Rutherford Little League
                               Keller-Depken Oil at Lions
                    7-May-2000 at Rutherford, NJ (Tom Mellody Field)

Keller-Depken Oil 17 (4-2)                    Lions 4 (1-4)

Player                      AB  R  H BI       Player                      AB  R  H BI
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Denis Ackermann c/1b.......  3  2  2  2       Robert Keller 2b/p.........  2  1  2  0
Jack Gardner cf/1b.........  5  1  3  5       Danny Farrell ss...........  2  1  0  0
Nikko Wong ss..............  5  1  2  2       Tyler Birth 1b/cf..........  2  1  1  2
Mike Zurla 2b/p............  5  1  1  0       Kevin Scherba p/1b.........  1  0  1  1
Richie Allen 1b/lf.........  2  0  1  0       Matt Van Dyk cf/p..........  3  0  1  1
 Peter DeMarco ph/cf.......  3  3  2  1       Ryan Scherba 3b/2b.........  3  0  0  0
Nick Jameson 3b/ph.........  2  0  0  0       Matt Certosimo lf/ph.......  1  0  0  0
 Sean Critelli ph/3b.......  0  3  0  1        Savian Rosario lf.........  1  0  0  0
Willie Berman p/2b.........  5  3  5  2       Mickey Gardella c..........  3  0  0  0
Joe Atkachunas lf/ph.......  0  1  0  0       Diego Flores rf............  1  0  0  0
 Nick Zurla ph/rf..........  2  0  0  1        Kevin Corkin rf...........  0  1  0  0
Patrick McGarry rf/ph......  2  2  1  2
 Mike Schule lf............  1  0  0  0
Totals..................... 35 17 17 16       Totals..................... 19  4  5  4

Score by Innings                R  H  E
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Keller-Depken Oil... 154 241 - 17 17  1
Lions............... 100 03X -  4  5  4
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Note: 2 outs, 3 runners LOB when the game ended.

E - Atkachunas; Keller; Farrell; RScherba; Rosario. LOB - Keller 11; Lions 7. 2B -
Wong 2; Berman 2; Keller; KScherba. 3B - DeMarco. HR - DeMarco(1). HBP - Ackermann;
DeMarco; SCritelli; TBirth. SF - SCritelli. CS - DeMarco.

Keller-Depken Oil              IP  H  R ER BB SO  WP BK HP IBB  AB BF  FO GO
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Willie Berman  W,1-1.......   4.0  3  1  0  1  6   2  0  1  0   15 17   2  3
Mike Zurla ................   1.0  2  3  3  5  0   2  0  0  0    4  9   1  1

Lions                          IP  H  R ER BB SO  WP BK HP IBB  AB BF  FO GO
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Kevin Scherba  L,1-2.......   3.0  8 10 10  3  4   5  0  1  0   17 21   2  2
Matt Van Dyk ..............   0.2  2  2  1  2  0   1  0  0  0    4  7   1  1
Robert Keller .............   2.0  7  5  3  1  1   0  0  2  0   14 17   2  3

WP - MZurla 2; Berman 2; KScherba 5; Van Dyk. HBP - by KScherba (Ackermann); by Berman
(TBirth); by Keller (DeMarco); by Keller (SCritelli).

Strikeouts - Gardner; Wong; MZurla; Allen; Schule; TBirth; RScherba 2; Certosimo;
Rosario; Flores. Walks - Ackermann; SCritelli; Atkachunas 2; McGarry; Schule;
Keller; Farrell; KScherba 2; Certosimo; Corkin.

Umpires - HP: Dan Lamberti  1B: Bob Simone
Start: 18:00   Time: 1:56

Weather: 91°, fair
Game notes:
Game called in top of 6th inning, lightning
Game: G34

Rutherford Little League
Keller-Depken Oil at Lions - Play-by-Play
7-May-2000 at Rutherford, NJ (Tom Mellody Field)

Keller-Depken Oil starters: 6/c Ackermann; 5/cf Gardner; 8/ss Wong; 14/2b MZurla; 12/1b Allen; 9/3b Jameson; 11/p Berman; 2/lf Atkachunas; 10/rf McGarry
Lions starters: 5/2b Keller; 6/ss Farrell; 12/1b TBirth; 16/p KScherba; 14/cf Van Dyk; 11/3b RScherba; 10/lf Certosimo; 7/c Gardella; 9/rf Flores

Keller-Depken Oil 1st - Ackermann popped up to 2b. Gardner struck out swinging. Wong doubled to left field. Wong advanced to third on a wild pitch. Wong scored on a wild pitch. MZurla struck out swinging. 1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

Lions 1st - Keller singled, out at second lf to 2b. Farrell reached on an error by lf. Farrell advanced to second on a wild pitch. TBirth struck out looking. KScherba doubled to left field, RBI; Farrell scored, unearned. Van Dyk grounded out to 2b. 1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB.

