NY/NJ WHITESOX TEAM NEWS

Last Updated on May 29, 2009

Upcoming Schedule:

Sunday May 31st TRIPLE HEADER!

NABA:  Monmouth County Thunder @ 10:00am and 1:00pm
Lou Gehrig:  West New York Angels @ 3:30pm

All Games played at JP Stevens High School in Edison
99 Lamar Ave in Edison

Sox win the NABA Atlantic City Memorial Day Tournament and get a free entry into the 2009 World Series Baseball Tournament in Phoenix, Arizona!

The NY/NJ White Sox head back to Atlantic City for the Annual Memorial Day Tournament.  The Sox look to defend their title after winning every game last year.  This year proves to be a much tougher test as the Sox will play the Pleasantville Red Sox, Legion Lumberkings, and Roberto Clemente.  Also in the tournament are 3 time Champion New City Outlaws, 2007 Champion Paterson Phillies, the Irvington Cardinals, and New York's Finest

Saturday May 23rd vs. Pleasantville Red Sox, 3:30pm @ Margate Field
Sunday May 24th vs. Legion Lumberkings, 12:00pm @ Margate Field
Sunday May 24th @ Roberto Clemente, 4:00pm @ Ventnor Field

Playoffs:

Monday May 25th @ Margate Field - 8:30am
Monday May 25th @ Ventnor Field - 8:30am

Championship Game:

Monday May 25th @ Margate Field - 1:00pm

NY/NJ White Sox Win 3rd Tournament Championship of 2008!!

The NY/NJ White Sox won their 3rd NABA Tournament Championship of 2008 to go along with their Lou Gehrig League Championship! 

The Sox opened the tournament with a 10-4 victory over the Ermi's Baseball Club of Virginia with Randy Shupe getting the Victory.  David Jiminian goes 4 for 4, Ryan Postal, DJ Price, and Adam Light each got 2 for 4 in the victory.  In the 2nd game, the Sox defeated the Woodbridge (VA) White Sox 8-0 behind the strong pitching performance from Steve Turrise.  Rick Persico goes 3 for 4 with and RBI, and David Jiminian goes 2 for 4 with 2 RBI in the victory.  In the 3rd game, the Sox defeated the Prince William Yankees by the score of 13-3 behind the dominating pitching of Anthony Simone.  Ryan Postal goes 2 for 4 and drives in 4, and Danny Mercado goes 2 for 4 while driving in 3.

In the Semi-Finals of the Playoffs, the Sox took on the Tri-State Titans.  Tobin Whitman got the call and was outstanding!  Whitman pitches a complete game shut out, allowing only 3 hits, 1 walk, and struck out 6.  Ryan Postal and DJ Price drive in runs in a 2-0 victory.

In the Championship Game, the Sox sent Jake Brooks out to face Ermi's Baseball Club of Virginia.  In a great pitchers duel, the Sox pushed across the first run of the game in the 4th as Jiminian singled, Rennie and Price both walked to load the bases with 1 out.  Adam Light came through and gave the Sox a 1-0 lead with the RBI Single, but the Sox would leave the bases loaded.  Ermi's would quickly tie the game in the 5th, and take advantage of Sox mistakes to push 2 runs across in the 6th, giving them a 3-1 lead over the Sox.  Adam Light's RBI Single and Rick Persico's Sac Fly tied the game at 3.  In the 7th, the Sox would take advantage of Ermi's mistakes.  Upchurch reached base on an error to start the 7th.  Reef would then attempt to steal 2nd, and the throw went into center field allowing Reef to get to 3rd.  Ryan Postal then Tripled him home and scored on a fielders choice by Jiminian.  Bird running for Jiminian, stole 2nd and scored on an error giving the Sox a 6-3 lead.  Ermi's would score a run in the 9th, but it would not be enough as the Sox would win the game 6-4.

NOTE:  The Sox are now 10-0 in 2 years playing in the Blue & Gray Tournament in Northern Virginia & Washington DC.    

NY/NJ White Sox -
2008 Lou Gehrig Champions!

With their backs to the wall, The NY/NJ White Sox had their best offensive game of the season and destroyed the Englewood Marauders 19-4 to win their 3rd Consecutive Lou Gehrig Spring Title. Anthony Simone got the call in the biggest game of the year, and he would not disappoint. Simone pitched a complete game, 8 innings, allowing only 2 hits, 2 earned runs, walked 2, and struck out 4.

The Sox started the scoring in the first taking advantage of an error to take a 1-0 lead. The Marauders would then take advantage of Sox mistakes and take a 3-1 lead in the 3rd. David Jiminian's RBI Single in the 3rd cut the Marauder lead to 3-2. Then the fireworks started for the Sox. In the 5th, Gottlob hit an RBI Triple, Simone was Hit by a pitch with the bases loaded, Tim Lowe hit a bases loaded triple, and Sharif Upchurch hit an RBI Single giving the Sox a 7 run inning and 9-3 lead. After a big comeback victory by the Marauders in game 2, The Sox would make sure it would not happen again. Up 9-4 in the 6th, the Sox would blow the doors open with a 6 run 6th on an RBI Single by Postal, RBI Single by Lowe, 3 RBI Triple by Upchurch, and RBI Single by Gottlob. In the 8th, the Sox would ensure that the mercy rule took place by scoring 4 runs on an RBI Single by Gottlob, 2 RBI Single by Jiminian, and RBI Single by Light...

As another successful season comes to an end, the Sox players would like to thank the families and girlfriends for being there and being supportive. We would also like to thank all the players that helped out this season and leading us to our 8th League Championship!!!

Sox Blow 6-1 9th Inning Lead...Series Tied 1-1

The NY/NJ White Sox were 2 outs away from their 3rd Straight Spring Lou Gehrig Title before the wheels fell off in a 7-6 loss to the Marauders... David Jiminian got the call and dominated the Marauders until tiring in the 9th inning. Jiminian pitched 8.1 innings, allowing only 5 hits, 3 earned runs, 3 walks, and struck out 11. Until the 9th inning, Jiminian had 8 innings of 1 run ball allowing only 3 hits, 2 walks, and 11 strikeouts... Jason Leyner took the hard luck loss in relief of Jiminian. Leyner pitched to 5 batters, 2 reached on errors, 2 were intentionally walked, and DeMarco's Fielders Choice scored the winning run.

The Sox jumped out early in this one as Simone's RBI Single gave the Sox a 1-0 lead in the 2nd. Simone struck again with an RBI Triple in the 4th giving the Sox a 2-0 lead. In the 5th, Sac Fly's by Jiminian and Postal gave the Sox a 4-0 lead. In the 6th, Upchurch's RBI Double and Gottlob's RBI Single gave the Sox a 6-0 lead. The Marauders would get on the board in the 8th when Cruz led off with a walk, he moved to 2nd on a wild pitch, then scored on an RBI Double by DeMarco. In the 9th, Soti walked to lead off the inning, Strong reached on a HBP, Sheppard blooped a single, Amador popped out, Phillips lined a 2 run single to cut the lead to 6-3. Leyner then relieved Jiminian and Vega would reach on an error scoring 2 runs, Cruz was intentionally walked, Giannella reached on an error, Petruccelli was walked intentionally and DeMarco chopped 1 to short, but the throw home was late scoring the winning run...

The Championship Series moves to a 3rd and decisive game on Sunday night August 24th, 6:30pm at Memorial Park in New Brunswick...

Sox 1 Win from the Title

The NY/NJ White Sox are 1 win away from the Lou Gehrig Title as they defeated the Englewood Marauders by the score of 7-1. Kyle Goldwater got the call today and simply dominated the Marauders. Goldwater pitched a complete game, 9IP, allowing only 3 hits, 1 run, walked 3, and struck out 6. From the 3rd inning on, Kyle allowed only 2 base runners, retiring 22 of the last 24 to face him. On the other side, Tremayne Sheppard pitched well for the Mob in a losing cause, pitching 6 innings, allowing 8 hits, 7 runs, 3 earned, walked 6, and struck out 2...

The Sox once again started early in this one taking advantage of Marauder mistakes in the 1st inning. An error and wild pitch scored Goldwater and Upchurch giving the Sox a 2-0 lead. After a DeMarco RBI Single cut the lead to 2-1, the Sox went back to work in the 2nd. Leyner scored on a double play ground out, and Goldwater's RBI Single extended the Sox lead to 4-1. David Jiminian's long Home Run in the 3rd gave the Sox a 5-1 lead. In the 6th, another error and RBI Single by Goldwater gave the Sox a 7-1 lead and victory in Game 1 of the Championship Series...

Next Up: The Sox will visit the jungle for Game 2 of the Championship Series in hope of clinching their 8th League Title on Saturday August 23rd, 10:00am at Dwight Morrow High School in Englewood...

White Sox Take on the Marauders!

After losing Game 1 to the Brewers in embarassing fashion, the Sox battle back to win Games 2 and 3 by a combined score of 25-4.  Randy Shupe shut the Brewers down allowing no runs on only 2 hits over 6 innings, and Anthony Simone dominated the Brewers in Game 3 pitching a complete game 2 hitter.

The Englewood Marauders found themselves in similar trouble as they split their first 2 games with the Saddle River Yankees.  Saddle River's bid to advance to the Championship Series for the 7th consecutive season fell just short as the Marauders won Game 3 by the score of 5-4 (in 11 innings).

The Sox and the Marauders, the #1 and #2 Seeds will now face off in the Best of 3 Championship Series.  In the Regular Season, the White Sox defeated the Marauders in all 4 contests.  In Game 1, Anthony Simone and Danny Mercado combined on a 1 hit Shut Out defeating Giannella and the Mob 6-0.  In Game 2 Randy Shupe followed suite pitching 8 innings of 3 hit ball leading the Sox to a 5-3 victory.  Giannella of the Marauders took the loss.  After 2 well pitched games, Game 3 turned into a shoot out.  Tobin Whitman struggled for the Sox and had a no decision.  Kyle Goldwater pitched 2.2 innings of 1 hit relief  to pick up the Victory.  The Sox picked on all the Marauder pitchers on this day scoring 4 runs in 4 innings vs. starter Scarber, 5 runs in 3 innings off of Vega, and 3 off of loser Giannella.  Game 4 turned into a blowout as the Sox won the game 11-2 behind the dominating pitching of Jason Leyner (complete game, 9IP, 2 runs).  For the Mob, Scarber once again got the call and took the loss in this game.  Giannella and Sheppard were each hit hard in relief...

The Top 2 Teams of the Lou Gehig League will now take aim at the 2008 Championship starting Sunday August 17th at JP Stevens High School in Edison...

Sox Advance to Finals!

The NY/NJ White Sox advance to the Lou Gehrig Championship Series with a 13-1 victory over the Parsippany Brewers. The Sox over come a 1-0 series deficit by winning games 2 and 3. Anthony Simone got the call and was outstanding out the mound. Simone pitched a complete game, 9IP, allowing only 2 hits, 1 unearned run, walked 4, and struck out 7.

The Sox started the scoring early, and scored often in this one. In the first, both Goldwater and Gottlob scored on passed balls giving the Sox a 2-0 lead. In the 2nd, Gottlob's RBI Single gave the Sox a 3-0 lead. Tim Lowe's RBI Double in the 3rd gave the Sox a 4-0 lead. In the 4th, Gottlob's RBI Double and Jiminian's RBI Single gave the Sox a 6-0 lead. The Sox broke the game open in the 5th by scoring 5 runs on Upchurch's 2 RBI Single, Leyner's Bases Loaded Walk, and Danny Mercado's 2 RBI Single. In the 6th, the Sox capped the scoring with and RBI Single by Jiminian, and RBI Sac Fly by Leyner.

OFFENSIVE HIGHLIGHTS: Gary Gottlob 5 for 5 (4 Singles, Double, BB, 4R, 2RBI, 2SB), Sharif Upchurch 3 for 5 (3 Singles, BB, 4R, 2RBI, 2SB), David Jiminian 2 for 5 (2 Singles, BB, 2RBI), Kyle Goldwater 2 for 6 (Single, Double, 2R), Tim Lowe 1 for 2 (Double, 3BB, R, RBI), Danny Mercado 1 for 2 (Single, BB, 2RBI), and Mike Reissner 1 for 3 (Single, 2 HBP, R, SB)...

NEXT UP: Game 1 of the Lou Gehrig Championship Series vs. the Englewood Marauders will begin tomorrow, 10:00am at JP Steven's High School in Edison...

The NY/NJ White Sox defeated the Parsippany Brewers 12-3 to tie up the Best of 3 Semi-Finals and force a decisive game 3 on Saturday afternoon.

Injured Randy Shupe got the call and was outstanding on the mound. Shupe pitched 6 innings allowing only 3 hits, no runs, walked 2, and struck out 1. Danny Mercado then came in for the 3 inning save. Mercado pitched 3 innings, allowing 2 hits, 2 earned runs, walked 2, and struck out 1.

