twice; Catalano walked twice with the bases loaded; and Reynoso had an RBI walk.
D&M Auto relied on two nice defensive plays to keep Dover off the board in the third inning.
Dover's leadoff batter was thrown out a third when he tried to stretch a double. Center fielder Sarmiento got to the ball that was hit to the fence in right-center, turned an threw a perfect relay throw to Varellie at short, who in turn threw a strike to Catalano at third who put the tag on the sliding Dover runner in a close play.
Later that inning, with two men on, left fielder Marcus Plaza ran down a ball hit into the left-center gap and made a running catch to record the final out - a catch that earned Plaza the game ball.
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D&M loses to Texo on sixth-inning rally
ROCKAWAY - In a game between two once-beaten teams that was played in "playoff atmosphere," D&M Auto Body lost a 6-5 decision to Texo of Morris Plains in a Northern Morris Interleague game played at Jim Fear Field in Morris Plains on Saturday, May 21, 2011.
Both teams entered the game with only one loss and it took a run scored in the bottom of the sixth inning for Texo (9-1) to hold off D&M (6-2-1) after D&M had rallied from a four-run deficit after two innings of play.
After Texo scored two runs in each of the first two innings, D&M finally got on the board in the top of the fourth when one-out singles by Eric Varellie, Ian Pelkey and John Rice loaded the bases and Angelo Macera followed with a line single through the middle to drive in two runs and cut the Texo lead in half.
D&M pulled to with a run in the top of the fifth when Brian Reynoso doubled, stole third and scored on Marcus Plaza's one-out single.
Texo got that run back in its half of the inning, but D&M scored two more runs in the top of the sixth inning to tie the score at 5-5.
Pelkey got the rally going with a single and John Rice followed with a booming triple to left field to bring in Pelkey. Macera got his third RBI of the day with a single to drive in Rice to tie the game.
In the bottom of the sixth, Texo pushed across the winning run on an infield single, a walk and, with runners on first and second and one out, D&M failed to get the second out of a double play attempt and the winning run was able to cross the plate.
Rice was 3-for-3 with a triple, RBI and a run scored; Macera finished 2-for-3 with three RBIs; and Pelkey was 2-for-3 with a double and two runs scored to lead D&M's 11-hit attack.
Varellie was 1-for-3 with a run scored; Jerry McCarthy was 1-for-3; Reynoso was 1-for-3 with a double and a run scored; and Plaza finished 1-for-2 with an RBI.
Varfellie and Rice handled the pitching chores for D&M.
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D&M suffers first defeat in 12-5 loss to Canberra
ROCKAWAY - Canberra of Wharton scored four times in the first inning and went on to record a 12-5 victory over D&M Auto, handing D&M its first loss of the Northen Morris Interleague season in a game played at Harry K. Smith Memorial Field in the borough on Saturday, May 14, 2011.
D&M (6-1-1) got a run back in its half of the inning when Anthony Catalano, Eric Varellie and Ian Peklkey walked the bases full and John Rice knocked in Catalano with an RBI groundout.
Each team scored twice in the third inning with D&M loading the bases on Miles Weathersby's double and wlaked to Devin Musser and Varellie and Pelkey following with a two-run double to keep D&M within three runs at 6-3.
But Canberra (8-2) scored three times in the top of the fourth to take a 10-3 lead and, after D&M pulled to with five runs with a two-run fourth inning that saw Brian Reynoso drive in one run on a groundout and Marcus Plaza drive in the second run with his first hit of the season, Canberra closed out the scoring for the game with a single run in the fifth and two more runs in the sixth.
Canberra outhit D&M, 10-5, with Weathersby leading the way for D&M by going 2-for-2 with a double and an RBI. Pekley was 1-for-2 with a two-run double; Plaza was 1-for-2 with an RBI; and Chris Sarmiento finished1-for-3 to account for the other three hits for D&M.
Varellie, Rice, Pelkey and Catalano pitched for D&M.
D&M is scheduled to play its next game (weather permitting) against Ayers oif Dover on Monday, May 16, at Thomas Jefferson School at 6 p.m.
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Musser, Varelli, Sarmiento lead way to 15-7 win
ROCKAWAY - Devin Musser, Eric Varellie and Chris Sarmiento had a combined eight hits and nine RBIs to lead D&M Auto Body to a 15-7 victory over Arthur's of Morris Plains in a Northen Morris Interleague game played at Harry K. Smith Memorial Field in the borough on Wednesday, May 11, 2011.
Musser was 3-for-3 with two RBIs and three runs scored; Varellie was 3-for-3 with three RBIs and two runs scored; and Sarmiento was 2-for-3 with a triple, four RBIs and two runs scored as D&M recorded 17 hits to improved its season record to 6-0-1.
