Scores: 2025s2 Week 7
Ron Langley
We are sad to announce that Ron Langley passed away on Tuesday. He was a beloved member of our league for many years. He will be remembered for his fun loving spirit and his contagious laughter.
Ron wants all to know that he will most certainly be playing softball in heaven. For those of us that know him, he will also have a pizza and a mug of beer nearby.
RIP Ron.
This Week's Game Pics
Thursday, October 2nd
Village Pie Shop 15 Plotkin Group 3
Village Pie Shop 15 Plotkin Group 3
Village Pie Shop 15 Plotkin Group 3
This game was all about pitching this morning. Both Jimmie Martin (VPS) and Dave Suhr (PG) were both zero’d in on the strike zone. Some double plays by both teams made for some shortened innings.
At the plate, VPS was able to hold PG scoreless until the 6th and 7th innings when PG was able to score two runs and one run, respectively. Thanks to some fine (infield and outfield) defense by VPS including [in part] a couple of good [Stretch-Armstrong] out-stretched grabs by Rick Shaw, PG was unable to mount a strong offense.
For PG, Roney Lewis hit 3/4. Dave Suhr and Kathy O’Neil both hit 2/3.
For the pie shop hitting .700 on the day, Pat Driscoll hit 4/4. Brian Turner, Dario Santana and Kevin Davidge each hit 3/4. David Ward hit 3/3. Finally, Ed Silva hit 2/3 with a home run.
Both teams would like to thank Skip Moyer for fine job of umpiring.
Nucci's 12 Carlsbad Police Assoc. 9
Village Pie Shop 15 Plotkin Group 3
Village Pie Shop 15 Plotkin Group 3
The Carlsbad Police Officers Foundation hosted Nucci’s Italian Café at Alga 3 on a beautiful Thursday morning. In their first matchup exactly one month ago, the Nucci’s Eggplants held off the Carlsbad Coppers in a defensive 10-7 game. Today’s matchup was more of the same.
The top of Nucci’s lineup was hot again, and scored five in the top of the first inning. They would only score in two more innings, but that was enough (barely). The Eggplants defense was able to hold the Coppers to single runs in the first, fifth, and sixth innings while scoring four more in the top of the sixth to lead 9-3. At that point the Coppers got the patrol car in gear, scoring six runs in the seventh and eighth innings to tie the game at nine. With the heart of the lineup coming to bat the Eggplants scored three in the top of the ninth (should have been more except for some lame third base coach). Strong defense came out again in the bottom of the ninth, and the Eggplants held off the Coppers for the final 12-9 score.
The Coppers were led by Jeff Van Siclen and Mike Berry who were both 3 for 3. Jeff had four RBIs and Mike had 3 and a home run. Craig Wheatcroft was 3 for 4 and Sherre Lovick was 2 for 3 plus an RBI. On defense they turned three double plays and Dan Menendez made several rally-killing catches in left field.
The second through sixth batters of the Eggplants (Bob Porter, Tom Carney, Dave Ash, Philip Urbina, and Jack Schwarzel) anchored their offense, all going 3 for 4. Dave drove in half of Nucci’s runs and homered in the sixth inning. Cathy McDonald was 2 for 3. Al Cabacungan was only 1 for 4, but that one hit was a three-run home run that closed out the top of the first inning.
Carlsbad Inn 19 The Draft 7
Carlsbad Inn 19 The Draft 7
Carlsbad Inn 19 The Draft 7
The home team Carlsbad Inn faced off against the Draft at lovely Calavera Park today, drawing fans and curious onlookers to witness seniors having fun playing a game they love.
The Innkeepers kept up their torrid hitting, scoring 3 runs in each of the first 3 innings to go up 9 - 1 after 3. The Draft Dodgers scored 5 runs over the next 2 innings to draw closer 9 - 6, but CBI had 2 5 spot innings to go up 19 - 6. Draft scored 1 more run in the 8th, but no more in the 9th for a final score of CBI 19 - Draft 7.
