Game 27: Concord 6, Twisters 4 CONCORD, N.H., July 13 -- Scott Shirell had a pair of doubles and a game-high three RBI to lead the Quarry Dogs (18-12) past the Twisters (14-13), who tied a season-high mark with five errors. Josh DicScipio was 3-for-4 for the Q-Dogs, who led 4-0 after three innings. Woodbury hurler Pete Maki (Franklin & Marshall) made his first career start for the Twisters, going six innings and scattering eight hits. He fanned two. Garrick Evans had two hits and one RBI for Torrington, which had its three-game winning streak snapped. Torrington (14-13) 000 201 001 -- 4-6-5 Concord (18-12) 013 020 00x -- 6-8-3 Peter Maki, John Cronin (7) and Wick Udy; Jake Marsello, Kevin Shurtleff (8), Andy Weimer (9) and Angus Fredenburg; WP: Marsello (2-0); LP: Maki (0-1); 2B: Jim Fasano (T), Scott Schirell (Co) 2. Att. 1557 TORRINGTON, July 12 -- Wick Udy threw out a runner in the top of the eighth inning and had the game-winning RBI single in the bottom of the eighth as the Twisters (14-12) swept a doubleheader from slumping Middletown. Udy was 5-for-8 in the two games with a pair of doubles and two RBI. In game one, Torrington won, 4-3, in the bottom of the seventh inning on a bases loaded hit batter. Jeff Hourigan went the distance in game 1, striking out 11. Shane Kelley earned the win in game two for Torrington, which swept the season series for the Giants for the first time in team history. Connecticut Sports Online, July 12: Pair of late-inning rallies lift Twisters to sweep of Middletown Game 24: Twisters 4, Middletown 2 MIDDLETOWN, July 11 -- Jason Jones tossed a four-hitter over eight innings as Torrington weathered a late-game Middletown comeback at Palmer Field. Jones (2-2) fanned two and sat down the Giants in order five times. Ladd Hall came on in relief in the ninth, to pick up the save. Jones was backed by a dynamic Torrington offensive effort that had 11 hits. Jeff Hourigan, Rob Itri, and Lou Ferrel each notched a pair of singles for the Twisters. Torrington Twisters. 101 000 200 - 4 10 2 Middletown Giants... 000 000 020 - 2 6 2 Jason Jones, Ladd Hall (9) and Erich Cloninger; Nicholas Allen, Patrick Hakey (8), Brett Dobens (9) and Josh Greco; WP: Jones (2-2); LP: Allen (2-3); Save: Hall; Att. 378 Game 23: Riverpoint 5, Twisters 4 WEST WARWICK, R.I., July 10, 2002 -- The Twisters committed three errors and allowed three unearned runs as the Royals outlasted Torrington, 5-4. Riverpoint ended a six-game losing streak behind a complete game performance from Reid Willett, who scattered seven hits and struck out 12. The Twisters rallied from a two-run deficit to take a 4-3 lead in the top of the fifth inning on Wick Udy's RBI double and Jeff Hourigan scoring on an error. But Riverpoint (6-14) scored a pair of runs in the bottom of the fifth to take a one-run lead on three hits and two Twister errors. With the loss, Torrington falls three games behind first place Danbury. Torrington (11-12) 100 120 000 -- 4-7-3 Riverpoint (6-14) 003 020 00x -- 5-9-2 Tim Rice, David Talamentez (7), Tyler Dabo and Wick Udy; Reid Willett and Ryder Mathias; WP: Mathias (2-2), LP: Rice (0-2); 2B: Udy (T), Mike Sokol (T), Lamboy (Ri); Att. 137 Twisters game postponed to Friday TORRINGTON, July 9 -- The Twisters game with Middletown was postponed by rain and will be played as part of a doubleheader beginning at 