Quarry 09-22-2025

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Game #1 – Altek vs. Dirty Balls

Altek gets rolling with back to back RBI singles from Chase Hensman and Brit Laulennsager to give them the early lead. But Dirty Balls will come back stronger in the bottom half of the inning. Tim Frei will start the scoring with a two run double, then followed a couple of batters later with an RBI single from Tim Gluck. Harrison Leal will also bring in two runs on a triple before the end of the inning. Sean Murphy will add two more runs in the second with a two run bomb, but Nic Cataldi had also hit a two run homer in the top half of the inning, so Dirty Balls lead 10-5. Cataldi is back at it in the third, this time smashing a three run bomb. Altek will bring this game to within two, but then the Balls get back to work this time scoring six runs in the fourth inning. Mark Rothenberger will bring in two on a single and Frei will bring in two on a double. They would shut it down defensively and win this one. Dirty Balls win 19-11.

Player of the Game:
Sean Murphy (Dirty Balls) – 2/3, 2B, HR, 3 RBI’s


Game #2 – Altek vs. Runs

Altek looks for some better results in their second game and will start off promising, grabbing five runs across the first two innings. Cataldi will continue his homer swing tonight getting a two run bomb in the second. Runs will grab six runs across the first two inning as they lead by one. Erik Cusano smashes a two run bomb while Anthony Izzi brings in a run on a double. Altek will explode for ten runs in the third. Chase Hensman will bring in two runs on a triple, while Cataldi again smashes another homer, his fourth of the night so far. Laulensager and Ciarra Clemens both also added runs on singles. Runs will stay in it grabbing five runs across the next three, but will have its big inning in the seventh. Runs will score six runs in the seventh to send us to extra innings. Izzi brings in two runs on a single and Cusano one on a double. Altek will then put up eight runs in the eight as they explode. Kevin Cwikla brings in two runs on a single, while Brandon Smiht brings in two runs on a triple. Altek leads 25-17 as we head to the bottom of the seventh. Runs will get all the way back to within a run, but that is where this crazy game would finish as Altek holds on. Altek wins 25-24.

Player of the Game:
Nick Cataldi (Altek) – 2/4, BB, 2 HR’s, 5 RBI’s


Game #3 – Runs vs. Knuckleheads

We will get the third game of the night started hoping to see the same fireworks as the game before. Knuckleheads will come out strong with five runs out of the gate. Jonny Poore will bring in three runs on a solo bomb, while Pierre Girin and Ashley Bell both bring in runs on a double and single. Runs will get none in the first. Knuckleheads get shut down in the second, but then come out for five runs in the third. Eric Adiletto will score two runs on a single while Wayne Horger, Girin and Ashley Bell all bring in runs on hits. The fourth is where Knuckleheads start to take off scoring six more runs. Girin and John Kiefer both bring in two runs on singles. Knuckleheads would come out and score two runs in the fifth to end this game via Mercy Rule. Knuckleheads win 19-4.

Player of the Game:
Jon Poore (Knuckleheads) – 3/4, 2B, HR, 3 RBI’s

Player of the Week:
Nick Cataldi (Altek) – 6/9, BB, 2 2B’s, 4 HR’s, 10 RBI’s