2013 Diamond Notes

The Atlantic Collegiate Collegiate Baseball League will open its 48th season with a full complement of eight teams with the addition of the South Jersey Giants on Monday evening.

Greg Manco will be the head coach of the franchise which will play at the Lindenwold Baseball Complex. Manco has fourteen years of college coaching experience with eight years as an assistant coach at St. Joseph's University.

Craig Biggio, Rick Cerone, Jamie Moyer, Terry Mulholland and Frank Viola are among the ninety plus former ACBL players who made it to the Major Leagues.

Current alumni in the big leagues include Mike Aviles, John Lannan, Ryan Vogelsong, Anthony Varvaro and Zach Lutz.

The North Jersey Eagles following a familiar script captured their 2nd consecutive ACBL title yesterday at Overpeck Park. The Eagles, for the second time in two years, did it the hard way – having to win 4 consecutive elimination games to take the crown.

After dropping Friday’s Tournament Opener to the top seeded Trenton Generals 8-7, North Jersey beat the Staten Island Tide 3-0 behind Jordan Gross’s (Tulane) seven shutout innings and a six out save from Steven Bloodworth (Wagner) on Saturday morning.

Saturday night the Eagles looked to Sophomore Gianni Zayas (Seminole State) to keep their Title hopes alive. Zayas threw 6.1 solid innings before turning the game over to RHP Steven Bloodworth for his second save of the day as North Jersey eliminated the Trenton Generals 7-4 to advance to Championship Sunday.

North Jersey gave the ball to LHP Brendan Ryan (U Albany) against the Allentown Railers who were undefeated coming into Sunday’s Tournament action. Trailing 2-0 after the 1st inning, the Eagles scored 3 times in the top of the 3rd on big hits from Chris Smith (Wagner) and Ken Kirshner (St Thomas Aquinas) to take a 3-2 lead that they would never relinquish. Brendan Ryan pitched 7.2 gutty innings before Ryan Casey (Wagner) shut the door with a 4 out save.

After a 40 game regular season and three days of Playoff baseball – the stage had been set for one final, winner-take-all game for the 2013 ACBL Championship. The game was destined to be a Classic.

For the second consecutive game the Railers struck first. Brett Bittiger (Fairleigh Dickinson) lead off the bottom of the 3rd with a walk and scored on a wild throw on a bunt play. Andrew Brandstetter (East Stroudsburg) then scored on a 4-6-3 double play to give the Railers a 2-0 lead. North Jersey’s Zach Passerelle’s (Marist) RBI single in the 4th cut the lead in half. And in the 7th the Eagles pulled even with a Passerelle double to left-center and a RBI single by John Brucker (Rutgers). Both starting pitchers turned in stellar outings – Alentown’s Michael Burke (Lehigh) and North Jersey’s Danny O’Neil (Willaim Paterson) allowed only 3 and 4 hits respectively.

Allentown and North Jersey would take the season to its FINAL inning and one of the most exciting finishes in ACBL history.

Allentown’s Brandon Shimo (Kutztown) retired the first two batters in the top of the 9th inning before Chris Chiaradio (Seton Hall) stepped to the plate. After battling the count to 3-2, Chiardio blasted his first home run of the season onto the right field knoll giving the Eagles its first lead of the game. The Railers continued the battle in their half of the 9th inning. James Bertolotti (Alvernia) lead off with a bad-hop single to right. After being bunted to second, Bertolotti took 3rd on a wild pitch with one out. Jeff Birkoffer (Moorehead St) then drove a towering fly ball to ceneter field. Eagles CF Chris Smith (Wagner) made the catch and then unleashed a great throw to cut down Bertolotti at the plate to secure the win and the 2013 ACBL Championship.

The Allentown Railers defeated the Trenton Generals 8-2 in the winners bracket game to move on to the championship game at 2pm Sunday.

Adam Davis allowed two runs over seven innings to get the victory. Joe Forcellini had three RBIs and two hits for the Railers. Andy Brandstetter, Jeff Birkofer and Jesse Kelso also each posted two hits.

Earlier in the day North Jersey defeated Staten Island 3-0 behind seven innings of shutout ball from Jordan Gross.

The Eagles defeated Trenton 7-4 in the nightcap to advance to the championship round on Sunday. If the Eagles win the first game, a second game would follow thirty minutes after the first game is finished.

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The ACBL will hold its 2013 Championship Tournament this weekend, August 2nd through the 4th at Overpeck-Ridgefield Park, home of the North Jersey Eagles.