The offense got going early in this one as the Sox scored 4 in the bottom of the first on an RBI Double by Gottlob, 2 RBI Double by Postal, and Sac Fly by Leyner. Jiminian’s RBI Single in the 3rd gave the Sox a 5-0 lead. In the 4th, Jiminian’s 2 Run Home Run gave the Sox a 7-0 lead. In the 5th, Goldwaters Sac Fly, and Upchurch’s 2 RBI Double gave the Sox a 10-0 lead. A balk call gave the Brewers their first run of the game and cut the Sox lead to 10-1. Reissner’s 2 RBI Double in the 8th gave the Sox a 12-1 lead. The Brewers finished off the scoring by getting 2 in the 9th.

Next Up: The Sox and Brewers will play their decisive Game 3 on Saturday August 16th at JP Stevens High School, with the winner starting the Championship Series on Sunday August 17th.

The NY/NJ White Sox are 1 game from elimination as they lost Game 1 of the Semi-Finals to the Parsippany Brewers by the score of 13-5. Tobin Whitman got the call and was outstanding on the mound. His defense however, let him down. Whitman pitched 5 innings, allowing 7 hits, 2 earned runs, walked 2, and struck out 6. Sean O'brien then came in to pitch the final 3 innings, allowing only 5 hits, no runs, walked 2, and struck out 5.

The Sox got on the board first as Mike Reissner homered in the 3rd inning. With the Sox up 1-0 in the bottom of the 3rd, the wheels came off. The Sox would commit 5 errors in the 3rd, 4 of them with 2 outs, allowing the Brewers to score 10 runs, and take a 10-1 lead. A strikeout passed ball with 2 outs in the 4th brought up Keith Bellinger who hit a 2 run home run giving the Brewers a 12-1 lead. Light and Upchurch would score on an error in the 5th to cut the Brewer lead to 12-3. With the Brewers up 13-3, the Sox would score 2 in the 9th and fall 13-5.

Next Up: The Sox will look to force a 3rd and decisive game as they host the Brewers in Game 2 of the Semi-Finals, tomorrow @ JP Stevens High School in Edison. Game time is at 9:00am...

The NY/NJ White Sox rebounded from their first loss of the season with a 13-10 victory over the Saddle River Yankees. David Jiminian got the call for the short handed Sox. Jiminian pitched 7 innings allowing 10 hits, 4 earned runs, walked 4, and struck out 7. Kyle Goldwater came into the game and with the Sox up 10-9 and dominated the Yankees for the last 2 innings. Goldwater pitched 2 innings allowing no hits, 1 unearned run, walked 1, and struck out 3.

The Sox opened the game by scoring 8 in the bottom of the first inning. Goldwater Singled, Upchurch Doubled, Gottlob hit a Sac Fly, Faust RBI Single, Lowe RBI Single, O'Brien RBI Single, Nicosia 2 RBI Double, and Upchurch 2 RBI Double. In the 3rd, Gottlob's 2 RBI Double put the Sox up 10-1. After the Yankees cut the lead to 10-9, the Sox put the clamps down. Gottlob led off the 8th with a walk, and Jiminian hit a long 2 run home run. Postal then walked and stole 2nd and 3rd before scoring on a Sac Fly by Tim Lowe.

Next Up For the Sox: The Sox will get ready for the Parsippany Brewers or Saddle River Yankees in the Semi-Finals of the Lou Gehrig Playoffs. The Semi-Finals opens up with Game 1 on Saturday August 9th. Game 2 will be on Sunday August 10th...

Sox cant overcome 7 errors in 1st loss of the Season

The NY/NJ White Sox lost their first game of the season at the hands of Jake Brooks and the Ridgefield Park Orioles 2-1. Tobin Whitman got the call for the Sox and was outstanding on the mound. Whitman pitched 8 innings, allowing only 3 hits, 1 unearned run, 4 walks, and struck out 14. David Jiminian then came in to pitch in the 9th and was the hard luck loser without allowing a hit. 2 errors and a fielders choice did Jiminian in as the winning run scores on an overthrow to first base. Jake Brooks for the Orioles was dominating on the mound. Brooks pitched a complete game, 9 innings, allowing only 2 hits, 1 unearned run, no walks, and struck out 16, while carrying a no hitter into the 7th inning.

The Orioles took the early lead on the Sox in the bottom of the 1st inning. After a hit by pitch and a single, the first run scores on a ball misplayed in the outfield. With the Sox down 1-0 in the 5th, Brooks would strike out Jiminian, but on a passed ball Jiminian headed to first. The throw to 1st hit Jiminian in the helmet and Jiminian advanced to 3rd with 1 out. After a strikeout, Brooks would uncork a wild pitch to score the tying run. In the 8th, Jiminian would lead off with a long triple, but was thrown out at home. Leyner followed with a single giving the Sox their only 2 hits. In the 9th, an error would get things started for the Orioles. 2 batters later, another error, the 7th of the game for the Sox, scored the winning run.

Next up for the Sox: The Sox look to rebound vs. the Saddle River Yankees on Sunday August 3rd, 9:00am at JP Stevens High School.

Upchurch, Postal, Leyner all Homer in Victory!

The NY/NJ White Sox won their 16th Straight Game as they completed the Season Sweep of the Marauders with a 11-2 victory. Jason Leyner took the hill and was his usual dominating self against the Mob. Leyner pitched a complete game (9 innings), allowing only 8 hits, 2 runs, walked 2, and struck out 6. Jason now improves his career record against the Marauders to 4-0...

The Sox started early in this one as Goldwater reached on an error to open the game and Sharif Upchurch lined a Home run giving the Sox a 2-0 lead. Gottlob then reached on a walk, stole 2nd, and scored on a FC by Postal extending the lead to 3-0. With the score 3-1, the Sox played Home Run Derby in the 3rd as Postal lined a Long 2 Run Home Run to Center Field, followed by a Home Run by Jason Leyner giving the Sox a 6-1 lead. DJ Price's RBI Single in the 5th gave the Sox a 7-1 lead. In the 6th, Leon Shade lined a double scoring Mercado to give the Sox a 8-2 lead. In the 7th, DJ Price's RBI Single and Sal Nicosia's 2 RBI Double gave the Sox an 11-2 lead and victory...

Offensive Highlights: Jason Leyner 3 for 5 (2 Singles, Home Run, RBI, 2R), David Jiminian 3 for 5 (3 Singles, 2R, 2SB), DJ Price 2 for 3 (2 Singles, 2RBI, R, BB, HBP), Sharif Upchurch 2 for 4 (Single, Home Run, BB, R, 2RBI), Ryan Postal 1 for 3 (Home Run, BB, R, 3RBI), Sal Nicosia 1 for 3 (Double, Sac, 2RBI), Leon Shade 1 for 3 (Double, RBI), and Danny Mercado 1 for 3 (Single, 2BB, R)...

Next Up for the Sox: The Sox will visit the Ridgefield Park Orioles on Friday Night July 25th, for an 8:00pm game at Ridgefield Park High School...

The NY/NJ White Sox clinched their 4th Consecutive Division Title with their 15th straight win!! The Sox swept a Double Header from the Saddle River Yankees, winning game 2 by the score of 6-3. Danny Mercado got the call for the Sox and was dominating. Mercado pitched 4 innings, allowing only 6 hits, 2 runs, 1 walk, and struck out 3 before having to leave the game with a sore knee. David Jiminian then came in after pitching game 1 to shut the door and pick up his 2nd victory of the day. Jiminian pitched 3 innings, allowing only 2 hits, 1 run, walked 1, and struck out 3.

The Sox once again got on the board first pulling a double steal with Postal and Jiminian giving the Sox a 1-0 lead. In the 3rd, David Jiminian's 2 RBI Single, and Adam Light's 2 RBI Single gave the Sox a 5-0 lead. Jiminian's RBI Sac Fly gave the Sox a 6-0 lead. Roache and Ennis would cut into the Sox lead with RBI hits each making it a 6-2 lead. With the score 6-3 in the 7th, the Yankees would bring the tying run to the plate, but Jiminian shut the door recording strike out number 704.

Offensive Highlights: Adam Light 3 for 3 (3 Singles, 2RBI), David Jiminian 3 for 3 (3 Singles, SF, 3RBI), Sharif Upchurch 3 for 4 (3 Singles, R), Ryan Postal 2 for 4 (2 Singles, 2R, 2SB), Danny Mercado 2 for 3 (2 Singles, R), DJ Price 2 for 4 (2 Singles, R), and Mike Perdermo 2 for 4 (Single, Double, R).

Next Up for the Sox: The 2nd Place Englewood Marauders on Sunday July 20th, 9:00am at Dwight Morrow High

The NY/NJ White Sox won their 14th straight game after defeating the Saddle River Yankees in the first game of a double header by the score of 12-5. David Jiminian got the call and was oustanding on the mound. Jiminian pitched 5 innings, allowing only 6 hits, 1 earned run, walked 2, and struck out 8. In the 4th inning, Jiminian's 6th strikeout of the game was his 700th Strikeout of his career. Ryan Postal then came in for the final 2 innings to close out the game. Postal pitched 2 innings, allowing only 2 hits, 3 runs, 2 walks, and struck out 2.

The Sox started early as Postal's RBI ground out gave them a 1-0 lead. In the 2nd Mike Perdermo's Sac Fly gave the Sox a 2-0 lead. The Sox then broke the game open in the 3rd when Gottlob singled to open the inning, then stole 2nd & 3rd, followed by a walk to Jiminian (that's right a WALK), Postal then hit a 2 RBI double giving the Sox a 4-0 lead. A fielders choice scored Postal later in the inning and then Mike Perdermo's 2nd Sac Fly of the game gave the Sox a 6-0 lead. Rork's RBI Single in the bottom of the 3rd cut the Sox lead to 6-1. Jiminian's RBI Single in the 4th gave the Sox a 7-1 lead. In the Gary Gottlob's bases loaded triple gave the Sox a 10-1 lead. Christian Morales then doubled in a run in the 6th, and Erik Perez drove in the final run in the 7th giving the Sox a 12-5 victory.

Offensive Highlights: Christian Morales 3 for 3 (2 Singles, Double, BB, 2R, RBI), Gary Gottlob 2 for 3 (Single, Triple, 2R, 3RBI, 4SB, BB), Ryan Postal 1 for 2 (Double, BB, R, 3RBI), David Jiminian 1 for 2 (Single, 2BB, R, 2SB, RBI), DJ Price 1 for 2 (Single, 2BB, 2R, SB), and Adam Light 1 for 3 (Single, BB).

Onto Game 2...

The NY/NJ White Sox swept a double header from the Parsippany Brewers extending their winning streak to 13 with an 11-2 victory. Sean O'Brien got the call and was outstanding on the mound. O'Brien pitched 5 innings, allowing only 3 hits, 1 unearned run, walked 2, and struck out 4. Kyle Goldwater came in to pitch the 6th and allowed 1 hit, 1 unearned run, no walks, and struck out 1. Danny Mercado then came in to pitch the 7th, allowing 2 hits, no runs, no walks, and struck out 1.

The Sox took control early in this one as Jiminian came thru with an RBI Single in the first, giving the Sox a 1-0 lead. The Brewers then tied the game on an RBI Single by Bustillo. In the 2nd, MJ Duggan's 2 RBI Single followed by a 2 RBI Single by Goldwater and Sac Fly by Gottlob gave the Sox a 6-1 lead. In the 6th, an RBI Single by Jiminian and 2 RBI Single by Reissner gave the Sox a 9-1 lead. Pete Polizzano's RBI Single cut the Sox lead to 9-2. Gary Gottlob's 2 RBI Double in the 7th capped the scoring and gave the Sox an 11-2 victory.

Next Up for the Sox: After a week off, the Sox will visit Saddle River for a Double Header against the Yankees on July 13th. Game 1 starts at 9:30am.

Take advantage of errors to overcome 2-0 deficit!

The NY/NJ White Sox defeated the Parsippany Brewers by the score of 3-2 to win their 12th straight game to open the 2008 season. Anthony Simone got the call and was dominant on the mound. Simone pitched a complete game, 7IP, allowing only 4 hits, 2 runs, walked 4 and struck out 5.

In a classic pitchers duel, the Brewers struck first in the 3rd by scoring 2 runs. With 2 outs, Butch Bellinger singled up the middle, followed by a walk to DeSantos, and a 2 RBI Triple by Moyano. With the Sox down 2-0 entering the 6th inning, and only having 1 hit at that point, the Sox were given a gift. With 2 outs, Reissner walked and stole 2nd. Mercado then reached on an error, and Light reached on an error scoring Reissner. Duggan then came up with the clutch hit scoring Mercado to tie the game. O'Brien then lined a single to left center scoring Light and giving the Sox a 3-2 lead. Simone would shut the door from there on. Scott Zirul made the start for the Brewers and was outstanding. Zirul pitched 7 innings, allowing only 4 hits 3 runs (0 Earned), walked 6, and struck out 5.