Big hitters for the Draft: Jim Goertzen 3 for 4 (also flagged down multiple fly balls), Mike Brower 2 for 3, newcomer Raul Mateus 3 for 4 including a towering shot over the left center field fence for a 3 run homer (barely missed by LC fielder Randy Baird) and a triple, Mark Prior 2 for 3, manager Delta Farrington 3 for 4 and the always consistent Phil Kay 3 for 4 (who robbed this writer of a hit).
For Carlsbad Inn, every person in the lineup got at least one hit. Notable contributions include: Randy Baird 3 for 4 including another HR, this time over the left field fence, Joe Dimambro 4 for 4, Jerry Smith 3 for 4, Larry Wadalavage 4 for 4 and Rich Reynolds 3 for 4 including a shot over right fielder’s head for a 2 run double. Kudos to Jerry Smith again for his second complete game as pitcher, keeping the hitters off balance.
Worden Williams 16 Gaspar 6
Carlsbad Inn 19 The Draft 7
Carlsbad Inn 19 The Draft 7
The 1st and 2nd place teams squared off at Pine and, as would be expected, the game was close through the first three innings. But then, powered by the first of Kevin Lynch's two homeruns on the day, the Dubs hung a 5-spot on Gaspar in the fourth inning to go up 9-3 and never looked back. Two homeruns were recorded in the sixth inning - one by Lynch and the other a booming shot by Gary Conway - which pushed the lead to 14-5. For good measure, Ken Auerbach hammered a two-run HR in the seventh, leading to a final score of 16-6.
The hits from the top half of the Dubs' lineup were plentiful, as Bob Buscher, Kevin Lynch, Leigh Peterson, Mark Riserbato and Dan Griffen were all perfect at the plate. But it was a rally-killing defensive play by third baseman Mike Carey, who fired a one-hop throw to catcher Joni Wallman, who picked the ball cleanly to erase the base runner at home that everyone was talking about during and after the game. Well done, Joni and Mike!
When Gaspar manager Barry Anderson was found at his favorite post-game pub, he had this to say about his team's highlights (slightly edited as appropriate): "We didn't hit well. We didn't run well. We didn't field well. And our pitching was not up to par. Other than that, we played a great game!"
And so it goes with Senior Softball.
Both teams thank Donato for stepping in at the last minute to umpire our game.
Bye: Pizza Port Brewery
Tuesday, September 30th
Worden Williams 12 The Draft 4
Gaspar 12 Carlsbad Police Assoc 10
Gaspar 12 Carlsbad Police Assoc 10
Don't let the final score fool you. It was close for most of the game today. Both Mike Endeman and Richard Keefer pitched a fabulous game. And both teams played a strong defense with circus catches and multiple double plays.
WW led off the game by 3 to 1 after the first inning, and there it stayed for the next couple of innings. WW was able to squeek in 1 run in the fourth inning, and there it stayed for a couple more innings. It wasn't until the seventh and eighth innings where WW scored a combined 8 runs to pull ahead.
Congrats to Draft's Elizabeth Bailey for a perfect day to the plate going 3 for 3. The Draft had five batters going 2/3: Barry Stangl (including a triple), Jim Goertzen, Delta Farrington, Gordon Recht, and Steve Sexton.
Congrats to Bob Buscher for his perfect day at the plate going 3 for 3. The Waskily Wabbits had six batters going 2/3: Bob Loperena, Kevin Lynch, Gary Fischer, Ken Auerbach (including a home run!), Joel Kudren, and Dan Griffen.
Both teams want to thank Jimmie Martin for umpiring the game.
Gaspar 12 Carlsbad Police Assoc 10
Gaspar 12 Carlsbad Police Assoc 10
Gaspar 12 Carlsbad Police Assoc 10
If you watch a game on TV nowadays they frequently run the chances of a team winning on the bottom of the screen. For example, if the Cubs are ahead of the Padres 3 to 1 in the 8th, they will say the Padres have only a 20% chance of winning. If NCSS did the same thing at today's game, with CPA leading the Gasparites 10 to 7 going into the bottom of the 8th, Gaspar's chance of winning would have been about 5%. Gaspar was down on its heels. CPA had scored 5 runs in the top of the 1st without making an out. Meanwhile, Gaspar was stranding runners on base and generally playing sloppy defense.