The number one seed, Trenton Generals (27-13) finished the season in a tie with the number 2 seed Allentown Railers (27-13), winning the tie breaker for the number one seed. Staten Island (25-14-1) will be the number three seed, followed by North Jersey (21-18-1) as the number four seed.

The action kicks off Friday at 2pm as Trenton takes on North Jersey. In game 2, Allentown will play Staten Island beginning at 7pm.

All the action for this weekend can be heard live over the internet, as Tom Willms will broadcast the entire tournament for IYM Sports Radio.

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By: Kyle Cassidy

The Jersey Pilots split a doubleheader Sunday as they lost the first game 12-4 but won the second game 2-1 against the Allentown Railers at Snyder Park in Berkeley Heights, NJ.

In the first game, the Railers were able to collect 6 runs in the first two innings to bust the game open. Pilots’ starter Charles Theilmann went 3 2/3 innings, giving up 8 hits on 7 runs, walked 7 batters and struck out 4. Joe O’Connor led the Pilots in hits going 3 for 3. Joe Mendez went 2 for 3 with a home run and 2 RBIs. Steve Petriello added a 2-run homer for the Pilots as well.

Max Schmardel started the second game for the Pilots. After pitching an inning in the first game of a doubleheader yesterday as well as hitting the game-winning sacrifice fly in the second game, he went the distance in this game, going 7 innings, scattering 8 hits and giving up only 1 run while striking out 6 and totaled 103 pitches. Tyler Martis hit an RBI single up the middle to put the Pilots up 1-0 early. After the Railers tied it, a double steal with runners on 1st and 3rd in the bottom of the 6th was the difference in the game.

The next Pilots’ game is July 23rd when the travel to Trenton to play the Generals for a 5 p.m. start at Mercer County Community College.

The rosters for the annual ACBL All-Star game at Quakertown on Monday evening July 22 have been released.

The East team will be managed by Jorge Hernandez of the North Jersey Eagles and will have players from the Eagles, Jersey Pilots, Staten Island Tide and Trenton Generals.

The West team will be managed by Dylan Dando of the Allentown Railers and will be composed of players from the Railers, Lehigh Valley Catz and Quakertown Blazers.

