(Games listed in chronological order - see bottom for most recent game) 

July 16, 2009:  Pearl River 15 - Suffern 1:   The PRLL 10 year-old tournament team are off to a running start in the District 18 tournament.  PR received all the runs it would need in the first inning when Mark Russell and Conor Buckhout stroked back to back RBI doubles to give starter Andrew DeRubertis a 3-0 lead.  Andrew struck out 9 of 10 batters he faced over three innings allowing only one hit.  Kevin Scrima and Matt Patrone each pitched in the fourth inning to close out the game.  Scrima, Russell, Buckhout, Dolan Ocasal, Ryan McLinskey, and CJ McGee each contributed 2 hits.  Next game is vs Haverstraw on Sunday 7/19 at 4pm at the Nanuet LL Complex. 

July 19, 2009:  Pearl River, 3 - Haverstraw, 2:  Kevin Scrima struck out 10 batters and gave up only 3 first inning hits in 5 1/3 innings which included striking out the side in the 4th with the bases loaded and no one out. Scrima also  helped his cause going 3 for 3.  Conor Buckhout came on to strikeout the last two batters in the 6th to get the save. PR plays Stony Point on Thursday at 7:30 at the South Orangetown LL Complex.  (Note: Rain postponed that game to Friday, July 24)

 July 25, 2009: PR  1   Stony Point 0:   The PR 10's defeated Stony Point 1 to 0 in 8 innings in the best 10 yr old game anyone could recall.  The game started on Friday night but was suspended in the top of the 8th due to lightning.   Andrew DeRubertis and Conor Buckhout combined to one hit Stony Point.  Ryan McLinskey (2 hits) drove in Dolan Ocasal (1 hit ) with a bases loaded walk-off single to right center to win the game for Pearl River.  Kevin Scrima also had two hits for PR.  Matt Patrone, Mark Russell and Christian Madigan made nice catches in the outfield for Pearl River.  Pearl River has advanced to the District 18 finals and will face South Orangetown at 6pm on Sunday 7/26. PR must win one of two games.  

July 27, 2009:   The District 18 championship round between Pearl River and South Orangetown was interrupted in the third inning last night by lightning, with the score RP, 4 - SO, 3. The game continued tonight (Monday) at 7pm at the SOLL complex.  SOLL scored 2 runs quickly to take a 5-4 lead, but PR took the lead back, 6-5, only to have SO go up, 7-6 after 5 innings.  Pearl River tied it in the top of the sixth, then used good defense to get two outs after SO put on 2 baserunners in the bottom 6th.  On the verge of extra innings, however, South Orangetown's John Daly shocked the crowd with a log homerun over the left field fence to win the game, 9-7.  Connor Buckout went 3 for 3 with an RBI for Pearl River.  Since Pearl River came out of the winner's bracket, the two teams will play one game for the title tomorrow (Tuesday) at 7 pm at the SOLL field.

July 30, 2009:  In a game that took 3 days to play, Pearl River finally outlasted South Orangetown, 11-8, to win the first District 18 championship by a PRLL boys team in over a decade.   PR plays in Section 4 tournament starting on Saturday. Here's the recap:

The Pearl River 10 Allstars defeated S.Orangetown 11-8. PR took the early lead in this game when Christian Madigan led off with a single and Ryan McLinskey smoked an RBI double to right. In the second inning wiith a 1-0 lead Andrew DeRubertis and CJ McGee delivered back singles for PR however SO pitcher John Daly made good pitches to get out of the inning unscored upon.
 
 South Orangetown followed with 5 unanswered runs which included a 2 run double by Henry Garrison. However, PR plugged away in the 4th as Michael LaPoma worked out a walk, Connor Buckout and Joseph Downing hit back-to-back singles and Owen O'Loughlin walked and set up the turning point of the game. PR took the lead for good on an electrifying Grand Slam by Matt Patrone (2 for 4, 5 RBI's) over the centerfield fence.
 
 In the 5th, with two runners on PR picked up 4 more runs after a perfect bunt by O'Loughlin that was subsequently thrown down the rightfield line scoring two runs. Patrone followed with an RBI double and Kevin Scrima hit a hard grounder to short to pick up PR's last RBI.
 