5 p.m. on Friday at Fuessenich Park. Two Swamp Bats honored by NECBL NEWPORT, July 8 -- Keene left fielder Bryan LaHair was named the NECBL player of the week while Keene pitcher David Humen and Concord hurler Grant Reynolds shared NECBL pitcher of the week honors. LaHair, a 6-5 outfielder from St. Petersburg Community College batted .323 during the week with 10 hits while driving in a league-high eight runs and 18 total bases as the Bats went 5-2. Reynolds was 2-0 last week with a 0.00 ERA, fanning 15 batters in 12 innings pitched. He fanned 14 Riverpoint batters in a 5-0 win and picked up another win in relief. Humen (2-0, 0.64 ERA) was 2-0 for Concord, striking out 15 batters in 14 innings. Game 22: Twisters 6, West Warwick 0 TORRINGTON, July 7, 2002 -- Pitcher Shane Kelley, who lasted just over an inning in his last start against Manchester on July 2, allowed just one hit over 8 2/3 innings to lead the Twisters (11-11) past slumping Riverpoint Royals of West Warwick, R.I., 6-0. Kelley, who struck out five batters, only allowed a leadoff single to Riverpoint third baseman John Blaze in the second inning. Ladd Hall came on in relief in the ninth to record the final two outs of the game. It was the first time in team history that the Twisters had allowed only one hit. Justin Parker did throw a no-hitter against Middletown in 2000. Sunday, third baseman Rob Itri had a single, double and three RBI for the Twisters, who didn't commit a single error. Riverpoint (5-13) has lost 10 of its last 11 games. Garrick Evans and Jim Fasano each added two hits for Torrington. West Warwick (5-13) 000 000 000 -- 0-1-2 Torrington (11-11) 000 400 20x -- 6-7-0 Philip Davidson, Sodre (7) and Cameron Mitchell; Shane Kelley, Ladd Hall (9) and Wick Udy; WP: Kelley; LP: Davidson; 3B: Itri (T). Att. 1298 |
Twisters 2002 Wk. 1: June 8-15 (games 1-4) Wk. 2: June 16-22 (games 5-10) (games 11-16) (games 17-21) (games 22-27) Wk. 6: July 14-20 Wk. 7: July 21-27 Wk. 8: July 28-31 Playoffs 2002 NECBL finals |
Twisters 2002 results Current record: 14-13 July 13; Concord 6, Twisters 4 July 11: Twisters 4, Middletown 2 July 10: W. Warwick 5, Twisters 4 July 9: vs. Middletown, ppd. , rain, July 12, 5 p.m. July 7: Twisters 6, W. Warwick 0 July 4: Twisters 8, Lowell 5 July 3: Newport 8, Twisters 5 June 30: Danbury 4, Twisters 3 June 29: Twisters 9, No. Adams 6 June 26: at Danbury, ppd, July 17 June 25: Twisters 4, Danbury 3 June 24: Twisters 6, No. Adams 2 June 23: Twisters 5, Newport 3 June 22: Lowell 3, Twisters 1 June 20: Twisters 7, Willimantic 6 June 19: Twisters 4, Willimantic 2 (11) June 16: Keene 5, Twisters 3 June 15: Lowell, ppd. rain, TBA June 14: Sanford 7, Twisters 5 June 12: at N. Adams, ppd. June 24 June 11: Twisters 7, Danbury 1 June 8: Twisters 2, N. Adams 0 Exhibition games July 5: Team USA 21, Twisters 2 June 17: Twisters 3, Keene 0 (7) at Cooperstown June 9: Wareham 3, Twisters 2 Click on the link for extended game coverage from Connecticut Sports Online NECBL standings As of July 13, 2002 Western Division Team Rec. GB Danbury 15-10 --- North Adams 14-12 1.5 Torrington 14-13 2 Manchester 11-17 5.5 Central Division Team Rec. GB Newport 14-11 --- Middletown 12-14 2.5 West Warwick 7-17 6.5 Willimantic 6-21 9 Northern Division Team Rec. GB Keene 18-6 --- Concord 18-12 3 Lowell 15-10 3.5 Sanford 12-13 6.5 Top two teams in each