Game 4: Sanford 7, Twisters 5 SANFORD, Maine, June 14 -- Wasted opportunities hurt the Twisters as they dropped their second straight game. Torrington (2-2) committed a season-high five errors and stranded 11 men on base in a 7-5 loss to expansion Sanford in front of 300 fans. Sanford (3-1) scored three runs in the fifth inning thanks to three Twister errors. Cory Lizarraga had a pair of RBI singles for the Mainers while Ryan Adams (Southern Maine) improved to 2-0 with a six-inning performance, allowing five hits and striking out seven. Torrington's Jordan Czarniecki was hit by a pitch three times in the game. Torrington 000 000 140 - 5 7 5 Sanford 010 030 30x - 7 10 4 Shane Kelley, Chris Coy (7), Ladd Hall (8) and Steve Selph; Ryan Adams, Andy Sonnastine (7), Luke Lambo (8), Derek McCready and Jason Motte; WP: Adams (2-0), LP: Coy (0-1); SV; McCready (2) TORRINGTON, June 13 -- After two games against the Twisters, North Adams coach Kevin Winterrowe is a bit worried about his defense. His Steeple Cats have made six errors against Torrington, three forced by leadoff hitter Blake Justice. Still, North Adams took advantage of five hits in the second inning to score four runs in a 4-3 win over the Twisters at Fuessenich Park. |
With two outs and the bases loaded in a 1-1 ballgame, Twister Blake Justice ripped a two-RBI single to right field followed by a two-RBI double from Jordan Czarniecki to left/center field. Brandon Roberts followed with an RBI single for a 6-1 lead. "Torrington beat us to the timely hit," Danbury coach Moe Morhardt told the Danbury News Times. "The game was there and they took it. They hit. We had a couple of chances earlier in the game and we hit into double plays." Lefty Josh Gray earned the win for the Twisters, scattering four hits over seven innings. He allowed one unearned run, fanned seven and had no walks. I Danbury (1-1) 000 010 000 -- 1 6 0 Torrington (2-0) 100 000 51x -- 7 7 1 Dwayne Pollok, Nate Craft (7), Mike Brown (7) and Keegan Moore; Josh Gray, Dave Talamentez (8) and Steve Selph. WP: Gray (1-0); LP: Pollok (0-1). 2B: Jordan Czarniecki (T), Lee Lipschutz (T); Att. -- 833. First Japanese player in NECBL tonight History will be made Wednesday [June 12] in the NECBL as for the first time in the league's nine year history, a player from Japan takes the mound. Kei Satoh, a 6-foot-2 right-hand pitcher from Yokohama National University starts for the Middletown Giants when they travel to take on the Danbury at Rogers Park at 7 p.m. "This is the first player in the NECBL we've had from the Far East," says NECBL Commissoner Tom Hutton. "We all know the level of play in Japan. Baseball has risen to a mystical level in Japan. They take the sport very seriously." Satoh, 20, has good command as he can throw several pitches, including a split finger, a slider, and change-up. His fastball reaches in the high 80s.Middletown Giants President Ron Lucia says that having Satoh on his team's roster just makes sense. "We have a Japanese intern who has contacts at Yokohama National University and we accelerated talks and made this happen as quickly as possible. This will add chemistry to our team, absolutely." |
Twisters 2002 Wk. 2: June 16-22 Wk. 3: June 23-29 Wk. 4: June 30-July 6 Wk. 5: July 7-13 Wk. 6: July 14-20 Wk. 7: July 21-27 Wk. 8: July 28-31 Playoffs 2002 NECBL finals |
Twisters 2002 results Current record: 2-2 June 15: Lowell, ppd. rain June 14: Sanford 7, Twisters 5 June 12: at North Adams, ppd., TBA, rain June 11: Twisters 7, Danbury 1 June 9, exhibition: Wareham 3, Twisters 2 June 8: Twisters 2, N. Adams 0 NECBL standings As of June 15, 2002 Western Division Team Rec. GB Danbury 3-1 -- Torrington 2-2 1 North Adams 2-2 1 Manchester 0-4 3.5 Central Division Team Rec. GB Middletown 3-1 -- Riverpoint 2-1 0.5 Newport 1-2 2 Willimantic 2-3 2.5 Northern Division Team Rec. GB Sanford 3-1 -- Lowell 2-1 0.5 Keene 1-2 1.5 Concord 2-3 1.5 Top two teams in each division plus two wild card teams with the next best two records qualify for the NECBL playoffs. Friday June 7 Newport at