The Rockaway Township Little League Cardinals official team shot for the 2011 season.
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RockTwp LL Cardinals (Majors) Roster - 2011
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Players: Christian Bornemann, Jace Campbell, Andrew Clementoni, Matthew Clementoni, Bryan Greene, Brandon Hurt, Greg Jones, Brandon Marcano, Joey Marcano, Kevin Neinhouse and Zach Trautz.
Manager: Ed Bornemann. Coaches: John Clementoni, Kerry Hurt, Howard Jones, Kevin Nienhouse and Lou Trautz. --------------------------------------------------
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Cardinals capture Series title
to finish season at 18-0
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ROCKAWAY TWP. - Matthew Clementoni and Kevin Nienhouse combined for five RBIs and Clementoni pitched a complete game when the unbeaten Cardinals held off the Red Sox, 7-5, to win the Rockaway Township Little League World Series, two games to none, in a game played at Peterson Field-1 on Saturday, June 18, 2011.
The win was the 18th of the season for the Cardinals, who won the National League regular-season title with a 13-0 record before winning all five post-season games.
The Red Sox (10-8) finished the regular season tied for fourth in the American League with a 7-6 record but won their first three post-season playoff games before losing two straight to the Cardinals.
All five Red Sox runs were driven in by Travis Ardin, who hit a two-run home run in the first inning and added a three-run homer in the bottom of the sixth when the Red Sox closed a five-run deficit to two before winning pitcher Clementoni got the next two batters to end the game.
The Cards took a 2-0 lead in the top of the first inning when Christian Bornemann led off the game with a single and scored on Clementoni's one-out homer to left field.
The Red Sox answered with two runs of their own in their half of the first when Zack Kovach singled and Ardin followed with a two-run homer over the fence in right-center.
In the top of the second, the Cards took a 5-2 lead when Zach Trautz walked, Bornemann drove him in with a double and, after Jace Campbell and Clementoni walked to load the bases, Kevin Nienhouse brought in two runs with a two-out double.
Neither team scored until the top of the fifth when Trautz hit a one-out single, Campbell drew a two-out walk, and Clementoni drove in what proved to be the winning run with a double off the fence in left-center.
The Cards scored their final run of the game in the top of the sixth when Greg Jones drew a one-out walk, stole second, moved to third when Bryan Green grounded out, and scored on a single by Joey Marcano.
Trailing 7-2 going into the bottom of the sixth, the Red Sox started their last-ditch rally when Zach Knightes singled, Kovach doubled and Ardin followed with a one-out homer - his second of the day - to cut the Cardinals' lead to 7-5.
But Clementoni retired the next two batters - the last on a comebacker - to get out of the inning and end the game with no further damage.
Clementoni, who also beat the Red sox in relief in the first Series game, scattered nine hits in picking up the victory. He struck out eight and didn't walk a man and all five runs off him were earned.
Clementoni was the big RBI man with three, going 2-for-3 with a homer, double, walk and a run scored. Nienhouse, who finished 1-for-3 with a walk, drove in two runs with his second-inning double.
Bornemann was 3-for-4 with a double, RBI and two runs scored; Trautz finished 2-for-3 with a walk and two runs scored; Campbell was 1-for-2 with two walks and a run scored; Brandon Hurt was 1-for-4 with a double; Jones was 1-for-1 with three walks and a run scored; Marcano finished 1-for-3 with an RBI to round out the Cardinals 12-hit attack.
For the Red Sox, Ardin finished 3-for-3 with two homers, five RBIs and two runs scored; Kovach was 2-for-3 with a double and scored twice, both times on Ardin homers; Drew Frommelt was 1-for-3; Tyler Manlangit was 1-for-2; Austin Schoch was 1-for-2; and Knightes finished 1-for-1.
Frommelt started for the Red Sox and pitched two-plus innings before Joey Gonzalez came in and pitched the final four innings of the game.
Three outstanding defensive plays by the Red Sox kept the Cards from scoring even more runs in the finale.
Frommelt got out of the first inning with a double play when he snagged a line drive back through the middle and alertly threw to Ardin at third base to double-up a Cardinal runner; center fielder Joey Berkowitz saved at least one run with a fine running catch of a ball hit to deep center; and shortstop Andrew Trujillo went deep into the hole for a grounder hit between short and third to throw out the batter.
In the end, though, it was the Cardinals who celebrated their World Series championship - first with a quick trip to Dover Dairy for ice cream and then later with pizza at manager Ed Bornemann's home.
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Walk-off single by Marcano gives Cards 1-0 Series lead
ROCKAWAY TWP. - Joey Marcano's bases-loaded walk-off single in the sixth inning gave the unbeaten Cardinals a 3-2 victory over the Red Sox in the first game of Rockaway Township Little League's best-of-three World Series at Peterson Field-1 on Thursday, June 16, 2011.
Game 2 is scheduled for Saturday, June 18, at 3 p.m. at Peterson-1 and Game 3, if needed, will be held on Monday, June 20.