Keller-Depken Oil 2nd - Allen struck out swinging. Jameson grounded out to p. Berman singled to second base. Berman advanced to second on a wild pitch. Berman advanced to third on a wild pitch. Atkachunas walked. Atkachunas advanced to second on a wild pitch. McGarry singled through the left side, RBI; Atkachunas advanced to third; Berman scored. Ackermann hit by pitch; McGarry advanced to second. Gardner singled, 2 RBI, advanced to second on an error by ss; Ackermann advanced to third; McGarry scored; Atkachunas scored. Wong doubled to left field, 2 RBI; Gardner scored; Ackermann scored. MZurla flied out to lf. 5 runs, 4 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB.

Lions 2nd - RScherba struck out swinging. Certosimo struck out swinging. Gardella lined out to p. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

Keller-Depken Oil 3rd - DeMarco pinch hit for Allen. DeMarco reached on an error by 2b. SCritelli pinch hit for Jameson. DeMarco out at second c to 2b, caught stealing. SCritelli walked. Berman doubled to center field; SCritelli advanced to third. NZurla pinch hit for Atkachunas. NZurla grounded out to 3b, RBI; Berman advanced to third; SCritelli scored. McGarry walked. Ackermann singled, RBI, advanced to second on the throw; McGarry advanced to third; Berman scored. Gardner singled to left field, 2 RBI; Ackermann scored; McGarry scored. Wong struck out looking. 4 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB.

Lions 3rd - Gardner to 1b. DeMarco to cf. SCritelli to 3b. NZurla to rf. Schule to lf for McGarry. Flores struck out swinging. Keller doubled to left field. Farrell grounded out to 3b; Keller advanced to third. TBirth hit by pitch. TBirth advanced to second on a wild pitch. KScherba walked. Van Dyk popped up to 1b. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB.

Keller-Depken Oil 4th - TBirth to cf. KScherba to 1b. Van Dyk to p. Rosario to lf for Certosimo. Corkin to rf for Flores. MZurla grounded out to p. DeMarco tripled to right field. SCritelli reached on an error by lf, SF, RBI, advanced to second; DeMarco scored. Berman doubled to left field, RBI; SCritelli scored, unearned. Berman advanced to third on a wild pitch. NZurla lined out to 3b. Schule walked. Ackermann walked; Schule advanced to second. Keller to p. Van Dyk to 3b. RScherba to 2b. Gardner reached on a fielder's choice; Ackermann out at second ss to 2b. 2 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 3 LOB.

Lions 4th - RScherba struck out swinging. Rosario struck out swinging. Gardella grounded out to p. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

Keller-Depken Oil 5th - Wong grounded out to ss. MZurla singled through the right side. DeMarco hit by pitch; MZurla advanced to second. SCritelli hit by pitch; DeMarco advanced to second; MZurla advanced to third. Berman singled to right field, RBI; SCritelli advanced to second; DeMarco advanced to third; MZurla scored. McGarry pinch hit for NZurla. McGarry reached on an error by 2b, RBI; Berman advanced to second; SCritelli advanced to third; DeMarco scored. Schule struck out swinging. Ackermann singled through the left side, RBI; McGarry advanced to second; Berman advanced to third; SCritelli scored, unearned. Gardner singled, RBI; Ackermann advanced to second; McGarry advanced to third; Berman scored, unearned. Wong popped up to ss. 4 runs, 4 hits, 1 error, 3 LOB.

Lions 5th - Ackermann to 1b. Gardner to c. MZurla to p. Berman to 2b. McGarry to rf. Allen to lf for Schule. Corkin walked. Keller walked; Corkin advanced to second. Farrell walked; Keller advanced to second; Corkin advanced to third. TBirth singled to right field, 2 RBI, advanced to second on the throw; Farrell advanced to second, out at third rf to ss to 3b; Keller scored; Corkin scored. TBirth advanced to third on a wild pitch. KScherba walked. Van Dyk singled to center field, RBI; KScherba advanced to second; TBirth scored. Van Dyk advanced to second on a wild pitch; KScherba advanced to third. RScherba lined out to 2b. Certosimo pinch hit for Rosario. Certosimo walked. Gardella reached on a fielder's choice; Certosimo advanced to second; Van Dyk out at third p to 3b. 3 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB.

Keller-Depken Oil 6th - Van Dyk to lf. Certosimo to 3b. MZurla popped up to 2b. DeMarco homered to center field, RBI. Jameson pinch hit for SCritelli. Jameson grounded out to p. Berman singled up the middle. Atkachunas pinch hit for McGarry. Atkachunas walked; Berman advanced to second. Allen singled up the middle; Atkachunas advanced to second; Berman advanced to third. Game stopped 19:56 for electrical storm, then called. 1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB.


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