2010 Coyotes Baseball Game Results

September 11, 2010 (Nazareth, PA: Tuskes Park) The Coyotes came into the 2010 hoping to make some noise and earn the respect of the 18+ divison. Not only did the Coyotes make noise, but they were crowned league champions. Th Coyotes finished the playoff sweep at 5-0 after defeating the Caron County Crush in the 2010 Championship Game, 6-5. Third baseman, Mike Azzalina was able to get the Coyotes on the board with a leadoff triple in the 3rd inning and later scored on a past ball. The Coyotes were able to break a 1-1 tie in the 6th inning with a sacrifice fly by Danny Cahill following a triple from Mike Santiago. The Coyotes then exploded in the bottom of the 8th inning for three very important insurance runs, which started with a leadoff triple by Danny Villanti and hits by Brett Stout and Neil Kraus brought in runs to expand the lead to 6-1. After a few costy errors in th 9th, it took another strikeout, the tenth of the game, by Brett Stout to get the Coyotes the win, and the championship.

The Coyotes were red hot all playoffs long at the plate and on the mound, which lead the Coyotes to an MABL record six playoff wins and an undefeated playoff sweep. Through the playoffs, the Coyotes were led at the plate by three players all hitting over .400: Jeremy Lehr (.526), Brett Stout (.473), and Danny Villanti (.421). On the mound, Jason Pennypacker earned three wins, while Brett Stout earned two. Overall, the playoff MVP was Brett Stout, who performed tremendous for the Coyotes both at the plate and on the mound. Stout had 24 strikeouts in three starts, one getting held up by a rain postponement. Overall, the Coyotes finished 13-12, but proved that with the playoff lineup, they can play and defeat any team they face.

August 22, 2010 (Washington Township: Harmony Park) The Coyotes began the day one win shy of a birth in the 2010 MABL Championship. Now, the Coyotes are two wins shy of being named champions. The Coyotes finished the sweep of the 2009 champion- Washington Nationals, in an 11-6 win Sunday. Both teams battled through rainy conditions all day an even mother nature couldn't stop the Coyotes from advancing to the championship. After getting a dominant pitching effort from Jason Pennypacker in Game 1, Game 2 starter Brett Stout, did a great job in matching the ace's performance. Stout controlled the Nationals hitters all day allowing 6 runs (2 earned) on eight scattered hits. Stout used an array of pitches to get hitters out, including a career high 13 strikeouts. Stout also came up big for the Coyotes at the plate with the bases loaded and two out in the 5th inning with a bases clearing double. The hit continued what ended to be a seven run rally from the Coyotes in the fifth inning and gave them a 7-3 lead heading into the bottom of the 5th. After a three run 6th inning from the Nationals, it was a key 2-RBI hit by Danny Villanti that widened the lead to 9-6 and eventually would build to 11-6 in the 7th. With the win, the Coyotes remain unbeaten in the playoffs and will advance to the MABL Championship to face the #2 seed Carbon County Crush. The championship is scheduled for September 11th and 12th at a site to be determined. The Coyotes will be home for the first game of the series.

August 21, 2010 (Washington Township: Harmony Park) When the Coyotes began their inarugural season, they could have only hoped for a chance to play in the 2010 MABL Championship. The Coyotes are one step closer after defeating the 2009 champions and #1 seed, Washington Nationals, 8-2 in Game 1 of the semifinals. The Coyotes were led n the mound by Jason Pennypacker who picked up his second win of the postseason and third overall for the Coyotes. At the plate, the Coyotes had three hitters with multiple hits in Danny Villanti, Rob Schubach, and Neil Kraus. The Coyotes were able to jump on the board early in the first inning on an RBI groundout by Rob Schubach. The Coyotes continued to put runs on the board in the second inning when Brett Stout brought two runs in on an error by All-Star third baseman, Kyle Marason. The Nationals scored two runs in the 4th inning, but were held their for the rest of the game. The Coyotes opened the gap in the 5th inning with 2-RBI hits by both Danny Cahill and Neil Kraus. In total, the Coyotes banged out 11 hits an leaned on Pennypacker's dominant performance. Pennypacker fanned eight batters in the complete game and allowed only seven hits and four walks. The Coyote-ace kept the National hitters off balance all day long mixing in curveballs, sliders, and changeups with a his usual dominating fastball. With the win, the Coyotes are now one win away from the 2010 MABL Championship Series.