Offensive Highlights: Gary Gottlob 2 for 3 (2 Singles, BB, 2SB), MJ Duggan 1 for 2 (RBI Single, BB), and Sean O'Brien 1 for 2 (RBI Single), Mike Reissner 0-1 (2 BB, R, 3SB)...

Next Up: Game 2 of a Double Header vs. the Brewers...

Jiminian, Upchurch, Fahy lead Sox to 11th Straight!

Jiminian Pitches Gem drives in 3 as does Upchurch & Fahy to lead Sox.

The NY/NJ White Sox won their 11th straight game to open the Season defeating the Parsippany Brewers 13-5.  David Jiminian got the call and was outstanding on the mound.  Jiminian pitched shut out ball into the 7th before losing the shut out bid.  Sean O'brien came in to pitch 2 scoreless innings helping the Sox to the win.

On the offensive side, David Jiminian collected 4 hits, including 2 home runs, and drove in 3 runs.  Sharif Upchurch and Mark Fahy collected 2 hits each and drove in 3 runs a piece.  Shean O'brien and John Holmes collected 3 hits a piece, with Holmes driving in 2 runs.

The Sox will face off with the Brewers again next week and conclude the Season series with a double header beginning at 10am at JP Stevens High School.

Sox Battle for 10th Straight Win!

Postal, Upchurch And Jiminian Lead Sox to 10-0

The NY/NJ White Sox defeated the Englewood Marauders by the score of 12-9. Ryan Postal had a monster day going 4-4 with 2 home runs, 3 runs scored, 3 rbi's, 3 stolen bases and a walk. Sharif Upchurch was 4 for 5 with 3 doubles, 4 runs scored and a stolen base. Dave Jiminian drove in 4 by going 2 for 4 with a sac fly.

The game was tied 9-9 going into the 9th when the Sox scored 3 runs to grab lead.

Kyle Goldwater earned the win by throwing 2 and 2/3 of shutout ball. He gave up 1 hit, 1 walk and had 2 strikeouts.

NEXT UP FOR THE SOX:  The Sox will play back to back weekends vs. the Parsippany Brewers.  Sunday June 22nd, 1:30pm at JP Stevens High School, and Sunday June 29th, 9:00am also at JP Stevens High School.

Sox Win 9th Straight!

David Jiminian & Sox Blank Orioles 11-0...Now 9-0...

The NY/NJ White Sox won their 9th consecutive game to start the 2008 season by defeating the Ridgefield Park Orioles 11-0.  David Jiminian got the call and dominated the Orioles.  Jiminian pitched a complete game, 7 innings, allowing only 3 hits, 0 runs, walked 3, and stuck out 8.

  The Sox started early once again in this one as Jason Leyner's RBI Single and an error gave the Sox a 2-0 lead.  The Sox then broke the game open in the 3rd by scoring 6 runs on an RBI Triple from Postal, RBI Single from Jiminian, RBI HBP by Lowe, RBI BB by Nicosia, and 2 RBI Single by Upchurch. Danny Mercado's RBI Sac Fly in the 4th and Ryan Postal's 2 RBI Double in the 7th capped the scoring at 11-0.

OFFENSIVE HIGHLIGHTS: Jason Leyner 3 for 4 (2 Singles, Double, RBI, R), David Jiminian 3 for 5 (3 Singles, RBI, 3R), Ryan Postal 2 for 4 (Double, Triple, BB, 3 RBI, 2R), Sal Nicosia 2 for 3 (2 Singles, BB, RBI), Sharif Upchurch 2 for 4 (2 Singles, BB, 2 RBI, R), Dennis McGuinness 2 for 4 (Single, Double, HBP, 2R), and Tim Lowe 1 for 3 (Single, HBP, RBI, R).

NEXT UP FOR THE SOX: The Sox travel to Englewood on Sunday June 15th for a 10:30am Father's Day Game vs. the 2nd Place Marauders at Dwight Morrow High School...

White Sox Atlantic City Champions!!!

NY/NJ White Sox sweep through Atlantic City to claim the NABA's Atlantic City Memorial Day Championship! 

The Sox open the 2008 Memorial Day Tournament with a 4-3 victory over the Irvington Cardinals.  David Jiminian shut down the Cardinals for 8 & 2/3 innings and Danny Mercado came in to seal the deal.  In Game 2, the Sox took on Roberto Clemente.  Buddy Hausmann made his Sox debut and dominated Roberto Clemente.  Down 10-1 in the 9th, Roberto Clemente scored 5 runs to make the game respectable, but the Sox finished with a 10-6 win.  In Game 3, the Sox took on the Westchester Cubs.  In a back and forth Marathon game, the Sox prevailed with a 20-11 win and finished with the 3-0 record and the #1 Seed in Pool B. 

In the Semi-Finals, the Sox took on the #2 Seed in Pool A, the Tri-State Titans.  Joe Alvarez put the Sox on top 1-0 in the 2nd inning with an RBI Single.  The score remained 1-0 until the bottom of the 8th inning when the Sox put up a 3 spot on a long 3 Run Home Run by Antaun Barnett.  The Sox won 4-0.  Jake Brooks made his Sox debut and was outstanding.  Brooks pitched a complete game, allowing only 3 hits, walked 3, and struck out 6 without allowing a run. 

The Championship Game saw the Sox take on the #1 Seed in Pool A, the Legion Lumberkings.  The Sox took advantage of the Lumberkings mistakes as Jiminian and Leyner's RBI singles gave the Sox a 2-0 lead.  The Lumberkings would not back down as a 2 run home run by Bass tied the game in the bottom of the first.  In the 6th, a 2nd error by the Lumberkings led to a run and gave the Sox a 3-2 lead.  In the 7th, Gary Gottlob's RBI Single gave the Sox a 4-2 lead.  In the 9th, a double steal by Shupe and Montanez gave the Sox a 5-2 lead heading into the bottom of the 9th.  The Lumberkings would once again battle back.  With 1 out, back to back singles by the #9 and #10 hitter brought the tying run to the plate.  After a groundout, a Strikeout, WP loaded the bases for Bass, who homered in the 1st inning.  Kyle Goldwater, who started the game for the Sox, promptly hit Bass bringing in a run.  Kyle then enduced the cleanup hitter to ground out to the 3rd baseman to end the game.  Goldwater pitched a complete game, allowing 5 hits, 3 earned runs, walked 1, and stuck out 9.

Championship Game MVP - Kyle Goldwater
Tournament Gold Glove - Ryan Postal

Sox Win 8th Straight!

The NY/NJ White Sox won their 8th consecutive game to start the 2008 season by defeating the Englewood Marauders 5-3.  Randy Shupe got the call and dominated the Marauders.  Shupe pitched 8 innings, allowing only 3 hits, 1 run, 0 earned runs, walked 2, and stuck out 5.  Danny Mercado then came in to close the door in the 9th.  Mercado (1IP, 3 hits, 2 runs, 1 earned run, 1 walk, and 2 strikeouts) struggled early but rebounded to complete the victory.

  The Sox started early once again in this one as David Jiminian's RBI Double scored Upchruch.  With the score tied at 1, the Sox scored 2 in the 3rd with the help of Marauder miscues, and an RBI Groundout by Leyner.  In the 4th, Upchurch's RBI Triple gave the Sox a 4-1 lead.  Jiminian's RBI Groundout in the 7th gave the Sox a 5-1 lead.  The Sox then held on for a 5-3 victory.

OFFENSIVE HIGHLIGHTS: Sharif Upchurch 2 for 3 (Double, Triple, BB, R, RBI), David Jiminian 1 for 3 (Double, HBP, R, 2 RBI, 2SB), Gary Gottlob 1 for 3 (Single, BB, R, 2SB), Colin Feneis 1 for 4 (Double), Randy Shupe 1 for 3 (Single, BB, R, SB), Ryan Postal 1 for 4 (Single, SB), and Amable Martinez 1 for 4 (Single, R, 2SB).

NEXT UP FOR THE SOX: The Sox travel to Ridgefield Park on Sunday June 8th for a 9:00am game vs. the Orioles at Hobart Field...

2008 Regular Season Begins!

The NY/NJ White Sox got the 2008 Spring Lou Gehrig Season started in style as they defeated the Lodi Royals by the score of 12-2. 

Jiminian/Gottlob Lead Sox to Opening Day Win!

The NY/NJ White Sox defeated the Lodi Reds 12-2 in the 2008 Lou Gehrig League Spring Season Opener. David Jiminian got the start on Opening Day for the 5th Consecutive Year and had one of his most dominating performances in some time. Jiminian pitched 7 innings, allowing only 3 hits, 1 unearned run, walked 2, and struck out 16. Randy Shupe then came into close the door the final 2 innings. Shupe allowed 4 hits, 1 run, walked none, and struck out 3.

The Sox Offense got off to a great start. In the first Ryan Postal lined a 2 run single giving the Sox a 2-0 lead. In the 2nd, Gary Gottlob hit a 2 Run Home Run giving the Sox a 4-0 lead. Newcomer John Homles lined an RBI Single in the 5th giving the Sox a 5-1 lead. The Sox would then blow the game open in the 9th by scoring 7 runs on an RBI FC by Light, 2RBI Double by Shupe, RBI Single by Holmes, RBI BB by Mercado, and 2 RBI Single by Gottlob.

Offensive Highlights: Gary Gottlob 4 for 5 (Single, Triple, Home Run, BB, 4RBI, 2R, 2SB), Ryan Postal 2 for 5 (2 Singles, 2RBI, R), John Holmes 2 for 4 (2 Singles, BB, R, 2RBI), Sharif Upchurch 2 for 5 (2 Singles), Randy Shupe 1 for 4 (2 RBI Double, BB, 3R), Jason Leyner 1 for 2 (Single, 3BB, R), and Mike Reissner 1 for 3 (Single, 2BB, R).

NY/NJ WHITE SOX Fall 1 Run Short of NABA's World Series Title in Phoenix, Arizona

The NY/NJ White Sox traveled out West to take on some of the United States best teams, and walked away with a 2nd place finish...  The Sox faced teams such as:  Boston Rockies, Colorado Reds, Phoenix Falcons, Newport Storm (Team Victory Athletics), Southern California Express, Los Angeles Bruins Baseball Club, Denver Red Sox, Meriden Connecticut, Paterson Phillies, Rochester Renegades, and the San Diego Stars.

In the Round Robin Contest, the Sox finished with a record of 5-0, defeating the Colorado Reds 13-9, the Phoenix Falcons 14-4, the defending Champion Newport Storm (Team Victory A's) 12-10, The Boston Rockies, 6-1, and the Souther California Express 9-1... 

With the Number 1 Seed, the Sox hosted the Denver Red Sox in an Outstanding baseball Game.  The Sox found themselves down 4-0 entering the 2nd inning.  Single runs in the 2nd and 3rd cut the lead to 4-2.  Down 5-2 in the 6th, the Sox started their comeback.  Upchurch singled in Gottlob to cut the lead to 5-3.  In the 7th, Light tied the game with a 2 run single, and Upchurch gave the Sox a 6-5 lead.  The Red Sox would not back down, scoring a run in the 8th, they tied the game.  With the game tied in the bottom of the 9th, Danny Mercado started the inning off with a walk.  Joe Alvarez ran for Mercado, and Kyle Goldwater went up to pinch hit for Light.  Goldwater laid down a perfect bunt, sending Alvarez to 2nd base.  A heads up Alvarez saw nobody covering 3rd, and he took advantage of it.  With a runner at 3rd and 1 out, the Red Sox walked Gottlob intentionally to face Sharif Upchurch.  Upchurch grounded 1 up the middle scoring Alvarez with the winning run.  Colin Feneis started for the Sox but struggled.  Game MVP Tobin Whitman took over pitching 4 solid innings for the win.

The Semi-Finals pitted the Sox against the San Diego Stars.  In Round Robin Competition, the Stars gave up only 10 runs, while scoring 47.  Kyle Goldwater took the mound for the Sox and completely shut down the San Diego, pitching a complete game, allowing only an unearned run, leading the Sox to a 9-1 victory.

The Championship game put the 2 best teams together.  The NY/NJ White Sox hosted LA's Bruins Baseball Club.  The Sox scored the games 1st run in the bottom of the first on an RBI Groundout by Jiminian.  The Bruins tied the game on an error in the 5th inning, and took a 2-1 lead in the 7th.  The Sox tied the game in the 7th on an Upchurch/Barnett double steal.  With the Game tied in the 8th, the Bruins would send up the bottom of the order.  With 1 out, a single, walk, and HBP, loaded the bases with 1 out.  A Sac Fly gave the Bruins a 3-2 lead that they would not let up.  The Sox had their biggest chance of the game in the 7th inning when they had runners on 2nd and 3rd with 2 out, but Ryan Postal's opposite field line drive was caught ending the inning.  David Jiminian got the call for the Sox and was outstanding on the mound.  Jiminian pitched 8 innings, allowing 8 hits, 2 earned runs, walked 2, and struck out 3.