East All-Stars
No.	Player	H	W	B/T	College	Year
Pitchers
15	Vincenzo Aiello, Trenton	6'2"	205	R/R	Rider	So.
25	Matt Alvarez, Staten Island	6'1"	185	R/R	Boston College	RS Sr.
1	Emilio Calderon, Staten Island	6'2"	198	L/L	Kean	Jr.
13	JB Kole, Trenton	6'3"	205	R/R	Villanova	Jr.
17	James Meindl, Jersey	6'4"	220	R/R	Siena	Sr.
19	John Silvestri, Jersey	6'3"	225	L/L	Montclair St.	Sr.
34	Stephen Silvestri, Jersey	6'1"	195	R/L	Univ. of Penn	Jr.
18	Gianni Zayas, North Jersey	6'2"	195	R/R	North Carolina St.	So.
Catchers
27	Zach Passarelle, North Jersey	6'3"	225	L/R	Marist	Sr.
11	Stephen Petriello, Jersey	5'8"	185	R/R	Rowan	So.
Infielders
7	Juan Bueno, Staten Island	6'0"	185	R/R	Grambling St.	Sr.
11	Andrew Lopez, Trenton	5'9"	185	R/R	Kean	Jr.
1	Tyler Martis, Jersey	5'7"	140	R/R	Siena	So.
3	Jesus Medina, Staten Island	5'10"	155	R/R	Sacred Heart	So.
24	Matt Patterson, Trenton	6'4"	225	R/R	Alvernia	Sr.
33	Rich Ricciardi, Trenton	6'0"	195	S/R	Alvernia	Jr.
26	Ryan Quinn, North Jersey	5'9"	180	R/R	Cincinnati	Sr.
Outfielders
20	Mike Bradshaw, Staten Island	6'5"	205	R/R	Howard College	Jr.
4	Sean Farrell, Trenton	6'2"	180	R/R	Marist	So.
7	Matt Horican, Jersey	5'9"	175	L/L	Kean	Sr.
9	Kenneth Kirshner, North Jersey	6'0"	170	L/L	St.Thomas Aquinas	Sr.
28	Chris Smith, North Jersey	6'1"	195	R/R	Wagner	Sr.
Designated Hitters
12	Richard Mejia, Staten Island	6'1"	205	R/R	Adelphi	Sr.
34	Joe Ravert, Trenton	6'2"	225	L/R	LaSalle	So.
West All-Stars
No.	Player	H	W	B/T	College	Year
Pitchers
4	Anthony Ciavarella, Lehigh Valley	6'0"	170	L/L	Monmouth	So.
32	Casey Cooperman, Allentown	5'11"	195	R/R	Bloomsburg	Sr.
11	Jeff Courter, Quakertown	6'3"	205	L/L	Villanova	RS So.
20	Adam Davis, Allentown	6'0"	175	R/R	Delaware	Sr.
36	Ryan Filipowicz, Quakertown	6'3"	190	R/R	Holy Cross	Jr.
18	Xavier Hammond, Allentown	6'3"	205	L/L	Bucknell	Jr.
8	Heath Fillmyer, Trenton	6'1"	165	R/R	Mercer County	So.
9	Mike Weinhold, Quakertown	6'1"	185	L/L	Alvernia	Sr.
52	Brandon Shimo, Allentown	6'1"	180	R/R	Kutztown	Sr.
Catchers
27	Austin Orth, Lehigh Valley	6'2"	235	R/R	Yavapai	So.
17	Alex Kowalczyk, Quakertown	6'2"	205	R/R	Old Dominion	So.
Infielders
10	Tyler Brong, Quakertown	6'2"	220	R/R	Lehigh	Sr.
16	Jeff Birkofer, Allentown	6'2"	165	R/R	Morehead St.	Sr.
18	Mike Constantini, Quakertown	6'1"	180	R/R	West Virginia	Sr.
10	Drew Hercik, Allentown	6'3"	185	R/R	East Stroudsburg	Jr.
11	P.J. Higgins, Lehigh Valley	5'11"	165	R/R	Old Dominion	So.
7	Mike Rampone, Lehigh Valley	5'10"	185	R/R	NJIT	Jr.
Outfielders
9	Joe Bamford, Lehigh Valley	6'3"	183		Monmouth	Sr.
19	Corey Jensen, Lehigh Valley	5'10"	180		Whittier	Sr.
40	Jesse Kelso, Allentown	5'11"	185		Canisius	Sr.
12	Brandon Martinez, Quakertown	5'11"	175		Kutztown	Jr.
21	Jeremy Musser, Quakertown	6'0"	185		Millersville	So.
Designated Hitters
12	Joe Forcellini, Allentown	6'2"	195	R/R	Centenary	Jr.

By: Kyle Cassidy

The Jersey Pilots lost a tough game yesterday to the first place Trenton Generals by a score of 8-5 at Snyder Park in Berkeley Heights, NJ.

Both teams had their fair share of hits and runs as the teams combined for 13 runs and 24 hits. Pilots’ starter Charles Theilmann went 6 innings, giving up 6 runs on 8 hits while striking out 3. Matt Horican, Brandon Gonnella, and Greg Fazio each collected 2 hits and an RBI. The Generals were able to use the long ball as they hit 2 homeruns in the game to break the game open late.

The Pilots’ next game is Tuesday July 16th when they travel to Allentown to take on the Railers for a doubleheader starting at 5 p.m.

By: Kyle Cassidy

The Jersey Pilots dropped the first game 2-1 but won the second game 4-3 in a doubleheader yesterday against the Staten Island Tide yesterday at Snyder Park in Berkeley Heights, NJ.

In the first game, Pilots’ starter Steve Silvestri had another good outing, going 6 innings allowing 2 runs (1 earned) on 4 hits while striking out 3. The only two runs he gave up were solo home runs to Michael Bradshaw and George Kantzian. The Pilots managed a run in the bottom of the 7th as Joe O’Connor picked up an RBI on a double play, but then with 2 outs and a runner on third, Phil McGovern grounded out to end the game.

In the second game, Pilots’ starter Mark Palumbo pitched 5 innings, allowing 8 hits while striking out 3. The Pilots’ bats got going. It was Joe O’Connor again as he smacked a double to left that rolled to the wall. Joe Mendez hustled and scored all the way from first to get the Pilots on the board and trailed 3-1. In the bottom of the 4th, Joe Mendez crushed a 3-run homer over the center field wall to give the Pilots a 4-3 lead for good. Billy Worswick closed the door, earning his first save of the season going 2 innings of hitless ball while striking out a pair.

The Pilots’ next game is Thursday July 11th when they host the Lehigh Valley Catz for a 7 p.m. start at Snyder Park in Berkeley Heights, NJ.

