We strung a bunch of hits together and scored, Walls said. Sam Pepper had three hits, including his second home run of the season, and Jack Bujanowski also had three hits in support of winning pitcher Joe Argow. Rancocas Valley Regional High School - Wikipedia The arms are always here, but now that were starting to hit as a team, its gonna look really good for us in the playoffs.. Elevate and celebrate. Mike Wascos RBI double keyed a three-run first inning, with Bill Dove and Mark Wickersham also knocking in runs. I love it. Hill, along with Wetzel, went 2-for-4 as Willingboro held on to fifth place, and closed within two points of fourth-place Riverside. Burlington starter Ryan Bell struck out Joe Sirolli to retire the side. Carrol (nine in four innings) and Goodwin (eight in six) combined for 17 strikeouts. The first two were plated in the second inning as veteran Jamie Schwantes singled home Rich Stronski (double) and Jon Walls (hit by pitch) to give Willingboro. Cerami coasted through 3 2/3 innings before Garrett Mulls single and Matt Fischers double made it 8-7. RVL veterans Jeff Vitale and Matty Janulis lend leadership. I did that today., Sirolli is hitting .250 with five games to play in the RVLs regular season. Im trying to help us get back on track, he said. Pine Barrens strengthened its hold on third place in the Rancocas Valley Baseball League with a 9-0 win over Riverside behind Mason Andersons pitching. While theres been some turnover in recent years, there remains a nucleus of guys who know what it takes to be a contender. Rich Stronski had three hits and scored three runs in support of winning pitcher Kevin Faber, who pitched five innings and allowed two hits. Appearance on this list means the player attended the school, not that they played on the school's baseball team. Ryan Bell added a triple. Township scored twice before Pine Barrens (14-9-1) held on. We are deep in pitching, have a great lineup, and are solid at every position, the Holy Cross High and Clemson University graduate said. All of the runs scored by Willingboro (10-12) came in the top of the third inning off of Mount Laurel starter Marty McDonald. The Mets added three runs in the fifth on a two-run triple by Vinny James and an RBI single by Casey Donahue. It may have happened a couple of years and many baseball games ago, but Dockins remembers his part in one of the weirdest plays in recent RVL history. Maybe next year, Mets manager Keith Babula said. Rancocas Valley left a pair of runners on in the sixth and seventh innings. We need to execute the fundamentals and well be alright.. It looked like his playing days were behind him. The Reds scored five times in the fourth inning to seize a 7-3 lead on the way to victory. Jon Wilkins was 2-for-3 with an RBI and Justin McFadden had two hits for Burlington (14-2-1). 11 very enjoyable. Its nice to line up after games and shake your own teams hands more than four or five times a season, said Krankowski, who played for Tabernacle in 2007 before joining Pemberton in 2008. My guys have been inconsistent this year and it was nice to see them display something there offensively. The hardest thing to do in sports is to repeat as a champion. Burlington answered in the bottom half. A fielders choice off the bat of Martinez brought home the fifth run. However, Dockins believes his team still has to stay focused on remaining disciplined. When they do take the field, coach Gerry Lamolas team will have quite a few new faces. Play good off the bench for a couple years and earn a starting position.. I dont know if well have enough players to field a team, Babula said. They won the play-in game to make the eight-team playoff field, then extended eventual finalist Vincentown to a third game before bowing out in the first round. We have some guys who took time off after their college seasons. Alex Campbell, Eric Sellitto and Phil Shallenberger had two hits apiece as Pine Barrens improved to 15-9-1 for 35.5 points in the standings. That would be all Hill needed in relief of starter Connor McFarlane, as the closer retired the side in order to send his side to the semifinals. Rancocas Valley Red Devils Varsity Boys Baseball Mt. It pumped me up actually, said Ricks, who scattered four hits over five innings, and recorded six strikeouts. The all-star game between the RVL and Pennsylvanias Pen-Del League is still a go scheduled for July 19 at 5 p.m. Were in the process of collecting names from our managers, RVL president Ric Babula said. Ryan Bell pitched a three-hitter as the Burlington Mets downed the Pine Barrens Phantoms 3-1 at Patty Bowker