The Sox congratulate the LA Bruins Baseball Club on the Championship and thank the NABA for an outstanding tournament.

NEXT UP:

The NY/NJ White Sox Continue their Title Defense
Best of 3 Finals
vs. Saddle River Yankees on Sunday August 12th
Game Time - 8:00pm @ Memorial Park in New Brunswick
Players should be there by 7:15pm

Sox Explode on Dodgers 16-3
Upchurch 2 Home Runs, Jiminian Complete Game Victory

After a Forfeit in Game 1 cost the Sox their 2nd loss of the Season, The NY/NJ White Sox defeated the Parsippany Brewers by the score of 13-3 in Game 2 of the Double Header.  Dave Wasserman made the start and pitched a complete game (6IP, 9H, 2ER, 1BB, 7K). The offense started early as Nicosia lined a single in the 2nd giving the Sox a 1-0 lead. In the 3rd, Killian lined an RBI Double, Light Sac Fly, Mercado RBI Single, and RBI BB by Rise gave the Sox a 6-0 lead. A Wasserman RBI Groundout put the Sox up 7-0 in the 4th. After the Brewers scored a run, the Sox scored 2 on an Upchurch RBI Single, and Mercado RBI Walk. The Brewers would not back down putting 2 on the board in the 6th cutting the Sox lead to 9-3. But the Sox would put it away in the 6th with a 2 Run Home Run by Upchurch, and 2 RBI Single by Mercado.

Next Up for the Sox: The Sox visit the Pompton Dodgers on Sunday July 15th, 10:00am at Joe Grill Field in Pompton Lakes...

The NY/NJ White Sox won their 10th game of the season as they defeated the Ridgefield Park Orioles by the score of 7-0. Dave Wasserman made his first start of the season and was dominant (5IP, 2H, 0R, 1BB, 4K). Adam Light then came in to make his first pitching appearance for the Sox and was outstanding in his 4 innings of work (4IP, 3H, 0R, 1BB, 2K) picking up the Save.

David Jiminian got the Sox off to a hot start with an RBI Single in the first. Jimmy Killian singled in a run to give the Sox a 2-0 lead in the 3rd. The Sox broke the game open in the 6th by scoring 4 runs on a 2RBI Single by Mercado, an error, and RBI Single by Duggan. Jiminian added an RBI Double in the 7th to give the Sox a 7-0 win.

OFFENSIVE HIGHLIGHTS: David Jiminian 3 for 4 (2 Singles, Double, R, 2RBI), Jimmy Killian 2 for 3 (2 Singles, BB, R, RBI), Dave Wasserman 2 for 3 (2 Singles, HBP, R), Mike Reissner 2 for 4 (2 Singles, BB, R), Danny Mercado 1 for 4 (2RBI Double, SB, R), MJ Duggan 1 for 3 (RBI Single, BB, SB), Sharif Upchurch 1 for 4 (Single, R, SB), and Adam Light 1 for 4 (Single)...

Sox Back on Winning Track!
Defeat Brewers 12-1 behind Dominating Pitching from Mercado

The NY/NJ White Sox got back on the winning track as they defeated the Parsippany Brewers by the score of 12-1. Danny Mercado got the start and was dominating. Mercado pitched a complete game, 7 Innings, allowing only 7 hits, 1 run, walked 5 and struck out 12.

After the Brewers took a 1-0 lead, the Sox battled back in the 2nd inning getting 2 runs on groundouts from Shupe and Simone. With the Sox up 2-1, the game was broken open in the 6th inning when the Sox put up 10 runs on 8 hits.

OFFENSIVE HIGHLIGHTS: Jason Leyner 2 for 4 (2 Doubles, 2R, 3RBI), Sharif Upchurch 3 for 3 (2 Singles, Double, BB, 2R, RBI, SB), Danny Mercado 2 for 3 (Single, Double, BB, 2R, RBI, SB), Adam Light 2 for 3 (2 Singles, HBP, 2R, RBI), Gary Gottlob 1 for 4 (2RBI Double), Jimmy Killian 1 for 3 (Triple, BB, 2R, RBI), and Alex Cedeno 1 for 3 (Single).

Next Up for the Sox is the Ridgefield Park Orioles on Sunday June 17th, 9:00am @ Hobart Field. Players should be there by 8:30am...

Sox and Marauders Split Doubleheader
Simone Wins 4-1 in Game 1 as Vega Dominates Sox 10-0 in Game 2.

The NY/NJ White Sox took Game 1 of the double header vs. the Saddle River Yankees by the score of 17-5. With a number of key players out for the double header, the Sox were forced to dip into the farm system.

Adam Light got the Sox on the board first in the 2nd inning with a 2 Run Single. With the game tied @ 2, the Sox explode. In the 5th, Jiminian doubled home 2 runs, Brand tripled in a run, Light singled in a run, and Cedeno double in a run to give the Sox a 7-2 lead. In the 4th, Brand singled home a run, Light singled home 2 runs, Well walked to score a run, Evans walked to score a run, Gottlob singled home 2 runs, Leyner singled home a run, Killian double home a run, and Brand walked in the final run giving the Sox a 17-2 lead. The Yankees would come back to score 2 in the bottom of the 4th to cap the scoring.

OFFENSIVE HIGHTLIGHTS: Adam Light 3 for 3 (3 Singles, BB, R, 5RBI), Ryan Brand 3 for 3 (2 Singles, Triple, BB, 3R, 3RBI), David Jiminian 2 for 3 (Single, Double, HBP, 2R, 2RBI), Jason Leyner 1 for 2 (Single, 2BB, 3R, RBI), Jimmy Killian 1 for 2 (Double, 2BB, 2R, RBI), Danny Mercado 1 for 2 (Single, 2BB, 2R, SB), Alex Cedeno 1 for 3 (RBI Double, BB), and Wells & Evans (BB, R, RBI each)...

Now onto game 2...

Sox Rally to Sweep Double Header!
Over Come 4 Run Deficit to Win in Extra Innings!

The NY/NJ White Sox rally from a 4 run deficit to defeat the Saddle River Yankees 8-7 in 9 innings... With the win, the Sox now stand at 6-0 on the season.

The Sox jumped out to an early 3-0 lead in the 1st inning on an RBI Single by Killian, RBI Triple by Jiminian, and RBI Single by Light. But the Yankees come back with a vengance, scoring 3 runs in the 3rd, and 4 runs in the 4th chasing first time starter Alex Cedeno. Cedeno, pitching for the first time since high school, lasted 3.2 innings, allowing 7 hits, 5 earned runs, 2 walks, and struck out 4. Game 1 winner, Randy Shupe, came in to get the Sox out of the 4th inning jam, and pitched a scoreless 5th inning (1.1 IP, 2H, 0R, 1BB, 1K. With the score 7-3, the Sox brought in David Jiminian. Jiminian held the Yankees down and the Sox would respond. Gottlob and Leyner had 2 out RBI Singles each cutting the lead to 7-5. Then in the 6th, Jimmy Killian doubled home 2 runs to tie the game. The game then went into extra innings. In the bottom of the 9th, Jiminian singled to lead off the inning, Mercado walked with 1 out, and Shupe reached on an error with 2 outs bringing up John Evans. Evens lined a 2-2 pitch into center field giving the Sox the 8-7 victory. Jiminian pitched 4 innings, without allowing a hit, no runs, 3 walks, and struck out 5.

NEXT UP: After a week off, the Sox will play the Parsippany Brewers on Sunday May 20th, 2:00pm @ JP Stevens High School in Edison.

The NY/NJ White Sox defeated the Ridgefield Park Orioles by the score of 4-2. With the victory, the Sox now stand at 4-0 for the season. David Jiminian took the mound for the Sox. Jiminian pitched 6 innings, allowing only 1 earned run, 7 hits, 4 walks, and struck out 11. Anthony Simone came in to shut the door the final 3 innings to pick up his 2nd save of the season. Simone pitched 3 innings, allowing only 1 hit, no runs, no walks, and stuck out 3.

The Sox trailed the Orioles 1-0 until the 5th when Danny Mercado doubled in Killian to tie the game. Steve Surman then came up and singled in Mercado to give the Sox a 2-1 lead. After the Orioles tied the game in the top of the 6th, the Sox would take the lead for good in bottom half of the frame. Sharif Upchurch reached on an error, and Rich Aleman made the Orioles pay. Aleman launched a long home run into the trees at JP Stevens giving the Sox a 4-2 lead and victory over the Orioles.

OFFENSIVE HIGHLIGHTS: Danny Mercado 1 for 2 (Double, BB, R, RBI), Rich Aleman 1 for 4 (Home Run, R, 2 RBI), Steve Surman 1 for 3 (Single, RBI), Jason Leyner 1 for 2 (Single, BB), Jimmy Killian 2 for 3 (2 Singles, R), and Sharif Upchurch 1 for 4 (Single, R)

Next up for the Sox: Sunday May 6th, Double Header vs. the Saddle River Yankees. Game 1 starts at 12 noon at Saddle River Day School. Players should be there by 11:15am...

SOX SWEEP 2 FROM DODGERS!!!
Now 3-0 on the Season

Sox 1-0 with 5-4 Victory Over Marauders!

After winning 3 Consecutive League Championships and the NABA Boricua Caribbean Classic Championship in San Juan, Puerto Rico, The NY/NJ White Sox open up their 2007 Lou Gehrig season with a 5-4 Victory over the Englewood Marauders. 

The NY/NJ White Sox started the 2007 season the same way they finished the 2006 season with a victory! The Sox defeated the Marauders 5-4 in an extremely cold and sloppy game. David Jiminian got the opening day start (4-0 on opening day) and continued his dominance over the Marauders. Jiminian pitched 7 innings, allowing only 4 hits, no earned runs, walked 1, and struck out 8. Anthony Simone came into finish off the Marauders for his first save of the season (2IP, 5H, 2R, 1ER, 0BB, 1K).

On the offensive side, Richie Aleman got the Sox going and paced the offense picking up 2 hits and drove in 3 runs. In the 1st inning, Aleman doubled in 2 runs to give the Sox a 2-0 lead. The Marauders would have their chances. In the 4th, with the game tied at 2, the Marauders loaded the bases with 0 outs. But Jiminian got Cruz to pop out, retired Giannella to ground out into a fielders choice, and struck out Sheppard to get out of the jam. Gottlob helped the Sox take a 3-2 lead in the 5th when he led off with a Single, went to 3rd on an error, and scored on a wild pitch. The Sox would extend the lead to 4-2 when Upchurch walked, Barnett reached on an error, and Aleman singled in another run. Leyer then would ground into a double play scoring the 5th run. The Marauders then cut the Sox lead to 5-4 in the 8th, but with runners on the corners and 2 outs, Vega was picked off at 1st by Simone. A runner would be stranded on 3rd in the 9th as Simone closed the game...

NOTE: David Jiminian improves his lifetime stats vs. the Marauders to 9-0 with an ERA of 0.50 (4 earned runs). Jiminian has 92 strike outs in 71.1 innings against the Mob.

The Sox will now wait to see who they will be playing on Sunday April 15th.

OPENING DAY 2007

After winning 3 Consecutive League Championships and the NABA Boricua Caribbean Classic Championship in San Juan, Puerto Rico, The NY/NJ White Sox will open up their 2007 Lou Gehrig season vs. the Englewood Marauders on Saturday April 7th.  The Marauders re-loaded their team in hopes of dethroning the Defending Champion White Sox by adding Ace pitcher Sean O'Brien, along with 2 of the Sox best players in Joe Alvarez and Nephty Cruz.  Not to be outdone, the Sox also loaded up in hopes of capturing their 4th consecutive league championship!

Game time will be at 1:30pm at Memorial Park in New Brunswick.  Players should be at the field by 12:45pm the latest.  If you have any problems making this game, contact Sal ASAP.

SOX SWEEP 2007 BORICUA CARIBBEAN CLASSIC TOURNAMENT
WIN 1st TEAM TOURNAMENT TITLE!

The Sox entered the 2007 Boricua Caribbean Classic in Puerto Rico after being called out by the defending champions. The tournament was broken down to 2 divisions of 4 with 1 division playing aluminum bats and the other wood bats. The White Sox would play in the wood divison and would not lose a game.

In game 1 Randy Shupe took the mound against Pistol Petes. Shupe was on point pitching a complete game allowing only 6 hits, walked 1, struck out 6, and gave up no earned runs in a 12-1 win. Amable Martinez led the Sox offense going 3 for 4 with 2 Singles, a Home Run, 2 Runs Scored, and 2RBI. Joey "Baggs" Capogna also chipped in going 2 for 4 with a Single, Triple, 2 runs scored, and 3 RBI.

