2009 Rapid Transmission Team
Scores: Week 4
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Thursday, August 27th
Plotkin Group 13 - Carlsbad Police Assoc 5
Pizza Port Brewery 23 - That Pizza Place 14
Pizza Port Brewery 23 - That Pizza Place 14
Show time for this game was 7:30 in order to beat the heat and the game got started an hour later. It turned out that the Groupies were hot from the start, scoring four runs in the first inning capped by Dennis O'Hern's two run homer. PG then put the game on ice by shutting down the Coppers with a single run in the first eight innings. The ninth inning was flipped and CPA managed to push across four runs for the final score of PG 13 and CPA 5.
PG's defense and pitching were once again solid, catching numerous hard-hit balls that would have scored some runs. CPA's Teddy Badillo had it figured out by going 3 for 4 with 3 RBIs. Keith Richards was 2 for 4, and Karen Smith was 2 for 3.
For PG, our birthday boy Phil Kay was 4 for 4 and made several key catches in left field that prevented runs. Jerry Smith was 4 for 4 with three doubles. Pat Steele was 3 for 4 with four RBIs and Dennis O'Hern was 3 for 3 including the aforementioned home run.
Both teams thank Randy Agadoni for umpiring the first game of a double header for him.
Pizza Port Brewery 23 - That Pizza Place 14
Pizza Port Brewery 23 - That Pizza Place 14
Pizza Port Brewery 23 - That Pizza Place 14
“It’s not over until it’s over.” - Yogi Berra
In a battle for pizza supremacy, Pizza Port Brewery exploded for 14 runs in the final three innings to escape with a 23-14 comeback victory over That Pizza Place in a battle between one loss teams.
The plot could have come from a TV drama as PPB looked bright in the beginning (leading 7-2 after three innings), then bleak in the middle (trailing 11-9 after six), before the cavalry arrived with bugles blaring at the end.
The drama peaked in the seventh innings as PPB trailed by two with two outs and a runner on first. A double by Tom Carney cut the lead to one. A single by Andy Balas and an intentional walk loaded the bases. Bob Manchester doubled in two runs and Tom Redmond singled to drive in a fourth run before TPP threw out the runner at the plate to limit the damage.
That Pizza Place fought back with a solo run in its half to make it a one-run game, 13-12. Timely hits by bottom of the Brewers order resulted in two runs and the bases loaded when Philip Urbina hit a “grand slam” home run (technically a three-run shot as he was the sixth run, but hey, this is senior softball!) to clear the bases and push the lead to 18-12.
That Pizza Place fought back with two in the bottom of the eighth, but PPB pulled away with another fiver in the ninth highlighted by a two-run homer by Andy Balas.
Pizza Port had five home runs in the game, including two by Jim Goertzen who was 4/5 for the day. Elizabeth Bailey had four hits, and Pam Stewart and Brenda Lehman had two each as the PPB women were a combined 8-for-13 for a .615 batting average! Carney was 5/5 including a triple and a pair of doubles. Robert Liles, on loan from VPS, had four hits and three RBI. Balas had three hits and four RBI, and pitcher Mak Lecklider had three hits. Manchester had two hits and Redmond had two hits, including a homer.
Zach Taylor led That Pizza Place with four hits and three runs scored. Speedster Al Castaneda had three hits and scored three runs, and manager Bill Ginty hammered the ball for a pair of doubles and a single. Sub Ken Thompson (CBI) had a homer, triple and pair of walks. Roney Lewis and Dale Miller had two hits apiece.
Both teams thank Randy Agadoni for an outstanding job as umpire.
Nucci's 14 - The Draft 8
Gaspar 17 - Worden Williams 12
Gaspar 17 - Worden Williams 12
Lil Keehan celebrated her 59th birthday today by outdueling an impressive pitching performance by 29 yr old Margo Jacobo to lead Nucci’s to a 14-8 win at Alga today.
Nucci’s jumped out to 4-1 and 10-2 leads with Tom Benacka continuing his impressive 20 for 20 start to the season, this time with a single, a couple doubles and another HR. Jeff Ledesma and Jimmy Smyth added 3/4 days with ODawg Castillo adding a 2/3, SF, and 3 RBI outing to the mix.
The Draft scuffled back into the game with Bob Porter going 3/4 and adding a double play from the outfield to keep the game close. Steve Sexton used every ounce of his 76 lb frame to go 3/3, snare a few liners, and show off that arm with a couple nice tosses. A Rich Lavacot single made it an uneasy 10-6 going into the 9th.
But Nucci’s opened it up again with a 2 run HR by Kevin McBarron, a 2/3 day from Dan Menendez and Brenda McBarron 2/3 driving in a big run late to restore an 8 run lead and let their reliable defense bring home the win.
