Cheers the Band Lumber Kings

Summaries 2005

Lumber Kings Game Summaries 2005

Wednesday 9/14/05

The Cheers The Band Lumber Kings won their ninth championship in as many seasons when their opponent in the finals, Home Run Tavern, forfeited the third and final game. Cheers took the best-of-five series 3 - 0. The Kings have won championships in every year of their existence. From 1999 - 2003 they won championships in the Atlantic City Men's Softball League (ACMSL). This year's title is their sixth in AC. They did not enter a team in AC in 2004. They also won titles in the now-defunct Absecon Men's Night League from 1999 - 2002, winning simultaneously in AC - six titles in three years. . Bob Merlino (six hits), Luis Cruz (home run, 12 total bases) and Josh Nixon (five hits, home run) shared the Series MVP.

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Wednesday 9/7/05

Josh Nixon hit a 375-foot home run in addition to a triple as the Cheers The Band Lumber Kings defeated Home Run Tavern 17 - 12. Bob Merlino, Matt Dilks, Steph Harden and Dave Dilks contributed three hits apiece as Cheers took a 2-games-to-0 lead in their best-of-five championship series. Jim Gallagher, Nick Trofa, Luis Cruz, Kevin Canale and Don Kreutzer joined Nixon with two hits each.

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Wednesday 9/7/05

Bob Merlino, Josh Nixon, Nick Trofa and Luis Cruz had three hits each to help the Cheers The Band Lumber Kings win a 15 - 14 squeaker over Home Run Tavern in the first game of their best-of-five championship series. Cruz was only a single away from completing the cycle as he had a double, triple and home run. Matt Dilks and Steph Harden (triple) added two hits each for the Kings.

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Monday 8/22/05

The Cheers The Band Lumber Kings scored fourteen runs while getting four homers from Julien Greene, Bob Merlino, Steph Harden and Billy Cressman in the first inning to set the tone for a 26 - 23 victory over Top Notch in their first round series. Luis Cruz's second inning homer put the Lumber Kings at the 5-homer limit in the second inning of the slugfest. Josh Nixon went 5-for-5 while Jim Gallagher joined Merlino, Harden and Cruz with four hits each. Nick Trofa joined Greene and Cressman with three hits apiece. Harden had five RBI's while Merlino and Greene had four each to help the Kings close out the series 2 - 0. Freddie Hubbard had two hits. Luis Cruz (6-8, 2 HR's, 6 RBI's, 5 runs) was named series MVP.

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Monday 8/22/05

Julien Greene and Luis Cruz each hit home runs while Jim Gallagher, Bob Merlino, Josh Nixon and Kevin Canale had three hits apiece to lead the Cheers The Band Lumber Kings to a 15 - 2 drubbing of Top Notch in the first game of the first round of playoffs. Steph Harden and Billy Cressman joined Greene and Cruz with two hits each. Greene led Cheers with four RBI's, while superb defense and Merlino's pitching kept Top Notch off balance.

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Wednesday 8/17/05

Luis Cruz hit a homer, double and single while Matt Dilks had two triples and a double to pace the Cheers The Band Lumber Kings to a 10 - 8 decision over Comcast Cable in the final game of the regular season. Bob Merlino, Julien Greene, Nick Trofa and Don Kreutzer added two hits each as the Lumber Kings close the season with a 13-game winning streak and a 20 - 2 record.

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Monday 8/8/05

Bob Merlino and Julien Greene slugged a pair of round-trippers each and Josh Nixon added another as the Cheers The Band Lumber Kings routed second-place Home Run Tavern 14 - 4 by hitting the home run limit. Jim Gallagher, Nick Trofa and Greene had three hits apiece to help the Lumber Kings win their twelfth straight game. Merlino and Nixon were joined by Billy Cressman, Kenny Barber and Jimmy Morales with two hits each as Cheers improved their record to 19 - 2.