The Cardinals (17-0), who led 2-1 from the second inning to the top of the sixth when the Red Sox (10-7) scored to tie the game at 2-2, loaded the bases with two outs before Marcano delivered his game-winning hit.
Brandon Hurt and Kevin Nienhouse drew one-out walks to start the Cards' sixth-inning rally. After a strikeout for the second out, Andrew Clementoni loaded the bases when he beat out a hard ground ball that was bobbled.
Marcano then followed with his single to left field to bring in Hurt with the winning run.
The Red Sox had tied the score at 2-2 in their half of the sixth and had runners on first and third when the third out was recorded.
Zach Kovach started the Red Sox rally with a two-out double to left. Travis Ardin followed with a single that knocked in Kovach and took second on the throw home. Drew Frommelt was given an intentional walk and winning pitcher Matthew Clementoni then got out of the inning with no further damage when he got the third out on a comebacker.
The Red Sox took a 1-0 lead in the top of the first when Ardin reached on a two-out error, stole second and then scored on a close play at the plate when Frommelt followed with a single.
The Cards tied the score in their half of inning when Christian Bornemann led off with a single; Clementoni drew a one-out walk; and, after both runners moved up a base on a groundout, Bornemann stole home.
The Cards took a 2-1 lead in the bottom of the second when Greg Jones was hit with a pitch, stole second, and scored on Zach Trautz' two-out single.
The next three innings were scoreless, setting up quite a sixth-inning finish to the game.
Hurt started for the Cards and worked the first five innings, allowing one unearned run on three hits and a walk while striking out eight. Clementoni gave up the Red Sox run in the sixth on two hits and an intentional walk while striking out one.
The Cards were held to four hits by two Red Sox pitchers with Marcano, Trautz, Bornemann and Clementoni each getting singles. Marcano had his game-winning RBI in two at-bats; Trautz was 1-for-2 with an RBI; Clementoni was 1-for-2 with a walk; and Bornemann was 1-for-3 with a run scored. Hurt had a walk and a run scored and Nienhouse had a walk to complete the Cards' attack.
For the Red Sox, Kovach was 2-for-3 with two doubles and a run scored; Ardin was 1-for-3 with an RBI and a run scored; Frommelt was 1-for-1 a double, two walks and an RBI; and Austin Schoch was 1-for-2 with a double.
Ardin was the starting pitcher for the Red Sox and struck out 10 in the five innings he worked. Andre Trujillo pitched the sixth.
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Cards to take 16-0 record into World Series vs. Red Sox
ROCKAWAY TWP. - After winning their first two playoff games by one run, the unbeaten Cardinals exploded for 16 runs and 14 hits to defeat the Brewers, 16-1, in the Rockaway Township Little League National League playoff championship game at Peterson Field-1 on Friday, June 10, 2011.
The Cardinals will take a 16-0 record into the World Series against the American League playoff champion Red Sox, which beat the Orioles, 11-3, on Friday on Peterson-2.
The World Series is a best-of-three competition that starts Thursday, June 18, with a 6:30 p.m. game at Peterson-1. The second game is scheduled for Saturday, June 20, at 3 p.m. at Peterson-1 and the third game - if needed - will be played on Monday, June 22, at 6:30 p.m., also on Peterson-1.
After having to come from behind to beat the Cubs, 5-4, and the Giants, 3-2, in two previous playoff games, the Cardinals came out swinging in the first inning against the Brewers and scored seven runs, adding five in the second and four in the third before the game was stopped by the league's mercy rule after the Brewers batted in the top of the fourth inning.
Christian Bornemann walked to lead off the first inning for the Cards; Jace Campbell followed with a triple for the first run; Matthew Clementoni doubled home Campbell; and Brandon Hurt followed with a home run that sailed well over the fence in deep right-center to give the Cards a 4-0 lead before an out was recorded.
Greg Jones drew a one-out walk to keep the inning going; Andrew Clementoni doubled to put runners on second and third; Joey Marcano followed with a two-run single and, after the second out of the inning was recorded, Bornemann hit a run-scoring double for the seventh and final run.
The Cards added five runs in the second inning when Kevin Nienhouse drove in two with a double; Bryan Green hit an RBI single; and Bornemann added a two-run single.
The Cards finished their scoring with a four-run third inning on five hits and a bases-loaded walk to Zach Trautz.
Hurt was the starting and winning pitcher, working three scoreless innings while allowing one hit, striking out five and walking none. Matthrew Clementoni pitched the final inning, allowing a run on two hits while striking out two and walking one.
Bornemann finished 3-for-3 with a double, four RBIs and a run scored to pace the Cardinals' 13-hit attack.
Hurt, Nienhouse and Matthew Clementoni also had multiple-hit game for the Cardinals with Hurt finishing 2-for-2 with his two-run homer and two runs scored; Nienhouse was 2-for-3 with a doubled, one RBI and two runs scored; and Matthew Clementoni finished 2-for-4 with a double, one RBI and two runs scored.