D&M opened the game with seven consecutive singles off the bats of Musser, Anthony Catalano, Varellie, Ian Pelkey, Sarmiento, Chris Smith and Angelo Macera to bring in five runs and end the inning on the league's five-run limit-per-inning ruling.
D&M added another five runs in the bottom of the third when Brian Reynoso, Musser and Catalano single for one run; Varellie singled in the second run and, after Pekley singled to load the bases, Sarmiento clears them with a triple to end the inning with D&M holding a 10-3 lead.
After Arthur's scored three runs in the top of the fourth to pull to within 10-6, D&M put another five runs on the board in the bottom of the fourth. Macera beats out a bunt for a single, Jerry McCarthy is hit with a pitch, and Marcus Plaza walks to load the bases.
Brian Reynoso singles in one run; Musser follows with a two-run single; and, after Catalano walks to reload the bases, Varellie singles in the fourth and fifth runs of the inning to end the inning.
Musser started an pitched 3.1 innings; Pekley got the next five outs; and Catalana pitched the final inning to close out the victory.
Pelkey, Smith, Macera and Reynoso also had multiple-hit games for D&M. Pekley was 2-for-3 with one RBI and two runs scored; Smith was 2-for-2 with a walk and two RBIs; Macera finished 2-for-3 with on RBI and a run scored; and Reynoso was 2-for-2 with an RBI and two runs scored.
Catalano was 1-for-2 with a walk and a run scored; Marcus Plaza walked and scored a run; and McCarthy also walked and scored a run.
D&M's next game is scheduled for 3 p.m. Saturday, May 14, against Canberra of Wharton at Harry K. Smith Memorial Field in the borough.
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Rice, Sarmiento homer in 7-7 tie with Wharton
ROCKAWAY - John Rice hit a three-run homer and Chris Sarmiento added a solo shot when D&M Auto Body and Wharton American Legion battled to a 7-7 tie in a Northen Morris Interleague game halted by darkness at Robert Street Park in Wharton on Monday, May 9, 2011.
Sarmiento led off D&M's five-run third inning with a home run and Rice closed the inning with a three-run homer. In between, Anthony Catalano was hit by a pitch; Eric Varellie walked; Ian Pelkey singled Catalano in with the second run of the inning; and Rice followed with a shot over the center field fence to give D&M a 6-4 lead.
D&M (5-0-1) scored a run in the first inning when Catalano hit a one-out single; Pekley and Rice drew two-out walks to load the bases; and Angelo Macera reached on an infield single as Catalano scored.
Wharton (2-2-3) answered with a four-run rally in its half of the first to take a 4-1 lead.
After D&M regained the lead with its five-run third inning, Wharton scored a single run in the bottom of the inning to move to within a run at 6-5.
D&M scored its last run of the game in the top of the fourth when Macera turned an infield hit into a double with some heads-up baserunning, stole third, and scored when Chris Smith grounded out to the right side.
Wharton answered again, scoring two runs to tie the game at 7-7.
Although neither side scored again, D&M escaped a jam in the fifth inning and made two nice defensive plays in the sixth inning to keep Wharton off the board.
In the bottom of fifth, Wharton had the bases loaded with two outs but Rice, the second of three D&M pitchers, got the final out on a comebacker to put an end to the threat.
In the bottom of the sixth - with Pelkey now pitching - shortstop Varellie went to his right and made a fine backhand stop and throw to Rice at first base to nip the leadoff batter. The next batter singled to right and tried to stretch the hit into a double but rightfielder Brian Reynoso got to the ball quickly to Sarmiento at second, who came off the bag for the throw and made a nice tag on the sliding runner for the second out of the inning.
Pekley then struck out the last batter of the game to preserve the tie.
Varellie went the first three innings; Rice worked the fourth and fifth innings; and Pelkey pitched a scoreless sixth.
Rice and Macera were each 2-for-2 to lead D&M's seven-hit attack. Rice drove in tghree runs with his homer, scored once and walked once and Macera drove in a run and scored a run.
Sarmiento was 1-for-3, his solo homer; Catalano was 1-for-2 with a walk and two runs scored; and Pelkey was 1-for-1 with an RBI, two walks and a run scored.
D&M faces Arthurs of Morris Plains in a 6 p.m. game on Wednesday, May 11, at Harry K. Smith Memorial Field in Rockaway.
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Pelkey's 2-run HR starts D&M on way to 12-0 win
ROCKAWAY - Ian Pelkey hit a two-run home run in the first inning and then unbeaten D&M Auto Body broke open a close game with back-to-back five-run innings in a 12-0 victory over Horan Electric of Morris Plains in a Northern Morris Interleague game played at Thomas Jefferson Field in the borough on Thursday, May 5, 2011.
Three pitchers combined on a two-hitter for D&M, which improved to 5-0 with the victory.