By: Kyle Cassidy

The Jersey Pilots came up with a big win as they defeated the Allentown Railers 6-1 on a Fourth of July afternoon game at Snyder Park in Berkeley Heights, NJ.

Starter John Silvestri had a nice bounce back outing as he went 6 innings, scattering 7 hits while striking out 3. Silvestri brought his strikeout total to 27, which is good for 5th overall in the league. The Pilots’ bats woke up as they managed a season-high 12 hits. Matt Horican went 3 for 5, while Tyler Martis and Phil McGovern each collected 2 hits. Steve Petriello stayed hot for the Pilots as he added a hit to bring his BA to .316, which is top 10 in the league.

Aaron Vogt broke the game wide open with a 3-run inside-the-park home run. Joseph Mendez added a solo shot in the bottom of the 6th. Billy Worswick and Jimmy Meindl combined for 3 innings of 2-hit ball while striking out 3 to close out the game.

The next Pilots game is Sunday July 7th when they host the Generals at Snyder Park at 7 p.m.

John Lannan (Siena, Long Island Collegians) allowed only one earned run over seven innings as the Phillies defeated the Dodgers 16-1 on Friday night. Lannan collected his first RBI of the season as he went three-for-four.

Joe Martinez (Boston College, Jersey Pilots) earned a victory in his first major league appearance of the season as he hurled two scoreless innings of relief in the Indians 4-3 win over the White Sox. Martinez was called up from Triple-A Columbus on Saturday.

Jack Kaiser Stadium will host an exhibition game between a team of all-stars from the Atlantic Collegiate Baseball League (ACBL) and the U.S. Military. The game, which is part of the "Red, White and Blue Tour" for the U.S. Military All-Stars, will take place at 6:35 p.m. on Saturday, June 29 and will be produced on-campus for a live broadcast on ESPN3. Ralph Bednarczyk will be on the call with former NYIT head coach Bob Hirschfield serving as color analyst.

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By: Kyle Cassidy

The Jersey Pilots picked up a win last night against the first place Trenton Generals by a score of 2-1 at Snyder Park in Berkeley Heights, NJ.

The Pilots' starting pitcher Ari Kaufman pitched a great game, going 4 innings while giving up a run while striking out a pair. The Pilots' bullpen kept Trenton scoreless after that. The combination of Brett Hancock, Steve Silvestri, and Max Schmardel went 4 innings while scattering 3 hits and striking out 4 batters. Jimmy Meindl entered in the ninth and picked up his second save of the season.

The Pilots' bats produced 5 hits. Steve Petriello went 2 for 4 with an RBI and a run. The next game for the Pilots is Friday June 28th when they travel to Staten Island to take on the Tide at 5 p.m.

By Tom Bonekemper

Stuart Turner (Southampton, Mississippi) was drafted in the third round of the 2013 First Year Player MLB Draft by the Minnesota Twins and heads the list of 33 former or current ACBL players who were drafted.

Turner, a junior catcher who transferred to Ole Miss from LSU-Eunice was selected with the 78th pick overall. Outfielder Jordan Patterson (Westhampton, South Alabama) followed closely as a Colorado Rockie draft in the fourth round. Pitchers Aaron Slegers (Riverhead, Indiana) and Kyle McGowin (Sag Harbor, Savannah St.) were drafted in the fifth round by the Twins and Angels respectively.

The Quakertown Blazer pitching duo of RHP Lou Trivino (Slippery Rock) and LHP Tim Mayza (Millersville) went in the 11th and 12th rounds respectively.

Trivino was selected by the Oakland Athletics while the Toronto Blue Jays selected Mayza.

A complete list of the 33 players drafted is listed below.