Field. Cinnaminson then turned a double play but an effort to get Stumpf resulted in an errant throw. Willingboro rallied for a 9-8 win over Cinnaminson to force a deciding game Thursday, 8 p.m. at Cinnaminson. Things didnt go our way tonight.. Delran was unable to field a team this year and many of those players have found new homes in the RVL. Strain had two hits and two RBIs in a win Saturday over Burlington Township. (Babula) missed the zone a couple of times and there were some missed plays in the field. When you get some hits it gets you rolling. The first five years of their Rancocas Valley Baseball League existence, the team was known as Pemberton. Bill Dove reached on an error to start the fourth and Mike Wasco walked. I mainly only had to use my fastball and changeup because of the lead that we had. It felt comfy.. Cherry Hill - outfield, Joe Davis; outfield, Steve Grizer. The Invaders opened their season May 14 starting a three-game set with the White Sands Pupfish. Its about getting confidence, seeing some good pitches and putting a swing in there. He hit .437 with 15 doubles and three homers during the Mets 2010 championship season, and led the RVL in hitting (.487) in 2012. The Cinnaminson Reds applied that to the game of baseball Saturday night as they defeated Burlington 8-3 in Game 1 of the Rancocas Valley League championship series with some long and selective at-bats. For full functionality of this site it is necessary to enable JavaScript. It was a great team effort (from everyone).. Jaden Minott's (Mt. Holly, NJ) Rancocas Valley High School - MaxPreps Greg is a player who has done all of the right things on the field, and he has such a great attitude off of it, says Riversharks pitching coach Chris Widger (CHW WS 05). Defense is key in this league. Roster: Jeff Briggs, Frank Cerami, Dan Coughlin, Tyler DiPascale, Jesse Fante, Tyler Freeman, Joe Gutowski, Pat Hayduk, Dan Horniak, Alex Humes, Tim Kemmerle, Dante Keys, Brett Knazek, Joe Knazek, Matt Leith, Kevin Lovitte, Matt Mann, Kevin McAdams, Jonnie McGugan, Eric Oliver, Jason Sabol, Josh Sabol, Donnie Strain, Tyler Wolf. If anybody has a handle on the strengths of the two leagues, it would be catcher Rick Santarone. Burlington travels to Riverside on Friday to resume a game suspended by weather, then completes its regular season Monday at home against Vincentown. Eifert had a single, triple and an RBI, Giancarlo Regni had two singles and two RBI, Mike Zier had two hits and an RBI, while Wayne Feret had two singles and scored twice. Shaun Babula drew a balk in the process of trying to steal home and scored the run that lifted Burlington to a 3-2 win over Cinnaminson. Some players were voted to the team Vinny James, Greg Gilbert, Kyle Higgins, Eric Gertie, Mike Tobia but are unable to attend. The pitching staff blends experience (Ryan Varga, Craig Carrol, Jim Goodwin) and youth (Clinton Hart, Christian Rahman, Alex Sankey). Dan Hill then knocked home Stronski on a single. OUR SERVICES FREE Web Sites FREE Online Registration Payment Processing LeagueLineup Pro & Elite Domain Names Background Checks. RBI singles by Matt Hill in the sixth and Zach Skidmore in the seventh completed the scoring for Burlington. - It was bad enough Khari Rhodes had to sit out his sophomore season with the Lenape Regional High School baseball team due to a broken ankle. We had that one bad inning where we gave up a five-spot and the lead, RVL manager Ric Babula said. Theres not much to it. The Burlington County Baseball . It was a pretty good experience and a great atmosphere, Sirolli said. Pine Barrens is 11-7-1 for 26.5 points, one point behind Riverside (11-9-1, 27.5) for third place, heading into Fridays 7 p.m. makeup game at Vincentown. The Phantoms runs were batted in by Ronnie Krankowski (single) and Eric Sellitto (double). . The defense is basically the same, but the RVL has more depth in pitching and power hitting.". We have a lot of arms.. Mount Laurel tallied two runs in the third on a two-run double by Brandon Barnes (2-for-4, three RBIs), which scored Rich Ledbeater and Cole Pewor. Its really close.. Craig Carroll pitched the fourth and fifth and Clinton Hart got the final six outs for the save. Mount Laurel scored two runs in the bottom of the fourth after a two-out, two-run single from Tyler Revay to make it 5-2. We were down (3-2 after six innings), we left a lot of guys on, but we kept fighting and came through at the end, Gertie said. But they are a tough team.. Their offense is already good and they have pitching. Shaun went 3-for-3 with a walk, two stolen bases and two runs scored. Mark