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Thursday, May 24, 2012
Mount Laurel 11, Pine Barrens 3:
Mike Tobia had four hits and four RBIs, and Brandon Barnes, Matt Szukics and John Burns added two hits each for the winners. Pine Barrens was led by Dylan Johannink and Rich Powelson with two hits apiece.
Delran 8, Burlington Township 0:
Chris Maull gave up one hit and struck out 10. Kevin McMenamin was 3-for-4 with a three-run homer.
Wednesday, May 23, 2012
Willingboro 5, Riverside 1:
Dan Hill pitched a no-hitter and struck out seven. Dan Sieracki had two hits and Matt Moceri had a run-scoring triple.
Cinnaminson 10, Burlington Township 0:
Jim Goodwin worked four innings for the win, striking out five, and Corey Mingin had eight Ks in the final three innings. Matt Cann and Frank Sirolli each had two hits and one RBI.
Mount Laurel 11, Vincentown 5:
Andrew Schaefer threw a complete game for Mount Laurel and Szukics had three hits and two doubles. Kevin Diamond had two singles and a two-run homer.
Tuesday, May 22, 2012
Riverside 4, Delran 1:
Justin Ely went the distance for the win, Buey Garofalo batted in two runs and Joe Knazek had two hits.
Cinnaminson 11, Burlington Township 1:
Ryan Mingin?s three hits and three RBIs led the attack that supported winning pitcher Ryan Varga (11 strikeouts).
Monday, May 21, 2012
Burlington 5, Mount Laurel 2:
Jeff Vitale was 3-for-3, leading the support for winning pitcher Sean McNeill (eight strikeouts). Josh Limon had two RBIs and Dan Torres scored two runs as the Mets improved to 5-0.
Sunday, May 20, 2012
Delran takes two from Pine Barrens
Delran took both ends of a Rancocas Valley League doubleheader Sunday at Notre Dame Field, sweeping the Pine Barrens Phantoms 4-3 and 11-0.
Mark Wickersham needed last-out relief help from Jason Ronca to win the opener over Matt Baer. Kevin McMeniman and Rex Workman each had two hits for Delran. Matt Carr went 2-for-3 for the Phantoms. Chris Maull (5 innings) and Matt Ulmer (2 innings) earned the shutout in the nightcap. McMeniman had two more hits and two runs, and Bobby Isopi was 2-for-3.
Willingboro 13, Burlington Township 1:
Dan Hill was 4-for-4 and teammates Mike Loffredo and Jamie Schwantes each added three hits for Willingboro. Tyler Bayley earned the win in relief.
Burlington 6, Riverside 3:
John Harvey pitched a complete game, allowing no earned runs. Dan Graham, Paul Guerrieri and Scott Hauber each had two hits for the winners. Losing pitcher Brett Knazek had two RBIs and brother Joe Knazek was 2-for-4.
Courtesy of Burlington County Times
Friday, May 18, 2012
Burlington 5, Riverside 0:
James Chambers and Sean McNeil combined on a four-hit shutout. Pedro Perez had three hits and Paul Guerrieri added two. Brendan Griffin and Justin Ely led Riverside with two hits.
Thursday, May 17, 2012
Delran 1, Burlington Township 0:
Eric Gertie struck out nine in a four-hitter to win his pitching duel with Ken Brock. Kyle Ballay singled the run home, scoring Ryan McFadden, who?d reached base on a bunt single, then stole second.
Burlington 5, Willingboro 4:
Shaun Babula recorded a strikeout with two Willingboro runners on base to nail down the win. Babula went the distance and struck out 10. Pedro Perez hit a home run and Garrett Mull had two RBIs for Burlington. Matt Moceri batted in two runs for Willingboro.
Courtesy of Burlington County Times
Tuesday, May 15, 2012
Riverside 3, Pine Barrens 2:
Riverside won in the bottom of the eighth inning when Brendon Griffin was hit by a pitch with bases loaded. Winning pitcher Justin Ely worked all eight frames and struck out eight.
Courtesy of Burlington County Times
Monday, May 14, 2012
Burlington 7, Willingboro 6:
The Mets overcame a 6-4 deficit after they were down to their last out with no one on base. Pedro Perez hit a pinch-hit home run Shaun Babula then singled and stole second base, before Zach Skidmore followed with a home run. Skidmore, who went deep twice, finished with four RBIs. Jon Wetzel and Matt Moceri homered for Willingboro.
Vincentown 10, Burlington Township 3:
The Merchants scored eight runs in the first two innings and won their season opener behind 10 strikeouts by winning pitcher Zeke Boren. It was the debut for first-year franchise Burlington Township.
Courtesy of Burlington County Times
RVL NOTEBOOK - Burlington County Times
May 15, 2012
Courtesy of Bruce Conlin, Burlington County Times
It was only the opening game of a 32-game season. Way too early to see what happens when the temperature gets hot, the beach calls or the girlfriends want some company. But there certainly were some very encouraging signs.
