DOLAN & MURPHY Shamrocks at Boys of Summer AURORA, IL
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The Shamrocks went 1-2 at the boys of Summer Tournamentthis past weekend taking our season record to 14-9. Despite a great comefrom behind win against #13 Circle Tap in our opening game, a frustrating5-4 loss to #18 Quad City and a run rule loss to #3 Orillia kept us from advancingto the playoff bracket. Many thanks to Dick Brethauer for his continued supportof the team throughout the weekend.
A brief summary of the weekends games is below:
Game 1
Dolan and Murphy 2
Circle Tap 1
The game started as a real pitchers duel with neitherteam able to score with commanding pitching by both teams. In the top ofthe 5th, Circle Tap were able to string hits together scoring one run. TheShamrocks bats were tied down until the top of the 7th when a solo home runby Andrew Havercroft tied the game. Some great defensive plays from Aaron Vailand Dave Perkins in the 8th and 9th held Circle Tap and gave the Shamrocksan opportunity in the bottom of the 9th. With Dave Perkins on 2nd (Int'lTiebreaker), Andrew Havercroft received an intentional walk and Luis Saldanadrove a ball over the right fielder to secure the win for the Shamrocks.Hits for the Shamrocks throughout the game also came from Brian Tobinand Aaron Vail.
WP Juan Potolicchio (9 Inn, 7H, 1ER, 11K) LP Matt Bramwell
Game 2
Dolan and Murphy 4
Quad City Sox 5
The Shamrocks jumped to an early lead scoring 2 runs inthe 1st and another in the 2nd with Quad City scoring 1 in the 1st off a solohome run. A bad defensive third inning gave up the lead with Quad Citytaking a lead in to the 4th. A solo home run by Brian Tobin put the Shamrockswithin 1 going into the 7th. In the 7th Camden Decker drew a walk andDave Perkins doubled to right. Andrew Havercroft was intentionally walked butthe Shamrocks were unable to score meaning a frustrating loss. Hits for theShamrocks: Camden Decker 2 x 1b, Dave Perkins 1 x 1b, 1 x 2b, BrianTobin 1 x 1b, 1 x HR, David Schuett 1 x 2b, 1 x 1b, Andrew Havercroft 1 x 1b.
LP Juan Potolicchio (6Inn,7H, 2ER, 7K) WP Harold Kelly (SV Jonas Mach)
Game 3
Dolan and Murphy 0
Orillia Riversharks 9
The Orillia bats came out srong crushing 7 earned runsin the first 3 innings off Jason Iuli. Juan Potolicchio entered in reliefholding them to 2 runs in the next 2 innings. The Shamrocks were unableto match the offensive power of the Riversharks collecting only 3 hits throughoutthe 5 innings game. Hits came from the bats of Camden Decker, CooperCarson and Andrew Havercroft.
LP Jason Iuli (3Inn,7ER, 0K) WP Michael White
The Shamrocks host the AFSA classic this weekend at StuartSports Complex in Aurora, IL. We look forward to another great tournamentwith a field of very competitive teams.