Round	Pick	MLB Team	Name		Pos	ACBL Team	College
3	78	Twins	Stuart	Turner		Southampton	Ole Miss
4	109	Rockies	Jordan	Patterson	RF	Westhampton	South Alabama
5	140	Twins	Aaron	Slegers	RHP	Riverhead	Indiana
5	157	Angels	Kyle	McGowin	RHP	Sag Harbor	Savannah St.
10	288	Cubs	Zach	Godley	RHP	Southampton	Tennessee
10	301	Phillies	Jon	Prosinski	RHP	Lehigh Valley	Seton Hall
11	341	A's	Lou	Trivino	RHP	Quakertown	Slippery Rock
12	355	BlueJays	Tim	Mayza	LHP	Quakertown	Millersville
14	410	Twins	Zack	Granite	CF	Staten Island	Seton Hall
14	431	A's	James	Lomangino	RHP	Westhampton	St. John's
16	474	Royals	Kevin	McCarthy	RHP	Sag Harbor	Marist
16	476	Mets	Zach	Mathieu	1B	Riverhead	Franklin Pierce
17	509	Pirates	Justin	Topa	RHP	Southampton	LIU Brooklyn
18	534	Royals	Frank	Schwindel	C	Riverhead	St. John's
19	571	Phillies	Matt	Soren	RHP	Long Island,NY	Delaware
19	582	Giants	Garrett	Hughes	LHP	Southampton	Stanford
20	590	Twins	Jason	Kanzler	CF	Staten Island	Buffalo
20	604	Dodgers	Mike	Ahmed	LF	Westhampton	Holy Cross
20	616	Nationals	Brenton	Allen	LF	Southampton	UCLA
22	660	Dbacks	Antonio	Alvarez	SS	Southampton	Elon
23	687	Mariners	Kyle	Petty	1B	Lehigh Valley	Cal U Of P
23	705	Reds	Narciso	Crook	RF	Trenton	Gloucester
27	819	Orioles	Donnie	Hart	LHP	Westhampton	Texas St.
27	824	Yankees	Dillon	McNamara	RHP	Staten Island	Adelphi
28	829	Rockies	Heath	Fillmyer	RHP	Trenton	Mercer
28	839	Pirates	Jerry	Mulderig	RHP	Quakertown	Rider
28	851	A's	Joel	Bennie	2B	Allentown	East Stroudsburg
29	868	Padres	Kyle	Lloyd	RHP	Westhampton	Evansville
31	930	Dbacks	Joel	Thys	C	Sag Harbor	Ariz Christian
38	1136	Mets	Paul	Paez	LHP	Southampton	Rio Hondo
39	1172	Marlins	John	Cleary	C	Southampton	Maryland
39	1175	Cardinals	Kevin	Herget	RHP	Staten Island	Kean
40	1215	Reds	P.J.	Cerreto	RHP	North Jersey	Ramapo

By Anthony Santigate

Adelphi standout Richard Mejia hit a walk-off homerun in the bottom of the 11th inning for the Staten Island Tide in their 1-0 win over the Lehigh Valley Catz on Tuesday at Susan Wagner High School.

The Tide’s Andrew Zapata and the Catz’ Anthony Ciavarello were locked in a pitcher’s duel for the entire game. Zapata went 9 innings giving up only four hits with zero earned runs, zero walks and eight strikeouts. Ciavorello matched him going 8 shutout innings while scattering 5 hits.

The Tide threatened in the bottom of the 8th after a leadoff walk followed by a single, with the top of their order coming up. But Ciavarello was able to escape the jam, getting the next three batters.

Juan Bueno went 3-4 with two doubles for the Tide, improving his season average to .409. Jesus Medina also added a double.

Matthew Festa got the win after throwing two shutout innings allowing only one hit in relief of Zapata.

The Tide's next game is Saturday, June 15th in a doubleheader against the Trenton Generals at Mercer County College.

By Tom Bonekemper

Pitchers Lou Trivino (Slippery Rock) and Tim Mayza (Millersville) and Jerry Mulderig (Rider) were among the 33 former or current ACBL players drafted in the recent 2013 First Year MLB Draft.

Trivino, a graduate of Upper Bucks Christian High School, set SRU single season (92) and career (227) strikeout records. He was drafted in the 11th round by the Oakland Athletics.

Mayza, a graduate of Upper Perkiomen High School, posted a PSAC-best 1.55 ERA and was selected to the Daktronics All-America Third Team. He was drafted by the Toronto Blue Jays in the 12th round.

Mulderig, a graduate of Council Rock South, was an All Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference selection as DH, but was drafted as a pitcher in the 28th round by the Pittsburgh Pirates. He posted a 3-2 record on the mound with opponents hitting .229 against him.

The Trenton Generals have announced that 2 of their players, Narcisco Crook and Heath Fillmyer were selected in the MLB First-Year Player Draft yesterday.

Narciso Crook was selected in the 23rd Round by the Cincinnati Reds. Crook an outfielder attended Gloucester County College (NJ). His team won the NJCAA Division III National Championship and he was voted MVP.

Heath Fillmyer who pitched collegiately at Mercer County Community College, was selected in the 28th round by the Colorado Rockies.

