| In the 14 plus years that Diamond Notes has been
covering the Post 701ers, he cannot remember a 4 homerun game by the local favorites. That
memory has been jarred big time when 4 of the Post's best hitters went yard vs the Old Timers.
With 2 out and no one on in the first it was Danny Auricchio crushing his 13th career homerun
for the quick 1-0 Post lead. This homerun was a milestone in the history of the Post 701 as
Danny passed his late, great Dad Rich Auricchio on the all time list to take over the number one
spot in homeruns. Danny's 2nd career homer came in 2006 in a game vs Libers when his Dad hit
his last Post home run. In addition to ranking as one of the best hitters in the AA League,
Danny is also one of the best, if not the best fielding infielders. Dad is very proud! One of
the original Brat Packers (and the only one left) Matt Beck is enjoying a career year. He is tied
for the team lead in rbis with a career best 19 ribbys. With 4 games to go, Matt topped his
personal best of 18 set back in 2008. His 3 run homer, which essentially put the game away
in the 5th inning was his 11th career shot, and places him only one behind Rich Auricchio for
second on the Post career list. Matt's 180 career rbis is 42 better than the runnerup. Shaun Krutz has done nothing but hit since joining the Post back in 2007. He
carries a career average of .491 and has 5 lifetime homers in only 167 at bats thanks to his
first inning homerun. Another vital kog in the Kiddi Korp link is the speedy and lethal
Lorenzo Fiorillo. In only his fifth year as a Post 701er, Lorenzo has 6 lifetime home runs
thanks to his 4th inning blast. Just to show that he is not all about the speed, Zo has
a .427 career average, fourth on the all-time list. Not bad for a Kiddi Korp member. |