Stumpf had three hits, the biggest of which was a three-run double in the first inning. Joe Sirolli had three hits and scored three runs, helping Cinnaminson improve to 10-2-1 for 22 points. Gradual improvement proof that Riverside on course, Goals remain modest. The leadoff hitter was able to work the count against Riverside starter Dan Hornyak in the third and fourth innings to reach base and drive in runs. Black took third on a passed ball, then came home on a sacrifice fly by Paul M, It stayed 4-3 until the seventh, when two insurance runs came across for Mount Laurel. The RVL is planning to hold another 50/50 fundraiser during the season so contact your favorite manager or player for additional information. He is also the great-grandfather of the Burlington Mets Keith and Shaun Babula. Frank Sirolli doubled with two outs in the third, then scored on a single by Geoff Gilbert. Get the latest news, schedule, scores, stats, league standings, rankings and photos for Rancocas Valley's high school's Baseball teams. Another day in the books turned out to be another victory Tuesday for the Mets, who took down Riverside 12-4 in the opening game of their Rancocas Valley League best-of-three semifinal series. Phil Shallenberger and Mike Follet each doubled for the winners. They hit the ball. We pitch well, hit well; we really just do it all. Head Coach. The teams are even at 2-2 with the deciding Game 5 scheduled for Thursday, 7 oclock at Harry Thompson Field. But its the new guys who have really sped up the turnaround. The guys on this team all love baseball. As the old saying goes: good things come to those who wait. Frank Sirolli doubled with two outs in the third, then scored on a single by Geoff Gilbert. An infield error on a pickoff play at second enabled Wickersham to score. Box score Rancocas Valley won on 5/16/2023 Seriously, that is one part of our game that has to improve and I think it will.. We had opportunitiesand failed, said assistant coach Reg Williams. Gertie allowed seven hits, struck out three and walked two in one of the wildest RVL games this summer. Mark Wickersham has been signed by the Cinnaminson Reds. It ticked me off a little bit. 0:57. Tyler Kaisers home run in the bottom of the seventh spoiled Bells shutout. User Agreement, Tyler Kaiser and Phil Shallenberger form a very solid left side of the infield. And its wins were few and far between. Delran captured eight RVL titles five as the Delran Diamonds in 1977, 1978, 1981, 1984 and 1993, and the last three as Delran, in 2002, 2007 and 2008. Craig Carrol pitched a four-hitter for Cinnaminson in a 3-0 win over Willingboro in the first game of their Rancocas Valley Baseball League semifinal series Tuesday night. Babula roped a two-run single down the left-field line to extend the lead to 4-0. According to RVL rules, five innings of baseball must be played in order for a game to result in either awin, loss or tie. Mason Anderson pitched a four-hitter for Pine Barrens in a 3-1 win over Mount Laurel. RV BASEBALL - Camps - Google Sites Welcome to the Rancocas Valley Baseball team feed. The former Delran third baseman had been thinking of retiring, or just playing in a weekend league. Last Tuesday the Burlington Mets slugger lined a laser to right field, where a fast-charging Mike Cooper (playing a bit shallow for a lefty like Skidmore) fielded the ball cleanly. Shaun Babula sees improvement in the Patriots, who share second place with Cinnaminson. Mount Laurel took a 3-2 lead in the bottom half of the sixth inning on four hits and a throwing error by Burlington. Dan Hill was the winning pitcher in the second game, striking out six in 4 2/3 innings. The pitching matchup is a probable repeat of Game 1, Jim Goodwin for Cinnaminson and Shaun Babula for Burlington. Atkins toed the rubber for only the third time this season and impressed with his ability to mix speeds and keep the Township hitters off-balance. It was a pretty good experience and a great atmosphere, Sirolli said. User Agreement, Its tough to argue that point, especially after the 2013 RVL champions pulled out a gut-wrenching 6-3 victory in nine innings over Mount Laurel on Monday night at Harry W. Thompson Field. 