MOS Hold On for 1st “W”

The Men of Stone Leviathan were able to get their first win of the season by beating Westbrook Omega by a score of 11-7. White Stone jumped out to an early lead and actually lead for the entire game!
More story to come!

Leviathan Drop Opener

The White Stone Leviathan Softball team lost their season opener on Tuesday night to a veteran Westbrook Alpha team by a score of 15-6. A slow start on the offensive side (no base runners for the first 2 innings) and on the the defensive side (8 runs allowed in the 1st inning) spelled doom for the Leviathan.  The bright spots for the MOS were Luke Dye going 2 for 2, Tigh Kemnitz knocking in 2 runs, and Richard LaTour scoring twice. Come out and support the MOS Leviathan as they take on Westbrook Omega at the YMCA at 6:00 this Tuesday (5/22).

 

Scrimmage Scheduled for May 1…

There is a scrimmage scheduled vs White Stone Behemoth on Tuesday, May 1st (6pm at YMCA Summit Field North). Hope all players can make it…fans are welcome! Cheer on both White Stone Softball teams!!

2012 Schedule Released!

The 2012 Season Schedule for the White Stone Leviathan Softball team has been released by the league! White Stone kick’s off their season on Tuesday, May 8th @ 6pm against Oakwood Blue (@ YMCA at Pabst Farms). Click here to see the entire schedule, or to download your own!!

New name Announced!!

Because of the creation of a 2nd White Stone Softball Team, team names for each were necessary. After much thought and a democratic process, our new name is White Stone Leviathan. If you are curious as to what that means, take a few minutes to look up Job 41. The newly created White Stone team will be known as the White Stone Behemoths.

Heartbreaking loss in Semis

The 2011 season ended for the Men of Stone on Tuesday night, as they suffered a 10-7 loss in the semifinals of the Delafield Softball League Playoffs. The loss came to #2 seeded Dr Martin Luther (2), who advance to the league championship next Tuesday. (It was White Stone’s first ever loss to DML2 since entering the league in 2007). All through the playoffs the Men of Stone have started the games strong, and this game was no exception as they scored runs in the first 3 innings of the game (1, 2, & 4).  Unfortunately, that was all the offense the guys would get on Tuesday night. After jumping out to a 7-0 lead, DML responded with 10 unanswered runs. It was a tough loss for the MOS, as they were looking to advance to their first ever League Championship game. Adam Andrus and Jake Andrus led the team with 3 hits each, and Brad Bayerline knocked in 3 RBI. Kemnitz, Terry Andrus, Murphy, and Bayerline also added 2 hits for the MOS. The Men of Stone also had some steller play in the field, as Adam Andrus excited the crowd with an amazing diving catch for the 3rd out of an inning.

The loss brings the Men of Stone record to 7-7 on the 2011 season. It is the 3rd straight year the guys have lost in the semifinal game of the playoffs; they look to get over the hump next year! The team wants to thank all the fans this year for all the amazing support—White Stone by far had the most fan support out of any league team! Thank you for being fans who represented Jesus in your actions and words—we, as a team, are very proud of you! Thanks for a great season!

Click here to see the 2011 Season Schedule & Results
Click here to see the 2011 Season Final Statistics 

Men of Stone Players watch on

MOS Advance to Semifinals of Playoffs

The Men of Stone played possibly their two best games of the entire season last night at Fireman’s Park(even without two of their best players who are on a missions trip in Malawi, Africa!)…just in time for the League Playoffs! The MOS entered the single-elimination League Playoffs having played two of their worst games of the season. In the first game the guys from White Stone faced off against Westbrook Omega. White Stone got off to an early lead, scoring 4 in the bottom of the 1st…they never trailed the entire game. Solid fielding and consistent hitting were the key ingredients to the victory. Robert Murphy and Tigh Kemnitz both led the team with 3 hits each, while Jake Andrus had 4 RBI on the game. Great infield play really lifted the team, as Michael Javornik (3B), Ed Schmit (SS), Luke Schweng (2B), Terry Andrus (1B), and Richard LaTour (P) did an outstanding job on defense! LaTour also pitched his finest game of the season, regularly tossing strikes and keeping batters off-balanced with his “curve-floater.” The final score of the game was: White Stone 10, Westbrook Omega 6. (Click here for the game stats)

The 2nd Round game vs DR Beacons was played at 7pm at Fireman’s Park, so the guys didn’t have much time to celebrate their opening round victory. Beacons entered the League Tourney as the defending league Champions, so White Stone knew it wasn’t going to be easy. One of the goals coming into the night was to score early, and White Stone did it–again scoring 4 runs in the 1st inning and jumping out to an early lead. After 3 innings, White Stone held a 5-1 lead. The Beacons did a lot of damage in the 4th inning, though, scoring 6 runs and taking a 7-6 lead. White Stone kept fighting and tied the game in the 5th, took a 1 run lead in the 6th, and then piled in 3 more runs in the top of the 7th. The MOS had an 11-7 lead going into the bottom of the 7th, but they knew they had to stop the explosive DR offense. The first batter reached with a single to center. The next batter hit it to shortstop Ed Schmit, who started the 6-4-3 double-play! Great start by Schmit, and a solid throw from Schweng to Terry Andrus at first base. The final batter of the game hit a fly ball to Jake Andrus in leftfield which ended the game! It was certainly an exciting game, and a well deserved victory for White Stone.

There were 4 White Stone batters who each had 3 hits (J. Andrus, Javornik, Schweng, & LaTour). Rallyman Matt Sell earned a pair of hits and also knocked in a huge run for the MOS. Javornik and Kemnitz also led the team with 2 RBI each. Richard LaTour again pitched a beauty of a game—very much in control the whole way. Infielders Ed Schmit and Michael Javornik led the great fielding effort—both with some stellar plays! (Click here to check out the game stats)

Player/Coach Matt Sell had this to say following the victories,
“It’s hard for me to put into words how proud I am of these guys. They played their butts off tonight, and they really deserved these wins. We have played poorly the last few weeks, so for us to bounce back like this…it is awesome! Now we’re off to McDonalds—McApple Pies all around!!!”

White Stone advances to the 3rd Round of the Delafield League Playoffs for the 3rd consecutive season, however, the MOS have never reached the League Championship Game. White Stone faces #2 seed Dr Martin Luther Church (2) next Tuesday (Aug 2) at Legion Field with a game time of 6.30pm. White Stone has the best fans in the entire league–please come out and continue to support the guys!