First, there was the new name. Gone is Pemberton and in is the Pine Barrens Phantoms. Second will be the new uniforms (when they arrive). Third, home games will be played at Patty Bowker Field in Tabernacle, meaning lots of home games at night.
Manager Gerry Lamola, dressed in his National Guard fatigues after rushing to Bob Kenney Field from his job at McGuire Air Force Base, looked at his bench and saw ... a bench. With extra players on it. Seven of them, in fact. ?This is a new year, for sure,? he said, prior to Wednesday night?s 3-2 loss to the Riverside Patriots, and before Sunday?s doubleheader at Delran. ?We only have about five guys back from last year. It?s a new team. In the past I never knew who would be there. ?This year I can move guys around. We have players. Last year we?d only have nine, 10 guys show up, and we?d have five guys playing out of position, just to fill the spots. Now we have a lot of guys who want to play.?
And last year, lest we forget, produced a final record of four wins and 30 losses. (In the third-base dugout, it was the same feeling. One year removed from an 0-33 season in 2010, Riverside also has a new name ? the Patriots ? new hats with the old-fashioned ?Riverside R,? and the feeling that last year?s 12-20-3 record will be improved upon.)
Since the season started, Pine Barrens has dropped four players ? Greg Cinelli, Greg and Matt Hunt and Mike Jewell ? and added nine: Bob Antoniewicz, Connor Arsenault, Matt Baer, Josh Brown, Matt Carr, John Diamond, Dylan Johannink, Dan Lawrence and Shane Lynch.
Ronnie Krankowski notices the change, too. Even if he doesn?t know all the names that go with the faces yet. ?It was pretty bad last year. We?d have me, Mike (Kondrath), a couple guys from Pemberton and whoever Gerry could get from the base,? Krankowski said. ?This year we?ve got some guys who have played ball in college, high school. I just have to learn their names now.?
Chris DelleMonache, Krankowski, John Perinelli and Nick Henderson did the pitching Wednesday, allowing just four hits in eight innings and losing on an unearned run. Kondrath, whose job prevents him from playing in weekday games, was scheduled to pitch one of Sunday?s two games against Delran.
Frank Canuso gives the staff a catcher who can, well, catch. Buddy Brooks is solid at third base. And that doesn?t even include a half-dozen players who weren?t there Wednesday. ?You didn?t see my whole team yet,? Lamola said. ?We were a little rusty swinging the bat, but that will come around. That was a good game. I think both teams will compete with the top four better this year.?
Making moves
Vincentown released veterans Al Roach, Owen Boles and Ryan Walter (who was added by Delran) and added Matt Dolon.
Cinnaminson released veteran Gary Herron and added Chris McManus.
This and that
The anticipated All-Star Game between the Rancocas Valley League and Pennsylvania?s Blue Mountain League will not be happening ... at least not in 2012. Look for another River vs. Country matchup of RVL talent. It?s too bad, because Limeport?s Fegely Field would be quite a place to play.
Max Newill, when he?s not pitching for the Delran team in the RVL, is the varsity baseball coach at Bridgewater-Raritan High School. His Panthers reached the title game of the Somerset County Tournament, but fell 4-3 to Hillsborough.
RVL NOTEBOOK - Burlington County Times
May 14, 2012
Courtesy of: Bruce Johnson, Burlington County Times
Expanded baseball league kicks off Monday
The 115th consecutive summer of semipro baseball in Burlington County kicks off Monday evening with two games: Willingboro taking on the Burlington Mets in a 6:15 start at Life Center Academy, and league newcomer Burlington Township visits Vincentown for an 8 p.m. start.
The B.T. Pirates have been added as the ninth team in the league, meaning each team will play a 32-game schedule, facing each opponent twice at home and twice on the road. Rounding out the teams are defending league champion Cinnaminson, Vincentown, defending regular-season champion Delran, Riverside, Mount Laurel and the Pine Barren Phantoms (formerly Pemberton).
The regular season is scheduled to end July 31, with the playoffs to follow. The eighth- and ninth-place teams will meet in a one-game playoff on Aug. 1, with the winner advancing to the quarterfinals that start Aug. 4.
This is the 66th year of the Rancocas Valley League, which started in 1947. Burlington County?s first organized league was in 1898 ? around the time of the Spanish-American War ? lasted through the 1951 season, after which it merged with the RVL in 1952.
Home fields
Burlington: Life Center Academy, Florence
Burlington Township: Burlington Township High School; Pinewald Field (Sundays)
Cinnaminson: Memorial Field, Cinnaminson
Delran: Notre Dame Field, Delran
Mount Laurel: Hainesport Recreation Field
Pemberton: Pemberton Babe Ruth Field
Riverside: Bob Kenney Field, Riverside
Vincentown: Southampton Memorial Field, Vincentown
Willingboro: J.F. Kennedy Recreation Center Field, Willingboro
Making it official
For years teams have half-considered Southampton Memorial Field was really Harry Thompson Field. After all, the 82-year-old Thompson has been part of the Vincentown Merchants since 1947, the year the RVL opened. But on May 28, the change will become official. If that wasn?t enough reason for a big crowd to head to the league?s mecca, that night?s game will be against the Burlington Mets.