Game 2 saw the Sox take on the defending champion NY All Stars. Eddie Santiago took the mound for the Sox and was dominant. Santiago pitched a complete game, allowing no earned runs, on 7 hits, walked 3, and stuck out 3. The Sox came out swinging and took a 7-0 lead after 4 innings of play. In the 6th, the Sox defense would let the All Stars back in the game. With 2 outs, back to back errors opened the door for the Stars and they would take advantage of it by pushing 5 runs across the plate. But Santiago would stop the bleeding and cruise from there as the Sox won 7-5...

Game 3 saw a match up of 2 undefeated teams playing for a bye into the championship game. The Sox sent out Sean O'Brien to the hill to battle the Bronx Royals. O'Brien was dominant until his own mistake cost him. The Sox led 2-0 entering the 5th inning when the Royals were giving a chance and took advantage of it. With 2 outs and runners on 1st and 2nd Samelin chopped a single over the pitchers head. The runner over ran 3rd and was picked off, but O'Brien's throw hit the runner and allowed him to score. The Royals would add 3 more in the inning giving them a 4-2 lead over the Sox. The Sox would not back down. In the 6th Leyner's RBI Single cut the lead to 4-3. In the 7th the Sox would put the game away on 2RBI doubles by Joe Capogna and Antuan Barnett. The Sox led 7-4 and that was the final. O'Brien didn't figure in the decision, but pitched 5 innings, allowing 5 hits, 4 walks, 6 strike outs, and no earned runs. Anthony Simone picked up the victory for the Sox pitching 3 shut out innings without allowing a hit, walking 2, and striking out 4.

The Championship Game was a rematch vs. the Bronx Royals. David Jiminian of the Sox made sure that the results stayed the same. The Sox offense jumped out to a 3-0 lead in the first on an RBI Double by Antuan Barnett, RBI Double by Rich Aleman, and RBI Single by Hector Espinal. Joe Capogna would extend the lead to 4-0 in the 5th with an RBI Single. The Royals would cut into the lead in the 5th when Rootenberg reached on an error and scored on a passed ball making it a 4-1 game. Then with 2 out in the 6th, a dropped fly ball gave Rodrigez a chance who hit an inside the park home run cutting the lead to 4-3. Rich Aleman would then take the game into his hands. In the 6th Aleman launched a long Home Run giving the Sox a 5-3 lead, then Singled in another run in the 8th giving the Sox a 6-3 victory. Jiminian pitched 9 innings, allowing 4 hits, 2 walks, 11 strikeouts, and no earned runs in the contest... Rich Aleman was named the Championship Game MVP going 3 for 4 with a Single, Double, Home Run, 2 Runs Scored, and 3RBI.

White Sox Gear Up for Puerto Rico

The NY/NJ White Sox started their offseason workouts to get ready for the 2007 season and the NABA Puerto Rico Tournament.  The Sox first workout will be on Wednesday February 7th, followed by practice sessions on Saturday and Sunday February 10th and 11th. 

If you are interested in joining the Sox in the 2007 NABA Puerto Rico Tournament, or the 2007 Lou Gehrig Season, please contact Sal Nicosia ASAP @ 973-417-9914.

CONGRATULATIONS TO THE NY/NJ WHITE SOX!

In 2006 the Sox Finished the Spring Season 17-3 in the Regular Season and 4-0 in the playoffs.  In the Fall the Sox finished 8-2 in the Regular Season and 3-0 in the playoffs for a COMBINED 2006 RECORD OF 32-5. 

In 2005 the Sox Finished the Spring Season 16-3-1 in the Regular Season and 0-2 in the playoffs.  In the Fall the Sox finished 9-1 in the Regular Season and 3-0 in the playoffs for a COMBINED 2005 RECORD OF 28-6-1. 

In the Last 2 Years the Sox have compiled a Record of 60-11-1 to go along with 3 Championships!

NY/NJ White Sox Congratulate
2006 Spring and Fall Award Winners!

2006 Spring Award Winners:

Most Valuable Player - David Jiminian
Championship MVP - Jimmy Killian
Manager of the Year - Sal Nicosia

2006 Fall Award Winners:

Most Valuable Player - Gary Gottlob
Cy-Young Award - Anthony Simone
Championship MVP - Jason Leyner
Manager of the Year - Sal Nicosia

2006 NY/NJ WHITE SOX
SWEEP SPRING AND FALL CHAMPIONSHIPS!!!

The NY/NJ White Sox completed an extremely successful 2006 season adding the 2006 Lou Gehrig Fall Championship.  The Fall Championship completes a season sweep for the Sox (2nd time in team and league history) as the Sox won the 2006 Lou Gehrig Spring Championship.

The Lou Gehrig Championships saw the #1 Seeded NY/NJ White Sox take on the #2 Seeded Colts Neck Braves.  In the Regular season, the Sox and Braves split a double header with each team winning by scores of 2-1.  The Finals would prove to be just as exciting.  In game 1, Randy Shupe took on Chris Bott.  The game was scoreless through 7 innings, and the Braves would take advantage of Sox errors to take a 3-0 lead in the 8th inning.  But the Sox would not fold.  In the bottom of the 9th, back to back singles by Light and Mercado got the offense going.  With 1 out, Surman singled to load the bases, and Williams reached on an infield single to push across a run.  With the Sox down 3-1 and 2 outs, Championship MVP Jason Leyner lined a 2 run single to left field tying the game.  David Jiminian then came up and lined a single to left scoring the winning run and giving the Sox a 1-0 series lead.  Randy Shupe dominated as he pitched the complete game allowing only 1 earned run on 8 hits and struck out 8. 

Game 2 would be just as exciting.  Colin Feneis of the Sox took on Pat Jackson of the Braves.  The Sox jumped out to an early 1-0 lead on an Home Run by Kevin O'Neill.  Adam Light's RBI groundout in the 4th, and Feneis' RBI Single in the 5th gave the Sox a 3-0 lead.  The Braves would fight back scoring 4 unearned runs giving them a 4-3 lead.  But once again, the Sox would not be out done.  In the 8th, Jason Leyner led off with a Double.  O'neill singled Leyner to 3rd with 1 out and Danny Mercado pushed the run across to tie the game.  In the 9th, Steve Surman led off with a double, and with 2 out, Jason Leyner came through again with an RBI Single winning the game.  Colin Feneis pitched a complete game, not allowing an earned run on 7 hits and striking out 11.

The Sox entered the 2006 Lou Gehrig Fall Playoffs with a record of 8-2 and the Number 1 seed.  In the Semi-Finals, the Sox took on a long time rival in the Kearny Rangers.  Ace David Jiminian got the call and shut down the Rangers.  Kevin O'Neill led the Sox offense going 2 for 3 and collecting 2 RBI leading the Sox to a 6-2 victory. 

The Sox advance to the Lou Gehrig Fall Finals to take on the #2 Seeded Colts Neck Braves.

Sox Finish Regular Season @ 8-2

The NY/NJ White Sox will enter the 2006 Lou Gehrig League Fall Season Playoffs with the #1 Seed as they finished with an 8-2 record.  After winning the 2006 Lou Gehrig Spring Championship, the Sox look to defend their 2005 Fall Championship, and match their own personal accomplishment as the only team in League History to win both the Spring and Fall Championships.  So far in 2006, the Sox have a record of 29-5, including playoffs (57-11-1 since 2005). 

Seedings and Match-ups may change if Colts Neck and Staten Island make up their double header.

2006 Lou Gehrig Fall Playoffs
Ready to Begin!

Semi Finals - Single Elimination

#4 Kearny Rangers @ #1 NY/NJ White Sox,
Saturday November 18th, 11:00am - JP Stevens HS

#3 Staten Island Barristers @ Colts Neck Braves
Saturday November 18th, 11:00am - Colts Neck

Best of 3 - Finals

Game 1 - Sunday November 19th -   9:00am
Game 2 - Sunday November 19th - 12:30pm
Game 3 - If Necessary, TBA

NEXT UP:

Ridgefield Park Orioles on Saturday November 5th,
Double Header - JP Stevens HS - Game 1 @ 9:00am

Kearny Rangers on Sunday November 12th,
11:00am at JP Stevens High School in Edison

Sox/Braves Split Double Header

The NY/NJ White Sox and the Colts Neck Braves split their Double Header this weekend with each team winning by scores of 2-1.  In Game 1, David Jiminian got the call and shut down the Braves bats.  Chris Bott of the Braves was equally as good, but the Sox managed to push across 2 runs on an RBI Double by Gottlob, and another run scoring on an attempted double steal.  Jiminian struck out 6, which gives him 600 in his 5 year MSM Career.

Game 2 featured another pitchers duel as Colin Feneis of the Sox battled against Frank Fariello.  The Sox lead 1-0 on an RBI Groundout by Dixon, but that lead would evaporate in the 5th inning.  Struggling with his control, Feneis worked into the 5th inning allowing only 3 hits.  After retiring the first batter in the 6, he walked 4 consecutive batters tying the game.  A Sac Fly by Sit gave the Braves a 2-1 victory.  The Sox and Braves only managed 3 hits a piece.

NY/NJ White Sox
2006 Lou Gehrig Champions!

Sox 1 Win from 5th Title!
Rally to Defeat Saddle River 5-3 in Game 1

In a rematch of the 2003 Championship Series, the NY/NJ White Sox defeated the Saddle River Yankees 5-3 in Game 1 of the 2006 Lou Gehrig Championship Series. Dave Wasserman got his 2nd consecutive playoff start and once again would not disappoint. Wass pitched 7 innings, allowing 7 hits, 3 runs, walked 5, and struck out 1. It would not come easy for the Sox as Mike Carey kept the Sox hitters at bay allowing only 9 hits, and 5 runs in 8 innings of work.

The Yankees jumped out to a 1-0 lead in the 2nd on a Beloff RBI Single. The Sox fought back in the bottom of the 2nd on a 2 run Single by Danny Mercado. The Yanks would continue to fight as Beloff once again comes through with a 2 run single in the 4th giving the Yankees a 3-2 lead. In the 6th inning, the Sox would jump ahead for good on a 2 run double by Jimmy Killian, who the scored on a passed ball to give the Sox a 5-3 lead. But in the 9th, the Yankees would once again give the Sox a scare. Randy Shupe entered the game in the 8th inning, pitching a 1-2-3 inning. In the 9th, after retiring the first batter, a Single, error, groundout, and walk would load the bases for Corso. The Sox then brought in David Jiminian. After a long battle, Jiminian would win the battle with a strikeout for the save.

The Sox lead the Series 1-0 with Game 2 on Saturday August 26th, 10:00am at Larry Doby in Paterson. Expected Starters are David Jiminian of the Sox, and Jose Arroyo of the Yankees. If necessary, Game 3 will be on Sunday night, 7:00pm at Smith Field in Parsippany...

Sox vs. Yankees
Rematch of 2003 Championship Series

The NY/NJ White Sox will host the Saddle River Yankees in a rematch of the 2003 Lou Gehrig Championship.  In 2003 The Sox entered as the #6 seed, while Saddle River was the #2 seed.  The Sox defeated the Brewers in round 1 behind Jiminian 7-0, then defeated the 3 time Defending Champion Verona Marlins 2 games to 1.  In game 1 of that series, the Sox overcame a 13-0 4th inning deficit to win 18-13 in extra innings.  Joe Soto was the series MVP.  In the finals, the Sox took on the Saddle River Yankees.  In Game 1 with the Sox up 8-6 in the bottom of the 9th inning, Frank Kellenher hit a 3 run walk off Home Run to give the Yankees a 1-0 series lead.  In game 2, David Jiminian came in and dominated the Yankees to even up the series.  Game 3 was another great game won by the Sox, Tony LePaige got the win and Championship MVP David Jiminian got the Save. 

This year, the Sox won all 3 games in the regular season.  On Opening Day, David Jiminian pitched 7 innings of 1 hit shut out ball in the Sox 11-1 win.  Game 2 saw Randy Shupe shut down the Yankees in a 10-4 victory.  In Game 3 Dave Wasserman won a pitchers duel against Jose Arroyo 4-1. 

Saddle River is making the Lou Gehrig League Finals for the 4th consecutive year.  The Yankees look to win their 1st Championship at the expense of the Sox, who are looking to win their 5th League Championship...

Game 1 is scheduled for Sunday August 20th, 7:00pm at Larry Doby...      

The Sox Sweep Brewers!
Win Game 1 - 10-3 behind Jiminian and Upchurch.
Win Game 2 - 8-5 (10inn) Behind Wass, Shupe, and Killian.

The NY/NJ White Sox advance to the Lou Gehrig League Finals with a Sweep over the Defending Champion Parsippany Brewers.  Pitching and a complete team effort helped the Sox in both games.  The Sox will now wait for their opponent as Saddle River and Ridgefield Park will play a deciding Game 3 on Saturday August 19th.  Game 1 of the Championship Series will be on Sunday night, 7:00pm at Larry Doby in Paterson.

Sox Take 1-0 Series Lead...

