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It was rather cool day at Alga 2, but for four innings, the bats for Plotkin Group and Hennessey’s were downright frigid. From the second through the fifth, PG scored 3 runs and the Hens tallied only 2. At the end of five the Hens led PG 5-4. But starting in the home half of the sixth and running through the eighth, the Hen’s bats thawed and put up 13 runs. PG put up a spirited rally in the eighth and ninth innings posting six total runs, but to the disappointment of their vocal and loyal fans, came up on the short end of an 18-11 score.
PG was powered by leadoff hitter Pat Driscoll with 4 hits coupled with his blinding speed. Oscar Castillo also racked up 4 hits one being a loud homerun to centerfield. Steve Newberg also sent Hens outfielder Jim Goertzen chasing a homerun ball as part of his 3 hit day. Pitcher Gary Soper also helped his own cause with a 3 hit afternoon. He could have added a homerun as well, but blew a tire as he reached third base and settled for a very loud triple.
There were several hitting heroes for the Hens. Most notably were Goertzen’s 5 hit day, Steve Doan’s 5 safely hit line drives , 4 hits each for Dario Santana, Keith Richards and Ed Strong. Johnnie Martinez went the distance on the mound and also contributed two clean singles.
As miracle will have it, no subs in this game.
Both teams want to thank Donato Domaguin for taking the time to make all the calls from home plate.
Based on their 18-18 tie earlier in the season that left neither team satisfied, the final regular season game between the two pizza joints was expected to be a tightly contested battle. In a surprising pizza dough twist, only one team feasted at the plate, resulting in That Pizza Place recording an unexpectedly lopsided 26-2 victory over Pizza Port.
For perhaps the first time this season, all 15 TPP players were healthy and showed up to play, and previously injury-plagued Pizza Port also were healthy enough to field a team of 12.
As they have been all season, the 2nd half of TPP’s lineup was once again very productive, collectively batting well over .500 and contributing 11 RBIs, led by Ken Auerbach (3 for 4, 3 RBIs). The top half of the order was strong as well, led by Dennis Rayford (4 for 4, 2 HRs, 1 triple, 4 RBIs), Mark Riserbato (4 for 4, 1 HR, 3 RBIs) and Gene LaChimia (3 for 4, 1 HR, 3 RBIs).
A combination of PP’s cold bats and solid fielding by TPP resulted in PP not scoring in 8 innings. Mike Brower led the defensive effort for TPP, recording 3 unassisted double plays and several more putouts from his Rover position. Mike Henderson and Johnny Brand also made nice plays on long fly balls to the outfield. PP knew it just wasn’t their day in the batter’s box when a hard hit up the middle caromed off pitcher Mike Endeman’s foot right to TPP’s first baseman for the out.
PP did show a glimpse of their usual power in the 5th inning with Rich Reynolds and Dan Frye both going deep for solo home runs. Dan had another hit to go 2 for 3, and leadoff batter Rich Lavacot also went 2 for 3 at the plate.
Both teams thank their medical staffs for getting them healthy enough to play and their lucky stars for not suffering any further injuries during the game. The teams also thank Rick Shaw for umpiring today’s game.
On a cool cloudy May gray day, Gaspar hosted Worden Williams at Pine Park. Second-place Worden Williams came in as the visitors riding an eight-game winning streak, while fourth-place Gaspar was coming off a pair of demoralizing walk-off losses to first-place That Pizza Place and third-place Carlsbad Inn. Normally with these streaks you wouldn’t even have to play the game except that this is senior softball and Worden Williams’ streak started after their 11-8 loss to Gaspar in April.
Gaspar came out determined to right the ship, scoring 10 runs in the first two innings. But scoring that many runs is hard work, so Gaspar took a well-deserved rest by not scoring for the next three innings, and then only one run in the sixth. Worden Williams, on the other hand, got their rest in early, namely the first three innings before scoring five themselves in the fourth. With Gaspar leading 11-5 after six, Worden Williams scored one in the seventh, only to have Gaspar post their third five-run inning. Three runs in the eighth and one in the ninth were not enough for Worden Williams to close the gap with a final score of 16-10.
Bob Buscher and Pat Steele went 3 for 4 for Worden Williams, while Bob Baptista went 2 for 3. Robert Tahimic hit two home runs.
Dave Ash went 4 for 4 for Gaspar (surprise, surprise), while Guy McCord was 3 for 3. Tom Benacka and Bocai went 3 for 4, and Skip Moyer and Greg Lorton were 2 for 3. Ken Thompson powered a three-run home run to end the first inning while giving a Barry Anderson-like defensive performance at pitcher fielding many line drives and hard grounders while apparently breaking a knuckle on his glove hand in the process. Nonetheless, he continued in the game for a complete-game win.
Gaspar and Worden Williams finish the regular season with two wins each and are looking forward to the tiebreaker in the league’s championship game (wishful thinking).
WW thanks Pat Steele for subbing. And both teams thank Jimmy Smyth for an uneventful game at umpire.
I am drafting a memo to the commissioners to disregard all games prior to this Month as irrelevant. I am also seeking your support for the President of the USA in this election. Well a man can dream can't he??
Once again the Drafters were unable to field a full team. No subs available. So Lil was gracious enough to loan us a catcher. (seems funny to see Roney behind the plate) .
In the 1st we scored 4, Nucci scored 5, add one more for us in the 2nd to tie the ball game 5 all. Next it was 3 for us and 5 for them in the third. Then 2 for us and 5 more for them in the fourth.
HUMM, I see a pattern here, we score a couple they score 5. Not Good 15/10 Nucci's at the end of the 4.