division plus two wild card teams with the next best two records qualify for the NECBL playoffs. Sunday, July 7 Keene 8, Danbury 6 Lowell 4-2, Newport 3-3 North Adams 7, Middletown 2 Torrington 6, West Warwick 0 Willimantic 5, Manchester 2 Team USA 8, Sanford 1 Monday July 8 Lowell 7, West Warwick 3 Danbury 4, Willimantic 1 Manchester 4, Keene 1 North Adams 10, Middletown 1 Team USA 6, Concord 0 Tuesday July 9 Danbury 7, Sanford 0 Team USA 7, Keene 1 Concord at Lowell, ppd. rain Middletown at Torrington, ppd, rain to July 12 West Warwick at Willimantic, ppd. North Adams at Manchester, ppd. Wednesday, July 10 Concord 1, Sanford 0 Danbury 2, Willimantic 1 (10) West Warwick 5, Torrington 4 North Adams 2, Manchester 1 Thursday, July 11 Keene 3, Concord 1 Torrington 4, Middletown 2 Riverpoint 3, Manchester 1 Lowell 8, Sanford 4 Team USA 3, Newport 2 Friday, July 12 Torrington 4, Middletown 3 Torrington 4, Middletown 3 (8) Keene 6, Concord 2 Manchester 5, Sanford 1 Newport 3, North Adams 1 Danbury 5, West Warwick 3 Lowell 3, Willimantic 2 Saturday, July 13 Concord 6, Torrington 4 Keene 5, Manchester 4 Middletown 4, Lowell 2 Sanford 8, Danbury 6 (11) Newport 4-5, W. Warwick 2-3 North Adams 8, Willimantic 3 Sunday, July 14 Concord at Middletown Manchester at Lowell, 5 p.m. Torrington at Sanford North Adams at Willimantic Monday, July 15 Lowell at Concord North Adams at Danbury 2002 NECBL All-Star game at Willimantic, Sat. July 20 Twisters 2001 National Division champions |
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Twisters 2002 results Current record: 14-13 July 13; Concord 6, Twisters 4 July 11: Twisters 4, Middletown 2 July 10: W. Warwick 5, Twisters 4 July 9: vs. Middletown, ppd. , rain, July 12, 5 p.m. July 7: Twisters 6, W. Warwick 0 July 4: Twisters 8, Lowell 5 July 3: Newport 8, Twisters 5 June 30: Danbury 4, Twisters 3 June 29: Twisters 9, No. Adams 6 June 26: at Danbury, ppd, July 17 June 25: Twisters 4, Danbury 3 June 24: Twisters 6, No. Adams 2 June 23: Twisters 5, Newport 3 June 22: Lowell 3, Twisters 1 June 20: Twisters 7, Willimantic 6 June 19: Twisters 4, Willimantic 2 (11) June 16: Keene 5, Twisters 3 June 15: Lowell, ppd. rain, TBA June 14: Sanford 7, Twisters 5 June 12: at N. Adams, ppd. June 24 June 11: Twisters 7, Danbury 1 June 8: Twisters 2, N. Adams 0 Exhibition games July 5: Team USA 21, Twisters 2 June 17: Twisters 3, Keene 0 (7) at Cooperstown June 9: Wareham 3, Twisters 2 Click on the link for extended game coverage from Connecticut Sports Online NECBL standings As of July 13, 2002 Western Division Team Rec. GB Danbury 15-10 --- North Adams 14-12 1.5 Torrington 14-13 2 Manchester 11-17 5.5 Central Division Team Rec. GB Newport 14-11 --- Middletown 12-14 2.5 West Warwick 7-17 6.5 Willimantic 6-21 9 Northern Division Team Rec. GB Keene 18-6 --- Concord 18-12 3 Lowell 15-10 3.5 Sanford 12-13 6.5 Top two teams in each division plus two wild card teams with the next best two records qualify for the NECBL playoffs. Sunday, July 7 Keene 8, Danbury 6 Lowell 4-2, Newport 3-3 North Adams 7, Middletown 2 Torrington 6, West Warwick 0 Willimantic 5, Manchester 2 Team USA 8, Sanford 1 Monday July 8 Lowell 7, West Warwick 3 Danbury 4, Willimantic 1 Manchester 4, Keene 1 North Adams 10, Middletown 1 Team USA 6, Concord 0 Tuesday July 9 Danbury 7, Sanford 0 Team USA 7, Keene 1 Concord at