 PR then held off SO into the bottom of the 6th inning as Buckhout (2 for 4) pitched 4 innings of 3 hit baseball to pick
 up the win in relief of DeRubertis. However he needed help from the bullpen as he reached his pitch limit and had to leave the game.   Reliever Dolan Ocasal picked up the save as he took the mound with the bases loaded and no one out. Dolan struck out the first two batters, one a key foul tip held by catcher Scrima. The final out was recorded on a 3-2 pitch when a fly ball to leftfield was caught by DeRubertis to end the game and capture the District 18 crown.
 
 O'Loughlin played outstanding second base making several key plays. Mark Russell, LaPoma, McLinskey, Buckhout also made key defensive plays to help the winning cause.
 
 PR advances to NYS Sectional play this weekend in Poughkeepsie. First game is Saturday at 1pm at Spratt Park on Wilbur Blvd in Poughkeepsie, NY.

 See D-18 9/10 Bracket  

Section 4 play:   (On the August 1 weekend, the boys won one game and lost one).  

August 3, 2009:  PR 12  Pelham 7 ....  Matt Patrone, Conor Buckhout, Ryan McLinskey and Dolan Ocasal combined to pitch the PR team to a 12 - 7 come from behind victory.  The boys fell behind early and trailed 3 to 0 going into the 3rd inning but erupted to score 12 runs.  McLinskey went 4 for 4 with 2 doubles and a triple.  Ocasal, Kevin Scrima and Michael LaPoma (3 RBI's) each had two hits.  Joseph Downing had a clutch bases loaded single to give PR the lead for good.   PR has qualified for the Section 4 semi-finals, and will play Monroe-Woodbury at 8pm Wednesday in Poughkeepsie. 

August 5, 2009:  PR 9 - Monroe Woodbury 3 ...... PR erupted for 6 runs in the first inning and didn't look back as they cruised to a 9-3 win.  Christian Madigan led off the first with a single, followed by doubles by Dolan Ocasal, Ryan McLinskey, Andrew DeRubertis, CJ McGee and Joseph Downing.  Kevin Scrima, Owen O'Loughlin, Ryan McLinskey and Andrew DeRubertis combined to 4 hit Monroe Woodbury.  PR plays Eastchester tomorrow at Poughkeepsie at 6pm in the Section 4 Championship.  The winner advance to the NY State Finals.

August 6, 2009:  SECTION 4 CHAMPS!!  The 10's move on to the States!  PR 6 - Eastchester 5.  Dolan Ocasal (2 for 4) had a bases loaded walk off single in the bottom of the 7th scoring Owen O'Loughlin with the game winner. The inning started with a walk to Andrew DeRubertis (O'Loughlin - special runner) and back to back singles by Michael LaPoma and Christian Madigan (4 for 5). Conor Buckhout picked up the save with 3 solid innings of relief including striking out last 2 batters in the top of the 7th with two runners on base.  Conor also tied the game in the bottom of the 6th with a sacrific fly. DeRubertis pitched 4 solid innings as the starter. Christian Madigan set the tables all game going 4 for 5 out of the lead off spot.  Ryan McLinskey went 3 for 3 including a double and a long 210 foot solo homerun to centerfield.  The homer was his second at Sectionals.   PR plays Mid Island at 1pm Saturday at the State Finals in Penfield (near Rochester),  NY.

At the State Finals: 

August 7, 2009:   A heartbreaker to open the State tournament: Mid Island (Staten Island), 5  - PR, 4 in 7 innings.   PR fell behind early 2-0 after a long drive to Rochester. In the bottom of the first, Kevin Scrima doubled to left to drive in Ryan McLinskey to cut the lead to 2 to1. However, Mid Island jumped out to a 4 to 1 lead after a homerun.  McLinskey then came on in relief and shut down Mid Island into the 7th inning.  The PR defense made several stellar plays on the field including a hot shot at 3rd by Matt Patrone and diving catch in left field by Andrew DeRubertis.  CJ McGee made two outstanding plays to keep PR in the game.  He fielded a deflected line drive at second base, stepped on second and fired to first for a double play.  Then he made a diving catch in short right field running down the ball from his second base position.  PR, trailing 4 to 2 in the bottom of the 6th, came roaring back as McLinskey hit a long solo homerun (his 3rd of the State Tournament run) to cut the lead to 4 to 3.  Kevin Scrima reached base on a walk and moved to second on a pass ball.  Michael LaPoma then singled to right to score Scrima and tie the game.  Mid Island picked up a run in the 7th to take a 5 to 4 lead.  PR then rallied and had men on 1st and 2nd with two out before Mid Island recorded the final out.   PR plays Bayport, LI tomorrow (Sunday) at 3pm during pool play.