But wait there's more as we added 1, then 5 more, Then we added 4 More. Then 5 more for us in the 9th. All while holding them to Zero the last 5 innings. DEFENSE
Woo HOO final score 24/15. The draft wins three in a Row.
Star of the Game was Randy Baird with 2 Balls OVER the fence. (and 2 more right at it) 5/6 at the Plate. Also 5/6 was Mr Gary McBride. 4/6 for both Dave Frantz and Nanci Watt, 4/5 Ms Linda Wolf. Hot Bats ya'll.
For Nucci's Little Al, Paul Thomas And Roney Lewis were Perfect at the Plate. I must mention Ms Elisabeth Bailey hit a Homer as well.
Many thanks to BIG Al for umpiring . (Are you sure that pitch was Flat??)
Bye Teams: Carlsbad Inn
Village Pie Shop
Hennessey's scored 4 runs in the first, but were held scoreless until the 9th. Great PPB defense and pitching by Russell Roopenian, who also had 2 hits.
Leading hitters for PPB were Craig Wheatcroft 4/4 w/3 doubles & 7 RBIs, David Ward 4/4 w/3 doubles & 3 RBIs, Teddy Badillo 4/4, Rich Lavacot 3/3, John Symanski 3/4 w/ a double & a 2-run homer, Rich Reynolds had 2 hits w/a triple & 3 RBIs, Super Sub Cord Cameron had 2 hits, Joel Kudren made a lot of good plays and added a hit along with Dan Frye.
Leading hitters for Hennessey's were Dave Grull & Ed Strong 3/4 with 2 doubles each.
Hennessey's thanks Bob Baptista and Robert Tahimic for subbing today. Both teams thank Roney Lewis for umpiring perfectly.
This was a fun, good spirited game played by these two teams. Some fine defensive plays by both teams made for some exciting activity on the field including a nice diving and rolling catch by Pat Driscoll in left-center field to record an important out that would have otherwise allowed several VPS runs to score. VPS was finding some success making several timely double plays to control their defensive innings. As expected, the bats were alive for both teams.
For PG, Steve Newberg hit 4/5 with a home run. Oscar Lara went 3/5 with a home run. Pat Driscoll went 4/5, clearly demonstrating a quick recovery from his diving and rolling catch. For VPS, Dan Smith went 3/4 with a long SAC fly and [later] a home run. Donato Domaguin hit 3/5 with a home run. Jeff Schnieder, Pat Steele and Bill Mead hit 4/5. From VPS, thanks go out to Dennis O’Hern for subbing and doing enough “damage” in left center for Janet Wood to scoff (Grrr) at him during the game. Both teams thank Barry Anderson for a fine job umpiring.
That Pizza Place hosted Gaspar for an exciting game worthy of a Calavera crowd that at times numbered into double digits. The final outcome was in doubt throughout the game.
The scoring began with a quick five runs in the first inning for Gaspar. TPP took a 7-5 lead with five in the 2nd as the bottom six in the lineup started the inning 5 out of 6. This would be the first of two times in the game when an inning ended with TPP in the lead. The next five innings had Gaspar scoring 8 runs, while TPP scored only twice. When Gaspar added two runs in the top of the eighth for a 15-9 lead, the general feeling from the TPP bench was - It's a nice day, but maybe not our day!! Losing to a pleasant bunch like Gaspar is not so bad.
The bottom of the eighth began with the bottom two hitters in the lineup before getting back up top for the leadoff guy. Once again, the lower part of the lineup needed to spark the team. Evie Schwartz had a base hit to start things and Michael Endeman followed with a double that scored Evie from 1B. The next six batters all had hits to finish the inning with six runs without an out. The game was tied!!!
The ninth inning did not go well for Gaspar. After failing to score in the top of the ninth, they needed to blank TPP in their half of the inning. The TPP batters were ready. The first three hitters had hits. It was now ten consecutive hits for TPP. The bases were loaded with nobody out, and the winning run on third base. Martin Wai came to the plate as the Gaspar infield and outfield moved in. Early in the count Martin sent a fly to rightfield. It was caught, but the throw came in just after the runner from third base scored for the win.
TPP was exhilarated and relieved with the victory. It had to be painful for Gaspar. Gaspar can be proud. They were competitive while playing with an heir of honor and dignity. The game was very peaceful with zero disputes or disagreements.
Gaspar was led by a 4/4 from Bocai, and 3/4 each from Dave Ash and Ken Thompson. The league should consider outlawing the spell that Ken put on a lineup from his place on the mound.
TPP standouts were spread throughout the lineup. Martin was 3/3 in addition to the game winning sacrifice fly. Mr. Endeman was great on the hill while going 2/3 at the plate with 2 runs & 2 RBI's. Mr. Riserbato and McDaniels had 3 hits each. Michael Brower was 4/4, but the biggest star on offense was Johnny Brand. He went 4/4 with 2 doubles, a triple, and a homer. He led the team in both runs scored (3), and RBI's (5) as well.
Wow so this is what it is like to have a winning streak. Been so long I forgot! FEELS GOOD. So the drafters started off the 1st inning with a 5 spot. CBI only 2. 3rd inning 11 to 3 wow, 4th oh crap here they come, 13 to 9. In the 7th inning tied up 15 all.
Top of the 8th Drafters plus 5. Then Defense saves the day - final score Draft 20 CBI 15. For CBI Sherrie L., Bill C, and Gene S all perfect at the plate with 4, 4 and 3 hits. Sherrie hit a homer as well. For the drafters Randy Baird and Jimmie were perfect at the plate. Jack S, Dave F, Nanci W, Kevin Davidge (thanks for subbing as well) were all 4/5. Mr Walt W was 3/4. So great bat day.
CBI thanks Robert Kroger for subbing today.
Bye Teams: Nucci's
Worden Williams
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