Eric Varellie (3-0) started and went the first 4.1 innings to get the win, striking out six and walking three and allowing only one hit - a single by the second batter of the game. Anthony Catalano made his first pitching appearance of the season by getting the last two outs in the fifth inning - both on strikeouts. Devin Musser pitched the last inning, facing four batters and giving up a one-out single for Horan's second hit of the game.
Pekley gave D&M all the runs it needed in the first inning when Musser led off with a single and, two outs later, Pelkey homered for a 2-0 lead.
D&M got five runs in the fourth inning without recording an out when consecutive walks to Angelo Macera, Chris Sarmiento, Chris Smith, Brian Reynoso, Marcus Plaza, Musser and Catalano forced in four runs and Varellie ended the inning with a hard RBI single up the middle.
In the sixth, Pelkey, John Rice and Macera walked to load the bases and Chris Sarmiento followed with a triple to give D&M a 10-0 lead. Brian Reynoso followed with his first hit of the season - a double - for another run and Musser doubled to drive in the fifth run of the inning.
Musser and Varellie had multiple-hit games to lead D&M's eight-hit attack. Musser finished 2-for-3 with a double, walk, two RBIs and a run scored and Varellie was 2-for-3 with an RBI.
Catalano was 1-for-2 with a walk and an RBI; Pekley had only one official at-bat - his two-run homer - and walked twice and scored twice; Sarmiento was 1-for-2 with his three-run triple, a walk and two runs scored; Reynoso was 1-for-2 with a walk, two RBIs and two runs scored.
Rice walked twice and scored once in one official at-bat; Macera walked twice and scored twice while going 0-for-1; and Marcus Plaza was also 0-for-1 with two walks, an RBI and a run scored.
D&M's next game is scheduled for 6 p.m. Monday, May 9, against the Wharton American Legion at Whartn's Robert Street Field.
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D&M tops Abode, 10-7, with 5-run rally in 4th
ROCKAWAY - Unbeaten D&M Auto Body, after scoring four runs in the top of the first inning, had to scramble back for a 10-7 victory over Abode Electric of Dover in a Northern Morris Interleague Minor Division game shortened to five innings by darkness at Harry K. Smith Memorial Field in the borough here on Tuesday, May 3.
The victory was D&M's fourth of the season in as many games.
Ian Pelkey was the winning pitcher and also led the D&M seven-hit attack by going 3-for-3 with a double, an RBI and a run scored. Pelkey doubled and scored a run in D&M's four-run first and, after Abode Electric battled back with five runs in the first and two more in the third for a 7-4 lead, Pelkey singled in the final run of a five-run fourth inning that gave the Eagles a 9-7 lead, their first advantage since the top of the first inning.
In the D&M top of the first, Eric Varellie got the rally started with a two-out single. Pelkey doubled and both runner scored on a double by John Rice, who came around to score on the play on some nice baserunning an overthrow. Marcus Plaza drew a walk to keep alive the inning and Mile Weathersby powered a double to right-center to drive in Plaza with the fourth and final run of the inning.
Abode Electric took a one-run lead with five runs in the bottom of the inning and then scored two in the bottom of the third to extend their advantage to 7-4.
D&M scored five times on two hits, six walks and a hit batter tgo take a 9-7 lead.
Weathersby opened the inning by getting hit with a pitch and, one out later, Chris Smith lashed a double to send Weathersby to third. Walks to Brian Reynoso, Chris Sarmiento, Anthony Catalano, Angelo Macera and Varellie pushed across four runs before Pelkey singled to drive in the fifth and final run of the inning.
D&M scored its final run in the top of the fifth without getting a hit as Plaza, Weathersby and Jerry McCarthy walked to load the bases and Reynoso drew another walk to force in Plaza.
Pelkey was the only D&M batter with more than one hit, finishing 3-for-3 with a double, RBI and a run scored. He worked the first three innings and got the win as he was the pitcher of record when D&M scored five times in the top of the fourth.
John Rice pitched the last two innings for the save, allowing one run on one hit and three walks and getting five of his six outs by strikeout.
Weathersby and Smith each had doubles and Varellie and Rice each had singles to complete D&M's seven-hit attack. Rice finished with three RBIs.
Ryan Munoz, Jon Sperry, Tyler Wagner and John Schaeffer pitched for Abode Electric.
D&M is scheduled to face Horan Electric of Morris Plains Thursday, May 5, in a 6:30 p.m. start at Donatoni Field in the borough. If Donatoni is unplayable, however, the game may be moved to Thomas Jefferson Field with a starting time of 6 p.m.
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Varellie wins 4-hitter; Pelkey blasts 3-run HR ROCKAWAY - Eric Varellie pitched a complete-game, no-walk four-hitter and drove in three runs and Ian Pelkery belted a three-run homer when D&M Auto Body defeated Abode Electric of Rockaway, 11-1, in a Northern Morris Interleague game between two Rockaway Borough Little League teams played at Thomas Jefferson School on Saturday, April 30, 2011.