Lowell, ppd. rain Middletown at Torrington, ppd, rain to July 12 West Warwick at Willimantic, ppd. North Adams at Manchester, ppd. Wednesday, July 10 Concord 1, Sanford 0 Danbury 2, Willimantic 1 (10) West Warwick 5, Torrington 4 North Adams 2, Manchester 1 Thursday, July 11 Keene 3, Concord 1 Torrington 4, Middletown 2 Riverpoint 3, Manchester 1 Lowell 8, Sanford 4 Team USA 3, Newport 2 Friday, July 12 Torrington 4, Middletown 3 Torrington 4, Middletown 3 (8) Keene 6, Concord 2 Manchester 5, Sanford 1 Newport 3, North Adams 1 Danbury 5, West Warwick 3 Lowell 3, Willimantic 2 Saturday, July 13 Concord 6, Torrington 4 Keene 5, Manchester 4 Middletown 4, Lowell 2 Sanford 8, Danbury 6 (11) Newport 4-5, W. Warwick 2-3 North Adams 8, Willimantic 3 Sunday, July 14 Concord at Middletown Manchester at Lowell, 5 p.m. Torrington at Sanford North Adams at Willimantic Monday, July 15 Lowell at Concord North Adams at Danbury 2002 NECBL All-Star game at Willimantic, Sat. July 20 Twisters 2001 National Division champions |
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Twisters 2002 Wk. 1: June 8-15 (games 1-4) Wk. 2: June 16-22 (games 5-10) (games 11-16) (games 17-21) (games 22-27) Wk. 6: July 14-20 Wk. 7: July 21-27 Wk. 8: July 28-31 Playoffs 2002 NECBL finals |
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Game 27: Concord 6, Twisters 4 CONCORD, N.H., July 13 -- Scott Shirell had a pair of doubles and a game-high three RBI to lead the Quarry Dogs (18-12) past the Twisters (14-13), who tied a season-high mark with five errors. Josh DicScipio was 3-for-4 for the Q-Dogs, who led 4-0 after three innings. Woodbury hurler Pete Maki (Franklin & Marshall) made his first career start for the Twisters, going six innings and scattering eight hits. He fanned two. Garrick Evans had two hits and one RBI for Torrington, which had its three-game winning streak snapped. Torrington (14-13) 000 201 001 -- 4-6-5 Concord (18-12) 013 020 00x -- 6-8-3 Peter Maki, John Cronin (7) and Wick Udy; Jake Marsello, Kevin Shurtleff (8), Andy Weimer (9) and Angus Fredenburg; WP: Marsello (2-0); LP: Maki (0-1); 2B: Jim Fasano (T), Scott Schirell (Co) 2. Att. 1557 TORRINGTON, July 12 -- Wick Udy threw out a runner in the top of the eighth inning and had the game-winning RBI single in the bottom of the eighth as the Twisters (14-12) swept a doubleheader from slumping Middletown. Udy was 5-for-8 in the two games with a pair of doubles and two RBI. In game one, Torrington won, 4-3, in the bottom of the seventh inning on a bases loaded hit batter. Jeff Hourigan went the distance in game 1, striking out 11. Shane Kelley earned the win in game two for Torrington, which swept the season series for the Giants for the first time in team history. Connecticut Sports Online, July 12: Pair of late-inning rallies lift Twisters to sweep of Middletown Game 24: Twisters 4, Middletown 2 MIDDLETOWN, July 11 -- Jason Jones tossed a four-hitter over eight innings as Torrington weathered a late-game Middletown comeback at Palmer Field. Jones (2-2) fanned two and sat down the Giants in order five times. Ladd Hall came on in relief in the ninth, to pick up the save. Jones was backed by a dynamic Torrington offensive effort that had 11 hits. Jeff Hourigan, Rob Itri, and Lou Ferrel each notched a pair of singles for the Twisters. Torrington Twisters. 