PSAL "B" Quater Finals

In the "B" division competing NO.1 seed River dale/Kings bridge (19-0) the only undefeated team in the B division shut out NO.32 seed Vans Arsdale 15-0 in the first round. In the second round they faced a hot Lafayette team, the game was closeup to the 5 inning when River dale scored 5 runs which was all they needed to eliminate the Patriots in the second round. River dale will now be facing NO.5 seed Taft at Clifton HS field 6-1-09at 3:30 pm.

No.23 seed Bronx science may have a low seed in the playoffs but they sure play as a top 10 seed. Bronx science with a 12-7 record will be facing No.3 seed Health Profession (18-1) at George Washington field. Health Profession only loss was a against Chelsea earlier during the season. Bronx Science Cinderella story sure is working for them right now, may it help them in the semi finals against a really good team like Health Profession with the pitching staff they have with Michael Corona their ace with a 7-0 record during the regular season with a .19 era and 89 strikeouts in 37 innings pitched.

My prediction is Taft will pull off a win against a young River dale team and Health Profession ending Bronx Science Cinderella story and advancing to the finals.Keep updating on my blog to see which teams will advance to the finals and which teams will go home.

PSAL "A" Quater Final

Down to the final 8 teams in Division A competition 8 teams will b fighting for a city title as they advance in the first 2 rounds.

No.1 seed Norman Thomas who are still undefeated will b facing No.9 seed McKee/Staten Island tech. Norman Thomas will be starting their ace Mariel Checo a hard right hand er that throws low to high 90s.

No.3 seed George Washington will be facing No.6 seed Monroe @ old boys and girls high field. George Washington have been a successful team in the past 11 years and with so much talent they re a hard team to beat. The Trojans will have return their hard hitting senior Aliday Barkley who failed off earlier from grades.

No.4 seed John F Kennedy will b facing one of Brooklyn top team No.5 seed telecommunications @ Cardozo HS field. The knights have been hitting very well the past couple of weeks and the Coach Torres will need those hits on Tuesday.

As for the No.2 seed Tottenville they will b facing against No. 8 seed Madison who has been anything close to lucky this year as they have 2 straight last inning rallies to win in the first two rounds. The Knights will need a huge clutch a game from their lineup to have any chance against Tottenville deep pitching staff.

With so many teams fighting for that championship and that final 4 spot, check out my blog to see which teams will advance and which teams will be going home.

Patriots Advance to the Second Round

The L.E.C. Patriots come in as the no.16 seed facing the no.17 seed Boys and Girls. The patriots coming into the game have won 8 straight games. The Patriots have faced Boys and Girls earlier during the season at Boys and Girls home field. The Patriots were losing as much 6 runs but made a 6 inning come back scoring 2 runs in the 6 and 7 inning but it wasn't enough against the kangaroos. Kelvin Ramirez gave up 6 runs on 5 hits striking out 9 in a 6-4 losing effort to the kangaroos. Coming into the game on Thursday the Patriots felt well confident with home field advantage and a winning streak on their mind to come in and win it all. Both the Patriots and the Kangaroos had a score less game after the 7 inning. In the 8 inning the Kangaroos scored their first run on a bases loaded walk that scored in the time run. But the Patriots didn't stop there, Angelo Rodriguez led off the inning with a double to right field , and John Nagiub walked the next at bat, Roberto Rivera scored in the tieng run , but that's all they will get in that inning. In the 9 inning kelvin Ramirez led off with a walk he would go on to steal second and advance to third. Juan Jimenez pulled out a squeeze play down the first base line to bring in Ramirez as the game winning run and to go on and win the game for the Patriots. The Patriots will now move on and face no.1 seed Riverdale from the Bronx on Tuesday at 3:30 p.m. Stay updated on my blog and read other PSAL teams trying to advance to their next round.

PSAL PlayOffs

In the past week teams have been playing all week due to rain that postponed their games and had to be played before May 18. In the A division #1 seed Norman Thomas is Ranked on top of PSAL Baseball with a 16-0 record and is ranked NO.2 in fiveboro sports in NYC rankings, they will be playing East New York transit tech in their play off opener on May 20 at inwood field. NO.2 teams Tottenville pirates from Staten island with a 16-2 record Will be facing Long island city in Staten island at Tottenville high school. Following teams rank top 10 in division a competition in order George Washington, John F Kennedy, Telecommunications, James Monroe, Grand street Campus, Newton,McKee Staten Island Tech and James Madison. In the division B competition Riverdale High School from the Bronx ranks NO.1 with a 16-0 record will be playing the winner of Lafayette vs Boys and Girls in the second round on May 26 at 3:30. Lafayette lost to boys and Girls during the regular season 6-4. Top 5 teams rank in order Gregorio Luperon, Health Profession, R.F.K, and Taft high school. Keep your self updated in my blog for more stories and stats on PSAL Baseball Playoffs.

Lafayette Baseball

Coming into the 2009 season Lafayette Patriots are returning 12 of their players from the 2008 season and 5 new players from a new school in the Lafayette campus International High school. The Patriots had a record of 9-2 last season winning the division in developmental competition. The Patriots are currently on a 6 game winning streak 4 of the wins defeating the opponents 10 or more runs. The Patriots are currently in second place with a 9-3 record and feel well confident about entering the playoffs with their top 5 players in the order batting almost . 400 or above. With playoffs right around the corner keep yourself updated on the Patriots season and other PSAL teams.

Welcome to first annual PSAL Baseball blog

Welcome to the first annual PSAL Baseball blog. This blog will be discussing PSAL Baseball teams from all 5 boros during their season, and how all are fighting for a play off spot. Stay updated on this blog to find out recent stories and stats from teams and their season.