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Party For The End Of Season 1 2026
Hi All,
Please join us for the final championship game and end of the season lunch/ celebration at Alga Norte Park after the game on May 28.
We will be meeting at the covered area just above the softball fields with the tables. Senior Grubbys will be catering, and we will pay individually for the lunches. The price ranges from six dollars to $12 and they also have soft drinks and water for purchase. They accept cash and credit cards.
They will start serving from 12 PM and serve until 2 PM
We hope to see you there.
Dario, Linda, Mark
Thursday, May 14th
That Pizza Place 21 - Plotkin Group 19
Pizza Port Brewery 8 - Carlsbad Police Assoc 6
Pizza Port Brewery 8 - Carlsbad Police Assoc 6
PG (Visitors) welcomed the TPP fielders with a game-opening [first at bat by Mark Riserbato) home run to deep right-center. OK, we’re awake now! The TPP fielders were now deep enough to hold the PG bats at bay for the balance of the inning. In the bottom of the 1st inning, TPP answered back with four runs. Both team was able to score in each inning. Going into the 8th inning with a score of 17-10 in favor of TPP, the PG bats threatened once again by posting 7 runs to tie the score. Dick Wood led off in the 8th and after batting around, Dick Wood ran in the 7th run of the inning. TPP answered back in their 8th by adding 4 runs to bring the score to 21-17. In the PG 9th, they threatened once more by adding 2 more runs but TPP was able to put the brakes on scoring any more runs and that’s how the game ended (21-19) .
At the plate for PG, home runs came off the bats of Mark Riserbato, Brian Turner and Gary Conway. David Hartzog went 6/6. Gary Conway, Jack Schwartzel and Dan Griffin went 5/6. Gene LaChimia and Mark Riserbato went 4/6 on the day.
For TPP, the bats were also very productive. Keith Richards slugged a long home run to deep center field. Keith went 5/5. Pat Driscoll hit 4/5. Nikki Branch hit 4/4. Tony Coppin (sub, thank you Tony), Mike Berry and Dennis Kerkhof hit 3/4.
PG thanks Dan Griffin and Gene LaChimia for subbing.
Pizza Port Brewery 8 - Carlsbad Police Assoc 6
Pizza Port Brewery 8 - Carlsbad Police Assoc 6
Pizza Port Brewery 8 - Carlsbad Police Assoc 6
One of those games where both teams offenses struggled. Give credit to both teams pitching and defenses. PPB broke out with 5 runs in the first and only scored in 2 more innings. CPA scored 2 runs in 2 innings and one run in two other innings.
Leading hitters for PPB were Super Sub Mark Lechlider 4/4 & 2 RBIs, Roney Lewis (double), Tom Carney (double & 2rbis) & David Frantz were all 3/4. Two hits for Johnny Brand, Ken Thompson, Mike Gallagher & David Buck, who also caught a foul ball.
Leading hitters for CPA were Lori Mills & Dan Miserany (double & 2 RBIs) both 3/3. Kevin Davidge (double), Jerry Smith (double) & Jeff Payton were all 2/3.
All participants had good sportsmanship during this very closely played competitive game.
Worden Williams 18 - Village Pie Shop 8
Worden Williams 18 - Village Pie Shop 8
Worden Williams 18 - Village Pie Shop 8
“Gentlemen, you can’t fight in here! This is the War Room!”
— Dr. Strangelove
Firing on all cylinders and boosting its game batting average by nearly 225 points over the previous game, Worden Williams feasted at the Village Pie Shop and rolled to an 18–8 victory. The Dubs weren’t taking out any grudges on VPS — they were simply overdue for a breakout after four straight games batting under .500. Sooner or later the bats were bound to wake up, and VPS happened to be standing in the way when they did.
Leading the charge for the short-handed Dubs, who suited up only eleven roster players, was sub Randy Agadoni, who went a perfect 4-for-4 with five RBIs. Every WW player, well almost every player, collected at least two hits, while Pat Steele and Joel Kudren enjoyed flawless days at the plate. As usual, the defense backed up the offense with another sharp performance in the field.