By Tom Willms, IYM Sports Radio

Berkeley Heights, NJ- Joe Ravert (LaSalle/Havertown,PA) hit a 2-run opposite field home run in the top of the 1st and the Trenton Generals(1-0) didn’t look back as they won their ACBL season-opener by a score of 9-1 over the Jersey Pilots(0-3). Although the Pilots, scored once in the bottom of the frame, on a Stephen Petrillo (Rowan/South Plainfield, NJ) RBI Sac-Fly, Jersey could not muster any more offense against a General pitching staff that combined for 17 strikeouts in the 8-inning, weather-shortened contest. In addition to the 2-run start in the first, the Generals were powered by a 5-run fifth inning, featuring a bases clearing double by Matt Patterson (Alvernia/Hamilton, NJ) and RBI singles by Treavor Dubiel (David & Elkins/Washington, NJ) and Rich Ricciardi (Alvernia/Manalapan, NJ). Two more runs were added in the eighth by Trenton, thanks to a 2-run pinch-hit single by Sean Farrell (Marist/Yardley, PA).

Mark Maksimow (George Mason/Hamilton, NJ) led the way on the mound for the Generals, getting the last 6 outs, all via the strikeout.

Both teams get back at it on Tuesday, with the Pilots heading to Ridgefield Park to take on the North Jersey Eagles while Trenton goes to Staten Island to battle with the Tide to start a home-and-home series.

The ACBL will kick off its 47th season with a pair of doubleheaders on Saturday June 1,2013.

The 2012 champion North Jersey Eagles host the Staten Island Tide in a twinbill starting at 1pm in Overpeck Park. The Jersey Pilots travel to Easton to play the Lehigh Valley Catz in a 1pm doubleheader.

On Sunday the Quakertown Blazers celebrate their 30th season of ACBL baseball as they host the Allentown Railers in a 1pm doubleheader at Memorial Park. At 7pm the Jersey Pilots welcome the Trenton Generals to Snyder Park in Berkeley Heights, New Jersey.

Former ACBL All-Star Anthony Varvaro ( Metro NY Cadets) pitched two scoreless innings on Thursday and received the victory as the red hot Atlanta Braves defeated the Pirates 6-4.

The former St. John's University standout has not allowed an earned run in five appearances covering 8.1 innings. He has a 0.72 WHIP and opponents are hitting .172 against him.

Photo Courtesy of Pouya Dianat/Atlanta Braves

Chris Reed (Stanford University, Torrington Titans), the number one prospect in the ACBL for 2010, tossed a no-hitter for 3 innings against a split squad Los Angeles Dodgers team on Thursday night in Rancho Cucamonga, California.

The 6-4 LHP was selected 16th overall in the 2011 First-Year Player Draft by the Los Angeles Dodgers.

Reed is the Dodgers number 5 ranked prospect according to MLB.

Click here to read the complete article on MLB.COM written by AJ Cassavell

BUFFALO, NY - For his efforts in leading the team to a pair of weekend wins, senior outfielder Jason Kanzler was named the Mid-American Conference's East Division Player of the Week. The honor is Kanzler's first of the 2013 season, and his third career weekly award.

Kanzler powered the Buffalo baseball team to a pair of wins over the weekend, batting .357 with a double, three home runs, and six runs batted in. Additionally, Kanzler extended his hitting streak to 20 straight games dating back to the 2012 season. In the weekend opener against Maryland-Eastern Shore, he went 2-5 with a solo home and a single, stealing a pair of bases against the Hawks as well. He added a second solo home run in a tight loss to VMI Saturday evening, but helped fuel the team's rebound win over the Keydets. He hit his third home run in as many games, stroking a three-run shot to left in the fifth inning, then padded the lead with an RBI double in the top of the ninth in a 10-3 win.

He will now look to extend his hitting streak and keep the brief winning streak going into next weekend. The Bulls will travel back to the mid-Atlantic for a three-game series against Longwood. First pitch on Friday is scheduled for 3 pm.

Ryan Vogelsong (Quakertown Blazers, 96-97) has been named to Team USA which will participate in the World Baseball Classic beginning March 7, 2013.

Vogelsong was instrumental in the San Francisco Giants winning the World Seies Championship as he went 3-0 in four postseason starts with a 1.09 ERA in 24.2 innings. During the regular season Vogey posted a 14-9 record with a 3.37 ERA in 189 innings over 31 starts.

A 2011 National League All-Star, the 6-4 right-hander netted 27 wins over the past two seasons with a 3.05 ERA and 297 strikeouts for the Giants.