Limeport Bulls

Bulls looking to finish the regular season strong

2008-07-22T09:21:00.000-07:00

Limeport controls their own destiny for the regular season championship as well as the #1 seed in the playoffs. Limeport will host ICC (7/23), the Fleetwings (7/26), and Jordan Creek (TBA - make up game). The Bulls will also travel to Cetronia (7/25).

If the Bulls win out, they will automatically earn the #1 seed. They cannot finish any lower than the #4 seed. Look here for playoff scenarios.

Bulls Drop Two

2008-07-22T09:16:00.000-07:00

Limeport is on a rare losing streak.

7/18/08 at Gabelsville
The Bulls dropped a game against the Owls 2-1. Sean Heimple pitched five strong innings but the offense managed just one run (Schemel). Ken Spangenberg had 2 hits (double) and Ricky Rivera had the rbi.

7/21/08 at Fleetwings
The Bulls were shut out by a strong pitching performace by Scott Bolasky. The Bulls managed just 5 hits.

Luke Pile readies for some action

2008-07-18T09:01:00.000-07:00

Centerfielder Luke Pile has done an amazing job at taking charge of the Limeport Bulls this season. He is now one of the elder statesmen of the team and helps the younger players. He is hitting .400 with 16 hits, 16 rbi, and 15 walks.

Pile's former manager Chris Parsell is amazed at Luke's transformation, "To see Luke Pile blossom before my eyes is outstanding. He has taken several player under his wing and gives them advice. He is also not afraid to scold his teammates when they don't put forth 100% effort. I am very proud of him".

Current coach Dylan Dando agrees, "Pile's leadership is an essential part of this teams success. He is a fiery player and that is contagious"

Stats and League Leaders

2008-07-18T08:43:00.001-07:00

Stats as of July 4th:

HITTING

Hits:
1 - Kenny Spangenberg (27)
2- Ricky Rivera (25)
3 - Chris Tonte (19)

Average (min 20 at bats):
1 - Tim Schemel (.533)
2 - Rivera (.455)
3 - Jeff Kroboth (.429)

Runs:
1- Spangenberg (22)
2 - Rivera (18)

RBI:
1- Rivera (18)
2 - Pile (16)
3 - Serfass (14)

PITCHING

Wins:
1 - Walter, Gerber (3)

Strikouts:
1 - Gerber (28)
2 - Stewart (23)
3 - Walter (22)

ERA:
1 - Gerber (0.82)
2 - Walter (1.36)

Limeport Bull's Player Stats
Tricounty League Leaders

Bulls pound Phillies, Improve to 22-4

2008-07-18T08:37:00.000-07:00

7/16/08
at Limeport Stadium
Limport 8, Pennridge 2
13 hits, 0 errors

Limeport is riding the wave of a 9 game winnings streak. The Bulls exploded offensively with 13 hits and Paul Smith earned the win while striking out 9 batters.

Offensive Leaders: 2 hits each - Tim Schemel (hr, 3 runs, 3 rbi); Kenny Spangenberg (double); Heilman. Andy Yencho - 2 runs; Kenny Serfass 3 hits, rbi; Chad Warga - 2 rbi.

Players of the game: Kenny Serfass and Tim Schemel

Bulls defeat tough N.Y. squad

2008-07-18T08:33:00.000-07:00

7/12/08
at Limeport Stadium
Bulls 2, Yankees 0
2 hits, 0 errors

Scott Stewart shut out a tough Yankees team and Kenny Spangenberg led the offense.

Stewart - 7 innings pitched
Offensive leaders: Spangenberg hit, rbi; Schemel - rbi; Tonte - hit, run.

Player of the Game - Kenny Spangenberg

Bulls shut out Pennridge

2008-07-18T08:31:00.001-07:00

7/12/08
at Pennridge
Limport 6, Phillies 0
9 hits, 1 error

Offensive leaders: Kenny Serfass 2-3, 3 rbi; Jeff Kroboth 3 runs; Steve Smull 2-4
Pitching: Ryan Walter and Sean Heimple combine on a shutout.

Player of the Game: Kenny Serfass

Limeport Takes Two from Cetronia

2008-07-18T08:22:00.000-07:00

7/5/08 and 7/9/08
home and home
Limeport 3, Cetronia 2 (7 hits, 0 errors)
Limeport 9, Cetronia 1 (13 hits, 1 error)

Game 1:
Offensive leaders: Ricky Rivera - 3-3, 2 doubles, 2 runs; Andy Yencho - double, rbi; Kenny Serfass 2 hits.

Ryan Gerber - 7 innings pitched, 5 strikeouts

Game 2:
Offensive leaders: 2 hits each - Schemel, Spangenberg (2 rbi), Serfass. Jeff Kroboth 3-4, 2rbi, 3 runs. Joe Bartolacci - double, 2 rbi

Paul Smith - 6 innings pitched, 4 strikeouts

Limeport wins again

2008-07-18T08:18:00.000-07:00

7/5/08
at Bethlehem Township
Limeport 9, Mezza Luna Sox 0
10 hits, 0 errors

Limeport improved to 15-4 on the year behind a stong pitching performance of Sean Heimple. He struck out 10 and allowed only 2 hits.

Offensive Leaders: 2 hits each: Spangenberg, Rivera (double), Yencho (double, 3 rbi), Tonte. Warga - 2 rbi, Kroboth - 3 runs.

Dozens of Pictures and Videos Uploaded

2008-07-03T16:24:00.000-07:00

Visit our Webshots site to view many pictures and video clips of current and past Bull players. There are three new folders from this year.

You do not have to sign in to view or save any pictures. Pictures are very large and good quality.

The Bulls main website is also updated with many new profile pictures. More updates will follow as we are hoping to have a write-up for each player.

Bulls 2008 Tri-County Outlook

2008-07-03T12:12:00.000-07:00

Taken from the Tricounty League Website...

2008 Comments: This could arguably be the best Bulls' team ever, talent-wise, so now it's up to this stable of studs to get the job done on the field and prove that they are the Lehigh Valley's best amateur baseball team, which is what the whispers are among the trees beyond the deep CF fence at Limeport...Returnees are limited, but include Jeff Kroboth (.355, 12 Runs), (Pat Lane .295, 10 RBI, 12 Runs), Luke Pile & Kenny Serfass on offense, while returning pitchers include Scott Stewart (4-2, 1.29 ERA, 45 Ks & 3 BBs), Ryan Gerber (4-2, 1.18 ERA, 43 Ks), Bill Hezel (3.21 ERA), Paul Smith (1-0, 0.70 ERA in limited action) & Ryan Walter (2.69 ERA in limited action)...But manager (and relentless recruiter) Dylan Dando has added a bevy of outstanding players which include Chris Tonte (middle INF from the University of Pittsburgh), Ken Spangenberg (INF from Arcadia), Ricky Rivera (recently of Oral Roberts University), Tim Schemel (INF, Keystone College), Andrew Heard (OF, DeSales) and Joe Bartolacci (C, Notre Dame HS)...New pitchers Steve Roberts (Lafayette College), Sean Heimpel (Georgia College), Carl Kleinhenn (William & Mary) & Jordan Waxman (Quakertown HS) will also get innings and round out the pitching staff...The Bulls have lost to Coplay two straight years in the semifinals, so that won't be an issue in 2008, but the Owls, Yankees & Fleetwings will have to be dealt with for the Bulls to get to the Promised Land...