Also, Campbell was 1-for-4 with a triple, two RBIs and a run scored; Jone was 1-for-1 with two walks, an RBI and three runs scored; Andrew Clementoni was 1-for-1 with a double and two runs scored; Green was 1-for-1 with an RBI and a run scored; Joey Marcano was 1-for-1 with two RBIs and two runs scored; Trutz drew a walk an had an RBI and Brandan Marcano also had a walk.
For the Brewers, Alex Russo was 2-for-2 with a double and run scored; Jerry Katz was 1-for-3; and Patrick Gallagher drove in his team's only run with a sacrifice fly in the fourth inning.
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Clementoni RBI in 4th caps another playoff comeback
ROCKAWAY TWP. - For the second straight playoff game, the unbeaten Cardinals had to come from behind to win ... for the second straight playoff game, the winning margin was one run ... for the second straight playoff game, Matt Clementoni drove in the winning run.
The National League regular-season champion Cardinals (15-0) overcame a 4-0 deficit to defeat the Cubs, 5-4, at Peterson Field-1 on Monday, June 6, 2011, and are now one win away from the Rockaway Township Little League World Series, a best-of-three competition that pits the National League champs against the American League champs.
But first, the Cards must get past the Brewers, the only other National League team still left in the double-elimination division championship playoffs. The teams play Friday, June 10, in a 6:30 p.m. game at Peterson Field-1 and a Cardinal victory will give them the National League title and a berth in the World Series. A Brewers (7-9) victory would mean the two teams would meet again on Monday, June 13, in a 6:30 p.m. game at Peterson Field-2 to with the winner moving on to the World Series.
In the Cards first playoff game, they came back twice form one-run deficits before beating the Giants, 3-2, on Clementoni's RBI triple in the bottom of the fifth inning.
Clementoni delivered his winning hit in the bottom of the fourth inning on Monday, driving in Jace Campbell with the winning run with a two-out single after Campbell had tied the game at 4-4 with a two-run double.
Trailing 4-2 going into the fourth, Zach Trautz started the Cards' rally with a two-out walk and Christian Bornemann followed with a single to put runners on first and third. Campbell stroked his double to drive in Trautz and Bornemann to tie the game and Clementoni followed with his game-winning single.
Clementoni then took over the pitching duties for the Cards and worked the last two innings, holding the Cubs to no runs on no hits and no walks while striking out three to earn the save.
Brandon Hurt started for the Cards and gave up four runs on two hits and three walks while striking out five in three-plus innings of work. Bornemann, who was the pitcher of record when the Cards went ahead to stay in the bottom of the fifth and got the win, pitched a scoreless fourth where he gave up one hit while striking out two, before turning over the ball to Clementoni, who pitched two hitless and scoreless innings to get the save.
The Cubs (8-7) jumped out to a 4-0 lead in the top of the first when David Heeren, Alex Groome and Jared Chavez each had RBI singles and Andrew Lomauro drove in a run on a groundout. Heeren scored a run and Nicholas Wekilsky, Billy Nieman and Christian Morales drew walks and scored runs in the big inning.
The Cards answered with two runs in their half of the first. Bornemann led off with a double and, after one out, Clementoni drove him in with a a single. Clementoni stole his way to third and scored when Kevin Nienhouse grounded out.
That was all the scoring until the Cards rallied for their three fourth-inning runs.
Clementoni and Bornemann had multiple-hit games for the Cards, Clementoni going 2-for-3 with a double, two RBIs and a run scored and Bornemann finishing 2-for-3 with two runs scored.
Campbell finished 1-for-3 with his big two run double and also scored a run; Nienhouse was 1-for-3 with a double and an RBI; Trautz walked twice and scored twice; and Joey Marcano, Brandon Marcano and Hurt drew walks.
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Cards edge Giants in playoffs behind Clementoni 3-for-3
ROCKAWAY TWP. - Winning pitcher Matt Clementoni went 3-for-3 with two RBIs and retired the side with the tying and go-ahead runs on base in the last inning when the unbeaten Cards beat the Giants, 3-2, in a first-round Rockaway Township Little League National League playoff game held at Peterson Field-2 here on Saturday, June 4, 2011.
The victory was the 14th of the season for the National League champs and their first in the league's post-season double-elimination playoff competition.
Clementoni had a hand in all three Cardinal runs, starting off by hitting a two-out solo home run in the bottom of the first after the Giants (4-10) had scored a run in their first at-bat.
In the fourth inning, with the Giants up 2-1 after scoring a run in the top of the third, Jace Campbell singled; Clementoni followed with a double; Brandon Hurt was walked intentionally to load the bases; Campbell was forced at the plate plate for the first out; Joe Marcano's infield single scored Clementoni to tie the score at 2-2 before the Giants got the last two outs to retire the side.
