Plotkin Group faced a seriously depleted Hennessey's team today at Calaveras. HEN was missing six players including their manager, and if that wasn't bad enough two more players got hurt during the game and had to leave. Two subs (Dale Miller and Larry Wadalavage) got them to eleven players and PG provided a catcher and right fielder to fill out the field. PG had it's own issue with manager Janet having a doctor's appointment at 12:15, so we really appreciate HEN agreeing to start the game fifteen minutes early.
With all that going on the two teams traded leads in a low scoring affair with the score tied at 7 to 7 at the end of five innings. PG held HEN scoreless for the final four innings, while scoring in every inning for a final score of 18 to 7. Hitting stars for PG were Oscar Lara going 5 for 5 for the second straight perfect game of the week and Cathy McDonald and Gary Soper were each 4 for 5. Pat Driscoll and Ed Silva were each 3 for 4 and Leo McFall was 3 for 5 with an over-the-fence three run homer in the 7th inning to put the game out of reach. Everyone in the lineup had at least one hit in a total team victory.
HEN's hits were pretty scarce against a mostly solid PG defense, but Keith Richards was 5 for 5, sub Larry Wadalavage was 4 of 5 and Mark Pedote was 3 for 5.
A special thanks to Rick Shaw, who not only umped a fine game, but kept the pace quick finishing at 11:45, and also having the field already set up before the teams arrived,
Two highly regarded teams battled it out again in another terrific game to the end that saw lots of clutch hits and plays in a game that was so close thru out ending in a tie game. Each team had opportunities almost every inning to get one more hit that could’ve made the difference in the game, but the other team made a fine defensive play to stop or end a rally.
Leading the way for PPB was Teddy Badillo 4/4 w/a double, triple & 3 RBI’s, Craig Wheatcroft 4/5 w/2 doubles, Rich Reynolds 3/4 w/3 RBIs, Phil McCabe 3/4 w/a triple & 2 RBIs, Joel Kudren 3/4, Dan Frye 2/3 w/a double, homer & 3 RBIs, Mark Lehman 3/5 w/a double & 3 RBIs, super sub Jeff Peyton 2/4 w/a triple & 2 RBIs, all star pitcher Russell Roopenian 2/4, David Ward 2/5 w/a double.
Leading the way for TPP was Dennis “automatic” Rayford 5/5, John McDaniels 4/4, Tom Carney 4/5, Mark Riserbato 4/5 w/5 RBIs, Gordon Recht 3/4 w/some fine catches along with Gene LaChimia, Mike Henderson 3/4. Mike Endeman pitched well.
Special thanks to Al Cabacunga, who umpired this intense game with perfection.
Nucci's started the game off scoring 4 runs in the 1st inning and holding Draft to zero in the first.
At the bottom of the 8th inning Nucci's was winning 6 to 5.
Excitement hit at the top of the 9th inning when the Draft scored 4 runs giving them total of 9 runs.
Nucci's Jerry Nuanez started the 9th off with a hit followed by Dennis O'Hern and Roney Lewis bringing in three runs to tie the game. Al Castaneda and Ray Sutton singled but Nucci's had three outs and couldn't get that extra run to win.
Dennis O'Hern was 4/4, Roney Lewis 3/4 Thanks to David Bentley for being utility player today for many positions. Nucci's team members were giving their best effort and supporting each other.
DRAFT: Jack Schwarzel had a homerun and Donna Engelman hit a slammer down 1st base line much to the surprise of Nucci's first baseman. Solid pitching from Jimmy Martin and his team was a class act. Draft thanks Kevin Davidge for subbing.
Thanks to Joe Raffa for umpiring.
Bye Teams: Carlsbad Inn
Village Pie Shop
TBA
Pizza Port broke open a very close game 10-8 after 6 and a half innings scoring 5 runs in the bottom of the 7th and 8th innings and making great defensive plays during the game to stop many Henneysees rallies, who were lead by Joel Uribe 3 hits and 2 hits by Jim Goertzen, Frankie Burns, Kirsten Mildbrandt, Keith Richards and Dave Grull.
PPB leading hitters were super sub Bob Loperena 5/5 w/3 doubles, Phil McCabe 4/5, John Symanski 4/5 w/2 doubles & 3 RBIs, Joel Kudren 3/5, Craig Wheatcroft 3/5 w/a homer & double, David Ward 3/5 w/a double, triple & 4 RBIs, Rich Lavacot, Rich Reynolds (a triple & 4 rbis) and all star pitcher Russell Roopenian added 2 hits.