Manchester, ppd, TBA, rain Saturday June 8 Torrington 2, North Adams 0 Middletown 5, Newport 2 Sanford 5, Lowell 4 Danbury 5, Manchester 2 Keene 3, Concord 2 Riverpoint 2, Willimantic 1 Sunday, June 9 Sanford 7, Manchester 5 Concord 5, Middletown 1 Riverpoint 6, Keene 3 Willimantic 3, North Adams 2 Exhibition: Wareham 3, Torrington 2 Monday June 10 Lowell 3, Concord 0 Willimantic 4, Newport 2 Exh.: Orleans 9, Keene 2 Tuesday June 11 Middletown 6, Riverpoint 4 Newport 8, Willimantic 4 Torrington 7, Danbury 1 North Adams 7, Manchester 3 Lowell at Concord, ppd., TBA, rain Keene at Sanford, ppd., TBA, rain Wednesday June 12 Sanford at Keene, ppd. rain Middletown at Danbury, ppd. Newport at Riverpoint, ppd. Mancheter at Willimantic, ppd Torrington at N. Adams, ppd. Thursday's games Concord 3, Sanford 0 Lowell 3, Keene 1 Middletown 6, Willimantic 1 Danbury 3, Manchester 1 North Adams 4, Torrington 3 Friday's games Danbury 5, Concord 3 Sanford 7, Torrington 5 Keene at Manchester, ppd, rain Lowell at North Adams, ppd. Riverpoint at Newport, ppd Saturday June 15 Manchester at Concord, ppd. rain Keene at Riverpoint, ppd. rain Lowell at Torrington, ppd. rain Danbury at Sanford, ppd. rain Middletown at N. Adams, ppd. Newport at Willimantic, ppd. Sunday, June 16 Concord at Willimantic Torrington at Keene North Adams at Sanford Danbury at Lowell, ppd. rain Newport at Middletown, ppd. rain Monday, June 17 Exhibition: Twisters vs. Keene at Cooperstown, 1:30 p.m. Sanford at Lowell Middletown at Riverpoint Manchester at Concord Twisters 2001 National Division champions |
San Diego State teammate Rory Shortell was chosen in the third round by the Astros with the 101st pick while SDU's Rob Harrand was selected in the ninth round by the Phillies with the 269th selection. Other Twisters chosen were: Eric Thomas by the Brewer (3rd round, 79th pick), Robert Read by the Phillies (7th round, 209) Nate Gold by the Rangers (10th round, 292), Adam Haley (13th round, 399) by the Diamondbacks, Rob Korecky (19th round, 569) by the Phillies, Tim Frend (23rd round, 678) by the Royals, Stephen Baker (29th round, 865) by the Padres, Reuben Kerbs (35th round, 917) by the Expos and Matt Elfeldt (45th round, 1,352) by the A's. Rutgers' Jason Bergmann, who is part of the 2002 Twisters, was selected in the 11th round (317th overall) by the Expos while future Twister teammate Ladd Hall, a righthanded pitcher out of Eastern Arizona Junior College, was selected in the 30th round (911th overall) by the Astros. |
San Diego State teammate Rory Shortell was chosen in the third round by the Astros with the 101st pick while SDU's Rob Harrand was selected in the ninth round by the Phillies with the 269th selection. Other Twisters chosen were: Eric Thomas by the Brewer (3rd round, 79th pick), Robert Read by the Phillies (7th round, 209) Nate Gold by the Rangers (10th round, 292), Adam Haley (13th round, 399) by the Diamondbacks, Rob Korecky (19th round, 569) by the Phillies, Tim Frend (23rd round, 678) by the Royals, Stephen Baker (29th round, 865) by the Padres, Reuben Kerbs (35th round, 917) by the Expos and Matt Elfeldt (45th round, 1,352) by the A's. Rutgers' Jason Bergmann, who is part of the 2002 Twisters, was selected in the 11th round (317th overall) by the Expos while future Twister teammate Ladd Hall, a righthanded pitcher out of Eastern Arizona Junior College, was selected in the 30th round (911th overall) by the Astros. |
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Twisters 2002 results Current record: 2-2 June 15: Lowell, ppd. rain June 14: Sanford 7, Twisters 5 June 12: at North Adams, ppd., TBA, rain June 11: Twisters 7, Danbury 1 June 9, exhibition: Wareham 3, Twisters 2 June 8: Twisters 2, N. Adams 0 NECBL standings As of June 15, 2002 Western Division Team Rec. GB Danbury 3-1 -- Torrington 2-2 1 North Adams 2-2 1 Manchester 0-4 3.5 Central Division Team Rec. GB Middletown 3-1 -- Riverpoint 2-1 0.5 Newport 1-2 2 Willimantic 2-3 2.5 Northern Division Team Rec. GB Sanford 3-1 -- Lowell 2-1 0.5 Keene 1-2 1.5 Concord 2-3 1.5 Top two teams