Nucci’s thanks Paul Pullin for his steady play, 2/4 day with a couple nice catches in CF.
Gaspar 17 - Worden Williams 12
Gaspar 17 - Worden Williams 12
Gaspar 17 - Worden Williams 12
In anticipation of a hot day with a heat advisory in the forecast, the managers of Worden Williams and Gaspar agreed to an early start and a shortened seven-inning game at Pine Park. The WW Barristers were the host and had struggled through the early part of the season with a depleted roster. The Gaspar Lame Docs came in at 2-2 but were still reveling in their come-from-behind win on Tuesday against a first-place team.
Gaspar’s momentum continued by scoring three times in the top of the first and then three more in the third before the Barristers got on the board to trail 6-2. Three more in the third gave the Lame Docs a 9-2 lead and supreme confidence. But the Barristers said, “not so fast”, and put up a five spot to trail 9-7. In the fifth, Gaspar added two but Worden Williams scored three to narrow the gap to 11-10, and the sweat was on, not only from the drama but also the humid heat. In the sixth the Lame Docs added four and the Barristers only two to set the lead at 15-12 with a little breathing room. Heading into the final inning, Gaspar added two more and then shut down a Worden Williams threat for a final 17-12 score.
Brian Turner and Dave Ash led Worden Williams by going 3 for 4. Dave Bosque drove in three runs and Donna Engleman drove in two.
Gene LaChimia led the Lame Docs going 4 for 4. Mark Prior had two hits in his two at-bats although he had an out assigned to him when he missed his first at bat due to North County traffic. Randy Baird, David Hartzog, and Greg Lorton all went 3 for 4. Randy again missed the cycle by not hitting a single. His season total batting average is .895 and his slugging percentage is 2.421. Greg Lorton was out of his mind on defense at second base including a couple of improbable line-drive and hot ground-ball catches.
Thanks to Rick Shaw for umpiring and to Jack Karson for subbing admirably for Worden Williams at shortstop.
Bye: Carlsbad Inn
Village Pie Shop
Tuesday, August 25th
Pizza Port Brewery 22 - Carlsbad Police Assoc 5
Pizza Port Brewery 22 - Carlsbad Police Assoc 5
Pizza Port Brewery 22 - Carlsbad Police Assoc 5
“This is a simple game. You throw the ball, you hit the ball, you catch the ball.”
— Manager “Skip,” Bull Durham
Pizza Port Brewery made the game of softball look simple Tuesday, throwing, hitting, and catching its way to a 22-5 victory over Carlsbad Police Officers Association.
Throwing — Mark Lecklider pitched a solid game, was rarely behind on the count and didn’t issue a single walk.
Hitting — Whew! The team banged out 36 hits and had a .667 batting average. Every Brewer had at least one hit and the team scored in every inning but one.
Catching — The Defense was solid throughout and turned two double plays.
The game was tight early thanks to the Cops turning three rally-killing double plays in the first three innings. Pizza Port scored a pair in the first and the Cops evened it up in their half on a home run by Laurie Mills and consecutive singles by John Symanski, Keith Richards, and Teddy Badllo.
Pizza Port pushed across three in the third and one in the fourth and CPOA posted a single run in the fourth as the game was still close at 6-3. From there, the Brewers poured it on (pun intended), scoring five, two, four, and five runs in their last four at bats.
The hitting stars for PPB were many: Andy Balas was 5/5 with six RBI; Tom Carney was 4/5 with three RBI and four runs scored; and Philip Urbina was 4/5 with a double and a home run. Robert Tahimic (on loan from Gaspar), Jim Goertzen, Mark Remas (also on loan from Gaspar),Bob Manchester, Dennis Kerkhof, and Brenda Lehman all had three hits. Tom Redmond and Elizabeth Bailey had two hits apiece.
Richards was 3/4 with two RBI for the cops, and Craig Wheatcroft, Mills, Symanski, Jeff Payton and Dan Griffin each had two hits.
Pizza Port thanks Remas and Tahimic for subbing, and both teams thank Jimmy Smyth and Roney Lewis for umpiring.
Plotkin Group 14 - Village Pie Shop 5
Pizza Port Brewery 22 - Carlsbad Police Assoc 5
Pizza Port Brewery 22 - Carlsbad Police Assoc 5
Plotkin Group and Village Pie Shoppe played a mercifully quick, low scoring game and beat most of the heat before anyone collapsed. Once again, the Groupies stingy pitching by Rod Johnson and their defense carried the day, giving up only 17 hits with no home runs. VPS only scored in three innings while PG put up a couple five run innings along with the three-run inning 1st inning. Final score was PG 14 to VPS 5.
