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They say it takes a village…and today it took an entire village team effort for Nucci’s to pull out a close win over Plotkin Group.  But it also helps when you have a chief, and once again that chief was Randy Baird. 

In an otherwise close, scrappy game between two teams going back and forth it was Baird who was the difference. The stat line - 5/5, 6 RBIs, 5 runs scored, 5 extra base hits including a HR deep over the left field fence at Alga.  And even after all that hitting, it took two Baird Beauties of spectacular diving catches to secure the win.

The game was tied or within 3 runs the entire way.  Plotkin Group had their hitting shoes on with Jeff Ledesma going 4/5 and hitting two bombs to the fence that would have been HRs if not for the plodding Dave Erwine in front of him slowing him down (joke).  Erwine not to be outdone, had another age defying day going 4/5 with a HR and a nice catch in LF.

Every time PG pulled ahead Nucci’s would answer. 4 hit days from Kevin McBarron, Delta Farrington, Tom Benacka, and 3 hits from Ron Bonshu set the table for Rich Reynolds 4/5 5 RBIs. Baird’s Beauties and a nice shoestring catch by Rick Skidmore kept the game in reach.

A Dave Hartzog HR for PG and Lil Keehans 3rd hit and 2 RBIs for Nucci’s had it knotted at 20 going into the 9th.  Bobby Porter added to his earlier HR with a 2 RBI single to put Nucci’s ahead to stay and they held on for the win.

Plotkin Group thanks Tom Butch and Tom Redman for subbing and Nucci’s for lending a catcher.

On a very breezy day at Calavera #3, the Senior League’s two inversely high performing teams, VPS and Draft, squared off in a battle to stay out of the whine (sic) cellar.  Before the game, the boombox on the Draft side blasted Ruby & the Romantics “Our Day Will Come” and little did the Drafters know how right she was.  It took Rip Van Winkle 20-years to wake up and as if in a fairy tale, the Draft bats finally woke up after 24 games.  The Drafters tapped the keg and put up five runs in each of the first, third and sixth innings and added runs in every other inning but one.

Leading the charge for the Draft were Oscar Delgado and Dave Ash (3B) going 4/4, and all of the following going 3/3: Carlos Cevallos (HR), Jeff Schneider, Robert Tahimic, Rich Keefer, and Leigh Peterson. Karl Stern was 3/4 with Phil Kay and Jerry Galiley 2/3.   To top it off, the defense was really clicking with five double plays. 

For VPS, the hot bats were Al Casteneda and Elizabeth Bailey (3/3) and Jimmie Martin and Dale Miller (2/3).  In the field, a nice play was made at 1B by Guy McCord to snag a hot liner off the bat of Galiley which prevented two runs from coming in.  Another great play was made at the plate as Julio Maraver snagged a bullet from the outfield to get the runner out in a very close play.

There was great pitching by Rich Keefer, Jimmie Martin and Sheree Parsons.

Thanks to Dario Santana and Larry Weinberger for umpiring a great game. 

TBA

On a day at Alga where the wind was mostly blowing out, balls flew everywhere in a competitive game between Pizza Port Brewery and Carlsbad Inn.  Both teams hit four home runs, many double plays were turned (5 by CBI), and the game came down to the bottom of the 9th inning before it was decided.  The game was fairly close until CBI put up a 5 spot in the 6th to lead 13 - 8.  But, PPB scored 3 runs in the 8th to get it close going into the 9th.  In the top of the ninth with CBI leading by 2, the Innkeepers got the first 2 batters out - easy peasy.  Then, they loaded the bases with a couple of well-placed hits, followed by a clutch bases loaded walk by Maryann O'Brien.  A seeing-eye single by late sub Mike Berry knocked in two more runs giving the Brewers a 1 run lead entering the bottom of the 9th.  With 2 runners on, big John Symanski hit a shot over LC for a 3 run walk-off home run (though his run didn't count) to win the game.

PPB was led by Jonny Brand (game leadoff HR), Roney Lewis (3/4, HR), sub Kevin Lynch (4/4, HR + triple), Andy Balas (2/4, HR + triple), David Franz (3/4, triple), David Buck (3/4) and sub Mike Berry (3/4).  PPB thanks Kevin Lynch and Mike Berry for subbing today.

CBI was led by Rich Lavacot (3/4), Dan Smith (4/4, 3 triples, 3 RBIs), Randy Agadoni (4/4, 2 HRs, 5 RBIs), John Symanski (2/4, HR, game winning RBIs), Gene LaChimia (2/3), Jack Karson (2/3, HR and 3 RBIs).  

Bye:  That Pizza Place