The name game
The Burlington Mets and Vincentown Merchants were the only RVL teams with nicknames last year. This year that has changed, with Cinnaminson (Reds, named after former coach Red Herron), Riverside (Patriots), Pemberton (now the Pine Barren Phantoms, named after the planes coach Gerry Lamola used to fly) and the B.T. Pirates. Hopefully, Delran, Mount Laurel and Willingboro will join the nickname club.
Look who's back
Ryan Mingin will be playing for the Cinnaminson Reds until early-mid June, when he will leave to coach a team in the Myrtle Beach Summer League. Mingin was one of the league?s top catchers before taking a coaching position in Oklahoma last year.
This and that
The Cinnaminson entry in the RVL will hold a season-opening Beef ?n? Beer fundraiser Saturday, 7-11 p.m., at the Jug Handle Inn's outside bar. For information, contact Brett Miller at 609-238-3430.
Willingboro will hold its fourth Alvin Townsend Memorial Beef and Beer Scholarship Fundraiser on June 2, 6-9 p.m., at the Cool Cricket in Fieldsboro. The cost is $25. The team is also selling Alvin (No.3 ) Townsend T-shirts for $20. For information, contact Mike Stumpf at 609-560-0143.
Bridgeton Invitational
The 46th Bridgeton Invitational Baseball Tournament is scheduled to run July 27 through Aug. 10. Along with the second Ms. Bridgeton Invitational Contest, each team participating in the 2012 tournament will be assigned one female contestant to represent its team. She can be no younger than 16 years old and can be single or married.
Harry W. Thompson Field
April 21, 2012
For many years, RVL players have jokingly referred to Southampton Memorial Field as Harry Thompson Field. This was probably not so much of a joke as it was foreshadowing that one day the long-time manager of the Vincentown Merchants would one day have his name adorned on the outfield scoreboard. That day will come on May 28, 2012, in a ceremony prior to the Burlington-Vincentown game on Memorial Day. More details will be available as the date nears but the RVL and Southampton Township hope for a great showing of support.
2012 RVL Schedule Released
April 20, 2012
It's official! The 2012 Rancocas Valley League baseball schedule has been finalized and released. Mark Monday, May 14th on the calendar as "Opening Night 2012" with two games on the schedule. Willingboro travels to Burlington for their recently developed traditional season opener while new comers Burlington Township travel to the friendly confines of Southampton Memorial Park.
And for the true RVL fan, at least one game is scheduled for every night of the opening week (Monday through Friday). Check the schedule link for times and locations.
RVL Season Set to Begin May 14, 2012
The Rancocas Valley League (RVL) baseball season is set to begin on May 14, 2012 and will feature a 32-game schedule to end July 31, 2012. Franchises from Burlington, Cinnaminson, Delran, Mount Laurel, Pemberton, Riverside, Vincentown, and Willingboro will return. In addition, a new franchise from Burlington Township will join the league. The traditional 8 team playoff format will commence on Saturday, August 4th at Southampton Memorial Park. On Wednesday, August 1st, the 8th and 9th seeds will compete in a single-elimination play-in game. Schedule development is currently in progress and will be released shortly.
2011 RVL Playoff Recap
January 29, 2012
RVL Finals
Game 1: Cinnaminson 2, Vincentown 1
Game 2: Cinnaminson 13, Vincentown 8
Game 3: Vincentown 7, Cinnaminson 6
Game 4: Cinnaminson 13, Vincentown 3
(Cinnaminson wins series 3-1)
Semi-Finals
Game 1: Cinnaminson 5, Burlington 4
Game 2: Burlington 3, Cinnaminson 2
Game 3: Cinnaminson 1, Burlington 0
(Cinnaminson wins series 2-1)
Game 1: Delran 4, Vincentown 3
Game 2: Vincentown 2, Delran 1
Game 3: Vincentown 7, Delran 1
(Vincentown wins series 2-1)
First Round
Game 1: Cinnaminson 2, Mt. Laurel 1 (9 innings)
Game 2: Cinnaminson 12, Mt. Laurel 0
(Cinnaminson wins series 2-0)
Game 1: Delran 13 , Pemberton 0
Game 2: Delran 10 , Pemberton 0
(Delran wins series 2-0)
Game 1: Burlington 3, Riverside 1
Game 2: Burlington 9, Riverside 8
(Burlington wins series 2-0)
Game 1: Vincentown 8, Willingboro 7
Game 2:Vincentown 10, Willingboro 2
(Vincentown wins series 2-0)
For a complete schedule listing, click here!
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