in each division plus two wild card teams with the next best two records qualify for the NECBL playoffs. Friday June 7 Newport at Manchester, ppd, TBA, rain Saturday June 8 Torrington 2, North Adams 0 Middletown 5, Newport 2 Sanford 5, Lowell 4 Danbury 5, Manchester 2 Keene 3, Concord 2 Riverpoint 2, Willimantic 1 Sunday, June 9 Sanford 7, Manchester 5 Concord 5, Middletown 1 Riverpoint 6, Keene 3 Willimantic 3, North Adams 2 Exhibition: Wareham 3, Torrington 2 Monday June 10 Lowell 3, Concord 0 Willimantic 4, Newport 2 Exh.: Orleans 9, Keene 2 Tuesday June 11 Middletown 6, Riverpoint 4 Newport 8, Willimantic 4 Torrington 7, Danbury 1 North Adams 7, Manchester 3 Lowell at Concord, ppd., TBA, rain Keene at Sanford, ppd., TBA, rain Wednesday June 12 Sanford at Keene, ppd. rain Middletown at Danbury, ppd. Newport at Riverpoint, ppd. Mancheter at Willimantic, ppd Torrington at N. Adams, ppd. Thursday's games Concord 3, Sanford 0 Lowell 3, Keene 1 Middletown 6, Willimantic 1 Danbury 3, Manchester 1 North Adams 4, Torrington 3 Friday's games Danbury 5, Concord 3 Sanford 7, Torrington 5 Keene at Manchester, ppd, rain Lowell at North Adams, ppd. Riverpoint at Newport, ppd Saturday June 15 Manchester at Concord, ppd. rain Keene at Riverpoint, ppd. rain Lowell at Torrington, ppd. rain Danbury at Sanford, ppd. rain Middletown at N. Adams, ppd. Newport at Willimantic, ppd. Sunday, June 16 Concord at Willimantic Torrington at Keene North Adams at Sanford Danbury at Lowell, ppd. rain Newport at Middletown, ppd. rain Monday, June 17 Exhibition: Twisters vs. Keene at Cooperstown, 1:30 p.m. Sanford at Lowell Middletown at Riverpoint Manchester at Concord Twisters 2001 National Division champions |
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Lee chosen in 3rd round by Pirates TORRINGTON, June 5, 2002 -- Five players from the 2001 Twisters squad were drafted in the first 13 rounds of the 2002 Major League Baseball draft. NECBL All-Star Tabor Lee of San Diego State was the highest selection, chosen in the third round, 73rd overall by the Pirates. |
Twisters 2002 Wk. 2: June 16-22 Wk. 3: June 23-29 Wk. 4: June 30-July 6 Wk. 5: July 7-13 Wk. 6: July 14-20 Wk. 7: July 21-27 Wk. 8: July 28-31 Playoffs 2002 NECBL finals |
Twisters 2, North Adams 0 NORTH ADAMS, Mass., June 8 -- The Twisters spoiled the NECBL debut of the Steeplecats with a 2-0 victory. Pitcher Jason Jones (Liberty) quieted the Steeplecats by allowing only three hits and striking out 10 before a standing-room only crowd of 2,042 at Joe Wolfe Field. |
Centerfielder Jordan Czarnecki's RBI ground out scored Blake Justice in the top of the fourth inning while Brandon Robert's RBI single added an insurance run in the sixth inning. North Adams left runners in scoring position in four of nine innings. "We were just outmatched by the kid on the mound," said SteepleCats head coach Kevin Winterrowd told the Berkshire Eagle. "We could have made a few adjustments, but he just outmatched us." The Twisters improve to 3-3 in season-opening contests with their first opening day victory since 1999. |
Exhibition: Wareham 3, Twisters 2 TORRINGTON, June 9 -- Five Twister hurlers pitched eight scoreless innings before defending Cape Cod League champion Wareham rallied for three runs in the ninth inning in an exhibition at Fuessenich Park. Brian Mattoon, David Talamantez, Josh Gray, Joseph Shortt and Shane Kelley allowed just two hits while striking out six Gatemen over the first eight innings. The Twisters took a 2-0 lead off Jeremy Sowers, a first round draft pick in the 2001 Major League baseball draft from Vanderbilt. In the first inning, Blake Justice, Lee Lipschutz and Jordan Czarniecki (2-for-4), Torrington's first three batters, each hit sharp singles, with Czarniecki's grounder through the right side scoring Justice for the 1-0 lead. Two innings later, Czarniecki lined a two-out double near the right centerfield fence and scored when Justin McClain followed with a double down the right field line. Ladd Hall, who played a fine third base for eight innings, came in to pitch the ninth. Hall, an infielder/pitcher, gave up two singles and a wild pitch before hitting a batter, giving up a walk and a sacrifice fly. Brian Shapiro's RBI single to centerfield scored the game-winner. Wareham (1-0) 000 000 003 -- 3-5-1 Twisters (1-1) 101 000 000 -- 2-6-1 Jeremy Sowers, Robert Ransom (4), Trey Taylor (7) and Jon Douillard; Brian Mattoon, David Talamantez (3), Josh Gray (5), Joseph Shortt (6), Shane Kelley (8), Ladd Hall (9); WP --Taylor; LP -- Hall; 2B -- Jordan Czarniecki (T), Justin McClain (T); A -- 1,327 |