Bulls Explode for 20 Runs vs ICC

2008-07-03T12:03:00.000-07:00

7/2/08
at ICC
Bulls 20, ICC 5
21 hits, 2 errors

With the Bulls leading 6-5 in going into the top of the 5th inning, Limeport exploded for 14 runs the next two innings. The Bulls first four hitters were a combined 16 - 19, 16 rbi, and 13 runs.

Bill Hezel (ESU) pitched 5 innings to record the win. Carl Kleinhen (William & Mary) pitched the sixth inning before the game ended on a mercey rule.

Offensive Leaders: Tim Schemel (Keystone) 5-6, 3 rbi, 4 runs; Ken Spangenberg (Arcadia) 4-4, 4 rbi, 4 runs; Ricky Rivera (ORU) 4-5, 2B, HR, 4 rbi, 4 runs; Luke Pile (York, Hurricanes of the LVMSBL) 3-4, 5 rbi; Brett Stout (Moravian) 2 hits, 2 runs; Jeff Kroboth (Frostburg State) 2 runs.

Player of the Game: Bulls 1-4 Hitters (Tim Schemel, Ken Spangenberg, Ricky Rivera, Luke Pile)

Roberts Signs with Traverse City Beach Bums

2008-07-03T11:35:00.000-07:00

Limeport Bulls RHP Steve Roberts (Lafayette College, Abington Heights H.S.) has signed a contract with the Traverse City Beach Bums. Traverse City is one of the of the twelve teams that make up the Frontier Independent Professional Baseball League.

Roberts played his high school baseball at Abington Heights High School. He was the closer for Joe Kinney's Lafayette Leopards this past year. After two impressive starts in the Tri-County League, Bull's head coach Dylan Dando, who is a scout for the LA Dodgers, made some contacts and a day later Roberts signed his first professional contract.

2008 Tri-County Stats:

June 11th @ Scheresville

vs. Fleetwings

6 innings pitched, 2 hits, 0 earned runs, 7 strikeouts

June 28th @ Limeport Stadium

vs. Gabelsville Owls

7 innings pitched, 3 hits, 0 earned runs, 6 strikeouts

(roberts photo courteous of http://goleopards.cstv.com/sports/m-basebl/lafa-m-basebl-body.html)

Bulls Bounce Back

2008-07-02T10:29:00.000-07:00

6/30/08
at Jordan Creek
Limeport 9, Jordan Creek 2
11 hits, 1 error

The Bulls bounced back to bang out 11 hits and 9 runs. Offensive standouts were: Kenny Spangenberg 2-5, 2B, rbi, run; Ricky Rivera 2-4, HR, 2 rbi, run; Andy Yencho 2-3, 2B, rbi, run; Tim Schemel 2B, 2 runs; Pat Lane 2 runs.

Jordan Waxman started for the Bulls and pitched 2+ innings. Sean Heimple pitched 3+ innings while striking out 7 Creekers. Brett Vroman pitched the 7th (2 K's)

Player of the Game: Ricky Rivera

Bulls Shut out by Fleetwings

2008-07-02T10:26:00.000-07:00

6/29/08
Limeport Stadium
Limeport 0, Fleetwings 2
5 hits, 0 errors

Limeport lost a tough game and was shut out for the first time this year. Ryan Gerber pitched well enough to win (6 IP- 5 K's). Luke Pile made his first appearence of the year on the mound.

Offensive Leaders: Jeff Kroboth 2-2; Tim Schemel, Andy Yencho, and Kenny Serfass each had a hit.

Bulls Finally Beat Gabelsville

2008-07-02T10:21:00.000-07:00

6/28/08
at Limeport Statium
Limeport 7, Owls 1
14 hits, 0 error

After losing to Gabelsville twice this season (2-1 and 3-2) the Bulls finally found a way to win. They banged out 14 hits against one of the better pitchers in Tri-County League History, Shawn Betts. The Bulls quite possibly played their best game of the season.

Starting pitcher Steve Roberts (Lafayette) dominated from the first pitch. He pitched 7 strong innings while striking out six Owls. Roberts impressed so much that he was signed to an Independent League contract immediately after the game.

Offensive Leaders: Chris Tonte 2-3 run; Kenny Spangenberg (Arcadia) 2 runs; Tim Schemel 2-3 HR, 4 rbi; Andy Yencho 3-3 rbi; Luke Pile 2-3, rbi; Chad Warga, 2-3 rbi.

Players of the Game: Steve Roberts and Tim Schemel

Bulls Improve to 12-3

2008-07-02T10:17:00.000-07:00

6/27/08
At Bethlehem Municipal
Limeport 5, Black Sox 2
6 hits, 2 errors

Tim Schemel (Keystone) had another great game. He was 3-4 iwth 2 runs. Kenny Serfass added 2 hits and 3 rbi.

Starting pitcher Brett Vroman (York) pitched 5 strong innings to earn the win. Carl Kleinhen pitched the 6th and 7th innings to record a save.

Players of the game: Tim Schemel and Brett Vroman

Pulls Beat up on Pennridge

2008-07-02T10:12:00.000-07:00

6/25/08
at Pennridge
Bulls 9, Pennridge 3
11 hits, 1 error

Ryan Gerber (West Chester) finally gave up an earned run. It took nearly 20 innings pitched before Gerber gave up his first earned run of 2008. Ryan pitched 5 innings while striking out 4. Sean Heimple pitched the last two innings to record a save.

Offensive Leaders: Ricky Rivera 2-3, 2r; Kenny Serfass (ESU) 2-3, 2 runs, rbi; Andrew Heard (Desales) 2-3, 2 runs, rbi; Chris Tonte (Pitt) 2 rbi; Luke Pile (York) 2 rbi; Andy Yencho 2 runs.

Player of the Game: Kenny Serfass and Andrew Heard

Bulls Lose to N. Yankees

2008-07-02T10:09:00.000-07:00

6/23/08
at NY
Bulls 1, Yankees 7
7 hits, 3 errors

The Bulls made three costly errors and were limited to just one run. Starting pitcher Scott Stewart (York) pitched 5 innings and Ryan Walter pitched the 6th.

Offensive highlights: Ricky Rivera (ORU) 2-3, 2B, R; Andy Yencho 2B, Tim Schemel rbi.

Player of the Game: Ricky Rivera

Bulls Shut out ICC

2008-07-02T10:05:00.000-07:00

6/15/08
At ICC
Bulls 4, ICC 0
7 hits, 0 errors

Scott Stewart (Moravian College pitching coach) pitched a strong game. He limited ICC batters to 3 hits while striking out 11 batters.

Offensive standouts: Chris Tonte (Pitt) 2-4, 2 doubles; Tim Schemel (Keystone) 2-3, 3B, 2 rbi, r; Kenny Serfass (ESU) 2 rbi

Players of the Game: Scott Stewart and Tim Schemel

Bulls Now 9-2

2008-07-02T09:57:00.000-07:00

6/13/08
Limeport Stadium
Limeport 7, Jordan Creek 2
8 hits, 0 errors

The Bulls were led offensively by Mark Nicholas (Hellertown) 2-3, 2 runs; Jeff Kroboth (Frostburg State) 2-3, 2B, R, RBI; and Kenny Serfass (ESU) triple, 2 runs, rbi.

