2002 10 Yr Old 
A Team

Write Ups

July 20, 2002
Montville ended its summer season today after a heart-breaking lose to Roseland in the Suburban League playoffs. Stranding runners in scoring position plagued them all game.
The coaches and parents would like to thank the players for an excellent season and would like to let them know how proud we are of them.
Montville     2
Roseland     4

July 18, 2002
Montville's final game of the Suburban League against Glen Ridge resulted in a win.  Highlights of the game included Ryan Ventura's three run homerun and Slade Eigenmann's diving catch in left field.
Glen Ridge      0
Montville      +13

July 15, 2002
Montville defeated a pesky East Hanover today. Montville scored six runs in the first inning and added two more over the course of the game. East Hanover fought back in the bottom of the sixth to come within two, however coming up short in the end.
East Hanover 6
Montville 8

July 14, 2002
Montville bounced back from a morning lose to Livingston to defeat 8-0 Verona-maroon.
An offensive contribution from the bottom of the line-up aided in the win.
Verona-maroon 3
Montville 8

July 14, 2002
Montville was defeated by Livingston today. The lead seesaw thru out the game. An unfortunate error at the bottom of the sixth inning allowed the winning run for Livingston to cross home plate.
Montville     9
Livingston   10

July 13, 2002
Montville faced and beat Westfield in the finals of the Montville Invitational Tournament. It was a total team effort that resulted in this lopsided win. Highlights of this game included a combined shutout pitching performance by Matt Chierici and Jamie Wallace. Joey Adami's triple and two doubles, Ryan Ventura's triple lead the offense. 

Westfield 0
Montville 13

July 13, 2002

Montville hosted Totowa and came away with an impressive victory. Highlights of the game included a double to the wall by Jamie Wallace.

Totowa 2
Montville 11

July 12, 2002
Montville defeats Wayne in the M.I.T. and advances to play Westfield in the finals.

Wayne 3
Montville 11

July 11, 2002
Montville defeated Verona-white via the mercy rule in three innings.
Verona-White    0
Montville          14

July 10, 2002
Montville had the pleasure of playing Cedar Grove again in Suburban League play. For the second time, Montville came away with the win, even though Cedar Grove was able to tie the score in the top of the sixth inning.
Cedar Grove   6
Montville        7

July 9, 2002
Montville lost its first game in the Montville Invitational Tournament to Wyckoff. Wyckoff took the lead in the first inning and never relinquished it. Montville had many opportunities to tie or go ahead, but came up short.
Montville 5
Wyckoff  7

July 8, 2002
Montville's second game of the M.I.T. resulted in a hard fought victory over a stubborn Cedar Grove team. Pat Bryne's six RBI's and Dylan Devereux four innings of stellar pitching facilitated the win. Although, the real spark came from the return of Matt Chierici and Ryan Ventura following a one game absence. Assistant coach Jean Deveruex was grateful for their return and wasted no time inserting them back into the line-up for the whole game.
Cedar Grove   8
Montville       10

July 7, 2002
Montville began the M.I.T. tournament with a win over Hanover. A strong offensive showing by all the team players produced the win.
Hanover    8
Montville   13

July 6, 2002
Montville suffered a heartbreaking lose to Roseland.
Montville    5
Roseland    7

July 5, 2002
With a total team effort, Montville produced a victory over Caldwell/West Caldwell team. Most notable was the pitching performances by Rich Novotny, Jimmy Picinich and Matt Chierici.
Caldwell/West Caldwell    2
Montville                          10

June 30, 2002
With their win over Livingston, Montville took 2nd Place in the Chatham Tournament.

June 25, 2002
Montville was eliminated in the District Tournament By Mt. Olive.
Mt. Olive 10
Montville 1


June 26, 2002
Montville started off on the right foot in the Chatham Tournament with a victory
over a strong Long Valley team.
Long Valley 5
Montville 6


June 27, 2002
Montville suffered a tough lose to Chatham after holding a lead thru the fourth inning.
Chatham 10
Montville 4


June 28, 2002
Montville closed out the Chatham Tournament with a win over Livingston. Highlights of this game was Pat Byrnes two difficult catches in right field and his offensive performance at home plate.
Livingston 2
Montville 4

June 25, 2002: Montville put on an offensive show at the plate against East Hanover National. This provided a much needed confidence-building win.
East Hanover National    1
Montville                     +21

June 23, 2002: Montville came up short against a very strong Long Hill team in district play. The bright spot in the lose was the offensive production at the plate turned in by Jamie Wallace and Jimmy Picinich.
Long Hill 18
Montville 11

June 21, 2002: Montville earned its first win against Mt. Olive in district play. Ryan Ventura's 2RBI triple and Matt Chierici's six innings of shutout pitching were the highlights of the game.
Mt. Olive  0
Montville  2

June 17, 2002: Montville's 10 year old A team opened their season by traveling to Little falls. However, Little Falls good pitching and strong defense dominated the game
Montville  4
Little Falls  11

June 19, 2002 : Montville's home opener against Fairfield was played to a disappointing lose.
Fairfield 9
Montville 5