August 17, 2010 (Lehigh Township, PA: Bryfogle Park) The Coyotes completed the two game sweep of the Gators on Tuesday night with a 19-5 final in eight innings. The Coyotes led 5-1 before the game was called due to rain on Sunday and was continued Tuesday night, when the Coyotes picked up right where they left off. The Coyotes pounded out 14 hits on Tuesday night alone and totaled 18 throughtout the entire game. MABL All-Star Will Flores (10-2, 101 stikeouts in 2010) pitched Game 2 following a loss in the opening game. However, he was no match for the red hot Coyote offense led by Jeremy Lehr, who added four more hits to his aleady impressive four hits in Game 1. Lehr ended the series going 8-11 and was named MVP of the first round for the Coyotes. As hot as the offense was, it was the pitching that stepped up in a tough spot. After winning Game 1, Jason Pennypacker was asked a tough duty, start Game 2 wth the bases loaded, nobody out, and only six players behind him as the Coyotes stated the game with only eight players. Pennypacker did a great job striking out two and letting only two runners score. After the thrid inning ended with a Coyotes 5-3 lead, it was the offense that provided the heat for the rest of the night. The Coyotes are now on their way to the semi-finals of the MABL and will play the #1 seed Washington Nationals (15-5). The Coyotes will be the home team on Saturday and then will play away for the first game Sunday and second game if necessary.

August 14, 2010 (Allentown, PA: Cedar Brook Park) The Coyotes entered the first round of the 2010 playoffs in their inaugural year as if they played there for the last decade. The Coyotes came out swinging early and often leading 7-1 after just two innings. After some mistakes in the field, the Coyotes held an 8-6 lead going into the 8th inning. After a shutown inning by Jason Pennypacker, the Coyote were able to put an all important insurance run on the board and then held onto their first postseason win in team history, 9-6. Jason Pennypacker pitched a complete game allowing 6 runs (only one earned) on just five hits and three walks. The offense from the Coyotes was a collective team effort as four players had multiple hits, including clutch hits for Neil Kraus and Jeremy Lehr. The Coyotes will enter Sunday one win away from the semifinals of the MABL. Brett Stout will take the mound for the Coyotes.

August 8, 2010 (Bethlehem, PA: Bethlehem Township Park) The Coyotes lost their third straight game at the hands of the #2 seed in the playoffs, Carbon County Crush. All-Star Ralph Andrews started for the Crush going seven strong innings allowing just two runs. The Coyotes offense was up and down all day, hitting the ball well including ten hits, but also left 15 men on base in the loss. The Coyote-offense was lead by catcher, Neil Kraus, who had his best game of the season going 4-5 including a double and an RBI. The game had no bearing on the playoff situation for the Coyotes as they were locked in the #5 seed. The Coyotes were shorthanded playing without five starters and will need to get back to their winning ways when they take on the #4 seed in the first round of the 2010 MABL playoffs. Jason Pennypacker suffered his third loss of the season, pitching only 3.1 innings. It was said that he would be on a pitch count to make sure he was ready for the first round of the playoffs starting Saturday at Bethlehem Township. The Coyotes will be the home team in Game 1 against the Gators and then follow being the road team in the following two games (if necessary for Game 3).

August 3, 2010: (Nazareth, PA: Tuskes Park) After a tough lost to the top team in the 18+ division, the Coyotes had to get back on the diamond to play the top team in the 25+ division just 24 hours later. The Coyotes lost 13-2 to the Hurricanes (13-3), who sport the best record of 37 teams in the MSBL. The Hurricanes have made a name for themselves in the league with their past success and notoriety for having a great pitching staff to go along with an All-Star caliber lineup. Danny Villanti suffered his first lost on the mound of the season giving up 11 runs (7 earned) over just 4.2 innings. Rob Schubach was the lone bright spot for the Coyotes and was Player of the Game with three hits and an RBI. Brett Stout pitched the final 3.1 innings and proved to be effective and keeping the 'Canes offense at bay after their hot start. Ironically, the Coyotes earned a playoff spot with the loss to guarantee themselves their first playoff birth in team history. The Coyotes will end the regular season with a game Sunday against the Carbon County Crush. The Coyotes will look to get back in the win column and gain momentum heading into their first playoff series August 14th and 15th.  

August 1, 2010: (Bethlehem, PA: Bethlehem Township Park) The Coyotes were defeated by the league leading Washington National 5-4 in 7 innings. The Coyotes and Nationals fought through mother nature all game long with rain and wind playing a factor in the field, on the mound, and at the plate. The Nationals jumped out to an early two run lead in the first inning and brought a 5-1 lead into the bottom of the seventh before the Coyotes made some noise. After back to back hits from Matt Bisco and Bryan Shive, Dave Palumbo knocked in two runs with a double to the wall and Jason Pennypacker knocked in another to make it 5-4. The Coyotes stranded the tying run on second base to end the game. Pennypacker ended with two hits at the dish and pitched a great game on the mound allowing the five runs (three earned) on only four hits. Pennypacker was named Player of the Game for the Coyotes producing both on the mound and at the plate.

July 31, 2010: (Allentown, PA: Coca Cola Park) The Coyotes were well represented in the 2010 All-Star game by both Danny Villanti and Danny Cahill. Usually, it is great for a team to have one All-Star starter, let alone two. Both Villanti and Cahill were selected as starters for Saturdays game in front of a crowd of 400 fans. Both Coyotes representitives impressed over the course of the week. During All-Star batting practice on Thursday, Cahill was more than impressive, opening eyes and dropping jaws, forcing everyone to notice his gap to gap power. Villanti led off the game for the 18+ All Stars with a single to right and added a second hit and stolen base in the 4th inning. Though the team lost 5-1, the Coyotes left respected by the rest of the All-Stars, fans, and league officials. Congratulations to both Cahill and Villanti for being All-Stars both on and off the field.