Starting pitcher Carl Kleinhen (JMU) pitched four strong innings (5 K's). Brett Vroman (York) pitched two strong innings to earn the win. Jordan Waxman (Quakertown) pitched the last inning.

Player of the Game: Jeff Kroboth

Updated Stats

2008-06-12T09:48:00.000-07:00

Through 10 games:
The Bulls have outscored their opponents 71-21. They are 4-1 on the road and 4-1 at home. Limeport has lost twice to Gablesville (both times hard-fought 2-1 losses).

Hitters:
Ken Spangenberg (Arcadia) .528 (19 for 36)
Chris Tonte (Pitt) .352 (12-34)
Luke Pile (last 6 games) .375, 8 rbi, 7 BB
Ricky Rivera (Oral Roberts) .480, 12 rbi, 6 runs
Jeff Kroboth (Frostburg) .474, 8 runs

Pitchers:
Ryan Gerber (West Chester) 2-0, 0.00 ERA, 15 IP, 19 K's
Ryan Walter (Weidner) 3-1, 1.09 ERA, 20 K's, 19 IP

Bulls Improve to 8-2

2008-06-12T09:26:00.000-07:00

6/11/08
at Fleetwings
Limeport 11, Fleetwings 2
11 hits, 4 errors

Limeport soundly defeated a solid Fleetwings team today. The Bull's starting pitcher Steve Roberts did not give up an earned run while striking out 7 Fleetwings. Sean Heimple pitched the 7th inning.

With the game tied 2-2 going into the 7th, the Bulls erupted for 8 runs. The Bulls lineup was lead by the 9-1-2-3 hitter; combining for 9 hits.

Offensive Leaders: Chris Tonte 2 hits, 2 runs; Ken Spangenberg 2 hits, 2 runs, 1 rbi; Ricky Rivea (Oral Roberts) 3-4; Jake Griesemer 2-4; Luke Pile 2 rbi

Player of the Game: Ricky Rivera

Bulls Hammer Pennridge

2008-06-12T09:17:00.001-07:00

6/8/08

at Limeport Stadium

Limeport 11, Pennridge 2

16 hits, 1 error

Limeport had their biggest offensive game of the year with 16 hits. Ten different Bulls had hits. Ryan Gerber (West Chester) started the game and pitched four innings of shutout baseball. He was relieved by Sean Heimple and Jordan Waxman (Quakertown). The three pitches allowed only two hits.

Offensive leaders: Ken Spangenberg (Arcadia) 3-5, 3B; Chris Tonte (Pitt) 2 rbi, Brendan O'Connor (ESU) 2-4, run, rbi; Jeff Kroboth (Frostburg State) 3-4, 2B, 2 runs; Jake Griesemer (West Chester) 2-3 2 runs.

Player of the Game: Ken Spangenberg and Jeff Kroboth

Walter Pitches another Gem

2008-06-12T08:52:00.000-07:00

6/6/08

at Limeport Stadium

Limeport 7, Northern Yankees 4

11 hits, 2 errors

Starting pitcher Ryan Walter improved to 3-1 for the year with another solid effort against the Yankees. Walter pitched five innings and gave up only one earned run. His 2008 ERA is currently 1.09 with 20 strikouts in 19 innings pitched.

The Bull's 1-2-3 hitters were a combined 9-12.

Offensive Leaders: Chris Tonte (Pitt) 3-4; Ken Spangenberg (Arcadia) 3-4; Ricky Rivera (Oral Roberts) 3-4, 2 rbi; Luke Pile (York) 2B, 2 rbi.

Player of the Game: Ryan Walter and Top of the Bulls Order

Rivera Leads Bulls to Win

2008-06-09T17:07:00.000-07:00

6/2/08
Limeport Stadium
Limeport 3, Cetronia 1
6 hits, 3 errors

Ricky Rivera (Oral Roberts) led the way with 2 doubles while Jeff Kroboth (Frostburg State) and Ken Spangenberg (Arcadia) each added a double of their own. The Bulls played their worst defensive game of the year with three errors but were able to hang together and squeeze out a win. Paul Smith (Gloucester CC) started for the Bulls and struck out five batters while only allowing one earned run. Ryan Walter came in to record the save.

Offensive Leaders: Ricky Rivera 2-3, 2 2B, 1 RBI, 1 R; Jeff Kroboth 2-2, 1 2B, and Ken Spangenberg 2B, R

Player of the Game: Ricky Rivera

Bulls Fall to 4-2

2008-06-09T16:59:00.000-07:00

6/1/08
Bear Stadium
Limeport 1, Gabelsville 2
5 hits, 1 erros

Limeport lost a close one for the second time to Gabelsville. The Bulls outhit the Owls and Limeport pitcher Scott Stewart pitched a good game. 'Smoke' struck out 7 while only allowing 4 hits and 1 earned run.

Offensive Leaders: Luke Pile 2-3; Jeff Kroboth 2-3, 1 run.

Player of the Game: Luke Pile and Jeff Kroboth

Stat Leaders through 5 games

2008-05-31T17:35:00.000-07:00

Offensive:
Ken Spangenberg (Arcadia): .556 batting aveage (10-18), 2 rbi, 8 runs;
Chris Tonte (Pitt): .429 batting average (6-14), 3 rbi, 6 runs
Ricky Rivera (Oral Roberts U) 7 rbi, 4 runs
Kenny Serfass (ESU) 6 runs

Pitching:
Ryan Gerber (West Chester) 2-0, 0.00 ERA, 11 innings pitched, 15 strikeouts;
Ryan Walter (Weidener) 2-1, 0.98 ERA, 14.3 innings pitched, 2 earned runs, 16 stikeouts

Bulls continue winning ways

2008-05-31T17:08:00.000-07:00

5/30/08
at ICC
Bulls 9, ICC 1
10 hits, 1 erros

Ryan Walter (Widener) pitched five strong innings as the Bulls cruised to another victory. Ryan struck out four and only gave up two hits. Billy Hezel (ESU) pitched 2 innings to earn a save. Offensive Leaders: Chris Tonte 2 hits, 2 runs; Ken Spangenberg (Arcadia) 2 hits; Jeff Kroboth (Frostburg State) 2 hits, 2 runs.

Player of the Game: Ryan Walter

Bulls climb to 3-1

2008-05-31T16:59:00.000-07:00

5/28/08

at Jordan Creek

Bulls 8, Jordan Creek 0

9 hits, 0 errors

The Bulls scored in 5 of the 7 innings cruising to a victory. The defense was flawless and Ryan Gerber impressed once again pitching five strong innings (7 K's). Brett Vroman (York), Carl Kleinhenn (William & Mary), and Jordan Waxman (Quakertown) made their 2008 debuts on the mound. Offensive Leaders: Joe Bartolacci (NDGP, Moravian) 2 rbi; Chris Tonte (Pitt) 2-3, 2 runs; Ken Spangenberg (Arcadia) 2-4, 2 runs; Luke Pile (York) 2 rbi; Kenny Serfass (ESU) 2 runs.

