Because of all the brats, er kids, are out of school, the summer camps are taking over the softball fields from June to August. This includes our usual Monday pickup game field: Pine. Below is the updated schedule and locations for the weekly pickup games.
Monday June 10th: Cancelled
Thursday June 13th: Cancelled
Monday July 1st: Alga 2
Monday July 22nd: Calavera 2
Monday August 5th: Calavera 2
Monday August 12th: Pine
Monday August 19th: Pine
Game Suspended
Game Suspended
In the final game of the regular season, a short-handed Nucci’s team (only 10 players) gave That Pizza Place all it could handle in a contest that was very close until the 9th inning when TPP pulled away for a hard-earned 29-18 victory.
Nucci’s started the game with a series of solid hits, sending all 10 batters to the plate in the opening inning to take a 4-1 lead after the 1st. The teams alternated scoring in the next few innings, but NU kept their lead and were ahead 13-10 after 5 innings. Then TPP nosed ahead by a run in the 6th, added a few more runs in the 7th, and had a tenuous 18-14 lead after 8 innings.
In the 9th inning, TPP’s bats roared to life and the team batted around the order while scoring 11 more runs. NU knocked in 4 more runs of their own in the bottom of the 9th to close the gap, resulting in the 29-18 final score.
NU’s batters had plenty of hits and strong run production, led by Al Castaneda hitting 5 for 5 with 1 HR, Robert Kroger going 5 for 6 with a double, and Paul Thomas also hitting 5 for 6. Solid fielding by Robert Kroger at 3rd base and Gumby-like stretches by Kevin Davidge at 1st base helped keep the game close until the end, and a nice relay from RF Paul Thomas to Rover Dennis O’Hern to Robert Kroger to throw out a TPP runner at 3rd base early in the game tempered TPP’s aggressiveness on the base paths.
TPP hitters started slowly but finished strong, led by Mike Henderson hitting 5 for 5 with 3 doubles and 4 RBIs and Dennis Rayford also going 5 for 5 with 1 double and 4 RBIs. As they have all season, the 2nd half of TPP’s lineup were very impressive at the plate with batters 8 through 14 hitting for a .625 average, led by Ken Auerbach hitting 4 for 5 with 3 RBIs, John McDaniels going 3 for 4 with 2 RBIs, and each of Gordon Recht, Martin Wai and Evelyn Schwartz hitting 3 for 5 with 5 RBIs collectively. Highlights for TPP in the field included Gene LaChimia throwing out a Nucci’s runner at home from RF and Dennis Rayford snagging a pop fly tailing away from him behind his spot at 2nd base.
NU thanks TPP for supplying them with a catcher and field player each inning to fill out their roster, and both teams appreciate the spirit of sportsmanship, camaraderie and fun displayed by all players during the regular season finale.
With a playoff berth on the line, Carlsbad Inn faced off against Hennessey’s for the final regular season game at Alga 2. Hennessey’s started off well with 4 runs in the 2nd inning to take a 4-3 lead, adding one in the 3rd to go up 5-3. CBI finally got off the mark with a 5 run outburst in the bottom of the 3rd with no outs recorded, all started by Margo Jacobo’s leadoff double to left field. From there, CBI kept the lead with 3 runs in the 6th and 4 in the 8th to coast to a 15-7 win.
Hitting stars for Hennessey’s included Dario Santana in the leadoff position going 3 for 4, followed by sub Rick Shaw, Kirsten Milbrandt and Johnnie Martinez all going 2 for 3. Carlsbad Inn was powered by the top 5 batters in the lineup who collectively hit 17 for 18 and knocked in all 15 runs. Dale Miller, Larry Wadalavage and Gene Smith were a perfect 4 for 4 with Gene crushing a 3 run homer to the fence in the first inning. Daniel Malchow went 3 for 3 including a single, double and a triple. Also notable, Sherre Lovick and Margo Jacobo were both 2 for 3 with Margo hitting a double and a triple. Excellent defense all around and great pitching by Rod Johnson ensured the win.