On the other side of the diamond, VPS showed plenty of offensive firepower despite missing two highly rated players. Barry Stangl and Teddy Badillo each went 4-for-4, while Elizabeth Bailey added a 2-for-3 effort. Defensively, first-year player Paul Wilson handled the shortstop position with the poise and confidence of a seasoned veteran.
For WW, the past two games — along with the final remaining two— serve as tune-ups for its upcoming playoff showdown against CBI. And speaking of CBI, special thanks go out to Randy Agadoni for stepping in while Bob Buscher was out of town. Randy didn’t just fill in — he made a difference. Class and style would best describe a former teammate and not just for this game.
Nucci's 14 - The Draft 3
Worden Williams 18 - Village Pie Shop 8
Worden Williams 18 - Village Pie Shop 8
The game at Pine started out as a defensive battle with 5 straight outs and no runs between the two teams after one inning. Then Nucci’s began to hit throughout the lineup and kept the Draft from putting together any big innings in a 14-3 win.
Nucci’s was led by 2 HRs from Randy Baird and a 3 for 4 with a HR from Tom Benacka. Plenty of others chipped in as Bob Porter went 4/4, Dave Suhr 3/3, and Rich Reynolds 3/4.
The Draft was led by Jeff Schneider 4/4 Carlos Cevallos 3/4 and Dave Bosque 2/3.
The defensive battle came with nice catches from Drafts Oscar Delgado at the fence on you-know-who’s blast, a nice running catch from Robert Tahimic as well as a busy day at SS by Schneider. For Nucci’s the busy day belonged to Delta Farrington at second base and Benacka at SS as well as Joni Wallman and Brenda McBarron who both made nice catches for putouts at the plate.
Nucci’s now has a bye then enters the last game of the season against TPP in a winner-take-all for the last playoff spot.
Bye: Carlsbad Inn
Tuesday, May 12th
Pizza Port Brewery 20 - That Pizza Place 19
Pizza Port Brewery 20 - That Pizza Place 19
Pizza Port Brewery 20 - That Pizza Place 19
It was an intense close game very well played between two good teams with the score 10-9 after 6 innings until PPB expanded it to 16-9 going into the top of the 9th when TTP’s lower half of the line up once again put together hits to bring up their top half and they decided to more than double their score in the open inning scoring 10 runs capped off by Linda Wolf’s bomb Grand Slam Homerun in front of a big crowd.
Everyone was wondering if PPB would answer back. David Buck started the inning with a his 3rd single and Mary Ann O’Brien worked another walk, then Johnny Brand got his 5th hit of the game and 5th rbi driving in a run followed by Roney Lewis’ 5th hit of of game loading the bases for Tom Carney, who walked it off with a bases loaded walk off shot to the fence for his 4th extra base hit of the game totaling up 6 RBIs.
Other leading hitters for PPB were Andy Balas 4/4 w/a double & 3 RBIs and some great catches and plays in the outfield. David Shinn was 3/4. Mark Pedote added a single and a monster 2-run homer along with Johnny Brand. PPB’s outfield defense cut down 2 TTP runners at the plate with relay throws from Roney Lewis and Tom Carney to Mary O’Brien, who caught both off them. Ken Thompson and Cord Cameron each had 2 hits and great defensive plays.
For TTP Tom Redmond was 5/5. Kevin Lynch and Mike Berry were 4/5. Nikki Branch, Linda Wolf and Robert Kroger each had 3 hits. Keith Richards and Mike Carey each had a homer and single. Dennis Kerhoff, Rick Shaw and Pat Driscoll each had 2 hits.
Everyone had great sportsmanship. PPB clinched the League’s regular Season Title today.
Carlsbad Inn 20 - Worden Williams 10
Pizza Port Brewery 20 - That Pizza Place 19
Pizza Port Brewery 20 - That Pizza Place 19
As the regular season winds down, two teams who will be facing each other in the first round of the playoffs played a friendly rivalry game. Carlsbad Inn jumped out to an early lead in the first inning, but Worden Williams gained the upper hand, leading 8-5 after 3 innings. CBI responded with a 5 spot in the top of the 4th inning and the score remained the same for the next three and a half innings. Finally, CBI hitters got back to work with 9 runs over the final three innings while WW scored 2, resulting in a final score of CBI 20 - WW 10.
