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Thursday, August 28th
Worden Williams 11 The Draft 8
Gaspar 12 Carlsbad Police Assoc 10
Gaspar 12 Carlsbad Police Assoc 10
“Experience is simply the name we give our mistakes.”
How would you describe a team that has scored the fewest runs, allowed the fewest runs, and sits at 3–0 in the North County Senior Softball League? Overachievers? Lucky? Maybe. But one thing is certain—you can’t argue with results. Worden Williams kept its perfect record intact with an 11–8 win over a determined Draft squad.
True to form, it wasn’t a slugfest. The teams traded runs early, and by the end of the fifth inning the score was deadlocked at six. WW’s early offense came on a two-run homer from Joel Kudren, an RBI single by Ken Auerbach, and a sacrifice fly from Gary Fischer.
The breakthrough came in the sixth when Bob Buscher (3/4) launched a two-run homer and was backed by three straight hits from Bob Loperena (3/3), Mark Riserbato (3/3), and Auerbach (2/3) to give WW a four-run cushion.
The Draft, who led early, refused to go quietly. They scratched out three late runs, but steady WW defense kept them from pulling even. The Draft standouts included Gordon Recht, Mike Brower, and Jim Goertzen, each finishing 3-for-4.
Much thanks to David Bentley for stepping in as a last minute umpire replacement.
Gaspar 12 Carlsbad Police Assoc 10
Gaspar 12 Carlsbad Police Assoc 10
Gaspar 12 Carlsbad Police Assoc 10
Remember how we were taught to catch a fly ball? Keep your eyes on the ball; position your feet to where you feel the ball will land; position your glove to catch the ball; and use 2 hands. Well Gaspar's LCF Oscar Delgada made a clutch grab in today's game following all these rules--well actually following only the first one, as he fell on his butt and trapped the ball with his arms. But he made the catch and killed a CPA rally. Thanks Oscar.
In a very close game, Gaspar prevailed over CPA 12 to 10. Gaspar's hitting was led by Dan Miserany, with a homer and 4 RBIs, Pat Steele, who went 3 for 3 with 3 RBIs, and Martin Wai who scored 3 runs. But every one of Gaspar's 13 players got at least one hit, and their defense was generally excellent.
CPA's highlights include Jeff Van Sicien going 4 for 4, Jeff Payton 3 for 4, Craig Wheatcroft 2 for 4, and John Symansky 2 for 4 with 4 RBI's.
Carlsbad Inn 12 Plotkin Group 10
Carlsbad Inn 12 Plotkin Group 10
Carlsbad Inn 12 Plotkin Group 10
Two weeks into the new season of North County Senior Softball and only two teams were left in the dreaded cellar, though Carlsbad Inn was a little deeper at oh and three. The Innies started off with a bang, shutting down the Groupies in the top of the first 1-2-3 and then scored 5 runs without registering an out in the bottom half. Now we're cooking, we thought, but PG had other ideas. They kept the score close with good defense all the way around, especially with Dennis O'Hearn in LC catching every fly ball that dared to be in the vicinity. By the end of the 6th, CBI was leading by 12-5 and hoping to cruise home, but PG scored 3 runs in the 8th on the strength of a 3 run HR by Joe Uribe and another 3 runs in the top of the 9th before CBI shut it down with the tying run on 3rd for a final score of 12-11.
Highlights for PG included Joe Uribe, sub Kevin Davidge and David Erwine all 3 for 4 with 3 RBIs for both Dave and Joe.
For CBI, Cord Cameron, Jonny Brand and Randy Agadoni all went 3 for 3 and Jonny knocked in 4 RBIs. Dan Smith, rookie Mike Gallagher, Jerry Smith and Linda Wolf all hit 2 for 3. Special mention for rookie Julio Maraver who had his first hit of the season, came around to score his first run and also caught a foul tip behind the plate.
Special thanks to Kevin Davidge and Bop Baptista for subbing for PG and to Skip Moyer for an excellent job behind the plate.
Pizza Port Brewery 15 Nucci's 2
Carlsbad Inn 12 Plotkin Group 10
Carlsbad Inn 12 Plotkin Group 10
PPB is playing really good softball during the start of the season with good pitching, defense, hitting, base running and did it again today. Credit goes to Nucci’s for not giving up. Nucci’s Lil pitch a good game and her defense also played well. Tom Carney had a solo homer for Nucci’s and Ruby Murphy singled home their other run.
PPB’s Ken Thompson pitched another gem and was 4/5. Super subs David Ward and Dan Hacker were both 4/4. Roney Lewis, Leo McFall and Tom Bernacka were all 3/4. Dale Miller, Anthony Reynoso and Marty Topper were all 2/3.
Both teams thank Rick Shaw who umpired perfectly.
Bye: Village Pie Shop
Tuesday, August 26th
The Draft 21 Plotkin Group 13
The Draft 21 Plotkin Group 13
The Draft 21 Plotkin Group 13
5-0-5-0 Call the Police
The Draft jumped out in the first inning with 5 runs, then 0, then 5, then 0.