Player of the Game: Chris Tonte / Ryan Gerber

Bulls lost close one

2008-05-31T16:44:00.000-07:00

5/23/08

Limeport Stadium
Bulls 2, Gabelsville 3
6 hits, 2 errors

Bulls lost a close one to the always potent Gabelsville Owls 2-3. Ryan Walter was the hard-luck loser. He pitched seven strong innings while stiking out 7. He only gave up 4 hits and 1 earned run. Offensive Leaders: Chris Tonte 2-3, 1 run; Pat Lane 1 run.

Player of the Game: Ryan Walter

Bulls 2-0

2008-05-31T16:30:00.000-07:00

5/19/08
@ Northern Yankees
Bulls - 8, Yankees -6
5 hits / 1 erros

After being held scoreless the first three innings, the Bulls scored 8 runs in the next three innings. Ryan Walter came in to pitch the last three innings and earned the win. He struck out five Yankees. Offensive leaders: Ken Spangenber (Arcadia) 3-3, 3 runs; Ricky Rivera (Oral Roberts U) 2 rbi; Jeff Kroboth (Frostburg State) 2 runs.

Player of the Game: Ken Spangenber

Bulls Win Opener

2008-05-31T16:16:00.000-07:00

5/17/08
Limeport Stadium
Bulls 12 - Black Sox 0
12 hits / 0 errors

Ryan Gerber (West Chester) opened up the season in remarkable fashion. He threw a no-hitter while striking out 8 Black Sox. Bulls offensive leaders: Brendan O'Connor (ESU) 2-3; Kenny Serfass (ESU) 3-3, 3 runs, 3 RBI; Kenny Spangenberg (Arcadia) 2-3.

Player of the Game: Ryan Gerber / Kenny Serfass

Bulls pick up two impact players for 2008

2008-01-27T07:14:00.000-08:00

Limeport has added two standout outfielders for the 2008 season. Andrew Heard (Desales University) and Ricky Rivera (Oral Roberts University).

Lehigh Valley Baseball Academy

2008-01-20T07:22:00.000-08:00

http://www.lehighvalleybaseballacademy.com/

The best way to prepare for the upcoming season. This state of the art complex is available for your use. Many of the top baseball personel are available for instructions as well. The Academy is run by Dylan Dando (Limeport Bulls Manager) and Steve Smulls (Coplay Reds Manager).

2007 Tri-County League Leaders...

2007-08-07T05:13:00.000-07:00

Average - 13th - Geiger .338
Hits - 19th - Geiger 26
HR - 4th - Cavanaugh

RBI - 14th - Serfass 16
Runs - 15th - L. O'Connor 18
BB - 2nd - Hollander 19
- 6th - Pile 17

BB/K Ratio - 1st - Neiman 5
- 2nd - Pile 4.25
- 8th - L. O'Connor 2.50

Wins - 6th - Stewart / Gerber 4
ERA - 3rd - Gerber 1.18
- 5th - Stewart 1.29

K's - 1st - Stewart 45
- 2nd - Gerber 43
- 13th- Hezel 30

IP - 7th - Stewart 38
- 11th- Gerber 35

Sv - 1st - Krauss 6

K/IP Ratio - 1st - Stewart 15
- 5th - Walter 4.33
- 6th - Krauss 4.25
- 10th- Toner 3.75

2007 Quality Stats...

2007-08-07T04:55:00.001-07:00

Quality stats were composed of stats versus only playoff teams. The Bulls had 18 games (including playoffs) against Coplay, Gabelsville, Northern Yankees, and the Fleetwings. Listed are the team leaders:

Offense:
avg - Dameron .500, Geiger .292, Lane .288, Serfass .286
hits - Lane 15, Geiger 14, L. O'Connor 13
doubles - Serfass 3, Dameron 3
rbi - Serfass 5, Hollander 5, Neiman 4
runs - L. O'Connor 8, Geiger 7, Pile 5
bb - Pile 10, L. O'Connor 7, Hollander 7

Pitching:
IP - Stewart 30, Gerber 19, Walter 16
K - Stewart 29, Gerber 20, Walter 15
ERA - Stewart 0.46, Krauss 1.96, Gerber 2.53

Overall Team:
BA - .234
AB - 393
H - 92
2B - 16
3B - 0
HR - 0
RBI - 32
R - 38
BB - 46
K - 81

IP - 96
H - 90
R - 40
ER - 31
K - 89
BB - 32
ERA - 2.24

18 games; 123 innings
2.2 runs per game
5.6 hits per game
1.1 errors per game

18.6 - % of innings played in which Bulls scored at least one run
81.4 - % of innings played in which Bulls scored zero runs

2007 Playoff Stats

2007-08-05T18:15:00.000-07:00

The Limeport Leaders for the 2007 playoffs are listed below. The pitching stayed strong as it had all season long. The team ERA was 2.47 with 31 strikeouts in 34 innings. The offense struggled as it did all year long with a .260 batting average in the 5 playoff games.

In the Coplay series, the Bulls scored 5 runs in the 1st three innings, 2 runs in the 4th and 5th innings, and zero runs in the 6th, 7th, and 8th innings. Overall Limeport scored at least 1 run in 5 of the 22 innings.

At Bats - Pile 17, Geiger and Lane 16
Hits - Lane 5; Geiger, Serfass, and Dameron 4
Doubles - Dameron 2
RBI - Neiman 3
Runs - Geiger 3
BB - Liam 4

Innings Pitched - Krauss and Stewart 10.3
Strikeouts - Stewart 10, Krauss 9, Gerber 7
ERA - Stewart 0.68, Krauss 1.36, Gerber 1.82

Overall Team Offense
Hits - 33
Average - .260
Doubles - 8
RBI - 13
Runs - 13
BB - 17
K's - 27

Overall Team Pitching
IP - 34
Hits - 39
Runs -17
Earned Runs - 12
K's - 31
BB - 10
ERA - 2.47

2007 Season Comes to an End...

2007-08-05T10:29:00.000-07:00

The Bulls wrapped up their 2007 season with an overall record of 23-13. The Bulls finished the regular season in 2nd place in the Southern Division. Limeport swept Northern Yankees 2-0 in the opening round of the playoffs and then were swept by #1 seed Coplay 3-0 in the semi-finals.

Bulls Swept by Coplay

2007-08-05T10:22:00.000-07:00

Aug 4th
Limeport 2, Coplay 5

The Bulls came out flat today and never rebounded. After scoring in the top of the 1st, Coplay scored 4 runs in the next 2 innings and eventually won 5-2.

The offense was lead by Kenny Serfass (2-3). Liam O'Connor and Blair Dameron each scored a run. Nolan Neiman and Pete Moore each added an rbi.

Jeff Krauss threw well in relief pitching 5 innings and only giving up 1 earned run.

Bulls Drop Game 2 to Coplay

2007-08-05T10:16:00.000-07:00

Aug. 2nd @Limeport Stadium
Limeport 5, Coplay 6

After leading 4-1 the Bulls gave Coplay 4 runs in the top of the 5th and eventually lost the game in the 8th.

Blair Dameron was 3-4 with a double and 2 rbi. Matt Geiger and Pat Hollander were each 2-3. Hollander added 2 rbi while Geiger scored 3 runs. Nolan Neiman added an rbi.

Ryan Walter pitched 5 innings and struck out 5. Jeff Krauss pitched 3 innings and struck out 4.