Clementoni drove in the winning run in the bottom of the fifth when his two-out double scored Christain Bornemann, who had walked and stolen second.
In the top of the sixth, Dylan Lesch and Bryce Carpenter opened the inning with singles before Clementoni, the fourth of four Cardinals pitchers to work the game, retired the side and ended the game on an infield groundout, infield popup, and a strikeout.
Clementoni's 3-for-3 performance included a homer, triple, double, two RBIs and two runs scored. Kevin Nienhouse was 1-for-3; Marcano was 1-for-2 with an RBI; Campbell was 1-for-3; Bornemann had a walk, stolen base and run scored; and Hurt finished with two walks.
Nienhouse was the starting pitcher for the Giants and he worked two-plus innings giving up two runs on two hits, four walks while striking out four; Hurt pitched the next two innings, allowing but one hit and walking one while striking out five; Bornemann pitched two-third of an inning with two strikeouts and one walk; and Clementoni got the win by getting the final four outs of the game, giving up no runs on three hits and no walks while striking out one.
For the Giants, Mike Katz was 1-for-3 with an RBI single; Andrew Behrendt was 1-for-2 with a walk and run scored; Chris Simmons was 1-for-1 with a walk; Lesch was 1-for-2 with walk and RBI groundout; and Sam Weiner and Carpenter each finished 1-for-3.
Behrendt was the starting pitcher for the Giants and worked the first 3.1 innings, giving up two runs on two hits and two walks while striking out four. Carpenter pitched the next 1.2-plus innings and allowed one run on three hits; and Weiner finished, getting the last three outs while allowing one hit and walking one.
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Cardinals nip Orioles, 2-1; Hurt escapes jam in 6th
ROCKAWAY TWP. - In a game that went down to the final out, the Cardinals remained unbeaten in Rockaway Township Little League regular-season play with a 2-1 victory over the Orioles in a game played at Marcella Field in the township on Tuesday, May 31, 2011.
All the runs for both sides were scored in the first inning as the Cardinals improved their record to 13-0 and the Orioles slipped to 6-6.
Matthew Clementoni got the Cards' two-run rally started when he drew a two-out walk in the top of the first. Brandon Hurt followed with an RBI double and Hurt came in to score when Kevin Nienhouse followed with an RBI single.
The Orioles got one of the runs back in their half of the inning when Jordan Cohen reached on a bunt single, took third on a two-out single by Justin Miller, and scored on the front end of a delayed double steal.
It was all pitching and defense - not one error was made all game by either team - for the rest of the game. The Orioles had the bases loaded twice but could not score, the second time in the sixth and last inning when Hurt, the third of three Cardinals' pitchers - got a game-ending strikeout.
The Cards were held to three hits by two Oriole pitchers. Hurt finished 2-for-3 with a double, one RBI and a run scored; Nienhouse was 1-for-3 with his RBI single in the first that proved to be the game-winner' Clementoni was 0-for-1 with two walks and a run scored; and Byran Green was 0-for-1 with a walk.
The Orioles, held to one run and two hits by three Cardinals pitchers, got singles from Cohen and Justin Miller, but couldn't take advantage of the eight walks they got.
Clementoni, the Cardinals' starting and winning pitcher, worked the first three innings and allowed one run (earned) on two hits and two walks while striking out eight; Christain Bornemann pitched an inning in relief and struck out two and walked one; Hurt closed with two scoreless in which he struck out eight and walked five.
Miller started for the Orioles, throwing 3.2 innings and allowing two runs on two hits and two walks while striking out four. Chris Fritz closed by pitching the last 2.1 innings of the game, allowing no runs on one hit and one walk.
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Clementoni pitches, hits National champs to 7-1 win
ROCKAWAY TWP. - Matthew Clementoni pitched 5.2 innings of two-hit ball and hit a two-run home run when the unbeaten National Division champion Cardinals beat the Yankees, 7-1, in a Rockaway Township Little League Majors game played at Marcella Field on Wednesday, May 25, 2011.
Clementoni struck out 15 and walked three before reaching his pitch count and giving way to relief pitcher Christain Bornemann, who got the final out of the game on an infield groundout.
The Cards (11-0) took a two-run lead in the bottom of the first when Bornemann led off with a double and, after an out was made, Clementoni hit his third homer of the season to deep right-center.
After the Yankees (3-8) scored a run in the top of the third to cut the lead to a run, the Cards answered with three runs to take a 5-1 lead.
Clementoni, Brandon Hurt and Greg Jones singled to load the bases with one out and. Bryan Green singled for one run; Brandon Marcano drew a walk to force in the second run; and Zach Trautz was hit by a pitch to drive in the third run of the inning.
The Cards scored the final two runs of the game in the bottom of the fifth when Andrew Clementoni walked, Joey Marcano doubled him to third, Trautz walked to load the bases, Bornemann walked to drive in one run, and Jace Campbell drove in the second run on a groundout.