2 or 3 hole. Hes a complete player and a big reason why Burlington has been so dominant in the Rancocas Valley Baseball League in recent years. Josh Sabol, TylerWolf and Fante each had two hits, and Brett Knazek had a double. The league opens play May 15 and will play one 11-team division. Jeff Vitale walked to load the bases and John Dockins' sacrifice fly sent Wasco home. Max Newill was the winning pitcher as Burlington boosted its record to 11-2-1 for 24 points, lifting the Mets into first place. Geoff Gilbert later hit a run-scoring double, and Tim Wasco had an RBI single. And Mike Follett joins Krankowski, Sellito and Powelson in an outfield that makes every fly ball an out, not an adventure. Even though he doesnt make many of them, it allows him to attack and take control of the game.. An error allowed the final run to score. The Reds would knot the score when Greg Gilbert brought home Bill Dove (walk) with a base hit. There are many new faces on Dockins old team this summer. We got the first win out of the way, Gilbert said. Phil Shallenberger had an RBI triple, while Alex Campbell and Vince Gares added RBI doubles. The Mets entered the bottom half of the fourth tied with Riverside, which took advantage of a few errors to score three early runs. Vinny James batted in five runs Monday and led Burlington to a 7-1 win over Vincentown. The Cinnaminson Reds clinched their Rancocas Valley Baseball League semifinal series Thursday night with a 5-2 win over Willingboro. GO TO STOP SIGN. The exhibition game planned for this Saturday between the 2013 champions of the RVL (Burlington Mets) and Pennsylvanias Blue Mountain League (Hellertown Royals) wont be played. Burlington advances to the RVL championship series. Cinnaminsons efforts shouldnt go unnoticed. Garrett Mull was 4-for-4 with an RBI and Marshall Harden had two hits (home run, double) and two RBIs as the Mets improved to 18-3-1. Jon Wetzel began the inning by hitting what looked to be a routine ground ball to second baseman Cole Pewor, but the ball took a bad hop and the rally was started. 5 Mike Dunlap and Mike Tobia each threw one inning to finish off the victory. Brett Knazek had two hits for Riverside (11-8-1). Riverside pushed across four runs on the evening thanks to an RBI single by Eric Oliver in the fifth, a two-run home run by Jonnie McGugan in the sixth, and an infield error by the Mets in the seventh. , who singled to lead off the inning and stole second base. We have a lot of arms.. The win is the fourth straight for Burlington, which is 12-2-1 overall and holds first place. Mark Stumpf had three hits and two RBIs for Willingboro, Drew Rodriguez had a double and triple and scored twice, and Jordan Glover and Jon Wetzel both doubled. He knew John Dockins was returning to the Rancocas Valley League. So Dockins didnt make his RVL season debut until Thursday night, going 2-for-4 and handling all his plays at shortstop. . Jason Ronca, Eric Gertie and Max Newill can all still pitch, although age and family obligations have entered the picture. Added to the eight BML teams defending champ Martins Creek Creekers, Berlinsville Braves, Blue Mountain Hawks, Easton Falcons, Hellertown Royals, Limeport Dodgers, MetLife Orioles and Northampton Giants were the defending Tri-County champ Northern Yankees of Allentown, and Limeport Bulls. Roster: Keith Babula, Shaun Babula, Ryan Bell, Brandon Elliott, Matt Fischer, Dominic Gallone, Ronnie Grant, Paul Guerrieri, Kevin Gunter, Marshall Harden, John Harvey, Vinny James, Matt Jolly, Garrett Mull, Max Newill, Anthony Perez, Pedro Perez, Jon Reiner, Kyle Semmel, Zach Skidmore, Carl Taylor, Dave Viselli, Jon Wilkins. Others whove helped include John Dockins, and league newcomers Bill Dove, Dan Gavlik and Kyle Higgins. Kevin Lovett went five innings to earn the win, and Jonnie McGuggan, Jeff Griggs, Tyler Wolfe and Frank Cerami each knocked in two runs as Riverside defeated Burlington Township 11-7. The Reds, regular-season champions, will meet Burlington in the RVL championship series, a best-of-five event scheduled to start Saturday. Shaun Babula sees improvement in the Patriots, who share second place with Cinnaminson. Its all about the team and hopefully getting that No. The home run came on a 3-2 pitch from Jack Sweeney, who was named the best pitcher of the first 50 years of the Burlington County League (1898-1952). After Pendel jumped out to a 2-0 lead in the third inning, the RVL fought back with six unanswered runs. Hopefully, we will.. Theres an NJIBL team that plays there Sunday mornings. In the sixth, the floodgates opened. The 2014 RVL season starts May 12 when Riverside visits Vincentown for an 8 p.m. first pitch at Harry Thompson Field. The Pine Barrens Phantoms passed the .500 mark in a big way Monday, doing so with a 13-4 win over Burlington. We were really happy with the way Louis pitched, coach Gerry Lamola said. I think we ran out of gas. (The more games at Limeport Stadium, the better!) I knew if we got the lead, I was coming in (to