The grass at Calavera had not been cut for what seemed like months and had just been watered. The perfect Bob Baptista infield it was NOT either. But the current bottom feeders knew the importance of this game and getting out of that jailhouse.
The Draft led most of the game with quite the scare of heading back to jail in the bottom of the ninth by Plotkin Group who scored 5.
There was a lot of good batting by both teams.
For PG, Joe Uribe and Robert Kroger went 4 for 5, while Jeff Ledesma and Dennis O'Hern cranked out 5 for 5 each with Dennis hitting the cycle.
The Draft hit over 600 as a team. Barry Stangl and Elizabeth Bailey both going 4 for 4, Mike Brower 4 for 5, with Jim Goertzen, Phil Kay, Mark Prior and Gordon Recht all going 3 for 4.
And the game ball goes to Barb Pardo for taking advantage of the new walk rule. Getting what works out to be a single, double and a triple on walks, 2 RBI's and scoring 3 times.
Worden Williams 9 Nucci's 8
The Draft 21 Plotkin Group 13
The Draft 21 Plotkin Group 13
“Retirement – an ongoing relentless activity in creativity.”
If you like close games, this one had everything—three ties, four lead changes, and never more than a single run separating the two teams. When the dust settled, Worden Williams (WW) edged out Nucci’s (NU) in a 9–8 thriller.
Trailing 8–7 in the bottom of the eighth, the bottom half of the WW lineup came through in a big way. Three straight hits set the table for Mike Endeman, who calmly punched a two-run single to bring home the tying and winning runs.
NU didn’t make it easy. With steady hitting from Robert Tahimic, Dave Ash, Tom Carney, and Bob Porter, they kept the pressure on all afternoon. But when WW needed stops, the defense delivered. Mark Riserbato, heading off soon to Africa, put on a show—first running down an over-the-shoulder catch from his rover spot, then digging deep into the hole to snatch a ground ball ticketed for right field. Both plays saved runs and kept NU from breaking the game open. Not to be outdone, Kevin Lynch—soon Europe-bound—was everywhere in left-center, chasing down shots that looked certain to fall.
At the plate, WW spread the wealth. Bob Buscher went a perfect 3-for-3, newcomer Joni Wallman chipped in a 2-for-3 day, and Leigh Peterson matched Buscher with a flawless 3-for-3. Peterson also scored points off the field, showing up with donuts courtesy of Christine and Leigh—a win in itself.
Finally a shoutout to Nucci’s- “If character is what you do when no one is watching, then sportsmanship is that conduct when everyone is watching.” Much appreciated - JP
Pizza Port Brewery 29 Village Pie Shop 12
Pizza Port Brewery 29 Village Pie Shop 12
Pizza Port Brewery 29 Village Pie Shop 12
VPS ran into a juggernaut today as PPB hitters batted .796 today scoring 5 runs in each of the first 5 innings despite VPS Pitchers Bob Baptista and Jimmie Martin throwing every pitch possible to try and get them out.
Ken Thompson pitched well for PPB and also went 4/5 with a homerun & 5 RBIs. Eugene Smith was 5/5 hitting for the cycle w/4 RBIs. Mark Lehman was 5/5 w/7 RBIs, Roney Lewis and Rich Lavacot were 4/5. Super Sub Steve Doan was 4/4 w/3 RBIs. Anthony Reynoso was 3/4 w/a homerun. Dale Miller and Leo McFall were 3/4 w/3 RBIs each. Marty Topper, Tom Bernacka and Brenda Lehman were 3/4.
For VPS Rich Shaw, Kevin Davidge, Teddy Badillo, Dario Santana and David Ward were all 3/4 with Rick smashing a homerun. Bob Cairo and Karl Stern were 2/3.
Both teams thank Jimmy Smyth for umpiring a clean game.
Gaspar 10 Carlsbad Inn 6
Pizza Port Brewery 29 Village Pie Shop 12
Pizza Port Brewery 29 Village Pie Shop 12
First of all, thanks so much to Skip Moyer for umpiring. Skip hasn't been seen on the field for some time and it was so good to see him again, even if only in an umpiring capacity. And he did a great job with some really tough calls. Great to see you back, Skip!
As to the game itself, Gaspar led 5 to 2 after the first inning and the score really didn't change much after that. Although CBI got a homer from Tony Trifiletti and 2 for 3 hitting from Linda Wolf, Dennis Kemp, and Steve Berry, they only scored 4 more runs after the 1st mostly as a result of Gaspar's keen defense, especially SS Jeff Schnieder, and good pitching from Russ Rooperian and Pat Steele.
Gaspar's offense was led [again] by Gene La Chimia, was was 3 for 3 with a homer and a double, and Andy Balas who was also 3 for 3, and 2 hits each from Oscar Delgado, Dan Miserany, Jeff Schnieder, and Tommy Winterbourne.
Bye: Carlsbad Police Officers Association
2025 Season Standings as of 08/28/25
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