Team Trials

Today everyone signed in by team (excepting a few pool players) and we tried to keep teams together and just fill a few spots.  We ended up with 7 teams, three National League and 4 American League.  You can tell when you have Canadian players on your team, they're the ones with hockey tape on their bat handles.  

I sure it went over there

Field B

The three team game was contested on Field B.  The Hitters were Managed by Arvil Waddell, the Sitters by Richie Moots and the Fielders by Ted Taylor.  

The Hitters failed to get a run across in the first but the Sitters racked up 5 highlighted by doubles off the bats of Elmer Black and Walt Leggett.   The fielders went down in order.  

In the second inning, fortunes reversed somewhat with the Hitters and Fielders both plating two runs and the sitters taking the zero. 

The third saw the Hitters again go scoreless while the Sitters scored a pair off a Vassurl Bess double with two outs.   The fielders plated one despite taking a couple of strikeouts.  After 3 the score stood at 2-7-3.  

Gale's ready to roll

The fourth saw only one run scored.  The hitters managed to capitalize on a Mike Stepp lead off double for the only run of the inning.  Arvil Waddell scored for the sitters in the fifth while the Sitters posted 3, a score that was matched by the fielders with a string of singles.

Doug slugs one

The Hitters made their move in the sixth inning plating 6 runs highlighted by a Doug Chamblee double. The sitters put up another zero while the fielders plated 3 with a Frank Miller double.

After 6 the score was 10-10-9.  It doesn't get much closer.  In the unlimited eighth the Hitters took over the lead with 2 runs while the other teams failed to score. Ending the game at 12-10-9.

Leading Hitters included:

• Wilcox 3 for 4
• Augustein 3 for 4
• Carrothers 3 for 4
• Bloom 4 for 5
• Deem 5 for 5
• Ted Taylor 3 for 4

 

 

Field D

Two teams contested on Field D with Freddy Gonzalez managing against a team headed by Nick Matta. 

Outta here but foul

The visitors got things going with a four run first inning off a Ron Butler home run through the gap in right center and a Les Jacobson double.  The Home Boys managed to score Jose Rivera after his double but that was all. 

In the second, the visitors plated 5 runs when the home squad issued walks to Gerry Andrews, Ron Butler and Les Jacobson.  The home squad scored two on a string of singles.. 

Les Jacobson's triple in the third led the visitors effort to plate 5 again but then the Homers got 4 across thanks to a Tom Wise drive past the outfield that went to the fence for a homer.

After 3 the score stood at 14-7 Visitors.

The Home team took advantage of a zero run inning for the Visitors and plated 7 runs as they evened the score.  Fred Dampier's Home Run past the right fielder led a hitting rally as the Visitors only managed to get one out.

Brent drives one deep

The visitors went down in order again leaving the door open for a 3 run fifth inning by the home squad highlighted by an Ed Gazarek triple.

In the sixth the Visitors got back on track and followed up a solo shot over the center-field fence by Les Jacobson with 3 more runs.  But alas the Home boys rallied with 5 more runs off a string of singles and a Fred Dampier double. 

After 6 the score was a relatively close 18-22.   

The 7th, 8th and 9th were disastrous for the Visiting Team as they went scoreless while giving up 5 runs in each of the three remaining innings to the Home Squad.  Highlights included a Gazarek double, a Gallagher triple and another Dampier double.

Ed drives one toward the gap

Final Score 18-32 and a win for Nick Matta's (mostly) team.

Leading Hitters Included:

• Dampier 5 for 7    2 doubles, home run
• Rivera  4for 6
• Gazarek 6 for 6   2 doubles
• Coffman  5 for 6
• Wise 6 for 6 home run
• Gallagher  4 for 6 double, triple
• Holder 5 for 6
• Toro 4 for 6
• Jacobson 3 for 4 walk
• Marino 5 for 5  double

Field C

Two teams contested in Field C with the Visitors managed by Larry Powell and the Home team managed by Jeff Simon.  The game got off to a fast start for the Home team which scored 10 unanswered runs in the first two innings using only 15 times at bat.  The Visitors finally scored a run in the 3rd inning versus the Home team who scored 2 in the 3rd, 1 in the 4rd and 4 in the 5th inning.  in the next two innings the Vistors scored  2 runs holding the Home team to no additional runs.  In the 7th the Visitors scored 3 runs answered by the Home team scoring 5 again.  The 9th inning the Visitors scored 3 runs bringing the final score to Visitors 9 Home 22.  The Home hitting was great with 33 hits for 50 times at bat.  Conversely the Visitors were snake bite with 17 flies caught out of 45 times at bat.

The outstanding batters were from the Home team

Andrews   5 for 5
Borowicz   4 for 5
Shaffer      4 for 5
Wheeler    4 for 5

   
 

 

One final note:

It was good to see Ed Schmiedeke out at the field on Friday.  He is not playing this year and here to sell his home & belongings and relocating back to St. Louis for the balance of his retirement years.  Ed has been in the league for over 25 years and was instrumental in all  aspects of the League success in the late 80's and throughout the 90's & beyond.  He was my first manager in l996 and was always  a gentleman on and off the field. Good luck and may God bless Ed & his family.  
    Ronald Thompson