Limeport Picnic

2007-08-01T13:36:00.000-07:00

Limeport Stadium is having their annual picnic on Aug 18th @ 4:00. The Bulls are responsible for bringing side dishes. Awards will be given out at the picnic. Spread the word...would like a better turnout than last year.

Email here for more details.

Bulls Take Game 2 and Advance to Semi's

2007-07-29T17:57:00.000-07:00

July 28th @ Scheresville
Limeport 4, Northern Yankees 3
Limeport advances to Semi-Finals vs. Coplay

Solid pitching and key hitting paved the way for victory today. Ryan Gerber (West Chester) pitched 5+ solid innings and Jeff Krauss earned the victory in relief. Gerber struck out 5 while Krauss struck out 3.

Ryan Walter's suicide squeeze in the top of the 7th plated Liam O'Connor for the game winning run. Liam walked, stole second, advanced to 3rd on a passed ball, and scored on Walter's squeeze.

The Bulls scored 3 in the 6th. Pat Lane, Ryan Walter, and Brendan O'Connor each scored in the inning. Brendan O'Connor, Kevin Kershner, and Jeff Kroboth each had an rbi.

Jeff Cavanaugh was 2-3 and Kenny Serfass was 2-4.

Game 2 stat sheet
Game 2 Web-Article

The Bulls play Coplay Tuesday night at Scheresville and Game 2 will be at Limeport Thursday night.

Game 1 Goes to Bulls

2007-07-27T19:45:00.000-07:00

June 26th @ Limeport Stadium
Game 1 of Opening Round of Playoffs
Limeport 3, Northern Yankees 0

Scott Stewart shut down the Yankees today allowing only 3 hits while striking out 7. Stewart did not walk a batter and did not allow more than 4 batters in any inning. Stewart is now 5-2 on the year with 52 strikeouts and only 3 walks. Scott has not allowed a run in his last 24 innings.

Nolan Neiman collected 2 hits and added an rbi. Luke Pile was 1-3 with a runs scored and an rbi. Matt Geiger had the game winning rbi in the 3rd inning. Pat Lane and Kenny Serfass each scored a run.

The game was the 1st ever internet broadcast of a Tri-County game. Listen to the game here.

Website article

Game 2 is at Northern Yankees Saturday at 5:30.

Playoff Dates and Updated Stats

2007-07-18T06:40:00.000-07:00

Updated stats

The Bulls (20-9) are locked in the #4 seed and will be playing the # 5 seed Northern Yankees (16-13). The Bulls will have home-field advantage in the 1st round.

Tri-County Calendar for season and playoffs

Limeport Sweeps Cetronia

2007-07-18T06:04:00.000-07:00

July 16th @ Limeport Stadium

The Bulls won both games of a double header this evening at Limeport Stadium.

Game 1
Limeport 4, Cetronia 0

Steve Nikorak pitched the first inning and Paul Smith pitched the final 6 innings to shut down Cetronia. Both pitchers are legion players and Nikorak only needed 1 more inning to qualify. He is pitching in the Norco playoffs later this week. Paul Smith is now with the Bulls full time. The hard-throwing righty pitched well in this debut. He struck out 5 and walked 0. He was consistantly throwing in the mid-to-upper 80's.

The offense was led by Pete Moore (2-4 and run scored) and Brendan O'Connor (1-2 and 2 rbi). Liam O'Connor and Pat Hollander each scored a run. Pat Lane added an rbi.

Game 2
Limeport 4, Cetronia 1

Paul Smith pitched the first two inning to qualify for the playoffs. Ryan Gerber came in and pitched the 3rd-6th to earn the win. Gerber now has 4 wins and has a 1.17 ERA. He has struck out 43 batters (league leading) while pitching 35 innings. Jeff Krauss pitched the 7th for his league leading 6th save.

The offense was led again by Pete Moore (2-2, run scored, and rbi). Jeff Kroboth was 1-1 with a run scored and rbi. He walked twice. Dave Shoemaker and Luke Pile each scored a run.

Bulls Coast Past Quakertown

2007-07-14T12:41:00.000-07:00

July 14th @ Limeport Stadium
Limeport 15, Quakertown 2

The Bulls needed only 5 innings (4 at bats) to take this one from Quakertown. Pat Toner earned the win; Luke Pile and Brett Vroman each pitched one inning of shutout baseball.

The offensive leaders for today:

Nolan Neiman 1-1 with 3 walks, 4 runs scored, 4 stolen bases, 1 rbi
Blair Dameron 3-3, 1 double, 2 rbi
Pat Lane, Jeff Cavanaugh, Sean Donchez, and Jeff Kroboth each scored 2 runs. Dave Shoemaker and Pat Lane each had 2 hits. Kenny Serfass had 3 stolen bases.

Pictures of the Game

This was the season final against Quakertown. The Bulls dominated the four games outscoring Quakertown 68-3.

Hall of Fame pitcher Randy Baer

2007-07-12T11:42:00.000-07:00

Congratulations to Randy Baer on earning an induction into the 2007 Tri-County Hall-of-Fame.

Randy's Profile

New Homepage

2007-07-12T10:21:00.000-07:00

There have been a few changes to the main page of the site. You now can go one of three ways: Bull's Homepage, Bull's Blog (here), or to the pictures and video site (Webshots).

Limeportbulls.com

Pictures Posted on Webshots

2007-07-10T14:50:00.000-07:00

The pictures on this Blog and our Website can be found at the site Webshots.com under the following address http://community.webshots.com/user/limeport29 . If you are not familiar with Webshots, the thumbnail pictues are just the small ones. When you select the picture you want to view you will see a bigger thumbnail. In the upper righthand corner there is a link that says view full size. Click on this link to see the big picture.

The pictues from Bear Stadium are posted http://sports.webshots.com/album/559828297OkcZKh .

Pitchers are Leading the Way

2007-07-10T11:36:00.000-07:00

The Bulls now have four pitchers with an E.R.A. close to or under 1.00.

Scott Stewart has pitched 33 innings with an E.R.A. of 1.48. He has struck out 41 batters and allowed only 23 hits. He has 3 wins.

Ryan Gerber had pitched 31.67 innings wiht an E.R.A. of 1.33. He has struck out 39 batters and allowed only 23 hits. He has 3 wins.

Limeport's closer, Jeff Kruass, has an E.R.A of 0.93. He is 2-0 with 4 saves.

Pat Toner is 2-0 with an E.R.A of 0.53. He has 11 stikeouts in 13 innings pitched. Toner has come on stong after sitting out the first half of the season with a sore arm.

2007-07-10T11:27:00.000-07:00

Scott Stewart shut down Coplay yesterday while striking out 5. The Bulls have now shut out opponents a league leading 8 times.

The offense was lead by Matt Geiger (3-4, rbi) and Luke Pile (3 bb's, run). Pat Lane added an rbi and Liam O'Connor scored a run.

Bulls Lose at Bear Stadium

2007-07-10T11:18:00.001-07:00

July 8th @ Bear Stadium
Limeport 3, Gabelsville 7

The Bulls lost a heartbreaker at Bear Stadium last night. Limeport scored 3 runs in the top of the 6th to take a 3-2 lead. The Owls answered back with 5 runs in the bottom of the sixth to take the lead for good.