The #1 seeded NY/NJ White Sox opened the 2006 Lou Gehrig Semi-Finals with a 10-3 victory over the #4 seeded Parsippany Brewers. David Jiminian started and was dominating on the mound. Jiminian pitched a complete game, 9IP, allowing 7 hits, 1 earned run, walked 3, and struck out 13. The struggling Sox offense scored early and often today. In the first, after a leadoff walk to Capogna, Alvarez SAC bunt, led to an RBI Single by Upchurch, and later an RBI Sac Fly by Jiminian. Adam Light singled home a run in the 2nd to give the Sox a 3-0 lead. After the Brewers made it a 3-1 game, Jiminian quickly got that run back with a single in the 3rd. With the Sox up 5-1, they would blow the game open in the 7th due to some wildness by the Brewers pitchers. 3 hit batters, a walk, a sacrafice, and 2 hits later, the Sox had themselves a 9-1 lead (Shupe, Alvarez, and Upchurch each collected an RBI). Catano would add an RBI Double in the 8th for a 10-1 lead before the Brewers would score 2 unearned runs in the 9th inning.

The Sox take the 1-0 series lead and look to close out the Brewers in game 2 on Sunday night, 7:00pm at Smith Field in Parsippany...

Sox Advance to the Finals!!!

The NY/NJ White Sox advance to the Lou Gehrig Championships with an 8-5 victory over the Parsippany Brewers in 10 innings. The Sox swept the 2 game series and await the winner of the Saddle River/Ridgefield Park series...

Dave Wasserman got the start and pitched an outstanding game before running out of gas in the 9th inning. Wass pitched into the 9th (8+IP, 10H, 3ER, 2BB, 12K) allowing back to back singles before being replaced by Randy Shupe. The Sox were ahead 5-2, but the lead would not stand. After the back to back singles, a HBP, Error, Walk, and 2 Wild Pitches gave the Brewers 3 runs to tie the game. With 1 out and the winning run on 3rd, Vallela was walked intentionally and Kolding grounded into the 1-6-3 double play to end the inning. The Sox would then score 3 runs in the 10th inning to win the game...

The Sox jumped out to a 2-0 lead in the 2nd on a 2 Run Home Run by Jim Killian. With the score 2-1 in the 5th, Killian hit his 2nd Home Run of the game giving the Sox a 3-1 lead. The Brewer would again cut the lead to 1 before Upchurch hit an RBI Double in the 6th. Killian would drive in his 4th run of the game with a fielders choice in the 9th giving the Sox a 5-2 lead. After the Brewers tied the game in the bottom of the 9th, the Soxwould not back down and kept the bats going in the 10th. Colon led off with a Single and stole 2nd. Wasserman, trying to Sacrifice, laid down a perfect bunt for a single putting runners on 1st and 3rd. After Wass stole 2nd, Colon scored on a wild pitch.Mercado then hit into a fielders choice (advanced to 2nd on the run down). Reissner then singled, and Joe Alvarez hit a 2 Run Double giving the Sox an 8-5 lead.

This was another complete team victory as the Sox used 15 players in the game, with 14 players reaching base at least once. The Sox will now wait and host the Best of 3 Championship Series on Sunday August 20th, 7:00pm at Larry Doby in Paterson.

The Sox Look for Revenge!

The NY/NJ White Sox will take on the Parsippany Brewers for the 2nd straight year in the Lou Gehrig League Best of 3 Semi-Finals.  Last year, the Sox came into the series with a 16-3-1 record, but that didn't matter to the Brewers.  With Sox Ace David Jiminian injured, the Brewers came in and defeated Juan Williams 9-3 in Game 1.  The loss in Game 1 forced the Sox to turn to an injured Jiminian in game 2 on Sunday night.  In 3 innings of play, the Sox had a 6-0 lead, Jiminian had 6 strikeouts, BUT the rain came down and washed away the game.  3 days later, the game was re-started, and the Brewers won the game 8-1 and the series 2-0.

This season, the Sox won 2 of the 3 games.  The first game, the Sox won 14-0 behind the strong pitching of Simone and an offensive explosion (Jiminian 4 for 4 - 3RBI, Shupe 3 for 3 - 1RBI, Leyner 2 for 2 RBI 4R, and Killian-Reissner-Catano posting 2RBI each).  In Game 2, the Brewers won 4-2 behind Lloyd giving the Sox their 1st loss of the season.  The Sox would then Rebound in Game 3 with a 5-4 victory behind Randy Shupe.  The Brewers pushed 3 runs across in the 9th to make the game close, but Simone closed the door.  Nephty Cruz was the offensive star driving in 2 runs, while Upchurch-Wasserman-Killian each drove in a run.

Sox Finish 2006 Season with
17-3 Mark and Number 1 Seed!

As the #1 Seed, the Sox get a 1st Round Bye into the Semi-Finals of the Lou Gehrig League Playoffs.  The Sox will open up the Best of 3 Semi-Finals on Saturday August 12th, and play Game 2 on Sunday August 13th.  If necessary, Game 3 will be on Saturday August 19th.

Should the Sox make the Finals, Game 1 of the Best of 3 Series will begin on Sunday August 20th.

Times and Location will be announced ASAP.

Sox Complete Weekend Sweep
Defeat Pompton Dodgers 10-1 behind Jiminian's 5 Shut Out Innings and
Defeat Englewood Marauders 1-0 behind Jason Leyner's 8.2 Shut Out Innings & RBI Double

Sox Win 12th Game!
Jiminian allows 1 hit over 5 scoreless innings - Baggs & Jiminian 2RBI each.

The NY/NJ White Sox win for the 12th time this season, as they defeated the Pompton Dodgers 10-1. David Jiminian got the start and was dominating once again. Jiminian pitched 5 innings, allowing only 1 hit, no runs, 2 walks, and stuck out 7. Jimmy Killian then came in, making his first pitching performance in 2 years, and pitched 1 inning, allowing 2 hits, 1 run, no walks, and 1 strikeout. Juan Williams then came in to close the door with 1 inning of work, allowing 0 hits, 0 walks, 1 strikeout. The offense came to life early for the Sox as they put up 2 runs on a walk to Upchurch, and an RBI Double by Jiminian (scored on a wild pitch). In the 2nd the Sox would make it 5-0 on RBIs from Catano, Capogna, and Jiminian. The Sox would then blow the game open in the 5th in route to their 10-1 victory.

OFFENSIVE HIGHLIGHTS: David Jiminian 1 for 1 (Double, 2BB, 2R, 2RBI), Joey Capogna 1 for 2 (Double, 2BB, 2RBI), Jimmy Killian 2 for 4 (Single, Double, R), Juan Williams 1 for 4 (RBI Single, R), Victor Catano 1 for 2 (Single, RBI, 2R, SB), and Sal Nicosia 1 for 2 (Single, BB, 2R)...
 

1 Run all the Sox need vs. Marauders
Jason Leyner pitches 8.2 shut out innings, and hits RBI double as Sox Win 1-0

The NY/NJ White Sox won their 13th game of the season with a brilliant 1-0 victory over the Englewood Marauders. Jason Leyner started and was simply masterful on the mound. Leyner pitched 8.2 innings allowing no runs on only 5 hits, walked none, and struck out 9. Jay's biggest threat was in the 5th when the Marauders loaded the bases with 1 out but back to back strike outs ended the inning... The Sox would push across the only run of the game in the 3rd inning. With 1 out, Juan Williams doubled to left field, followed by an RBI Double by Jason Leyner (yes he did it all).

TURNING POINT OF THE GAME: In the 7th inning, Phillips of the Marauders led off the inning with a double. But the refusal by the Marauders to bunt him over to 3rd cost them the game.

Lost in the highlights is the great pitching performance by Tremayne Sheppard. Shep pitched 5 solid inning allowing only 1 run on 4 hits, and 2 walks. Great relief work by Scarber and Gianella completely shut down the Sox. Scarber then pitched 3 hitless innings, and Gianella came in for 1 hitless inning (3 K's) of relief work.

OFFENSIVE HIGHLIGHTS: Jason Leyner 1 for 2 (RBI Double, BB), Juan Williams 1 for 3 (Double, R, HBP), Dave Wasserman 1 for 3 (Single), and Mike Reissner 1 for 4 (Single, SB).

NEXT UP: The Sox will look to clinch the #1 Seed and Home field advantage throughout the playoffs as they host the Ridgefield Park Orioles on Thursday night July 20th, 8:00pm at Larry Doby in Paterson...

Offense Comes to Life as Sox Improve to 9-0
Upchurch, Killian, and Leyner Lead the Way Going 8 for 12 with 6 RBI

The NY/NJ White Sox won their 9th consecutive game to start the season with a 10-4 win over the Saddle River Yankees. Randy Shupe made the start and with the exception of 1 inning was on his game. Shupe pitched the complete game (9IP, 11H, 3ER, 2BB, 9K)and picked up his 2nd win of the season. The struggling Sox offense got going early today scoring 3 runs in the first on an RBI Singles by Killian, Jiminian, and Simone. After the Yankees tied the game in the bottom of the 1st, the Sox would add 3 more in the 2nd on an RBI Singly by Leyner, and 2 RBI Triple by Killian. Leyner and Killian would add RBI Singles in the 4th and 6th innings to give the Sox a 8-4 lead. Joey Baggs would cap the scoring with a 2 RBI Single in the 8th inning.

OFFENSIVE HIGHLIGHTS: Jimmy Killian 3 for 4 (2 Singles, Triple, R, 4RBI, SB), Sharif Upchurch 3 for 4 (2 Singles, Double, BB, 4R, 4SB), Jason Leyner 2 for 4 (2 Singles, BB, R, 2RBI), Randy Shupe 2 for 5 (Single, Double, R), Joey Baggs 1 for 3 (2RBI Single), David Jiminian1for 5 (RBI Double), Anthony Simone 1 for 5 (RBI Single), and Adam Light 1 for 4 (Single, BB).

Next up for the Sox is the Parsippany Brewers on Thursday night as the Sox make their Larry Doby Debut. Game time is 7:30pm (Players @ 7pm)...

7th Straight Win for Sox
Defeat Orioles 8-4 Despite Horrible Umpires

The NY/NJ White Sox won their 7th straight game with an 8 to 4 victory over the Ridgefield Park Orioles. This great game was overshadowed by terrible umpiring against both teams... Juan Williams made the emergency start and was dominating in his 3 innings of work, allowing only 1 hit, no runs, 2 walks, and striking out 6. Randy Shupe came in for the next 3 innings to pick up the win. In Shupe's 3 innings, he gave up 3 runs, 2 earned on 2 hits, 3 walks, and struck out 2. Anthony Simone came in to pick up the save pitching the final 3 innings allowing 1 unearned run on 1 hit, 0 walks, and struck out 4.

The Sox jumped out to a 2-0 lead in the 1st when Upchurch tripled in Colon and scored on a grounder by Leyner. The lead would grow to 5-0 with some Oriole miscues, Light RBI FC, and 2 RBI Triple by Upchurch. But the Orioles would not quit. 2 Runs scored in the 4th, 1 in the 6th, and 1 in the 7th made it a 5-4 game. The Sox would then put the game away with 3 in the 8th on an RBI Double by Cruz, RBI Double by Leyner, and RBI Groundout by Jiminian...

The Sox will now break for the Atlantic City tournament and return to Lou Gehrig action on Thursday night, June 1st, against the Pompton Dodgers at the Totowa Oval (7:30pm start time).

Congratulations to the Leyner Family!

Congratulations on the birth of their 2nd baby boy on Thursday May 11th
at 8:38am.  Ryan Patrick is 8lbs and 20 inches long...

Sox Keep Rolling
Back to Back 1 Hitters have Sox 2-0

The NY/NJ White Sox improved to 2-0 on the season with an 8-0 win over the Ridgefield Park Orioles. Pitching was once again key to the Sox victory as Anthony Simone and Randy Shupe combine on a 1 hit shut out of the Orioles... Simone made his first start of the year and was outstanding pitching 5 innings of no hit ball, allowing 3 walks, and striking out 4. Shupe pitched the final 4 innings, picking up the save, allowing 1 hits, 4 walks, and 5 strike outs...

The Sox jumped out to an early 2-0 lead as Jim Killian picked up a 2RBI Single with 2 outs. Light added an RBI Single in the 2nd to make it 3-0. A Lou Colon RBI Single and double steal gave the Sox a 5-0 lead, and the scoring was capped in the 5th on an RBI Double by Killian, RBI Double by Upchurch, and RBI Single by Wasserman...

NOTE: The Sox have allowed only 2 hits this season in 2 games. Lost in the highlights was the solid pitching from the Orioles. Oriole pitchers combined for 17 strike-outs in the game. The 2 teams combined for 26 strike-outs.

These 2 teams will meet again next Sunday, April 23rd, 10:00am at The Totowa Oval in Paterson...