Worden Williams was missing several key players, but subs Zack Taylor and Tony Coppin both filled in well. Zack went 3/4 with 2 HRs and played a fine third base. Joe Uribe and Erin Spoden also hit 3/4. Pat Steele hit a nice shot to right center for a home run and Ed Silva slipped a ground ball under the glove of the shortstop (me), which rolled to the fence for a bases-loaded triple in the 2nd inning. WW made some great defensive plays on hard hit balls to the infield including a back turned short hop stab at short by Bob Loperena who quickly flipped the ball to second for the force out. Zack at third and Pat Steele at rover each snagged several hard line drives. Two CBI runners were thrown out at home.
CBI had a good offensive day. Everyone got at least one hit. Joe Dimambro was perfect at the plate, going 5/5. Rich Lavacot, Dan Smith, Randy Agadoni (HR) and John Symanski all hit 4/5. Gene LaChimia hit 3/5 (but was robbed of hits in the other 2 at-bats). Jack Karson, Dan Griffin, and Dan Menendez all hit 3/5, and Jack hit a big home run. Gary Soper pitched and fielded well today and he hit a clutch 2 run single.
The Draft 11 - Carlsbad Police Assoc 10
The Draft 11 - Carlsbad Police Assoc 10
The Draft 11 - Carlsbad Police Assoc 10
On a chilly day up at everyone's favorite, Calavera Field, a hot CPA team played host to another hot team, The Draft. It wasn't a heavy hitting contest, but it was a well-played game all around by both teams. The Draft didn't get anything going with their big hitters in the first, but then the middle of the lineup came up huge in the top of the second putting up five runs.
As is often the case with the Draft, they struggled to score runs the rest of the game but were able to push across three in the 4th and two in the 8th. Carlsbad Police Association also struggled scoring runs but was able to push 10 runs across in bunches of twos and threes. Then came the exciting 9th inning in which the middle of the Draft lineup once again came up big and pushed one run across, with the third out being made in a close play at home plate. In the bottom of the 9th the Draft got two quick outs, but then CPA put the potential tying and winning runners on base before a ground out ended the game in Draft's favor, 11-10.
Outstanding defensive plays of note included Leigh Peterson channeling his best Willie Mays (off the bat of Vic Wertz) with a spectacular over the shoulder catch in left field, and Margo Jacobo doing her best Johnny Bench impression fielding tough throws from the outfield to nail not one, but TWO runners at home plate to end innings.
When it comes to baseball (and senior softball) it is said that a player has made it to "The Show" when they make it to the big leagues. Well, the big league show today at the plate for The Draft was Jerry Galiley, aka Mr. Clutch, who went 3/4 with four RBIs. The other big draft hitters were Carlos Cevallos (3/4), Leigh Peterson (3/4 2 RBIs), Phil Kay (3/3 2 RBIs) and Mr. Perfect...Robert Tahimic who went 4/4. For CPA, Greg Lorton was a perfect 4/4, Craig Wheatcroft, Kevin Davidge and Margo Jacobo were all 3/4.
Rich Keefer and Mike Endeman pitched fine games for their respective teams. Final score, Draft 11 CPA 10.
Nucci's 21 - Village Pie Shop 7
The Draft 11 - Carlsbad Police Assoc 10
The Draft 11 - Carlsbad Police Assoc 10
Nucci’s jumped out to a 13-2 lead over a shorthanded VPS team and never looked back in a 21-7 win at Pine today. Nucci’s broke out of a season-long hitting slump with the bats coming alive early and often.
Randy Baird, Tom Benacka, and Al Cabacungan all went 5/5. But the big hits were offered by Rick Skidmore who sprayed in 4 hits and 3 big RBIs while Bobby Porter had a 4/5 with a monster 7 RBIs to help Nucci’s pull ahead. Lil Keehan pitched well and also added a double off the top of the fence in left field, or was that off the top of the second base bag?
For VPS Paul Wilson continued his revenge tour versus Nucci’s with a pair of HRs. BoCai cemented his most improved player trophy with another 3/4 day. Elizabeth Baily went 2/3 and also snagged the MCDouble…grabbing screaming liners from both McBarron’s for nice putouts.
Bye: Plotkin Group
2026 Season Standings as of 5/14/26
Standings are posted after all scores have been received (in a timely manner)