Thanks to a very timely hit by Donna Engleman and homers from Pat Streele and Gene LaChimia, Gaspar was able to come back in the 3rd, but they quickly fell behind again. The top of Gaspar's order had batted in the 7th and not scored a run, and up to this point in the game the middle of Gaspar's order had not scored a run or batted in one.
But the Therapists in the middle of the order turned things around in the bottom of the 8th: they went 7 for 8 and scored 5 runs to take a 12 to 10 lead. And Gaspar's pitcher Russ Rooperian, who drove in the final run in the 8th, recovered from issuing 4 walks in the first 8 innings to shut down CPA in the 9th for a final score of 12 to 10.
The Therapists middle hitters--Jeff Schnieder, Dan Miserany, Laurie Mills, Guy McCord, Mike Wallman, Oscar Lara, Karen Smith, and Russ--turned what looked to be a sure loss into a win.
Carlsbad Inn 23 Plotkin Group 8
Carlsbad Inn 23 Plotkin Group 8
Carlsbad Inn 23 Plotkin Group 8
Yogi Berra once said, “You can’t think and hit at the same time.” The Carlsbad Innkeepers stopped thinking and started hitting big time in their game against Plotkin Group today at Alga.
It was a day for dingers as CBI hit 7 and PG hit 2 - a lot of guys running to the fence in futility with the ball flying everywhere. CBI’s primary pitcher Steve Berry is off chasing the Northern Lights this week in Alaska, so Jerry Smith ably stepped in to pitch all 9 innings (all that batting practice pitching paid off).
PG was led by Robert Kroger, Oscar Castillo, Frank Weishaar, and Dave Erwine all 2 for 3 along with HRs for Dawg and Frank. CBI was led by Cord Cameron 3 / 4 with a leadoff HR, Dan Smith a perfect 4 / 4, Randy Agadoni 3 / 4 with a HR, Randy Baird 4 for 4 with 3 HRs!!, Joe Dimambro 3 / 4 with a HR, Jerry Smith also 3 / 4 with a HR, Larry Wadalavage 3 for 4, Linda Wolf with the hot bat 3 / 3 and Tony Trifiletti 2 for 3.
Nucci's 18 Pizza Port Brewery 6
Carlsbad Inn 23 Plotkin Group 8
Carlsbad Inn 23 Plotkin Group 8
Third place was theoretically at stake when Nucci’s hosted Pizza Port at beautiful Calavera 2, although if the previous game was any indication, it probably wouldn’t be close (Pizza Port won 15-2.) But there is a reason the games are actually played on the field and not in a spreadsheet. The Nucci’s Eggplants had adopted the phrase, “Calavera is our friend.”
The Pizza Port Pepperonis scored in five of their nine innings, but only one run in four of them. Those were the first four innings. The Eggplants scored four in the bottom of the first, and only led by one heading into the bottom of the third when they strung together five. They added another five-run inning started by the bottom of the lineup in the bottom of the fifth to lead 14-4. The Pepperonis finally got a two-spot in the sixth, but that was the end of their scoring. The Eggplants added runs in the sixth and eighth for the final 18-6 margin.
The Pepperonis hit the ball well, but the Eggplants played stellar defense, particularly in the outfield. Erin Spoden in left and Cathy McDonald in center squelched many potential rallies by fielding long fly balls. Ken Thompson and Steve Doan (sub) led Pizza Port by going 3 for 4. Tom Redmond went 2 for 3.
Robert Tahimic, Bob Porter, and Dave Ash led the Eggplants by going 4 for 4. Jack Schwarzel was 3 for 3 plus a sacrifice fly. Tom Carney went 3 for 4, Al Cabacungan was 2 for 3 plus a walk, and Lil Keehan was 2 for 3, including sustaining Nucci’s five-run fifth inning.
Thanks to Rick Shaw for umpiring and to Steve Doan for helping out Pizza Port.
Bye: Village Pie Shop
2025 Season Standings as of 10/2/25
Standings are posted after all scores have been received (in a timely manner)