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Hopewell Continues to Bomb HRs in 16-6 Win Over Bauerstown

by Mike Vukovcan
written by Mike Vukovcan 3 minutes read

The Hopewell 12-Year-Old All-Stars are finishing their final tournament in youth baseball bringing the big bats.

A day after Austin Gallagher and Elliott Mancos homered against the Mon River Mudcats, the Vikings hit three more homeruns this morning.

In the start of hopefully a long day for Hopewell, Gallagher, Kruz Krotec and Rhett Rankin launched homeruns in their 16-6 win over Bauerstown. The bomb from Krotec was a Grand Slam!

With the win, Hopewell advances to the semifinals in the Shaler Tournament.

For the game, Hopewell batters collected 16 hits, including 3 each from Krotec, Gallagher and Wade Enders. RBI getters for the Vikings were Krotec with 6, Rankin with 3, Gallagher with 2 and 1 each from Wes Gigliotti, Enders, Henry Dunn, and Eli Seech.

SCORING SUMMARY:
Bottom of 2nd– Bauerstown took a 1-0 lead but Hopewell countered with two of their own to take the lead. Gallagher led off the inning and on the first pitch he saw, Austin cranked a homerun to right field, the game was tied at 1.

Hopewell’s Austin Gallagher

With 1 out, Colby Cunningham singled to left and went on to steal second, advanced to third on a wild pitch and then stole home. Hopewell led 2-1.

Bottom of 3rd– Bauerstown tied the game at 2 in the top of the inning but once again, Hopewell had a response. Gigliotti drew a 1-out walk and quickly stole second base. Then with 2 outs, Enders singled to left field and drove in Gigliotti, Hopewell led 3-2. Next up, Dunn drew a walk, which advanced Enders to second. Gallagher then continued with his hot bat by singling to right field to bring in Enders, Hopewell led 4-2. Rankin stepped to the plate with 2 on and the ‘Rhett Bomb’ hit a bomb to straight away center field to bring in Dunn and Gallagher, Hopewell now led 7-2.

Top of 4th– Bauerstown is a good team and weren’t going to quit. In the 4th they got themselves right back in the game. Brandon Cecchini entered the game with the score now 7-4 and with runners at 2nd and 3rd with 0 out. Brandon did a terrific job by getting three groundball outs to Enders at third base. Bauerstown did score two more runs to make it 7-6 but Hopewell still had the lead.

Bottom of 4th– The Hopewell offense continued to produce and quickly regained a comfortable lead. With 1 out, Cecchini, Seech and Gigliotti drew walks. Then with the bases loaded, Krotec drove a 0-1 pitch to deep left field for a grand slam. Hopewell now led 11-6.

Hopewell’s Kruz Krotec

Top of 5th– HC Dave Gigliotti then brought Krotec in to try and main the lead and Kruz did the job. The inning started with two strikeouts from Krotec, followed by a ground ball out to Elliott Mancos at second base.

Bottom of 5th– Hopewell went to the bottom of the 5th needing 5 runs to end the game (10 run rule) and that’s exactly what they did. With 1 out, Cunningham drew a walk, followed by a single to right by Mancos. Then with 2 outs, Seech stepped up and hit an RBI single to center, driving in Mancos. Hopewell led 12-6. The top of the order stepped to the plate and ended the game. Gigliotti started things with an RBI single to drive in Cecchini. Next up, Krotec continued his monster game with a 2-run single to bring home Seech and Gigliotti. The game then ended as Dunn stroked a single to right, scoring Krotec.

FINAL SCORE- HOPEWELL 16 BAUERSTOWN 6

Good luck in the semifinals Hopewell!

 

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Four HR Day Leads Hopewell 12-Year-Old All-Stars to 12-1 Win Over Washington

by Mike Vukovcan
written by Mike Vukovcan 2 minutes read

CENTER TOWNSHIP– A week after winning their own All-Star Tournament, the Hopewell 12-Year-Old All-Star team was back on the field as they open up play in the Central Valley All-Star Tournament.

HC Dave Gigliotti’s team opened up action this afternoon with a matchup against the Washington Bronco All-Stars. The Vikings bats were as hot as the weather and thanks to four homeruns, Hopewell walked away with an easy 12-1 win.

Going long today for Hopewell were Kruz Krotec with 2 HRs, Rhett Rankin with 1 and Henry Dunn with 1.

With a 10+ run lead, this game only went 5 innings, which helped out Hopewell in terms of innings pitched. Rilynn Davis got the start and went 2 innings, allowing 2 hits, 1 earned run and struck out 2. Rankin pitched the 3rd and 4th innings, allowing 1 hit, 0 earned runs and striking out 3. Dunn pitched the last inning and gave up 1 hit.