July 25, 2010: (Washington, NJ: Washington Borough Park) The Coyotes went into Washington, NJ facing the second best team in their division and left with one of their biggest wins of the season. The Coyotes won at Washington Borough Park 6-0, which gave them their eighth win of the season. The Coyotes were led by starting pitcher, Jason Pennypacker. The Coyotes righty threw a complete game, shut-out and earned his fifth win of the season. Pennypacker gave up only three hits on the day and allowed three walks, but did strike out three. The Coyote defense stepped up in a major way, making 18 plays without including an error. At the plate, the Coyotes were led by their two All-Star selections for 2010, Danny Cahill and Danny Villanti. Both players went 2-4 with Cahill knocking in Villanti on two occasions. The Player of the Game was Jason Pennypacker, who pitched excellent again for the Coyotes.

July 18, 2010: (Palmer, PA: Fairview Park) The Coyotes ended their recent four game winning streak at the hands of Marc McGeehan and the Diamonds. The Diamonds were led by McGeehan on the mound and Josh Mohlmann at the plate, who reached base four times on the day. Jason Pennypacker kept the runs to a minimum all day, while battling through control issues on the mound. Pennypacker gave up only two runs and pitched a complete game. Pennypacker allowed a season high 7 walks, but held the Diamonds to only six scattered hits, and added three strikeouts. All was not lost at the plate for the Coyotes, as Matt Bisco ended with two hits, the lone RBI, and the only extra base hit of the day. Bisco shined at the plate, while Jeremy Lehr shined in the field making four plays in total, two in which saved at least two runs. Lehr, the usual starting second baseman, was moved to third base for the game and proved his versatility. The Coyotes, yet to secure a playoff spot, will have to go back to their winning ways next weekend when they travel to Washington Borough Park and Tuskes Field for two seperate games. First, the Coyotes will take on the Grave Diggers (11-6) and then travel down to Tuskes Field to take on the Carbon County Crush (11-5).

July 11, 2010: (Allentown, PA: Scherersville Field) After taking four inning to get their first run on the board in game one, the Coyotes made sure game two had a different outcome. Through four innings of game two, the Coyotes led 10-2 and never looked back. The Coyote offense exploded for 15 runs on 15 hits. Five different players scored two or more runs for the Coyotes, which were led by Danny Villanti both at the plate and on the mound. In the box, Villanti compiled four hits, two runs scored, and two RBI. On the mound, Villanti controlled the tempo of the game and the Black Sox offense, allowing 2 runs (0 earned) on just six hits and one walk and was named Player of the Game. Villanti (2-0) also added four strikeouts and peppered the strikezone all day, throwing a complete game, while only throwing 81 pitches.  Jeremy Lehr and Brett Stout added three hits apiece and a combined five RBI and four runs scored. 

July 11, 2010: (Allentown, PA: Scherersville Field) In game one of Sunday's double header, the Coyotes faced a challange in former starting pitcher from Kutztown University, Steven Craig. Craig silenced the Coyote bats for the first three innings of the game. Through three innings, Craig gave up only one hit and had seven strikeouts. However, the Coyotes scored one in the fourth and one in the fifth, before adding two more in the sixth to take a 4-3 lead. Bryan Shive was clutch in the late innings, including two hits and two key RBI (the first of the game and the game tying for the Coyotes). As a team, the Coyotes had seven hits (six in the last three innings) and battled behind an up and down performance from starting pitcher, Shane Simpkins. Simpkins (1-0) made his first start of the year for the Coyotes, which included a team high 10-strikeout outing. Over 6.1, Simpkins gave up three runs on four scatterted hit, but did allow eight walks. Simpkins was pulled with one out in the seventh for closer, Brett Stout. Stout came in and hit the first batter he faced, before getting the two final outs of the game and the sxith victory for the Coyotes. Bryan Shive (2-2, 2 RBI) was named Player of the Game for the Coyotes.

July 3, 2010: (Nazareth, PA: Tuskes Park) The Coyotes won 16-4 on Sunday in a seven-inning shortened game due to the 12-run Mercy Rule. The Coyotes were led by a collective team effort, which included 18 hits and a team batting average of .563 for the day. On the day, the middle of the Coyotes lineup (Mike Santiago, Danny Cahill, and Rob Schubach) combined for an 11-12 day, including nine runs scored and 12 combined RBI. Danny Villanti (1-0) got the victory, pitching six innings, giving up four runs (two earned) on six hits. Villanti walked three and added six strikeouts in his first start of the season. The Coyotes jumped on the scoreboard in the first inning with two runs and then added three more in the third, before taking a 7-4 lead after four innings. The Coyote offense exploded in the sixth inning for five runs and ended the game after scoring four more in the seventh to complete the 12-run Mercy Rule. The Coyotes moved into fifth place with the win.