Legion standout Steve Nikorak (Temple University) pitched well in his first start as a Limeport Bull. Nikorak pitched 5 strong innings giving up only 2 hits. He struck out 5 batters and walked only 1.

Pat Lane continued his hot hitting going 2-3 with an rbi. Liam O'Connor and Matt Geiger each had a hit and scored a run. Pete Moore had an rbi.

For the Owls, Gary Hessler was 2-3 with a 3 run double and Mitch Schueck added 2 rbi. Matt Kelly earned the win while striking out 7.

Toner and Serfass Lead Limeport Past Yankees

2007-07-06T17:53:00.000-07:00

July 6th @ NY

Limeport 5, Yankees 1

Pat Toner pitched 6 strong innings and Jeff Krauss notched his league-leading 5th save. Kenny Serfass had 2 doubles and 3 rbi. Jeff Kroboth went 2-3. Dave Shoemaker and Pat Lane each had a double.

Stat Breakdown and League Leaders

2007-07-05T07:22:00.000-07:00

Complete League Leaders (as of July 3rd)
Current Standings

AVG - Liam O'Connor 7th (.357)
Matt Geiger 8th (.356)

HR - Jeff Cavanaugh 2nd (2)

BB - Pat Hollander 1st (15)
Luke Pile 3rd (13)

Wins - Ryan Gerber 5th (3)

ERA - Ryan Gerber 6th (1.33)
Scott Stewart 13th (1.88)

IP - Ryan Gerber 5th (31.67)

Strikeouts - Ryan Gerber 1st (39)
Scott Stewart 2nd (36)
Billy Hezel 7th (25)

Saves - Jeff Krauss 1st (4)

Through 23 games the Bulls have 7 shutouts, 4 1-run games, and 3 2-run games. They have scored 112 runs while giving up only 48 runs. They are 7-3 in their last ten games.

Bulls Defeat ICC 3-0 Behind Gerber and Krauss

2007-07-05T07:14:00.000-07:00

July 3rd @ Limeport
Limeport 3, ICC 0

Ryan Gerber pitched 6 strong innings and Jeff Krauss recorded his league leading 4th save. Gerber struck out 6. Matt Geiger was 3-3 with a run and rbi and Brendan O'Connor was 2-3 with a run. Kevin Kershner knocked in the first run and Blair Dameron belted an rbi double off the right field wall.

Vroman Strikes out 100th

2007-07-05T07:07:00.000-07:00

July 2nd @ Limeport
Limeport 3, Fleetwings 4

The Bulls lost to the Fleetwings for the third straight time. All three games have been closely contested (0-2, 2-3, and 3-4). Starting pitcher Brett Vroman deserved a better fate. He gave up 2 hits, walked 2, and struck out 2. He did not give up an earned run (2 unearned). His first strikeout was his 100th of his career.

Liam O'Connor stayed hot going 3-4 with a run scored. Pat Lane was 2-3. Nolan Neiman and Pat Hollander each had an rbi. Matt Geiger and Kenny Serfass scored a run.

Website Article from Steve Smulls

Stat Update

2007-07-01T21:56:00.000-07:00

Hitting
Hits - Matt Geiger (18), Liam O'Connor (15), and Luke Pile (15)
RBI - Kenny Serfass (12), Pete Moore (10), and Matt Geiger (8)
Runs - Liam O'Connor (12), Pat Lane (9), and Matt Geiger (8)
Walks - Pat Hollander (13), Luke Pile (13), and Nolan Neiman (6)
AVG (20 AB's) - Geiger (.353), Pete Moore (.350), Dave Shoemaker (.333), Liam O'Connor (.333), and Jeff Kroboth (.318).

Pitching
IP - Scott Stewart (26), Ryan Gerber (25), Billy Hezel (18)
K's - Stewart (36 and 2 BB), Gerber (31), and Hezel (23)
Wins - Jeff Krauss, Stewart, Gerber, and Hezel (2)
Saves - Krauss (3)
ERA (12 IP) - Krauss (0.99), Gerber (1.64), and Stewart (1.88)

Complete Team Stats

Liam O'Connor Stays Hot...Bulls Win Again

2007-07-01T21:35:00.000-07:00

June 30th @ Limeport

Limeport 4, Jordan Creek 0

The Bulls are now 14-7.

Liam and Brendan O'Connor were both 2-3 with a run scored. In the past 4 games, Liam is 6-12 with a double, triple, rbi, and 5 runs scored. Blair Dameron had the other hit for the Bulls. Pat Lane and Ryan Walter each scored a run.

Jeff Krauss earned the win. He is now 2-0 with 3 saves with 13 strikeouts in 14 innings. Krauss has a 0.99 ERA. Stroudsburg High School standout and Lehigh recruit Steve Nikorak earned the save while striking out 2.

Limeport Helps South Win All-Star Game

2007-07-01T21:26:00.000-07:00

June 29th @ Limeport Stadium

South 4, North 2

The South prevailed in the first ever North-South Tri-County All-Star Game.

Pitchers: Ryan Gerber (starting pitcher) pitched 3 innings; Scott Stewart, Brett Vroman, and Billy Hezel each pitched one inning. Hezel earned the save.

Liam O'Connor (1-2), Luke Pile (1-2), Matt Geiger (1-3), and Blair Dameron (1-3, run, rbi) helped the South's offense.

Bulls Take Two from Pennridge

2007-07-01T21:02:00.000-07:00

June 25th @ Pennridge
Limeport 4, Pennridge 1

Ryan Gerber threw a 2-hit 11 K's game. Gerber now has 2 wins. He has pitched 25 innings and struck out 31 batters. He has given up only 17 hits this year with a 1.64 ERA.

Liam O'Connor (Lehigh) and Matt Geiger (Lehigh) each had two hits. Geiger also added a double, run scored, and an rbi. O'Connor had a triple and scored twice for the Bulls.

June 26th @ Pennridge
Limeport 13, Pennridge 0

Scott Stewart (York) continued Limeport's strong pitching with a 1-hit 5 strikeout performance. Scott now has 2 wins. He has pitched 26 innings and struck out 36 batters. He has given up only 16 hits this year with a 1.88 ERA. For Stewart's career, he has 38 wins, 397 innings pitched, and 425 strikeouts. Stewart is only 50 strikeouts away from the #8 career strikeout leader, Dennis Kinney (475).

The offense was led by leadoff man Luke Pile (York). He was 3-3 with 2 doubles, 2 runs scored, and 2 rbi. Brendan O'Connor was 2-3 with a triple, 3 rbi, and a runs scores. His brother, Liam, had a double, rbi, and 2 runs scored. Pete Moore (Moravian) scored 3 runs. Matt Geiger had 2 rbi.

The Bulls are now 4-o against Pennridge while outscoring them 24-5.

Bulls Blow-out Quakertown

2007-07-01T19:17:00.000-07:00

Limeport 16 - Quakertown 0
June 21st
@Quakertown

The Bulls offense exploded this afternoon with 16 runs, 14 hits, 5 BB, and 3 hits batsmen. Pat Lane led the offense going 3-3 with a double, and rbi, and 3 runs scored. Blair Dameron (West Chester), Pete Moore (Moravian), and Jeff Kroboth (Frostburg State) each had 2 hits. Moore had 3 rbi; Nolan Neiman (Desales), Dameron, Kenny Serfass (ESU), and Brendan O'Connor (ESU) each had 2 rbi. Jeremy Hass (Southern Lehigh, George Mason) and Neiman each scored 3 runs. Serass and Dave Shoemaker (Kutztown) each scored 2 runs.