Clementoni was the only Cardinal with a multiple-hit game as he finished 2-for-3 with as homer, single, walk, two RBIs and two runs scored.
Bornemann finished 1-for-3 with a double, RBI and run scored; Hurt was 1-for-3 with a single and a run scored; Jones was 1-for-3 with a run scored; Green was 1-for-2 with an RBI; Joey Marcano was 1-for-2 with a double and a run scored; Trautz was 1-for-1 with a single, walk, was hit by a pitch and drove in a run; Brandon Marcano walked and drove in a run; Andrew Clementoni walked and scored; and Campbell had an RBI groundout.
Connor Callahan had both hits for the Yankees - a triple and a double. Daniel Zeek scored the Yanks' run, drawing a third-inning walk and eventually scoring when Robert Murray grounded out.
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Hurt, Jones belt HRs to help beat Giants, 11-0
ROCKAWAY TWP. - The undefeated Cardinals pounded out 15 hits - 10 for extra bases - during a 20-4 victory over the Giants in a Rockaway Township Little League Majors National Division game held at Peterson-1 Field in the township on Tuesday, May 24, 2011.
The win was the 10th in as many outings for the Cardinals, who scored four runs in the first inning, 12 times in the second inning, and four more runs in the third before the game was halted by the league's mercy rule.
Brandon Hurt his a two-run home run - his seventh of the season - and Matthew Clementoni hit a two-run triple to account for the Cards' first-inning runs.
All 12 second-inning runs were scored with two outs as the Cards had eight hits and took advantage of three walks and a hit batter.
Greg Jones' solo homer - his second of the season - was the big hit of the Cards' four-run third inning.
Christian Bornemann, Clementoni and Hurt led the Cards' 15-hit attack. Bornemann was 4-for-4 with a double, three RBIs and four runs scored; Clementoni was 3-for-3 with a triple and two doubles, five RBIs and three runs scored; and Hurt was 3-for-3 with a homer, double, four RBIs and two runs scored.
Jones was 2-for-4 with a homer, double, three RBIs and two runs scored; Jace Campbell was 1-for-2 with two walks and three runs scored; Kevin Nienhouse was 1-for-3 with a double, three RBIs and a run scored; Zach Trautz was 1-for-2 with a double, two RBIs and two runs scored. Bryan Green, Brandon Marcano and Joey Marcano each scored a run after drawing walks.
Hurt was the starter and winner for the Cards, pitching three innings of no-hit ball while striking out six and walking two. Campbell and Bornemann finished up with Bornemann coming in and striking out the only batter he faced for the last out of the game.
For the Giants (3-6), Dylan Lesch hit a three-run homer; Bryce Carpenter hit a solo homer; Andrew Behrendt singled and scored a run; and Chris Simmons had a double and a run scored.
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Nienhouse RBI in 2nd holds off Brewers, 6-5
ROCKAWAY TWP. - Christain Bornemann drove in four runs with his first Major Division homer and a double and Kevin Nienhouse's RBI groundout in the second inning proved to be the winning run when the unbeaten Cardinals defeated the Brewers, 6-5, in a Rockaway Township Little League National Division game played at Peterson-1 on Saturday, May 21, 2011.
After all 11 runs in the game were scored in the first two innings, the game turned into a pitching dual between the two teams' relief pitchers - Bornemann and Matthew Clementoni of the Cardinals (9-0) and Chris Conway of the Brewerrs (3-6).
Bornemann pitched 2.1 innings of one-hit ball, striking out six and hitting two to get the win and Clementoni finished with two innings of no-hit ball with three strikeouts and only one walk.
Conway worked three scoreless innings for the Brewers, allowing only three hits and a walk while striking out five.
Both teams scored three times in the first inning, with the Cardinals scoring when Bornemann's double drove in Zach Trautz and Jace Campbell and Clementoni followed with another double to bring in Bornemann.
The Brewers scored two runs in the top of the second inning only to have the Cards stage another three-run rally in their halfof the inning.
Campbell got the rally going with a one-out single and Bornemann drove in his third and fourth runs of the day with a two-run home run. Clementoni followed with his second double of the day and, after stealing third, came in to score what proved to be the winning run when Nienhouse grounded out.
Bornemann finished 3-for-3 with his homer, double, four RBIs and two runs scored to spark the Cards' 10-hit attack. Clementoni was also 3-for-3 and had two doubles an an RBI.
Campbell finished 2-for-4 with two runs scored; Trautz was 1-for-3 with a run scored; Andrew Clementoni was 1-for-3; and Nienhouse was hitless but drove in the winning run with his second-inning groundout.
For the Brewers, Jerry Katz was 2-for-3 with two runs scored; Conway was 2-for-3 with two doubles, an RBI, and two runs scored; Connor Gallagher was 2-for-4 with two RBIs; Ray McCormick had a single, an RBI and scored a run; and Tyler Kay finished with a single and an RBI.