GAME RECAP:
Top 1st: Davis got things going quick as she led off the game with a walk and then stole second and third base. She then scored on an RBI ground out by Krotec as Hopewell took an early 1-0 lead.

Bottom 1st: Washington got a runner to 2nd base with 2 outs, but Davis cleaned things up by getting a ground out to Krotec at shortstop.

Bottom 2nd: Washington scored on an RBI groundout and had a runner at 3rd with 2 out but Davis ended the inning with a strikeout.  Game was tied at 1.

Bottom 3rd: Hopewell picked up a run in the top of the 3rd thanks to a couple of errors from Washington and Rankin entered in the bottom of the frame. Rhett started the inning with back-to-back strikeouts and the inning ended with a groundout to Eli Seech at second base. Hopewell led 2-1.

Top of 4th: The inning started as on a 3-2 pitch, Krotec hit a line drive HR to left field. The very next batter, Rankin did the very same thing as the left-handed batter put it over the right field fence. Hopewell led 4-1. Later in the inning, Dunn walked and eventually advanced to third after a wild pitch and a stolen base. Henry then scored as Wes Gigliotti laid down a perfect bunt single. The scoring eventually ended as Elliott Mancos hit a line drive single to score Austin Gallagher. Hopewell led 7-1.

Top of 5th: Five more runs for Hopewell in the 5th inning. With 1 out, Krotec hit his second HR of the game, once again to left field. Then with 2 outs, Wade Enders reached on an infield single to third. Dunn then stepped to the plate and hit the first pitch he saw over the left field fence. Hopewell led 10-1. The last two runs of the inning scored as both Gigliotti and Gallagher stole home.

Bottom of 5th: Washington was able to load the bases with 2 outs, but the game ended as Dunn was able to get a fly ball out to Seech in right field.

FINAL: HOPEWELL 12 WASHINGTON 1

*Later today, Hopewell will take on the host team, Central Valley. VSN will of course have a game recap.

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Pitching and Defense Leads Hopewell 12-Year Olds to Championship Game

by Mike Vukovcan
written by Mike Vukovcan 2 minutes read

After scoring 27 runs in their first two games of the Bauerstown All-Star Tournament, things changed tonight for the Hopewell 12-Year-Old All-Star team.

Tonight, in a semifinal matchup against Mars, their bats were kept in check, so they needed to rely on pitching and defense to win.

Fortunate for them, the Vikings are able to play that style of game and it worked as Hopewell defeated Mars, 1-0, to advance to the championship game.

This tournament was delayed throughout the day because of rain so the championship game had to be moved to tomorrow tonight. It will be No. 2 seed Hopewell against No. 1 Bauerstown at 6:30 PM.

Tonight, the story was the job done on the mound by Hopewell pitchers Wade Enders and Kruz Krotec. The right-handers each pitched 3 innings and held Mars to just 3 hits, 0 walks and struck out four.

With just four strikeouts, Enders and Krotec had to count on the defenders behind them and the Hopewell defense didn’t let them down.

Here’s a look at the players in the field that recorded outs for Hopewell:

HOPEWELL’S TREMENDOUS DEFENSE IN SEMIFINAL WIN OVER MARS:

1st Inning: 1st baseman Brandon Cecchini (groundball), 3rd baseman Austin Gallagher (groundball) and right fielder Elliott Mancos (fly ball).

2nd Inning: 3rd baseman Austin Gallagher (groundball), shortstop Krotec (groundball), and 2nd baseman Rilynn Davis (groundball).

3rd Inning: 1st baseman Rhett Rankin (groundball), shortstop Krotec (groundball) and 1st baseman (Rankin).

4th Inning: 2nd baseman Connor Eiler (groundball), shortstop Davis and 2nd baseman Eiler (groundball).

5th Inning: 3rd baseman Gallagher (groundball), Krotec strikeout, Krotec strikeout.

6th Inning: Pitcher Krotec (pop up), Krotec strikeout, Krotec strikeout.

Credit the Mars pitching that held this talented lineup to just 5 hits, but Hopewell got all the runs they needed in the 3rd inning.

Hopewell’s 3rd Inning: Wes Gigliotti led the inning off with a perfectly placed bunt single and was able to advance to second base on the throw from the Mars pitcher. While at 2nd with 0 out, Colton Eiler was the offense star by roping a single to left field, which brought in Gigliotti. Hopewell led 1-0 and that turned out to be the game-winning run.

The Hopewell team will be able to get a good night sleep, rest up tomorrow and then will travel to take on a talented Bauerstown team.

Just an early reminder, this Hopewell 12-year-old team, along with the 10-year-old team will be hosting their All-Star Tournament at the Kane Road Complex this coming weekend.

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