Pat Toner picked up his first win of the 2007 season (1-0). Toner struck out 5 batters and allowed only 3 hits (Evan Kiesel 2-3). Toner now has 275 strikeouts in 369 innings pitched. The victory moves him to 41 - 14 lifetime. Ryan Walter struck out the side in the 5th. The 12-run mercy rule ended the game after 5 innings.

Limeport has now played Quakertown 3 times and have a run advantage of 43 - 1 (15-1, 12-0, and 16-0).

Vroman Closing in on the Century Mark

2007-06-21T19:12:00.001-07:00

Limeport Pitcher Brett Vroman has struck out 99 batters in his Tri-County League Career. The next strikout will put him at the century mark.

All-Star Team Announced

2007-06-21T18:25:00.001-07:00

The following Bulls have made the 2007 All-Star team:

Postion Players
Matt Geiger
Pat Lane
Nolan Neiman
Brendan O'Connor
Liam O'Connor
Luke Pile
Kenny Serfass

Pitchers
Ryan Gerber
Billy Hezel
Jeff Krauss
Scott Stewart
Brett Vroman
Ryan Walter

The game will be played at Limeport Stadium on Friday, July 29th.

Gerber Shuts Down Cetronia

2007-06-21T17:55:00.000-07:00

June 20th @ Limeport
Limeport 2, Cetronia 0
Limeport climbs to 10 - 7

Ryan Gerber shut out Cetronia and got the complete game win. At least two scouts came to see Gerber throw and he was clocked from 89 - 92 mph the entire game. One radar gun had him hitting 92 mph in the 7th inning. Jeff Cavanaugh hit another homerun...more details to follow.

West Chester standout Blair Dameron doubled off the right field wall in his first at bat as a Limeport Bull.

Bulls Lose to Coplay Again...

2007-06-20T04:21:00.000-07:00

June 19th @ Coplay
Coplay 4, Limeport 2
Limeport is now 9-7

In a well-played game, Limeport came up on the losing end vs. Coplay again. Starting pitcher Billy Hezel and reliever Brett Vroman pitched well, but the offense managed only 2 runs off Coplay's Caleb Calarco (9 K's).

Kevin Kershner was 2-3 and Liam O'Connor had and rbi and scored a run. Luke Pile and Matt Geiger each had a double. Kershner now has 614 career hits.

Coplay is in 1st place and now has a record of 14-1-1.

2007 Final Roster

2007-06-19T19:42:00.000-07:00

Click on the link to view the Bulls 2007 Final Roster.

http://www.limeportbulls.com/2007roster.html

The three legion players are:
-Jeremy Hass (Southern Lehigh OF/P)
-Steve Nikorak (Stroudsburg SS/P)
-Paul Smith (Pleasant Valley P)

Stats Updated

2007-06-19T14:07:00.001-07:00

The 2007 Tri-County stats have been updated. Click here to see all teams.

Team Leaders
hits - 12 - Matt Geiger
runs - 7 - Liam O'Connor
rbi - 7 - Kenny Serfass
BB - 11 - Pat Hollander and Luke Pile

wins - 2 - Billy Hezel
saves - 3 - Jeff Krauss
K's - 31 -Scott Stewart
ERA - 1.51 -Brett Vroman

Bulls Make a Few Changes as Roster Deadline Approaches

2007-06-19T14:06:00.001-07:00

The Bulls have made a few roster changes. The new faces are:

Brendan O'Connor - Catcher (East Stoudsburg University)

Brendan is a familar face to many Bulls, especially his brother Liam (Bulls shortstop). Brendan also is on the Lehigh Valley Clippers roster in the BML.

Blair Dameron - 3B/1B (West Chester University - Pennridge High School)

Blair was West Chester's cleanup hitter earning all-league honors his freshman year.

2006: Named to the PSAC East first team, while hitting .358 with 10 doubles, 29 RBI and a .455 on-base percentage ... third on the team in batting ... produced a .489 slugging percentage ... started 44 of 46 contests his first year.

Steve Nikorak - P/SS (Stroudsburg High School - Lehigh University recruit)

Paul Smith - P (Pleasant Valley)

Smith hadn't allowed an earned run durng his entire high school senior season before the district semi-finals vs. Parkland. Strong arm will be shared with his legion team this summer - The Birches.

94 MPH fastballs show up at Limeport

2007-06-18T19:40:00.000-07:00

June 17th - Limeport Stadium

Limeport 3, Gabelsville 2

Limeport now 9-6

Kenny Buttenfield pitched for the Bulls tonight, who knows where tomorrow. Buttenfield threw 5 dominant innings (featuring almost every pitch above 90 MPH) and Jeff Krauss closed the game for yet another save.

Buttenfield pitched Limeport to victory and may have pitched himself back into professional baseball. More than 10 major league scouts came to see Kenny pitch and he did not disappoint (5 innings, 3 hits, 7 K's, 0 BB). To give Buttenfield justice, please see the Webarticle.

As for the rest of the Bulls, Pat Lane and Luke Pile led the offense each going 2-3. Matt Geiger, Kenny Serfass, Brenden O'Connor, and Kevin Kershner each added a hit. Kershner and O'Connor, and Jeff Kroboth each scored a run.

Worst Game of the Year

2007-06-18T19:30:00.000-07:00

June 13th @ ICC
ICC 6, Limeport 0
Limeport falls to 8-6

In perhaps the worst showing of the year, Limeport allowed a .500 team to dominate them. ICC has been playing fair, but they had no business finishing off the Bulls.

The game was close (1-0 ICC) until the bottom of the 6th inning. ICC then exploded for 5 runs. It did not help that the home plate umpire (Redding) decided to shrink the strike zone in a 10-pitch at bat by Cody Ruff. Scott Stewart was pitching a strong game up to this point. Not one, but two pitches on the outside corner were both called balls, and Ruff (to his credit) eventually slapped a double down the line to start the inning.

Even had Stewart struck out Ruff, the offense today was dead for Limeport. Pat Hollander was the only Bulls to have more than one hit (2-2 - BB).

ICC pitcher R. Williams pitched a strong game (4 K's and 1 BB). ICC's offense was led by Erik Ruff (2-3, double, 2 runs), Jimmy Young (2-3 - rbi - run) and Von Kiel (triple - 2 rbi - 1 run)

Bulls Give Away a Victory

2007-06-18T19:00:00.000-07:00

June 12th @ Fleetwings

Fleetwings 3, Limeport 2

Limeport falls to 8-5

Victory seemed withing reach until a sloppy 6th washed it away. A rainy day ended in another close loss for the Bulls. Limeport started Ryan Gerber pitched well (5.7 innings, 4 hits, 2 earned runs, 9 strikouts, 6 walks) but wound up losing another close game. Gerber has been outstanding this year, but yet again is a hard-luck loser. He deserved a better fate but a sloppy 6th inning (errors, passed balls, wild pitches) allowed the Fleetwings to steal a victory.

