"War at the Shore" Tournament - Sat. 7/1/06 - Mon. 7/3/06 New Lyme, CT.
The Astros participated in the "War at the Shore" July 4th tournament in New Lyme, CT. on Saturday 7/1 thru Monday 7/3. The weather was great and all the boys had a fantastic time! The Astros finish with an overall record of 2-2 but lose a 7-6 heart-breaker to the CT. Chargers in extra innings on Sunday costing us our shot in the championship round. Tournament highlights include the slugging of Vinnie Carminati whose opposite field 3 run homer travels over 350 feet and puts the CT. Cubs out of their misery in a run-rule victory. Vinnie also leads the Astros in almost all offensive categories in a smashing performance! Zach Root & Ethan Peck each drive home 6 runs with timely clutch hitting as PJ Lenz and Junior Fair both pitch their hearts out in great performances on the rubber. JC Clancy throws a couple of great middle relief innings while keeping the Astros close in a tough ballgame versus the CT. Chargers. Our outfield play of Paul Ahn and Mike Sciortino was stellar as both boys also contributed at the dish. Below are the composite hitting & pitching stats along with boxscores & game summaries.
COMPOSITE TEAM STATS - Sorted by AVG with team leaders in RED
Game 1 - Farmington CT. 9 Astros 1 LP Junior Fair
The Astros start slowly as our offense can muster only 2 hits versus the Farmington ace in our opening tournament game on Saturday 7/1. Vinnie Carminati (single/double/RBI) was our only shining star at the dish as Junior Fair does all he can do on the rubber in pitching a solid 6 innings while allowing 4 runs (2 earned). Farmington scores 3 runs in the 3rd inning as the Astros commit 2 costly errors. Farmington puts the game out of reach with 5 additional runs in the 7th inning as the Astros commit a couple of more errors behind reliever Zach Root. Tough loss against a very good Farmington team who schooled us on how to play sound fundamental baseball.
| Player | AB | UP | BB | R | H | 1B | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | TBB | Avg | Slg | Obp. | Cont% | SOL | SOS | HP | OBE | SB | DP H | Sacb | Sacf | SO | CS | SB% | LO | FO | GO | FC | TB | HS |
| 1 Paul Ahn | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 250 | 1000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 PJ Lenz | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 Vinny Iannece | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 333 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 Zach Root | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 667 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 Vinnie Carminati | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1000 | 1500 | 1000 | 1000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 6 Ryan Rusoff | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 667 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 Ethan Peck | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 JC Clancy | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 500 | 1000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 Mike Sciortino | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 Junior Fair | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 Joseph Lawrence | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Player | IP | #BAT | RS | ER | Bk | BB | SOL | HITS | HR | IW | SACF | SACB | HP | WP | W | L | S | AVG | HR% | ERA | WIN% | GP | RATIO | CG | GS | B | St | Shut | TP | K/G | W/G | P/G | S/B | SOS | ND | SO |
| 4 Zach Root | 1.00 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 286 | 0 | 21.00 | 0 | 1 | 4.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 14.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 Junior Fair | 6.00 | 29 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 231 | 0 | 2.33 | 0 | 1 | 1.17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.00 | 1.17 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 4 | 0 | 6 |
Game 2 - CT. Chargers 7 Astros 6 (8 innings) LP Junior Fair
OUCH OUCH OUCH!!!! In what has to be one of our most heart-breaking defeats the Astros drop a tough ballgame to the CT. Chargers by the score of 7-6 in extra innings on a 2 out dunker between 3 players, talk about tough luck!! The Chargers jump out to an early 2-0 lead but the Astros rally for 4 runs in the 4th inning as Zach Root delivers a 2 run single driving home PJ Lenz and Vinny Iannece, Ethan Peck delivers a sac fly and JC Clancy singles home Vinnie Carminati. The Astros add on 2 more runs in the 5th inning to take a 6-3 lead as PJ Lenz and Zach Root deliver run scoring singles but the Chargers charge back and tie the score at 6 with 3 runs in their home 5th inning. The game remained tied thru the 6th and 7th innings as JC Clancy and Junior Fair pitch sparkling relief, however, the baseball gods just wouldn't let us have this one as a combination of bad calls, tough luck and no breaks catch up with us in the 8th inning as the Chargers bloop a 2 out single between 3 of our fielders as the winning run crosses the plate and dash our hopes in a gut wrenching defeat.