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Wednesday 8/3/05

Freddie Hubbard hit a walk-off single in the bottom of the seventh to score Matt Dilks from second base as the Cheers The Band Lumber Kings defeated likely first round opponent Top Notch 3-2. After allowing two runs in the first, pitcher Bill Liepe shut out the Top Notch offense the rest of the way. Liepe was supported by spectacular defense by Hubbard at third and sterling defensive contributions from Charlie Seitchick in right and Kevin Canale at short. Luis Cruz and Josh Nixon joined Hubbard with two hits each to help the Kings clinch first place and home field advantage throughout the playoffs. Cheers won its eleventh consecutive game and are now 18 - 2.

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Monday 8/1/05

The Cheers The Band Lumber Kings won their season-high tenth straight game by forfeit over Fox Rothschild. The Lumber Kings have now clinched at least second place and home field advantage in the first round of the playoffs. They stand alone at the top of the A Division with a 17-2 record.

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Wednesday 7/27/2005

The Cheers The Band Lumber Kings hit the 5-home run limit in their 14-4 victory over Tilton Inn. Luis Cruz hit two homers while Julien Greene, Josh Nixon and Kevin Canale each had one of their own. Cruz and Greene had three hits apiece while Jim Gallagher, Nick Trofa and Don Kreutzer joined Nixon with two each. This is the ninth consecutive win for Cheers. The Lumber Kings are now 16 - 2 on the season.

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Monday 7/25/2005

Luis Cruz hit a home run to help the Cheers The Band Lumber Kings to a 16-6 triumph over Robert's Place. Bob Merlino, Julien Greene and Josh Nixon joined Cruz with three hits each as Cheers became the first team to clinch a playoff spot. Steph Harden, Nick Trofa, Steve Marcelli, Freddie Hubbard and Don Kreutzer had two hits apiece. The Kings are now 15 - 2 on the season.

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Wednesday 7/20/2005

Julien Greene hit two home runs to help the Cheers The Band Lumber Kings to a 15-6 victory over defending champs Comcast Cable. Bob Merlino had three hits, including a homer, as the Kings opened up their lead over second place in the A Division to two games. Jim Gallagher, Nick Trofa and Dave Dilks joined Greene and Merlino with three hits each. Kevin Canale and Bill Liepe had two hits apiece as Cheers goes to 14 - 2.

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Monday 7/18/2005

Nick Trofa had four hits including a towering home run to lead the Cheers The Band Lumber Kings to a 15-6 triumph over Skelly's Hi Point Pub. Julien Greene had a homer and two doubles, while Luis Cruz banged out four safeties to help Cheers to a league-leading 13-2 record. Josh Nixon and Charlie Seitchick added three hits apiece while Bob Merlino and Don Kreutzer chipped in with two each.

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Wednesday 7/13/2005

Nick Trofa (5-for-5, two doubles) and Freddie Hubbard (4-for-4, homer, two triples) had 6 RBI's each to pace the Cheers The Band Lumber Kings to a 33-0 thrashing of Flagship. Pitchers Charlie Seitchick and Mark Toback combined for the shutout. Billy Cressman and Dave Dilks had four hits each while Julien Greene, Josh Nixon and Matt Dilks had three apiece. Nixon hit his ninth home run of the season. Toback, Jim Gallagher and Luis Cruz had two hits each to help the Kings maintain their league-leading 12 - 2 record. Cheers won its fifth consecutive game as they finish their inter-division schedule.

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Monday 7/11/05

Luis Cruz had a home run, single and four RBI's to lead a balanced attack by the Cheers the Band Lumber Kings in their 12 - 2 thrashing of Omar's Hair Bizarre. Julien Greene, Matt Dilks, Nick Trofa, Freddie Hubbard and Don Kreutzer joined Cruz with two hits apiece in the inter-division matchup. The Lumber Kings lead the A Division with the best record in the league (11-2).

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Wednesday 7/6/2005

Jim Gallagher had four hits including a home run to stake the Cheers The Band Lumber Kings to an 8 - 5 victory over B Division leaders Brooks Supply. Steve Marcelli added three hits to help the Kings pass Brooks for best overall record in the league at 10-2. Julien Greene, Josh Nixon and Matt Dilks chipped in with two hits apiece.