101 000 200 - 4 10 2 Middletown Giants... 000 000 020 - 2 6 2 Jason Jones, Ladd Hall (9) and Erich Cloninger; Nicholas Allen, Patrick Hakey (8), Brett Dobens (9) and Josh Greco; WP: Jones (2-2); LP: Allen (2-3); Save: Hall; Att. 378 Game 23: Riverpoint 5, Twisters 4 WEST WARWICK, R.I., July 10, 2002 -- The Twisters committed three errors and allowed three unearned runs as the Royals outlasted Torrington, 5-4. Riverpoint ended a six-game losing streak behind a complete game performance from Reid Willett, who scattered seven hits and struck out 12. The Twisters rallied from a two-run deficit to take a 4-3 lead in the top of the fifth inning on Wick Udy's RBI double and Jeff Hourigan scoring on an error. But Riverpoint (6-14) scored a pair of runs in the bottom of the fifth to take a one-run lead on three hits and two Twister errors. With the loss, Torrington falls three games behind first place Danbury. Torrington (11-12) 100 120 000 -- 4-7-3 Riverpoint (6-14) 003 020 00x -- 5-9-2 Tim Rice, David Talamentez (7), Tyler Dabo and Wick Udy; Reid Willett and Ryder Mathias; WP: Mathias (2-2), LP: Rice (0-2); 2B: Udy (T), Mike Sokol (T), Lamboy (Ri); Att. 137 Twisters game postponed to Friday TORRINGTON, July 9 -- The Twisters game with Middletown was postponed by rain and will be played as part of a doubleheader beginning at 5 p.m. on Friday at Fuessenich Park. Two Swamp Bats honored by NECBL NEWPORT, July 8 -- Keene left fielder Bryan LaHair was named the NECBL player of the week while Keene pitcher David Humen and Concord hurler Grant Reynolds shared NECBL pitcher of the week honors. LaHair, a 6-5 outfielder from St. Petersburg Community College batted .323 during the week with 10 hits while driving in a league-high eight runs and 18 total bases as the Bats went 5-2. Reynolds was 2-0 last week with a 0.00 ERA, fanning 15 batters in 12 innings pitched. He fanned 14 Riverpoint batters in a 5-0 win and picked up another win in relief. Humen (2-0, 0.64 ERA) was 2-0 for Concord, striking out 15 batters in 14 innings. Game 22: Twisters 6, West Warwick 0 TORRINGTON, July 7, 2002 -- Pitcher Shane Kelley, who lasted just over an inning in his last start against Manchester on July 2, allowed just one hit over 8 2/3 innings to lead the Twisters (11-11) past slumping Riverpoint Royals of West Warwick, R.I., 6-0. Kelley, who struck out five batters, only allowed a leadoff single to Riverpoint third baseman John Blaze in the second inning. Ladd Hall came on in relief in the ninth to record the final two outs of the game. It was the first time in team history that the Twisters had allowed only one hit. Justin Parker did throw a no-hitter against Middletown in 2000. Sunday, third baseman Rob Itri had a single, double and three RBI for the Twisters, who didn't commit a single error. Riverpoint (5-13) has lost 10 of its last 11 games. Garrick Evans and Jim Fasano each added two hits for Torrington. West Warwick (5-13) 000 000 000 -- 0-1-2 Torrington (11-11) 000 400 20x -- 6-7-0 Philip Davidson, Sodre (7) and Cameron Mitchell; Shane Kelley, Ladd Hall (9) and Wick Udy; WP: Kelley; LP: Davidson; 3B: Itri (T). Att. 1298 |
Catcher Wick Udy was 5-for-8 with 2 doubles and 2 RBI in a sweep over Middletown on Friday, |
Less than a week after giving up 10 hits in a little over 1 inning, Shane Kelley gave up only 1 hit over 8 2/3 innings Sunday. |
