Presidents' Day

Well, it's almost Presidents' Day,  technically yesterday was Presidents' Day, and yes the apostrophe goes after the s since the day belongs to multiple presidents.  i.e. George Washington, Abraham Lincoln, William Henry Harrison, Ronald Reagan all had February birthdays ... See you learned something.  Ok on with the games.

Field C

Angels vs. Rays 

It was a very competitive game in which both teams 

battled into the 9th. 

After 3 innings the Angels took the lead 9 to 4. 

By the end of the 6th the Rays battled backed scoring 

7 runs. The score was 14 to 11 angels still leading. 

And now it was time for the thrill. 

In the next 3 innings the Rays took the lead. Going 

into the top of the 9th, the Rays were up 19 to 16. 

Going into the bottom of 9th the Angels looked to 

the heavens for some help. And it came with timely 

hitting. 

The Angels tied score with 2 outs and the winning run

on second; Ron Pepin at bat, lined a drive to LC field 

out of the reach of the fielder for the game winner.

Angels win!! Great game for both teams, congrats.

Submitted by

Freddy G.

Field D

The Braves, coached by Moots, swept the Pirates, coached by Smith, in a double header 13-8 and 20-14.

The Pirates in the first game scored two runs in the first inning with hits from Ducham and Stepp and a double by Burrell.  In the second inning the Pirates scored five runs  from Augenstein, Carother, and a home run by Raronese. Hits from Baker, Stepp, Wilcox, Burrell and Waddell scored the other two runs. 

The Braves scored four runs with hits from Stewart, Ravo, Hill, Moots and Terry Smith.  The Braves then scored four runs in the fourth and five runs in the fifth. Highlighted with a home run by Duff Hill. 

In the second game the Braves scored five runs in the first, fourth, fifth and sixth.  Highlighted with home runs by Terry Smith and Harlan Lautenschlager.

The Pirates scored two in the first, one in the second, five in the third, four in the fifth, and one in the sixth.  Highlighted with an out of the park home run by Sonny Burrell.

Outstanding hitters included Ducham 5-4 and 4-2 and Burrell 3-3 and 4-4 for the Pirates, and from Ravo 3-3 and 3-3, and Terry Smith 2-2 and 3-2 for the Braves.

Field E

Rangers vs. Tigers vs. Red Sox

The game was close all the way and not decided until the bottom of the 7th inning. Team Matta had 16 runs after 6 and was leading team Simon by 3 runs at that point.

Meanwhile team Witmer was following closely with 9 runs. In the exciting final frame, team Matta scored one run in the top of the 7th to take the lead by 4 over team Simon and 8 over team Witmer.

In middle of the 7th, team Witmer failed to score and was out of the running. Then team Simon trailing by 4, batted from the top of their batting order. They scored five runs to win a thrilling come from behind victory capped by a run tying hit by Jeff Simon and a walk off single by Bob Hite.

Final scores were Rangers (Matta) 17; Tigers (Witmer) 9; and Red Sox (Simon) 18.

Defensive highlights included a great running catch by Jose Rivera for the Rangers and a perfect throw by SS Tom Hamilton to nail a runner trying to score from third base.

Leading hitters with three or more hits by team are:

Rangers

Matta

Butler

Gallagher

Tigers

Keller

Red Sox

Hamillton

Zelazny

Radlein

Simon

Many other players, too numerous to mention, got on base three times through a combination of hits and walks.

Congratulations to all for a well played, exciting, and fun day at the ball park

Submitted by

 Bob Hite

Field B

Cubs vs. Giants double header

Game One

The Cubs opened the scoring with four hits, an error and a walk plating five runs. The Giants came back with two runs on four hits an a fielder's choice.

In the third inning, the Cubs scored four runs on various hits and a long home run by the short- center fielder.

Each team scored a run in the fourth inning.

The game was put away by five runs being scored in the fifth inning.

The final score of game one was Cubs 17, Giants 4

Game Two

Cubs vs. Giants

The Giants opened the bottom of the first with three hits scoring one run.

In the second inning, both teams scored three runs apiece on several hits and errors.

In the third and fourth innings, the Cubs scored a total of ten runs on various hits, errors and walks. The Giants scored three runs in these two innings on several hits, errors and a fielder's choice.

The game was put away in the sixth inning, on a throwing error leading to four runs.

The bottom of the seventh inning, the Giants rallied for five runs on seven hits but fell short.

The final score was Cubs 17, Giants 13.