Game Rainout and Site Update

Today's scheduled game against Polshek Partnership has been postponed by the S.L.A.M. Commissioner's office due to rain. The game will be made up at a date and time yet to be announced.

We have the following week off before our next game, June 5, against FXFowle.

Please note that the PCF/HH Schedule on the right side of the page has been updated with all of the scheduled regular season games. That schedule will also be updated once the make-up game against PP is announced.

PCF/HH Improves to 3-1 In Game of Firsts

The combined team of Pei Cobb Freed/Hart Howerton received contributions up and down the lineup, Wednesday, as they pulled out a 12-8 nailbiter over Mitchell Giurgola under a cold, cloudy sky at Central Park's North Meadow Field 11.

The teams exchanged three runs apiece in the opening inning before PCF/HH took a 5-3 lead on runs by Ron Rainone (1-for-1) and Steven Peterson (2-for-3). But some timely hitting in the third by MGA put the Black and Red in a position they haven't seen often this season - trailing as they enter the fourth inning.

It took patience at the plate, provided by Cate Foster (1-for-2), Caitlin Campbell (1-for-2), and Peterson in the form of consecutive walks, and important RBIs, knocked in by Dwidson Metayer (1-for-3), Mike Copeland (2-for-2), and William Work (1-for-1), to get PCF/HH back on top, where they stayed for good.

Maintaining a 8-6 lead into the fifth, PCF/HH put the game away with four straight hits to lead off a 6-hit, 4-run inning. This inning, and arguably the win itself, was made possible largely by the efforts of the substitutes who came in cold off the bench. Rich Haskell (1-for-1), Joe Smith (1-for-1) and Peter LoGiudice (1-for-2) each came up with big hits from the latter portion of the order, scoring on a double by pitcher Juan Monahan (1-for-3), and RBI singles by LoGiudice, Campbell, and Peterson. Campbell, Haskell, and Smith all registered hits for the first time this season.

Defensively, the game all came down to the Monahan's effort in the bottom of the fifth. While the Red and Black hurler didn't have his best game from the mound, surrendering 8 runs on 13 hits, he did strike out four batters while walking just one. With the shortstop Peterson instructing the infield to give up base hits rather than throw wildly for errors, and to give up a run scored in exchange for an out in the final inning, it was Monahan who made the two plays of the game to finish off MGA.

With a runner on first and 1 out, MGA's tough No. 4 hitter Rolando Tavarez scorched a hit to the left side of the mound. Monahan dove to catch the ball on one hop before throwing Tavarez out at first from his knees. Later, with two outs and the bases loaded, a pinch hitter singled to left-center field. Carlos Sagastume (0-for-3) fielded the ball and threw home. With Chris Patneau rounding third and looking for the third run of the inning for MGA, Monahan cut the throw home off half-way down the third-base line and dove to his right, tagging Patneau for the final out of the game.

Peterson finished the game with 1 walk, 1 double, 2 RBI, and 3 runs scored. Monahan continued his dominance of extra-base hits with his third in seven at-bats this season. Copeland improved his third-best team batting average to a very respectable .667 with his 2 hits, 2 RBI, and 1 run scored. Copeland leads the team with 8 base hits. J. Strong is second on the team in batting average with .750 and leads the team in runs batted in (7), despite playing in three of the team's four games. Strong finished the night 1-for-2 yesterday. Finally, Carl Pearson kept his streak alive, hittg for a single and a double against MGA and keeping his batting average at a perfect 1.000 through 5 at-bats.

PCF/HH, 3-1 on the season, faces a very capable Polshek Partnership team that's 1-0 after two rainouts. That game will be held at Central Park's North Meadow, Field 11, on Tuesday. Game time is 5:30 p.m.

Offense Aplenty As PCF/HH Tops GSA 13-8

The team has a moment to laugh during their 14-2

win over KPF last week. (Photo: Stuart Philips)

Defense was in short supply Wednesday evening, as the S.L.A.M. Softball combined team of Pei Cobb Freed & Partners/Hart Howerton tacked on 12 runs through one-and-a-half innings en route to a wild 13-8 victory over Gruzen Samton Architects, at Central Park's North Meadow Field 11.

After jumping out of the gate with 5 runs in the first, PCF/HH batted around their lineup in the second, scoring 7 more runs with two outs and taking a dozen-run lead over their opponent. But the Black and Red allowed GSA back into the game with some defensive lapses of their own. By game's end, a darkness-shortened four full innings, 16 players had participated in the win, improving the team's record to 2-1 on the year.

J. Strong, Eron Ashley, and Yusuke Okabayashi led the way with three RBI apiece while Carl Pearson batted a perfect 3-for-3 with 2 RBI and 2 runs scored. In all, the team hit for 7 doubles.

Gruzen Samton attempted a comeback in the bottom of the fourth, which was fueled less by one or two individual player errors as it was by a lack of patience and composure once Gruzen got momentum on their side. With two earlier runs awarded on an overthrow in the second, and a single run in the third, GSA players reached base successfully seven times in the fourth, while adding 5 runs to their total before the game was called at dusk.

Juan Monahan improved to 2-0 on the season, pitching the official 4-inning game.

The team's next game will be on Wednesday, May 14, against Mitchell/Guirgola Architects at the same North Meadow Field 11. Game time is 7 p.m.

PCF/HH Scores Big Win Over KPF

The Black and Red quickly put their slow start aside, Thursday, as they piled on the runs during a 14-2 rout of KPF at Central Park's Hecksher Field 1.

Six unanswered runs in the fourth, followed by 4 unanswered runs in the sixth helped put away the team's first win of the season, which came on the heels of a disappointing 4-1 loss to The Philips Group on April 21.

J. Strong went 3-for-4 with 2 doubles, 2 runs scored, and 5 RBI to lead the way for the combined team of Pei Cobb Freed/Hart Howerton. Veteran PCF representative Carlos Sagastume went 3-for-3 with 2 doubles, 1 run scored, and 3 RBI while Cate Foster went 2-for-4 with 1 RBI. Mike Copeland and Jen Hagan put together strong numbers for HH, going 4-for-4 and 2-for-3, respectively. Copeland scored three times and added 1 RBI while Hagan scored once.

Dwidson Metayer and Steven Peterson each contributed one hit in their two registered at-bats, while walking a combined 4 times and scoring 5 runs. Peterson also drove in 1 run.

Juan Monahan recorded the victory, pitching the official game in 4 innings. Monahan surrendered just 1 run on 6 hits while striking out 2 and walking just 1. HH's Melissa Williams pitched 2 innings in relief, letting up 3 hits and 1 run while walking 2 batters. Monahan also hit the team's first home run of the 2008 season during the second inning.

PCF/HH face Gruzen Samton this Wednesday on Central Park's North Meadow Field 11. Game time is 7 p.m.