Friday, 28 June
Three evenly matched teams took to Service Master Field this morning and played some great and some not so great softball. When the dust settled Team Coffman emerged as the victors with two superheros coming to the front and showing their stuff. More about them later.
Team Gonzalez consisted of Freddie, Bob Zelazny, Frank Jacobs, Brent Alumbaugh,Larry Powell, Eddie Diaz, Richie Marino, Larry Wells, Richiie Moots, Claude Hearn, and Gene Baker. Hard to believe, this impressive line up failed to score in the first three innings. Manager Coffman's lineup read like Murderers row with Kirk leading off followed by Raul Torres, Roger Edwards, Jimmy Laffoon, Reg Finnegan, Steve Hill, Mike Wiltshire, John Merritt, Eddie Sullivan, Lee Baker, and Bobby Reagan. With that lineup it was not surprising that they managed to post runs in all but two innings. After three they had posted five runs. The home team was lead by Donnie Witmer and assisted by the bats of Jose Rivera, Don Scarborough, Chuck Duff, Juan Toro, Larry Grabb, Nick Matta, Tommy Wise, Jeff Simon, John Fulton, and Dick Sessnick to take a significant lead after three innings.
The last four innings were only slightly better for Team Gonzalez. Three runs were scored in both the fourth and sixth innings with Brent Alumbaughs home run in the sixth the only extra base hit of the day. In the end Team Gonzalez managed six runs and finished at the bottom.
The same four innings were far different for Team Coffman as they scored 13 runs during that period. Added to the five they scored earlier, their total of 18 were enough to carry the day. Their success came of clutch hitting and fielding by Eddie Sullivan and an awesome display of power as Bobby Reagan got two round trippers.
Team Witmer kept it close all day and actually had the lead going into the final inning. What was impressive in the 13 runs they scored there were only two extra base hits, a double by Juan Toro and a triple by Larry Grabb. After Team Coffman scored six in the middle of the seventh to take the lead, it looked like Donnie had his team ready to play. Unfortunately they went three and out on three infield ground outs.
Winning Pitcher Reg Finnegan
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