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    Ardin was 2-for-3 with a double and three RBIs to lead a five-hit attack in the opener and had a two-run double and a run scored in the nightcap.
    Seth Berkin and Connor Callahan combined on a two-hitter in the opener. Berkin pitched four innings of two-hit ball with three strikeouts and three walks and Callahan struck out five and walked two in the two hitless innings he worked.
    The Knights jumped out to a 2-0 first-inning lead when Ryan Lee drove in a run with a groundout and Drew Frommelt added an RBI single.
    The Knights made it 3-0 in the second when Andre Trujillo stole home and it became 5-0 in the third when Ardin drove in Callahan and Berkin with a two-run double. Ardin got his final RBI of the day in the fifth inning when he singled home Callahan, who had walked and stolen second.
    The Knights broke open a close second game with eight runs in the fifth inning. Justin Kaufman and Trujillo each had a two-run single in the big inniung; Ryan Lee, Billy Nieman and Frommelt each drew bases-loaded walks to drive in a run; and a run scored when Ardin reached on an error.
    Earlier, Ardin hit his second two-run double of the day in the first inning, driving in Callahan who had doubled and Berkin who had walked. After Sparta tied it up, the Knights took a 3-0 lead in the third inning when Eric Gribbons doubled, stole third and scored on a wild pitch.
    Callahan was 2-for-3 with a double and two runs scored and Kaufman was 2-for-3 with two RBIs and a run scored to lead the Knights' eight-hit attack in the second game.
    Frommelt and Ardin did the pitching in the second game, Frommelt working four three-hit innings of shutout ball with five strikeouts and Ardin giving up two runs on three hits and four walks while striking out four.

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Grand Slams by Ardin, Gribbron key 11-2 victory

    ROCKAWAY TWP. - Travis Ardin and Eric Gribbons hit bases-loaded home runs during a 10-run second inning when the Rockaway Township Knights U12 travel baseball team defeated Kittatinny, 11-2, in an Off The Bench Baseball League game played at Kittatinny on Sunday, April 10, 2011.
    The win was the second in as many days for the Knights, who opened the 2011 season a day earlier with a 6-4 victory over Hopatcong at Hopatcong.
    Gribbons opened the Knights 10-run inning with a single and, after Drew Frommelt and Justin Kaufman walked to load the bases, Gribbons scored on a wild pitch. Bill Nieman followed with another walk to reload the bases and Ardin followed with his grand slam over the left field fence to give the Knights a 5-0 lead.
    Andre Trujillo followed Ardin's blast with a walk and, after Seth Berkin singled, Trujillo stole third before scoring on a wild pitch. Ryan Lee and Conner Callahan each drew walks to load the bases again and Gribbons followed with a line drive deep into the right field corner that enabled him to circle the bases for an inside-the-park grand slam.
    The Knights scored the final run of the game in the top of the sixth inning when Nieman led off with a single, Jerry Katz followed with a single, Trujillo walked to load the bases and Nieman scored when Berkin hit into a forceout.
    Lee, Ardin and Kaufman shared the pitching duties, each working two innings. Lee started and gave up two hits and one run (unearned) with one strikeout and no walks; Ardin followed with two innings of two-hit ball, giving up a run (earned) on two hits and two walks while striking out two; and Kaufman finished by working two inning of one-hit scoreless ball with two strikeouts and one walk.
    Gribbons was 2-for-3 to lead the Knights' seven-hit attack. Berkin, Callahan, Nieman, Katz and Ardin had the other hits.
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Frommelt 3 RBIs, Nieman 2 RBIs lead Knights in opener
    ROCKAWAY TWP. - Drew Frommelt drove in three runs and Bill Nieman added two RBIs when the Rockaway Township Knights U12 travel baseball team used a three-run sixth inning to beat Hopatcong, 6-4, in an Off The Bench Baseball League opening-day game played at Hopatcong on Saturday, April 9, 2011.
    Trailing 1-0 going into the top of the fourth, Brent Costantino reached on and error and Ryan Lee singled for the Knights. Connor Callahan and Frommelt each followed with RBI singles and Nieman drove in a run on a fielder's choice to give the Knights a 3-1 lead.
    Hopatcong answered with two runs in the bottom of the inning to tie the score and took a 4-3 lead with a single run in the bottom of the fifth inning.
    In the top of the sixth, Lee singled, Callahan doubled him to third and, after Gribbons rfeached on an error to load the bases, Frommelt followed with a two-run double to right to score Lee and Callahan and Nieman followed with an RBI single to bring in Gribbons with an insurance run.
    Costantino, Callahan and Andre Trujillo each worked two innings to share the pitching duties for the Knights.
    Costantino started and gave up a run (earned) on two hits and three walks while striking out three; Callahan gave up tgwo runs (both earned) on two hits, three walks while striking out two; and Trujillo closed out the game by giving up a run (unearned) on two hits while striking out three and walking none.
    Frommelt, Lee and Callahan each had two hits to lead the Knights' nine-hit attack. Frommelt was 2-for-3 with a double and three RBIs; Lee was 2-for-2 with a double, an RBI and two runs scored; and Callahan was 2-for-3 with a double, one RBI and tgwo runs scored.
    Costantino was 1-for-3 with a run scored; Nieman was 1-for-3 with his two RBIs; and Katz was 1-for-3 to account for the rest of the Knights' hits.