It didn’t take long for ReMax Realty, the first seed in the 2007 George B. Kelley Federation playoffs to show Martin Oil why they are on top. ReMax pitcher Brent Milliron allowed only one hit in five innings, while his teammates pounded out seven hits and took advantage of six errors and five hit batsmen to belt Martin Oil 10-0 in five innings at Vets Field on Monday night.
A two-out single to right field by Earnie Kelley in the fourth inning was the only hit allowed by Milliron, who also pitched a five-hit 13-3 triumph over Martin Oil during the regular season, when ReMax was 2-0 against Martin Oil, outscoring them 28-9.
Martin Oil contributed to their own demise with their shoddy pitching and fielding, plus a measure of luck for the ReMax club.
Both teams committed two early errors, but ReMax got out of the second scoreless, despite Kelley and losing pitcher Trey Mock reaching base on errors, while a pair of Martin Oil miscues led to four runs in the bottom of the second by ReMax.
Milliron fanned three and didn’t walk a batter in picking up the complete-game victory.
Several Martin Oil batters hit the ball hard off Milliron, but the shots except for Kelley’s single went right to a ReMax defender .Designated hitter Jon Lawlor had two hits for ReMax and catcher Nic Perehenic added two RBI.
Game two of the best-of-three series will be tonight at Vets Field at 5:30 p.m., with Martin Oil facing elimination in amust-win situation.
ReMax Realty 10 Martin Oil 0, 5 Inn.
Martin Oil – Ja. Manning, c, 2-0-0; Hostler, 2b, 2-0-0; Gray, ss, 2-0-0; Kelley, cf, 2-0-1; Mock, p-3b, 2-0-0; Hinton, cr, 0-0-0; Kovac, rf, 0-0-0; Irvin, dh, 2-0-0; C. Coho, 3b-p, 2-0-0; Miller, 1b, 2-0-0; Watters, lf, 1-0-0. TOTALS 17-0-1.
ReMax – Sheedy, lf, 3-1-1; Frederick, ss, 2-1-0; Williams, 3b, 4-1-1; Perehenic, c, 2-1-1; Zelnoski, cr, 0-0-0; Milliron, p, 2-0-0; Hammaker, cr, 0-1-0; Johnson, 1b, 3-1-1; Tomassetti, rf, 0-0-0; Lawlor, dh, 3-1-2; Perry, 2b, 2-1-1; Gehret, cf, 2-2-20. TOTALS 23-10-7.
Martin Oil 000 00 0-1-6.
ReMax 041 32 10-7-0.
2B: Johnson.
RBI: Perehenic, Williams, Johnson.
SO: C. Coho 1, Milliron 3.
BB: Mock 2, C. Coho 1.
WP: Milliron LP: Mock
E: Ja. Manning, Gray, Kelley 2, Mock, Miller.