pitch). Shaun Babula had two hits, scored two runs, stole four bases and was the winning pitcher in relief. Cole Pewor tripled, then scored the Mount Laurel (6-12-2) run when Paul Meagher hit into a fielders choice. All the scoring came in the first inning. Jeff Briggs contributed to a two-run triple for Riverside. The victory was Burlington's first of the week after two losses and a tie. The Mets rallied to win the series. Newill, of course, engaged in some memorable pitching duels when he pitched against the Mets for the now-defunct Delran entry in the Rancocas Valley League. Boren took the loss, although most of the runs he gave up were unearned. There were some pleasant additions to Vincentown's Harry Thompson Field over the winter: screens in front of the dugouts (much safer) and new lights, or maybe just new bulbs (you can see all the action in right field now). With the bases full and one out, Shaun Babula was hit by a pitch to force in Garrett Mull, who also had been plunked. Eric Sellito had two hits and a key defensive play, and Ronnie Krankowski pitched six scoreless innings as the Pine Barrens Phantoms beat the Vincentown Merchants 5-0. Riverside is 10-5-1 and holds second place with 23 points. It was time to stop playing around. The league announced that Vincentowns remaining home games will start at 7 p.m., rather than the normal 8 p.m. Covered Wooden Grandstands, a book about semipro baseball in New Jersey, has been selected for inclusion in the library at the National Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, New York. I love playing for them. Cinnaminson is in the finals for the first time since winning the title three years ago. It was after a Merle Haggard concert (or was it Rascal Flatts?) Five runs in the top half of the fifth inning gave Burlington the lead for good. He says the Rancocas Valley League is his top priority, and he will represent Vincentown in the all-star game. The 27-year-old is hitting .390 with a league-high 9 doubles and is tied for the team lead with 17 RBIs. |, Marc Narducci | For NJ Advance Media Marshall Harden (double), Matt Fischer (double) and John Harvey each had three hits for the Mets. And Mason Anderson threw a great game. We werent doing anything offensively in the middle innings, so we needed Shaun to pitch well and he did., In the sixth, Burlington broke the game open with a four-spot. Dove's two-bagger in the first inning benefitted winning pitcher Jim Goodwin, who worked the first three frames of the victory that boosted Cinnaminson's record to 3-0. That was a mind-lapse, Johnson said. Whenever you get one you have to take advantage and square it up. That was a big-time play and stopped their momentum.The Reds added two runs in the bottom of the fourth. Beginning with the season opener, the Phantoms played eight games in 17 days and came through that stretch with a 5-3 record. James had two hits, including a home run, and Zach Skidmore scored two runs and contributed one RBI. And thats how this came about, although Keith never held a gun to my head to play. Game time is 7 p.m. at Thompson Field. In the past weve had a lot of good, and bad, players acting like it was a chore to come to the games. |, Anthony Coleman | For NJ Advance Media Dempsey, whose Cinnaminson team is sponsored by the Kardon Auto Mall, is a 1975 graduate of Pennsauken High School who played three years for Temple before signing with the Phillies in 1978. Tyler Kaiser and Phil Shallenberger form a very solid left side of the infield. Zach Gould went 6 2/3 innings and earned the pitching victory, with final-out relief from C.J. Pepper stole second base and was attempting to steal third when he drew an errant throw that allowed him to score. Yeah I remember that rundown like it was yesterday., On Kutztowns baseball webpage, The Dockins File lists his career goal as: MLB.. The playoffs begin in two weeks. Tyler Kaiser pitched the last two innings to finish off a combined four-hitter. Holly, NJ) varsity baseball team won Saturday's home non-conference game against Cherokee (Marlton, NJ) by a score of 8-1. If they finish the season tied in points, the Mets get the edge on the head-to-head tiebreaker having gone 2-1-1 vs. the Reds. Its not just the nine guys who are out there at one time, its all 25, Miller said. Game 2 is scheduled for Sunday at 2:30. The Pendel is an established, well-respected league based in the Philadelphia suburbs. Whenever Shaun is on the mound, we feel like were going to win the game. The Pirates did not record their first hit until the top of the sixth inning and could not connect against Gertie.