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Thursday 6/30/2005

Kevin Canale went 3-for-3 and Josh Nixon hit his eighth home run of the season to pace the Cheers The Band Lumber Kings to an 11-1 victory over AC Linen in an inter-division matchup. Jim Gallagher, Bob Merlino, Julien Greene, Steph Harden and Steve Marcelli joined Nixon with two hits apiece as Cheers retains their first place lead with a 9 - 2 record.

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Wednesday 6/29/2005

Josh Nixon went 4-for-4 with a home run and two doubles to lead the Cheers The Band Lumber Kings to a 16 - 4 win over the Chelsea Pub Bulldogs. Bob Merlino added a homer while Jim Gallagher, Steph Harden and Freddie Hubbard had three hits each in the inter-division contest. Billy Cressman and Charlie Seitchick recorded two hits apiece to help the Kings regain first place in the A Division with their 8 - 2 record.

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Thursday 6/23/2005

Matt Dilks hit a home run, Josh Nixon had a triple and a double and Jim Gallagher had two hits in a game with few offensive highlights for the Cheers The Band Lumber Kings. The Kings lost their second game of the season in the 9-5 loss to B Division's Shoreline Construction. Cheers' record now stands at 7 - 2.

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Tuesday 6/21/2005

Julien Greene hit a three-run homer to pace the Cheers The Band Lumber Kings to a 13-3 victory over the Angeloni's II Mad Brewers in a showdown between A and B Division leaders. Steph Harden went 3-for-3 while Josh Nixon added a homer. Jim Gallagher, Matt Dilks and Luis Cruz joined Greene with two hits apiece.

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Thursday 6/16/2005

Josh Nixon's 3 homers and 6 RBI's paced the Cheers the Band Lumber Kings to a 15-3 triumph over the Atlantic City Firefighters. Jim Gallagher had two hits, including a home run, while Matt Dilks, Charlie Seitchick, Dave Dilks and Don Kreutzer contributed two hits each. The Kings are now 6 - 1.

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Wednesday 6/15/2005

The Cheers the Band Lumber Kings lost to Home Run Tavern, 9-8, for their first loss of the season. Home Run, down 8-3, scored 6 runs in the bottom of the 7th for the come-from-behind victory. Josh Nixon, Steve Marcelli and Brian Little had two apiece in the loss.

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Monday 6/13/2005

Josh Nixon and Billy Cressman each hit a 3-run homer to lead the Cheers the Band Lumber Kings to a 29-11 victory over Top Notch in a battle of unbeatens. Steph Harden added four hits while Nixon, Bob Merlino and Freddie Hubbard chimed in with three apiece. Julien Greene, Nick Trofa, Steve Marcelli and Luis Cruz had two hits each. The Kings stand alone on top of the A Division at 5 - 0.

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Wednesday 6/8/2005

A balanced attack, featuring three hits from Jim Gallagher and two apiece from Matt Dilks, Steph Harden, Bill Cressman and Freddie Hubbard paced the Cheers The Band Lumber Kings to a 13 – 2 win over Fox Rothschild. Cheers remains undefeated this season at 4 – 0.

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Monday 6/6/2005

Josh Nixon had a home run, two doubles, five RBI's and three runs to lead the Cheers The Band Lumber Kings to a 14-6 triumph over Tilton Inn. Jim Gallagher and Steve Marcelli had three hits to keep the Lumber Kings undefeated at 3 - 0. Julien Greene and Billy Cressman added two hits apiece.

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Wednesday 6/1/2005

Julien Greene had two hits including a game-deciding 3-run homer to pace the Cheers the Band Lumber Kings to a 9 - 6 victory over Robert's Place. Kevin Canale and Frank Callio chipped in with two hits apiece to make the Kings 2 - 0 on the season.

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Monday 5/23/2005

Julien Greene hit two home runs to lead the Cheers the Band Lumber Kings to a 14-4 opening day victory over Bud Select/Black Cat Tavern. Jim Gallagher had three hits including a homer while Bob Merlino had two hits with a homer. Hank Avis added three hits and Nick Trofa, Steve Marcelli and Freddie Hubbard chimed in with two apiece.