Varellie was 3-for-4 with two triples and two runs scored and Pelkey finished 2-for-4 with a homer, double and two runs scored to lead D&M's 11-hit attack.
D&M (3-0) got all the runs it needed in the bottom of the first inning when Anthony Catalano led off with a double, Angelo Macera walked and Varellie followed with the first of his two triples for a 2-0 lead.
D&M scored four times in the second inning with all the runs coming with two outs.
Chris Smith started the rally with a one-out walk and, one out later, Macera walked for the second straight inning. Varellie followed with a single to score Smith and Pelkey followed with a three-run home run to let-center to give D&M a 6-0 lead.
After Jon Sperry's RBI single in the top of the third gave Abode Electric (2-2) it's only run of the game, D&M got the run back in the home half of the inning on Catalano's second double of the game and an RBI single by Macera.
In the fourth, Pelkey's leadoff double, an infield single by Miles Weathersby and a walk to Jerry McCarthy loaded the bases. Marcus Plaza was hit by a pitch to force in one run and Catalano drew a two-out walk to give D&M an 9-1 lead.
In the fifth, Varellie led off with his second triple and scored on John Rice's single. After Weathersby was hit by a pitch, McCarthy drew a walk to load the bases and Plaza also walked to drive in Rice with D&M's final run of the game.
Varellie (2-0) allowed but one run on four hits and no walks while striking out six. His "no-walk" stat was recognized by the Wolverine coaches, who presented him with the game ball.
Catalano finished 2-for-3 with a two doubles and a walk for D&M; Weathersby was 2-for-3 with an RBI and a run scored; Macera was 1-for-2 with two walks, an RBI and a run scored; Rice was 1-for-2 with two walks, an RBI and a run scored; McCarthy had tgwo walks and an RBI; Plaza had a walk and an RBI; and Smith also walked and scored a run.
D&M and Abode Electric tangle again on Tuesday, May 3, in a 6 p.m. game at Donatoni Park in the borough.
---Pelkey's 2-for-3, 3 RBIs spark D&M to win ROCKAWAY - Ian Pelkey was 2-for-3 and drove in three runs to lead D&M Auto Body to an 8-5 victory over Anthony's Pizzeria in a Northern Morris Interleague game between two Rockaway Borough Little League teams played at Thomas Jefferson School on Monday, April 25, 2011.
Pelkey singled and scored in D&M's three-run first inning; singled in two runs in the two-run second; and drove in a fourth-inning run on a groundout to highlight D&M's four-hit attack. Angelo Macera was 1-for-2 with a walk and two runs scored and Miles Weathersby was 1-for-2 with a run scored for D&M.
Jerry McCarthy walked three times and scored three runs for D&M; Anthony Catalano drove in a run with a bases-loaded walk; Chris Smith walked twice, once with the bases loaded; Eric Varellie walked twice; Brian Reynoso also drew a walk; and Marcus Plaza, Chris Sarmiento and Devin Musser each had RBIs.
For Anthony's, Lucas Whitley had a two-run single in the second inning and drove in a third run with a third-inning groundout. Andruw Lisojo had a double and a single and Tyler Palermo singled. Lisojo and Palermo split the pitching duties for Anthony's.
Varellie got the win for D&M, working the first two innings and striking out five. Pelkey worked the last two inninigs in the darkness-shorftened four-inning game, striking out three.
--- Varellie, Musser, Pelkey spark D&M to 2-0 victory ROCKAWAY - Eric Varellie and Devin Musser combined on a five-hit shutout and Ian Pelkey drove in the only two runs of the game in the final inning when D&M Auto Body of the Rockaway Little League defeated Mine Hill-Wharton, 2-0, in a Northern Morris Interleague Minor Division game played at Harry Smith Memorial Field on Tuesday, April 19, 2011.
Varellie pitched the first four innings and struck out seven while allowing three hits and two walks. Musser finished up, pitching the fifth and sixth innings while striking out three and allowing two hits and one walk.
Anthony Catalano and John Rice opened the bottom of the fifth with back-to-back singles for D&M Autobody. Angelo Macera drew a walk to load the bases and Chris Smith followed with a hard hit line drive that was caught for the first out of the inning.
Pelkey then followed with a line single to left-center - his second hit of the game - to bring home Catalano and Rice with the only runs of the game.
Musser got the first two batters in the top of the sixth but Mine Hill-Wharton got the next two batters on base on a single and a walk. With the go-ahead run at the plate, Muser got the batter to ground sharply to second baseman Jerry McCarthy, who knocked the ball down and scrambled to get the ball and throw to Rice at first for the final out of the game.
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