Retif Oil Shutters Townsend Homes, 11-0

Posted June 14, 2014 / Last updated June 16, 2014

Retif Oil’s Dan Edmund takes a perfect throw from catcher Trent Forshag and tags the Townsend Homes’ runner who tries to dive back to 1st base after venturing too far. Is he safe or out? The call from the on-field umpire in Thursday afternoon’s game at John Ryan Stadium? Safe!

BULLETIN: Retif Oil drops first game of tournament in San Jose, 3-1. Details will be posted over the weekend. Retif is scheduled to play a double-header on Sunday, Father’s Day, June 15.

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Townsend Homes (St. Charles Catholic) arrived at John Ryan Stadium to play Retif Oil in an American Legion game on Thursday, June 12, but the visitors left early as Jesuit-based Retif scored 11 runs in four innings. It was Retif’s second consecutive shutout, one day after a 10-0 win over Ray Brandt Auto group (DeLaSalle).

A trio of Retif pitchers allowed only two hits and whiffed seven Townsend batters. Mason Mayfield started on the mound and earned the win, his second of the season. Sean Bretz pitched the 3rd and 4th innings. Each pitcher gave up one hit and struck out three batters. Glynn Hyer pitched the top of the 5th and got Townsend up and down, striking out one batter.

Retif’s offense exploded on Townsend Homes as shortstop Alex Galy went 3-for-3 with a single, double, and a triple. With the score 1-0 and the bases loaded, Galy walloped a fast ball into deep center field. As the center fielder chased the ball to the fence, all three base runners crossed home plate and Retif had a comfortable 4-0 lead at the end of the 2nd inning. Galy ended up with 4 RBIs. Meanwhile, catcher Trent Forshag had a single and double, along with one RBI. Third baseman Nick Ray hit a triple which was followed by Galy’s triple, the first consecutive “trips” for Retif this season.

Retif added one run in the 3rd inning and scored six more in the bottom of the 4th. The game ended on the 10-run rule after Townsend Homes batted in the top of the 5th and Retif was ahead, 11-0.

Coach Joey Latino, the entire Retif Oil team, and parent chaperones left Friday morning for San Jose, CA to compete in the Silicon Valley Father’s Day Tournament. Check back for reports on how Retif fares in the Silicon Valley tournament.

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American Legion Baseball: Retif Oil vs. Townsend Homes; Thursday, June 12, 2014

Coach Joey Latino's game plan called for Mason Mayfield to pitch the first two innings, Sean Bretz innings 3 and 4, and Glynn Hyer to close the game. All three pitchers did a superb job. The win went to Mayfield who improved his record to 2-0.
Trent Forshag fouls this pitch but slaps the next one for a single.
Trent Forshag throws from behind the plate to Dan Edmund at 1st base who just misses picking off this Townsend Homes' runner.
Coach Latino tells his players the importance of remaining focused on the job at hand.
Retif's Dan Edmund (16) is safe at 1st base, courtesy of a juggled throw from the 2nd baseman.
Brandon Briuglio (5) is safe after hitting a sharp grounder to shortstop, who mishandles the ball and is late throwing to 1st base.
Harrison Daste bunts and outruns the Townsend Homes' pitcher to 1st base.
Sean Bretz pitched innings 3 and 4, and with the exception of walking a couple of batters, he allowed only one hit while striking out three. Mason Mayfield gave yp one hit and also struck out a trio of batters.
Nick Ray smashes a triple down the right field line.
Following leadoff hitter Nick Ray in the order, Alex Galy does a ditto: smacks a long fly ball over the centerfielder who chases it all the way to the fence. Galy ends up on 3rd base with a triple, the first back-to-back trips this season for Retif. Galy was 3-for-3 with a single, a bases-loaded double that yielded 3 RBIs, and the RBI triple that scored Ray.
Dan Edmund takes a perfect throw from catcher Trent Forshag and tags the Townsend Homes' runner who tries to dive back to 1st base after venturing too far. The call from the field umpire in Thursday afternoon's game at John Ryan Stadium? Safe!
Trent Forshag slides into 2nd base for a double, his second hit of the game, and good for an RBI.
Third baseman Nick Ray charges a squigly grounder, which lands in his glove. But as he starts to make the play to 1st base, the ball gets a second wind and pops out of his glove.
Glynn Hyer needed to pitch only one inning, the top of the 5th, as Retif Oil added 6 runs in the bottom of the 4th to take an 11-0 lead. The 10-run rule kicked in after Townsend Homes had 3-up, 3-down with Hyer striking out one. With the win, Retif Oil is 8-1.
Teammates Brandon Briuglio, Alex Galy, and Matt Cedro. When Briuglio is not pitching, he's playing 2nd base. Galy holds down the shortstop position and Cedro anchors center field.