Lincoln Shot!

Yep, and I don't mean that Ron's car has finally given up the ghost.  Booth shot and mortally wounded President Lincoln at Ford's Theater on this day in 1865.  On the other hand ...

What a beautiful day to play softball (is there a bad day?) The National Leaguers played on Gessler Field and had quite a game. The game started with Larry Chrest hitting a double and putting up the first run of the game. Team Mundy responded with four runs while sending ten batters to the plate. Claude Hearn's home run was the catalyst for the outburst.  Both teams scored the same number of runs respectfully in the second. The score being 8 to 1 it looked like it was going to be a blow out.

I guess you should never count your chickens too early as  Team Mundy scored nine runs in the next three innings with  the top of the order scoring all the runs. In the meantime Duff Hill managed the lone run for Team Moots. Team Mundy scored four runs over the next three innings off clutch hitting and a big triple by Wayne Mundy  Team Moots managed to keep the game tied by scoring five runs during the same period, aided by a triple by Ron Thompson.

So going into the last inning  the score was tied. Team Mundy managed four runs off triples by Bill Miller and Dick Sessick to build a substantial lead. Things looked promising as Team Moots got their first runner on. Unfortunately it was then three and out. Final score: Team Mundy 18 and Team Moots 14. Winning pitcher was Ray Mills

Top performers include:

Duff Hill    5 for 6

Claude Hearn    5 for 6 with a home run

Frankie Accevedo    5 for 6

Ron Thompson    4 for 5 with a triple

Dean Schapler    3 for 4

Larry Chrest    5 for 5 with 2 doubles

Wayne Mundy    4 for 4 with a triple

Bill Miller    4 for 5 with a triple

Vassier Bess    4 for 5

The American League match up was called the KC (Kansas City) Connection. Opposing managers were Freddie Gonzalez and Kirk Coffman. As a spectator, the outlook for a good game was in doubt from the onset when the score was  10 to 2 after the second inning. Team Coffman managed one run in each of the first two innings while Team Gonzalez put up five in the bottom of the same innings. In the third Team Coffman scored six runs and were looking pretty awesome until they were bit by the poor base running bug (that bug bit them in three other innings with the same devastating effect).Team Gonzalez appeared to be unstoppable as they but up five more in the bottom of the third.

The next three innings looked like Team Coffman might make a game of it by outscoring Team Gonzalez seven to three. Again, poor base running took Team Coffman out early in each of those innings. Only trailing by three runs and the top of the line up coming to the plate, it looked like there was a light at the end of the tunnel and victory was near at hand. Alas, three and out resulted in an early exit as Team Gonzalez cemented the victory without having to bat in the ninth.

Outstanding performers include:

Kirk Coffman    4 for 5 with a double

Russ King        4 for 5. with a double

Dennis Sylvester    3 for 4

Herbie O    3 for 4

Freddie Gonzalez    3 for 5 with two doubles

Juan Toro    3 for 4 with two doubles

Chris Constantine    3 for 4

Jeff Simon    3 for 4

Larry Powell    3 for 4

Nick Matta    winning pitcher