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Clementoni pitches, hits unbeaten Cards to 8th win
ROCKAWAY TWP. - Matthew Clementoni and Brandon Hurt combined on a two-hitter and Clementoni led a 10-hit attack with a homer, double and two RBIs when the unbeaten Cardinals beat the White Sox, 10-2, in a Rockaway Township Little League National Division game played at Peterson-2 Field on Saturday, May 14, 2011.
Clementoni worked the first 4.2 innings and allowed two runs on two hits and three walks while striking out 11. Hurt finished up, working the last 1.1 innings without giving up a run or a hit and striking out two.
The Cards (8-0) took a 1-0 lead in the bottom of the first inning when Christain Bornemann led off with a double and then scored when Clementoni doubled.
After the White Sox scored twice in the top of the second to take a 2-1 lead, the Cards answered with six runs in the bottom of the fourth to take a 7-2 lead.
Clementoni led off the inning with a home run to tie the score at 2-2; Greg Jones drove in Hurt and Kevin Nienhouse with a single to make it 4-2; Bornemann also had a two-run single to drive in Jones and Zach Trautz, who had walked; and Jace Campbell followed with an RBI single for a 7-1 lead.
The Cards added three insurance runs in the bottom of the fifth inning with Joe Marcano driving in one with a groundout and the other two scoring on errors.
Clementoni finished the game 2-for-3 with a homer, double, two RBIs and a run scored; Bornemann was 2-for-4 with a double, two RBIs and two runs scored; Hurt was 2-for-3 with two runs scored; Jones was 2-for-3 with two RBIs and two runs scored; Kevin Nienhouse was 1-for-3 with two runs scored; Campbell was 1-for-3 with an RBI; Marcano had his RBI groundout; and Trautz walked twice and scored a run.
For the White Sox, Brent Costantino was 1-for-3 with an RBI; Justgin Botwinick was 1-for-2 with a walk; and Noah Schagelin walked and scored a run. Justin Botwinick pitched the first four innings for the White Sox and Costantino finished up with one inning of work.
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Campbell, Hurt lead Cards to 14-2 victory
ROCKAWAY TWP. - Jace Campbell was 4-for-4 with five RBIs and winning pitcher Bandon Hurt finished 3-for-3 with two homers and three RBIs to lead the unbeaten Cardinals to a 14-2 victory over the Brewers in a Rockaway Township Little League Major League baseball game played at Marcella Field on Monday, May 9, 2011.
The Cards are leading the National League Division of the league with a 7-0 record. The Brewers slipped to 2-3 with the loss in the game shortened to four innings by the league's mercy rule.
Campbell and Hurt had a hand in the early run production when the Cards put the game practically out of reach in the top of the first inning by scoring nine times.
Campbell doubled in Christain Bornemann, who had walked. After Matthew Clementoni singled Campbell home with the second run, Hurt hit his first home run, a two-run shot that gave the Cards a 4-0 lead.
Kevin Nienhouse followed with a single and eventually scored on a single by Zach Trautz to make it 5-0. Andrew Clementoni followed with a single and Bornemann, batting for the second time in the inning, doubled both runners home for a 7-0 lead. Campbell followed with an RBI triple and Matthew Clementoni got his second RBI single of the inning to close out the scoring.
The Cards got three runs in the third on back-to-back triples by Trautz and Campbell; Matthew Clementoni's RBI groundout; and Hurt's second homer of the game, a solo shot.
In the fourth, Trautz singled with two outs; Bornemann walked and, after both runners moved up a base on a double steal, Campbell drove in his fourth and fifth runs of the game with a single.
Campbell, Hurt and Trautz combined for 10 of the Cards' 16 hits for the game. Campbell had two singles and three runs scored to go with his 4-for-4, five-RBI performance; Hurt finished with a single and two runs scored to go with his 3-for-3, two-homer night; and Trautz finished 3-for-3 with a triple, two singles, one RBI and three runs scored.
Matthew Clementoni was 2-for-4 with a double, three RBIs and a run scored; Bornemann was 1-for-2 with a double, two RBIs, two walks and three runs scored; Nienhouse was 2-for-3 with a run scored; Andrew Clementoni was 1-for-1 with a run scored; and Bryan Greene was 1-for-2 with a single.
Hurt struck out eight in allowing two runs on three hits and a walk in 3.1 innings. Greg Jones finished up for the Cards, walking the first batter he faced but then getting the next batter to bounce out to a game-ending double play.
Next on the schedule for the Cards is a 2 p.m. game against the White Sox at Peterson-2 Field on Saturday, May 14.
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Hurt's HR, Bornemann's 3B spark unbeaten Cards
ROCKAWAY TWP. - The Cardinals went to the long ball early to stay unbeaten as Brandon Hurt hit a three-run first-inning home run and Christain Bornemann hit a two-run triple in the second in an 8-3 victory over the Cubs in a Rockaway Township Little League Majors Division game played at Peterson-1 Field on Friday, May 6, 2011.