Luke Pile's bat continues to produce (2-3, BB) and Kevin Kershner and Jeff Kroboth each had an rbi. Liam O'Connor (1-2 - 2 BB), Pat Lane (1-2 - BB), and Matt Geiger (1-3 - run - BB) each had a good day at the plate.

Brett Vroman finished off the 6th inning for the Bulls.

Toner Makes '07 Debut; Cav Hits Homer

2007-06-18T18:53:00.001-07:00

June 11th @ Jordan Creek

Limeport 9, Jordan Creek 5

Bulls now 8-4

Pat Toner has been nursing a sore arm, but all seemed well today. Toner pitched 3 strong innings and Ryan Adkinson (W) and Jeff Krauss finished the Gators off in a 5 inning contest.

What was perhaps the longest 5 inning game in the history of the Tri-County League ended up in a victory for the Bulls.

Luke Pile is seeing the ball well recently (2-3, rbi, 2 runs). Jeff Kroboth had a hit and scored 2 runs. Pat Lane, Liam O'Connor and Jeremy Hass (Southern Lehigh) each scored a run. The big blow came from Jeff Cavanaugh's bat with a towering 3-run homer in the 5th.

Stewart Shuts Down Pennridge; Strikes out 400th

2007-06-18T18:40:00.000-07:00

June 6 at Limeport Stadium

Limeport 2, Pennridge 0

Bulls now 7-4

Scott Stewart's first strikout of the game was his 400th of his career. Stewart ended up striking out 14 batters while walking just one. Scott had a no-hitter going into the 7th inning (wound up with 2-hitter).

Brenden McGaheran was 2-3 with a double and run scored. Liam O'Connor and Pat Hollander each added an rbi while Pat Lane scored a run.

Limeport seems to be quickly becoming Pennridge's rival as the manager and a player were ejected in the second inning. There were many heated words exchanged during and after the game between teams. Cooler heads prevailed (after a Pennrige player did his best impression of a UFC fighter in challenging fans, players, and etc.) and both teams went home without incident.

Back on the winning track

2007-06-13T12:21:00.000-07:00

Limeport's bats woke up and earned a victory against Cetronia. The Bulls climb back over the .500 mark.

Ryan Adkinson pitched 4.7 innings (5 hits, 2 earned runs, 7 K's). Brett Vroman finished the 5th inning to pick up his first victory of the season and Jeff Krauss pitched the final two innings to earn his 2nd save.

Nolan Neiman (2-3, 1 run) and Matt Geiger (2-4, double, 1 run, and 2 rbi) paced the offense. Luke Pile and Kenny Serfass each added a hit and rbi.

Four game slide - first time in 3 years.

2007-06-13T12:12:00.000-07:00

Coplay handed Limeport its 4th straight loss for the first time since 2004. The 2004 Bulls lost to Jordan Creek, Tri-City, ICC, and Gabelsville. The 2007 Bulls have now lost to Fleetwings (Tri-City), ICC, Gabelsville, and Coplay.

Ryan Gerber (West Chester) was pitching in his first start of the 2007 season. Gerber gave up 7 hits and 3 earned runs.

Dan Fassl pitched well for Coplay to earn the victory (8 K's, 5 hits, and 2 earned runs).

The Bulls offense has really been struggling lately. They managed on 5 hits. Joe Pochron had 2 hits, 1 rbi, and 1 run scored. Kenny Serfass, Pat Lane, and Liam O'Connor each had one hit.

Steak reaches 3

2007-06-13T11:59:00.000-07:00

The Bulls have now lost three games in a row. The always tough trip down to Gabelsville resulted in another loss. Ryan Walter pitched well but was outdueled by Justin Konnick.

Liam O'Connor and Matt Geiger each had 2 hits and Joe Pochron had one hit. Brett Vroman pitched one inning of no-hit relief.

Limeport has now been shut out twice this season.

Bulls lose 2nd straight

2007-06-13T11:44:00.000-07:00

Limeport lost its second game in sloppy fashion. The game 'featured' 16 walks. Starting pitcher Billy Hezel pitched 5 innings of three hit ball. He struck out 7 but walked 6 batters. Relief pitcher Brett Vroman pitched two strong innings while striking out 3.

The offense was led by Kenny Serfass (1-2 w/ 2 rbi) and Pat Hollander (1-2, double, rbi, and 2 BB).

For ICC - Erik Ruff was 2-4 (double) with 3 RBI.

Bulls suffer 1st loss of season

2007-06-13T11:36:00.000-07:00

The Bulls lost 2-0 to the Fleetwings. While the offense was stagnent, Limeport pitcher Scott Stewart (York College) pitched well. He pitched 7 innings, struck out 8 and only gave up 1 earned run. Stewart did not walk a batter.

Luke Pile, Pat Hollander, and Matt Geiger each had one hit.

The Fleetwings winning pitcher Scott Bolasky struck out 9 and walked just one (Pile). Scott Garger (2-3) scored the games only two runs.

Liam O'Connor (Lehigh University) joins Bulls

2007-06-13T11:31:00.000-07:00

Liam earned 1st Team - All Patriot League in 2007 as a junior. He was twice the Patriot League Player of the Week during the month of April. O'Connor hit .342 with 11 doubles, 23 RBI, and 35 runs scored for Lehigh in 2007.

Krauss picks up Win in relief

2007-06-13T11:18:00.000-07:00

Starting pitcher Ryan Adkinson (West Chester) and reliever Jeff Krauss combined to pitch the first six innings and gave up only 1 hit. Krauss struck out 4 and walked 0 to earn his first victory of the season. Jeff is coming off an outstanding season (6-2 with 1 save, 43 K's in 33 innings, 2.06 ERA).

The offense was paced again by Pete Moore (2-3 w/ 2rbi) and Nolan Neiman (double and 2 runs scored).

Walter vs. Reppert

2007-06-13T11:05:00.000-07:00

Two of the top pitchers in the Lehigh Valley squared off and they both pitched as expected. Ryan Walter and Matt Reppert had identical pitching lines: Walter 7 IP, 3 hits, 1 earned run, 6 K's, 2 BB and Reppert 7 IP, 3 hits, 1 earned run, 6 K's, and 2 BB. Fortunately for the Bulls, Reppert also was the victim of an unearned run which helped the Limeport to a 2-1 victory.

Nolan Neiman and Pete Moore scored one run each and Kenny Surfass and Pat Hollander each drove in a run to help Limeport improve to 3-0.

Limeport defeats Quakertown 15-1

2007-06-13T10:51:00.000-07:00

Limeport traveled to Quakertown's field for the first time and beat Quakertown 15-1. Billy Hezel (Lehigh University) threw a 2-hitter while striking out 8. Matt Geiger (Lehigh) had three hits and scored 3 runs. Kenny Serfass (ESU), Dave Shoemaker, and Sean Donchez each had 2 rbi. Newcomer Pete Moore (Moravian) hit the Bull's first homerun of the season over the left field fence.

Limeport improves to 2-0.

Limeport wins opener

2007-06-10T19:15:00.000-07:00

Ronnie Manning, Brett Vroman, and Jeff Krauss pitched Limeport to a 5-4 victory. Manning struck out 7 to earn the victory and Krauss pitched a perfect 7th to notch his first save of the season.

Pat Lane led the offense going 2-2 and scoring 2 runs with an rbi.

Nolan Neiman, Pat Hollander, and Jeremy Bartha each had an rbi.