THE BIG STORY FOR OPENING DAY WAS ANTONIO "AJ" CANDELARIO FROM DR. ACANAFORA THROWING A NO-HITTER AND STRIKING OUT 18 BATTERS. FOR THIS STORY AND OTHER ACTION CLINK ON THE HEADLINE "MAJOR LEAGUE NEWS"; THERE WAS ALSO SOME EXCELLENT GAMES IN THE JUNIOR MINORS, FOR THESE GAMES, CLICK ON THE HEADLINE "JUNIOR MINOR LEAGUE NEWS".   

MACKENZIE BROWN PITCHES PERFECT GAME

MACKENZIE BROWN, A MEMBER OF THE UNICO TEAM BECAME THE FIRST GIRL IN BAYONNE LITTLE LEAGUE TO THROW A PERFECT GAME. IRONICALLY, MACKENZIE PERFORMED THAT FEAT AGAINST THE MACKENZIE POST TEAM. SHE HAD 12 STRIKE OUTS, AND ALSO HAD 2 HITS.

BAYONNE LITTLE LEAGUE'S 11 AND 12 YEAR OLD ALL STAR TEAM TOOK SECOND PLACE IN THE FIRST ANNUAL HOBOKEN LITTLE LEAGUE INVITATIONAL TOURNAMENT. BAYONNE WAS LEAD BY DREW "TOY CANNON" D'AVELLA AND THOMAS "BIG HURT" HOJNACKI WHO BLASTED 5 HOMERS EACH, AND SEVERAL OTHER HITS; MACKENZIE BROWN AND NEAL KINIERY ALSO EACH HAD A HOMER, AND OTHER BIG HITS,  MIKE MC KITTRICK, DENNIS BOEHM, AND MARK WISSEN ALSO HAD SOME BIG HITS. BROWN, D'AVELLA, HOJNACKI, MC KITTRICK, BOEHM, MUJTABA "M & M" MANSOOR, ANTHONY LENARDO, AND CONOR "MOSQUITO" DALY ALL COMBINED TO PITCH SOME EXCELLENT BALL, AND THE STAFF WAS ANCHORED BY MARK ORLOWSKI. THE ENTIRE TEAM PLAYED EXCELLENT ON DEFENSE. THE MEMBERS OF THE TEAM WERE: DREW "TOY CANNON" D'AVELLA, THOMAS BIG"HURT" HOJNACKI, MACKENZIE BROWN, NEAL KINIERY, MIKE MC KITTRICK, MARK WISSEN, DENNIS BOEHM, MUJTABA "M & M" MANSOOR, ANTHONY LENARDO, CONOR "MOSQUITO" DALY, MIKE RIPP, JOE SQUITIERI, AND KEVIN RESTREPO. THE MANAGER WAS BRUNO D'AVELLA, AND THE COACHING STAFF INCLUDED DENNIS BYRNE, TONY LENARDO, LEE RZEPINSKI, AND MARTY REED (SCOREKEEPER)

BAYONNE LOST THE FIRST GAME TO HOBOKEN 14-5. MACKENZIE BROWN HOMERED FOR BAYONNE, D'AVELLA, HOJNACKI, AND MC KITTRICK ALSO HAD HITS; BAYONNE CAME BACK TO BEAT ELIZABETHPORT 7-1 ON 2 HOMERS BY D'AVELLA AND 1 BY HOJNACKI, KINIERY, KINIERY, AND WISSEN ALSO HAD HITS; BAYONNE THEN ELIMINATED HOBOKEN 6-5 ON HOMERS BY D'AVELLA AND HOJNACKI, BROWN MC KITTRICK, AND KINIERY ALSO HAD HITS; BAYONNE THEN REACHED THE CHAMPIONSHIP ROUND WITH A 4-3 WIN OVER WEST NEW YORK, HOJNACKI AND KINIERY HOMERED, KINIERY'S HOMER IN THE  BOTTOM OF THE FIFTH PROVED TO BE THE GAME WINNER. IN THE TOP OF THE SIXTH, WITH ONE OUT AND A RUNNER ON THIRD BASE, MANSOOR MADE A RUNNING CATCH OF A FLY BALL IN  LEFT FIELD, AND THREW A PERFECT STRIKE TO ORLOWSKI TO GET THE RUNNER AT HOME FOR THE FINAL OUT OF THE GAME. IN THE CHAMPIONSHIP GAME, ELMORA BEAT BAYONNE 14-4; D'AVELLA AND HOJNACKI BOTH HOMERED. 

NOTE: THIS IS NOT THE DISTRICT ALL STAR TEAM. THESE TEAMS WILL BE ANNOUNCED ON JUNE 15.THE 8 YEAR OLD ALL STAR TOURNAMENT WILL BEGIN ON JUNE 4. THIS TEAM WILL BE ANNOUNCED NEXT WEEK.

The Schedule has not yet been released so I am posting this prematurely. 

If there are going to be any games played on our Little League Fields, we will need help running the concession stand.  This will be your last opportunity to get your required 2 hours in for the season.

Please stop in at the concession stand and leave your name and number in case we need you or give me a call at 201.920.2449.

Thank you.

Gina

FOR MAJOR LEAGUE RESULTS AND OTHER NEWS, JUST CLICK ON THE DATE OR DATES BELOW.

DR. ZAK

MAJOR LEAGUE SOFTBALL CHAMPIONS

CONGRATULATIONS TO COACHES MIKE AND VINNIE, AND PLAYERS VICTORIA, PAYTON, LACEY, KAITLYN, SARAH, ALIZETTE, NICOLE, DEJA, ERICA, SKYLAR, MADISON, CASEY, CHRISTINA, AND BRITTNEY.

COVERAGE NEEDED!!! 

May 19, 2009 

To:              Parents

From:          Gina 

Re:              Coverage Needed 

If you have not already done so, please stop by the concession stand to sign up for your required 2-hours. The following dates and times are still available.