Bornemann and Matthew Clementoni drew first-inning walks before Hurt unloaded his three-run blast to give the Cards (6-0) an early 3-0 lead.
The lead became 6-0 in the next inning when Joey Marcano and Zach Trautz both walked and scored ahead of Bornemann's triple. Bornemann scored the third run of the inning on an error.
The Cubs got their three runs in the top of the fourth inning on James Cooper's first Majors Division home run, a three-run shot.
The Cards closed out the scoring in the bottom of the fourth when Clementoni singled in Marcano and Trautz, both of whom had reached on singles.
Kevin Nienhouse was the starting and winning pitcher for the Cards, working the first three innings and allowing no runs on two hits and three walks while striking out three.
Jace Campbell, bornemann and Clementoni followed with Clementoni finishing up by pitching hitless ball with five strikeouts and a walk over the final two innings.
Hurt led the Cards' seven-hit attack by going 2-for-3 with his three-run homer and a single. Bornemann was 1-for-2 with his two-run triple and two runs scored; Clementoni was 1-for-2 with two RBIs and a run scored; Nienhouse, Trautz and Marcano each had singles to round out the Cards' attack.
For the Cubs, Cooper drove in all the runs with his homer; Nicholas Wekilsky was 2-for-3, Joshua Perez had a double; and Christain Morales had a single and scored a run.
Andrew Lomauro and David Heeren pitched for the Cubs with Heeren striking out seven in 3.1 innings.
The next game for the Cards is scheduled for Monday, May 9, a 6:30 p.m. game against the Brewers at Marcella Field.
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Hurt's 2-run HR, 1-hit pitching beat Giants, 3-0
ROCKAWAY TWP. - Brandon Hurt hit a two-run homer and pitched a complete-game one-hit shutout with 12 strikeouts when the unbeaten Cardinals stopped the Giants, 3-0, in a Rockaway Township Little League Majors Division game played at Peterson-1 Field here in the township on Monday, May 2, 2011.
Hurt gave up a first-inning single to Andrew Bernhart and walked but one in pitching his gem to lead his teammates to their fifth victory in as many games this spring.
Dylan Lesch started for the Giants and worked 3.1 innings of hitless ball with nine strikeouts and Bernhart pitched the remaining 2.2 innings, allowing three hits and striking out four.
The game was scoreless until the top of the fourth when the Card scored a run without getting a base hit. Greg Jones, Bryan Greene and Brandon Marcano walked to load the bases and then Zach Trautz worked a walk to force in Jones.
The Cards made it 3-0 with two runs in the fifth when Matthew Clementoni led off the inning with a double and came around to score when Hurt blasted his home run.
Christian Bornemann got the Cards' other hit, a sixth-inning single to finish the game 1-for-3 with a walk.
The Cards next game is a 6:30 p.m. start against the Cubs at Peterson-1 on Friday, May 6.
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Clementoni, Hurt help Cards defeat A's, 6-3
ROCKAWAY TWP. - Matthew Clementoni and Brandon Hurt drove in five runs between them and three Cardinal pitchers combined for a three-hitter when the unbeaten Cards beat the A's, 6-3, in a Rockaway Township Little League Majors Division baseball game played at Peterson-1 Field here in the township on Friday, April 29, 2011.
Clementoni had an RBI triple in the Cards' three-run first inning and added a clutch two-out, two-run single in the second inning when the Cards (4-0) scored two more runs to take a 5-0 lead. Hurt drove in a run in the firstg and fourth innings.
Hurt was also the starting pitcher for the Cards, working the first 2.1 innings and allowing the A's first run. He struck out five and walked four before giving way to Jace Campbell, who threw 1.2 innings and gave up a run on a hit while striking out one. Clementoni pitched the final two innings, allowing one run on two hits while striking out two.
The Cards took a 1-0 lead in the top of the first when Clementoni singled in Christian Bornemann. Hurt singled in Clementoni and, after Hurt stole second, Kevin Nienhouse singled in Hurt to give the Cards a 3-0 lead before the A's even came to bat.
Clementoni's clutch two-out single drove in two more runs in the top of the second inning and Hurt got his second RBI single in the fourth inning, driving in Bornemann with the Cards' sixth and final run.
Clementoni, Hurt and Zach Trautz each had two hits to lead the Cards' nine-hit attack.
Clementoni finished 2-for-3 with a triple, walk, three RBIs and a run scored; Hurt was 2-for-2 with two walks, two RBIs and a run scored; and Trautz was 2-for-3 with a run scored.
Nienhouse was 1-for-3 with an RBI; Bornemann was 1-for-3 with an RBI, a walk, was hit by a pitch and scored three runs; and Greg Jones finished 1-for-3.
For the A's, Jonathan Opalewski had a sacrifice fly in the third inning for their first run and Derek Ferguson finished with two hits, including an RBI double in the sixth inning, and scored a run in the fourth.