Big thanks to Bob Buscher, who umpired a perfect game for both teams.
This was a closely fought game between these two teams both hoping to post a W in the win column. VPS (visitors) opened the game by posting four runs in their first at bat, PG answered back with two runs. PG kept the pressure on in their 2nd and 3rd innings by adding a combined 5 runs in these two innings to take the lead 7-4. VPS hitting fell silent in the 2nd, 3rd and 4th innings due to good defensive work by the PG infielders. VPS was able to post 5 runs in the top of the 5th to retake the lead at 9-7. PG answered back with one run in their 5th inning. Two more runs were added for VPS in their 7th and 8th and PG added 2 runs in their 8th bringing the score to 11-10 going into the final inning. In the bottom of the 9th, PG threatened with a player on base and their power hitters coming to the plate but thanks to superb pitching by Pat Steele, the PG sluggers at the top of their line-up were put out with some fine VPS defensive plays to end the final inning.
Standouts at the plate for PG were Oscar Lara going 4/5 on his 80th birthday. Michael J hit 4/4 on the day. Oscar Castillo and Pat Driscoll both hit 3/4.
For VPS, Pat Steele hit 4/4. Rick Shaw, Donato Domaquin, Larry Weinberg, Roger Tesi and (sub) Dennis O’Hern each hit 3/4. Thanks go out to Dennis O’Hern and Ron Silverman for subbing for VPS.
Big thanks go out to Roney Lewis for a fine job of umpiring.
Gaspar and That Pizza Place engaged in a well-played contest marked by alternating scoring streaks and momentum shifts that TPP eventually won 20-15.
In a welcome change to recent form, Gaspar did not concede many runs to start the game and instead jumped out to an 11-2 advantage in the 4th inning. The consistent hitting Gaspar displayed throughout its lineup in the first half of the game then subsided, and TPP’s batters went on their own streak, scoring 18 runs in their last 5 innings. Gaspar plated 3 more runs with two outs in the 9th inning to make things interesting, but in the end their late comeback attempt came up a bit short.
For Gaspar, Tom Benacka, Joe Dimambro and Brian Turner were all 3 for 4 with Brian’s 3 RBIs leading the team. Ken Thompson, Skip Moyer, Guy McCord, Greg Lorton and Dave Ash were all 2 for 3. Dave Bosque was 2 for 2, and both Dave’s contributed sac fly RBIs. Ken baffled TPP’s hitters at times, striking out 4 and inducing 2 double plays. Joe, Brian and Greg each had a triple, making their third base coach’s decision to carry an oxygen tank worthwhile.
For TPP, Mike Henderson went 5 for 5 leading off, Dennis Rayford was 4 for 5 with 4 runs scored, Mark Riserbato was 4 for 5 with 5 RBIs, Gene LaChimia went 3 for 4 with 2 RBIs, Dave Buck was 3 for 4 with 1 RBI, and Evelyn Schwartz was 2 for 4 with a clutch triple, 2 runs scored and 1 RBI.
TPP thanks sub Bob Porter for his outfield play, pinch running, base coaching and fun attitude. Both teams appreciated another professional umpiring performance by Al C.
"Pitching and Defense, that's what wins baseball games." - Derek Jeter
Well, he should know. Although the few Oakland A's fans who remain (I'm one of them I'm afraid) are still waiting for Jeremy Giambi to slide.
Carlsbad Inn remained hotter than any other team in the league this morning, downing the The Draft 13-2. Led by P Rod Johnson and great infield defense, keyed by SS Dan Hacker, and OF Margo Jacobo's incredible defense in LF, the 2 runs allowed brings Carlsbad Inn's runs against average to a league-best fewer than 10 runs per game.
For The Draft, 3-for-3 days were had by Dave Franz, Dave Hempy, and Vern Blough.
But mixing in 13 runs in the span of only 7 innings, where 9 of Carlsbad Inn's batters had at least 2 hits, with 7 of those hitters notching extra base hits, that was too much for The Draft to overcome.
Randy Agadoni was 3-for-3 with 4 RBI's. Dr. Daniel Malchow also went 3-for-3 with 3 RBI's, and Rick Skidmore and Gene Smith added 3-for-3's of their own.
And a big thank you to David Bentley for umpiring!
Bye Teams: Nucci's
Worden Williams
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