Sox Win Opener
Defeat Saddle River 11-1 as Jiminian pitches 1 hitter.

The NY/NJ White Sox opened up the 2006 Season with an 11-1 win over the Saddle River Yankees. 4 Time Cy Young winner David Jiminian started and pitched 7 innings of 1 hit ball. In his 7 innings, Jiminian allowed 1 hit, 3 walks, and struck out 10. The offense started out slow until Mike Reissner gave the Sox a wake up call with a long lead off Home Run in the 3rd inning. Reissner was a perfect 3 for 3 on the day with 2 singles, a walk, 3 runs scored, and 2 RBI. The Sox lead 2-1 in the 6th inning when Saddle River's pitching fell apart. 8 walks and 2 hit batters allowed the Sox to blow the game open and cruise to the 11-1 victory. Anthony Simone made his return to the Lou Gehrig League with a scoreless 8th inning (0 Hits, 1 Walk, and 1 Strike Out).

OFFENSIVE HIGHLIGHTS: Mike Reissner 3 for 3 (2 Singles, Home Run, 3R, BB, 2RBI), Jason Leyner 2 for 3 (2 Singles, BB, HBP, 3RBI), Lou Colon 2 for 3 (2 Singles, BB, R), Danny Mercado 1 for 2 (RBI Single, R), Anthony Simone 1 for 1 (RBI Single, R), Jiminian-Wasserman-Cruz&Killian each collected a hit.

Next Up for the Sox is the Bergen Dodgers. The Sox will host the Bergen Dodgers for a double header on Sunday April 9th, 10:00am at the Totowa Oval.  Players should be there by 9:15am.

NY/NJ WHITE SOX WIN PRE-SEASON OPENER OVER PHILLIES!!!
Explode for 7 runs with 2 outs in 4th to overcome 5-0 deficit.

The NY/NJ Sox started their pre-season schedule with an impressive come from behind vicotory over the North Jersey Phillies.  On a bitter cold day, defensive miscues helped both teams.  In the 2nd inning, the Sox would commit 2 of their 4 errors, to go along with a walk and 3 hits gave the Phillies a 5-0 lead.  But the Sox would settle down and play their game.  With 2 outs in the 4th inning, Gary Gottlob singled to center field.  That would open up the flood gates.  3 hits, a walk, and 2 errors later, the Sox pushed across 7 runs to take a 7-5 lead.  Another run would cross the plate without the benefit of a hit in the 6th to give the Sox the victory 8-5. 

Pitching was once again the key to the Sox victory.  3 relievers (Andrew Palmieri, Jose Arroyo, and Anthony Simone) combined for 5 shut out innings.  Palmierie gave up only 1 hit and walked 2 in his 2 innings, while Arroyo picked up the win with 2 innings of 2 hit ball himself.  Anthony Simone making his first appearance in 2 years pitched a scoreless 7th, striking out 2 to pick up the save. 

Offensive Highlights:  Anthony Simone 1 for 2 (RBI Single, R), Dave Wasserman 1 for 3 (RBI Single, R, SB), Andrew Palmieri 1 for 2 (Single, R), Gary Gottlob 1 for 3 (Single, R), Joey Capogna 1 for 3 (Double), Adam Light 1 for 3 (Single, R), Jason Leyner and Mike Renda 1 for 3 each (Single).

NO REWARD!  While the Sox hit the ball hard and had most of the balls die down due to the wind, Joey Capogna suffered the most.  While Rich Aielman of the Phillies had the longest shot of the day, Capogna hit the ball hard all 3 times at bat only to have the wind keep the 3 shots in the park.  Hit the weight room Joey!  lol

Next up for the Sox:  Their final Pre-Season tune up will be on Sunday March 26th at 12:30pm against the Englewood Marauders at Dwight Morrow High School in Englewood.  Players should report at 11:30am...

The Sox Welcome New Faces!

The NY/NJ White Sox would like to welcome their newest acquisitions:
Jason Leyner, Sharif Upchurch, Jim Killian, Randy Shupe, Adam Light, Mike Reissner, Joey Capogna and Billy Malloy.  Leyner, Upchurch, Shupe, Light, and Malloy have all played for the Sox in the past during Tournament Action.  Killian, Reissner, and Capogna join the Sox from other organizations.  The new players will help to fill all the defensive and pitching needs for the Sox. 

CONGRATULATIONS TO SAL NICOSIA ON HIS INDUCTION TO THE MSM HALL OF FAME

With a great group of guys on the Hall of Fame Ballot, Sal Nicosia was 1 of 3 players inducted into the MSM Hall of Fame. With 179 career wins under his belt, Nicosia also has 4 Championships and 3 Manager of the Year Awards. This is a great honor for me and I would like to thank all my current and past players for making this possible. This is an award that
goes out to the whole team! Thank You All...

CONGRATULATIONS TO NEPHTY CRUZ,
DAVID JIMINIAN, SAL NICOSIA, AND
DAVE WASSERMAN ON THEIR LEAGUE AWARDS!

The Sox would like to Congratulate the following players on their League Awards.  Nephty Cruz for the 2005 Fall MVP, David Jiminian for the 2005 Spring Cy Young, MVP, and 2005 Fall Championship MVP, Sal Nicosia for the 2005 Fall Manager of the Year, and Dave Wasserman for the 2005 Fall Cy Young.  For Nephty Cruz, this is his 1st Most Valuable Player award, David Jiminian collected his 4th Cy Young Award, his 3rd Most Valuable Player Awards, and 2nd Championship MVP Award, Sal Nicosia for his 3rd Manager of the Year Award, and Dave Wasserman for his 1st Cy Young Award.  Congratulations to all!

The NY/NJ White Sox captured their 4th League Title with a 7-1 victory over the NJ Knights. Juan Williams took the mound and was brilliant (9IP, 2H, 1ER, 8BB, 4K) allowing only 2 hits in the contest. The Sox would lead this one from the first inning on. Jiminian gave the Sox a 1-0 lead with a Sac Fly. Alvarez made it 2-0 with an RBI Double in the 5th, and Lou Colon's RBI Single in the 6th made it 3-0. Williams would then get himself into and out of trouble in the bottom of the 6th. Williams walked the first 3 batters of the inning, struck out the next 2, then allowed a run on a wild pitch. The Sox would then put the game out of reach in the 7th when Alvarez led off with a Single. Williams and Cruz hit back to back home runs to give the Sox a 6-1 lead. An error would give the Sox a 7-1 lead in the 9th. The Sox swept the series 2 games to none.

On the Offense: Nephty Cruz completed a great season going 3 for 5 with a Single, Double, Home Run, R, RBI. Joe Alvarez went 3 for 5 with 2 Singles, Double, R, RBI, 2SB. Lou Colon went 3 for 4 with 2 Singles, Double, RBI. Juan Williams 1 for 4 with a 2 Run Home Run, 3R, SB. Jose Ferreira and Randy Shupe Single and Run a piece. David Jiminian 2RBI.

A special thanks goes out to all the players and family members for dealing with baseball until the end of November! Take some time to rest and relax. See you guys next season!!!

The NY/NJ White Sox defeated the New Jersey Knights by the score of 4-2 to take a 1 game to none lead in the best of 3 Lou Gehrig League Finals... David Jiminian, who only pitched 1 inning this fall, pitched a complete game masterpiece. Jiminian (9IP, 11H, 2ER, 2BB, 10K) didnt face any trouble until the 7th when the Knights scored 1 of their runs. For the Knights, Billy Malloy was just as good. Malloy pitched 8 innings allowing 9 hits, 4 runs - 3 earned, walking 2, and striking out 8.

The game wasscoreless after 5 innings. The Sox scored the first run of the game in the 6th when Ferreira Singled to lead off the inning, moved to 2nd on a ground out by Williams, moved to 3rd on an error, and scored on a Jiminian ground out. The Knights would not fold. In the top of the 7th, a walk to Royster, SIngle by Malloy, walk to Palmieri, and RBI ground out by Podesta tied the game. The Knights took the lead in the 8th on an RBI Single by Royster. The Sox came back in the bottom of the 8th when Amador and Ferriera had back to back singles. A walk to Cruz loaded the bases for Jiminian who lined a 2 run single giving the Sox a 3-2 lead. Cruz would then score on a Sac fly by Wasserman, giving the Sox their 4-2 victory.

On the offensive Side: David Jiminian 1 for 4 with a Single and 3RBI, Jose Ferreira 2 for 4 with 2 Singles and 2 runs scored, Juan Williams 2 for 4 with 2 Singles, Angel Acosta 2 for 3 with 2 Singles, Nephty Cruz 1 for 3 double, BB, Run scored, and Amador 1 for 3 with a Single and runscored.

Game 2 is scheduled for Saturday night, 2:00pm at Memorial Park in New Brunswick.

The NY/NJ White Sox advanced to the Lou Gehrigh Division Finals with a 9-2 win over the Bergen Yankees. Sean O'Brien made the start and was dominating (8IP, 4H, 2R, 1ER, 4BB, 7K). The offense started early and was consistent througout the game. In the first inning, Colon led off with a walk, Williams followed with a single, and Nephty Cruz blased a 3 run home run. Amador added an RBI Single in the 2nd to give the Sox a 4-0 lead. After the Yankees put a run on the board, the Sox would put it away with 2 in the 7th, and 3 in the 8th...

Offensive Highlights: Nephty Cruz 3 Run Home Run, BB - Lou Amador with an RBI Single, RBI Sac Fly, and RBI BB, Juan Williams Single, Double, R, BB - David Jiminian 2 Singles, R - Red Muniz 3BB, 2R, RBI - and Victor Catano Double, 2BB, R.

Next up for the Sox is the Championship Series vs. the New Jersey Knights. The Sox and Knights split the 2 games played this season. Both team Aces will get the start, David Jiminian for the Sox, and Billy Malloy for the Knights...

Sox Win 7th Straight, Clinch 1st Place...

The NY/NJ White Sox clinch the 1st Seed with a 9-1 victory over the NJ Mets. The Sox won their last 7 games in a row to end the Fall Season with a 9-1 record. Juan Williams making his 1st start of the season was dominating. Williams (5IP, 2H, 0ER, 3BB,9K) only allowed 2 unearned runs on dropped 3rd strikes. Red Muniz came in for the final 2 innings (2IP, 2H, 0R, 0BB, 2K).

On the offensive side, David Jiminian had a 3RBI Double, Williams 2RBI Single, Muniz RBI Double, Nicosia RBI Single, and NephtyCruz 2RBI.

MVP Candidate Nephty Cruz finishes the fall season on a tear. Cruz led the league with 13 hits, 6 doubles, 18 RBI, 22 Total Bases, 10 walks, and 0.759 Slugging %. Cruz was tied for the league lead with 11 Runs Scored, and is 5th with an OnBase % of 0.571. Nephty finished the fall with an average of 0.448.

Next up for the Sox is round 1 of the playoffs against the Bergen Yankees. The Game will be played on Saturday morning at 9am.

The NY/NJ White Sox opened up the 2005 Fall Season with a 1-0 victory over the defending Champion New Jersey Knights.  A great pitchers duel pitted Joel Arroyo (1-0) against Gary Gottlob (0-1).  Joel (5IP, 1H, 0R, 4BB, 5K) did not have his best fastball, but his variety of pitches were enough to keep the Knights off balance.  Rich "Red" Muniz made his return to the Sox and picked up the Save with 2 scoreless innings of work.  Gottlob was the hard luck loser pitching the complete game allowing only 1 run on 5 hits, 5BB, and 5K.

The only run of the contest came in the 3rd inning when Lou Colon led off with a walk, stole 2nd, went to 3rd on a WP, and scored on a Single by Randy Shupe.  Great defense by the Sox helped keep the Knights off the board and gave the Sox their first victory of the Fall Season.

Sox Eliminated
Brewers Win Series 2 Games to 0

The NY/NJ White Sox season came to an end at the hands of the Parsippany Brewers on Thursday night by the score of 8-1. The Sox down 1 game to none in the series needed a victory to continue, but Billy Alec, winner of game 1, shut down the Sox offensive attack. Once again the Sox would get their chances, but could not come up with the bit hit to get them going.

MVP/Cy Young David Jiminian got the start on 3 days rest but did not have his "A" game. David, pitching with bruised ribs, struggled with his command and was hit harder in this game than in the past 2 seasons. Jiminian, a lock for his 4th Cy Young Award, pitched 7 innings allowing 10 hits, 4 earned runs, 4 walks, and a season low 6 strike outs. Joe Alvarez came in to pitch the 8th and allowed 2 runs on 2 hits, while walking 2 and did not record a strike out.

OFFENSIVE HIGHLIGHTS: Angel Acosta 2-3 (2 Singles, Sac Fly, RBI), Joe Alvarez 2-4 (Single, Double, 2SB, R), Victor Catano 1-1 (Single), David Jiminian 1-2 (Single, SB), and Juan Williams 1-3 (Single,SB).