Alas, over at Alga 3, Pizza Port Brewery beat Worden Williams to finish just ahead of CBI for the final playoff spot. Congratulations to all the top 4 finishers - on to the playoffs! Our thanks to Rick Shaw for subbing today for HEN and to Donato Domaguin and Steve Sexton for umping.
So here we are, end of the season for PG and at least one more game for GA, and PG ends up the way they started with a WIN! What happened in those games between our start and end is a bunch of tales for a later time. There were some wild, crazy and fun games for these wild and crazy PG players... all 15 for sure although we never had a game with all players present. One thing for sure was every player gave his or her all no matter what the score was. Sometimes we were unstoppable and other times forgettable when our evil twins showed up. It was always a team effort, supporting each other and enjoying the game we all love.
Now for today's game, PG showed up with only ten players, four injured and one on vacation. GA lent us two players each inning and a big THANK YOU for doing so. As it turned out one of the GA players felt ill during the middle of the game, so PG lent them a player too. We all shared our "wealth" of players.
Every one of PG's ten players contributed at least two hits or RBIs with Leo McFall leading the way with a 5 for 5 and 5 RBI day. Pat Driscoll was 4 for 5 with a three-run homer and Steve Newberg, Oscar Castillo, Oscar Lara and Gary Soper all were 3 for 5. Two of Gary's hits were "should'a been" homers but for his gimpy legs. Michiko Lischen contributed two RBI ground outs in her final at bats. Lastly, Michiko, one of our wonderful and special players, is hanging up her cleats and we hope not forever. The league will miss her smiling face and never give up attitude for sure.
GA was led by David Bosque's 4 for 4 day, Jerry Galiley's home run, and 3 for 4 days by Leigh Peterson, Tom Benacka, Dave Ash and Bob Cairo.
I would be remiss if I didn't mention a few great defensive plays that prevented the score from being even higher. Dave Ash made a great over the shoulder catch at shortstop and Lou Chartz in left field and Cathy McDonald at first base made several great catches.
PPB needed to win this last game of the season to make the playoffs and Worden Williams made it severely difficult for them to do this leading 14-10 after 4 innings, then PPB out scored WW 12-3 the last 5 innings to secure the last playoff spot.
Great pitching by PPB’s Russ Roopenian and WW Bob Baptista, who both got 2 hits. Leading hitters for WW were Bob Buscher 5/5 with 4 doubles & a homer, Bob Loperena 5/5 with 4 doubles & a homer & 4 RBIs, Cord Cameron 4/5 w/a homer, Lloyd Thorne 3/5 w/a homer.
Leading hitters for PPB were Rich Lavacot 5/5 w/a triple, homer & 3 RBIs, Teddy Badillo 4/4 w/a double, Phil McCabe 4/4 w/a double & 3 RBIs, John Symanski 3/3, Joel Kudren 3/4 w/a triple & 4 RBIs, Dan Frye and Ken McGehee both had 2 rbi singles, David Ward had 2 hits, a homer and 3 RBIs.
Both teams thank Al Cabacungan for umpiring a perfectly called game.
In a last effort to get out of the cellar for good. The Draft finally woke up and played a good game.
Our bats were HOT Scoring 26 runs.The defense was able to have several 1-2-3 out innings. Saving my Arm from a Lot more pitches. Jerry Smith, Jimmie, And Dario all were 5-5. Andy Balas, Vern Blough, Randy Baird, and Dave Frantz were all 4-5. Linda Wolf was 3-5.
Now for the Pie Shoppers. Dan Smith was 5-5 and Pat Stele, Jeff Pyton And Bill Mead were 3-4. Many Thanks to our Subs Dario Santana, Andy Balas, And Eugene Smith. Hope your second game was as good .
Many Thanks to our Umpires Big Al, and Randy Agadoni. Job well done. See ya next season Jimmie
Standings are posted after all scores have been received (in a timely manner)
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