| Player | AB | UP | BB | R | H | 1B | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | TBB | Avg | Slg | Obp. | Cont% | SOL | SOS | HP | OBE | SB | DP H | Sacb | Sacf | SO | CS | SB% | LO | FO | GO | FC | TB | HS |
| 1 Paul Ahn | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 500 | 1000 | 667 | 1000 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 2 PJ Lenz | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1000 | 1000 | 1000 | 1000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 3 Vinny Iannece | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 250 | 333 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 Zach Root | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1000 | 1333 | 1000 | 1000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| 5 Vinnie Carminati | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 250 | 250 | 250 | 1000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 6 Ethan Peck | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 JC Clancy | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 250 | 250 | 250 | 1000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 8 Junior Fair | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 Joseph Lawrence | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 500 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 Ryan Rusoff | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 Mike Sciortino | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 667 | 667 | 667 | 1000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1000 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Total for Game | 30 | 37 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 333 | 400 | 400 | 900 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1000 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 1 | 12 | 1 |
| Player | IP | #BAT | RS | ER | Bk | BB | SOL | HITS | HR | IW | SACF | SACB | HP | WP | W | L | S | AVG | HR% | ERA | WIN% | GP | RATIO | CG | GS | B | St | Shut | TP | K/G | W/G | P/G | S/B | SOS | ND | SO |
| 7 JC Clancy | 2.33 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 222 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 1 | 2.57 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 12.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 8 Junior Fair | 1.00 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 400 | 0 | 7.00 | 0 | 1 | 2.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 9 Joseph Lawrence | 4.33 | 23 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 364 | 0 | 6.46 | 0 | 1 | 2.08 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1.62 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Game 3 - Astros 10 CT. Cubs 1 WP PJ Lenz
PJ Lenz comes up huge and pitches the complete game victory while striking out 9 Cubs and allowing 1 run on 5 hits. Vinnie Carminati hits a monster homerun to the opposite field in left center as the baseball travels over 350 feet while clearing a 30 foot high fence, quite an impressive feat by our slugging shortstop!! Big win to end the day on a high note!
| Player | AB | UP | BB | R | H | 1B | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | TBB | Avg | Slg | Obp. | Cont% | SOL | SOS | HP | OBE | SB | DP H | Sacb | Sacf | SO | CS | SB% | LO | FO | GO | FC | TB | HS |
| 1 Paul Ahn | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 250 | 250 | 250 | 1000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1000 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2 PJ Lenz | 2 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 500 | 500 | 750 | 1000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 3 Vinnie Carminati | 3 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 667 | 2000 | 750 | 1000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 |
| 4 Zach Root | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 Vinny Iannece | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 333 | 1000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 Ryan Rusoff | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 333 | 1000 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1000 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 JC Clancy | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 Ethan Peck | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1000 | 1000 | 1000 | 1000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 8 Joseph Lawrence | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 333 | 667 | 333 | 667 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 9 Junior Fair | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 Mike Sciortino | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 333 | 1000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1000 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total for Game | 27 | 33 | 5 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 222 | 407 | 364 | 963 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1000 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 11 | 0 |
Game 4 - Astros 12 Tri County 5 WP Junior Fair
The Astros jump out early and plate 5 runs in the 2nd inning and lead by the score of 8-0 after 5 innings of play. Tri County rallies for 5 runs in the top half of the 6th inning and the Astros counter with 4 runs in the bottom half of the 6th inning as we slug our way to a 12-5 victory and end the tournament with 2 wins and 2 losses. Junior Fair picks up the win in pitching 4 scoreless innings as Zach Root and Ethan Peck each drive home 3 runs and deliver 2 hits apiece. The boys close out the tournament with 2 big wins after a heart-breaking loss in extra innings versus the Chargers on Sunday, nice way to end our stay in Ct. while making the drive home on Monday a more pleasurable one!!
| Player | AB | UP | BB | R | H | 1B | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | TBB | Avg | Slg | Obp. | Cont% | SOL | SOS | HP | OBE | SB | DP H | Sacb | Sacf | SO | CS | SB% | LO | FO | GO | FC | TB | HS |
| 1 Paul Ahn | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 500 | 500 | 500 | 1000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1 Vinny Iannece | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 500 | 500 | 500 | 1000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 2 Ryan Rusoff | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 333 | 1000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 Zach Root | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 500 | 500 | 500 | 1000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 4 Vinnie Carminati | 4 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 250 | 750 | 250 | 1000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1000 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 5 PJ Lenz | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 500 | 1000 | 750 | 1000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 6 Ethan Peck | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 500 | 500 | 500 | 1000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1000 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 7 JC Clancy | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 500 | 500 | 750 | 1000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1000 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 8 Joseph Lawrence | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 333 | 1000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 Junior Fair | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 333 | 333 | 333 | 1000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 10 Mike Sciortino | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1000 | 1000 | 1000 | 1000 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Total for Game | 28 | 38 | 7 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 7 | 393 | 500 | 528 | 1000 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1000 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 14 | 2 |
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