The bottom half of the PG lineup scored 9 of the 14 runs, by setting the plate for the top half to drive in 11 of the runs. Rod Johnson was 3 for 3 while Cathy McDonald, Rick Skidmore, Phil Kay and Ruby Murphy were each 2 for 3. Jerry Smith led the offense with a 4 for 4, 4 RBI and home run game. Pat Driscoll, Pat Steele and Dennis O'Hern were each 3 for 4.
As mentioned before the PG defense kept the ball in front of them the whole game with very few extra base hits. Kevin Lynch, Robert Liles, and Paul Pullin were each 3 for 4.
Gaspar 13 - That Pizza Place 12
Gaspar 13 - That Pizza Place 12
Gaspar 13 - That Pizza Place 12
The Gaspar Lame Docs hosted That Pizza Place Pepperonis for the second of two games at Alga 2. With an official heat warning issued, the teams agreed to a shortened seven-inning game. But even with an on-time start at 10:30, the game lasted nearly two hours, finishing at 12:25. That Pizza Place came in tied for first with the Plotkin Group at 3-0 while Gaspar came in tied for sixth with the Carlsbad Police at 1-2.
The game started off pretty even with each side trading punches. Both teams scored twice in the first and five in third with Gaspar also having scored one in the second. The Pepperonis took a slim 9-8 lead scoring two in the top of the fifth and adding two more in the sixth, and then one more in the top of the seventh. Trailing 12-8, the Lame Docs took up their usual position into the bottom of the seventh – their backs against the wall.
The Lame Docs led off the last inning with Jimmie Martin, last in the lineup, leading off. Riding a season-long slump, Jimmie blasted a line drive into an outfield gap that rolled to the fence. With his blazing speed he turned a home run into a double. That set up the top of the lineup for some drama. But a quick groundout and a foul out sandwiching a walk left Gaspar with runners at first and second with two outs and trailing 8-12. With no margin for error, Randy Baird doubled in the two runners. Gene LaChimia singled and then Mark Prior had a “walking double” to drive in Randy and put Gene and Mark on second and third. Gordon Recht slammed another gapper, driving in Gene and Mark to end the game in truly improbable walk-off fashion, 13-12.
The Pepperonis scattered plenty of hits, with Zach Taylor and Dale Miller going 4 for 4. Bill Ginty and Blaine Bromwell went 3 for 4, and Joel Kudren and Dave Bosque (sub) going 2 for 3. Dave also had the team’s home run down the left field line into the corner.
Randy Baird led the Lame Docs going 3 for 3 plus an intentional walk. Interestingly, in the last two games, he has hit for two cycles, although both home runs were in last Thursday’s game. Today “just” a single, double, and triple. Gene LaChimia and Gordon Recht both went 3 for 4 while sustaining the seventh inning comeback. Mark Remas went 2 for 3. Although sponsor Gaspar specializes in complex physical therapy and injury treatment, the team reverted to some traditional dugout medicine – “just walk it off!” In this case however, it meant waiting it out against several beleaguered backup pitchers. This turned into nine walks including three walking doubles.
Thanks to Dave Bosque and Joel Kudren for subbing for That Pizza Place and to Jimmy Smyth for umping the second half of his double header.
Carlsbad Inn 11 - The Draft 9
Gaspar 13 - That Pizza Place 12
Gaspar 13 - That Pizza Place 12
Despite the heat, two good teams fought hard at Pine today for the win. The Draft hosted Carlsbad Inn and both teams displayed great defense (many double plays and runners thrown out trying to advance) and pitching (Margo Jacobo for the Draft, Ken Thompson for CBI). The score seesawed back and forth until the Draft took an 8 - 4 lead in the fourth inning. CBI fought back to take an 11-9 lead in the ninth, holding the Draft scoreless in the bottom half to secure the win.
The Draft was led by Bob Porter (4/4), Rich Reynolds (3/4), manager Donato Domaguin (3/4), and sneaky Steve Sexton (3/3, who also somehow snagged a liner at 3B with a backward glove).
CBI was led by Sean Skelton (3/4), Frank Weishaar (3/4, 2 RBIs), Larry Wadalavage (3/4), Dennis Kemp (2/4, 2 RBIs, including a double over the head of Mr. Brand), Nikki Branch (2/3), Barb Pardo (2/3), and latecomer Dan Smith (3/3, 2 RBIs plus a HR over the head of the right fielder).
Both teams thank Big Al Cabacungan for calling the game.
Bye: Nucci's
Worden Williams
2026 Season Standings as of 8/27/26
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