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The score was 19 to 18 but it was a real pitching duel between the Andersons. Barry and Mitch were both able to keep their earned run averages at 2.5. Dan Griffin was 4 for 5 with an inside the park home-run for CBI while Captain Tony Sando and Gary Soper both had 5 for 5 days. Dan Miserany made TPP miserable with his 5 for 5 day that included a double and triple. Barry thanks Gene LaChimia for helping TPP and Tony thanks Gary Soper. Carlsbad Inn welcomes back Donna Engleman from her work at Yosemite Park. Any guesses as to star of the game? It was a close game all day long and it was hot (temperatures were rising). TPP was down by 3 going into the top of the 9th and scored 3 runs to tie the game. Tie game, bottom of the 9th with 1 out and runners at 2nd and 3rd, Barbara Pardo steps up and smashes a single to center, game over. 

In the battle of the cellar dwellers at Alga today, Plotkin Group held off the Village Pie Shoppe by a score of 16 to 14 to escape the cellar. It was truly a team win with everyone on PG having at least one hit, and everyone scoring or driving in a run. Leading the way was Oscar Castillo going 5 for 5 with a homer and 3 RBIs, Dick Wood 4 for 4 with 2 RBIs and Steve D'Agostino 3 for 4 with a homer and 3 RBIs. Despite the high score there was a lot of good defensive plays by both teams in a close game throughout. Leading the offense for VPS was new player Philip Heinz going 4 for4 at the top of the lineup and Bob Baptista and his runner from home Sheree Atkinson also going 4 for 4. PG had a seven run lead going into the bottom of the 9th when VPS staged a rally started by Donato Domaguin's two run homer followed by three more runs before PG pitcher Janet Wood caught a popup to end the game with the tying run on base.

Team Purple started out scoring 4 in the first and never trailed in the game.  Really the last inning was the most exciting.  Team Purple was leading 19 to 10 in the ninth and Pizza Port scored 7 while Team Purple took a nap.  Final was 19-17.  Only 1 player on the purple team was perfect and that was Steve Newberg 4-4 with a homerun.  On the other side, Pizza Port had many great hitters with Gary McBride hitting a bases loaded Gram Salami in the bottom of the ninth.  Rony Lewis also contributed in the bottom of the ninth with a triple and he also went 4-5.  Dave Erwine had a perfect day at 5-5 and Bob Blakely was 4 – 5.  Special thanks to Jon Quinn and Jimmie Martin for an excellent job umpiring.

(With apologies to Kenny Rogers and The First Edition) “we woke up this morning with the sun shining in” and off we went to Alga Park for another senior softball game in paradise “to see what condition our condition was in.” For Cultura, it was probably their best game of the season both offensively and defensively as they defeated a scrappy Nucci’s by the score of 16 -10. Although Cultura had a comfortable lead most of the game, Nucci’s narrowed the gap to 12-10 by scoring 6 in the 8th inning. In the bottom of the 8th, however, Cultura scored 4 insurance runs and shut out Nucci’s in the 9th.

Offensively, Cultura was led by Bill Kutzner’s 2 HRs and perfect day at the plate. A HR by Mark Turnlund and a 4-4 day at the plate by Al Galaviz. Nucci’s was led by Dave Ash's HR and a 4-4 day by Don Schempp. Defensively, Cultura looked very sharp, executing 3, maybe 4 DP,s and chasing down some long flies in the outfield. Of particular note was a shoe top catch by Brian Turner, an over the shoulder grab by Bob Porter in the outfield and the play of Harry Peacock at third with his patented one hop throws to first base (as well as a 2-3 day at the plate). OK. Manny Machado he ain’t (who is?), but when it comes to accuracy, his throws are on the money.

Rick Shaw provided umpiring duties without a single argument.