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With two outs and the bases loaded in a 1-1 ballgame, Twister Blake Justice ripped a two-RBI single to right field followed by a two-RBI double from Jordan Czarniecki to left/center field. Brandon Roberts followed with an RBI single for a 6-1 lead. "Torrington beat us to the timely hit," Danbury coach Moe Morhardt told the Danbury News Times. "The game was there and they took it. They hit. We had a couple of chances earlier in the game and we hit into double plays." Lefty Josh Gray earned the win for the Twisters, scattering four hits over seven innings. He allowed one unearned run, fanned seven and had no walks. I Danbury (1-1) 000 010 000 -- 1 6 0 Torrington (2-0) 100 000 51x -- 7 7 1 Dwayne Pollok, Nate Craft (7), Mike Brown (7) and Keegan Moore; Josh Gray, Dave Talamentez (8) and Steve Selph. WP: Gray (1-0); LP: Pollok (0-1). 2B: Jordan Czarniecki (T), Lee Lipschutz (T); Att. -- 833. First Japanese player in NECBL tonight History will be made Wednesday [June 12] in the NECBL as for the first time in the league's nine year history, a player from Japan takes the mound. Kei Satoh, a 6-foot-2 right-hand pitcher from Yokohama National University starts for the Middletown Giants when they travel to take on the Danbury at Rogers Park at 7 p.m. "This is the first player in the NECBL we've had from the Far East," says NECBL Commissoner Tom Hutton. "We all know the level of play in Japan. Baseball has risen to a mystical level in Japan. They take the sport very seriously." Satoh, 20, has good command as he can throw several pitches, including a split finger, a slider, and change-up. His fastball reaches in the high 80s.Middletown Giants President Ron Lucia says that having Satoh on his team's roster just makes sense. "We have a Japanese intern who has contacts at Yokohama National University and we accelerated talks and made this happen as quickly as possible. This will add chemistry to our team, absolutely." |
Game 2: Twisters 7, Danbury 1 TORRINGTON, June 11 -- Patience paid off for the Twisters in a 7-1 win over Danbury in the home opener at Fuessenich Park. Danbury starter Dwayne Pollok allowed only two hits and one run in the first six innings but the Twisters rallied for five runs in the seventh. |
Game 4: Sanford 7, Twisters 5 SANFORD, Maine, June 14 -- Wasted opportunities hurt the Twisters as they dropped their second straight game. Torrington (2-2) committed a season-high five errors and stranded 11 men on base in a 7-5 loss to expansion Sanford in front of 300 fans. Sanford (3-1) scored three runs in the fifth inning thanks to three Twister errors. Cory Lizarraga had a pair of RBI singles for the Mainers while Ryan Adams (Southern Maine) improved to 2-0 with a six-inning performance, allowing five hits and striking out seven. Torrington's Jordan Czarniecki was hit by a pitch three times in the game. Torrington 000 000 140 - 5 7 5 Sanford 010 030 30x - 7 10 4 Shane Kelley, Chris Coy (7), Ladd Hall (8) and Steve Selph; Ryan Adams, Andy Sonnastine (7), Luke Lambo (8), Derek McCready and Jason Motte; WP: Adams (2-0), LP: Coy (0-1); SV; McCready (2) TORRINGTON, June 13 -- After two games against the Twisters, North Adams coach Kevin Winterrowe is a bit worried about his defense. His Steeple Cats have made six errors against Torrington, three forced by leadoff hitter Blake Justice. Still, North Adams took advantage of five hits in the second inning to score four runs in a 4-3 win over the Twisters at Fuessenich Park. |