Ryan Lee was the starting pitcher for the A's and he worked 2.2 inning with five strikouts. Derek Ferguson finished and struck out three.
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Clementoni, Hurt homers power Cards past Mets
ROCKAWAY TWP. - Matthew Clementoni hit a three-run home run and Brandon Hurt homered with one on when the Cardinals defeated the Mets, 10-2, in a Rockaway Township Little League Majors Division game played at Peterson-2 here in the township on Wednesday, April 27, 2011.
Hurt, who finished 1-for-2 with a walk and two runs scored, homered when the Cards (3-0) scored three times in the top of the first to take a lead they never lost. Clementoni's three-run blast came during a five-run second inning when the Cards took an 8-1 lead. The Cards finished their scoring in the third inning with Clementoni doubling in a run.
Clementoni led the Cards' 11-hit attack by going 2-for-2 with two walks and four RBIs.
Jace Campbell and Greg Jones each added two hits for the Cards with Campbell finishing 2-for-2 with a walk and an RBI and Jones going 2-for-4 with an RBI single in the second inning.
Kevin Nienhouse had an RBI double and a run scored; Christain Bornemann and Zach Trautz each finished with a double and a run scored; Joey Marcano got his first hit in the Majors - a second-inning single; and Bryan Greene walked once and stole his first base of the season.
Nienhouse was the winning pitcher, working the first 4.1 innings for his first Major Division win. He allowed two runs on three hits and four walks while striking out seven. Clementoni threw the last 1.2 innings to close the game, getting all five outs on strikeouts while walking one.
Walter Lampmann, Justin Parisi and Ryan Lampmann pitched for the Mets with Ryan Lampmann striking out four in his 1.1-inning stint to close the game.
Ryan Lampmann doubled and scored on Parisi's double in the first inning for the Mets' first run and Damon Greene had an RBI double in the fifth inning for the other.
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Cards' 14-hit attack defeats Cubs, 16-2
ROCKAWAY TWP. - Christian Bornemann, Brandon Hurt, and Kevin Nienhouse each had three hits and Greg Jones and Andrew Clementoni each had "firsts" when the Cardinals used a 14-hit attack to beat the Cubs, 16-2, in a Rockaway Township Little League Majors Division game played at Peterson-1 on Tuesday, April 26, 2011.
Bornemann finished 3-for-4 and also stole three bases, including a theft of home for the Cards (2-0). Hurt and Nienhouse were also 3-for-4 with Nienhouse getting a pair of doubles.
Jones connected for his first home run in the Majors Division when he delivered with a man on in the fifth inning. Andrew Clementoni got his first Majors Division hit - a single in the Cards' five-run second inning - and also stole two bases.
Other offensive highlights for the Cardinals included Jace Campbell's bases-loaded, bases-clearing double in the fifth inning; Matthew Clementoni's RBI single in the first inning and three stolen bases; Zach Trautz' two-single, two-run performance; and Brfandon's Marcano's two walks and two runs scored.
Hurt started and worked three hitless and scoreless innings; Neinhouse pitched a scoreless inning; Bornemann worked one inning; and Matthew Clementoni finished the game by striking out the side in the sixth and final inning.
Andrew Lomauro accounted for both runs for the Cubs (2-1) when he hit a two-run home run in the fifth inning.
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Hurt, Clementoni combine to one-hit Red Sox
ROCKAWAY TWP. - Brandon Hurt and Matt Clementoni combined for a one-hitter when the Cardinals opened their Rockaway Township Little League season with a 9-0 victory over the Red Sox in a Major League Division game played at Marcella Field on Monday, April 28, 2011.
Hurt worked the first three innings and struck out seven and walked four and gave up one hit. Clementoni pitched the last three innings and didn't allow a hit while striking out eight and walking only one batter.
Christian Bornemann, Hurt and Clementoni each had three hits to spark the Cardinals' 11-hit attack.
Hurt gave the Cards a 2-0 first-inning lead when he blasted a line-drive two-run home run over the right field fence to drive in Greg Jones, who had singled. Hurt finished the game 3-for-3 with two RBIs, a walk and two runs scored.
Bornemann was 3-for-3 with three RBIs, a double, a walk and two runs scored. Bornemann highlighted the Cardinals' three-run third inning with a three-run double. Clementoni finished 3-for-4 with two RBIs.
Also for the Cardinals, Kevin Neinhouse was 1-for-2 with two RBIs - a two-run single in the third inning - and Zach Trautz, the team's No. 9 hitter, came back from being behind 0-2 in the count to draw a walk and eventually score.
Travis Ardin got the only hit of the game for the Red Sox - a first-inning single - and Andre Trujillo and Joey Gonzalez split the pitching duties with Trujillo working the first three innings and striking out five and Gonzalez pitching the final two innings with four strikeouts.
The Cardinals next game is a 2 p.m. game on Saturday, April 20, against the Mets at Peterson-2. The Red Sox play the A's on Saturday at Peterson-1 at 4:30 p.m.
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