I would like to take this opportunity to thank all the players for the hard work put in all year and the dedication put forth this season. It is much appreciated! See you guys in the fall!

Game 2 Washed out with Sox up 5-0

Game 2 saw the Sox come out in full force against the Brewers.  The Sox jumped out to an early 3-0 lead in the first on walks to Barkley and Cruz.  Acosta came through with an RBI Triple followed by a Morales RBI Single.  The Sox would go up 5-0 in the 2nd on a Double by Polizzano, RBI Double by Barkley, and RBI Single by Cruz.  The Sox hit everything that Brewer Starter Steve Fox threw up there.

Sox Ace David Jiminian took the mound and was dominant in his return.  Jiminian is suffering from bruised Ribs, which forced him out of Game 1.  In 2 innings of work, Jiminian did not allow a hit, and struck out 2.  The sky opened up and the rain come down in the top of the 3rd inning killing the game...

Game is Rescheduled for Thursday night, August 18th, 8:30pm at Smith Field.

Sox Drop Game 1 of Semi Finals
Brewers Lead Series 1 - 0

The NY/NJ White Sox dropped their first game of the 2005 Lou Gehrig Semi Finals by the score of 9 to 3 against the Parsippany Brewers. With the injury to Jiminian, Juan Williams made the start in Game 1 and struggled with his control. In his 4 innings, Williams walked home 2 runs, and hit 2 more batters to force in runs. Mario Sencion came in to pitch a strong 5 innings allowing only 1 earned run.

On the offensive side, the Sox could not get the big hit. They had runners on base in every inning, but Alec found a way to get out of trouble. Nephty Cruz and Joe Alvarez led the offensive attack. Alvarez was 1 for 3 with a Single, BB, RBI, R, and 2SB while Cruz was 1 for 4 with a long BLAST. Williams, Sencion, and Morales each collected hits on the afternoon.

The Sox season is on the line as Game 2 of the Best of 3 series will be Thursday night, 8:30pm at Smith Field in Parsippany. League Cy Young/MVP David Jiminian will attempt to make the start.

The NY/NJ White Sox (16-2-1) defeated the Clifton Cardinals (15-5) by the score of 6-0 to clinch the #1 Seed in the Lou Gehrig Playoffs. Cardinal Killer David Jiminian kept his amazing season going as he once again Shut Out the Cards. Jiminian finished off the regular season with a League best 7-0 record, 0.44 ERA, and 103 Strike Outs. David Wasserman was the lucky victim of Strike Out #100 on the season.

The Sox would get all the offense they would need in the first inning as Cruz doubled in Williams. With the score of 2-0, the Sox would open it up in the 4th with RBI Singles from Nicosia and Williams. Williams would add another RBI Single in the 6th and the Sox cruised to a 6-0 victory.
 

The Playoff Schedule for Rounds 1, 2 and Game 1 of the Semi Finals are set.  Go to 2005 Schedule to view...

The Sox will now host the Bergen Yankees in their regular season finale on Wednesday night, and then take a week off as they have a bye into the Best of 3 Semi Final Round of the Playoffs.

The NY/NJ White Sox won their 4th straight game as they defeated the Bronx Royals by the score of 11-4. The Arroyo brothers combined to shut down the Royals allowing only 3 hits and giving up 4 unearned runs. Jose Arroyo (5.1IP, 3H, 0ER, 3BB, 4K) got the start and was dominating until the 6th inning. Jose retired 13 of 15 at one point allowing 2 base runners only once in the first 5 innings. When he ran into some trouble in the 6th, brother Joel Arroyo came in to save the day. With the score 5-2 and the bases loaded, Joel (1.2IP, 0H, 0R, 0BB, 3K) shut the door.

The Sox couldnt get much going on the offensive side as Royals pitching walked 6 batters and hit another. Christian Morales led the offensive attack with 2 Singles and 3 RBI. Edwin Guzman chipped in a 2 RBI Single, and Mercado collected 2 RBI. David Jiminian also launched his 2nd home run of the season to start the Sox offense. Acosta swung a hot bat going 2-3 with an RBI. Harris also collected an RBI and Nephty Cruz hit his 5th triple of the season.

Jiminian Strikes Again!  Marauders No Match for Sox Ace!
Sox Enter Holiday Break on a 3 Game Winning Streak

The NY/NJ White Sox won their 10th game of the season as they defeated the Englewood Marauders by the score of 3-1.  Marauder Killer David Jiminian started (9IP, 5H, 0ER, 3BB, 13K) and was his usual dominant self. Jiminian carried a shut out into the 8th inning when a 2out error by the short stop allowed the only Marauder run to score. The run scored in the 8th inning ended Jiminian's 28 inning scoreless streak (32 innings including his 4 shut out innings in the all star game last week). Marauder starter Dave Hill was equally as dominant on the mound allowing only 8 hits, 1 earned run, and striking out 15. The Sox scored the first run of the game in the 6th when Mercado led off with a walk, stole 2nd, then while stealing 3rd, the throw went into left field allowing him to score. The game was 1-0 until the bottom of the 8th when Tremayne Sheppard came through with a 2 out single to tie the game. But in the top of the 9th, the Sox would score 2 runs to finish off the Marauders. Barkley reached on an error, followed by an RBI Doubly by Alvarez, and RBI Singly by Sencion.

OFFENSIVE HIGHLIGHTS: Joe Alvarez 3-4 (Single, 2 Doubles, R, RBI), Sergio Sencion 1-4 (RBI Single), Pete Polizzano 1-3 (Single, BB), Jiminian 1-4 (Single), and Jose Ferreira 1-4 (Single).

With the Victory, Jiminian is now 5-0 in the league with a league best 0.41 ERA and 74 strikeouts in 44 innings.  David's career numbers against the Marauders improved to 7-0 with a 0.61 ERA (4 Earned Runs in 59.1 innings), 76 Strike Outs in 59.1 innings. 

The Sox will now get a much deserved week off and get ready to play the Bergen Yankees on Thursday night July 9th. Game time is at 7:30pm at Buckley Park in Paterson...

MVP/Cy Young Jiminian NO-HITS Defending Champs...

3 Time MVP/Cy Young David Jiminian continued his dominance of the Defending Champion Cardinals by pitching a no hit shut out against them. This is Jiminians 2nd straight shut out against the Cards.  Jiminian struck out 13 while walking 5 in the contest.

The Sox improved their record to 4-0-1 with the 3-0 win and drop the Cards to 3-2. The game was scoreless going into the 6th inning when the Shupe Express seemed to lose some steam. Barkley led off with a walk then stole 2nd base. On a sacrafice attempt by Alvarez, Shupe threw the ball away, which allowed Alvarez to go to 2nd. Cruz then followed with a LONG Double to left and went to 3rd on the throw. Cruz then scored on a wild pitch to give the Sox 3-0 lead.

Not too much offense to talk about as Shupe was also on his game. Jiminian 2-2 (Single, Double, HBP), Cruz 1-2 (Double, RBI, R, BB), and Barkley 1-2 (Single, BB, R, SB).

The fans are a big part of the Sox success as they seemed to rile up the Cards and keep the Sox in the game! Thanks for the support!

The Sox will look for their 3rd consecutive shut out as they host the NJ Nationals next Thursday night, May 19th, 7:30pm at Larry Doby...

The Sox would like to take the opportunity to thank Kevin and the entire Royals Team for a great effort and great game.

Mario Sencion pitched a gem, allowing just 5 hits and getting himself out of jams, which the Sox defense put him in.  It was a scoreless game until the 7th inning, when the Sox chipped away, a single at a time, with some Royals defensive miscues, placed 7 runs on that inning.  The afternoon was outshined by the Sox new right fielder. Jackie made some key catches, when the Royals were threatening to score in the 1st and 5th inning. In the ninth, the Royals lead-off hitter lined a shot over Jackie's head and was held to just a double. Jackie, the Sox thank you. You are in "A league of you own".

Player of the Game: Jackie Schnorrbusch and Mario Sencion

THE SOX SAY GOOD-BYE

The Sox unfortunately will say good bye to long time White Sox, Erik TenCate.  Erik joined the Sox back in 1999 and has been a solid bat in the middle of the line up.  To join the Sox, Erik was willing to learn the outfield positions as he was mainly an infielder.  TenCate's decision to leave the Sox was based on his busy week schedule, as the owner of the Training Zone, and wanting to spend time with his wife and 2 young kids.  A man who loves baseball, Erik would have done anything to help the team win.  Well respected in the league, Erik will look to find a team in the B division that plays mostly night games.  He will be an enormous asset to any team that he joins.  He will also join the team for weeknight games when players are needed. 

As long as the White Sox franchise has a team, Erik TenCate will always have a place to play!  Thank you Erik for everything you have done for the team, keep in touch!  

CONGRATULATIONS TO DAVE JIMINIAN
FOR THE LEAGUE AWARDS HE RECEIVED. 

Dave Jiminian was crowned as the 2004 Lou Gehrig Spring MVP, and was the 2004 Lou Gehrig Spring CY Young Award Winner.  This is the 3rd consecutive season Jiminian won the Leagues Most Valuable Player Award for the Leagues Best Player.  It also is the 2nd consecutive season that Jiminian won the Cy Young Award for the Leagues Best Pitcher.  Pitching wise, Dave finished with a league best 7 wins, 80 Strike Outs, 5 Complete Games, and 1 Shut Out.  He posted a 2.58 ERA, allowing more than 2 earned runs in a game only once this season, and had 10.33 Ks per 9.  On the offensive side, Jiminian posted a 0.344 batting average and was in the leagues top 5 in RBI (14), Triples (3), Doubles (6), Hits (21), and Total Bases (33).  

CONGRATULATIONS TO DAVE JIMINIAN AND SAL NICOSIA FOR THE LEAGUE AWARDS THEY RECEIVED. 

Dave Jiminian was crowned as the 2003 Lou Gehrig Spring Championship MVP, 2003 Lou Gerhig Spring CY Young, 2003 Fall Lou Gehrig MVP, and 2003 Fall Lou Gehrig CY Young...  Sal Nicosia was named the 2003 Fall Lou Gehrig Manager of the Year.  It was the 2nd Time that Sal received this award.  The awards are added to the 2003 Lou Gehrig Fall Championship MVP that Joe Alvarez won.  These awards complete a VERY Successful Season.  Congratulations to all!

CONGRATULATIONS TO JOE ALVAREZ FOR WINNING THE CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES MVP AWARD. 

In the series, Joe hit  .429 with a Home Run and 2 Runs Batted In.  There were a number of options, but the spark plug of the White Sox team was Alvarez.  Tony LaPage finished close behind in 2nd place.  Tony, who hit .286 in the 2 game series, came through with a 2 run Single in game 2 when the Sox were down 3-2 which gave them the lead.  LePage also saved both games pitching a total of 1.2 innings, allowing no runs and striking out 4.  Also receiving votes:  Game 1 Starter Dean Podlas, who was brilliant allowing only 4 hits, striking out 8, and gave up 1 run in 8 innings, Game 2 Starter Dave Jiminian, who was amazing in 11.1 innings allowing 7 hits, striking out 11 and gave up 3 runs, Jason Barkley, who hit 0.444 in the series, Nephty Cruz with the game winning hit in Game 1, and Sal Nicosia with the game winning hit in Game 2.

THE NY/NJ WHITE SOX COMPLETE A SPRING & FALL SEASON SWEEP OF THE LOU GEHRIG LEAGUE  BY WINNING THE FALL LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP IN 2 GAMES!!!

Sal Nicosia comes through with the game winning 2 run bases loaded single in the 12th inning to help the Sox to a 6-4 win over the Parsippany Yankees...  Some sloppy play put the Sox in a 3-0 hole after 3 innings.  Then the Sox got a wake up call, Joe Alvarez stepped to the plate and hit a "blast" to left field to get the Sox on the board.  The Sox responded in the 6th by scoring 3 runs and taking a 4-3 lead on an RBI single by Polizzano and a 2RBI double by LePage.  An unearned run helped the Yankees tie up the game in the 7th and neither team could score in the final 2 innings.  The game went into extra innings and both teams had their chances, but it was the Sox who took advantage of it in the 12th.  With runners on 1st and 2nd and 1 out, Ten Cate hit a ball that was booted by the 3rd baseman.  This loaded up the bases for Nicosia, who hit the first pitch he saw to left field that scored 2 runs.  Dave Jiminian started and pitched all the way through the 11th inning and started the 12th inning.  But after a strike out, Jiminian began to tire and walked a batter bringing up the tying run to the plate.  In came LePage to close the door striking out 2 of the 3 batters he faced and recording his 2nd save in as many games.  

The NY/NJ Sox became the first team in league history to win both the Spring AND Fall Championships...  I would like to thank all the players for their hard work, all the family members for their patience, and the players that helped us out when we were in a bind.  It was a rough season, but it was all worth it!!!  Take some time off, relax, and get ready to do it all again next season!!!